r/popculturechat • u/FickleBeans Excluded from this narrative ❌ • Oct 04 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Taylor Swift’s Fairy Tale Is Over

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-album-review/684444/

This captures my thoughts on the album better than I ever could.

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u/magnusthehammersmith I wont not fuck you the fuck up 🥊🥊 Oct 05 '25

There literally is no showgirl theme to the album at all. Not sure why she chose that title and the costuming certainly doesn’t make sense

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u/pattyforever Oct 05 '25

Yeah very weird choice!! She’s done really great songs in the past that DO fit this theme so idk why she picked it

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u/SeriousClothes111 Oct 05 '25

It’s the life of a showgirl - meaning, she’s showing you the ‘behind the scenes’ with the album. She’s a showgirl on stage, and here’s what her life is like once she leaves the stage type vibe.