Taylor Swift - Would we have even heard of her if she existed in the 70's?

[DrH. Lecter]

Queens of the Stone Age are a all timer band for me. Love those guys and their current drummer is one of my favorites all time.

You mention 3 chord structure not working in the 70s as if she wouldn't cater her music to what is popular at the time. This is why this is so fool hardy.

Would "Bad Blood" be a hit in 1974? Probably not. Most people would listen to a song like that and wonder how some of those sounds are possible.

The top song of 1974, according to Google, was The Way We Were by Streisand which featured an Orchestra. Would Taylor swift have used an Orchestra back then? Maybe? I bet she would also implement more complex chord structures like you find in another top hit of 1974, John Denvers Annie's Song.

All that said, the whole thread just reads like sour grapes. The woman is wildly popular and has a gigantic fan base. Something she is doing resonates with her fans.

Also, Philadelphia was heavily in the house last night at the super bowl. Those animals booed Santa Claus and have a statue of rocky balboa. I'm not taking their opinion on anything seriously.

I agree on QOTSA.

We can certainly agree to disagree. She is certainly a Grade A marketer. Songwriter - lyrically? Her stuff certainly must resonate with teenage females. Musically? Nah. Steely Dan or PFloyd would laugh at her while handing her a crayon. She sails, surrounded in a sea of mediocrity. There is NO competition. There is no actual comparison for her to pale to in comparison. She is the one eyed woman in the land of the blind. The 70's or 80's would not be the best era to drop her into. Too many sighted. JMHO.