{"id":2370,"date":"2025-10-08T18:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:08:49","slug":"the-messenger-reviews-the-life-of-a-showgirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2025\/10\/08\/the-messenger-reviews-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Messenger Reviews: The Life Of A Showgirl"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Photo from Taylor Swift’s Instagram)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift released her twelfth album, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d, on Oct. 3, and as Swifties that respect themselves, The Messenger\u2019s editor in chief and co-managing editor, could not pass the opportunity to give you their thoughts on the album.<\/p>\n

When I hit play on \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d, I got a little scared, I thought to myself \u201cIs this going to be a little boring?\u201d. But I could not have been further from the truth. This album is happy Taylor Swift, and I love it! What I really enjoy is that sort of drop around the end of each song, where the tempo shifts and everything sounds a little more joyful and lively. \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d, \u201cWood\u201d, \u201cWi$h Li$t\u201d and \u201cFather Figure\u201d were on repeat as soon as Friday morning, and after experiencing \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d on the big screen on Friday night, it joined the rotation. But to be fair, there are no skips. A big applause from to me to Ms. Swift!<\/p>\n

– Baptiste Raffin<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d is full of cheerful and high tempo songs. It is clear to say that the album is closer to a return of her pop-ier and up-tempo albums like \u201c1989\u201d or \u201cLover.\u201d As someone who loves Swift\u2019s lyricism and music production, I think this album is a fantastic mix of the two. The thing that I love most about the album is the fact that you can really feel Swift\u2019s emotion in the songs. Although some may argue that the lyrics of this album are not as \u201cdeep\u201d or \u201cmeaningful\u201d as her previous albums, it is clear that she is over the moon in love. If she\u2019s happy, I am happy for her! My favorite songs are probably \u201cOpalite\u201d, \u201cHoney\u201d, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d, and \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d But, I personally feel like there are no skips on this album. It\u2019s a 10\/10 from me!<\/p>\n

– Aubrey May<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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