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Taylor Swift is preparing to reintroduce another era with the release of a re-recorded “Taylor Version” of her album talk now.
The 22-track album dropped Thursday night with Swift taking to social media to celebrate, writing, “It’s here. It’s yours, it’s mine, it’s ours. It’s an album I wrote on my own about the whims, fantasies, heartaches, drama and tragedies I lived through as a young woman.” between 18 and 20 years old
“I remember making track list after track list, obsessing over the right way to tell the story,” her post continued. “I had to be ruthless with my choices, and I left behind some songs that I’m still tirelessly proud of even now. So, you have 6 tracks of The Vault! I recorded this album when I was 32 (and still older, now) and the memories that Giving it back filled me with nostalgia and appreciation. For life, for you, for the fact that I’m getting my job back. Thank you a million times for the memories that broke our downfall.”
In May, Swift first announced that her 2010 album would be the next in the revival lineup during the first of her three shows on the Eras Tour in Nashville, before later announcing the news on social media.
“My version of talk now “Coming out July 7th (just in time for July 9th, iykyk),” she wrote on social media at the time, referencing the lyrics to her song “Last Kiss.” “I made it for the first time talk now, entirely self-written, ages 18-20. The songs that came from this time in my life were marked by brutal honesty, unfiltered everyday confessions, and heartbreaking sadness.”
“I love this album because it tells a story about growing up, throbbing, flying, crashing…and living to talk about it. With six additional songs out of the cellar, I can’t wait to celebrate.” Speak now (Taylor version) with you.”
Speak now (Taylor version) It refers to the next re-recorded album from the singer-songwriter, Next Afraid (Taylor version) And Red (Taylor version)Both were released in 2021. The singer confirmed for the first time in 2019 that she would be re-recording her songbook To Own Her Masters, with her albums Taylor Swift (2006), 1989 (2014) and 2017 reputation They have not been released yet.
the talk now The album, which featured 14 songs in the standard edition and 20 songs in the deluxe edition, was home to her hit singles “Mine”, “Mean”, “Back to December” and “Ours”. In addition to the original track list, Speak now (Taylor version) It features songs “From the Basement”, which includes collaborations with Fall Out Boy and Paramore. Paramore was recently announced as the opening act for the European leg of their Eras Tour.
Although the album contains original tracks, Swift notably changed one of the lyrics to her song “Better Than Revenge (Taylor’s Version)” amid controversy that the original song was a “shame of a slut”.
The song originally featured the song, “She was famous for the things she did on the mattress,” with the now re-recorded version featuring the song, “He was a flame moth, she was holding matches” in its place.
original Swift talk now The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album and won Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for “Mean”.
Instead of releasing the album, Swift teased a preview of the song “Back to December (Taylor’s Version)” in the Prime Video season 2 trailer. The summer you turned out to be beautiful. Then during the Eras Tour show in Minneapolis last month, Swift asked fans to spread kindness ahead of the release instead of hate online on her behalf since the album contains the standout track “Dear John,” which has long been speculated to be about her relationship with John Mayer at the time. .
She said “I’m 33 years old” he told the crowd. “I don’t care about anything that happened to me when I was 19, except for the songs I wrote. So what I’m trying to tell you is I’m not putting this album out so you can go and you should feel the need to defend me on the Internet against someone you think I’ve written a song about.” About 14 billion years ago.”