Swifties all around the world have been awaiting the release of Taylor Swift\u2019s new album \u201cFearless (Taylor\u2019s Version).\u201d But what\u2019s so different about this particular album is that it\u2019s been done before. The album showcases re-recordings of all 13 songs from Swift\u2019s original second album \u201cFearless,\u201d released in 2008, along with six \u201cvault\u201d songs that had been written at the time and never released. The re-recorded album will have double the amount of songs on the original album, totaling 26 songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of re-recording and releasing the songs is for Swift to own her music\u2019s rights after a huge music custody battle with ex-manager Scooter Braun. Braun sold the master rights to Swift\u2019s first six albums to make sure she couldn\u2019t get her hands on them. This is most likely because the master rights sold from anywhere between 300 to 350 million dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In anticipation of the re-release, Swift got fans excited by releasing two vault songs and one song from the original album before the release of the whole album. When she first announced she would be releasing this, she dropped the re-recorded lead single from the original album \u201cLove Story\u201d to give fans a glimpse into what their favorite originals may sound like now. Next, came the release of the vault song, \u201cYou All Over Me,\u201d featuring pop singer Marren Morris. This left her whole fandom questioning what other gems may be in the vault that were never released and why they weren\u2019t on the original album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this wasn\u2019t enough to get fans excited, a week before the album\u2019s release date, Swift released a video on Twitter with all of her vault songs\u2019 titles that would be included in the new album. The only catch was all the letters of the titles were rearranged. Still, this didn\u2019t stop fans from figuring out the other five new song titles. In order of how they are on the album, the titles are, \u201cMr. Perfectly Fine,\u201d \u201cWe Were Happy,\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s When,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t You,\u201d and \u201cBye Bye Baby.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just a day before the album was supposed to be released (April 9, 2021) another vault song was unexpectedly released. The 15th song on the track, \u201cMr. Perfectly Fine,\u201d rumored to be about ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas, struck fans by surprise mid-day Wednesday, April 7. Jonas\u2019 wife, Sophie Turner, eradicated all rumors of bad blood with Swift by posting her love for the song on her Instagram story. She quoted sarcastically, \u201cIt\u2019s not NOT a bop.\u201d Swift responded by reposting Turner\u2019s story and saying, \u201cforever bending the knee for the (queen) of the North,\u201d referring to Turner\u2019s acting role on the popular show, \u201cGame of Thrones.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparing the six vault songs to the original 13 songs on \u201cFearless,\u201d there\u2019s a noticeable difference in one particular one, \u201cYou All Over Me.\u201d When listening to the album as a whole, it\u2019s the one that really stands out in terms of instrumentation and lyrics. The whole original \u201cFearless\u201d album has more of a country feel to it based on the background music \u2013 use of guitar and the accent of Swift\u2019s voice in the year 2008. With the re-recording, some of that country additive was lost with a matured voice and many fans state all of the tracks lacked the original emotion found in the earlier album. And while the song definitely didn\u2019t lack emotion in terms of lyrics, it seemed like a song that would\u2019ve been written and placed onto one of Swift\u2019s new albums. Nonetheless, this didn\u2019t keep anyone from enjoying the song any less as it\u2019s the second lead track of the release so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of right now, Swift hasn\u2019t made any announcements on what her next release will be or when that may be. But some fans speculate her next re-recorded release will be her 2014 album, \u201c1989.\u201d During her interview with Stephen Colbert on \u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert,\u201d she dropped many hints referencing many songs in the album. Rumor also has it that pop singer Harry Styles will be featured on this album, maybe even making a musical appearance in her song \u201cStyle.\u201d Although nothing has been announced yet, Swift has been known to drop what she calls \u201cEaster eggs\u201d that are hidden references to what she\u2019ll be working on next. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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