By Mariano Rojas Ruiz
28 Oct 2023, 9:35 PM EDT
Last Friday, the renowned American singer Taylor Swift released her album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”which consists of 21 songs re-recorded as part of their project to regain the rights to most of their previous albums.
This is the fourth release of the albums “Taylor’s Version” by the artist, an initiative that seeks to re-record her own songs. What distinguishes this album is that it includes six songs that have never been released before, such as “Slut!”, “Say Don’t Go”, “Now That We Don’t Talk”, or “Suburban Legends”.
The announcement of the launch of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” It was done after the success of previous work on this project. The followers of Taylor Swift They have had the opportunity to listen to reinterpretations of popular and successful songs such as “Blank Space”, “Style” or “Shake it Off”.
Taylor Swift started this project after her former record label, Big Machine, was acquired by American businessman Scooter Braun.allowing him to regain control of the copyrights to his own songs.
With “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift continues to exert her control over her musical catalog and provide her fans with new versions of her previous hits, along with previously unreleased material that adds additional appeal to this re-recording project.
Taylor Swift releases song and it is probably dedicated to Harry Styles
Taylor Swift’s album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” has generated quite a stir for several reasons. First, the singer surprised her fans by announcing that Kendrick Lamar agreed to re-record his verse on the song “Bad Blood,” which was originally released nine years ago in 2014.
Taylor shared his excitement in an Instagram post, remembering the initial collaboration with Kendrick Lamar as one of the most inspiring experiences of his life. She highlighted how the Compton rapper treats the people around him and expressed her gratitude for Kendrick’s gesture of re-recording “Bad Blood” to allow her to recover and own a part of her work that she is very proud of.
The second reason that has caught the attention of fans is a new song titled “Is It Over Now?”, which many believe has a hidden dedication to one of her ex-boyfriends. Taylor Swift, Harry Styles.
To understand the context, let us remember that Taylor Swift and Harry Styles had a relationship between 2012 and 2013. The original album “1989” was released in 2014, and fans already knew that several songs were dedicated to the former One Direction member, such as “Style” and “Out of the Woods.”
With this new version of “1989,” fans speculate that “Is It Over Now?” is also aimed at Harry Styles. In the lyrics of the song, Taylor Swift mentions that this person lost control in an incident that involved “white snow and red blood.”
In 2014, Taylor talked about an accident she had with an ex-boyfriend while they were snowmobiling. Although he did not mention names, it was evident that he was referring to Harry Styleswho was seen with some stitches on his chin a year earlier.
Another clue that has led fans to associate the song with Styles is the reference to a “blue dress on a boat.” Recall that the paparazzi captured Taylor Swift on a boat trip in the Virgin Islands while she was on vacation with Styles.
In “Is It Over Now?” Taylor calls her ex a “lying traitor” and reproaches him for going through “every model’s bed for something bigger.”. It has been speculated that this line could refer to an alleged relationship between Harry Styles and model Cara Delevingne, although it was never officially confirmed.
Taylor Swift is known for not specifically naming people in her songs, which makes it difficult to confirm or refute theories about who “Is It Over Now?” is directed at. Ultimately, her lyrics continue to be the subject of interpretation and debate among her followers.
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