Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Taylor Swift got married. So what?
For a long time I was a Taylor Swift fan. She seemed to be an inventive songwriter and a decent person.
Something shifted, though, after I saw Bruce Sprinsteen's concert a few months ago here in Minneapolis. Springsteen was sharp, electric, and most of all, relevant. Suddenly, Swift's songs about ex-boyfriends and her total avoidance of what is going on in our nation seemed silly. She's not relevant. And that matters with art.
I wish the married couple well. But I don't think either one will be very important in our national imagination going forward-- and that is a loss, given her talents.
