Taylor Swift 'Fearlessly' Evolving Country Music
Hilary Stevens
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: Entertainment
In 2006, Taylor Swift found fame with the soft, easy tune, "Tim McGraw." From the moment the song hit the airwaves, Swift was country music's newest and hottest sensation. Little did anyone know she was about to take the music world by storm.
Swift has come a long way since then, and along the way her music has transformed from cutesy teen love songs to music of a young woman finding her musical roots, as shown in her sophomore album Fearless.
I don't listen to a lot of country music, and up until Fearless hit stores on November 11 I didn't really like Taylor Swift that much; however, the CD changed my mind. In the album, Fearless, Swift embraces all types of music but still keeps her country roots throughout. In "Breathe," a duet with Colbie Caillat, Swift dips into a little bit of folk music as she sings, "And we know it's never simple, never easy/ never a clean break, no one here to save me/ you're the only thing I know like the back of my hand/ and I can't breathe without you but I have to."
Throughout the 13-track album, Swift tells stories of growing up and growing apart. She sings about falling in love and figuring out who you are at a young age in "Fifteen." Often popular in music, she sings about falling in love with a guy who ends up breaking her heart. In the most talked about song of the album, "Forever and Always," Swift sings about watching someone fade away in a relationship. That someone the song is about none other than Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.
There seems to be a fairytale-esque theme to some of Swift's songs. In "Love Story," for example, she talks of the most famous couple of all, Romeo and Juliet, and how she hopes to find her Romeo one day. A couple tracks later, in "White Horse," Swift takes a different approach to the idea of fairytales ending in happily ever after. She sings, "I should have known, that I'm not a princess/ this ain't a fairytale/ I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet." She ends the chorus by stating, "Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around."
Many people can relate to the words that Swift writes. Her words are true and honest, and they come from her own experiences. Swift is not afraid to show her true colors on the new album and that turns out to be a great thing.
Swift's songs are filled with heartbreak, hope, and the chance her true love will one day come along and make her feel like she belongs. But in the meantime, Swift is fitting in just fine, and with no doubt she is set to get comfortable in the number one spot.
Swift has come a long way since then, and along the way her music has transformed from cutesy teen love songs to music of a young woman finding her musical roots, as shown in her sophomore album Fearless.
I don't listen to a lot of country music, and up until Fearless hit stores on November 11 I didn't really like Taylor Swift that much; however, the CD changed my mind. In the album, Fearless, Swift embraces all types of music but still keeps her country roots throughout. In "Breathe," a duet with Colbie Caillat, Swift dips into a little bit of folk music as she sings, "And we know it's never simple, never easy/ never a clean break, no one here to save me/ you're the only thing I know like the back of my hand/ and I can't breathe without you but I have to."
Throughout the 13-track album, Swift tells stories of growing up and growing apart. She sings about falling in love and figuring out who you are at a young age in "Fifteen." Often popular in music, she sings about falling in love with a guy who ends up breaking her heart. In the most talked about song of the album, "Forever and Always," Swift sings about watching someone fade away in a relationship. That someone the song is about none other than Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.
There seems to be a fairytale-esque theme to some of Swift's songs. In "Love Story," for example, she talks of the most famous couple of all, Romeo and Juliet, and how she hopes to find her Romeo one day. A couple tracks later, in "White Horse," Swift takes a different approach to the idea of fairytales ending in happily ever after. She sings, "I should have known, that I'm not a princess/ this ain't a fairytale/ I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet." She ends the chorus by stating, "Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around."
Many people can relate to the words that Swift writes. Her words are true and honest, and they come from her own experiences. Swift is not afraid to show her true colors on the new album and that turns out to be a great thing.
Swift's songs are filled with heartbreak, hope, and the chance her true love will one day come along and make her feel like she belongs. But in the meantime, Swift is fitting in just fine, and with no doubt she is set to get comfortable in the number one spot.
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