Short/Long Song Review: Style (#MaroonMay)

Hey guys. Welcome to another Short/Long Song Review.
Today I’m reviewing another Taylor Swift song! (yay.) This time it’s “Style”, one of the singles from 1989 I like from the first time I heard it. And that’s mostly a testament to the bombdiggity beat, which is following the concept the album is following: beats of genres most popular in the 80s. And it works to the singles’ advantage. So let’s see what this song is all about.



The song is about Taylor falling in love with a guy who is having thoughts of a relationship with another girl, with Taylor herself revealing that she has the same for another guy. At least that’s what I could decipher from the lyrics. And read from the Wikipedia article.

And speaking of the lyrics, they do have creativity, but to me, they feel pretty dull than other songs (in a level, higher than “Shake it Off” and slightly than “Out of The Woods”, but lower than “Blank Space”), and don’t have much substance like her last single “Blank Space”, which for the record, in case you Swifties out there still hate me for right now, I love...more than hate (it’s more 85% Love/15% Hate; only the concept is what I hate). I mean, they are very catchy, and I will be singing them every other time I listen, but they don’t pack as much punch as a TSwift song would usually have (most of the time). Plus they’re light, sweet and peppy, like sound like something you’d hear more on Radio Disney. Heck, I bet it’s playing on it right now.

And another thing, it’s like I think of something else when I hear them. And they sound familiar. Just read the chorus as I copy-and-pasted them from a lyric website:
“You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye”
You mean like this?:

“And I got that red lip classic thing that you like”
Does this count?:

“And when we go crashing down,
we come back every time”

“We never go out of style!” (x2)
Eureka! Futurama! She’s a Futurama fan!
You know what? This all makes sense now! Maybe she was watching an episode of Futurama and got inspired from Fry and Leela’s romantic relationship, and got down to writing immediately. It all makes sense now.
Okay, it’s clear that didn’t happen. Futurama started off in 1999, and not any time in the 1980’s. Plus, no cars in the 31st century have wheels. And that’s Taylor Swift I’m talking about; she writes her own experiences, she doesn’t go the Beyonce route of “getting inspired” aka jacking ideas from other people. And yes, I was thinking of Fry when I heard “James Dean daydream”.

Oh and another thing...
"Just take me hooome!"
That sounds like the title line in the chorus of "Out of the Woods". I think you can tell what that would sound like from there. That's a pet peeve I have here, but not to a huge extant. I can ignore this at times.

Musically, however, is where the strengths come in full force.
The 80’s-pop rock-inspired beat is absolutely fantastic, and is one of the strongest compositions I’ve heard from this album, and maybe even Swift’s discography so far. The use of keyboards and guitars (including one called a “funkalicious” guitar [NICE]) for this track just blows me away every time I hear it. It really does sound like something you would hear in a Kenny Loggins or Hall & Oates or Paul McCartney or The Cars song. These producers really know how to make it that way and I applaud them for it.

Another thing I’d like to point out is this:
Many people have realized that this song sounds very similar to “Jealous” by Nick Jonas--mostly in production. Here’s a video from YouTuber The DoubleAgent that came out in February that shows a mash-up of both songs (Jealous’ music and the lyrics of Style).

(This is a really good mash)

And from reading comments online, it’s said that some people really don’t like "Jealous" while others hate “Style”. And many can’t stand both. In my opinion, I like both songs. They’re both catchy, amazingly composed and sweetly-written songs, and I respect some of their opinions (Keyword: Some--because a lot of them are irritatingly misspelled and maniacal).

So in the end, I like and enjoy this song. It’s really fun to hear, the lyrics are catchy and creative (to a point), Taylor’s vocals are really nice and the beat is awesome. I find this one of the better songs on 1989 and I can find myself listening to this any time of any day. I’m glad I’m a Swiftie now.

Thanks for joining me for another Short/Long Song Review. And I’ll see you...whenever. Until then, I’m gonna try to accept being in a fanbase with a really basic name. Hey, at least it’s not “Beliebers”.