I Bet You Think About "Red"
By Jocelyn Cosgrove
By Jocelyn Cosgrove
In 2012, the album “Red” by Taylor Swift was released, detailing the feelings that you would usually get after a bad break-up. Nine years later, Taylor Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version),’’ exciting Swifties around the globe for re-recorded and new music.
Following the drama between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, the music executive who owns her original recordings, Swift began re-recording her first six albums more than a year ago in order to recover creative control of her work. Thirty songs were released in “Red (Taylor’s Version),” including nine “From The Vault” songs and the ten minute version of “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version).”
When listening to this album, I was most excited to hear how Swift’s vocals have matured since the original album, which was released in 2012. English and Academic Language Skills teacher Theresa Kurzawa, who picked Swift’s music to be played on her Friday playlist, was excited for the album because the original “Red” album came out when she graduated high school.
“It will be kind of exciting for me to see what impact this new generation will have based on this music and so I think that a lot of students and young people will now get the opportunity to relate to it in a similar manner,” said Kurzawa.
Aside from the first song, a few of my other favorites are: “I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor’s Version),” “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” and “22 (Taylor’s Version).” From a catchy break up to a sad breakup to feeling 22, the trio makes you feel many emotions at once. Since the “From The Vault” tracks are songs no one has heard before,listening to them was a completely new and different experience. Two of the “From the Vault” songs, “Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version)” and “I Bet You Think About Me (feat. Chris Stapleton) (Taylor’s Version)” reminded me of songs I would hear on “1989,” another one of Swift’s albums. Both songs had the tone of pop songs, with one being a comeback breakup song and the other a message from someone who wants to commit to a long-distance relationship.
Alongside the new “From The Vault” songs “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version),” the original version “All Too Well” was another new addition that Swift released. The song creates a more
detailed image of the relationship seen in the lyrics of “All Too Well.” Madison McMahon, 9, noted that the extended version of the song had many new emotions attached to it.
“At first I heard the beginning and I was like ‘What, what’s going on. What?’ And then when the words came, when she added all of that I was like, ‘Yes. We love that.’ It’s heartbreaking, it makes me want to cry, it makes me want to scream, it makes me so happy at the same time,” said McMahon.
Being able to hear this album again with the re-recorded and new songs was amazing. I love this album and love the fact that Taylor Swift was able to re-record her music without any toxicity from her previous managers. I’m excited to see more re-recorded albums and new music in general from this incredible artist.
Following the drama between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, the music executive who owns her original recordings, Swift began re-recording her first six albums more than a year ago in order to recover creative control of her work. Thirty songs were released in “Red (Taylor’s Version),” including nine “From The Vault” songs and the ten minute version of “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version).”
When listening to this album, I was most excited to hear how Swift’s vocals have matured since the original album, which was released in 2012. English and Academic Language Skills teacher Theresa Kurzawa, who picked Swift’s music to be played on her Friday playlist, was excited for the album because the original “Red” album came out when she graduated high school.
“It will be kind of exciting for me to see what impact this new generation will have based on this music and so I think that a lot of students and young people will now get the opportunity to relate to it in a similar manner,” said Kurzawa.
Aside from the first song, a few of my other favorites are: “I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor’s Version),” “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” and “22 (Taylor’s Version).” From a catchy break up to a sad breakup to feeling 22, the trio makes you feel many emotions at once. Since the “From The Vault” tracks are songs no one has heard before,listening to them was a completely new and different experience. Two of the “From the Vault” songs, “Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version)” and “I Bet You Think About Me (feat. Chris Stapleton) (Taylor’s Version)” reminded me of songs I would hear on “1989,” another one of Swift’s albums. Both songs had the tone of pop songs, with one being a comeback breakup song and the other a message from someone who wants to commit to a long-distance relationship.
Alongside the new “From The Vault” songs “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version),” the original version “All Too Well” was another new addition that Swift released. The song creates a more
detailed image of the relationship seen in the lyrics of “All Too Well.” Madison McMahon, 9, noted that the extended version of the song had many new emotions attached to it.
“At first I heard the beginning and I was like ‘What, what’s going on. What?’ And then when the words came, when she added all of that I was like, ‘Yes. We love that.’ It’s heartbreaking, it makes me want to cry, it makes me want to scream, it makes me so happy at the same time,” said McMahon.
Being able to hear this album again with the re-recorded and new songs was amazing. I love this album and love the fact that Taylor Swift was able to re-record her music without any toxicity from her previous managers. I’m excited to see more re-recorded albums and new music in general from this incredible artist.