Taylor Swift reused an all-around decent sounding genre that wasn't overdone in the 2010s, with some changes for modern times. It's not the nostalgia that sells

Taylor Swift reused an all-around decent sounding genre that wasn't overdone in the 2010s, with some changes for modern times. It's not the nostalgia that sells it. The majority of actual 1980s pop music would probably rarely be replayed today, just some hits survive. You might find the biggest divide asking gen Z vs millennials what they think about the movie reboots. A few of those are done well and have their own merits, but most rely totally on the nostalgia factor.