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Thread: How did Taylor Swift get a record contract??

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    I like Taylor Swift.

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    Quote Originally Posted by huedell View Post
    Can you imagine a pop scene defined by hundreds of "Susan Boyles".
    It'd kill the whole industry QUICKLY
    Wouldn't do the poster industry any good either.

    She can sing, but every time I see her I can't help but picture Benny Hill in drag.

    It is completely a marketing deal. You need a balance of everything. Age, looks, and singing. They'll definitly swap some singing ability for a more marketable look.

    After doing two years of concert security and seeing some of what goes on behind the curtain, I'm amazed at how they can remember the words. Some of these people couldn't pass pre school entrance exams.

    They have people to do everything from tooth brushing to butt wiping. They can't do squat for themselves. It's no wonder once the record companies use them up they fall apart. Not that it's just the music industry, you see it in sports, movies, etc. just as much. Most kids want to be actors or singers, but the real job to have is as an executive in the entertainment industries. They're the only ones with longevity. They use one person up and move on to the next.
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    Quote Originally Posted by huedell View Post
    For a while, then her "lack of charisma" will knock her down quite a few pegs.

    BlueMeanie keeps asking how she got a record contract
    ---and the answer is that the bulk of recording contracts were
    never primarily "about" great singers or great musicians.
    I think you just like to argue.


    I'm just teasing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Werewolf View Post
    I think you just like to argue.

    That's actually a True Statement.
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    I don't know how good Taylor Swift is generally speaking (and I don't honestly care). She seems to be a nice person, though, and that counts for something.

    However, her live performance with Stevie Nicks last night on the Grammy's was terrible (their duet begins at 2:25 ...Rhiannon):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEEmLT7ewrk


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    Quote Originally Posted by EmergencyIan View Post

    However, her live performance with Stevie Nicks last night on the Grammy's was terrible (their duet begins at 2:25 ...Rhiannon):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEEmLT7ewrk


    - Ian
    Makes me glad I don't watch the Grammys. I just dont have the pain threeshold to endure Taylor Swift vocally eviscerate Rhiannon. The Dixie Chicks brutalizing Landslide was bad enough for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mego73 View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Werewolf View Post
    I guess this why the world is so taken with Susan Boyle. She is like a breath of fresh air in an industry that more often than not chooses looks and style over ability and genuine talent.
    with that mug i'd take looks
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    Quote Originally Posted by EmergencyIan View Post
    ...her live performance with Stevie Nicks last night on the Grammy's was terrible (their duet begins at 2:25...Rhiannon):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEEmLT7ewrk
    That actually hurt to watch & listen...
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    Quote Originally Posted by WannabeMego View Post
    That actually hurt to watch & listen...
    You're not referring to the YT link you quoted are you? That links been
    down since at least this morning and I had no other way to watch this
    supposed trainwreck.
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