What’s Their Best Song? #9: Taylor Swift - RESULTS THREAD

Got a point from me and arguably should be the winner.

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probably the whole reason I gave the album a proper shot as a non-swift fan (who has come around somewhat, at least on a clutch of great songs)

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I guess I was the only one who voted for This is Me Trying, it’s the best song on the album for me.

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OOOFFFT!! Surprised at this! Thought that’d be way higher up.

My first one to go. Great song. Think the Pond Sessions version cemented it as the best song from the Folklore/Evermore period for me.

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forgot to vote for Red (the song), that’s a great one

For a while I didn’t like The 1 as the opening track for the album, really thought it should open with Cardigan. Then it sort of clicked that The 1 is like a present day opening scene to a story told in flashback. I see The 1 being from the perspective of the narrator of Illicit Affairs and August, who had the summer affair with James, and she’s like “yeah that was an interesting time for me, I’m over it now but funny to look back on eh?” and then Cardigan is from Betty’s pov and kind of serves as a rewind to the time and place to these characters’ teenage years. Then Last Great American Dynasty is not part of the story but gives a flavour of the sort of part of the world the story happens in.

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can’t believe anyone voted for The Last Time.

Absolute dirge, skip it every time on red.

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This is another one that didn’t make my list purely out of presumption that other people would vote for it because it’s a single

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this version doesn’t especially stand out for me, but does remind me that I actually like her voice more than I think (either always have, or liking it more as she ages). Surprisingly deep and full, the note she hits for “ricochet” there ooh

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Maybe it gets missed cause it’s so far down the Red tracklist but it’s so good.

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I can’t believe the one Taylor Swift song with an Owen Pallett credit on it is a skip song but there it is. Could be good if not for that guys singing, cannot stick it.

Nearly forgot earlier but today we have:

36 voters
77 songs
1 winner

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huh! Did not know he was on that!

what a waste

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assumed the Phoebe feature would bring in the casuals

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Hard agree, one of the most exciting songs written by anyone (I voted for it!)

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We are already nearly at the top 20, but first here are the songs with 4 POINTS

Tis The Damn Season
Out Of The Woods
Invisible String
Coney Island
Mirrorball
Enchanted

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another one on my longer list that got dropped, just a lovely little storytelling song

love the lines about the waitress and sending presents to her exes babies :smiley: like nearly petty but actually just really sweet, playing with her reputation (which I know she’s done loads but it worked best for me on folklore)

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OH COME ON!!!

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easily the best song written about the bloke from Owl City

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A brief pause now while I unreasonably have to do a bit of work.

sorry taylor swift GIF

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