Taylor Swift recently released her fourth re-recorded album “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” leaving some fans wondering is the remastered version as good as the original?
This album consists of Swift’s re-recorded versions of her original songs from “1989.” The album also comes with five new vault tracks, songs that were first created to go on the original album but at the time didn’t make the cut.
The new vault tracks on the album include “Slut!,” “Suburban Legends,” “Say Don’t Go,” “Now That We Don’t Talk” and “Is It Over Now?” These new songs all have a similar sound when compared to the album’s original tracks. Swift also released a deluxe version of the album, which includes “Bad Blood (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) (Taylor’s Version).”
Many fans have pointed out that “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” sounds somewhat different from the original album.
“It (1989 (Taylor’s Version)) sounds a little different, but in a good way,” said freshman Grace Slack.
Listeners have noticed songs such as “Style (Taylor’s Version)” and “I Know Places (Taylor’s Version)” have a noticeably different sound compared to the originals. In “I Know Places (Taylor’s Version)”, the lyric “and we run” sounds quite different from the original. Swift changed the tone of her voice to sound similar to how she would preform “I Know Places” live during the 1989 World Tour.
“I prefer Taylor’s Version because ‘I Know Places’ sounds ten times better,” said freshman Bria White.
The original “1989” was one of the most highly awarded pop albums of all time. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year along with other impressive awards. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” is on track to do the same.
After only being released for a few weeks, the album has already broken records. The album has become the most streamed album on Spotify in one day. When Swift broke this record, she was breaking her own record previously held by her 2022 album “Midnights.”
Many songs from this album have been scattered across the Billboard Hot 100. Currently, the fan favorite vault track “Is It Over Now?” has climbed up the charts and is currently holding the number three spot.
“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” is on track to becoming one of Swift’s most successful re-recordings.
“Go stream ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version);’ it’s so good,” said Slack.
