Tag: Taylor Swift

Queen’s students form club dedicated to Taylor Swift’s music

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Over the winter break, Sophie Singer, ArtSci ’25, released a Facebook callout to start a Taylor Swift (TS) Society at Queen’s. When her post was flooded with reactions of support and interest, she knew she made the right call.  “I just put a little post on [Overheard at Queen’s] being like f—k it,”...

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Point/Counterpoint: What is Taylor Swift’s best album?

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Folklore Though any personal favourite Taylor Swift album is valid—I will always be attached to Red, for instance—no one can deny that, objectively, her best is Folklore. Folklore was the saviour of 2020. What makes it so remarkable is that it exists becauseof 2020, not in spite of it—Swift clearly...

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ is a storytelling triumph

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On a seemingly ordinary Thursday morning, Taylor Swift threw fans for a loop with a simple Tweet and an Instagram post detailing the midnight release of her eighth album, Folklore.    Teasing new music just over 12 hours beforehand is an unusual move for Swift who’s known for putting out radio-friendly...

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Miss Americana reminded me why I love Taylor Swift

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I really love Taylor Swift. I’m proud to say that I know the lyrics to each of her songs, and I anticipate her new releases more than any other artist’s. In my humble opinion, she’s one of the best songwriters and storytellers out there. Sometimes, though, it seems as if I’m the only person who isn’t...

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Taking my seat: Politics and Hollywood

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Ready for it? I wasn’t. In case you missed it, Taylor Swift released her sixth studio album titled Reputation last Friday. Before I get into it, let’s make one thing clear: I used to be a huge Swifty. I’ve been to her concerts, purchased her t-shirts and up until now, bought all of her music.  Now,...

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The old Taylor Swift isn’t actually dead

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Oh, you haven’t heard? The old Taylor can’t come to the phone because she’s dead — but is she actually? Swift has been laying low for the last couple of years while simultaneously being hit with waves of bad publicity. First, there was her seemingly never-ending, straight up ugly public fight with...

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Super fandom and celebrity obsession

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“You know a lot of girls be … thinking my songs are about them.” Sometimes I’m sure Drake was thinking of me when he wrote these lyrics for his 2009 single “Best I Ever Had”. Only I know others are too. Feeling connected to a musician or celebrity is something most of us experience at some point...

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QJ Pop: A Swift ascension

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This year Taylor Swift became an icon — and she’s ready for it. Icons are rarely created accidentally. They’re manufactured through a slow deliberate project of branding, creation and intuitive marketing. In other words, you have to be smart. Much of pop iconicism is about embodying “the times” and...

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QJPop: T-Swift-"Maybe I'm the problem"

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I’ll be straight with you. Yes, I do sing some T-Swift in the shower every now and then. No one can deny that some of her tunes are super catchy. Everyone is also very aware that lots of her hits derive from her multitude of high-profile “relationships”. Seeing as she has just been rumoured to have...

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