Popular Culture Blog - Weekly Analysis 1
Due: February 28, 2016
The Merriam-Webster
dictionary defines an icon as a very successful person who is also admired
(Icon, 2016). This same dictionary defines a myth as “a story that was told in
an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence” (Myth,
2016).
Taylor Swift is a true icon. She started out as a country
singer and made the decision to switch to purely pop music in 2014 (Scott,
2015). This helped sky rocket her career. She, of course, was a star when
singing country, but when she made the change to pop music she became a
mega-star. Her music is 100 percent relatable and meaningful; so many young
girls look up to her. She has won numerous awards for her music including album
of the year at the Grammy’s. In her acceptance speech she spoke to young women
watching and listening about success and wanted them to know that focus and
determination will help accomplish anything, however there may be those that try
to falsely take recognition. She went on to say that the best feeling will be
realizing that it was you who obtained that success. She is such an inspiration
in life and her music, which is why she is an icon.
So many of Taylor Swifts’ song lyrics are myths, myths of
romance and myths of hope, all perfectly complied together to create stories.
These are typically stories of her life that has either already happened or are
stories that she hopes to happen in the future. Taylor sings of her break-ups
and lost loves and of the “perfect” relationship or the “perfect” man that she
hopes to stumble upon and live happily ever after with. These are examples of
myths of romance and myths of hope. What sets her apart from the others though,
is that these songs are not always slow and gloomy, they are upbeat and fun.
These song lyrics are so relatable to every young girl listening which gives
Taylor and her fans that special connection.
References
Scott,
N. (2015, December 21). FTW culture’s woman of the year: Taylor Swift. FTW! Culture. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/ftw-cultures-woman-of-the-year-taylor-swift
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