3:51
Fearless, 2008
Written by Taylor Swift & Liz Rose
Catchy country-rock anthem for pick-me girls. Girl declares she's just one of the guys, the perfect one for you, but you're distracted by the cheerleader princess. Of course, as a songwriter, Swift can sing from any point of view she wants (you don't have to pilot a boat to write "The Downeaster Alexa"), but some might be struck by the vast disparity between the pretty, popular, talented Swift and the person she's inhabiting in the song. If the script was flipped gender-wise, this would be about one of those guys who pretends to be a girl's friend, resenting her boyfriend the whole time and seething that she won't give him "a chance" despite his refusal to engage in the sort of self-improvement that might catch her eye. For that reason I find this song just a tad off-putting. But it is a nice singalong.
No comments:
Post a Comment