Cranking Up Taylor Swift: Her Musical Legacy in 11 Songs

The volume on a standard amp goes to 10. But, sometimes, that’s just not high enough.
Sometimes, you need to rock even harder than that--all the way to 11. Goes to 11books are short, opinionated introductions to the catalogs of major musical acts through 11 essential songs. Because going over the top is the only answer when it comes to good music.
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Since the release of her first album in 2006, Taylor Swift has taken the world by storm, breaking countless records and changing the shape of music and songwriting worldwide. Her career has widened the scope of potential for musicians and generated a body of work vast enough to cross multiple genres.
From ＂Tim McGraw＂ to The Eras Tour, Cranking Up Taylor Swift provides a whirlwind tour of 11 essential Taylor Swift tracks. It covers every era of her output--early hits, genre experiments, and her latest career highlights--exploring the irresistible alchemy that makes Swift’s music impossible for the world to shake off.

Phoebe E. Hughes is a lecturer in musicology in the Binghamton University Music Department. Her classes focus on Western Classical music, U.S. popular music, Taylor Swift, and music research methods. Her studies focus on the intersections of class, gender, race, and sexuality in 20th and 21st century United States popular music. She has a PhD in musicology from Ohio State University, and an interdisciplinary specialization certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies.