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Taylor Swift – the 1
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“the 1,” the second single from the album, centers around the nostalgic remembrance of myths and lost loves. Taylor contemplates an alternate life in which her old wishes had “come
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Taylor Swift – the 1 (the long pond studio sessions)
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[Verse 1] / I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit / Been saying "yes" instead of "no" / I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn't though / I hit the ground running each night
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Taylor Swift – cardigan
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Accompanied by the release of her project written and recorded during the lockdown due to COVID-19, “cardigan” is the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, folklore.
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Taylor Swift – Foolish One (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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[Verse 1] / My cards are on the table, yours are in your hand / Chances are, tonight, you've already got plans / And chances are I will talk myself to sleep again / You give me
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Taylor Swift – The Lucky One
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The song is about a star who had it all- and who was also exposed to all, the tabloids, lights, and cameras. After her secrets were being leaked all over the world she was done
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Taylor Swift – All Of The Girls You Loved Before
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“All Of The Girls You Loved Before” is a song by Taylor Swift, intended for her seventh studio album, Lover (2019), but was not included on the final tracklist for unknown reasons.
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Taylor Swift – august
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“august” is another folklore track produced with Swift’s frequent collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff, who called the song one of his “favorite things [they’ve] done together.”
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Taylor Swift – Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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“Is It Over Now?,“ the closing vault track on Taylor’s Version of 1989, explores feelings of heartbreak and reflection in a relatable way: sharing moments of loneliness and
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Taylor Swift – the 1 Samples
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See all of “the 1” by Taylor Swift’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Taylor Swift – Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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“Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]” is Swift’s admission of fascination and admiration for a new potential lover. Although frightening, this new infatuation
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Taylor Swift – The Archer
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“The Archer” is a mid-tempo track about Swift’s insecurities in a relationship. It’s the third song released from 2019’s Lover, preceded by “ME!” and “You Need To Calm Down.”
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Taylor Swift – The Lucky One (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / New to town with a made-up name / In the angel's city, chasin' fortune and fame / And the camera flashes make it look like a dream / You had it figured out since you
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Taylor Swift – the last great american dynasty
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“the last great american dynasty” follows the story of Rebekah Harkness, a patron of the arts, and founder of the Rebekah Harkness Foundation.
In 2013, Swift bought a Rhode Island
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Taylor Swift (Ft. The National) – coney island
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“coney island” marks Swift’s first collaboration with The National after working heavily with band member Aaron Dessner on both the writing and production of evermore and folklore.
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Taylor Swift – the 1 Translations Versions
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See all of “the 1” by Taylor Swift’s translations
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Taylor Swift – hoax
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An appropriate final track to an album filled with melancholy and darkness, “hoax” narrates the struggles Taylor endures in a toxic relationship. Although she has been driven to
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Taylor Swift – The Story Of Us
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Swift wrote “The Story of Us” after an awkward encounter with ex John Mayer at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, where both parties tried to ignore each other’s presence. She told USA
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Taylor Swift – Maroon
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“Maroon” is the second song on Taylor Swift’s tenth album Midnights. It has similarities to “Red” and “Clean.”
While “Red” describes a love that was “burning red,” this track is a
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Taylor Swift – invisible string
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“invisible string” references an east Asian folk myth about a red thread of fate tying two soulmates together. Like on Swift’s 2019 track “Lover,” she expresses gratitude for past
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Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
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“You Belong with Me” tells the story of a boy who is too wrapped up in a toxic relationship to see how much another girl likes him. It appears on Taylor’s sophomore album, Fearless
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Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
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Described by Taylor herself as “one of my favorite songs that I have ever written”, “Anti-Hero” is the scintillating lead single from Midnights, her tenth studio album. Largely
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Taylor Swift – Paper Rings
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In this song, Swift reveals her commitment to her lover, recounting the story of their love and declaring that she is so willing to stay with him forever, she would forgo any
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Taylor Swift – Call It What You Want
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“Call It What You Want” was first announced on social media on November 2nd, 2017, which was coincidentally the 13th anniversary of Taylor meeting the man who signed her to Big
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Bon Iver) – evermore
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The titular closing track on the standard edition of evermore is a meditative piano ballad tracking the narrator’s journey from a seemingly unending period of deep depression and
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Taylor Swift – The Moment I Knew
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“The Moment I Knew” tells the true story of how Taylor’s then-boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal, didn’t show up to her birthday party. When he called her later to say sorry, Taylor says
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Taylor Swift – champagne problems
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“champagne problems” tells the story of a woman who shocks her would-be fiancé and their loved ones by turning down a marriage proposal right before Christmas. In an essay about
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Taylor Swift – Better Man (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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A cut from the original 2012 Red album, “Better Man” captures the feeling of getting out of a toxic, perhaps abusive, relationship and accepting the sorrow that follows the breakup
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Bon Iver) – exile
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“exile” describes two ex-lovers seeing each other following a break-up. Justin Vernon describes feelings of confusion about how quickly a lover moved on, while Swift offers a
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Taylor Swift – Tim McGraw
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“Tim McGraw,” which Taylor wrote in her freshman math class, was her debut single and first-ever published song. At the time, she was dating a senior named Drew Dunlap and believed
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Taylor Swift – it's time to go
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In addition to the fifteen tracks released on the standard issue of evermore, two bonus tracks–“it’s time to go” and “right where you left me”–were made available on the physical
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Taylor Swift – betty
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“betty” touches on the aftermath of “august,” which describes a summer love that was doomed from the start. Listeners learn that while the summer affair was going on, the speaker
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Taylor Swift – The Great War
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The first bonus track off Midnights (3am Edition) sees Taylor Swift compare her relationship to “The Great War.” Detailing a devastating conflict within a romantic relationship
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Taylor Swift – King of My Heart
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During a Secret Session hosted by iHeart Radio, Swift revealed that the goal for the 10th reputation track was to make each session of the song sound like a move forward in a
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Taylor Swift – the 1 (the long pond studio sessions) Translations Versions
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See all of “the 1 (the long pond studio sessions)” by Taylor Swift’s translations
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Taylor Swift – High Infidelity
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“High Infidelity” continues a pattern of Swift exploring the nuances of cheating and infidelity, which started in 2017’s “Gorgeous.” Swift then got deeper into the subject
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