I would pair off TSwift with Hedda Gabler.
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- But what IS the song of the summer? Is it Despacito, rising from obscurity, capturing the imagination of the world? Or is it this hyper-aware selfie of a song? Is the best female character on stage Hedda or Lady Macbeth?
- Is the only recourse of a minority group to hold those in power at gunpoint and demand respect?
- Pop music reflects politics = Hedda’s last piano piece reflective of the destructive nature of the gender politics of that time.
This “hyper aware selfie of a song”: brilliant.
The following line trigger the most important thinking for me: “Pop music reflects politics = Hedda’s last piano piece reflective of the destructive nature of the gender politics of that time.” I was thinking in terms of character (and the characters’ concern for reputation), but you made me think about how there is visible musicianship in the play but not in the video, where Taylor Swift doesn’t play any instruments.
I really like the idea of pairing TayTay with HG. Point 3 especially was quite inspired. I hadn’t thought of it that way. I wonder though if Taylor is a minority group in the same way as Hedda – she’s someone with immense power and wealth who publicly fights with others and has been exposed for her manipulative behaviour in the past. (snake)
Would you be able to answer the first point you made?
1. What is the song of the summer?
2. That’s a really interesting thought and question.