Simply delicious.ĭessi: “my tears ricochet” (“folklore”) - Of the emotionally branded track fives that Taylor has made tragic on almost every album, this one might be the most devastatingly beautiful. Rest in Peace, Hiddleswift, but thank you for this song.Ĭlaire: “august” (“folklore”) - Swift wrecked and revitalized me with her surprise summer release of “folklore,” and from that, we got “august,” a dose of pure serotonin and heartbreak perfected with a touch of the signature Jack Antonoff pop production genius.
But this was such a big moment in Taylor Swift history, and if you watch the song on the documentary, you can feel the adrenaline that it captures. The nostalgia of the “Red” album can be summed up in this song, and the way she captures the excitement of a new relationship with lines like “Spinnin’ like a girl in a brand new dress” appeals to any hopeless romantic.Ĭlaire: “All Too Well” (“Red”) - To quote my friend Sophia Kartsonas, “Jake Gyllenhaal may not survive the re-recording of ‘Red.’” To quote myself, “I may not survive the re-recording of the 10-minute version of ‘All Too Well’ (From the Vault.)”ĭessi: “Getaway Car” (“reputation”) - I stole this banger from Claire in the very beginning of our draft, and I would trust “Call It What You Want” as its alternate. I just want to spend a moment “having coffee all alone” and reminiscing with Swift. Let the games begin!ĭessi: “Holy Ground” (“Red”) - The tempo of this song alone gets me going. Dessi won the (virtual) coin toss with a call of tails, so she got the coveted first pick.
TAYLOR SWIFT TODAY WAS A FAIRYTALE KEY PLUS
However, to switch it up slightly from Princiotti and Hubbard’s exercise, we decided to add a twist: Our final lists had to include one song from each of Swift’s nine studio albums plus one bonus track from any album, one live performance, one song featuring Swift by another artist and one song we’ve had on repeat lately to produce two final 13-song drafts of Taylor Swift excellence. Once a track is picked, it is officially off the board. Since 13 is Swift’s lucky number, we decided to up the ante from The Ringer’s 10 to our 13. Here are the rules: Modeling the podcast, we went with a traditional draft, where each participant gets to choose songs from Swift’s cavernous catalogue. This showdown proves fiercer than the star-studded “Bad Blood” music video. After all, keeping up with Taylor Swift is our favorite sport. Inspired by podcast hosts Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard’s 10-song Taylor Swift draft, we decided to host our own - this time including works from Swift’s three (!) albums that have come out since last March. It’s time for something new, and that idea came to us through “ Every Single Album: Taylor Swift ” on the Ringer Podcast Network.
We can see the “Daylight” and are almost to the “Afterglow.” The sun is shining, we’re all getting vaccinated and Taylor Swift is revisiting her past work. In that innocent time, back when masks were a suggestion and we were on an extended spring break, we could never know Swift would pull a Shakespeare and release two new albums, plus a rerecording of her 2008 Grammy-winning record “Fearless,” in just 12 months.īut this year, hope is on the horizon. Last March, in the absence of college basketball, we put our favorite songs up against each other in a Taylor Swift song bracket that almost rivaled the upsets of the 2021 NCAA tournament, and if you think that was challenging, just wait.