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 eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024) which was 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, yet ongoing 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—a retrospective tour covering the entirety of her discography. During her ongoing tour, Swift would release her next two re-recorded albums, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in July and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in October of 2023. The former of which would land Swift as the woman with the most number-one albums (12) in Billboard 200 history, surpassing Barbra Streisand. The latter was her sixth album to sell one million copies in a single week in the US, her largest album sales in a week span. “Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)”, the lead single for 1989 (Taylor's Version), would peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 66th annual GRAMMY Awards, Taylor Swift surprised viewers by announcing her eleventh studio album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. On April 19, 2024, the album was released globally, breaking records: it became the first ever to amass 1 billion Spotify streams in a week and sold 2.6 million units in its first week in the US. Swift dominated the charts, monopolizing the top 14 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 and securing the top 10 positions on Australia’s ARIA Singles Chart. The lead single, Fortnight, featuring Post Malone, quickly soared to the number-one position on the Hot 100. Additionally, just two hours after the album’s release, Swift surprised fans with a reissue titled THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY, which included 15 extra songs.
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.
Taylor Swift is the Music Industry.
Suburban Legends
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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In my peripheral vision
I let it slide like a hose on a slippery plastic summer
All was quickly forgiven
You were so magnetic it was almost obnoxious
Flush with the currency of cool
I was always turning out my empty pockets
And when it came to you
I didn't come here to make friends
We were born to be suburban legends
When you hold me, it holds me together
And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
I had the fantasy that maybe our mismatched star signs would surprise the whole school
When I ended up back at our class reunion walking in with you
You'd be more than a chapter in my old diaries with the pages ripped out
I am standing in a 1950s gymnasium and I can still see you now
I didn't come here to make friends
We were born to be suburban legends
When you hold me, it holds me together
And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
I know that you still remember
We were born to be national treasures
When you told me we'd get back together
And you kissed me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
Tick-tock on the clock
I pace down your block
I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it
Waves crash on the shore
I dash to the door
You don't knock anymore
And my whole life's ruined
Tick-tock on the clock
I pace down your block
I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it
Waves crash to the shore
I dash to the door
You don't knock anymore
And I always knew it
That my life would be ruined
In "Suburban Legends," Taylor Swift reflects on a past relationship that had a profound impact on her. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of young love in a suburban setting and the emotions that come with it. The opening lines suggest that the person she was involved with had a mysterious and unpredictable nature, represented by "people who called you on unmarked numbers." Despite this, she chose to overlook the uncertainties and let her guard down, comparing it to a slippery plastic summer hose.
The person she was involved with had a magnetic personality that bordered on being obnoxious. They seemed to be popular and confident, while she felt like she constantly came up short when it came to impressing them. However, despite their differences, there was an undeniable connection between them. It was a love that held her together, but also one that she knew would inevitably cause pain and confusion.
As the song continues, Taylor Swift imagines a future where they reunite at their old school's class reunion. She hopes that their relationship will prove the doubters wrong and become more significant than just a chapter in her diary. The nostalgia is palpable as she describes standing in a 1950s gymnasium, picturing their reunion, and still being able to see them clearly.
The chorus reinforces the idea that their love was destined to be legendary, not just in their suburban town but on a national scale. It was a love that left an indelible mark, both in the intensity of their kisses and in the pain it caused. She grapples with the knowledge that they still remember their connection, and though they might have promised to get back together, the longing and heartbreak that lingers will continue to impact her forever.
The final verses of the song convey a sense of time passing and the aftermath of their relationship. The ticking clock represents the passage of time, and Taylor Swift finds herself pacing down their block, still brokenhearted. She acknowledges that she broke her own heart because the person she was involved with was too polite to end things. The waves crashing on the shore symbolize the emotional turmoil she experiences, and she rushes to the door, eagerly waiting for them to return, even though they no longer knock. She confesses that she always knew her life would be ruined by this love.
Overall, "Suburban Legends" showcases Taylor Swift's storytelling abilities as she vividly recounts a past love that had a lasting impact on her. The lyrics capture the hope, nostalgia, and heartache that come with young love in a suburban setting.
Line by Line Meaning
You had people who called you on unmarked numbers
You had mysterious individuals reaching out to you from unknown sources.
In my peripheral vision
In the corner of my eye, slightly noticed.
I let it slide like a hose on a slippery plastic summer
I ignored it effortlessly, like water sliding off a smooth surface in the summer.
All was quickly forgiven
Any previous grievances were swiftly pardoned.
You were so magnetic it was almost obnoxious
You possessed an overwhelmingly attractive charm, almost to the point of annoyance.
Flush with the currency of cool
Overflowing with the reputation and popularity associated with being cool.
I was always turning out my empty pockets
I constantly found myself empty-handed and lacking resources.
And when it came to you
Especially when it concerned you.
I didn't come here to make friends
I didn't enter this situation with the intention of forming friendships.
We were born to be suburban legends
Our destiny was to become legendary figures within our suburban community.
When you hold me, it holds me together
Your embrace provides me with emotional stability and support.
And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
Your kisses have a lasting impact on me, causing both positive and negative repercussions.
I had the fantasy that maybe our mismatched star signs would surprise the whole school
I harbored a fantasy that the differences in our astrological signs would astonish our entire school.
When I ended up back at our class reunion walking in with you
When I found myself attending our class reunion and arriving alongside you.
You'd be more than a chapter in my old diaries with the pages ripped out
You would hold significance beyond being a forgotten part of my past.
I am standing in a 1950s gymnasium and I can still see you now
I find myself in a dated gymnasium, yet the memory of you remains vivid.
We were born to be national treasures
Our destiny was to become revered and cherished figures on a national scale.
When you told me we'd get back together
When you assured me that we would reconcile our relationship.
Tick-tock on the clock, I pace down your block
The ticking of the clock resonates as I anxiously wander through your neighborhood.
I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it
I inflicted emotional pain upon myself because you were unwilling to do it out of kindness.
Waves crash on the shore, I dash to the door
The crashing waves parallel my urgency as I quickly rush to the door.
You don't knock anymore
You no longer announce your presence with a knock.
And my whole life's ruined
And as a result, my entire life has been devastated.
And I always knew it
And deep down, I always had an awareness of this outcome.
That my life would be ruined
That my life would be irreparably damaged.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jack Michael Antonoff, Taylor Alison Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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1. Taylor Swift - The Dreamer
2. Fearless - The Teenage Girl
3. Speak Now - The Princess
4. Red - A Heartbroken Woman
5. 1989 - The Party Woman
6. reputation - The Heroine
7. Lover - The Lover
8. folklore - A Wise Woman
9. evermore - The Storyteller
10. Midnights - The Brilliant Insomniac
11. Taylor's Version - A Superstar Icon
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@carlosguemes
No se que hariamos sin Taylor en esta época de la música 😢❤
@brancoalbertogarciasantana4630
Sin taylor mi vida no tiene sentido ah
@AleCortes2023
Amén😭🙏 una vida sin taytay no es vida
@frostermaster6004
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@m-vini
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@eternallyhappy247
Me too
@kaytieanddreambreen4554
"I broke my own heart, because you were too polite to do it"... TS IS A LEGENDARY WRITER AND STORYTELLER
@harlanaguirrevisca3648
I shut my face and dropped my jaw when I heard that line😭
@Sidneet_Edits
1.1K likes but only 1 comment? That's surprising.
@joy1696
@@Sidneet_Editsagreed, let’s change that. :} I love this lyric but I feel like I’m missing something that others are getting?