Sarah Taylor’s FASHION + music picks: “Indestructible” by Robyn and Taylor Swift’s Speak Now
Taylor Swift, Speak Now
I’m going to tell you a secret: I’ve never written a song about a boy that I loved. Poems? Sure. But set to music takes those words to a whole other level. One of my favorite quotes about music–from the movie High Fidelity, which by the way has a great soundtrack–asks: Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music? The truth is neither are probably true but it’s undeniable that most of us listen to love songs because we’re either in it or out of it. The lovely, beautiful and talented Taylor Swift is no stranger to this notion and has most definitely found success with that very truth. Her latest album, Speak Now, dropped last month, making it two years since her phenomenally popular Fearless. Since then she has continued to date some of the world’s most famous men including that Jonas brother and, reportedly, John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal. Impressive I must say. But the question is after all this public romance does she remain fearless about love? I guess we’ll have to listen to the album to hear the details.
Also, Miss Swift is gracing the cover of the Winter issue FASHION Magazine, so check out her exclusive interview there and also a replay of her recent Live@Much at muchmusic.com .
Sweetest love song: “Mine”
Robyn, Body Talk Pt. 2, “Indestructible”
As I’ve mentioned before, I love Robyn because she has this great ability to make losing love sound beautiful and fun enough to just make you want to dance. That’s why her latest video is a must see. The question is what makes a good relationship and why do we care what other people think about our choices in love? Probably because love is magical and often elusive. We can rarely help who we fall in love with and if we manage to successfully intellectualize the process it’s usually not meant to be. That’s just the way love goes. That’s the reason why we have endless catalogues of popular music dedicated to the subject. Robyn’s latest release Indestructible offers a new take on the same old topic. While clean and crisp in true Robyn style the video may be a little racy. However the underlying tone stands tall: love is our biggest challenge and also unavoidably our greatest gift.
Best romantic modern love video: “Indestructible”
Best song lyric: “I’m gonna love you like I never been hurt before”
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