Among Taylor's good songs none are more country than Tim McGraw. It drops all those great country buzzwords that the people just can't get enough of, while also mixing just enough of Taylor's unique style to stand out.
"He said the way my blue eyes shined
Put those Georgia stars to shame that night"
Put those Georgia stars to shame that night"
It's hard to get more "country music" than "Georgia stars", and when you combine this with a line about beautiful blue eyes, which Taylor loves writing about, this one line really sums up all of Taylor's early career. The fact that Taylor put this song at the very beginning of the song really serves to show how she knew exactly what kind of artist she wanted to be and made sure people saw it right away. The very first line of the first song on your first album might be the most important line to get right out of all them, and Taylor really nails it here.
Like a lot of songs on Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw knows exactly what it wants to be and just gives it everything it's got. However, unlike most of the other songs, it manages to follow through and more importantly be unique. Most of this song's contemporaries fall short upon repeated listens (something I am very familiar with) because they just don't do enough to make themselves stand out. Taylor tried to make up for this in her second album, Fearless, but ended up swinging a little too far in the opposite direction. This is why we went from a song like A Perfectly Good Heart that is way too vague to a song like Fifteen that gets a little too specific to be relatable (but for the record Fifteen is way better).
I don't have a ton more to say about this song. It's a solid entry that is pretty high on my list. It's not my favorite but I do like it a lot.
See you tomorrow,
-C
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