Taylor Swift had on “1989” — including “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style,” “Bad Blood” and “Wildest Dreams” — it’s tough to see how she could have any good stuff left over from that era.But with Friday’s release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” — her re-recording of her fifth studio LP, which won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2016 — Swift is the gift that keeps on giving with bonus material from the “1989” sessions.Here, we rank the five previously unreleased vault tracks, from worst to best.With her eternally girlish persona, Swift has never really given us a grown-and-sexy vibe.
And wholesomeness is her whole brand. So hearing her fantasize about letting her inner slut out over a mood-lit midtempo beat feels like a stretch.
And the “drunk in love” lyric only makes us remember just how hot it was when Beyoncé was riding her surfboard on top of Jay-Z.For someone who never got the full high-school experience, Swift has made a career out of connecting with the high-school girl in all of us.
And this wistful remembrance captures the innocence of a young love who would “kiss me in a way that’s gonna screw me up forever.”Swift’s exes can always be found in the Easter eggs that are hidden on her albums.
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