Speak Now (Kevin's Version)

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i want to be forever young

My childhood feels like it was yesterday . . . where did the time go?

video: https://youtu.be/8eiZff5WpAI

Billie Eilish - Getting Older (nu.q lofi remix)

“Mine” is the lead single from Taylor’s third studio album Speak Now.
It tells the story of a girl whose parents' failed marriage has caused her to take a pessimistic view on love. Over time she falls in love with someone who convinces her to start believing in love again, but she still fears that something will go wrong.
This is my cover of the song.

Artwork by Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Luong Hoang Quan

Mine (Originally by Taylor Swift)

“Sparks Fly” was written when Taylor was sixteen, after playing with her crush Jake Owen in a bar in Portland, Oregon. Due to the demand from fans after a performance of the song was uploaded to YouTube, Taylor decided to rework it and put it on Speak Now. The hints that the track is about Jake are more noticeable in the original lyrics.

This is my cover of the song.
 Artwork by Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Luong Hoang Quan

Sparks Fly (Originally by Taylor Swift)

“Back to December” sees Taylor apologizing to her ex Taylor Lautner, actor and Valentine’s Day co-star, for ending their relationship. In a Facebook Live interview promoting his show Scream Queens, Taylor Lautner confirmed this song was about him.

The song was Swift’s first to feature orchestral arrangements, the second being fellow Speak Now track- ‘Haunted’. The song was successful, receiving critical acclaim and peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It went on to win two BMI Awards- ‘Publisher of the Year’ & ‘Award Winning Songs’, as well as a Teen Choice Award for ‘Choice Break-Up Song’. It was also notably written on a napkin in an airplane bathroom.
This is my cover of the song.

Artwork by Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Luong Hoang Quan

Back To December (Originally by Taylor Swift)

“Speak Now” transports listeners to Taylor’s daydream where she crashes her ex’s wedding so he won’t be stuck with a girl who doesn’t treat him right. It’s rumored to be inspired by Hayley Williams of Paramore, who had to attend the wedding of ex-boyfriend and ex-bandmate Josh Farro in April 2010.

This is my cover of the song.

Artwork by Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Luong Hoang Quan

Speak Now (Originally by Taylor Swift)

“Dear John” is an ode to Taylor’s short-lived relationship with fellow singer-songwriter John Mayer. Taylor conveys her feelings of frustration over the way she was treated by John and how she disregarded the warnings from others.

Besides the obvious song title, there are multiple references to Mayer directly, including the mention of their over ten-year age gap. Sonically, Taylor purposefully added guitar slurring to the background instrumentals, a guitar playing technique seen all throughout Mayer’s music.

The two notably collaborated on Mayer’s 2010 song “Half of My Heart,” which was released 4 months before “Dear John”.

Besides John’s public statement to Rolling Stone in 2012, Mayer also replied to “Dear John” three years later, in his 2013 song “Paper Doll.” In the song, John directly replies to Taylor’s line, “you paint me a blue sky then go back and turn it to rain” with, “and if those angel wings don’t fly, someone’s going to paint you another sky.”

Notably, “Dear John” was the third song to contribute to Taylor’s streak of having “emotional vulnerable” ballads as the 5th track of an album.

This is my cover of the song.

Artwork by Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Luong Hoang Quan

Dear John (Originally by Taylor Swift)

“Never Grow Up” is track number eight off Taylor Swift’s third album, Speak Now.

She wrote the song when she was in her late teens, but during one of her performances, she dedicated it to the baby of one of her dear friends, model Jamie King, after she made Taylor the godmother.

I wrote it when I was like 18 or 19, but my friend just had a baby and she made me godmother of it and I was holding this little baby the other night, and I was just thinking differently. When you’re holding onto something that’s so innocent and so perfect and has no idea what’s coming for it with the world. The world is going to throw so many things at you as we grow up.

This is my cover of the song.

Artwork by Nguyen Thuy Quynh, Luong Hoang Quan

Never Grow Up (Originally by Taylor Swift)

An early recording of Picture To Burn by Taylor Swift.
None of the audio in this track is mine. All rights go to Taylor and her team.

Picture To Burn (Alternative Versions)

Picture To Burn (Studio Demo)

Cold As You (Live at The Eras Tour)

Taylor Swift - Tied Together With A Smile

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