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The Playwickian

The Student News Site of Neshaminy High School

The Playwickian

Taylor Swift shakes off doubt with new album, ‘1989’

By Emily Hamilton
Staff Writer

Whether the world likes it or not, Taylor Swift is coming out with a brand new album. “1989,” her fifth studio album will be released on Oct. 27. Inspired by eighties pop, this is Swift’s first documented pop album. Lindsey Rush, a senior at Neshaminy, and also a Taylor Swift fan said, “I’m not mad about her converting into pop, but I am nervous about what to expect”.

The first single off the album, “Shake It Off,” an upbeat pop song about how to take negative comments, was released along with its music video on Aug. 18 over a live web chat in New York City. Swift told “The Guardian,” “You can either go crazy and let it make you bitter and make you not trust people. Or you can just shake it off and figure that as long as you’re having more fun than anyone else, what does it matter what anyone else thinks.”

Every song by Swift was self-written on her own, with the exception of a few. In fact, Swift wrote the entirety of her third studio album, “Speak Now” by herself. In contrast, almost every song was co-written on “1989.” Buddy Ballard, another fan of Swift said, “I just like her (Swift) music in general; her meaningful lyrics.” As long as Swift is the person writing the songs, fans will most likely be pleased.

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The types of songs that fans can expect are just more pop and upbeat versions of all her other lyric-booming hits. Ballard said he hopes to hear mostly pop songs on the new album and more collaboration like for “The Last Time.” This song is a slow, heart-breaking ballad co-written and sang with Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol.

In the past, album sales for Swift always sky rocketed past predictions. Within the first week of release, “Speak Now” and “Red” both sold over one million copies. The same is expected to happen with “1989.” Rush said, “I’ve bought every album the day it has released, so I’m going to do the same for ‘1989’”.

Whether fans comment positive or negative opinions, Taylor Swift is going to keep coming out with songs about her life. Admirers and haters think of her however, but the fact is, no one can take Swift down. Being at the top of her game now, the world is listening loud and clear.

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