pop songs

i remember my friend jenn telling me how much she liked the pink song, please don't leave me. and i took a listen, and for once we agreed on music. its a great pop song. now jenn and i don't agree on much when it comes to music. i love dylan, cohen & cave... and she doesn't... and she likes heavy, over produced rock music that makes me giggle... not in a good way.

but from time to time we connect. and its always a joy, and its always over pop songs. but the pop song that has me impressed this time is one i don't think she'll be on board with... i also don't think many people will be on board with me. but i've always enjoyed being daring.

love story by taylor swift.

yep, i said it.

its a song, its a story and a great story at that. its obviously fantasy, but its not a bad fantasy. and with all these teenage girls bouncing about singing songs to try and mia lewis all the hank moody's* out there, this is certainly a breath of fresh air. its a return to innocence. and i like that.

further, she wrote it. further, dianne warren didn't co-write it. further, she uses dense lyrics to communicate a large amount of content. i'm thoroughly impressed.

perhaps my favorite thing about this song, which follows the romeo and juliet story by name until she M. Night Shyamalan's it at the end, is in a comment i read on the wikipedia page:

"However, the story of Romeo and Juliet is intended to be considered a tragedy as opposed to a love story. There are some who feel the song misrepresents the original ideals of the story and creates a widespread miseducation of classic literature."

... because this comment left me speechless.




*californication