Single Review-Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

Every time Taylor Swift comes out with a new single I feel a fresh wave of outraged feminism and yet I can never put my finger on what exactly bothers me. Her writing is juvenile, sure, but Beyoncé's "Best Thing I Never Had" contains the line "you showed your ass and I saw the real you" and yet, that is one of my favourite songs of this year. Perhaps it's the fact that Taylor Swift will date virtually any man that crosses her path, inevitably get dumped by him, write a passive aggressive song about their break up and then go flower picking in in a twee outfit and look longingly at the paparazzi cameras. She is the epitome of a woman who can't be single and thinks she's better than other girls (because she wears sneakers not high heels!). But let's discuss the song.

Musically it is pretty Taylor Swift fare and I'll give it to her the chorus is catchy, if not particularly witty, but the rest of the song is, lyrically, cringe-worthy. There is even a spoken word part that is not only totally unnecessary but is so mock-able that I was left wondering if good old Taylor Swift is making fun of herself. Sadly, I don't think this is the case.

Here is a sample of the lyrics:
"cause, like, we hadn't seen each other in a month
when you said you needed space
'what?'"

Final Verdict: cause, like, give this one a miss.

2/5