1989 | A Full Breakdown of Taylor Swift's Pop Opus
Description
With the advent of the latest Taylor's Version release encompassing her biggest-selling record and commercial zenith 1989, Jake and Ryley are joined by resident Swiftie Rhiannon to break down one of the pop juggernauts of the 2010s, and the album that made Taylor Swift utterly inescapable. But how does it hold up? Why was it so successful? What makes it so different from her other records, and how does it scan now nearly a decade on? Join us as we dive deep into this remarkable album and pick apart everything that makes it what it is - including the things that don't work!
Let us know what you think of 1989 in the comments on YouTube! How do you feel the re-release holds up? Is it your favourite Taylor Swift album? Drop your thoughts, rankings, whatever you feel down below and let's continue the conversation!
0:00 Intro
12:10 Comparing the Versions
19:24 Welcome to New York / Blank Space
28:09 Style
37:04 Out of the Woods / (Stay!)
48:02 Shake It Off
58:24 Bad Blood
1:13:02 Wildest Dreams
1:20:16 HYGTG / This Love
1:29:57 I Know Places
1:35:48 Clean
1:41:56 The Bonus Tracks
1:47:06 The Vault Tracks
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