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.
Monologue Song
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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But I'm not gonna talk about that
In my monologue
I like baking and things that smell like winter
But I'm not gonna talk about that
In my monologue
La la la,
I like writing songs about douche bags who cheat on me
But I'm not gonna say that
In my monologue
I like writing their names into songs
So that they're ashamed to go in public
But I'm not gonna say that
In my monologue
La la,
La la la la la
This is my musical monologue!
You might think I'd bring up Joe
That guy who broke up with me on the phone
But I'm not gonna mention him
In my monologue
Hey Joe, I'm doing real well
Tonight I'm hosting SNL
But I'm not gonna brag about that
In my monologue
La la la, ha ha ha
Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, la la la
And if you're wondering if I might
Be dating the werewolf from Twilight
I'm not gonna comment on that
In my monologue
La la,
La la la la la
This is my musical monologue
You might be expecting me to say
Something bad about Kanye
And how he ran up on the stage
And ruined my VMA monologue
But there's nothing more to say
Cause every thing's okay
I've got security lining the stage
It's my SNL monologue
La la,
La la la la la
This is my SNL monologue
La la,
La la la la la
That was my SNL monologue
In this song, Taylor Swift is presenting her monologue which is meant to be funny but also to reveal some of her interests and personal life. She lists things that she likes such as glitter, sparkly dresses, baking, and writing songs about people who have cheated on her. However, despite wanting to talk about these things, she decides not to because this is her musical monologue, and she wants to use this platform to share her story and experiences.
In particular, Taylor makes reference to Joe, who broke up with her on the phone, suggesting that she is moving on and doing well. She also jokes about hosting SNL, but rather than bragging about her success, she makes it a part of her monologue, making it more relatable and less self-centered. Towards the end of the song, Taylor also pokes fun at the rumors surrounding her relationship with a werewolf from Twilight, demonstrating a willingness to laugh at herself and her life.
Line by Line Meaning
I like glitter and sparkly dresses
I love glitters and sparkly dresses, but I won't discuss them in my musical monologue
But I'm not gonna talk about that
I will not talk about my love for glitters and sparkly dresses in my musical monologue
In my monologue
In my musical monologue
I like baking and things that smell like winter
I enjoy baking and the smell of winter, but I won't talk about them in my musical monologue
I like writing songs about douche bags who cheat on me
I enjoy writing songs about cheating exes, but I won't reveal that in my musical monologue
But I'm not gonna say that
I won't say that I like writing songs about cheating exes in my musical monologue
La la la,
Musical interlude
I like writing their names into songs
I like incorporating the names of cheating exes into my songs to embarrass them, but I won't mention that in my musical monologue
So that they're ashamed to go in public
I write songs to make cheating exes feel embarrassed in public
This is my musical monologue!
This is my monologue in the form of a song
You might think I'd bring up Joe
The audience might expect me to mention Joe, my ex-boyfriend
That guy who broke up with me on the phone
Joe broke up with me over the phone
But I'm not gonna mention him
I won't discuss Joe in my musical monologue
Tonight I'm hosting SNL
I am the host of Saturday Night Live tonight
But I'm not gonna brag about that
I won't boast about hosting SNL in my musical monologue
La la la, ha ha ha
Musical interlude
And if you're wondering if I might
The audience might be curious if I am dating the werewolf from Twilight
Be dating the werewolf from Twilight
Rumor has it that I might be dating the werewolf from Twilight
I'm not gonna comment on that
I won't give a statement regarding dating the werewolf from Twilight in my musical monologue
You might be expecting me to say
The audience might expect me to comment on
Something bad about Kanye
The audience might expect me to talk badly about Kanye West
And how he ran up on the stage
The event where Kanye interrupted me at the VMAs by running up on the stage
And ruined my VMA monologue
Kanye's interruption made it difficult for me to deliver my acceptance speech at the VMAs
But there's nothing more to say
There is nothing more to discuss regarding Kanye West
Cause every thing's okay
I have dealt with the Kanye incident, and everything is fine now
I've got security lining the stage
I have ensured that there is enough security to protect me on stage
It's my SNL monologue
I am delivering my monologue as the host of Saturday Night Live
That was my SNL monologue
I have finished delivering the monologue as the host of Saturday Night Live
Contributed by Wyatt D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
leticia assis
I like glitter and sparkly dresses
But I'm not gonna talk about that
In my monologue
I like baking and things that smell like winter
But I'm not gonna talk about that
In my monologue
La la la,
La la la
I like writing songs about douch-bags who cheat on me
But I'm not gonna say that
In my monologue
I like writing their names into songs
So that they're ashamed to go in public
But I'm not gonna say that
In my monologue
La la,
La la la la la
This is my musical monologue!
You might think I'd bring up Joe
That guy who broke up with me on the phone
But I'm not gonna mention him rolls eyes
In my monologue
[Spoken:]
Hey Joe, I'm doing real well
Tonight I'm hosting SNL
[Sings:]
But I'm not gonna write about that
In my monologue
La la la, ha ha ha
Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, la la la
And if you're wondering if I might
Be dating the werewolf from Twilight
[mouths: "Hi Taylor!" giving a little wave and blows a kiss
into the camera and a wink]
I'm not gonna comment on that
In my monologue
La la,
La la la la la
This is my musical monologue
You might be expecting me to say
Something bad about Kanye
And how he ran up on the stage
And ruined my VMA monologue
[Breathes and sighs...smiles]
But there's nothing more to say
Cause every thing's okay
I've got security lining the stage
It's my SNL monologue
La la,
La la la la la
This is my SNL monologue
La la,
La la la la la
That was my SNL monologue
pkth
Props to Taylor Lautner, for being the ex that never had one bad thing said or written about him 🤣🙌🏼
Lupita Alexandra Angulo Arellanes
I believe it was just a publicity stunt for Valentine's Day movie
Pressley
@Lupita Alexandra Angulo Arellanes no they dated, that's who back to december is about.
Isabel Salgado
@Lupita Alexandra Angulo Arellanes now everything is a stunt
Anzy
I guess him and Harry Styles
Paws🐾
@Lupita Alexandra Angulo Arellanesback to december is literally about him. Harry styles was the pr one
aleesha hope
this is definitely the taylor that wrote mr perfectly fine
Barry Stewart
How’s your heart after breaking my-inne?
Sk
@Barry Stewart mr. always at the right place at the right taaaiiime
Emma O'Brien
YES