This one hurts almost as badly as “All Too Well” and has an equally painful bridge: “we made quite a mess, babe, it’s probably better off this way.” Have you ever sat back and realized that you have all of this knowledge of someone who used to be in your life, and now you have nothing to do with all of that information? Taylor perfectly encapsulates the spirit of missing someone and not being able to tell them. If anyone reading this has as many James Taylor records as I do - currently, that number is five - let me know. Maybe I’m biased because I’ve had some “Begin Again”-esque moments recently, but this song makes me want to be in love. ![]() I love a song about new beginnings, especially after the periods of self-discovery I’m sure we’ve all experienced over the past few years. If the condensed version has lyrics like “you call me up again just to break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest,” I greatly look forward to being emotionally obliterated by the full version. I don’t know who hurt Taylor badly enough to write these lyrics - just kidding, yes I do! It was Jake Gyllenhaal - while he may have been the catalyst of the pain that led to this song’s inception, Taylor masterfully crafted it alongside a frequent songwriting partner, Liz Rose. It would be genuinely idiotic of me to not put “All Too Well” somewhere at the top of this list. We all have someone to think of when she says “tonight I’m gonna dance for all that we’ve been through, but I don’t wanna dance if I’m not dancing with you.” “Holy Ground” hooks you from the first ten seconds: the guitar seems pretty tame at first, but then the drums come in and Taylor comes in with lyrics that leave both you - and her - breathless. I’m realizing now that this ranking is probably going to be the hardest thing I’ll ever do. Now, as an even more emotional 21-year-old who is incredibly unprepared for the 10-minute version of “All Too Well,” I’ve decided to challenge myself and rank the songs on this, in my opinion, no-skip album in celebration of Friday’s rerelease.Ī quick disclaimer: I am a water sign, so I am a very emotional person, so I’m going to rank these songs largely based on how emotionally attached I am to them. ![]() This album bears a lot of personal significance to me: I got to see Taylor live on tour during her “Red” era when I was 14 and super emotional. EST, marks a personal holiday: Taylor Swift is releasing a rerecording of her 2012 album, “Red.” If you’re unaware, Swift has committed to rerecording all of her albums prior to 2019’s “Lover” so that she can own the masters to her music - by doing this, she can regain authority over her entire discography.
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