Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” is already the number 1 CD on amazon.com some two days and 10 hours before its official release.
The vinyl version is number 5 overall. The CD is outsold right now by one entry, a double vinyl edition of Bad Bunny’s album from last January.
Swift has several iterations of “Showgirl” coming. The album is variously packed with posters, photos, sweaters, and whatnot, in CD, LP, and cassette, as well as streaming. The marketing is through the roof.
Little is known about the songs included in “Showgirl.” But one song, “Father Figure,” appears to be some kind of interpolation of the George Michael hit of that name. Swift did something to it so she could her name to the writing credits. (She probably inverted it to “you don’t have to be my father figure.”)
Are we ready for non stop Taylor Swift? She appears on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight show October 6th and Seth Meyers’ Late Night October 8th. It’s unclear if she’s performing or just stopping by as a seated guest (more likely that on Late Night since NBC took away the band).
Swift reportedly couldn’t come to terms with the NFL over a Super Bowl show because she wanted to own the footage. She could have just bought the stadium or the team, I suppose. The only way we’ll see her on the Super Bowl is if the Kansas City Chiefs can get their act together.
