Play it Again: A Taylor Swift Podcast

SONGS: - FALSE GOD - YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Taylor's Activism    QUESTION: What super random celebrity should Taylor have as a cameo in her next music video?

SONGS: - LONDON BOY - SOON YOU'LL GET BETTER   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: The 2019 movie CATS.   QUESTION: What role do you want to see Taylor do in a musical next?

SONGS: - CORNELIA STREET - DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Taylor & Joe Alwyn (aka "TOE")   QUESTION: What past song would you want Taylor to use a melody reference from?   

SONGS: - MISS AMERICANA & THE HEARTBREAK PRINCE - PAPER RINGS   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: MISS AMERICANA DOCUMENTARY   QUESTION: Per the lyric, “Now I've read all of the books beside your bed” – what book do you think is next to Joe’s bed?!?

It's a Minisode! We're talking YOU ALL OVER ME, the impending release of FEARLESS, and all our hopes and fears for the re-records.  

SONGS: - THE ARCHER - I THINK HE KNOWS   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Leaving Big Machine Part 2   QUESTION: Taylor's sung about her zodiac sign a couple times now -- "twin fire signs" on “State of Grace,” and now "The Archer" -- what zodiac sign or astrology-related concept should she sing about next?

SONGS:  - LOVER - THE MAN   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Taylor’s Feminism   QUESTION: À la "we could leave the Christmas lights up ’til January" in Lover, what other barely rebellious thing could Taylor and her Lover do in the Lover song that you'd like to see incorporated into a lyric?   FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

SONGS: - I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED - CRUEL SUMMER   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: The run-up to the release of the LOVER album.   QUESTION: A la "in my feelings more thank Drake," what song should Taylor reference in lyrics next?   FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

SONGS: - BABE (Sugarland/Taylor Swift/Pat Monahan) - WE WERE HAPPY (unreleased Taylor Swift song)   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Leaving Big Machine Part 1            QUESTION: Inspired by the '60s vibe of the BABE music video, what decade should Taylor feature in a music video next?    FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com   We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!  

At the end of 2020, we sat down (*over Zoom) to discuss Taylor Swift's SECOND surprise studio album of the year, evermore. 

We are back from our hiatus with a discussion of Taylor's (surprise!!!) studio album folklore. We recorded this through Zoom as we are practicing social distancing, so please bear with us as we figure out the new audio set-up.     

SONG: - NEW YEAR'S DAY   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Poems (Why She Disappeared; If You're Anything Like Me)   END OF ALBUM WRAP-UP: - Debate - What song didn't get a music video and should have or should have been a single? - Which song would you leave off? - Favorite from this album.    FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

SONGS:  - THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS - CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Reputation Tour   QUESTION: On CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT, Taylor sings, “I want to wear his initial/ On a chain round my neck, chain round my neck/Not because he owns me/But 'cause he really knows me.” What should Joe wear on a chain round HIS neck that reminds him of Taylor?   FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

On this week's MINISODE, we share our favorite non-music thing about Taylor!     FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com

SONGS: - DANCING WITH OUR HANDS TIED - DRESS   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: The Swift Life App    QUESTION: What Taylor related tattoo would you get? And what should she get?    FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

On this week's MINISODE, we ask ourselves: What would you say to (or show to) a non-Taylor fan to convince them to give her a chance?   LINK: TAYLOR SWIFT NPR TINY DESK CONCERT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvVnP8G6ITs   FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

WELCOME BACK TO TAYLOR TUESDAYS WITH OUR FIRST EPISODE OF 2020!   SONGS: - GETAWAY CAR - KING OF MY HEART    DEEP DIVE TOPIC: - HIDDLESWIFT   QUESTION: Per the lyrics in GETAWAY CAR, “We were jet set Bonnie and Clyde” – Bonnie and Clyde refers to a real life criminal couple, and a movie was made after them. What other movie/movies would you like Taylor to reference next in lyrics?”   LINKS: KING OF MY HEART - Acoustic  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-surprise-engagement-party-king-of-my-heart-799422/   FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com   We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

Taylor Swift released a brand new surprise Christmas song this year, so we had to record an emergency MINISODE for y'all! Happy Holidays from your friends at Play it Again, and see you in the new year! CHRISTMAS TREE FARM MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3rDTAdM2o

SONGS: - SO IT GOES... - GORGEOUS   DEEP DIVE TOPIC: Met Gala    QUESTION: Taylor has been taking more diegetic production cues, incorporating sounds from the world around her (here, a child saying the word "gorgeous"). What interesting sound could be added to an existing song to underscore or highlight a line?   LINKS: Making of a Song for GORGEOUS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBa0Q2jB-8I   Taylor Swift's Looks at the Met Galas https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/red-carpet/see-taylor-swifts-met-gala-style-evolution/image-gallery/4ec9f779f8363f6adf63dbe1caac6e73   FOLLOW US: Facebook – @PlayItAgainTaylor Instagram – @PlayItAgainTaylor   EMAIL US: PlayItAgainTaylor@gmail.com We want to know YOUR answer to the question of the week. Or ask us questions. Or tell us what you love about Taylor. Or just say hi!

A quick PSA about our episode release schedule for the rest of 2019!