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Taylor Swift made her gangsta debut Tuesday night at the CMT Awards in this hilarious video with rap superstar T-Pain.
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syngnbartenderat 6-17-2009
Not to take away from Ms. Swift's ability to write a song, play guitar or even that she is attractive but has anyone actually listened to this woman sing live? I've heard better singing at Karoake. I was ung=fortunate enough to attend one of her concerts and my friends and I cringed through her whole set. Sure the show was nice but the vocals were unimpressive. If this is what the quality of Nashville is coming to then I am extremely saddened.
TJMcKat 6-17-2009
like you could do any better
TJMcKat 6-17-2009
have you ever tried to sing live while running around the stage in front of millions, It's harder than singing in a recording studio. What I'm saying is that she is good but it's hard for a lot of people to sing while running on stage in front of a bunch of people. Also she's very young.
Gregat 6-17-2009
I think a cat being thrown into a snow blower would have sounded better but many performers sound horrible live compared to what you hear on their albums. And much like TJMcK said, She is very young and it is difficult to sing while dancing. And everybody knows that nobody is perfect.
Gregat 6-17-2009
And just to clarify, I love her and T-Pain and I think they did great together. The video is fantastic! I just didn't care for the "live" performance.
Ponger2000at 6-17-2009
Pretty funny.
The video is poking fun at all the goofy suburban kids who like to dress up, get carpooled in their mother's SUV to the mall, then act all gangsta.
Taylor, despite her age, is accomplished enough that she doesn't have to pretend to be anyone. She knows exactly who she is, and can be proud.
That honesty is just one reason the Taylor train has pushed Carrie Underwood -- who has a great voice but has to pretend to be somebody she's not to sing songs she didn't write -- nearly completely off the tracks.
I've seen Taylor live, and think Greg and syngnbartender are full of it.
I've seen Taylor with just a guitar and those big boots put on a performance that some of the other country cuties could never match.
Taylor's got a nice voice -- not the best on the planet -- but it works well with her music.
But it's the honesty that can only come from an artist that writes her own music that separates her from many of the Nashville factory products.
Bethat 6-18-2009
Taylor Swift is NOT in the same league as Carrie Underwood. Taylor has written or co-written a couple of good songs, but she needs to let someone else sing them.
PRYNCESZat 6-18-2009
I absolutely love.
Bethat 6-18-2009
Taylor Swift CANNOT sing, and unless you're older than 16 you have to know that. Or at least admit it. The show should have been called "Let's sing the praises of Taylor Swift." It was one of the the worse, if not the worse award show I've ever watched.
purplelollipop97at 6-18-2009
omg if u pplz dont lik it dont listen 2 it. i think it waz awesome and they lik sounded great.
cindy burtonat 7-18-2009
She needs to quit running around the stage and banging her head at least until she learns how not to blow her breath into the microphone. She definately acts her age. And what was up with her performance with Def Leopard. OMG the only thing missing was the stripper pole, she def needs some lessons on how not to act.
Kathyat 9-14-2009
taylor swift is NOTHING like miley cyrus, and why is the pole such a bad thing? she was only like hanging onto it for dear life. She wasn't dancing inappropriately with it or anything. when she first comes out of the trailor and her legs are like... wide, theres an issue, but i see nothing wrong with the pole on the ice cream cart. she needed to hang onto that so she wouldn't fall off. and... sorry for going off topic. taylor rocks... not my favorite artist, but definately right up there :3
froggyboy370at 2-02-2010
Holy Cr$p! a sense of humor and fun in a scene long dominated by people with big egos and heads!! I LOVE IT! thanks T and Taylor.
froggyboy370at 2-02-2010
and i don't mean just the cmt awards i mean all music awards shows of all genre's have been to ego me-me-me- driven.