{"id":2672895,"date":"2026-09-29T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-anti-trump-classic-rocker-todd-rundgren-nukes-taylor-swift\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T23:13:05","slug":"woke-anti-trump-classic-rocker-todd-rundgren-nukes-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-anti-trump-classic-rocker-todd-rundgren-nukes-taylor-swift\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke, Anti-Trump Classic Rocker Todd Rundgren Nukes Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoke-anti-trump-classic-rocker-todd-rundgren-nukes-taylor-swift%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2672895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article features a critical perspective on Taylor Swift, with legendary musician Todd Rundgren expressing his dislike for her music. Rundgren claims that Swift&#8217;s rise to fame was largely industry-driven, labeling her as the epitome of mediocrity and suggesting she lacks exceptional talent in singing, songwriting, or dancing. He remarks that her popularity stems from the industry targeting young female audiences, especially since the 1990s shift from male artists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-all-pedophiles-singer-alanis-morissette-says-multiple-men-had-sex-with-her-when-she-was-just-15\/\" title=\"\u2018They\u2019re All Pedophiles\u2019: Singer Alanis Morissette Says Multiple Men Had Sex With Her When She Was Just 15\">female artists<\/a> influenced by changes in entertainment consumption, such as video games.<\/p>\n<p>Rundgren also shares his political views, openly criticizing President Donald Trump and stating he&#8217;d prefer Trump supporters not attend his concerts, citing their values as incompatible with his own. <\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, Taylor swift faces criticism from some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exploitative-and-preachy-kevin-bacon-lgbtq-thriller-they-them-gets-eviscerated-by-critics-and-viewers\/\" title=\"\u2018Exploitative And Preachy\u2019: Kevin Bacon LGBTQ Thriller \u2018They\/Them\u2019 Gets Eviscerated By Critics And Viewers\">left-leaning critics<\/a> over her recent release, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,\u201d wich has received mixed reviews. Critics describe the album as overly simplistic, repetitive, and lacking depth, with one reviewer comparing some tracks unfavorably to childish or simplistic melodies. the reactions to Swift&#8217;s latest work are polarized, highlighting ongoing debates around her artistry and influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The chill in the air might not just be the end of September, but the romance of the left with Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>Rocker Todd Rundgren picked apart her music in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/todd-rundgren-has-seen-everything.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vulture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, he was asked which artist he would most like to mock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaylor Swift, of course. There\u2019s an argument to be made that she ruined music. It\u2019s an understandable phenomenon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just that, to me, Taylor Swift is the apotheosis of mediocrity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rundgren said Swift rose to stardom because the music industry hyped female singers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the era of the female artists. The biggest artists in the world are female artists at this point, and that\u2019s because of video games. Back in the \u201990s, boys stopped spending money on music and started spending it on video games, and that left the music market with, \u2018Well, where do we go here?\u2019 And they said, \u2018Well, there\u2019s all these young girls and they\u2019ve got their allowances, too. Why don\u2019t we start making music for young girls instead of Pearl Jam or something like that?\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As for Swift, he said she \u201c doesn\u2019t do anything particularly great except grow hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not a great singer. She\u2019s not a great songwriter. She\u2019s not a great dancer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a role model for what was a very young generation of women, and now for those women\u2019s daughters as well, because it\u2019s mothers and daughters going to Taylor Swift shows,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It might be easy to consider Rundgren a grump, given his 2017 rants about President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had the power, I\u2019d say: If you\u2019re a Trump supporter, don\u2019t come to my show, because you won\u2019t have a good time. And also, I don\u2019t understand your frickin\u2019 values,\u201d he said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/music\/news\/todd-rundgren-collaborations-album-trent-reznor-trump-interview-1202425953\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guarantee that in this show, if you\u2019re a Trump supporter, you will likely be offended. Let the buyer beware! I mean, if you can\u2019t take a joke, or you can\u2019t admit that you\u2019ve made a mistake, you don\u2019t belong with the rest of us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/music\/news\/todd-rundgren-donald-trump-controversy-evil-1202461713\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety,<\/a> he also ranted on Trump as being \u201cdishonest. He is a pathological liar. He\u2019s an ignoramus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Swift is taking heat from the others on the left after releasing \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Kornhaber wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/culture\/2026\/09\/taylor-swift-the-encore-review\/688815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a> that the release \u201chas drawn so much disgust that it\u2019s like Swift mailed a horse\u2019s head to each of her listeners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cuts, he said, \u201cmostly felt like a bad sitcom: brightly toned but cynically spirited, verbose but charmless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVerses evoke \u2018Baby Shark\u2019 with blocky melodies that overly emphasize each rhyming syllable. Her lyrics, usually laden with double and triple meanings, invite little extended analysis,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes she raps like a funky uncle delivering a wedding toast,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He picked \u201cCleveland\u201d as the worst of the lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s that the song hits the same note (literally, figuratively, lyrically, musically) over and over. 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Rock musician Todd Rundgren criticized her music in a Vulture interview, revealing he would most like to mock her. When asked which artist he&#8217;d choose to parody, he responded, &#8220;Taylor Swift, of course,&#8221; suggesting some believe she has negatively impacted music and calling her &#8220;the epitome of mediocrity.&#8221; Rundgren argued that Swift&#8217;s rise was fueled by industry hype targeting female artists, attributing her popularity to marketing aimed at young girls rather than traditional rock acts like Pearl Jam. He dismissed her talents, saying she &#8220;doesn&#8217;t do anything particularly great except grow hair,&#8221; and is not a skilled singer, songwriter, or dancer. Despite this critique, he acknowledged she serves as a role model for young women and their daughters attending her concerts. Known for his outspoken views-such as his 2017 criticisms of President Trump-Rundgren has expressed strong opinions about political figures as well. Meanwhile, Swift faced criticism from some on the left after releasing \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,\u201d with critics describing it as uninspired and overly simplistic musically and lyrically<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2672896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Todd-Rundgren-vs-T-Swift.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6430,86463,86462,86461,5558],"class_list":["post-2672895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-trump","tag-classic-rock-2","tag-taylor-swift-2","tag-todd-rundgren","tag-woke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Todd-Rundgren-vs-T-Swift.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2672895"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672899,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672895\/revisions\/2672899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2672896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2672895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2672895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2672895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}