Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 to pursue a career in country music. She broke into the country music scene with her eponymous self-titled debut studio album, Taylor Swift in 2006, which included the singles "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song". Swift also released the holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, later titled as The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007.
Swift rose to mainstream prominence with her sophomore studio album, Fearless (2008), a country pop record with crossover appeal. Aided by the top-five singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Swift's third studio album, Speak Now (2010), blended country pop with elements of rock and featured the top-ten singles "Mine" and "Back to December".
Drawing inspiration from various pop, rock, and electronic genres, Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) saw her transcending her country roots. She completely moved to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), and expanded the electropop sound on her next two studio albums, reputation (2017) and Lover (2019), which respectively embraced urban and retro styles. The four albums spawned a string of international top-five singles, including "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood", "Look What You Made Me Do", "ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)", "You Need to Calm Down", and "Lover".
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift experimented with folk and alternative rock on her eighth and ninth studio albums, folklore and evermore (both 2020), whose lead singles "cardigan" and "willow" topped charts around the world. She also released the critically acclaimed documentaries Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions that year. Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights (2022), marked her triumphant return to pop after two folk albums. The album set the record for biggest first day and first week ever on Spotify, spawned the hits Anti-Hero and Lavender Haze, and sold over 1.5 million copies in its first week becoming not only the biggest debut of the decade but also Swift's biggest debut ever. She would make history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks from Midnights.
Additionally, Swift began re-recording her back catalog in November 2020 as a result of a publicized dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine, regarding the acquisition of the masters of her back catalog. In April 2021, Swift released a re-recorded issue of her 2008 album Fearless, titled Fearless (Taylor's Version). It debuted at number one in the US. Swift continued releasing re-recorded versions of her back catalog in November, 2021 with the release of Red (Taylor's Version), a 30 track re-issue of her 2012 critical smash. The album debuted at #1 in the US, spawned the #1 hit All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault), and broke the record at the time for biggest first day for a female album on Spotify. Red (Taylor's Version) was a critical and commercial hit, and proved that Swift's ambitious plan to re-record her first 6 albums was well worth it.
Along with the release of Red (Taylor's Version) came All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), Swift's filmmaking debut. The 15 minute romantic drama was based on the lyrical content from Swift's 2012 fan favorite "All Too Well" starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. It had a limited theatrical release in major cities, and Swift held special screenings of the film throughout 2022 at various film festivals. In December, 2022 Taylor announced that she would be making her feature directorial debut with Oscar-winning studio Searchlight Pictures.
Following the release of Midnights, Swift would embark on her first tour in five years, The Eras Tour.
Swift has released several songs for film soundtracks. She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack— "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier", and contributed two songs to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, including the single "Today Was a Fairytale", which was her first number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. She also contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album: "Safe & Sound - from The Hunger Games Soundtrack", co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett, and "Eyes Open". "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, Swift recorded "Sweeter than Fiction", a song she wrote and produced with Jack Antonoff for the One Chance film soundtrack, which received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Swift and English singer Zayn Malik, mononymously known as Zayn, released a single together, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017). She also recorded an original song called "Beautiful Ghosts", which she wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Cats's soundtrack (2019). In 2020, Swift's documentary Miss Americana featured the song "Only the Young" which was written after the 2018 United States elections. In 2022, she released an original song titled "Carolina" for Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) inspired by the novel written by Delia Owens.
With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, Swift is a best-selling music artist. Her accolades include 12 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), two Brit Awards (including a Global Icon award), an Emmy Award, 28 [https://guinnessworldrecords.com/]Guinness World Records, 32 American Music Awards (the most wins by an artist), and 23 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins by a woman). She ranked eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart (2019) and was listed on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015). Swift has been included in various power rankings, such as Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2010, 2015 and 2019) and Forbes Celebrity 100 (placing first in 2016 and 2019). She was named Woman of the Decade (2010s) by Billboard and Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards.
I Bet You Think About Me
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Fast asleep in your city that's better than mine
And the girl in your bed has a fine pedigree
And I'll bet your friends tell you she's better than me, huh
Well, I tried to fit in with your upper-crust circles
Yeah, they let me sit in back when we were in love
Oh, they sit around talkin' 'bout the meaning of life
But now that we're done and it's over
I bet you couldn't believe
When you realized I'm harder to forget than I was to leave
And I bet you think about me
You grew up in a silver-spoon gated community
Glamorous, shiny, bright Beverly Hills
I was raised on a farm, no, it wasn't a mansion
Just livin' room dancin' and kitchen table bills
But you know what they say, you can't help who you fall for
And you and I fell like an early spring snow
But reality crept in, you said we're too different
You laughed at my dreams, rolled your eyes at my jokes
Mr. Superior Thinkin'
Do you have all the space that you need?
I don't have to be your shrink to know that you'll never be happy
And I bet you think about me
I bet you think about me, yes
I bet you think about me
Oh, block it all out
The voices so loud, sayin'
"Why did you let her go?"
Does it make you feel sad
That the love that you're lookin' for
Is the love that you had
Now you're out in the world, searchin' for your soul
Scared not to be hip, scared to get old
Chasin' make-believe status, last time you felt free
Was when none of that shit mattered 'cause you were with me
But now that we're done and it's over
I bet it's hard to believe
But it turned out I'm harder to forget than I was to leave
And, yeah, I bet you think about me
I bet you think about me, yes
I bet you think about me
I bet you think about me when you're out
At your cool indie music concerts every week
I bet you think about me in your house
With your organic shoes and your million-dollar couch
I bet you think about me when you say
"Oh my God, she's insane, she wrote a song about me"
I bet you think about me
The song "I Bet You Think About Me" by Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton is a powerful take on a breakup where the singer is imagining her ex-boyfriend and his feelings towards her. The song starts off at 3 am, with the singer imagining her ex to be sound asleep in his comfortable city. She then goes on to talk about how the girl in his bed has a fine pedigree and must be better than her. The singer also talks about how she tried to fit in with her ex's upper-class circles when they were in love, but now that they've broken up, she is harder to forget than she was to leave.
The song showcases the stark contrast between the backgrounds of the singer and her ex-boyfriend. The singer sings about how he grew up in a gated community in bright Beverly Hills, while she was raised on a farm with kitchen table bills. The song emphasizes the idea that love knows no boundaries and cannot be limited to just one kind of person.
In the second verse, the singer accuses her ex-boyfriend of being shallow and chasing make-believe status. She states that he is scared to get old and is always searching for something more. She ends the song by stating that she knows he thinks about her and imagines him doing so while he's at indie music concerts every week or lounging on his million-dollar couch.
Overall, the song is a powerful take on a breakup and showcases the singer's strength and resilience in the face of heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
3 AM and I'm still awake, I'll bet you're just fine
I am still up and thinking of you while you are most likely asleep and not thinking of me
Fast asleep in your city that's better than mine
You are sleeping soundly in your superior city while I am left alone in my less impressive one
And the girl in your bed has a fine pedigree
The girl in your bed comes from a high societal background that is supposedly more worthy than my own
And I'll bet your friends tell you she's better than me, huh
I am sure that your friends think that the girl in your bed is a better match for you than I ever was
Well, I tried to fit in with your upper-crust circles
I attempted to assimilate into your wealthy social group
Yeah, they let me sit in back when we were in love
When we were together, I was only allowed to sit at the back of the group when we hung out with your friends
Oh, they sit around talkin' 'bout the meaning of life
Your friends spend their time discussing philosophical topics such as the purpose of existence
And the book that just saved 'em that I hadn't heard of
They talk about books that I am not familiar with and haven't read
But now that we're done and it's over
Since our relationship has ended
I bet you couldn't believe
You were probably surprised when you found out
When you realized I'm harder to forget than I was to leave
You found out that it's not easy to forget me despite the fact that it was easy for you to leave me
And I bet you think about me
I am confident that you frequently think about me
You grew up in a silver-spoon gated community
You were raised in a wealthy, exclusive neighborhood
Glamorous, shiny, bright Beverly Hills
Specifically, you were brought up in the posh area of Beverly Hills
I was raised on a farm, no, it wasn't a mansion
In contrast, I grew up on a modest farm that was far from being luxurious
Just livin' room dancin' and kitchen table bills
However, I had fun in my living room dancing and we didn't have much financially, so we paid most bills on our kitchen table
But you know what they say, you can't help who you fall for
As the saying goes, you can't control who you fall in love with
And you and I fell like an early spring snow
We fell in love quickly and intensely, like a snowfall in the early spring
But reality crept in, you said we're too different
Eventually, the real world caught up with us and you decided that our differences would prevent us from being together
You laughed at my dreams, rolled your eyes at my jokes
You made fun of my aspirations and didn't appreciate my sense of humor
Mr. Superior Thinkin'
You have a tendency to think of yourself as superior
Do you have all the space that you need?
Are you satisfied with the life you've chosen for yourself?
I don't have to be your shrink to know that you'll never be happy
I don't have to be your therapist to realize that you'll never find true happiness
And I bet you think about me
I am certain that you think about me from time to time
Oh, block it all out
You try to ignore my memory
The voices so loud, sayin'
The voices in your head are persistent and loud
"Why did you let her go?"
"Why did you break up with her?"
Does it make you feel sad
Does it cause you to feel melancholy or regretful
That the love that you're lookin' for
Are you upset that the love that you're searching for
Is the love that you had
Is the love that you experienced with me
Now you're out in the world, searchin' for your soul
Currently, you're exploring the world on a quest to find your true purpose
Scared not to be hip, scared to get old
You're afraid of losing your cool factor and becoming old and dull
Chasin' make-believe status, last time you felt free
You're pursuing an imaginary sense of status, and the last time you felt truly free was with me
Was when none of that shit mattered 'cause you were with me
During our time together, everything else seemed irrelevant because we were happy just being with each other
But now that we're done and it's over
Unfortunately, our romance has come to an end
I bet it's hard to believe
I think it's likely difficult for you to accept
But it turned out I'm harder to forget than I was to leave
It is proving to be more difficult to forget me than it was to walk away from our relationship
And, yeah, I bet you think about me
I'm sure that you think about me often
I bet you think about me when you're out
I suspect that you think of me when you're out and about
At your cool indie music concerts every week
Particularly when you're attending hip indie music concerts every week
I bet you think about me in your house
It wouldn't surprise me if you think about me while in your house
With your organic shoes and your million-dollar couch
Surrounded by your expensive items, including the organic shoes and million-dollar couch you own
I bet you think about me when you say
I strongly believe that you think of me when you say
"Oh my God, she's insane, she wrote a song about me"
"Wow, she really wrote a whole song about me - that's crazy"
I bet you think about me
Overall, I am certain that you think of me frequently
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift, Lori McKenna
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ελένη Στεργιοπούλου
Magnificent things about this video:
-Taylor eating the cake
-The scarf...
-Taylor as a bride
-Too much red
-The "She's insane, she wrote a song about me" line
-Aaron Dessner in the band
-Blake Lively as the director
Such a lovely MV! Love you Tay!!!❤️
KUYA FAITH
1. Taylor Swift - The Country Girl
2. Fearless - The Teenage Girl
3. Speak Now - The Princess
4. Red - A Heartbroken Woman
5. 1989 - The Party Woman
6. reputation - A Brave Woman
7. Lover - The Lover
8. folklore - A Wise Woman
9. evermore - The Storyteller
10. Midnights - The Woman Who Fights Inner Demons
...............
Fleeting Films
Everytime I tell myself to take a break from watching Taylor Swift videos, I Almost Do
Camila Cabello
we almost ran the red
Mystic Unicorn
Well played
G Siya
Yes sir we saw what you did there
CYBORG 95
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Dorra Boussetta
NIIIIIIICE
Ελένη Στεργιοπούλου
Magnificent things about this video:
-Taylor eating the cake
-The scarf...
-Taylor as a bride
-Too much red
-The "She's insane, she wrote a song about me" line
-Aaron Dessner in the band
-Blake Lively as the director
Such a lovely MV! Love you Tay!!!❤️
Nour Nouni
YES
Rose Over
And that the wife in the video is actually Miles teller’s wife
Ελένη Στεργιοπούλου
@Rose Over oh I didn't know that