Taylor Swift Can ‘Speak to People’ in the Same Way as Bob Dylan, Says Elvis Costello

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The “She” singer compared Swift and Dylan’s songwriting styles during a recent podcast appearance

Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan’s music has more in common than meets the ear — at least according to Elvis Costello.

While appearing on the Nov. 17 episode of music podcast Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt, the “Alison” singer, 70, drew some comparisons between the pop star and folk icon’s legendary pens.

He name-dropped the musicians while discussing his 1986 album King of America, which he recently rereleased in a deluxe CD set with previously unreleased demos. Reflecting on his mindset while working on the songs, Costello said that “at some point,” he began to recognize that he “wasn’t doing enough work” on them.