Taylor Swift "Speak Now"

         It is obvious as to why Taylor Swift is so successful with her target group, because she writes songs teenage girls can relate to, almost as if she knows exactly what they are going through; oh yeah, she was one several years ago.  Anyways, her music is for anyone who cares to listen, and that includes me too, I guess. Just because it doesn’t sound like there is nothing new on her third album, building on her success with a similar style, does not mean there is nothing to like on this record. She is part of a big machine, so take it however you want.                                                                                                                                   The first song was a superb choice for lead single. If you don’t agree, Speak Now. Haaaa, that’s ok. The opinion is “Mine,” and I’m sure people agree, but it is not because of me. One of my favorite singles, and song takes me “Back To December” for its orchestral angle on a country ballad; this song also has her apologizing for a relationship gone wrong. The title track is also another one of the best singles as well as something that sounds like something out of a movie? Why do I think of The Wedding Planner?                           Whenever I see the title of her next song, I always think of the Nicholas Sparks novel “Dear John,” and the movie inspired by it. Paying closer attention to the lyrics it does not sound like the same person; someone with mood swings and ill intent to match. If I must be honest I have neither read nor seen it's adaption (for shame! I know) Even though the song doesn’t change much throughout its near seven minutes your attention does not fade; it kept mine anyway. While the next song is a sweet banjo and string lead kiss-off to those people who were rude to Miss Tay Swift; saying that her dreams would never come true, and she would never make it. Well, how do they feel now? Silly? Those people that live to bring people down often find themselves in the same place they started. I can hear her twang in this song, and I’m not trying to be “Mean.” I love her voice!                                                                                                                    “The Story of Us” is one of her most energetic and edgy country-rock tunes; from the percussion to the pacing, and the intro. I almost thought of the Jo Bros tonight! “Never Grow Up” is a heartfelt lullaby a mother might sing to her daughter; which later changes perspectives. While she was enchanted to meet you, I was “Enchanted”  to hear this song. It is so sweet, and those harmonies are so beautiful, especially the vocal climax; you can feel your heart strings being tugged without Swift managing to sound completely desperate. Didn’t Adam Young say he thought the song was about him several years ago? It’s a beautiful song, and I cannot help think of that Disney movie with Amy Adams and many other big stars.                                          Listening to this is “Better Than Revenge,” but it sounds like Taylor’s idea of misery business to me, more so from a lyrical standpoint; another one of her more sprightly songs, and delivered with spunk and class. Life seemed so much easier when we were children, but just because you’re grown up does not mean you’re not an “Innocent.” She sings that everyone makes mistake and “who you are is not where you've been…/Who you are is not what you did.”                                                                                                 The intro reminds me of song prepared on a skillet, that’s “Haunted,” but that is not why I love the song a much as I do. It’s one of her more distinctive songs on the album. It’s hard to imagine having a first kiss, and Taylor finds it difficult to imagine a “Last Kiss.” Figures.  It is one of those “I miss you, but I wish you well” songs, and an “if only you knew how much I cared” compositions. “Long Live” her hapless relationships. For they are what drive her career, or at least that is what everybody is lead to believe.