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. Following Midnights, Taylor Swift announced her upcoming eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024) which is set to be released on April 19, 2024. She announced this record at 66th Annual Grammy Award Show accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for her previous album, Midnights (2022) in honour of receiving her 13th Grammy.
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 14 Grammy Awards, including four Album of the Year wins, which makes
Swift the artist with the most awards for that category in history, 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, Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards, and Person of the Year (2023) by Time Magazine.
September
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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The 28th night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away
Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Hey, say that you remember
Ai, ai, dancin' in September
Ai, ai, never was a cloudy day
My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love
Remember how we knew love was here to stay
Now, December found the love that we shared in September
Only blue talk and love
Remember the love that we share today
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Hey, say that you remember
Ai, ai, dancin' in September
Ai, ai, never was a cloudy day
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Hey, say that you remember
Ai, ai, dancin' in September
Ai, ai, golden dreams were shiny days
Do you remember
The 28th night of September?
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Hey, say that you remember
Ai, ai, dancin' in September
Ai, ai, never was a cloudy day
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Hey, say that you remember
Ai, ai, dancin' in September
Ai, ai, golden dreams were shiny days
And there never was a cloudy day
There never was a cloudy day
In Taylor Swift's "September," she is reminiscing about a past love and a special moment they shared on September 28th, a night so perfect that they could dance under the stars without a single cloud in the sky. The love they shared was so strong that it changed the minds of anyone who doubted them. The song takes us back to a time where everything was simple, and she wishes she could go back to that moment where she was carefree and happy.
The lyrics, "Our hearts were ringin' in the key that our souls were singin'" emphasizes how deep their love was and how much they were in tune with each other. Taylor then sings, "My thoughts are with you, holding hands with your heart to see you, only blue talk and love." Here, she emphasizes the importance of communicating and being open with a partner in a relationship. Even though December has arrived, and their love affair is over, she can still remember the love that they shared that beautiful September night.
Overall, "September" is a beautiful, nostalgic song that conveys the longing for simpler times and encapsulates the magic of being young and in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember
Asking if the listener recalls a specific moment in time
The 28th night of September?
Referring to a particular date in September as the time being remembered
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
Describing the transformative power of love on people who previously pretended to care
While chasin' the clouds away
Imagery of love removing obstacles and negativity
Our hearts were ringin'
Implying strong emotions being felt
In the key that our souls were singin'
Highlighting the connection between the two people's inner selves
As we danced in the night, remember
Recalling a moment where they danced under the stars
How the stars stole the night away
Emphasizing the beauty and power of their surroundings
Hey, say that you remember
Reiterating the importance of the listener's memory
Dancin' in September
Reflecting back on the act of dancing in the previous September
Never was a cloudy day
Stressing the happiness and positivity of the moment being remembered
My thoughts are with you
Addressing someone who is no longer present
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Visualizing a scene of the two people holding hands, to express love and affection
Only blue talk and love
Referencing communication shared between people who were close, discussing their love
Remember how we knew love was here to stay
Reminding of the certainty they felt towards their love
Now, December found the love that we shared in September
Contrasting the happiness felt earlier with the lack of love now being felt
Golden dreams were shiny days
Ascribing magical qualities to this past memory
And there never was a cloudy day
Repeating and emphasizing the joy and clear skies of the past moment
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Beryllium Pear
Taylor Swift's classmates say she's bad at singing and bully her... •Taylor becomes a singer and debuts albums and shuts them down.
Taylor's debut albums face ownership problems. •Taylor tries to ignore it and live her life and date many people.
People say Taylor Swift dates too much in her 20's.
•Taylor stops and is single for years.
People say "Red" is filled with too many
break-up songs. •Taylor makes a new album about moving to New York and how her life is amazing with her friends.
People say Taylor's music is changing too much for her to stay in country music. •Taylor presents an entire genre shift, and a pop album called "1989".
People say Taylor shows too many pictures
of her friends. •Taylor stops doing that as well.
People say Taylor is a "calculated
manipulator". •Taylor disappears from Public view for
years.
People say Taylor is now being cast as a villain
•Taylor returns and makes a dark villainous album "Reputation"
People say Taylor's new album is too dark. •Taylor makes the most colourful and fun album ever "Lover".
People say Taylor's music is too colourful and fun. •Taylor makes soft albums, "Evermore", and "Folklore".
Now, people say Taylor copies Lana Del Ray •This time, Taylor ignores them, and fights for ownership to her first six albums for one last time, and gets it. She releases. "Taylor's Version"s of the controversial songs, is Happier than Ever, and shuts down all haters.
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Owella Fehr
I absolutely love this cover of the song; it's so gentle and dreamlike, almost magical!
Benedictine Asufra
i didn't know she has a song for september😍
august, september and december(back to december)
I wish she'll have a songs of every months.
A lola
its a cover ❤️
Rhyne Shiane
Yahh sounds funny but, i love it
Celeste Azarcon
songs of every months please taylor hehehe
Uchiha
gray november-evermore
since july-evermore
Raghav
I also just got to know
Shauna
I can’t believe how much hate this got when it was released. Its a very good cover, her vocals are so good on it and covers are meant to be different. Like she’s country pop singer what did people expect her to sing it like a soul singer or something? People just love to hate on her because they clearly have issues.
Hannah Gs
It’s a bad cover
Katie Cochran
@Hannah Gs except it isn’t, lmfao. It’s ethereal and dreamy.