Joseph Stuart
jstuart.bsky.social
Joseph Stuart
@jstuart.bsky.social
History Professor | Race, Religion, and Masculinity in the Black Freedom Struggle
Is that…Wilford Brimley
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Taylor Swift’s video where she show how "Delicate" was written shows her revising lyrics until they feel right.

Writing isn’t magic. It's work! It's collaboration! It’s shaping, cutting, and refining until your voice shines.

Good writing takes time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQVh...
The Making of a Song: “Delicate” – watch more on Taylor Swift NOW
YouTube video by Taylor Swift
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October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This TikTok shows the Beach Boys stacking harmonies until they click. Writing synthesis is similar: weave sources so they sing as one argument.

Don’t just stack quotes! Blend them into a whole.

www.tiktok.com/@chriscronmu...
Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach Boys Harmony Build I’ve sung this song soooo many times now, and still that minor six to Major flat seven chord shift gets me. What an amazingly simple/complex pop song...
TikTok video by Chris Cron
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October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Elliot Greer’s version of Swift's "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" is a spin on what others created.

Research is like that: you collect voices and ideas to shape something new!

(And like Greer, you're citing your sources!)

www.youtube.com/shorts/3FYpH...
Name another artist that can write a bridge as epic as this! #taylorswift #swifties #ttpd
YouTube video by Elliot Greer
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October 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM