I’ve been listening to Taylor Swift’s latest album TTPD the past few days. When it released I was rather astonished it has 31 songs. After listening, I was equally surprised that more than half are actually really good and not just filler. The opening and title tracks are really good.
One that really stands out is “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” which sounds like a subtoot about some dude that broke Taylor’s heart. It wouldn’t be a Taylor Swift album if it didn’t have a one or two of those.
But what I like about it is it’s in 14/8… or 7/4 if you can count it that way. In the verses it almost has a polyrhythmic feeling as well. Music theory is weird. The music is really cool though. I love odd time sigs.
Another stand out for me is “Down Bad” which is kind of about being depressed after a break up… or like, being shown a new way and then losing it.
I also really like “Guilty as Sin”… a song about an affair of the heart. A friend sent a tiktok vid of “Guilty as Sin” but it’s a #wlw version.
🎶 What if she's written 'mine'
on my upper thigh
Only in my mind?🎶
The young woman also has a wlw version of “Down Bad” and it hits even harder. Ugh. I hadn’t heard the phrase Down Bad before but yeah…
I’ve been down bad.
I feel ya Taylor.
