For better or worse, “The Life of a Showgirl”, the twelfth studio album by Taylor Swift, is different from everything that the megaestrel has done before.
In the 12 -track album, which arrived on Friday at a mixed critical reception, Swift is unusually risky and possibly for the first time, delivers its internal theater without reservations. In that sense, much of the pop record is daring new.
Even so, on each track there are Sonic echoes from the discography of decades of the Grammy winner 14 times that cover the decades, from the enthusiasm of the “reputation” to the fantasy rereader of “lover”.
Swifties will surely be playing “the life of a showgirl” repetition today. But if that becomes a bit exhausting after the 13th time, here is a list of fast sister songs to try, instead, based on his favorite song of the new album.
(Some song matches are based on sound, while others are based on shared themes).
“The fate of Ofelia”
The opening song of “Showgirl” has a sensual rhythm and a low pulse that could easily be the soundtrack of a night flirtal or the end of the series of a dark comedy.
Find the same attractive melody with an additional hint of spices in “I can vee you”, a “Speak Now (Taylor)” 2023.
“Elizabeth Taylor”
This allusive song has the most swept choir on the album, anchored by the high Swift Alto Mesmoral and a masterfully orchestrated rhythm that uses moments of tranquility for its advantage.
The success of “reputation” Slow-burn “Don's Bland Me” follows a similar plays book, using a murderous choral support to achieve the same hymnal quality as the complex vocal layers creates in “Elizabeth Taylor”.
In addition, both songs share a secret weapon: Swift's irresistible enunciation of the word “baby.”
“Opalite”
An immediate member of the “Gel Gel Gel Gel Gel Gel” Pen of Swift, “Opalite” is to dance around his kitchen with a glass of orange wine in his hand.
I mean that contagious joy with the most worthy track of turns, and possibly more underestimated, of Swift's career, “sweeter than fiction.” Swift launched this brilliant melody in 2013 for the soundtrack of the movie “One Chance”, and faithful to its title, is sweet as a peach.
Honorary metroEntion: If you prefer a tambourine to a synthesizer, try “lover” “paper rings” on side B, perhaps more suitable for the passage of kicking than turning but, nevertheless, another “opalite” aspect.
“Paterna Figure”
The natural choice here would be “The Man”, another song in which Swift adopts a male personality to demonstrate what a boss is.
But I have no more wise advice than to go to the original “Paterna Figure” of George Michael (1987), which recently received a transmission impulse after appearing in the erotic thriller “Babygirl” of 2024. Swift used an interpolation of Michael's song in his song of the same name, with a cheerful joy of the farm of the late singer.
“When we listened to the song we did not hesitate to accept this association between two great artists and we know that George would have felt the same,” wrote George Michael's heritage on Thursday on his official Instagram.
“Eldest daughter”
It does not feel completely fair to compare these two, especially since one of them has Phoebe Bridgers and the other has the line “I am not a bad B, and this is not wild”, but “eldest daughter” and “nothing new (version of Taylor)” share the same pain for a younger self as a 20 -year -old woman knows better.
If you need a good cry, these two are here for you.
“Ruine friendship”
Speaking of weakening nostalgia, this could feel a bit out of place in the universe of this album, but it is a heartbreaking jewel.
For a remordant trip similar to the past, except the low boppy line, try “We Were Happy”, a “Fearless (Taylor) version of Young Love Lost.
“Actually romantic”
While this supposed track of Charli XCX DISS can be more scathing than usual for Swift, the singer is no stranger to the shadow, as evidenced in the “reputation” of side B “that is why we cannot have beautiful things”, a perfect pairing for “really romantic.”
In both songs, Swift is without meanness, offering its enemies a metaphorical bouquet of flowers full of thorns.
These clues are not everyone's speed, but each misfit has its fans. And in the case of “Actually romantic”, Nicki Minaj seems to be one of them.
“Wi $ h li $ t”
Showing the softest side of this album, “Wi $ h li $ t”, which Swift said that it can be his personal favorite, he is a tender tribute to his fiance Travis Kelce, backed with sounds of ethereal synthesizer and a gentle vocalization of a clearly in love.
“I Just Want You” is also the “Glitch” mission statement, a short and sweet pop number of “Midnights” of 2022. Turn on this, and in a short time you will find yourself swinging from side to side, dreaming awake about the love you never expected, but you cannot imagine letting go.
Honorary mention: For a more optimistic option, go to “Mogishuse”, a gum–The pop anthem as fainted as the aforementioned clues.
“Wood”
This obsolete disk track had jaws around the world after its launch, and for a good reason.
While it is not so high in the shock factor, “I Knows” by Swift, a less known song of “Lover”, is equally bad and low. In addition to that, it is established in a perfect strut pace. What else could you ask for?
“CANCELED!”
This is the second song on Swift's Oeuvre with a title with an exclamation point (we will get to that later), and it is not the best.
But if you like the dark energy that Swift has happened here, you can get much more in its live version of Rock 'N' Roll of “We We We We are are backther”, which she took out for the 1989 world tour and has not played since then.
We hope that the cross artist of the country will have another genre jump in it.
“Honey”
Faithful to his title, “Honey” is a welcome ointment for some of the most sour numbers of this album and shares sound similarities with the best swift song adorned with an exclamation point, “'Slut!'”
The vault track “1989 (Taylor version)”, such as “Honey”, uses a call reason to paint a pink portrait of your romantic partner. Nor is it lyrically complex, but if “'' slut! '” It is an indication, “Honey” will surely end a true fans.
“The Life of A Showgirl (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)”
Finding a song that sounds like “The Life of a Showgirl” is a difficult task, if not impossible.
Then, for a pairing based on themes, try the Closer album “Clara Bow”, which limits the original edition of the “Department of Tortured Poets” (2024) with a sad comment about the constant breakage of young female stars.
As Swift and Carpenter say: “You don't know the life of a showgirl, baby, and you will never love.”
Honorary mention: For another quick song about the difficulties of fame, try “The Lucky One”, “Red” of 2012.
