Taylor Swift-I Knew You Were Trouble

Well guys, I am about to write something I thought I'd never write--I really like a Taylor Swift song and I even like the video. She looks great as this white trash character, or, at least it's a huge relief to see her as something else than her normal, twee persona, right? And the song is a catchy pop song, and if we forget everything we know about Taylor Swift's extremely irritating personal life the protagonist is likable. Here's the video:

The only bad thing I have to say about this video is-WHY IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD DID SHE ADD THAT SPOKEN WORD PART IN THE BEGININNG? WHY? It's totally unneccessary and honestly, it makes her look a bit like an idiot. I say this begrudgingly, but I actually think Taylor Swift has the capacity to be a great artist but she has to stop undermining herself and insulting her audience with things like the introduction to this song. The lyrics are pop lyrics but they really say everythinng they need to say. They don't need to be explained.

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