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HylianFox
11/15/21 12:49:28 AM
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Like holy shit, nobody cares!

Maybe this is why they left you?

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Doe
11/15/21 12:53:49 AM
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there are some artists for who that's like 3/4ths of their songs. talk about a revolving door

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Solid Snake07
11/15/21 12:55:08 AM
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Depending who the artist is im sure alot of people care

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Vyrulisse
11/15/21 12:56:21 AM
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The most cringe ones are when their ex is a nobody so everyone assumes they are a piece of shit and they can't reasonably defend themselves.

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Zikten
11/15/21 1:46:34 AM
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Doe posted...
there are some artists for who that's like 3/4ths of their songs. talk about a revolving door

Olivia Rodrigo seems to only sing about that.
Every song from her I have heard, was about the same subject. Being bitter about a break up
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Flauros
11/15/21 1:48:03 AM
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Kim_Seong-a
11/15/21 1:59:30 AM
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skermac
11/15/21 2:01:33 AM
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If no one cares why are millions of copies sold?

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Turtlebread
11/15/21 2:06:32 AM
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they should just fucking get over it, not announce to the world their ex is still living in their head

these people have very weak characters

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No_U_L7
11/15/21 2:08:46 AM
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Music is about emotion, who would have thought romantic pain would be the subject of great music
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Axiom
11/15/21 2:10:04 AM
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But without those songs Taylor Swift would only have half an album
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HylianFox
11/15/21 1:28:49 PM
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dear god, this thing is even worse than I thought

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Lairen
11/15/21 1:31:31 PM
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The only thing worse is revenge songs. The other person always sounds like the sane one.

All of Olivia Rodrigos songs are about one guy. She seems batshit crazy.

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LostForest
11/15/21 1:33:22 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
Music is about emotion, who would have thought romantic pain would be the subject of great music

This. Writing lyrics is often a means to cope, for many musicians. They're not writing songs out of revenge, they're writing it because they have a lot of shit to process and getting it out in the form of music is a constructive means to do so.

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Lost_All_Senses
11/15/21 1:37:52 PM
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I like when the artist is the one who fucked things up. Like songs about how cheating on the love of their life and regretting it or just not spending the proper time on them. It comes off as more character when the person isn't just pushing off blame. There's nothing positive to take out of songs where they're just having an emotional outburst.

But I guess that's just Soul over Pop. If I grew up on Pop instead, maybe Id find more positives in it.

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NecroFoul99
11/15/21 1:52:16 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
Music is about emotion, who would have thought romantic pain would be the subject of great music
Reminds me of a Fiona Apple interview. She was asked why she wasnt releasing new music and her response was basically, Well, Im happy at the moment.

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TheoryzC
11/15/21 1:56:29 PM
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https://youtu.be/cleCtBP0o5Y

https://youtu.be/5oWyMakvQew

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FurryPhilosifer
11/15/21 1:59:07 PM
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The Chicks most recent album was basically this but then towards the end of the album all the anger and bitterness has kind of faded off and is replaced with grief and worry. It was a pretty good counterbalance I thought. After all the "hell yeah you're pathetic!" you get a "oh shit I'm scared what do I do now".

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Bio1590
11/15/21 2:02:47 PM
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Zikten posted...


Olivia Rodrigo seems to only sing about that.
Every song from her I have heard, was about the same subject. Being bitter about a break up

lol this is why I didn't understand the fact that album got nothing but praise, literally every song after Brutal not only sounds exactly the same but is about the exact same thing. Hell there's multiple songs that even reference the exact same "event".
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Bio1590
11/15/21 2:09:04 PM
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Also does this apply to Silver Springs?

Cause like, Stevie wrote that shit and Fleetwood recorded it and released it while Buckingham was in the fucking band lmao
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HylianFox
11/15/21 3:18:13 PM
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I'd really love to know the thought process that went into this

"Jake? Oh yeah, we dated for a couple months over a decade ago. It didn't really work out. Here, let me bang out a 10 minute song about how much he sucks."

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No_U_L7
11/15/21 3:19:42 PM
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HylianFox posted...
I'd really love to know the thought process that went into this

"Jake? Oh yeah, we dated for a couple months over a decade ago. It didn't really work out. Here, let me bang out a 10 minute song about how much he sucks."


you're just ignoring facts at this point. the 10 minute version was written 10 years ago. she re-recorded the entire album that that song was on. the 10 minute version is the most demanded unreleased song ever from her. she wants to sell her new album and added the 10 minute version as a bonus track
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LostForest
11/15/21 4:30:58 PM
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HylianFox posted...
I'd really love to know the thought process that went into this

"Jake? Oh yeah, we dated for a couple months over a decade ago. It didn't really work out. Here, let me bang out a 10 minute song about how much he sucks."

Sometimes musicians write songs, or even just lyrics, and don't do anything with them for years. It's a craft.

I wrote a silly song about a haunted house 13 years ago for a garage band that briefly lasted for a single summer. Fast forward to present day, I'm re-making that song and using it an indie game I'm composing for.

Like No_U said, it's entirely possible the song was written long ago, and only just included on an album now.

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HylianFox
11/15/21 4:34:41 PM
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This is my favorite part, though:

Though the singer has never confirmed which ex her songs are about, fans insist that many of the tracks on Red are inspired by her short-lived romance with movie star Jake Gyllenhaal. Casting a well-known actor like Teller in the role of her former partner doesnt exactly dispel the theory.

Just how many exes does Ms. Swift have that even the fans aren't sure which one she's complaining about?

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Arcanine2009
11/15/21 4:36:01 PM
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Almost every artist does though. Current and past lovers. It's more like the content that matters if anything. Like how personal you get with it. But yeah blasting is petty.

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No_U_L7
11/15/21 5:00:29 PM
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HylianFox posted...
This is my favorite part, though:

Just how many exes does Ms. Swift have that even the fans aren't sure which one she's complaining about?


Shes 32. How many exes are appropriate for a person at that age?
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DrizztLink
11/15/21 8:09:47 PM
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No_U_L7
11/15/21 8:12:41 PM
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16-BITTER posted...

Taylor Swift has about as much charisma and emotion as a cardboard cutout of Taylor Swift


Youre about as funny and clever as that cardboard cutout
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