“What’s Taylor Swift’s ‘Billie Jean’?”
Neil Tennant isn’t particularly enchanted byTaylor Swift’s music.
What’s Taylor Swift’s ‘Billie Jean’?"
Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys.Harry Herd/WireImage
Tennant’s bandmate Chris Lowe chimed in, “Shake It Off'?”
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“Is it, though?”
“Because actually, I even know that’s the answer.
Taylor Swift.Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty
“I like the fact that it brings all these people together, even multigenerational,” he continued.
“I just think the one disappointing thing is the music.
Not even the lyrics, the music.”
A representative for Swift declined to comment.
from1989 (Taylor’s Version)have all hit No.
1 on theBillboardcharts in the past two years, despite releasing alongside their corresponding albums.
(“Cruel Summer” fromLoveralso managed to reach No.
1 in 2023, despite being released four years prior.)
And that’s not to mention Swift’s earlier chart successes.
1, as did the aforementioned “Shake It Off.”
And despite peaking at No.
4, “Love Story” has become one of thebest-selling digital singlesof all time.
