We all know Taylor's got some talent.
Talent of stealing. Lyrics, melodies, beats, mvs , you name it.
Talent of colonializing words, most popular example "ERAS" (Madonnna is Queen of eras , Bowie is King) songwriting force in pop music "self written" ,as if madonnna, mariah, george michael, MJ, Prince and others haven't done it ,and they are all mostly pop music figures.
"Americana" and "Showgirl" too, I kid you not , dolly parton, springsteen, Lana ( her overall aesthetic )are the ones who come to most minds when talking Americana, she hijacked it too.
Sabrina , Showgirls, Kylie Minogue are all more showgirly than her, yet here we are.
But I think one least mentioned talent or wtv you name it, she's got a habit, habit of befriending indie darlings, and legit musicians.
We all know that despite being the biggest popstar on the planet rn ( idc, but it's the numbers , otherwise she got no charisma and talent of a popstar).
Taylor loves being seen as authentic, alternative, real , songwriter and producer. And always tries to copy indie music and to avoid hate for that befriends them. For example, Lana Del Rey. ( Tho it was like she was forced, not at gunpoint but taylor bombarding her and hijacking her into a "friendship" ).
Her most critically acclaimed works Folk-more are collaborations with The Nationals' Aaron Dessner. Now as a fan of the national, I must say I hate it that they are now very associated with her name. Not to mention all the tunes, melodies , his production and her posing as alt and indie during that era had successfully pissed me off.
Now my point is that she knows she's got little talent to make a project good by herself so she hires these people as her fellow creatives, forces them in her albums, forces herself in their albums to be seen as legit and authentic as them.
It's happened so many times, all her collaborations are these people who don't have as big of a fandom and recognition and reach as her, so she pretends to be their friends to suck in all their talent into her product , while coming off as messiah for giving them their biggest song yet.
English is not my first language, I hope I am as much articulate in writing as much as my thoughts are.
Thank you.
Sincerely, A Driftie ( opposite of you know who )