The wait is finally over. After months of Easter eggs and Taylor Swift dropping clues in music videos and live performances, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is finally out. This is the third album that she has re-recorded, featuring all the original tracks from the 2010 album, as well as six new songs from the vault. Upon it’s release, its no secret that fans showed excitement to revisit these songs all over again.
First and foremost, everyone is celebrating the death of the 2010 album. While there might be a handful who plan to revisit the old album just to listen to the original version of “Better Than Revenge,” fans celebrated Swift owning more of her music. At the same time, they were keen to revisit the songs that they grew up with 13 years ago.
Speaking of the songs, don’t you agree that the re-recordings hit even harder? Folks are sharing their favorite lyrics that make them emotional and how they sound slightly different from the originals. There is also excitement whenever a song they are looking forward to the most comes next since most listeners play the tracks in chronological order.
As of writing, “Dear John” is trending heavily on Twitter due to who the song is supposedly about. Swift recently urged fans to not attack anyone once the album is released, and it seems like Swifties have been on their best behavior. Instead, the tears are rolling for a young singer who suffered heartache at age 19.
If there is one thing in this album that people aren’t happy about, it’s “Electric Touch” featuring Fall Out Boy. It’s no secret that this track doesn’t have that usual Fall Out Boy sound, but that’s to be expected since it’s a Taylor Swift song that features the band.
Still, some fans were disappointed since only Patrick Stump was credited, based on what’s shown on Genius.com. Fans wished that the other members played a role in the track or at least have Stump’s name credited. After all, he did have a solo career during Fall Out Boy’s hiatus.
Overall, the re-recordings manage to keep the spirit of the original songs while also making some improvements to make them sound better. Swift gave a message to her fans on social media, stating that Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is ours and she hopes the album brings back some nostalgia.
“It’s here. It’s yours, it’s mine, it’s ours. It’s an album I wrote alone about the whims, fantasies, heartaches, dramas and tragedies I lived out as a young woman between 18 and 20. I remember making tracklist after tracklist, obsessing over the right way to tell the story. I had to be ruthless with my choices, and I left behind some songs I am still unfailingly proud of now.”
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is now available to stream on every music platform.