Taylor mother f*ckin Swift thinks she runs the world and she can put out any song and it will be a smash hit. Taylor’s popularity seems to be drastically going down recently and after this horrific cover, she is racking up so much bad publicity.
Taylor Swift decided to do a cover of “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire. “September” is a song rooted in black culture and history- marking this funk track’s ascend into popular culture.
Earth, Wind & Fire isn’t just a band and “September” is not just a song. It is a huge part of black culture and black music that marked a shift in cultural influences.
Check out the original song here:
Now check out Taylor Swift’s distasteful cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COMvxYPfFFY
Not only was it bad- it was so bad that it was disrespectful. People actually thought it was a Friday the 13th joke. It wasn’t.
You could say that the criticism was very swift. Covering a popular song is tricky, but why would she even want to go into this territory? When I first heard Taylor’s cover it didn’t even sound like the original, so what was the point to even cover it if you’re not going to stay true to the song’s central theme/idea?
I don’t know why she had to put a sexual moaning voice at the chorus. It seems like she was trying to go for the vibe that Justin Bieber had when he released his cover of “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.
Check out Justin Bieber’s cover of “Fast Car” here:
The difference is that Justin did it right and only put a small spin on the song.
Monique Judge, a columnist for the black culture magazine the Root stated:
You simply cannot turn this black-rooted funk dance track into a country folk song without backlash. This was highly insensitive and in poor taste.
We have bad blood now Taylor.
