What's So Clever About Clara Bow Is That When She References Her Own Name At The End, She's Not Talking

what's so clever about Clara Bow is that when she references her own name at the end, she's not talking about the present but the future, quoting the inevitable way people are going to one day talk about her, imagining it will only be in regards to the woma(e)n who surpass her. because there will be someone who surpasses her, eventually. that's the cycle of fame, isn't it? we're simultaneously captivated by the alluring trick of the past while looking for the next big thing. we compare current stars to the lights that shined before them, "you look like taylor swift." but we're also constantly waiting for someone new and greater to take the crown and captivate us anew, "you've got edge she never did." And half the song is about acknowledging that being revered is hell on earth for the people who are in it, because you're always trapped between what came before and what will come after. you're only safe insofar as you remain shiny. But the real beauty of the song is that it never succumbs to this dichotomy, but embraces it. It's Taylor acknowledging she wouldn't be who she is were it not for the women who came before her, who shared the same dreams, and recognizing her place in the chain of the women who will come after. The future's bright, dazzling.

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Please tell me you're joking - Taylor HAD MOST DEFINITLY connections to the music industry, she didn't 'fight her way up'. Her parents have money, her parents have connections. That's just a fact. Not 'selfmade' .

Yeah I know that. I wasn’t saying she was poor and that she scrapped for money every second of every day. Just that she didn’t have a parent in the music industry or a direct direct contact and connection the way Miley had Billy Ray Cyrus. Scott was the one who found connections because of his ambition and was able to due to his money. Calm down.

someone do something

All men do is shit on swifties and call us white and teenagers so why doesn’t anyone point out that most Taylor haters are balding white men in their 30’s - 40’s who are failed musicians