Why cant they just leave us alone?

[Rosemary Philips]

Seems to me this thread is precisely what the song is about--putting people down because they don't conform to your idea of what they should be. It's a pop song. Why so threatened by it?

[journeybear]

Why bring it back? Five months later! Why couldn't you just leave it alone? Why???

[Rosemary Philips]

Oops, guess I was a little late to the dance...

[mandolino maximus]

Taylor Swift is one of those Mandolin Cafe buzzwords .. like Thile and Loar.

Speaking of high and lonesome, has anybody heard whether Justin Bieber will be at Bean Blossom again this year? With Taylor joining him on mando, it would be just like ...

Newgrass, but with money.

[billkilpatrick]

who is "they?" - who is "us?" - have we met? girls are fun - you don't have to be afraid of 'em

[Rosemary Philips]

Taylor Swift is one of those Mandolin Cafe buzzwords .. like Thile and Loar.

Speaking of high and lonesome, has anybody heard whether Justin Bieber will be at Bean Blossom again this year? With Taylor joining him on mando, it would be just like ...

Newgrass, but with money.

Damn! I knew Bean Blossom was the place to be...

[benbonewilly]

I really like the song and the instrumentation.

[Jim Yates]

I like it. I wouldn't buy it, but I don't think it's supposed to be bluegrass and for what it is, country pop, I enjoyed it. I listened till the end.

[homejame]

duh - sorry folks - I just got my head out a the sand - and Im a limey to - so who is Taylor Swift- or should I ask

[Mike Bunting]

duh - sorry folks - I just got my head out a the sand - and Im a limey to - so who is Taylor Swift- or should I ask

Don't ask. Just another pop tart.

[billkilpatrick]

duh - sorry folks - I just got my head out a the sand - and Im a limey to - so who is Taylor Swift- or should I ask

i was mystified as well. appears she's a girl who sings about a bully and plays an instrument that looks and sounds a bit like a banjo ... and for some reason unbeknownst to me she seems to have aggrieved the op in this thread unmercifully by suggesting - in some way, manner or form - that "she" is in no way to be considered as one of "us."

it's ... it's chinatown, homejame

[Mike Bunting]

duh - sorry folks - I just got my head out a the sand - and Im a limey to - so who is Taylor Swift- or should I ask

Don't ask. She is certainly no Imelda May.

[JEStanek]

Here. She's an American po/country artist who has mass appeal to the younger kids, primarily. While i'm not much of a fan the song she did for the Hunger Games soundtrack was pretty good.

Jamie

[Ed Goist]

duh - sorry folks - I just got my head out a the sand - and Im a limey to - so who is Taylor Swift- or should I ask

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She has sold over 22 million albums and 50 million song downloads worldwide.
Here is her very comprehensive wikipedia page.
I'm amazed you haven't heard of her (even considering you are European). I would estimate that for every person who has heard of either Chris Thile or David Grisman 1,000+ people have heard of Taylor Swift.
She seems to be a very admirable and talented person.
YMMV.

[Mike Bunting]

- that "she" is in no way to be considered as one of "us."

Who implied that?

[billkilpatrick]

Who implied that?

gee, mike - just cast your eyes up a bit to the title line of your post - according to scotti adams, the op, "she" (taylor swift) appears to be a "they" (whosoever they are) who just can't leave "us" (have we met?) alone.

[brunello97]

gee, mike - just cast your eyes up a bit to the title line of your post - according to scotti adams, the op, "she" (taylor swift) appears to be a "they" (whosoever they are) who just can't leave "us" (have we met?) alone.

"Perché non possono lasciarci soli?"

Probably some Italian guys thinking the same thing when Bill Monroe starting making that infernal racket with his "Florentine" mandolin. "Quello e non fa parte di niente!"

Mick

[billkilpatrick]

[QUOTE=brunello97;1075712"Quello e non fa parte di niente!"Mick[/QUOTE]

... you read it here first, folks.

"cose fare guglielmo?"

[Mike Bunting]

gee, mike - just cast your eyes up a bit to the title line of your post - according to scotti adams, the op, "she" (taylor swift) appears to be a "they" (whosoever they are) who just can't leave "us" (have we met?) alone.

Gee, bill, did you listen to the song. Why can't they leave us alone is the theme of the song, "
Mean". It would appear to be her who is discriminating between her and us.

[brunello97]

... you read it here first, folks.

"cose fare guglielmo?"

That's Sig. Guglielmo to you, pilgrim.

[billkilpatrick]

Gee, bill, did you listen to the song. Why can't they leave us alone is the theme of the song, "
Mean". It would appear to be her who is discriminating between her and us.

gee (II) - you've really gone into this - tell all

[billkilpatrick]

That's Sig. Guglielmo to you, pilgrim.

it's about thirteen hun'ert and fourty-four in the morning here in not-nashville and i'm going to sleep

[sarai]

Id rather stick pins in my eyes than to watch that.

agreed first time I saw this.

A guitar-banjo?.. Really?

I can't believe I just realized that was actually a guitar, didn't pay much attention the first time, just didn't think she was really playing a banjo (just for looks purposes)... but being that it's a guitar - that almost makes it an even worse fake.

[sarai]

Probably some Italian guys thinking the same thing when Bill Monroe starting making that infernal racket with his "Florentine" mandolin. "Quello e non fa parte di niente!"

Envisioning that is kinda funny...

[Mandolin Mick]

OK, I finally watched this. Yeah, whoever was behind this video was using a Bluegrass angle for the instrumentation. I really only like Classic Bluegrass, but I don't feel threatened by this. It's just another attempt by the Nashville money machine to cash-in. Harmless tune that's better than most of the garbage on the radio these days.