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Guy Who Hates Taylor Swift Finally Hears One of Her Songs (thehardtimes.net)

submitted 5 months ago by Nero@sopuli.xyz to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I tried hard not to like Taylor Swift, but her songs are just too damn catchy.

[–] Irremarkable@fedia.io 54 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've always understood how people like her, but I've never understood the sheer level of obsession. I'm not above liking some generic pop, but it's not gonna be what I have on repeat.

[–] alilbee@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Michael Jackson, Elvis, George Michael, Madonna. Solo artists on that level always generate a fair bit of... extreme fandom, you could say.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think musically they were more interesting. However, perhaps George Michael when in wham! counts. However, the extreme fandom is probably unrelated to the music and more the hype and shared experience.

[–] alilbee@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but music is also one of those subjective things. Hell, I'll even be open and say I never really enjoyed Michael Jackson's music. Even being old enough to know who George Michael is puts our spot in the zeitgeist near the edge, I have to imagine. These big pop stars are also an image of success, celebrity, and youth. That all creates a big stan culture.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

You don't have to enjoy an artist to be able to appreciate their talent. There are lots of talented artists, I don't enjoy. There are lots that are less talented that I enjoy.

Those poor kids probably don't get any of the jokes from arrested development. Wait, they don't even know what arrested development is. Omg, we are old.

I agree. I think its the image of success and being in the zeitgeist that promotes it more than the music or talent itself. It maybe just happened that previously, you were more likely to make it big if you were super talented. Now it's better if daddy gets you a record deal like Taylor, rather than daddy forces you to perform and abuses you like the Jacksons.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

That’s exactly why I don’t like them.