![]() ![]() Yet Swift’s focus lay in the lyrics, some of which were improvised with her touring band, others resulting from diary entries, showing a newfound maturity. Presented with material Swift had collected over the previous months, each of them brought their own trademark styles and aesthetics to the table, resulting in a kaleidoscopic sonic landscape, which dipped into folk, arena rock and electro-pop, equally bordering as much on indie as on chart pop. Having written Speak Now mostly by herself, initial attempts to replicate the same creative process didn’t yield similarly satisfying results, leading to the young songwriter rework the material and enlisting a variety of musicians and producers to collaborate, among them blockbuster pop producer Max Martin, Brit mainstream folkie Ed Sheeran, punk musician cum indie-electro producer Jacknife Lee and Snow Patrol vocalist Gary Lightbody. Red was released back in October 2012, marking Swift’s transition from country songwriter to world famous pop sensation. So to hell with German existentialism and welcome the warm embrace of French romanticism.Ī few days’ rushed preparations later and there I was: the plumbing broken, shower unusable, windows open to somehow save me from the smell, armoured with full-on autumn-winter couture, listening to the remake of that one album of Tay’s I never had been able to crack… and all of a sudden, everything made sense. I had never been to Paris, but an opportunity opened up, and my Sagittarius rising is prone to impulsive decisions. I abandoned my hometown, upset by the clusterfuck of 2021, with nothing left to lose and in search of something – not quite knowing what that was. And so, here I am: in a small one room apartment in Paris’ city middle, right below the roof, with the plumbing broken and the sewer-flavoured fluid of all kinds all over the bathroom, no laptop to write, listening to Taylor Swift’s re-recording of her classic Red. Kissing by the Seine, smoking in a bistro, running through the Louvre, chaining oneself to the Cinémathèque française and then ending up naked in a bathtub with the crew: classic!īut then, Paris is not all that fluffy, as the Netflix hit show Emily in Paris postulated in the most clichéd way. Take Paris: ah, the city of love, mythical spot of romantic legends of all kinds, from the Hunchback of Notre Damme to countless Nouvelle Vague films. Part of that is of our own making, but just as often it happens to be the product of outer influences conjuring a spectre which dissolves into myth. A new record of our favourite artist, a familiar longdrink at a bar we’ve never visited, the first kiss with a person we are smitten by – it can all horribly deviate from the images we conjure within our mind. And what’s worse is that it’s a psychological prerequisite to almost every aspect of life. ![]() It leads us to make impulsive choices and ignore our inner voice. Nowhere else do we encounter a stronger polarity than when we confront our inner perception of what something could be with the actual reality in place. ![]() She will perform three shows in Mexico in August before heading to South America in November for two shows in Argentina and three in Brazil.Expectations are the compass of our life. Swift has also this month announced the first international dates of the ‘Eras’ tour. The pop icon was said to have been dating the 1975 frontman for a brief period following her split from Joe Alwyn, whom she’d been in a relationship with for six years. Noel Gallagher has also joked that he was the reason behind Taylor Swift’s alleged split from Matty Healy. I recorded this album when I was 32 (and still growing up, now) and can’t wait to unveil it all to you on July 7th.” “They’re so cool and generous for agreeing to support my version of ‘Speak Now’. On choosing Fall Out Boy and Paramore‘s front person as collaborators, Swift said: “Since ‘Speak Now’ was all about my songwriting, I decided to go to the artists who I feel influenced me most powerfully as a lyricist at that time and ask them to sing on the album. Elsewhere, Swift recently revealed that both Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams make guest appearances on her upcoming release, ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’. ![]()
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