Music - What are you listening to?

I was listening to Poison The Well the other day.

and 8-bit versions of songs lol

I have gotten pretty into Taylor Swift lately.

It's funny because I was never a country fan/ Taylor Swift fan, but then I gave her new album a listen and I am now her biggest fan. Lol.

I also normally listen to more "intelligent" music, indie rock, etc. Pop music just gets so redundant... but not Tay-Tay's.

I'm about to put on her 1989 album and go shovel some snow.

Suzy, if you like Taylor Swift, check out my fav, Kacey Musgraves. Cher is probably cringing right now because I've mentioned her a few times before.

I think that you'll like her; she's a country girl with a lyrical twist.

Kacey Musgraves?

I must check that one out.........

I used to love that.

I am off to download it.

From that album I preferred:

 

I have actually dled a few of her songs. Jen wore me down.

How many have you got? lol



This song by kent Duchaine is lovely, but sad. Lost love. It has made me cry at times.

But Heather, she's not REAL country. She has a twang, but with Bob Dylan lyrics. And Cher, I'm proud of you! For those of you that aren't familiar with "Blowing Smoke", Kacey is talking about working in a diner and she and her co-workers always talk about leaving, but they're just blowin' smoke. The more songs you hear from her, the better you'll like her. Cher, in a month I'll be seeing her.

I think she might be considered real country regardless. Based on what I read... we're in Sixth generation country music times lol so whatever country music sounds like today is the real deal. It has "evolved".

I suppose that is fair enough.

Funnily enough, that Kent Duchaine song I posted above is pure old american blues, but it was pinched from country and western.

Country has become more mainstream and adopted pop to it as the norm. It's SO different from what I heard growing up, back when I would listen to it for fun to make fun of the lyrics lol

If anything she is closer to 'real' country than what country is today; you can still hear the roots of folk and stuff coming through on some of her songs. She has a more modern view on society, though, that is what makes her different.

That sums it up. I don't always focus on the genre as much. I can like a song in any genre really, but I tend to not like songs from country, rap, r&b or hip hop... but every now and then there will be a song I don't mind or like. Depends on how it's done I guess, and if the lyrics are good, then I'll give it more of a chance :-)

Ok Heatherly so I just listened to "Safe and Sound." I didn't know Taylor Swift sang that song.

So here is a fun story:

I have this one class at the gym I like going to. The instructor is awesome and she always comes up with new playlists for our workouts. Because of her I heard "Shake it Off" for the first time there. I thought to myself "Wow, what a good song!" At this point I didn't know it was Taylor Swift. Then I think I saw her on Ellen or something singing that song and I was all like "Wow! She has really diversified I must check out her new album!"

Anyway, now that I am a huge Swift fan I notice my instructor plays a lot of her songs. "Safe and Sound" is one of our cool down songs and I really liked it. Just found out now that it is also Taylor Swift.

So it turns out going to the gym made me love Taylor Swift.

I like that we can post videos here.



I really like this song. Especially the lyrics.