{"id":34660,"date":"2026-01-20T07:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=34660"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:34:19","slug":"the-lana-del-rey-song-taylor-swift-said-no-one-could-ever-dislike-i-believe-that-her-entire-catalog-is-the-most-influential-in-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=34660","title":{"rendered":"The Lana Del Rey song Taylor Swift said no one could ever dislike: \u201cI believe that her entire catalog is the most influential in pop.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the modern pop canon, praise from Taylor Swift<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is never casual. When Swift speaks about influence, legacy, or artistic impact, the industry listens. Over the past several years\u2014most notably during her record-breaking Eras Tour<\/em> and on the world stage at the 2024 Grammy Awards\u2014Swift has consistently elevated one artist above all others: Lana Del Rey<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the center of that admiration is a song Swift believes no one could ever truly dislike: Video Games<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. More than a debut hit, Swift has framed it as a cultural reset\u2014one that permanently altered the sound and emotional language of pop music.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Song That Changed Everything<\/span><\/h2>\n

Released in 2011, \u201cVideo Games\u201d arrived quietly, almost defiantly, in an era dominated by maximalist EDM drops and glossy party anthems. Its slow tempo, minimal piano, and mournful atmosphere felt closer to an arthouse film than a radio single. Swift has repeatedly pointed to this moment as a turning point, crediting Del Rey with introducing cinematic melancholy into the mainstream.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Swift, the song\u2019s power lies in its restraint. \u201cVideo Games\u201d didn\u2019t demand attention\u2014it haunted listeners into submission. That haunting quality, Swift has suggested, is precisely why the song feels universal. It doesn\u2019t chase approval; it invites intimacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Blueprint for Modern Pop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Swift has gone further than singling out one song. She has openly stated, \u201cI believe that her entire catalog is the most influential in pop,\u201d calling Del Rey a \u201clegacy artist\u201d who is still \u201cin her prime.\u201d In Swift\u2019s view, Lana didn\u2019t follow trends\u2014she created the emotional framework that others would later adopt.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ripple effects are undeniable. The atmospheric storytelling pioneered by Del Rey can be heard across the work of artists like Lorde, Billie Eilish, and even Swift herself. Albums such as folklore<\/em> and evermore<\/em> marked Swift\u2019s own pivot toward mood, narrative, and internal worlds\u2014territory Del Rey had already claimed years earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mutual Respect, Made Public<\/span><\/h2>\n

That reverence became tangible with their collaboration on Snow on the Beach<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, from Swift\u2019s album Midnights<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, produced by Jack Antonoff<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. After fans clamored for more of Lana\u2019s presence, Swift released a \u201cMore Lana Del Rey\u201d version\u2014an unusually direct acknowledgment of Del Rey\u2019s singular vocal identity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The moment that cemented Swift\u2019s stance came at the Grammy Awards<\/span><\/span><\/strong> in 2024. Accepting Album of the Year, Swift brought Del Rey onto the stage\u2014not as a courtesy, but as a declaration. She told the audience that many of today\u2019s artists would not exist without Lana\u2019s influence.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Undeniable Legacy<\/span><\/h2>\n

When Swift says that \u201cno one could ever dislike\u201d Lana Del Rey\u2019s music, she isn\u2019t making a popularity claim\u2014she\u2019s identifying inevitability. \u201cVideo Games\u201d didn\u2019t just succeed; it rewired expectations. In Swift\u2019s eyes, while others adapt to pop\u2019s changing climate, Lana Del Rey designs the weather itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that is why the song endures\u2014quiet, cinematic, and impossible to dismiss.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the modern pop canon, praise from Taylor Swift is never casual. When Swift speaks about influence, legacy, or artistic impact, the industry listens. Over the past several years\u2014most notably during her record-breaking Eras Tour and on the world stage at the 2024 Grammy Awards\u2014Swift has consistently elevated one artist above all others: Lana Del…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34660\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}