Swiftly Spoken

Over the years Taylor Swift has curated a number of personalised playlists, either to promote other artists or simply as a way to share her favourite music at the time. But only a very short list of songs have been given a special sort of recognition by Taylor. This select group of tracks were directly called out by Taylor in her lyrics. Today we’re going to be listing all of the

Welcome to a new series in which each month on or around the 13th we’ll be celebrating one of Taylor Swift’s eleven studio albums. To do so we’ll be diving back into each album by revisiting every song and exploring some interesting, curious, niche, or simply just fun facts. In this first episode we’re going to be travelling back in time almost 20 years to celebrate Taylor�

We have finally come to the end of one of the most exciting and triumphant years for Taylor Swift. From historic award wins, to the end of the Eras Tour and even the release of a record breaking album in the midst of it all, 2024 has been an incredible year for her. As for us as fans, we were lucky enough to experience the tour first hand and enjoy all of the content released over

When it comes to Taylor Swift using swear words in her music, the amount of profanity she has used over time has slowly but surely grown. So much so that on one single song on The Tortured Poets Department she curses more than she had over the course of her previous 10 studio albums. For a lyricist such as Taylor, the choice of these words are very deliberate, which makes the need

To celebrate Taylor Swift’s recent Grammy nominations, this week we look into the Best New Artist Grammy curse, establishing the history behind it, deciphering the logical reasons many of these acts may have suffered, and speaking about some specific cases over the years. We’ll of course be going over Taylor’s nomination from back in the day, discussing famous cases, and fina

A controversial topic that has been widely discussed over the last seven months has been the many versions that exist of The Tortured Poets Department. Ranging from the spreadsheets and charts fans have made to track which edition contains what, to the arguments over the fairness of Taylor’s tactics when it comes to these releases, or even the confusion over why they existed at a

A decade ago Taylor Swift released 1989, a career changing and defining album. It marked her definitive shift from country to pop, served as a rebirth for her celebrity persona, and crafted an incredibly thought out narrative from start to finish. Even ten years later, this is the album that the general public most recognise Taylor for, with hits like Shake it Off, Bad Blood, and B

In this episode we go through each and every Taylor Swift studio album and try to place it in a geographical location that somehow embodies the music and era. From Taylor’s roots in Pennsylvania, to the straight forward connection between 1989 and New York, and the escapism to somewhere completely chaotic and new in The Tortured Poets Department, we travel all around the world as

Inspired by the viral Justin Bieber private concert held over the summer, that was reported to have cost around ten million dollars, we decided to give ourselves the same budget and design a personalised setlist we’d love to see Taylor Swift perform. With thirteen spots to fill, we deep dive into Taylor’s discography to choose our dream set experience, with some controversial c

Welcome to Swiftly Spoken Season Four! This week we’re deep diving the topic of name dropping on Taylor Swift songs, from the innocent call outs in debut, to the shift in her approach after having been burned by someone else name checking Taylor herself, we’re going over every single reference Taylor has made over the years. Not only do we list all of the famous figures, made u