Global phenomenon, the singer Taylor Swift is known for its smash hits and lyrics that are capable of making a legion of fans, from all over the world, identify with it.
She reached the top with hits like “You Belong With Me”, “Love Story”, “Shake It Off” e “Blank Space” and accumulates, to date, 11 studio albums.
With hundreds of songs already released, the singer’s discography goes far beyond the most played songs on radio and streaming platforms, with many memorable and significant tracks for the so-called swifties (a nickname given to the singer’s fans).
With that in mind, the CNN selected some songs that are not so popular, but that deserve to be at the top of your playlist. Check it out!
10 Taylor Swift songs you need to know
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“Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
“Mr. Perfeclty Fine” was stored in Taylor Swift’s “vault” for years. The song was released for the first time in the re-recording of the album “Fearless” (2008), released in 2021, as one of the songs that the artist discarded from the original release.
In 2021, the track quickly became a fan favorite and talks about getting over a person who, apparently, moved on without any major difficulties, while she continues to suffer from the end of the relationship.
“Clean” was released on the album “1989”, in 2014. The album is a great milestone in Taylor’s career in the pop genre and, despite featuring lively beats in most of the songs, it brings something different in “Clean”, one of the tracks most introspective songs on the album.
With a slower rhythm (but without leaving aside the eighties beat of “1989”), the song is, essentially, a song about the painful, but liberating, process of overcoming a relationship that is no longer part of your life.
“Willow” is the only single from the album “Evermore” (2020). Despite being the main track on the album, it does not achieve great popularity among the general public. The track follows the more indie style that Taylor printed in her 2020 projects.
“Willow” explores themes of love and destiny in a poetic way, using metaphors of nature and the flow of life. The song begins with the verse “I’m like the water when your ship rolled in the night”, suggesting that the relationship between the characters in the song is destined to happen. , as if it were a natural and inevitable flow.
Released in 2020 as a track from the album “Folklore”, .
The song is the traditional fifth song on the album. From Monday to month, he has already commented a few times, songs that are in this position in Taylor’s discography are the most emotional and deep of each project.
With a dark atmosphere, “My Tears Ricochet” is a reflection on loss, betrayal and grief, and the song works as a metaphor for a relationship that came to a turbulent end.
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“I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”
Following the line of “Mr. Perfectly Fine”, “I Bet You Think About Me” also remained hidden for years and ended up being released in 2021.
“I Bet You Think About Me” is one of the sharpest and most humorous tracks on the album. The title of the song, which already suggests a provocation, reflects the idea that the narrator believes that her ex-partner continues to think about her, even after the breakup.
The line “I bet you think about me” (“I bet you think about me”) is repeated throughout the song as an affirmation of confidence.
The song is accompanied by a music video starring Taylor and the actor Miles Teller (“Whiplash”).
Song released on the album “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024), features mostly Taylor’s voice accompanied only by a piano. The song explores the breakup of disappointment and loss, especially of shared dreams and goals.
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“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”
“Is It Over Now?” is one of the tracks from , part of the re-recording process of the acclaimed 2014 album. It is also a track that was hidden until the release of the re-recorded work, which took place in 2023.
“Is It Over Now?” captures the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of uncertainty, not knowing if the relationship has really come to an end or if there is still something that could be resolved.
Many fans point to the song as a reflection by the singer on the relationship she had with fellow singer Harry Styles in 2012.
From the album Reputation (2017), “Getaway Car” has escapism as its theme, and the song describes a story of a person who gets involved in a new relationship as a way to escape a previous relationship — a kind of “getaway car ” (getaway car), metaphor for a temporary means of getting out of a difficult situation.
Throughout the song, the protagonist describes a relationship that begins with a feeling of freedom and excitement, but which soon turns into a mistake, when the lies and consequences begin to accumulate.
It’s one of several songs that demonstrate Taylor Swift’s ability to construct entire stories to talk about a specific feeling.
“Champagne Problems” is one of the tracks most loved by fans and is also part of the album “Evermore” (2020). Lyrically rich, with a soft and engaging folk sound, “Champagne Problems” deals with themes of rejection, regret and the difficult reality of a relationship that, despite seeming perfect, cannot resist emotional difficulties.
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“Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve”
“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” is one of the tracks on “Midnights” (2022). The song explores regret and regret through universal themes of guilt, past choices, and the consequences of relationships that leave lifelong scars.
