Sometimes the demo of a song can sound quite different than the final released product. Such is the case with the fan-favorite Taylor Swift Red track “All Too Well,” which she recently explained originally had a much longer run-time and some choice words as well.
Speaking with Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums podcast host Brittany Spanos, Taylor discussed the 2012 album and origins of the beloved song, which she says began spontaneously in the studio and luckily was saved for posterity. Although, she and songwriter Liz Rose eventually chopped a total of seven verses for the final version.
"That was a very serendipitous creation of a song," Swift says.
"It included the F-word, and basically I remember my sound guy was like, ‘Hey, I burned a CD of that thing that you were doing in case you want it.’ And I was like, 'sure,'" she explained. "I ended up taking it home and listening to it. And I was like, 'I actually really like this, but it definitely is like 10 minutes long and I need to pare it down.'"
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After the master recordings of her first six albums (2006's self-titled debut through to 2017’s Reputation) have changed hands multiple times over the years, Swift is currently in the process of re-recording them. She explained in a statement earlier this week that the process "has proven to be both exciting and creatively fulfilling."
Taylor also admitted that she has "plenty of surprises in store" for her Swifties on the re-releases.
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