I dont want anybody to get mad at me, but as anyone ever thought about this. Before taylor swift came on the music scene, prince was doing what she was doing first, I dont mean her kind of music which is completely different from princes, people i'm just talking about SOME of his songwriting. What i mean is some of his songs he wrote was about his girlfriends, wives or ex girlfriends or ex wives, i read here that rave un2 the joy fantastic was a send off to mayte, the song eye love you but eye dont trust you anymore, could that be one of them i dont know, i just thought about this because taylor swifts writes songs about her exs and her boyfriends, but prince was doing this way before her, and his music is much better with what he pens,hes a true songwriting genius, sorry taylor or taylor fans. Maybe she got the idea from listening to his music, or not just a thought. so no one dont jump down my throat its just a thought, if im wrong im wrong, just my opinion or thought

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underthecheerymoon said:

I dont want anybody to get mad at me, but as anyone ever thought about this. Before taylor swift came on the music scene, prince was doing what she was doing first, I dont mean her kind of music which is completely different from princes, people i'm just talking about SOME of his songwriting. What i mean is some of his songs he wrote was about his girlfriends, wives or ex girlfriends or ex wives, i read here that rave un2 the joy fantastic was a send off to mayte, the song eye love you but eye dont trust you anymore, could that be one of them i dont know, i just thought about this because taylor swifts writes songs about her exs and her boyfriends, but prince was doing this way before her, and his music is much better with what he pens,hes a true songwriting genius, sorry taylor or taylor fans. Maybe she got the idea from listening to his music, or not just a thought. so no one dont jump down my throat its just a thought, if im wrong im wrong, just my opinion or thought

I think Prince highly influenced her but she won't say so.

What about 1989?

sharonbell, exactly!

suomynona said:

underthecheerymoon said:

Maybe you're on the young side in which case I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but you've just descibed literally thousands of artists, not just T-Swizzle and Princey.

rob1965 said:

Thousands of artists weote songs about ex-wives, ex-girlfriends, ex-husbands etc. Simply because 95% of all songs ever written are about the subject of love. Bob Dylan has been suggested and how about Marrillion's 'Kayleigh'. The list of examples is endless. So Taylor Swift...... Naah, let's not go there

Let's see: "And I Love Her" about Jane Asher, "Maybe I'm Amazed" about Linda McCartney, and then the most recent one for the third wife ... all by Paul McCartney. I don't think he was alone in this type of endeavor.

This is exactly why I said don't be mad, its just a thought. It was just something i thought about.

I didn't write it to be criticized. No i'm not young, but I don' know everything about artists and songwriting. I know who bob dylan is, but I dont listen to his music. I'm not a fan of his. But because I mostly listen to prince and taylor swift thats why I said what I said, I didn't realized I would be critcized for having a opinion. I know artists, write about ex's tons of them, and have been since the beginning of time, but prince and tayor is around my time, so that's why I mentioned them. I didnt want to be criticized for giving my opinion.

underthecheerymoon said:

This is exactly why I said don't be mad, its just a thought. It was just something i thought about.

I didn't write it to be criticized. No i'm not young, but I don' know everything about artists and songwriting. I know who bob dylan is, but I dont listen to his music. I'm not a fan of his. But because I mostly listen to prince and taylor swift thats why I said what I said, I didn't realized I would be critcized for having a opinion. I know artists, write about ex's tons of them, and have been since the beginning of time, but prince and tayor is around my time, so that's why I mentioned them. I didnt want to be criticized for giving my opinion.

You really are new.

underthecheerymoon said:

I get it, the media thinks that Taylor is the first person to ever write a song about a bad relationship.

If you think about most of the great songs, there are inspired by someones love or heartbreak.

I would love to know who in the inspration behind "At Last" by Etta James or "I can't make You Luv Me" or "Betcha By Golly Wow" or "When 2 R N Luv"

I know the inspiration behind Sara Smiles

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours album 1977

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Recorded whilst all band members were going through relationship break-ups

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Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham primarily but also...John & Christine McVie...

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Music and romantic woes are a staple throughout musical history...TS is a very canny marketing industry entertainer

Hmmm...

(that's my answer to your whole thread and I'm sticking to it).