Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me - 2009 - (Album - Fearless)
No matter how big of a star you are, you can have a song in the Forgotten Jukebox. There is little doubt this song lives on at her mega concerts, but as far as country singles and airplay go, many of her country singles from years ago have been shelved. But this is a great song from her country days. She was just coming into her own as a star and was on tour with other "bigger stars" (seems laughable now), where she wrote the Fearless album, and this single was on it. I loved this song, inspired by an overheard phone conversation, plus the video sent a message to the rest of Nashville this was not business as usual. No one could have seen coming what we see today, but there was no doubt there was something different about her, I knew it then. She was honest, vulnerable, straight forward and singing her absolute truth. The undeniable strength of Taylor Swift, still today is that she knows exactly who she is singing to, who they are, what they want to hear, and what they would want to say if they were in her position within the song. She is as influential as any star we have ever had, and her influence will continue far beyond the Era's Tour. It will be felt for years to come. As influential as she is, there will always only be one Taylor Swift. Great song and strong video here.
