One Fact About Every Song From RED (Taylor’s Version)
Welcome to our fourth instalment in our “one fact about every single Taylor Swift song” series. In this episode we’ll be deep diving into the Red album, exploring fun, strange, curious or random facts about every single one of its tracks; including the original standard edition, the deluxe inclusions, the Taylor’s Version vault additions, and the “more red” chapter add-ons.
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The Tortured Poets Department Anniversary
Almost one year ago Taylor Swift released The Tortured Poets Department, an incredibly stifling, chaotic and vulnerable album. It led to an entire new era, massive changes to the Eras Tour and a total of 31 amazing new songs that explored the intense scrutiny, anger, fear, anxiety and heartbreak Taylor had experienced. A year later we’re going to be revisiting Taylor’s 11th studio album and discussing how it has cemented its place in her discography.
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One Fact About Every Song From Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
In this third instalment of our monthly celebration of Taylor Swift’s eleven studio albums we explore Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) track by track, discussing curious, niche, or simply fun facts for all of the standard, deluxe and vault tracks.
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Picking Different Lead Singles for Every Taylor Swift Album
For Taylor Swift’s first seven albums, lead singles were pivotal in the promotion and hype leading up to the project’s release, and while her most recent bodies of work haven’t had pre-album single releases, they have all had a prominent main track used to introduce and encapsulate the mood of the entire album. But what if she hadn’t chosen those particular tracks? Which other songs could correctly entice listeners into checking out the entire album?
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Reviewing Taylor Swift’s Entire Vinyl Catalogue
As vinyl variant collecting has gotten more and more popular over the years, and the medium has slowly but surely been revived, artists have taken advantage of the fact by releasing interesting and limited versions of their albums and singles. Taylor Swift is of course no exception, from her original record store day releases, to her target exclusive red variants, and now her many colourful editions, vinyl has become a staple in many fans' collections. Today we are going to be exploring Taylor’s vinyl catalogue, from her standard editions to the rare gems.
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