Current:Home > StocksTaylor Swift reveals inspiration for 5 'Tortured Poets Department' songs on Amazon Music -FutureFinance
Taylor Swift reveals inspiration for 5 'Tortured Poets Department' songs on Amazon Music
View
Date:2025-04-13 10:27:36
Amazon Music has released a track-by-track commentary experience for Taylor Swift's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department."
Fans can now listen to her 11th studio album with insight from The Chairman herself interspersed throughout the tracks, revealing the stories behind her lyrics.
Upon "TTPD's" release, Swift called the album "an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure." Two hours later, she revealed the previously announced 17 songs were not all she had to say about this era of her life and released another 15 tracks.
Thanks to Swifties, "TTPD" became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day this weekend. Within three days, the 31-song record also became the most-streamed album globally in its first week on Amazon Music.
Our review:Why Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is hauntingly brilliant
Which songs did Taylor Swift share commentary for?
Swift only recorded intros for tracks that were among the original "TTPD" songs released midnight Friday.
She did voice notes for "Fortnight," "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys," "Florida!!!" "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" and "Clara Bow."
'Clara Bow' is Taylor Swift's commentary on the music industry
The history-making Grammy winner discusses what is behind the lyrics of some of her new tracks, revealing her inspirations and the themes in her new tunes.
On "Clara Bow," Swift said it was written "as a commentary on what I’ve seen in the industry that I’ve been in over time."
"I used to sit in record labels trying to get a record deal when I was a little kid. And they’d say, ‘You know, you remind us of’ and then they’d name an artist," she said.
She continued, "And then they’d kind of say something disparaging about her: ‘But you’re this, you’re so much better in this way or that way.' And that’s how we teach women to see themselves, as, like, you could be the new replacement for this woman who’s done something great before you."
'Florida!!!' was inspired by what Taylor Swift saw on 'Dateline'
Swift also talks about her song "Florida!!!" which features Florence + The Machine.
In the intro, Swift said, "I’m always watching 'Dateline.' People have these crimes that they commit; where do they immediately skip town and go to? They go to Florida."
Swift added that she thinks of Florida as a state where people can create a new identity and attempt to blend in. She said that after a heartbreak, part of her wanted to skip town and reinvent herself in the same way.
'Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me' reflects a society that loves 'to watch artists in pain'
In “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me," Swift explored the pressure that comes with fame and being in the public eye.
"What do we do to our writers and our artists and our creatives? We put them through hell," Swift says.
"We watch what they create, then we judge it," she says. "We love to watch artists in pain, often to the point where I think sometimes as a society we provoke that pain and we just watch what happens."
Celeb reactions:Patti Smith was 'moved' by her mention in 'The Tortured Poets Department'
How do I listen to the Amazon track-by-track Taylor Swift commentary?
The commentary is available to stream on Amazon Music.
Amazon Music customers can access the commentary tracks by asking Alexa, too, by saying, “Alexa, I’m a member of 'The Tortured Poets Department."
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
veryGood! (563)
Related
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- As Gaza's communication blackout grinds on, some fear it is imperiling lives
- Ariana Madix Shares the Sweetest Update on Boyfriend Daniel Wai Ahead of Broadway Debut
- What If the Clean Energy Transition Costs Much Less Than We’ve Been Told?
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- ACC accuses Florida State of breaching contract, disclosing 'trade secrets' in amended lawsuit
- Britain's King Charles III seeks treatment for enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace says
- New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division wants to issue electronic driver’s licenses and ID cards
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Wisconsin Assembly approves bill guaranteeing parental oversight of children’s education
Ranking
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Wizards of Waverly Place's Selena Gomez and David Henrie Are Teaming Up For a Sequel
- Apple Watch users are losing a popular health app after court's ruling in patent case
- Wizards of Waverly Place's Selena Gomez and David Henrie Are Teaming Up For a Sequel
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- Christina Applegate, who has MS, gets standing ovation at Emmys
- AI is the buzz, the big opportunity and the risk to watch among the Davos glitterati
- Hungary won’t back down and change LGBTQ+ and asylum policies criticized by EU, minister says
Recommendation
US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Christian Pulisic named US Soccer Male Player of Year. Ted Lasso actor helps break news
US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level since September 2022
The Clay Mask From The Outset by Scarlett Johansson Saved My Skin and Now I'm Hooked on the Brand
Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
US bars ex-Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei from entry 3 days after he left office
Illness forces Delaware governor John Carney to postpone annual State of the State address
4 plead guilty in Illinois girl's murder-for-hire plot that killed her mother and wounded her father