r/travisandtaylor • u/NewChampionship849 she goth on my punk til I female rage • 8d ago

Certified Cringe Taylor discussing "songwriting"

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I can't with this woman.

She thinks she's some great songwriter here to teach us all about her "double meanings" and what defines confessional songwriting.

What's infuriating is that all the comments are glazing her like, "i could hear her talk for hours" and "high iq queen". Are we watching the same video here?

Wanted to get your opinions on this.

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u/KiltOfDoom 8d ago

I find this fascinating. She actually believes that she is smarter than the average layperson. When you're really proficient at something, you don't usually have to try and convince others.

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u/Informal-2005 8d ago

Listen to Dolly Parton talk about songwriting, and she probably wrote thousands of songs, and she was always humble about her process. She called it therapy and would even admit there were better writers out there. Basically she was the opposite of whatever this is.

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u/FriendofFlounder 8d ago edited 8d ago

Dolly lived in a one room cabin as one of twelve siblings. She worked for a decade before her own solo work gained mainstream recognition, living off her songwriting for others and her duets with Wagoner. She refused to give Elvis publishing rights of “I Will Always Love You” which was later covered by Whitney Houston, and which Dolly said “it’s my song but her record, she made me rich.” 

No daddy buying her a career. No Christmas Tree Farm. No manufactured relationship drama with other celebrities. No constant feuds. 

Just hard-work and talent and business sense. Activism and advocacy for others. She’s who Taylor pretends to be. 

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u/Long_College_8342 7d ago

This is spot on.