Given that Taylor Swift recently announced that Red (Taylor's Version) would be releasing on November 19, I think it's fit to share my current thoughts on Red. When Taylor Swift first started releasing music, I was pretty young, so Red was the first album that I knew well. The whole album is super nostalgic for me, and it remains one of my favorite albums of Taylor's. I will say that given that I was still in elementary school when Red came out, I'm much more familiar with the more popular songs. I didn't have Spotify or anything, so I just listened to the radio all the time. Therefore, I have a huge emotional attachment with some songs more than others, which definitely skews my rankings.
Like I said before, Red's one of my favorite Taylor Swift albums. My favorite songs are probably either All Too Well, Everything Has Changed, or Holy Ground. I do still love Red, 22, and We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together for the pure nostalgia. When Red (TV) releases with 10-minute All Too Well, I will lose my marbles.
Since lyrics are one of the things I pay attention to most in a song, I also wanted to share my favorite lyric from each song:
State of Grace: "I'm walking fast through the traffic lights / Busy streets and busy lives and all we know is touch and go"
Red: "Forgetting him was like tryin' to know somebody you never met"
Treacherous: "Forever going with the flow but you're friction"
I Knew You Were Trouble.: "A new notch in your belt is all I'll ever be"
All Too Well: :And you call me up again just to break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest"
22: "It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight, to fall in love with strangers"
I Almost Do: "I bet it never, ever occurred to you that I can’t say hello to you and risk another goodbye"
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together: "And you would hide away and find your peace of mind with some indie record that's much cooler than mine"
Stay Stay Stay: "You took the time to memorize me: my fears, my hopes, and dreams"
The Last Time: "You wear your best apology but I was there to watch you leave"
Holy Ground: "But sometimes, I wonder how you think about it now and I see your face in every crowd"
Sad Beautiful Tragic: "And time is taking its sweet time erasing you"
The Lucky One: "'Cause you don’t feel pretty, you just feel used and all the young things line up to take your place"
Everything Has Changed: "'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello" and your eyes look like coming home"
Starlight: "He said, "Look at you, worrying so much about things you can't change. You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way"
Begin Again: "But on a Wednesday in a café, I watched it begin again"
The Moment I Knew: "And what do you do when the one who means the most to you is the one who didn't show?"
Come Back...Be Here: "The delicate beginning rush, the feeling you can know so much without knowing anything at all"
Girl At Home: "But, honey, I am no one's exception. This, I have previously learned"
I didn't think I was going to do this but here's a Red ranking (subject to change):
All Too Well
Holy Ground
Everything Has Changed
Red
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
22
Come Back...Be Here
Starlight
State of Grace
Stay Stay Stay
I Knew You Were Trouble.
Girl At Home
The Moment I Knew
Treacherous
Begin Again
The Last Time
I Almost Do
The Lucky One
Sad Beautiful Tragic
Overall, I'm super excited for the release of Red (TV) and I'm manifesting 1989 (TV) next!!
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