Honesty hour time.

In the midst of my angst and pop punk and alt rock, I have always loved my pop. See Our Lady Kesha above. So here we are with Taylor Swift. This wouldn't be a true Middle School Experience without her.

So I actually listened to Taylor Swift's first album... the eponymous country album. Wayyy back in like 3rd or 4th grade and have followed her music ever since (Our Song? Cold As You? Stay Beautiful? Mary's Song (Oh My My My)? I could go on). Fearless came out when I was in 6th grade, Speak Now in 8th grade (I think? I think I'm keeping track).

Fight all you want about her politics or whatever, but don't tell me any single anxious or depressed college kid can listen to Haunted or Innocent and not have it hit different, even if they didn't listen to it way back when. Any bullied kid who heard Mean or Better Than Revenge (even if it doesn't quite age as well, slut shaming is a no no) and didn't feel some sort of way. Sparks Fly and The Story of Us and Mine were so romantic and so human I didn't know what to do with them. And I think you're lying if you claim to not once have belt out Love Story.

So there's the speech. Take it as you will. I picked Forever and Always because there will always be a place for her music in my heart even when I have no clue how I have felt about her stuff since after 1989.

Lillie Shaw

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