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Switched on Pop

Taylor Constructs A Darker Reputation

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Swift unveils a new, darker identity on her latest album "Reputation," and many have read the lyrics on her latest as not-so-subtle volleys in an ongoing celebrity feud. Still, a question remains: how does Swift cast this dark personality in music? Two songs offer evidence. Melodic drops and temporal gaps in "I Did Something Bad" signal the album's themes of descent and decay. On "Getaway Car," however, some of Swift's old songwriting tricks may betray her new persona. We also dug into Reputation and other great listener questions in our Reddit AMA. Featuring: Taylor Swift: • I Did Something Bad • Getaway Car • Trouble • Love Story • You Belong With Me • Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys - Away Out There • Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek • The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Star of the Star.

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["Sweet Star." by

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The Star of the Star." by

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Welcome to Switched On Pop.

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I'm musicologist Nate Sloan,

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and I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.

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And today, Charlie, I would like to

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tackle a topic that might be

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kind of inevitable for us.

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Surely.

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Given that the second episode we ever did

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was about Taylor Swift.

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I feel like we came of age together, in a way.

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We grew up together.

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1989 was released just as we started this podcast.

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And that album seems so significant in

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sort of turning a more critical eye

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