Taylor Swift: More Than a Musician- A Guest Post by Riddhi Seerat Gupta

 Riddhi is a friend of mine on Facebook and one day she uploaded a status that took me back to my high school days when Love Story had first released. I give you her thoughts on why Taylor Swift for her is more than a musician

The Bilge Master

I was 11 when I heard her for the first time. It was on Disney Channel. I started my journey with Love Story and then heard Teardrops on my Guitar. I ended up singing Love Story on stage.

I was 12 and in my Green Day is the best band ever phase and I want to see them live, though God only knows if that will ever happen.

I was 13 and my body was changing and I had pimples all over my face. I had my first period and once again Taylor came to the rescue with You Belong With Me. I related with nerdy Taylor as my Virat Kohli phase started and it has not ended yet. He’s still my favorite cricketer and always will be.

I was 15, dancing to 22. She had a song for every mood. I couldn’t explain how she explained what being 22 would be like to me then and guess what? She was so damn right.

I used to scream the lyrics of Mean because I thought everyone around me was being mean.

I never stopped listening to Taylor and then came my “so damn obsessed with Taylor” phase. I remember dancing to Shake It Off on Diwali. I do not know how many times I watched the video of Blank Space. I was 16.

I was 17 and tripping on Style and Wildest Dreams. Those were my songs. I still remember the lyrics to them. Style has its own vibe. The album was 1989 and I remember my father asking me if the song was from 1989 (the year). I told him that the singer was born in 1989.

Then came Out of the Woods and No Romantics. I WAS SO IN LOVE WITH THOSE SONGS. It was also fun to guess if these songs were about Harry Styles or not.

Then, new Taylor got back and once again had a song for me- Look What You Made Me Do. I was onstage, with a mic in my hands, telling jokes while listening to Delicate with my earphones on, thinking how she wrote all this for me.

As I listen to Happiness from Evermore, I once again realize she wrote this song for me.

Thank you, Taylor. I love you.