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Discussion: Taylor Swift's legacy?
Member Since: 6/15/2010
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Future generations will look up Grammy wins and laugh at her AOTY win, the way we laugh at Céline (except she won't have the longevity ofc)
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by ElleDriver
I don't understand, achievements and success ain't part of one's legacy?
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I'm not denying it isn't but there's much more to that. Statistics =/= legacy. Numbers mean nothing if you don't have anything else to lean on.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Originally posted by fridayteenage
The Grammys are a receipt that legitimize their obvious legend status.
And kii at you claiming that YOUR IGNORANCE speaks volumes about what's important.
Breaking news: ATRL user Brando not knowing something means it doesn't matter.
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Grammys are only a way to talk about success and acclaim for certain artists, it is not what makes or legitimizes legend status, otherwise so many legends still need to be legitimized and yet they are legends.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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WAIT Katy is known for making it ok to be different? She's one of the most generic and safe popstars out there. Unless having a cartoonish sense of style is being "different"… I don't see that.
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Member Since: 6/25/2012
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Originally posted by B'Day
I'm not denying it isn't but there's much more to that. Statistics =/= legacy. Numbers mean nothing if you don't have anything else to lean on.
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She has EVERYTHING. E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G including the most important factor: Media ICON
sure maybe her awards and alike doesn't mean everything because people dont know about them but they certainly know more about Taylor swift in every aspect including her accolades
than they do about Rihanna or Katy perry who are only really known for being hot and having hit songs
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Originally posted by B'Day
I'm not denying it isn't but there's much more to that. Statistics =/= legacy. Numbers mean nothing if you don't have anything else to lean on.
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I don't know how many times this can be repeated without people getting it.
They're confusing ICONS with LEGENDS. Icons are people who have stats and all that. They represent the time and/or culture that they were successful in. Legends transcend that. Ella Fitzgerald isn't what you think of when you think 1950s/1960s, but she is one of the biggest musical legends of that time.
And I'd like someone to pull a receipt that shows a legend being made solely on their incredibly stats and not their incredible abilities.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Lel the Katy reach in the OP
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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Originally posted by fridayteenage
The Grammys are a receipt that legitimize their obvious legend status..
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@ Grammys LEGITIMIZING anyone's legend status. This is sig worthy
Poor Queen their non-legitimate legend status. Poor Bjork. Poor Bob Marley. Poor 2Pac.
Lets start a petition to legitimize their legend status
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Member Since: 4/14/2011
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Su-Barbie-A was spot on tbh.
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Member Since: 7/4/2007
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Well, we're not 50 years in the future so we can't know for sure who's a legend from this era, can we, swissman?
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@ Grammys LEGITIMIZING anyone's legend status. This is sig worthy
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You're a dumb bitch who can't read and acts like you personally not knowing things means they don't matter, so okay, self-centered idiot.
I said it was "a" receipt, not "the only" receipt, nor "a receipt that's necessary."
There are in fact multiple factors that matter in the world. Shocker, I know. But keep it up with your ugly smilies that clearly help your point, especially furthering your self-made point that you are ignorant.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Place name someone who sold many albums, sold out stadiums across the world, and had countless awards but isn't a legend
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Member Since: 6/13/2012
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According to her fans, her legacy seems to only be based on charts and sales.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by swissman
I don't know how many times this can be repeated without people getting it.
They're confusing ICONS with LEGENDS. Icons are people who have stats and all that. They represent the time and/or culture that they were successful in. Legends transcend that. Ella Fitzgerald isn't what you think of when you think 1950s/1960s, but she is one of the biggest musical legends of that time.
And I'd like someone to pull a receipt that shows a legend being made solely on their incredibly stats and not their incredible abilities.
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And there it is!
ATRL calls anybody who is successful a 'legend'. It's a joke, really.
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Originally posted by Dollas n Diamonds
She has EVERYTHING. E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G including the most important factor: Media ICON
sure maybe her awards and alike doesn't mean everything because people dont know about them but they certainly know more about Taylor swift in every aspect including her accolades
than they do about Rihanna or Katy perry who are only really known for being hot and having hit songs
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Her success ($$$) is impressive, especially that she can sell so much and yes, she's really exposed hence the media talk.
I know I troll in her threads a lot but I just don't really feel this legacy. I think legacy involves immense talent, timelessness, a significant amount of time in the music industry, reaching out to a wide audience (no matter what gender, race), breaking boundaries, taking a huge risk, iconic moments and performances, versatility -- and she lacks some of those things. Sales aren't everything. Look at Paula Abdul.
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Member Since: 7/4/2007
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Paula has 1 4x platinum+ album, similar to Cyndi Lauper.
Taylor has, just from sales, 5. 5 is 400% more than 1.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Quote:
Originally posted by fridayteenage
Well, we're not 50 years in the future so we can't know for sure who's a legend from this era, can we, swissman?
You're a dumb bitch who can't read and acts like you personally not knowing things means they don't matter, so okay, self-centered idiot.
I said it was "a" receipt, not "the only" receipt, nor "a receipt that's necessary."
There are in fact multiple factors that matter in the world. Shocker, I know. But keep it up with your ugly smilies that clearly help your point, especially furthering your self-made point that you are ignorant.
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by Brando
@ Grammys LEGITIMIZING anyone's legend status. This is sig worthy
Poor Queen their non-legitimate legend status. Poor Bjork. Poor Bob Marley. Poor 2Pac.
Lets start a petition to legitimize their legend status
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Are you saying Bjork is a legend? Literally none knows her sans her fans. Didn't we just agree that Paula Abdul is not a legend because no one remembers her anymore?? Bjork is literally a NOBODY
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by fridayteenage
Well, we're not 50 years in the future so we can't know for sure who's a legend from this era, can we, swissman?
You're a dumb bitch who can't read and acts like you personally not knowing things means they don't matter, so okay, self-centered idiot.
I said it was "a" receipt, not "the only" receipt, nor "a receipt that's necessary."
There are in fact multiple factors that matter in the world. Shocker, I know. But keep it up with your ugly smilies that clearly help your point, especially furthering your self-made point that you are ignorant.
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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Guys don't forget to include Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix in that petition, because we'd like them to get legitimized as well, it's about time they get that legend status
I mean who are they in comparison to 2x Legend Taylor Swift who isn't actually known for her promiscuous past and writing basic teeny boopy songs and not having any impact. Swifties their anger and delusions
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Member Since: 10/16/2005
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Originally posted by fridayteenage
Well, we're not 50 years in the future so we can't know for sure who's a legend from this era, can we, swissman?
You're a dumb bitch who can't read and acts like you personally not knowing things means they don't matter, so okay, self-centered idiot.
I said it was "a" receipt, not "the only" receipt, nor "a receipt that's necessary."
There are in fact multiple factors that matter in the world. Shocker, I know. But keep it up with your ugly smilies that clearly help your point, especially furthering your self-made point that you are ignorant.
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The brutal scalping.
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Member Since: 4/14/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by castle13
Are you saying Bjork is a legend? Literally none knows her sans her fans. Didn't we just agree that Paula Abdul is not a legend because no one remembers her anymore?? Bjork is literally a NOBODY
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The way some people take pride in their ignorance
Have y'all ever listened to a song released before 2000?
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