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Taylor Swift Music Recommendations

by WaterGirl|  March 23, 20248:28 pm| 96 Comments

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A few months ago I asked for suggestions for good Taylor Swift songs because I had never listened to her.

I have had a dozen tabs open with songs you had suggested, but that’s not practical, so I decided to make a playlist.  Now I’m finally ready to listen, and I am looking for suggestions for really good Taylor Swift songs to add to the playlist.

Playlist so far.

What else would you guys recommend?

As long as I get some good Taylor Swift recommendations I’ll be happy, so don’t feel like you’re limited to Taylor Swift.

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    1. 1.

      Suzanne

      March 23, 2024 at 8:34 pm

      Her best song is “All Too Well”, and the ten-minute version is incredible.

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    2. 2.

      Timill

      March 23, 2024 at 8:39 pm

      Can’t go wrong with PMJ

      Reply
    3. 3.

      Rachel bakes

      March 23, 2024 at 8:41 pm

      From my 17 year old:

      “Look what you made me do”

      ”welcome to New York “

      ”we are never getting back together”

      ”mean “

      ”our song”

      ”my tears ricochet “

      Reply
    4. 4.

      Ceci n est pas mon nym

      March 23, 2024 at 8:42 pm

      Who?

      Just kidding. A little. There’s a Disney ad I see featuring her and those few seconds my main reaction is, I don’t get why she’s such a huge deal. But I understand I’m old and out of touch. Also, I’m an idiot for trying to draw any kind of conclusion from 10 seconds.

      Also don’t get why Billie Eilish is a big deal.

      /curmudgeon

      I’ll listen to the playlist and try to get educated. Probably better than the random 70s soundtracks that keep popping up in my brain, much to the puzzlement of both my wife and myself.

      Reply
    5. 5.

      Mousebumples

      March 23, 2024 at 8:43 pm

      I also recommend the Eras Tour (on Disney+), if you just want to experience the music and her showwomanship.

      Reply
    6. 6.

      TerryTime

      March 23, 2024 at 8:43 pm

      Amazon Music has the Eras Tour playlist.

      Reply
    7. 7.

      Brooklyn Dodger

      March 23, 2024 at 8:44 pm

      Just getting familiar with her songs. I like “Karma.”

      Thanks for the tip of “All Too Well”, I’ll check it out.

      Reply
    8. 8.

      Princess

      March 23, 2024 at 8:45 pm

      You definitely need “Karma” “You Need to Calm Down” and “Look What You Made me Do.”

      Reply
    9. 9.

      Brooklyn Dodger

      March 23, 2024 at 8:47 pm

      Reply
    10. 10.

      Suzanne

      March 23, 2024 at 8:49 pm

      Here’s Rolling Stone’s list of her songs, ranked.

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    11. 11.

      Rob

      March 23, 2024 at 8:49 pm

      @Suzanne: Absolutely! When I had that CD in the car and the 10-minute version was coming up, I made sure that kleenex were handy in the front of the car.

      Reply
    12. 12.

      Harrison Wesley

      March 23, 2024 at 8:49 pm

      @Timill: Amen.  Love PMJ.

      Reply
    13. 13.

      Manyakitty

      March 23, 2024 at 8:54 pm

      @TerryTime: but will they let you listen in order or will they shuffle it? Not that it matters in this case, probably, but I am enraged that you can’t just look up a song and hear it without paying for yet another one of their scam unlimited programs. Ridiculous. Amazon is one of the main contributors to the enshittification of everything. I’m still so pissed that they’re charging more for less and less and less that I’m just about ready to deal with the inconvenience and give Bezos the boot.

      Reply
    14. 14.

      Ivan X

      March 23, 2024 at 8:55 pm

      I try to be helpful where and when I can. This is not gonna be one of those situations.

      Reply
    15. 15.

      PaulB

      March 23, 2024 at 8:57 pm

      If you want something a bit more amusing, here’s the “Shake It Off” scene from the animated movie, “Sing”.

      Reply
    16. 16.

      clay

      March 23, 2024 at 8:57 pm

      She’s done some notable collaborations. Check out “The Alcott” by The National, which she co-wrote and sings on.

      Reply
    17. 17.

      Chacal Charles Calthrop

      March 23, 2024 at 9:00 pm

      My sense of Taylor Swift is that she’s not so much a great musician but just very, very good at tapping into the zeitgeist.  Instead of listening to her, I’d watch her music videos, google blank space, style, look what you made me do, bejewelled, wildest dreams.

      wildest dreams is a good example of what I mean:  the story told by the video does not track the lyrics but isn’t incompatible with them either; instead, it just tells a completely different story from the one you’d expect from just hearing the song.  I think her music videos much more clever & interesting than her songs, which are undeniably banal.

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    18. 18.

      Craig

      March 23, 2024 at 9:07 pm

      Fairly clueless. I’ve tried to not be a “whatever” person about her. Don’t really know pop music anymore. My old friend that bonded with me over Norwegian Black Metal in the 90s has been going off on her since around 2019, complementing the production and writing. This week I learned that I have heard her, I just didn’t know it. Shake It Off is a catchy as hell song. I might watch The Eras Tour tonight. I think I prefer Billie Eilish, but whatever, there’s more to life than punk rock, metal and hip-hop.

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    19. 19.

      eclare

      March 23, 2024 at 9:07 pm

      That is a great playlist.

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    20. 20.

      SpaceUnit

      March 23, 2024 at 9:08 pm

      I would recognize exactly two Taylor Swift songs, but I’m planning to watch the concert on Disney at some point.

      If old school rock is more your cup of tea The Warning released another banger last week.  Those girls are just killing it right now.  Hell You call a Dream (live)

      You’re welcome.

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    21. 21.

      Princess

      March 23, 2024 at 9:10 pm

      Not Swift but very ear wormy: Charlotte Cardin, Confetti:

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3pKfuNBMQW8

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    22. 22.

      Lacuna Synecdoche

      March 23, 2024 at 9:11 pm

      I haven’t listened to that much Swift, but one song that really stuck the landing is:

      Blank Space – Taylor Swift

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    23. 23.

      Scout211

      March 23, 2024 at 9:11 pm

      Bigger than the Whole Sky

      from Midnights

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    24. 24.

      la caterina

      March 23, 2024 at 9:12 pm

      My fave Taylor Swift song: You Need to Calm Down

      Reply
    25. 25.

      Scout211

      March 23, 2024 at 9:17 pm

      All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) 10 min.

      Reply
    26. 26.

      Mel

      March 23, 2024 at 9:19 pm

      It’s not Taylor Swift, but give a listen to The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You”. Such a great band, and such a terrific song.

      Also well worth a listen: LP’s  “Lost on You”, and Susan Tedeschi’s gorgeous, bluesy tune “You Need to Be With Me”.

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    27. 27.

      Mel

      March 23, 2024 at 9:20 pm

      @la caterina: Seconded!

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    28. 28.

      WaterGirl

      March 23, 2024 at 9:20 pm

      @Ivan X: Well, then I wrote the last line of the post just for you!

      As long as I get some good Taylor Swift recommendations I’ll be happy, so don’t feel like you’re limited to Taylor Swift.

      Reply
    29. 29.

      Scout211

      March 23, 2024 at 9:21 pm

      Delicate

      Reply
    30. 30.

      Jackie

      March 23, 2024 at 9:22 pm

      WaterGirl, if you have Disney Plus, her movie concert is available to watch. If you’re wanting to understand the Taylor Swift phenomenon, that may be fun.

      Reply
    31. 31.

      Prescott Cactus

      March 23, 2024 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks Watergirl !

      I’ve never listened to one of songs. This will be interesting. Am I stuck with The Who and the Pearl Jams forever? No problem if I was…

      Just in case, are these going to be available on 8-tracks or only cassettes ?

      Reply
    32. 32.

      West of the Rockies

      March 23, 2024 at 9:24 pm

      @Ceci n est pas mon nym:

      Billie has a very distinctive voice and visual style.   I love her and Phineas.   I really dig Lil Nas X.  Gaustad is extremely talented, too.  Music is in good hands.

      Reply
    33. 33.

      Scout211

      March 23, 2024 at 9:29 pm

      You Belong With Me

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    34. 34.

      Mike S

      March 23, 2024 at 9:29 pm

      The Disney Folklore The Long Pond sessions documentary is quite good. Its fun to watch her process of writing. I’m a fan.

      I like this song from Folklore.

      Reply
    35. 35.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 23, 2024 at 9:30 pm

      Miss Americana is a pretty decent documentary.

      Reply
    36. 36.

      WaterGirl

      March 23, 2024 at 9:34 pm

      Appreciating all the suggestions; tomorrow I will add all of them to the playlist.

      Reply
    37. 37.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 23, 2024 at 9:34 pm

      I really like Snow on the Beach.  Then again, I really like Lana Del Rey.

      Reply
    38. 38.

      JoyceH

      March 23, 2024 at 9:34 pm

      I don’t have Disney Plus, but have been wondering about it. I like quite a number of the Disney animated movies and would like to see them again – Moana, Brave, the Princess and the Frog, Tangled, etc. I assume they have other stuff there so – what other stuff do they have?

      Reply
    39. 39.

      Scout211

      March 23, 2024 at 9:36 pm

      And one more,

      Willow

      Reply
    40. 40.

      lowtechcyclist

      March 23, 2024 at 9:41 pm

      @Suzanne: ​

      Her best song is “All Too Well”, and the ten-minute version is incredible.

      This. I can’t remember the last time a song has had quite that much of an effect on me on first listening. Thanks for recommending it in the first Taylor Swift thread.

      ETA:

      @Rachel bakes:

      ”we are never getting back together”

      Yeah, that’s another good one.

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    41. 41.

      gwangung

      March 23, 2024 at 9:41 pm

      @JoyceH: Everybody knows about Star Wars and Marvel, but if you’re old enough to remember all the cheesy low level comedies Disney used to produce. particularly the ones that somehow became nostalgia bait later, they’re still making them. And they’re on Disney Plus.

      Reply
    42. 42.

      Craig

      March 23, 2024 at 9:42 pm

      @JoyceH: they also have all the Star Wars, Marvel and National Geographic stuff.

      Reply
    43. 43.

      JoyceH

      March 23, 2024 at 9:45 pm

      @gwangung: I used to be a Star Wars fanatic, but I don’t think I’ve seen ANY of the newer stuff.

      Reply
    44. 44.

      JoyceH

      March 23, 2024 at 9:48 pm

      Hey, I’m dating myself, but does anyone else remember when the weekly Disney TV show was originally called The Wonderful World of Color? My sister and I would go over to the neighbor lady’s house to watch it on her color TV. (Once color became standard, it was renamed The Wonderful World of Disney.)

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    45. 45.

      West of the Rockies

      March 23, 2024 at 9:49 pm

      @JoyceH:

      Certainly

      I remember an excited male voice-over saying, “The FBI… in living color!“

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    46. 46.

      Mr. Bemused Senior

      March 23, 2024 at 9:52 pm

      @JoyceH: oh yes. And introduced by Walt himself as I recall.

      Reply
    47. 47.

      Craig

      March 23, 2024 at 9:52 pm

      @JoyceH: I went down a YouTube Disney rabbit hole awhile ago looking for Donald in Mathmagicland and came across the first episode where Walt shows off the color. Pretty cool.

      Reply
    48. 48.

      WaterGirl

      March 23, 2024 at 9:59 pm

      I’m heading out.  Nothing seems to be happening in the back room, so feel free to use this as an open thread, too.

      Reply
    49. 49.

      mrmoshpotato

      March 23, 2024 at 10:02 pm

      @WaterGirl: Night night.

      Reply
    50. 50.

      MomSense

      March 23, 2024 at 10:06 pm

      I’m stuck on the Noga Erez song Views.

      Reply
    51. 51.

      Mousebumples

      March 23, 2024 at 10:10 pm

      @JoyceH: when I had disney+ last, I went through a Disney Channel Original Movie rabbit hole – Brink!, Johnny Tsunami, Motocrossed, etc. Didn’t see The Famous Jett Jackson movie, to my dismay.

      (For the record, I don’t consider any of these to be Great Works of Film, but the nostalgia factor is high, as I watched those on Disney when I was in high school)

      They have a bunch of Disney stuff (surprise, lol), and also Hamilton, i believe.

      Reply
    52. 52.

      Hoosier X

      March 23, 2024 at 10:11 pm

      How has nobody mentioned The New Romantics yet?

      I’m sixty years old and I’m male, and I’ve got three of her albums that I listen to frequently.

      Reply
    53. 53.

      The Kropenhagen Interpretation

      March 23, 2024 at 10:12 pm

      Neither of my favorite Swift songs are in there:

       
      Taylor Swift – Our Song
      Tim McGraw ft Taylor Swift – The Highway Don’t Care

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    54. 54.

      Princess

      March 23, 2024 at 10:12 pm

      @Suzanne: Wow. That was amazing. Thank you. When she comes out at the end in the bookstore with all the young women hanging on her every word…

      Reply
    55. 55.

      The Kropenhagen Interpretation

      March 23, 2024 at 10:16 pm

      @Ceci n est pas mon nym: Also don’t get why Billie Eilish is a big deal.

      Dark, beautiful, often haunting music.

      Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted

      Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?

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    56. 56.

      Jager

      March 23, 2024 at 10:17 pm

      I have 4 nieces, they all grew up with Taylor, a teacher-coach, a dentist, a marketing genius, and a neo-natal doc. Just like Taylor, they’ve gone from smart kids to brilliant women.

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    57. 57.

      The Kropenhagen Interpretation

      March 23, 2024 at 10:18 pm

      @Omnes Omnibus: I forgot Snow on he Beach. Incredible song.

      Reply
    58. 58.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 23, 2024 at 10:25 pm

      @Jager: My Swiftie niece turned 21 today. She is a junior in college and majoring in elementary education.

      She and her mom are flying back from FL today.  I suggested that she get shitfaced on the plane.  I might be a bad influence.

      Reply
    59. 59.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 23, 2024 at 10:25 pm

      @The Kropenhagen Interpretation: Everything I Wanted is pretty cool.

      For the older crowd, here she is singing Fever.

      Reply
    60. 60.

      Jackie

      March 23, 2024 at 10:26 pm

      @JoyceH:

      Disney TV show was originally called The Wonderful World of Color?

      Those Sunday evenings were MAGICAL!!!

      Reply
    61. 61.

      Mel

      March 23, 2024 at 10:29 pm

      @gwangung: I loved “The Cat From Outer Space” when I was little.

      Reply
    62. 62.

      Chacal Charles Calthrop

      March 23, 2024 at 10:29 pm

      @Ceci n est pas mon nym: BTW you meantioned on an earlier thread that because you didn’t watch the “weather” part of broadcast TV anymore, you were now unaware of when a rainstorm was part of a larger system.

      I use the storm radar app from the weather channel to watch the weather, which not only tells you about larger systems, it also lets you known when rain is predicted to be more or less intense in the next few hours:

      https://apps.apple.com/us/app/storm-radar-weather-tracker/id1216396545

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    63. 63.

      Gwangung

      March 23, 2024 at 10:29 pm

      @JoyceH: if you have even the slightest yen, Disney plus will scratch it. Rogue one and Andor are universally praised. A lot of the others have their pluses.

      you can catch stuff like American born Chinese, one if those series that gets a lot of praise, but not enough viewers for a second season…

      Reply
    64. 64.

      TF79

      March 23, 2024 at 10:32 pm

      Taylor Swift is pretty far from my… aesthetic, but “Cruel Summer” is a banger.

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    65. 65.

      Bg

      March 23, 2024 at 10:35 pm

      Soon You’ll Get Better, Taylor Swift and The [Dixie] Chicks, really captures what it feels like when someone you love has vancer

      Reply
    66. 66.

      Jager

      March 23, 2024 at 10:39 pm

      @Omnes Omnibus:

      I’ve gotten shit faced with our young Doc and the rest of them too.

      Reply
    67. 67.

      Central Planning

      March 23, 2024 at 10:42 pm

      You could watch the Eras tour. Probably her most popular songs across her career.

      Reply
    68. 68.

      Poe Larity

      March 23, 2024 at 10:47 pm

      Meh, I like the old stuff

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwhb5HxyByE

      Reply
    69. 69.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 23, 2024 at 10:51 pm

      And an iconic woman from earlier times. 

      Reply
    70. 70.

      Time Travelin

      March 23, 2024 at 10:53 pm

      @Suzanne: As the bass player in my old man cover band, I dread it for is repetitive nature. Once we start playing it becomes somewhat meditative

      Reply
    71. 71.

      Emmyelle

      March 23, 2024 at 10:55 pm

      A fun thing to do: make yourself a Track 5 playlist, with the fifth song from every album. Because Taylor is a genius, nothing is random or unintentional. Track five means something. It’s nice to actually compare the track five songs on each album. My personal favorite is my tears ricochet. They’re all good. I suggest doing the same with track two.

      Personally, I don’t think there are any bad Taylor Swift songs. Some are way better and some are less good. It can take a while to find your groove. My daughter introduced me to Reputation when it came out, and at the time the only song I liked was New Year’s Day. Now I love most of it. When folklore and evermore came out, I went full Swiftie. Since then I’ve been listening to the entire collection and I’ve come to appreciate things that I skipped over before.

       

      All Too Well 10 minute version is probably my favorite if I could say that I have a favorite.

      Listen to 22 and Nothing New back to back. I promise you that next time someone says “All her songs are the same” you will tell them to fuck right off.

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    72. 72.

      BruceFromOhio

      March 23, 2024 at 10:56 pm

      @SpaceUnit: They are a blast live. Highly recommended.

      Reply
    73. 73.

      Timill

      March 23, 2024 at 11:00 pm

      @Time Travelin: f*ing Strauss f*ing waltzes…

      a French Horn player writes.

      Reply
    74. 74.

      Emmyelle

      March 23, 2024 at 11:00 pm

      Also, if you’re digging into folklore, I would suggest listening to the three songs of the high school love triangle trilogy altogether as a unit. The three songs are August, Betty,  and cardigan. Each one is from the point of view of a person who is involved in a high school love triangle. Each one is a different style. If you forced me to pick a favorite, I would say it’s August. But you have to listen to them all as a whole. The style of each one is actually really important to conveying the point of view . Taking together it’s a musical masterpiece

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    75. 75.

      BruceFromOhio

      March 23, 2024 at 11:01 pm

      All Too Well and Snow On The Beach. Vigilante Shit is a hoot.

      And search for the lyrics, there’s a lot going on there.

      I don’t dress for women

      I don’t dress for men

      Lately I’ve been dressing for revenge

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    76. 76.

      JWR

      March 23, 2024 at 11:04 pm

      I’m sure I’ve heard bits of this or that Taylor Swift song, probably on SNL, and the only thing I can remember about them is that she sure knows how to write a hook! Also that she’s not my bowl of cherries.

      Now, here’s some 1972, comin’ right at you!

      Jo Jo Gunne – Babylon

      Babylon is from the album featuring Jo Jo Gunne’s Greatest Hit, Run, Run, Run

      Reply
    77. 77.

      BruceFromOhio

      March 23, 2024 at 11:05 pm

      @Emmyelle: Vocals on Getaway Car!

      New Years Day arrived at a time that I needed it very badly.

      Reply
    78. 78.

      Steve Holmes

      March 23, 2024 at 11:26 pm

      I like the Red era, but I particularly love the National Bon Iver adjacent stuff, folklore and evermore. In fact I made a Taylor National Multiverse playlist

      https://open.spotify.com/playlist/65J6rfw0cPGAf1nQqIaxQq?si=d-_K3CB5SqW_e9NVDFJh2g&pi=u-dnHV-rTWRQK5

      Reply
    79. 79.

      206inKY

      March 23, 2024 at 11:45 pm

      1. this is why we can’t have nice things

      2. london boy

      3. blank space

      4. dress

      5. false god

      6. vigilante shit

      7. champagne problems

      8. the 1

      9. midnight rain

      10. new year’s day

      11. maroon

      12. lover

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    80. 80.

      Curtis

      March 23, 2024 at 11:59 pm

      I’m a fan of her later albums (1989 and on) so my recs are from those, but she does have some gems on her early stuff too.

      1. Slut!
      2. Maroon
      3. The 1
      4. Cardigan
      5. Cruel Summer
      6. Anti Hero
      7. Delicate
      8. The Last Great American Dynasty
      9.  Champagne Problems
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    81. 81.

      Hawes

      March 24, 2024 at 12:05 am

      Cardigan is amazing
      It’s The National, but The Alcott is great
      High Infidelity

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    82. 82.

      way2blue

      March 24, 2024 at 12:26 am

      Better Man (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]

      (It’s my only Taylor Swift song.)  Have you seen Netflix / Ms Americana?  Has some great unscripted scenes.

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    83. 83.

      BigJimSlade

      March 24, 2024 at 1:18 am

      @Ceci n est pas mon nym: Why is (fill in the blank) a big deal… just think back to when you were young and ask that same question about who was big then. For instance, the BeeGees were a big deal. So why not Swift and Eilish?

      Reply
    84. 84.

      Jack the Cold Warrior

      March 24, 2024 at 1:40 am

      I never paid much attention to Taylor Swift, pegging her as another “Pop Tart” like Britney Spears.

      Then a fellow Veteran FB Friend, a retired Army Master Sergeant sent me the link to her video “Marjorie” about her opera singer grandmother.

      It was amazing.

      I then begin checking out her recent works and found the video for “Epiphany”, which is an ode to her Marine Corp Grandfather, veteran of WW2 battles Guadalcanal, Okinawa, and others. The song compares the sacrifices of soldiers to the sacrifices of first responders, nurses, doctors and other caregivers during the COVID pandemic.

      It Blew me Away.

      So now, as a child of 60’s and 70’s music I find myself diving into Taylor Swifts entire Playlist and enjoying it all.

      Reply
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      NeenerNeener

      March 24, 2024 at 7:13 am

      Thanks for the song links, Watergirl. Now I understand why people think Anti Hero is about Meghan Markle.

      Reply
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      Bunter

      March 24, 2024 at 7:41 am

      I don’t know if this is so late you won’t see it, but “You’re Losing Me” is another one to listen to, with tissues at hand.

      Reply
    87. 87.

      Robert A Savell

      March 24, 2024 at 7:48 am

      In my humble opinion (and also that of my quite talented songwriting daughter) Florence Welch is the most amazing songwriter of this generation. But Taylor is a strong second. Not as poetic as our pre-Raphaelite banshee, but she’s a first rate storyteller and damn can she write a hook. Also, quite the sense of humor. Personal favorite album- Folklore.

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      WaterGirl

      March 24, 2024 at 8:59 am

      Thanks for all the songs!  I have 3 pages (double spaced) of songs to add to the playlist.  Will let you know once I get them all added!

      Reply
    89. 89.

      wonkie

      March 24, 2024 at 9:25 am

      I’ve tried to listen to her, but the songs didn’t seem to have a melody and there was too much general noise involved. I did see how the story in the song would resonate. The story was about a woman telling a man that she could see who he really was from her view from the floor (he had decked her.) A powerful story. So, based on my limited acquaintance, I see her as a storyteller for people who haven’t felt like their stories mattered. This is all tentative since, clearly, I haven’t heard the right songs.

      I am underwhelmed by Beyonce’s Texas Hold ‘Em but someone mentioned Daddy Stories and I gave it a listen. Now I have a Beyonce song on my Spotify “liked” list.

      For anyone looking for a strong melody, interesting lyrics, and a fluidly expressive voice, try Amy Speace.

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    90. 90.

      Ciotog

      March 24, 2024 at 9:34 am

      Style

      Mastermind

      Wildest Dreams

      The Man

      …Ready For It

      The 1

      No Body No Crime

      Blank Space

      Bejeweled

      Lavender Haze

      Anti-Hero

      Invisible String

      Champagne Problems

      Evermore

      Safe & Sound

      I really started to like her when she released her folkier pandemic albums, folklore and evermore. But once my kid started liking her, I got into almost all of her eras.

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    91. 91.

      boba

      March 24, 2024 at 9:52 am

      @Ceci n est pas mon nym:

      You are not alone in asking “who.” The frau is a professor and if one is not mentioned in scientific literature, she doesn’t know the person.  And indeed IRL once I mentioned TS to her, her reply was: who?

      Mind you, I also would not recognize any TS songs, as I rarely listen to contemporary music nor watch any TV.  One of the few benefits of advanced age is blissful ignorance.

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    92. 92.

      dnfree

      March 24, 2024 at 12:13 pm

      @Mousebumples: I absolutely second the recommendation to watch the tour on Disney+ if you possibly can.  We did, and not only does it give you the flavor of each “Era”, it shows you the relationship with her fans.  We watched the whole thing, even the acoustic part that came after we thought the show was over.  The melodies (to our elderly ears) weren’t distinctive, but the lyrics, and her performance of the lyrics, is the point.  Her facial expressions tell you exactly what she means.

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    93. 93.

      Maxim

      March 24, 2024 at 1:47 pm

      The Eras tour on Disney+ is definitely worth watching. I’ve recently been listening to her entire catalog, because I couldn’t name or identify more than a couple of her songs, but I’ve had it on as background while I work, so I’m still getting well enough acquainted to be able to name favorites. Most of them have already been mentioned.

      Reply
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      Mark-nc

      March 24, 2024 at 3:13 pm

      Some of my favorites:  Style, Willow, Cardigan, Wildest Dreams, Delicate, Back to December

      Reply
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      nickdag

      March 24, 2024 at 5:37 pm

      Thanks for posting this! I wasn’t very familiar with TS until recently, and I gotta say that I’m enjoying several of her songs already (Wildest Dreams, Delicate, Blank Space, You Need to Calm Down).

      Many of these I discovered when going on a music discovery binge of various artists. To my surprise, I found *all* my ear worms over the next few days were her songs. They truly are catchy.

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    96. 96.

      WaterGirl

      March 24, 2024 at 8:40 pm

      @Mark-nc: Sorry to be late in catching your comment in moderation!  Now the your first comment has been approved, future comments will show up right away.

      Welcome!

      Reply

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