I remember listening to the debut MORE than fearless at the time too!!Īt the time, the debut felt to me like the “indie record that’s much cooler than mine” because everyone knew love story and those were very “popular” pop songs. My mom was super impressed because “SHE WROTE THE SONG HERSELF” (my mom was an OG “her mind!!” clown 🤡 🤣) and after fearless came out, I got her debut album too. Reliving a vital part in the fans’ and Swift’s lives is something that not many fanbases get to do, and hers is “The Lucky One.Okay, so as an aged millennial (lol I’m 29 but sometimes just feel ancient), I literally don’t remember hearing about Taylor Swift until Love Story came out. Taylor Swift has a very loyal fanbase, all of whom are seemingly excited for the rerelease of her albums. It has been how her fans speculate who or what the songs are about, as well as having insight into their favorite artist’s life. Coding her album books has been one of Taylor Swift’s favorite ways to communicate with her fans over the years.

She is doing this for her fans and for herself, not for money, popularity, or sales.”Īccording to Swift’s website, her album will be available for streaming on April 9, but many fans figured that out from her coded message on her announcement Instagram post. Everything she does is ingenious and calculated. I love that she is doing it for herself and for her fans. “I have been to every tour, and I understand why she is re-releasing them. “I love her transition from country to pop to kind of indie,” Michelle Disbrow, 12th grade English teacher said. They are previously unheard, or just teased so they will be a whole new experience for any fan. She has always teased these as her songs “in the vault” which “Swifties”, a fond name for Swift’s fans, have always wanted to hear as part of her albums. There are many songs that Swift could not add to her albums due to time restraints, label requirements, and other obstacles. She sang about a boy from her youth while she was young, but now that she has grown up singing about a boy from her youth holds so much more meaning. Lyrics like the opening “We were both young when I first saw you” mean so much more with a 31-year-old Swift singing them. With the new release, the song has taken on a new meaning.

There are also subtle differences in notes which are only noticeable when listening for them. There are very subtle differences between the original and the new versions, the most prevalent being the more mature sound in Swift’s voice. The album is being rereleased in the same way as the original release, meaning Swift released the rerecorded “Love Story” first. When asked about Swift’s new album, senior Julia Dimino said, “I am very excited to see how the songs are going to be similar and different on the new release after all this time and I am excited to see what songs from the vault will be released on the album. The acquired life experience will bring her older albums an elevated sense of wisdom in the music for her younger listeners. Even her fans that were much younger, fans that are in high school now, could listen to her music and relate to what she is saying in her music all those years ago.Ī post shared by Taylor Swift fans that are in high school as these albums are being re-released are in for a treat, as they will be treated to a new perspective on life as a teen from a 31-year-old Swift.

They listened to her sing about being 22 and not having to worry about what other people thought, and they felt empowered. Many of her fans grew up with Swift, listening to her songs about high school heartbreaks and the difficulties of being young while they were in high school. She was young when many of them were first released and allowed herself to be overpowered by the people around her.įor her fans, this means a return to their childhood as well as hers. Now that she has been released from that contract she is re-releasing her first five albums, Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, and 1989. Taylor Swift has been releasing hits for over 15 years, starting in 2006 with “Tim McGraw.” Signed with Big Machine Records, she was not always given complete creative freedom. ON CLOUD 9: Taylor Swift is rereleasing her second album “Fearless” on April 9th.

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