• rigatti@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      She’s a fine singer, I’m sure you can find some other criticism to use here.

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            8 months ago

            That millions of people consider themselves her fans speaks volumes to how wrong you are. I’m a metalhead but to say in absolutes that she can’t sing in an enjoyable way is ludicrous.

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              8 months ago

              Just because a lot of people believe something doesn’t make it true. Millions of people voted for Trump, I guess they were correct?

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                8 months ago

                You said that she can’t make enjoyable music. If millions of people enjoy her music, it’s enjoyable.

                Millions of people liked Trump, Trump WAS likeable to them when they voted, you can’t deny that part. Them choosing the best choice or not is irrelevant to the point you were making. You didn’t say that her music was bad or derivative. You said that she can’t sing in a way that people enjoy, but people do enjoy it.

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          8 months ago

          Look, dude, I’m not a T-Swift fan by any means, but she would not have made it this far if she wasn’t a competent singer. Just did a quick search to find her singing live, and I listened to five seconds of this video of her on SNL. She’s not an Adele or Mariah Carey or something, but she’s fine. She does what she needs to do. Saying she relies on autotune and other studio magic is kind of a silly argument. Everyone uses that these days.

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          8 months ago

          Ah, I see. You’re using “not being able to sing” to mean you don’t think she sings well. I remember someone saying Ariana Grande had terrible vocals, even though she’s ranked among the top vocalists, and though you were doing that too.

          I don’t like Swift’s music, so I’m not even defending her. It’s just weird when people pull stuff out of their butt around here.

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              8 months ago

              I wasn’t aware there was another way to interpret that.

              Uh, literally? lol…

              I’m certain those rankings, like awards, can be bought.

              Oh yeah, definitely someone like her paid to be highly praised by her fans and critics alike. That makes sense.

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                  8 months ago

                  Yeah, you have a very interesting communication style as well, choosing one thing or another at your convenience. And gritty, too, even when someone is willing to meet you in the middle. I don’t see why I bothered.