Taylor Swift releases 8 seconds of white noise and it tops the charts?

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcom...oise-tops-canadian-itunes-chart.html?cmp=fbtl

To say that Taylor Swift fans are excited for the singer's new album 1989 to be released on Oct. 27 would be an understatement.
Case in point: When a track containing nothing but eight seconds of white noise was accidentally released under the album's name on Tuesday morning, it shot to the top of Canada's iTunes chart almost immediately.


Seriously?? I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at these I-Tunes buyers. You want to buy 8 seconds of static from me as well?

 

Is that the best tune on the album?

 

As a Canadian I am shocked.

 

It's a preview of her upcoming collaborative album with Whitehouse.

 

I guess her last relationship really fizzled out ...

 

Well, they didn't know beforehand they were downloading a corrupt file, did they?

 

a little bit of reading Comprehension ...

 

White noise would be better than anything else on the radio.

 

I've heard it's her best release yet!

 

Was it brickwalled?

 

Taylor Swift's 8 seconds of white noise would make a great Black Friday "Record Store Day" 7" 45.

 

a page ripped from Lennon/Ono playbook...

 

Brilliant! This really made me laugh!

 

Yes.

 

It's her METAL MACHINE MUSIC.

 

She's going to be the only platinum selling artist in 2014, I bet. I was just looking at Amazon's top sellers chart, and Taylor Swift's album is at No. 5. Funny thing is: You'd be right to be confused about what year it is by looking at the rest of the top 10 on Amazon:

1. Barbara Streisand
2. Neil Diamond
3. Annie Lennox
4. Slipknot
5.
6. Tony Bennett
7. Aretha Franklin
8.
9.
10. Bob Seger

And coming in at No. 13: Pink Floyd and at No. 16: Jackson Browne.

Guess we know who's still buying CDs these days.

 

The 8 seconds of silence, I'd buy. At least it's in tune. (Grins)

 

So Taylor Swift worked with John Cage?

 

Iannis Xenakis.

 

Her last relationship probably lasted 8 seconds.

 

Post waveforms

 

With her being a white girl, most of her music is white noise! lol

Actually, I have began to like the Shake It Off tune of late.

 

I was going to DL it but I read the Japan for US vinyl pressing is the way to go if you really want to hear those 8 seconds the way the artist intended, and with OBI strip....

 

"Mindphaser 2014 (featuring Nicki Minaj and William Bennett)"

 

If this forum teaches us anything, it's that you never let pesky things like facts get in the way of trashing a current musician and/or young music fans.