The biggest question about Taylor Swift's special gift she gave to some of her fans on Apple Music is not how great the tracklist is but how much Apple paid her to do what she did. If you did not know, on Friday Swift and Apple churned out a playlist of Swift's music but put the tracks into five groups that mimic the stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Involved with each stage, which is split into different Swift songs that might go the section, Swift has a speaking part where she talks about why the songs are in certain groups. The whole thing might sound like a self-help audiobook filled with music, and maybe that is partly the intent. Swift feels your pain because she has had it too!
Not only has she felt the same human things that you feel, but she likely has written about 20 songs about what you are going through. To be fair, part of the reason Taylor Swift is so beloved is because she does make a real connection with her fans. She does this better than most musical artists could ever hope to do.
Taylor Swift and Apple Music are here to help you
She also does this from the standpoint of songwriting honestly. Sure, she knows how to make money and lots of it, but she understands that simply putting out music in order to earn an income is not going to have the long-lasting effect of maintaining her audience that writing a track from personal experience will do. Is she David Bowie or Bob Dylan? No, but she is more worthy of a listen than most other pop artists.
As far as the songs involved in different stages of the Apple Music music-doc that is Swift's five stages of grief, they are all excellent, of course. The stage that represents denial, for instance, is called "I love You, It’s Ruining My Life Songs" and has "Bejeweled" as well as 18 other songs. The anger group, called "You Don’t Get to Tell Me About Sad Songs" involves such bangers as "Bad Blood" and "I Knew You Were Trouble."
The idea is a good one in all honesty. If someone is going through grief and is also a Swiftie (and let's be real, who isn't, am I right?), the songs might help. Life is hard enough without having some musical emotional support. Taylor Swift is simply here to help us (as long as you have a subscription to Apple Music).