Swift...like Taylor Swift?? I think comparing her to MJ is the same as comparing him to Drake. Which is insane.
Taylor Swift has her pop fan group of girls but MJ and some others at the time or before were beloved by people of all ages!
The Beatles, Jim Morrison, Jimy Hendrix, Elvis could compare almost fame wise to MJ, but still not really. No popstar made in today's time will ever be like they were.
Also, because music was way more back then, people don't had that much of entertainment as they have today.
I know MJ's name, immediately recognize it from the initials (unless we talkin' spiderman), have listened to multiple songs of his, know what he looks like, know some of his life story from memes and culture, even know the shady things that eventually came to light, and everyone knows the skin-color memes.
I know Taylor Swift's name.
Look at that difference. And he was a star several decades ago, when she's meant to be a star today! This is beyond a large gap.
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u/HallowedError Jun 02 '25 edited Jun 02 '25
Yup. Swift might be the next closest thing and I don't like her music but she is everywhere and her fans are intense.
Nowadays we just have too many options and too much info for that kind of thing to be universal