This is every album Taylor Swift has recorded since the pandemic began.
They comprise 89 songs across 11 vinyl discs.
She is credited as a writer on every single one of those songs, including 27 where she's listed as the sole writer.
All that work, yet a man must discredit it.
They comprise 89 songs across 11 vinyl discs.
She is credited as a writer on every single one of those songs, including 27 where she's listed as the sole writer.
All that work, yet a man must discredit it.
https://twitter.com/variety/status/1485720776036651008
One of those new albums includes the 10 minute version of All Too Well. Back in 2012, she wrote it, but had to get a co-writer to come in and help her cut it down to an "acceptable" 5 minutes.
As part of that editing, all the female rage was excised.
As part of that editing, all the female rage was excised.
Songwriter Liz Rose, who is listed as a co-writer on a number of Taylor Swift songs:
"People used to tell me, ‘You’re more like an editor with Taylor,’ and it used to frustrate me, because I can write lyrics, too. But those people were right."
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"People used to tell me, ‘You’re more like an editor with Taylor,’ and it used to frustrate me, because I can write lyrics, too. But those people were right."
rollingstone.com/music/music-co…
Here's Speak Now, Taylor Swift's third album, released in 2010.
It includes 14 tracks. She is the sole writer on every single song. One of them ("Mean," which included a line about bullies who tried to discredit her talents) won two Grammys.
She was 20 years old.
It includes 14 tracks. She is the sole writer on every single song. One of them ("Mean," which included a line about bullies who tried to discredit her talents) won two Grammys.
She was 20 years old.
Here's songwriter Ryan Tedder (One Republic), explaining that sharing a co-writing credit with Taylor Swift was the first time he ever felt like he wasn't sure he had earned a songwriting credit because it was so overwhelmingly her work:
https://twitter.com/swiftsbeatles/status/1375940480396038145
In fact, Taylor Swift has written songs for other artists who have won Grammys with them.
She wrote "Better Man," which Little Big Town won a Grammy for in 2017.
Here she is performing it herself at the Blue Bird Café.
She wrote "Better Man," which Little Big Town won a Grammy for in 2017.
Here she is performing it herself at the Blue Bird Café.
The only reason any of this has to be explained is that, after this woman has written hundreds of songs and won multiple Grammys (including three album of the year awards for albums where her name is on every song), a man still has to try to deny her greatest strength.
Notice how this never has to be laid out and explained when it comes to men?
The Beatles co-wrote a far greater percentage of their work than TS. And they are still, as individual men, praised, adored and admired for their songwriting talent. That's never questioned.
The Beatles co-wrote a far greater percentage of their work than TS. And they are still, as individual men, praised, adored and admired for their songwriting talent. That's never questioned.
Also, an unconditional apology in which you blame the journalist who... *checks notes* quoted you accurately is not an unconditional apology.
https://twitter.com/damonalbarn/status/1485731747165880329
Anyway, more on Taylor Swift, misogyny and more here.
https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1453585590348402692
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