The Taylor Swift Sensation

Taylor Swift, the popular American pop singer reminds me of the old Hindi Song - 

"HAME TO LOOT LIYA, 
MILKE HUSNO BALON NE, 
GORE GORE GAALON NE
KAALE KAALE BALON NE".. 

Roughly transliterated ... 

"We have been looted by a group of beauties,
White cheeked and dark haired hotties"... 

With her talent and looks, she is creating sensation, especially amongst the youth all over the world in general, and counterparts in USA in particular. Currently she has a gargantuan number of  followers on twitter (95.1 million) and Instagram (281 millions). Her records are blockbusters topping the charts. I can't remember anyone capturing the imagination of teenagers in recent times the way she has. Boys swoon and go crazy over her. Girls emulate and desire to be her. Fans flock in hoards from neighboring nations when she has his concerts concerts outside of North America. 

Yes, we are talking about the latest music sensation Taylor Swift. She is not the first one to generate such a craze. We had Madonna, the ultimate Diva followed by  Justin Bieber and Brittney Spears. Alas, celebrity status often comes with a price. Too much fame can make one infamous. Though as far as I am aware, she hasn't attracted much controversies yet, but his predecessors, especially Brittney Spears and Justin Bieber did. 

A few actions caused by Justin wasn't  exactly worth idolizing for the younger generation. Success had apparently gone to his young man's head when as a 19 years of age he did nuisances, lacking maturity to handle those. He was caught throwing eggs at his neighbor's home in LA. He also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of careless driving and resisting arrest seven months after his arrest in Miami Beach following what police initially called an illegal street drag race. At that time cops stopped his Lamborghini in Miami and charged him with possession of drugs and DUI (driving Under Influence). He caught in some incident involving girls inside a Limousine. Brittney Spears tantrums are legendary and beyond the scope of this blog.

I am now reminded of a stanza from Kishore Kumar's song : 

DAULAT AUR JAWANI 
EK DIN KHO JAATI HAI;
SACH KAHTA HUN SARI DUNIYA 
DUSHMAN BAN JAATI HAI.

Roughly transliterated... 

(Wealth and youth,
one day one is bound to lose them;
Truly speaking, the whole world turns your enemy,

as you lose your fame).  

Nothing sounds more prophetic. Sooner or later a new music star will eclipse her. Another celebrity will surpass her as far followers on twitter and Instagram go. Nothing lasts forever, never has. World has seen Michael Jacksons, Madonnas, Britney Spears and now Taylor Swift. We will see many more....