Fearless

Leah Murray

For all those girls (or guys) out there who love Taylor Swift and her first CD you will be pleased. Swift’s new CD, titled Fearless, is all about relationships much like her last CD, titled Taylor Swift.
In fact, every song on her new CD is about boys she has encountered except for the last two titled, “The Best Day” and “Change”. While writing songs about her relationships is one of Swifts weaknesses she makes up for it in the lyrical guitar rhythms and innocent lyrics. “The Best Day” is about her family while “Change” is about persevering in everyday life. The CD’s lead song, “Love Story,” has been on the Billboard top 100 for over 15 weeks. This Romeo and Juliet themed song was a major hit preformed by Swift at the Country Music Awards last year.
Obsessed with the Jonas brothers? Swift and Joe Jonas were once a fling, but when that ended a song began. Have you ever heard the quote, “When one door closes, another opens”? This is exactly what happened. Taylor wrote “Forever and Always” soon after the couple broke up.
Luckily Swift made sure “Forever and Always” appeared in her latest album. The song also made it on to the Billboard Hot 100 and was twenty-third on Hot Digital Songs.
Altogether, Fearless sold around 2 million copies and was the third best selling CD in the United States in 2008.
You might be wondering how an 18 year old already has a CD out and how she became famous. When Swift was young she knew she wanted to become a singer. Eventually, she convinced her parents to move to Nashville where she would visit record labels and ask for a contract. Swift realized she would have to become different and started playing the guitar for hours everyday and writing lyrics. In the end she received a contract through Big Machine Records and that’s how she got where she is today.
Overall, Fearless has the perfect blend of upbeat love tunes and slow breakup songs. If you just got dumped by a boy or you’re in the mood for some good karaoke lyrics, this would be the perfect CD for you.