I didn't know anything about Taylor Swift when I heard "Our Song" on the radio and my first impression was "Wow". It wasn't because she is cute and the song was catchy. It was something I had never heard before- an new attitude, an innocence, a unique way of phrasing, a rhyming scheme so casual it delighted the ear- in short, an originality that sprang from her 17 year old life.

The song and the singer were completely original. I got the feeling much like I remember when I heard "I want to hold your hand" by the Beatles or "Take it easy" by the Eagles, or "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor.

How could you not understand that Swift is a unique talent. Just listen- there is no way some 50 year old veteran could write "Our Song". For anyone who finds "Our Song" boring or cliche or whatever negative thing you want to say about it, I say you are not listening, or you don't understand the creative process, or you have never been around teenagers, or you are hearing impaired. I can name a dozen popular artist that sell a lot of records and still turn out bad recordings but Taylor Swift is not one of them.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein