Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music Firebrands and would-be sages have

Firebrands and would-be sages have taken the place of reasonable and responsible leaders

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but already entirely a place where a young man with a fast tongue can invent himself afresh

While racial divides endured

Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music Firebrands and would-be sages have***The Instant New York Times Bestseller!*** An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop's most legendary figure, Taylor Swift, from leading music journalist Rob Sheffield. A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There's no parallel to Taylor Swift in history: a teenage girl who turns into the world's favorite pop star, master songwriter, storyteller, guitar hero, live performer, changing how music is made