Are there Walmarts in Australia?
Yes, but they call them Wallabymart.
That was a belly laugh!
...I can't name a Taylor Swift song. Or Adele. Or Pink.
Or Lady Gaga. Or most of them!
Now you'll be able to.
...That would keep me from getting Taylor Swift and Arianna Grande poisoning!!
Think of this as a vaccination!
These two records from this decade screamed "hit" the first time I heard them. Each is commercial, but also artistic, IMO.
The first is Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". She is the first listed of 3 writers.
This is IMO a brilliantly written pop song. Catchy tune, incredible hook, stunning word play (twist of phrase), and a GREAT message.
IMO, it's a little work of art.
I had never seen this "official" video until today; I watched it to get the link for this post. I thought the dancing cute, but it distracted from the record.
But note that there are nearly 2 BILLION (yes, that's a "B") views of this video.
If you chose to watch / listen, I would strongly suggest headphones. And further suggest a second listen without watching, simply to marvel at how clever the lyric is.
Still, the difference between the mp3 and CD (on a good system) is startling.
If you don't like it, well, "HATERS GONNA HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE!"
"Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JMHere is another I think exceptional, "Born This Way" from Lady Gaga and written by Lady Gaga.
Again, the official video has nearly 2 Billion views. But it lasts over 7 minutes. This shorter one, with 31 million views, has the lyrics.
"Born This Way" (Lady Gaga)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BsLd4Y060Q