I've been a Swiftie since 2007. I heard Our Song on Radio Disney and I was sold. I have all studio albums on CD, including the holiday CD and both stolen and Taylor's versions of Red and Fearless, but not Beautiful Eyes. But my copy of Debut is not the homophobic version and Id love to collect that someday. My CDs were wall decorations for awhile but now they live in my car, which I named Betty after the Folklore Love Triangle. I also have at least one copy of every studio album on vinyl. I am variant collecting so I have some singles, the Lover Live from Paris heart discs, multiple folklore colors, all the Midnights variants, red and black Red TV, and some RSD versions. I most recently picked up the Folklore Long Pond Sessions record at Cactus Music in Houston on Record Store Day. Always looking for more to collect if I can get a decent price.
Taylor just announced Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in Nashville and I could not be more excited. Speak Now was my favorite album for almost 10 years until Folklore and Evermore came along. It is still so incredibly nostalgic for me. Speak Now was my first Taylor Swift concert. I saw her at Minute Maid Park in Houston with my family when I was 12. I still have the shirts my sister and i got at that concert. They havent fit in over a decade but they're sentimental. I remember waking up to a CD my dad burned of Speak Now from iTunes the morning of its release in 2010. It was a Monday and I has school but I got to get myself ready for 5th grade that day dancing around my room to Taylor. Every re-recording is like getting to re-experience the joy and the thrill of that album's release but with the added benefit of having a community of people to share it with. These songs that I used to experience alone in my childhood bedroom with my CD player, I now get to experience with a huge community of people who love them as much as I do. It feels like I'm reliving the happiest parts of my life and growing up with Taylor all over again. I've watched her grow from an up and comer in country music to a global superstar pop sensation. I got to root for her when she won her first grammy and her most recent. I could not be prouder of her. And on July 7th (less than two weeks before my birthday) I get to fall in love all over again with the album and the era that made me more than just a casual fan. I'm incredibly excited.
This is Taylor's most recent music video Lavender Haze.
Days since I last saw Taylor: 17
My favorite album is Evermore.
My favorite era (for fan experience) is Reputation.
My favorite song changes all the time. Lately it's Dear Reader. (What can I say, I'm a sad bitch.)
Unreleased songs I would sell a kidney for Taylor's Version of:
Non-album songs and songwriting I would cry if I never got to hear a Taylor's version of:
Respectfully, Taylor can leave Christmas Must Be Something More alone. I don't want baby Jesus. I want seasonal depression.
Original or Alternate Versions I would simply pass away if Taylor rerecorded:
Covers Taylor has done that deserve to be on Spotify:
All my Taylor Tour Dates: