Swift rose to mainstream prominence with her sophomore studio album, Fearless (2008), a country pop record with crossover appeal. Aided by the top-five singles “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me”, Fearless was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Swift's third studio album, Speak Now (2010), blended country pop with elements of rock and featured the top-ten singles “Mine” and “Back to December”.
Drawing inspiration from various pop, rock, and electronic genres, Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) saw her transcending her country roots. She completely moved to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), and expanded the electropop sound on her next two studio albums, reputation (2017) and Lover (2019), which respectively embraced urban and retro styles. The four albums spawned a string of international top-five singles, including “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, “I Knew You Were Trouble”, “Shake It Off”, “Blank Space”, “Bad Blood”, “Look What You Made Me Do”, “ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)”, “You Need to Calm Down”, and “Lover”.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift experimented with folk and alternative rock on her eighth and ninth studio albums, folklore and evermore (both 2020), whose lead singles “cardigan” and “willow” topped charts around the world. She also released the critically acclaimed documentaries Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions that year. Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights (2022), marked her triumphant return to pop after two folk albums. The album set the record for biggest first day and first week ever on Spotify, spawned the hits Anti-Hero and Lavender Haze, and sold over 1.5 million copies in its first week becoming not only the biggest debut of the decade but also Swift's biggest debut ever. She would make history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks from Midnights. Following Midnights, Taylor Swift announced her eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024) which was released on April 19, 2024. She announced this record at 66th Annual Grammy Award Show accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for her previous album, Midnights (2022) in honour of receiving her 13th Grammy.
Additionally, Swift began re-recording her back catalog in November 2020 as a result of a publicized dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine, regarding the acquisition of the masters of her back catalog. In April 2021, Swift released a re-recorded issue of her 2008 album Fearless, titled Fearless (Taylor's Version). It debuted at number one in the US. Swift continued releasing re-recorded versions of her back catalog in November, 2021 with the release of Red (Taylor's Version), a 30 track re-issue of her 2012 critical smash. The album debuted at #1 in the US, spawned the #1 hit All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault), and broke the record at the time for biggest first day for a female album on Spotify. Red (Taylor's Version) was a critical and commercial hit, and proved that Swift's ambitious, yet ongoing plan to re-record her first 6 albums was well worth it.
Along with the release of Red (Taylor's Version) came All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), Swift's filmmaking debut. The 15 minute romantic drama was based on the lyrical content from Swift's 2012 fan favorite “All Too Well” starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. It had a limited theatrical release in major cities, and Swift held special screenings of the film throughout 2022 at various film festivals. In December, 2022 Taylor announced that she would be making her feature directorial debut with Oscar-winning studio Searchlight Pictures.
Following the release of Midnights, Swift would embark on her first tour in five years, The Eras Tour—a retrospective tour covering the entirety of her discography. During her ongoing tour, Swift would release her next two re-recorded albums, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in July and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in October of 2023. The former of which would land Swift as the woman with the most number-one albums (12) in Billboard 200 history, surpassing Barbra Streisand. The latter was her sixth album to sell one million copies in a single week in the US, her largest album sales in a week span. “Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)”, the lead single for 1989 (Taylor's Version), would peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 66th annual GRAMMY Awards, Taylor Swift surprised viewers by announcing her eleventh studio album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. On April 19, 2024, the album was released globally, breaking records: it became the first ever to amass 1 billion Spotify streams in a week and sold 2.6 million units in its first week in the US. Swift dominated the charts, monopolizing the top 14 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 and securing the top 10 positions on Australia’s ARIA Singles Chart. The lead single, Fortnight, featuring Post Malone, quickly soared to the number-one position on the Hot 100. Additionally, just two hours after the album’s release, Swift surprised fans with a reissue titled THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY, which included 15 extra songs.
Swift has released several songs for film soundtracks. She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack— “You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home” and “Crazier”, and contributed two songs to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, including the single “Today Was a Fairytale”, which was her first number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. She also contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album: “Safe & Sound - from The Hunger Games Soundtrack”, co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett, and “Eyes Open”. “Safe & Sound” won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, Swift recorded “Sweeter than Fiction”, a song she wrote and produced with Jack Antonoff for the One Chance film soundtrack, which received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Swift and English singer Zayn Malik, mononymously known as Zayn, released a single together, “I Don't Wanna Live Forever”, for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017). She also recorded an original song called “Beautiful Ghosts”, which she wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Cats's soundtrack (2019). In 2020, Swift's documentary Miss Americana featured the song “Only the Young” which was written after the 2018 United States elections. In 2022, she released an original song titled “Carolina” for Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) inspired by the novel written by Delia Owens.
With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, Swift is a best-selling music artist. Her accolades include 14 Grammy Awards, including four Album of the Year wins, which makes Swift the artist with the most awards for that category in history, two Brit Awards (including a Global Icon award), an Emmy Award, 28 [https://guinnessworldrecords.com/]Guinness World Records, 32 American Music Awards (the most wins by an artist), and 23 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins by a woman). She ranked eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart (2019) and was listed on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015). Swift has been included in various power rankings, such as Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2010, 2015 and 2019) and Forbes Celebrity 100 (placing first in 2016 and 2019). She was named Woman of the Decade (2010s) by Billboard, Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards, and Person of the Year (2023) by Time Magazine.
Taylor Swift is the Music Industry.
Lucky
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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In the Angel city, chasing fortune and fame
And the camera flashes, make it look like a dream
You had it figured out since you were in school
Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool
So overnight you look like a sixties' queen
Another name goes up in lights
And they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
Yeah, they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
But can you tell me now, you're the lucky one, oh, oh, oooh
Now it's big black cars, and Riviera views
And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know you
And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page
And they tell you that you're lucky
But you're so confused
'Cause you don't feel pretty
You just feel used
And all the young things line up to take your place
Another name goes up in lights
You wonder if you'll make it out alive
And they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
Yeah, they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
Can you tell me now, you're the lucky one
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, ooh, oh-oh-ooh
It was a few years later
I showed up here
And they still tell the legend of how you disappeared
How you took the money and your dignity, and got the hell out
They say you bought a bunch of land somewhere
Chose the Rose Garden over Madison Square
And it took some time, but I understand it now
'Cause now my name is up in lights
But I think you got it right
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one, oh, oh, oooh
Yeah they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
Yeah, they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
And they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh-uh, oh, oh
“The Lucky One” by Taylor Swift is a thoughtful meditation on the costs of fame and the toll that chasing success can take on an individual’s life. The lyrics describe the story of a young woman who arrived in Los Angeles with dreams of stardom and chased them until she reached the top of her game. She was initially thrilled with the attention, but high society parties and the glare of paparazzi cameras soon became overwhelming. She was unable to maintain genuine relationships and felt used by those seeking to take her place. Eventually, she disappeared from the public eye, retreating to a simpler life that allowed her to find happiness away from the spotlight.
Swift wrote the song about the industry pressures and sacrifices she faced early in her career, as well as about other celebrities who have famously crashed and burned due to their struggles with fame, including Billie Holiday, Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean. The song served as a warning to young up-and-coming celebrities to be careful not to lose themselves in the promise of fame and fortune.
Overall, “The Lucky One” is a commentary on how being in the public eye can be both a blessing and a curse, highlighting the pressure and isolation that famous individuals can feel when everyone is watching them.
Line by Line Meaning
New to town with a made up name
Taylor is describing the beginning of the story of a person who moves to a new city, possibly Hollywood, with a fake name to reinvent themselves.
In the Angel city, chasing fortune and fame
The person moves to Los Angeles, also known as the City of Angels, to pursue success and recognition in the entertainment industry.
And the camera flashes, make it look like a dream
As the person starts to achieve fame, they get used to the attention of the paparazzi and media, but it's a distorted reality that doesn't represent their true life.
You had it figured out since you were in school
The person always knew they wanted to be famous and the center of attention from a young age, possibly due to their parents' influence or their own dreams.
Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool
The entertainment industry values beauty, charisma, and a certain type of talent that the person possesses, which makes them well-liked and popular.
So overnight you look like a sixties' queen
The person's image is transformed by stylists, makeup artists, and designers to resemble a famous icon of the 60s era, possibly Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, or Twiggy.
Another name goes up in lights
The person's name becomes well-known and prominent due to their success.
Like diamonds in the sky
The person's fame and fortune shine brightly, like diamonds in the sky, but they are also fragile and elusive.
And they'll tell you now, you're the lucky one
Other people acknowledge and envy the person's success and imagine that they are lucky to have achieved it.
But can you tell me now, you're the lucky one, oh, oh, oooh
Taylor questions whether the person feels truly lucky or fulfilled by their fame, or if it's just an illusion that masks their inner struggles and doubts.
Now it's big black cars, and Riviera views
The person's lifestyle becomes luxurious and extravagant, with expensive cars and a house overlooking the ocean in the French Riviera.
And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know you
Despite having a romantic partner, the person feels lonely and disconnected from them due to their busy schedule and public persona.
And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page
The person's privacy is invaded by the media, who reveal their personal life and scandals to the public without their consent.
But you're so confused
The person is uncertain about their feelings and identity, as their image is controlled by others and they struggle to maintain a sense of self.
'Cause you don't feel pretty
Despite being praised for their beauty by others, the person doesn't feel confident or attractive in their own eyes.
You just feel used
The person feels exploited and trapped by their fame, as if they were a product or a commodity that others benefit from.
And all the young things line up to take your place
The person sees a younger generation of performers and models who are eager to replace them and outshine them, adding to their sense of insecurity and competition.
I showed up here
Taylor refers to herself, as if she is a character in the person's story.
And they still tell the legend of how you disappeared
The person disappears from the public eye and stops performing, as if they wanted to escape the pressures and expectations of their career, but their legacy still influences others.
How you took the money and your dignity, and got the hell out
The person decides to leave the entertainment industry with their wealth and self-respect intact, as they realize that fame and fortune are not worth sacrificing their values and sanity.
They say you bought a bunch of land somewhere
The person invests their money in buying property and creating a private retreat away from the crowds and scrutiny of their past life.
Chose the Rose Garden over Madison Square
The person values nature, beauty, and solitude more than fame, as they prefer to cultivate roses in their garden rather than perform at Madison Square Garden.
And it took some time, but I understand it now
Taylor realizes the person's motivations and perspective, as she muses on the challenges and illusions of fame and the importance of finding one's own path and identity.
But I think you got it right
Taylor admires and respects the person's decision to leave the entertainment industry and pursue a simpler, more meaningful life.
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one
Taylor affirms that the person's success and happiness lie not in their fame, but in their freedom to choose their destiny and purpose in life.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@oliviaalee
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yess
@robinskull
Taylor Swift is tra$h. My music is way better...
@m_cressida5603
@@robinskull why are you here then?🙄
@jocelynw6405
Why do I keep on associating the movie Last Night in Soho with The Lucky One?! I swear Swift sings from Sandy's perspective!
@Lily-1713
@@robinskull stop commenting this on Taylor’s videos
@KatieTracy
ok but taylor is absolutely gorgeous in this
@robinskull
Taylor Swift is tra$h. My music is way better....
@riripeaches
Even u get excited for red
@shelleeeee
@@robinskull and yet you're here