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compare and contrast

nope, no anger yet...

interestingly, Shelley had better vocal range than Swift...

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I can't tell you how much you made me whoop! for putting Taylor Swift up against the Buzzcocks. This smile's gonna carry me through the day.

She needs singing lessons. There's no shame in getting needed help.

I was trying to continue your arithmetic progression with some
quality songs but (oddly) I can't think of anything for the 18
slot.

17

19

By James Cummings (not verified) on 11 Mar 2010 #permalink

You must have luckily survived the awfulness of the 80s bubble gum metal power ballad era without it creeping into your consciousness. Otherwise, you probably would have gone with:

18

and Sebastian *definitely* has more of a range than Taylor.

To be fair to Swift, she is actually quite a good lyricist,
albeit with a limited range. But she uses what she has very well, as with her voice.
Be interesting to see how she matures as a writer and singer.

Alice Cooper has a song called eighteen.