NYT Says Taylor Swift Is Bigger Than The Beatles!? WTF

Love Rick's YouTube channel and this was a particularly interesting episode... TS does not come out looking great here especially in comparison to The Beatles...

John Lennon was once notoriously quoted as suggesting that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, but he was misquoted. He said the Beatles were bigger than cheeses.

John Lennon was once notoriously quoted as suggesting that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, but he was misquoted. He said the Beatles were bigger than cheeses.

Hmm. Bigger than Jesus? Let's see.

I don't remember ANY of Jesus music. He's got them beat on the whole heroic death thingy. I mean, crucifixion versus Mark Chapman.......Jesus wins that every time. But his 'greatest hits' is just a four volume spoken word thing with a lot of repetition. And he didn't have a glorious comeback. I mean the Beatles reinvented with Sergeant Pepper and their reincarnation was greater than their first. Fans have been waiting for Jesus comeback for 2000 years.

So, for me, it's the Beatles who has the better legacy.

This tour of hers is massive isn't it.

Here she is doing:

3 nights at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

3 nights at the biggest football stadium in Liverpool - Anfield

1 night at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

8 nights at Wembley Stadium in London

3 nights at Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin

That is some run.

During the worst cost of living crisis in generations.

This tour of hers is massive isn't it.

Here she is doing:

3 nights at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

3 nights at the biggest football stadium in Liverpool - Anfield

1 night at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

8 nights at Wembley Stadium in London

3 nights at Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin

That is some run.

And it’s cheaper for North Americans to travel to Europe to see her, rather than paying absurd prices on the resell market over here….

Look at those prices from StubHub for Toronto’s Rogers Center. 6 nights she’s doing there.

Quote from: an tha on June 06, 2024, 05:55:45 PM

This tour of hers is massive isn't it.

Here she is doing:

3 nights at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

3 nights at the biggest football stadium in Liverpool - Anfield

1 night at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

8 nights at Wembley Stadium in London

3 nights at Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin

That is some run.

And it’s cheaper for North Americans to travel to Europe to see her, rather than paying absurd prices on the resell market over here….

Look at those prices from StubHub for Toronto’s Rogers Center. 6 nights she’s doing there.

Frigging hell

Live blog on bbc site.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68923367

I listened to my first Taylor Swift song today after a discussion at work with someone.

A song called "August"

All i can say is meh.

Live blog on bbc site.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68923367

I listened to my first Taylor Swift song today after a discussion at work with someone.

A song called "August"

All i can say is meh.

That’s from Folklore, one of her lockdown albums. I did listen to that one a few times when it was released.

Quote from: an tha on June 07, 2024, 02:05:35 PM

Live blog on bbc site.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68923367

I listened to my first Taylor Swift song today after a discussion at work with someone.

A song called "August"

All i can say is meh.

That’s from Folklore, one of her lockdown albums. I did listen to that one a few times when it was released.

I am interested from a cultural perspective as she seems to be a star at the sort of level we saw with people like Michael Jackson in the past, and in a time when it is much, much harder to be a household name because of the way things are now.

But from that albeit very limited exposure to her music, I don't think she is my cup of tea.

Quote from: MPare1966 on June 07, 2024, 03:35:52 PM

Quote from: an tha on June 07, 2024, 02:05:35 PM

Live blog on bbc site.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68923367

I listened to my first Taylor Swift song today after a discussion at work with someone.

A song called "August"

All i can say is meh.

That’s from Folklore, one of her lockdown albums. I did listen to that one a few times when it was released.

I am interested from a cultural perspective as she seems to be a star at the sort of level we saw with people like Michael Jackson in the past, and in a time when it is much, much harder to be a household name because of the way things are now.

But from that albeit very limited exposure to her music, I don't think she is my cup of tea.

Absolutely fascinating on a cultural perspective. You’re right, we haven’t seen something like this since Michael Jackson at the highest point of his career (before he became this weird hermit with Neverland and all). Even Madonna didn’t reach that level of impact worldwide.

You’d think the fanbase is vastly dominated by women, but actually it’s almost a 50/50 split. Obviously, Millennials are the core audience. My 30yo daughter has been a fan for almost 15 years now, she saw her live in MTL in 2015, IIRC.

Oddly, last Xmas she told me she was quitting Tay Tay, because she was getting on her nerves. But go figure, when we were vacationing in London last month, she took a plane to Paris (spur of the moment thing) and went to see her Eras Tour show. Plane, hotel and ticket altogether were half the price it would have cost her to go to see her in Toronto next fall. I said “Weren’t you done with her?” She answered the new album was so good, she had to reconnect…. 

A graph I found

Quote from: an tha on June 07, 2024, 06:05:35 PM

Quote from: MPare1966 on June 07, 2024, 03:35:52 PM

Quote from: an tha on June 07, 2024, 02:05:35 PM

Live blog on bbc site.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-68923367

I listened to my first Taylor Swift song today after a discussion at work with someone.

A song called "August"

All i can say is meh.

That’s from Folklore, one of her lockdown albums. I did listen to that one a few times when it was released.

I am interested from a cultural perspective as she seems to be a star at the sort of level we saw with people like Michael Jackson in the past, and in a time when it is much, much harder to be a household name because of the way things are now.

But from that albeit very limited exposure to her music, I don't think she is my cup of tea.

Absolutely fascinating on a cultural perspective. You’re right, we haven’t seen something like this since Michael Jackson at the highest point of his career (before he became this weird hermit with Neverland and all). Even Madonna didn’t reach that level of impact worldwide.

You’d think the fanbase is vastly dominated by women, but actually it’s almost a 50/50 split. Obviously, Millennials are the core audience. My 30yo daughter has been a fan for almost 15 years now, she saw her live in MTL in 2015, IIRC.

Oddly, last Xmas she told me she was quitting Tay Tay, because she was getting on her nerves. But go figure, when we were vacationing in London last month, she took a plane to Paris (spur of the moment thing) and went to see her Eras Tour show. Plane, hotel and ticket altogether were half the price it would have cost her to go to see her in Toronto next fall. I said “Weren’t you done with her?” She answered the new album was so good, she had to reconnect…. 

A graph I found

A true megastar it seems.

The hype over here for this tour of hers is off the scale.

Nobody will play Taylor Swift songs in 50 years. She is a contemporary unicorn because she unites virtually all white people in the USA, but artistically she is about as good as the atomic bomb album, and will be as quickly forgotten.

Nobody will play Taylor Swift songs in 50 years. She is a contemporary unicorn because she unites virtually all white people in the USA, but artistically she is about as good as the atomic bomb album, and will be as quickly forgotten.

But, but all those grammy awards atomic bomb won....