Taylor Swift is Allowed to Have Fun and Catchy Songs

On late Thursday / early Friday, Taylor Swift released a brand new song “Gorgeous,” an infectious and catchy bop that will remain on loop until the end of time. 

Ever since the release of ‘Gorgeous,” the internet has been blowing up. Swifties love it and others are complaining because it’s catchy and not deep enough. What? It’s true. Apparently, every other artist apart from Swift is allowed to have catchy songs besides Swift herself. But just because the songstress is the most famous pop star in the world, it doesn’t make her less entitled to make a good catchy pop song.

‘Gorgeous” is a great track and one that will perform well on radio. It’s catchy and lighthearted but according to some, it’s weak because the lyrics aren’t deep enough or strong enough. Perhaps these people aren’t doing enough research or they aren’t looking into the context of the song to fully understand what it’s saying. Many are complaining because it doesn’t hold up to the standard of most her songs. But haven’t we heard this argument before? When Swift dropped “Shake It Off,” people complained because there were no guitars just horns and others threw shade because of her spoken word/rap part in the bridge. It was the same with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” and several more from her discography.

We know Swift’s music can’t make everyone happy but we also believe that those who complain just because her song is catchy isn’t making a logical argument. Taylor Swift is a human being and she writes about her feelings, what happens in her life and other such things. She’s just like every other artist who does the same thing. “Gorgeous” is catchy, infectious, and is guaranteed to get stuck in your head. Those who complain in the beginning always come around and realize the incredible success and genius of a songwriter Swift has always been and always will be. She’s brilliant in her craft and that needs to be appreciated.

To say the reputation era has been less successful because Swift isn’t offering up the same sound as 1989 or otherwise is an invalid argument. The reputation era just so happens to be one of the most successful eras so far in Swift’s career. Many are devaluing the fact that her lead single “Look What You Made Me Do” has broken several 24-hour records, is a smash hit on the charts and is still performing extremely well since its release. “….Ready For It,” the follow-up track to “Look What You Made Me Do” has already performed high on the charts, and is one of the only tracks by a female artist to hit No.1 on the iTunes chart. This current era isn’t a flop, it’s success and “Gorgeous” is going to make it even more so.

Taylor Swift is allowed to write a catchy song. She’s allowed to have fun, and her happiness matters. Don’t be disappointed in a song because it doesn’t reach your standards of emotion. Don’t judge reputation just by one song because let’s be honest, even if you claim to hate it, we know it’s still stuck in your head.

Don’t let “Gorgeous” steer you away. Buy reputation, an album that will save the music industry once again, set to hit stores everywhere on November 10.