Taylor Swift released her first expected re-recording from her first six albums Thursday night.
The 31-year-old singer released a new, more instrumental retelling of her famous 2009 song Love Story, slightly tossing the title to include ‘Taylor’s Version’ in the title – which quickly came to light. become the main mobile hashtag on Twitter.
Taking a fresh look at the song that put her career on the map, the updated title seemed to be her way of letting the world know that she had taken possession of her catalog. after Braun Scooter sold its masters in November.
Love Story (Taylor Version): Taylor Swift, 31, is releasing her first remake of her first six albums, delighting fans with a remake of her Love 2009 story Love Story featuring her traveling band
In Control: By slightly tweaking the title to include ‘Taylor’s Version,’ her way was to let her fans know she was back in full control.
A scrapbook-style video to go with the ‘new’ track, old photographs of the singer appeared during the early days of her career alongside the words of the song.
Previously highlighting that some of her songs and albums would have been re-recorded differently, it was a joy for fans to find that no words about the high school love song went Romeo and Juliet change.
Commenting on the slight differences her fan would expect to hear along the way she said:
‘One fun thing about re – recording Love Story was that I really wanted my band to get a chance to play this version because you know they spent a lot of years playing this song over and over again. ‘
Nostalgic: Scratchbook-style video to go with the ‘new’ track, old images of the singer through the early days of her career appeared alongside the lyrics of the song
Lyric change ?: It was a joy for fans to find that no words about the high school love song Romeo and Juliet have been changed
Old links: ‘I really wanted my band to get a chance to play this version because you know they spent a lot of years playing this song over and over again, she said
Swifties went out in full force when the track was released, as the hashtag #Taylorsversion became a mainstay on Twitter.
Alex Goldschmidt who became known as the Swift man who helped praise her boyfriend in 2019 was quick to say that she could now say ‘with Taylor Swift’ along with her other song credits.
Laguna Beach star Stephen Colletti, who appeared in her music video for White Horse joked about repeating his role in ‘Taylor’s Version’ of the track.
She was joking about new things about her music that was released in an interview in December with Zane Lowe as she said, ‘I want to keep a lot of interesting things with the fans so that I ready to be shown in full to everyone.
Dual role: ‘There would be days where I would record You Belong With Me, and then I would record a song like Happiness (off Evermore),’ she told Lowe in an interview in December
Out Now: She released the track at Midnight Thursday prompting a full Twitter blast with the #Taylorsversion as the main moving topic
Total Ownership: One user quickly provided support that Swift could now add ‘Property by’ to the list of song credits
Blow from the Past: Laguna Beach star Stephen Colletti, who appeared in her music video for White Horse quickly smiled and supported the trail
‘Perfect’: Fans quickly backed the new route after its battle to regain ownership
Swift told Good Morning America on Thursday that her next release will be a re-released version of her 2008 studio album Fearless.
Fans couldn’t confirm the upcoming release date when she posted strategic letters in her social media message on Thursday, spelling out ‘April 9.’
Commenting on the expanded 26-track program which will feature previously unheard of routes, she said:
‘I tried to keep it as close to the original as possible. The extra thing [from the vault] songs give you a glimpse of what the album was like, because every time you make a record you leave some songs. It’s great that the fans can get the whole picture. ‘
Now in full control of her first six albums (after Braun sold the masters in November after acquiring her old label Big Loud in June) she received a re-recording of her full catalog under her new label Republic Records.
First of all: Featuring one of many special announcements on Good Morning America on Thursday she told Lowe in December, ‘I want to keep a lot of interesting things with the fans until I’m ready to show them to for everyone ‘
Fearless: Her next drop is Fearless in April, a 26 – track extended version of her 2008 album
She began the process while working on Evermore, saying the situation in making new stuff while visiting put her back in the old fashioned way. ‘really proud of all that stuff.’
‘By then a lot of Evermore had done. I had shot a music video for Willow, but I was still writing and I was still recording. So there would be days where I would record You Belong With Me, and then I would record a song like Happiness (off Evermore). ‘
She says that every song she has written over the years is just as ‘legitimate’ as her, and talks about her transition from writing about ‘high school problems’ to the emotions of her adult life. which can be seen in her recent records.
Swift piggyback called the process of looking back at the old parts of her as she used them in the new way, as she tweeted:
‘This process has been more satisfying and emotional than I could have imagined and made me even more willing to re-record all my music. I hope you enjoyed this first time as much as I enjoyed traveling back in time to recreate. ‘
Emotionally accomplished: Before her first scratch appeared she tweeted ‘I hope you enjoyed this first time as much as I enjoyed traveling back in time for next -creation