Fifteen was a massive success partially because Taylor was only 19 when she recorded it and so it sounded authentic. It's a human singing about her experiences.

Fifteen was a massive success partially because Taylor was only 19 when she recorded it and so it sounded authentic. It's a human singing about her experiences. Also, the lyrics both on macro and micro levels is exceptionally well done and genuinely new. In other words, in another area: you can take all the art made in the world before Guernica and throw it in any probabilistic network but for sure you won't get Guernica out of that.