tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post8019758030791422339..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Taylor Swift lezzes out to late '80s singer-songwriters with "The Archer" and "Lover"agnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-74746460092623915892019-08-26T11:51:23.479-04:002019-08-26T11:51:23.479-04:00Homosexuality is glorified by Hollywood but none o...Homosexuality is glorified by Hollywood but none of these people are really gay. They're just bored and confused and if all you do is travel around giving concerts and live in fancy hotels and eat restaurant food, I'm sure you're a go for anything after awhile. But: It's not real. Joel Gehrkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17231410210063378270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-77312180173511766972019-08-19T13:15:47.662-04:002019-08-19T13:15:47.662-04:00Whamen be bearding. At this point, it's a coin...Whamen be bearding. At this point, it's a coin flip that an elite marriage is a sham -- guy is gay, woman is a dyke, or both. That includes elite-aspiring "couples" too.<br /><br />I've noticed while channel-surfing that all the Bachelor-type dating shows these days have "contestants" who are all gay. They're competing to be part of a power-bearding elite.<br /><br />It's been that way in fiction for awhile, where the romantic interest is gay. Now that includes reality TV.<br /><br />Things could not get more disgusting or pathetic. Not that most people watch this crap from start to finish, but every single millisecond is calibrated to intensify degeneracy, atomization, and status-striving yuppie bullshit. You can't escape it even while channel-surfing.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-32699195140766452262019-08-19T08:00:05.888-04:002019-08-19T08:00:05.888-04:00Karlie Kloss is married to Jared Kushner’s brother...Karlie Kloss is married to Jared Kushner’s brother, which reminded me of your theory about Ivanka marrying Kushner to help keep him in the closet as well.Vendettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812812538430876798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-61952528200651563022019-08-18T13:43:33.718-04:002019-08-18T13:43:33.718-04:00"Lover" refs the style of the late '..."Lover" refs the style of the late '50s, but via the late '80s revival of that style. In the chain of transmission, the saxophone has been lost.<br /><br />That was a key instrument in the second half of the '80s, as they were reviving an earlier vulnerable phase, one that they grew up with. That's especially true for self-consciously "retro" songs like the Angelo Badalamenti / Julee Cruise ones.<br /><br />The further we get away from rock's origins, the fewer of the original elements remain. Now, "retro" means sometime before late '90s techno -- an '80s synthesizer and a '50s upright bass both sound equally retro in degree, albeit in different kinds of ways.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-84370415100108229002019-08-18T05:52:45.793-04:002019-08-18T05:52:45.793-04:00Nice contrast in tone on "The Archer" vs...Nice contrast in tone on "The Archer" vs. "Me!" and "You Need To Calm Down".<br /><br />The two mainstream hits have a typical Millennial tone for dealing with the negative vibes people feel during the vulnerable phase:<br /><br />1) Soyface selfie-taking denial -- "i don't feel bad, i mean, i'm so awesome just the way i am, yay!"<br /><br />2) Deadpan dismissal of feedback -- "if you don't think i'm awesome the way i am, you're just a jealous hater."<br /><br />"The Archer" is more honest, introspective, and sincere. Tellingly, it won't be a single -- too much for Millennial audiences, but it would do well with Gen X adult contempo audiences.<br /><br />I think it would connect with Gen Z, though, too -- they seem to be more of an echo of Gen X, rather than a more extreme level of Millennial-ness.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.com