listen for the best my reputations never
been worse so it was like me for me from
country darling to pop superstar today
we’re talking about an artist who
squeaky-clean and yet mildly
controversial from the beginning today’s
artists gain legions of devoted fans and
turned out near-perfect pop melodies and
while some critics derided here for what
could have been seen as a limited set of
lyrical themes others have praised her
for inspiring a new generation to pick
up a real instrument perform and write
this is WatchMojo as the story in the
songs
I’m your curator Phoebe digit and today
I’ll take you on the musical journey of
Taylor Swift now before we look at what
she made us do I want to remind you that
we love hearing from you so if a factoid
or a memory or even just a favorite
lyric pops in your head comments below
he said the way my blue shirt but those
Georgia stars to shame
say that
and remember this biography was
originally published in 2015 so there’s
lots more taytay’s accomplished can’t
get enough music in your life then be
sure to head over to mojo travels to see
some great ways to satisfy both your
inner audiophile and your wanderlust
with our list of the top 10 music
festivals around the world worth
traveling to click the link below
alright now let’s get out of the woods
and shake it off here’s part 1 this
story
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December
13 1989 in Wyomissing Pennsylvania by
the age of 10 she was already learning
to play the guitar and soon after began
performing at local events in her
hometown
Taylor’s earliest years were spent
living on a Christmas tree farm when she
was 14 her family moved to a Nashville
suburb to help with her burgeoning
career there she was eventually
discovered and signed to country label
Big Machine Records her first single was
2006 ‘as Tim McGraw and the video for
that song later won her a CMT Music
Award Tara not only signed a recording
contract at a young age she was also the
youngest person ever to sign a
publishing deal with Sony ATV which was
once co-owned by none other than Michael
Jackson
[Music]
a few months later her self-titled debut
album hit number one on the Billboard
Top Country Albums Chart it spawned
several successful singles such as
[Music]
[Applause]
this was followed by a holiday
compilation entitled sounds of the
season the Taylor Swift holiday
collection released late the next year
by mid-2008 Swift released her beautiful
eyes EP it debuted on the top spot of
Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart
right ahead of her first album which was
[Music]
Swift’s sophomore record fearless came
out in November 2008 debuting at number
one on the Billboard 200 it ultimately
became the best-selling album of 2009
fearlesses lead single love story was a
crossover success as it became a hit on
both the country and pop charts
[Music]
the second single white horse won two
Grammy Awards and was accompanied by a
music video that went straight to number
one via CMT’s top 20 countdown the
album’s third single you belong with me
was her biggest US hit Taylor was also
the youngest person to win the Nashville
Songwriters associations artist /
songwriter of the year what she went
back in 2007 in 2009 Swift was
recognized at the MTV Video Music Awards
with a trophy for Best Female Video
however her acceptance speech was
interrupted by rapper Kanye West who
disagreed imma let you finish but
Beyonce had one of the best videos of
all time as if 2009 wasn’t busy enough
for Swift fearless was re-released that
year with six new songs putting a
deferred tracks on the Billboard Hot 100
simultaneously
[Music]
Swift made her acting debut the next
year in the movie Valentine’s Day then
one night I was brushing out my hair
when I got home and I found this spit
wad but it was really a note and it said
what’s up and I was like that is so cute
and then I liked her the soundtrack of
which also featured her song today was a
fairy tale
by October 2010 she was ready with album
number three Speak Now the positively
reviewed effort debuted at number one on
the US Billboard 200 and was completely
written by Swift its first single was
[Music]
for genuine personality and the
autobiographical nature of her songs
have garnered Taylor Swift many fans and
if she continues to be as honest
ambitious and determined with her career
as she has been with her music
then surely her success will keep on
growing
[Music]
enter success certainly has grown my
first time walking up those stairs to
accept a Grammy on national television
I’m thank you so much at the 52nd annual
Grammy Awards with a total of 10
nominations Swift took home four awards
including the album of the year for
fearless after racking up the awards
Swift took some time to work on her 2012
album read I say I hate you we break up
you call me with more of a pop sound
than any of her previous work Swift
delivered arguably her best album yet
proving that she was more than a country
girl with a guitar strapped to her
shoulder
if we are never ever getting back
together was just a step away from her
country roots I knew you were trouble
was a giant leaf
[Music]
with a driving chorus toeing the line
between pop and EDM this 2012 single was
an aggressive statement from the forever
troubled and loved starlet
[Music]
skip ahead two years and Taylor Swift
was dominating the charts once again her
album titled 1989 sold 1.3 million
copies within the first week alone
making her the first female solo artist
to have two albums sell over 1 million
[Music]
the lead single shake it off skyrocketed
to number one on the Billboard charts
and held its spot at the top for four
consecutive weeks her second single from
1989 blank space ended up bumping shake
it off as number one on the Billboard
charts
[Music]
comments are Erica hair says I love
Taylor Swift who agrees with me I’m me
obviously proving she has a habit of
creating catchy music and selling record
after record Swift won’t be fading away
too quickly
[Music]
just nobody and nobody trusts me I’ll be
the actress starring in your bad dreams
I’m just nobody and nobody chase Hey
say what you want about her but if Tim
McGraw arrived on the scene with a song
called Taylor Swift those careers would
not follow parallel lines but all joking
aside Ms Swift has continued to dominate
since we published this bio back in 2015
breaking even more records than she
already had and changing up her persona
even more with her album reputation in
fact Taylor has built a career finding
new ways to innovate and new people to
collaborate with and the results make it
really difficult to nail down her 10
[Music]
but of course you know we did it anyway
back in 2015
Stan nation says she is really famous
singer she is Stan she is on the fifth
single offer fourth studio album Taylor
Swift confronted the pure intensity of
passionate love along with a few darker
shades of blue
with a maserati reference taking hold of
the first line she set the tone for a
wild ride through pleasure town with
ROYGBIV in the passenger seat
[Music]
Tayler reflected on loves mysteries
while the gentle beat aloud Swifties to
get nip tea with their air guitars with
a live performance music video and
poignant lyrics read became a modern pop
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
Cindy says I don’t know why but red
seriously caught my heart more than any
of her other songs number nine shake it
off play is gonna play and haters gonna
hate
with this poppy number Taylor Swift
wiped a little dirt off her shoulder and
let everybody know that she ain’t
worried about all the internet trolls of
the world the hilarious music video
Taylor boasts a Beyonce level of booty
shaking and offered up some of the most
amusing ballerina dancing the world has
ever seen
truly a triple threat miss Swift reached
number one on the charts with shake it
off and transformed the public’s smack
talk into yet another kiss
number eight teardrops on my guitar
[Music]
they
he won’t see with a title reminiscent of
a classic George Harrison hit and a
story of unrequited love Taylor Swift’s
second career single had fans reaching
for tissue boxes based on a real-life
experience teardrops on my guitar
explored themes of insecurity and love
while the heartbreaker of a music video
projected Swift’s image into pop culture
[Music]
the kind of flawless I wish I could be
by addressing her own inner heartache
Taylor Swift helped young teenyboppers
transform their awkwardness into
confident smiles the track became a
country hit and also introduced Swift to
a more mainstream audience
[Music]
number seven mine you were in college
working part-time waiting tables left a
smile town never looked back
this gentle gem kicked off Taylor
Swift’s third album and touched the
hearts of lovestruck listeners
with lyrics reflecting the vulnerability
of young lovers Swift connected with
basically everybody that has a human
heart
the music video ones CMT’s video of the
Year award which featured a couples
ascent to marriage bliss while the track
itself was ultimately covered by the
television phenomenon known as Glee
[Music]
even maroon 5 has performed this song
live on stage thus spreading Taylor’s
poetic words across the universe
[Music]
number six blank space I could show you
incredible things after the enormous
success of shake it off Taylor Swift
accomplished the impossible by replacing
herself at number one on the Billboard
Hot 100 the first woman ever to do so I
can make the bad guys good for a weekend
[Music]
hinge the woods sharp but lovable lyrics
blank space highlighted Swift’s public
image and poked fun at a history of
broken relationships taylor enlisted
famed the music video director Joseph
Kahn for the playful video and allowed
sofa we’re and lyrically refined blank
number five back to December I’m so glad
you made time to see me Michael snow
says I want to be her boyfriend so she
can write a song about me when we break
up I already asked her out she’s taken
how’s that tell me as you family
draped in a country sound this love song
had Taylor Swift apologizing to a former
flame
[Music]
lyrically she reminisces on the good old
days and owns up to her mistakes by
going back to December Taylor brought
fans on a journey through self-discovery
and reminded that some of life’s
greatest joys are often taken for
granted
with a more adult take on romance the
track helped tailor to leave her
innocence behind and transition into a
number four we are never ever getting
back together I remember when we broke
up first time seeing this is it I’ve had
enough you might say that Taylor Swift
took a rather blunt approach for this
musical zinger
by delivering a message to some
unfortunate fellow through the title
alone Swift went on to release a quirky
music video which further proved her
point
[Applause]
we are never ever getting back together
and tailor her first billboard number
one and Rolling Stone ranked it as the
number two song of the year so who was a
song actually about could it be actor
[Music]
[Music]
Taylor Swift the new diva of dubstep as
the third single from her fourth studio
album I knew you were trouble took aim
at the age-old theme of a good girl
[Music]
the cinematic scope of the music video
led to a win at the MTV Music Awards and
Swift’s lyrical game along with her new
sound impressed critics always ready to
try something new Swift elevated her pop
game with this chart-topping success
[Music]
number two you belong with me yeah your
girlfriend she’s upset it was the song
that inspired the infamous Kanye West
stage bomb and became one of the biggest
crossover hits of the decade I’m really
happy for you imma let you finish but
Beyonce had one of the best videos of
all time thanks to a pop friendly beep
and endearing music video you belong
with me reach audiences of all ages and
announced Taylor Swift as the next
darling of pop music
[Music]
she famously won the MTV Video Music
Award for Best Female Video and Al
Yankovic later released a parody named
this chartbuster was hard to ignore but
is certainly easy to enjoy
[Music]
[Music]
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Applause]
tim mcgraw may have made her famous but
his wife Faith Hill along with Shania
Twain were far bigger influences on her
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
number one love story snow Heiser says
Taylor Swift have too many good songs
top ten is not even enough hahahahaha
I love sparks fly from Taylor Swift as
well sounds awesome whoo Taylor Swift
have so many good songs inspired by the
tale of Romeo and Juliet Taylor Swift
took a classical approach for her second
album’s lead single and captured the
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
by writing her own lyrics Swift caught
the attention of critics and her
commercial looks made the video of
favorite amongst young viewers
love story originated when Taylor’s
family didn’t necessarily embrace a
potential boyfriend and the experience
led to one of the best-selling singles
of all time
a country and pop hybrid the song
[Music]
so how did we do did we get the right
songs but in the wrong order does
everything check out let us know that’s
why we don’t lock the comments but don’t
forget this video was originally
published back in 2015
[Music]
now if you’re jonesing for more take a
well check out some of our past videos
we have top 10 underrated Taylor Swift
songs top 10 Taylor Swift musical
performances Taylor Swift songs about
exes top 10 guys that Taylor Swift is
dated
oh and top 10 Taylor Swift
collaborations of course but now before
you go calling it what you want I have
one question
country Taylor or puff Taylor alright
guys that’s it for today until next time
I’m Phoebe disha and this is the story
and the songs
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
videos [Music]
been worse so it was like me for me from
country darling to pop superstar today
we’re talking about an artist who
squeaky-clean and yet mildly
controversial from the beginning today’s
artists gain legions of devoted fans and
turned out near-perfect pop melodies and
while some critics derided here for what
could have been seen as a limited set of
lyrical themes others have praised her
for inspiring a new generation to pick
up a real instrument perform and write
this is WatchMojo as the story in the
songs
I’m your curator Phoebe digit and today
I’ll take you on the musical journey of
Taylor Swift now before we look at what
she made us do I want to remind you that
we love hearing from you so if a factoid
or a memory or even just a favorite
lyric pops in your head comments below
he said the way my blue shirt but those
Georgia stars to shame
say that
and remember this biography was
originally published in 2015 so there’s
lots more taytay’s accomplished can’t
get enough music in your life then be
sure to head over to mojo travels to see
some great ways to satisfy both your
inner audiophile and your wanderlust
with our list of the top 10 music
festivals around the world worth
traveling to click the link below
alright now let’s get out of the woods
and shake it off here’s part 1 this
story
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December
13 1989 in Wyomissing Pennsylvania by
the age of 10 she was already learning
to play the guitar and soon after began
performing at local events in her
hometown
Taylor’s earliest years were spent
living on a Christmas tree farm when she
was 14 her family moved to a Nashville
suburb to help with her burgeoning
career there she was eventually
discovered and signed to country label
Big Machine Records her first single was
2006 ‘as Tim McGraw and the video for
that song later won her a CMT Music
Award Tara not only signed a recording
contract at a young age she was also the
youngest person ever to sign a
publishing deal with Sony ATV which was
once co-owned by none other than Michael
Jackson
[Music]
a few months later her self-titled debut
album hit number one on the Billboard
Top Country Albums Chart it spawned
several successful singles such as
[Music]
[Applause]
this was followed by a holiday
compilation entitled sounds of the
season the Taylor Swift holiday
collection released late the next year
by mid-2008 Swift released her beautiful
eyes EP it debuted on the top spot of
Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart
right ahead of her first album which was
[Music]
Swift’s sophomore record fearless came
out in November 2008 debuting at number
one on the Billboard 200 it ultimately
became the best-selling album of 2009
fearlesses lead single love story was a
crossover success as it became a hit on
both the country and pop charts
[Music]
the second single white horse won two
Grammy Awards and was accompanied by a
music video that went straight to number
one via CMT’s top 20 countdown the
album’s third single you belong with me
was her biggest US hit Taylor was also
the youngest person to win the Nashville
Songwriters associations artist /
songwriter of the year what she went
back in 2007 in 2009 Swift was
recognized at the MTV Video Music Awards
with a trophy for Best Female Video
however her acceptance speech was
interrupted by rapper Kanye West who
disagreed imma let you finish but
Beyonce had one of the best videos of
all time as if 2009 wasn’t busy enough
for Swift fearless was re-released that
year with six new songs putting a
deferred tracks on the Billboard Hot 100
simultaneously
[Music]
Swift made her acting debut the next
year in the movie Valentine’s Day then
one night I was brushing out my hair
when I got home and I found this spit
wad but it was really a note and it said
what’s up and I was like that is so cute
and then I liked her the soundtrack of
which also featured her song today was a
fairy tale
by October 2010 she was ready with album
number three Speak Now the positively
reviewed effort debuted at number one on
the US Billboard 200 and was completely
written by Swift its first single was
[Music]
for genuine personality and the
autobiographical nature of her songs
have garnered Taylor Swift many fans and
if she continues to be as honest
ambitious and determined with her career
as she has been with her music
then surely her success will keep on
growing
[Music]
enter success certainly has grown my
first time walking up those stairs to
accept a Grammy on national television
I’m thank you so much at the 52nd annual
Grammy Awards with a total of 10
nominations Swift took home four awards
including the album of the year for
fearless after racking up the awards
Swift took some time to work on her 2012
album read I say I hate you we break up
you call me with more of a pop sound
than any of her previous work Swift
delivered arguably her best album yet
proving that she was more than a country
girl with a guitar strapped to her
shoulder
if we are never ever getting back
together was just a step away from her
country roots I knew you were trouble
was a giant leaf
[Music]
with a driving chorus toeing the line
between pop and EDM this 2012 single was
an aggressive statement from the forever
troubled and loved starlet
[Music]
skip ahead two years and Taylor Swift
was dominating the charts once again her
album titled 1989 sold 1.3 million
copies within the first week alone
making her the first female solo artist
to have two albums sell over 1 million
[Music]
the lead single shake it off skyrocketed
to number one on the Billboard charts
and held its spot at the top for four
consecutive weeks her second single from
1989 blank space ended up bumping shake
it off as number one on the Billboard
charts
[Music]
comments are Erica hair says I love
Taylor Swift who agrees with me I’m me
obviously proving she has a habit of
creating catchy music and selling record
after record Swift won’t be fading away
too quickly
[Music]
just nobody and nobody trusts me I’ll be
the actress starring in your bad dreams
I’m just nobody and nobody chase Hey
say what you want about her but if Tim
McGraw arrived on the scene with a song
called Taylor Swift those careers would
not follow parallel lines but all joking
aside Ms Swift has continued to dominate
since we published this bio back in 2015
breaking even more records than she
already had and changing up her persona
even more with her album reputation in
fact Taylor has built a career finding
new ways to innovate and new people to
collaborate with and the results make it
really difficult to nail down her 10
[Music]
but of course you know we did it anyway
back in 2015
Stan nation says she is really famous
singer she is Stan she is on the fifth
single offer fourth studio album Taylor
Swift confronted the pure intensity of
passionate love along with a few darker
shades of blue
with a maserati reference taking hold of
the first line she set the tone for a
wild ride through pleasure town with
ROYGBIV in the passenger seat
[Music]
Tayler reflected on loves mysteries
while the gentle beat aloud Swifties to
get nip tea with their air guitars with
a live performance music video and
poignant lyrics read became a modern pop
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
Cindy says I don’t know why but red
seriously caught my heart more than any
of her other songs number nine shake it
off play is gonna play and haters gonna
hate
with this poppy number Taylor Swift
wiped a little dirt off her shoulder and
let everybody know that she ain’t
worried about all the internet trolls of
the world the hilarious music video
Taylor boasts a Beyonce level of booty
shaking and offered up some of the most
amusing ballerina dancing the world has
ever seen
truly a triple threat miss Swift reached
number one on the charts with shake it
off and transformed the public’s smack
talk into yet another kiss
number eight teardrops on my guitar
[Music]
they
he won’t see with a title reminiscent of
a classic George Harrison hit and a
story of unrequited love Taylor Swift’s
second career single had fans reaching
for tissue boxes based on a real-life
experience teardrops on my guitar
explored themes of insecurity and love
while the heartbreaker of a music video
projected Swift’s image into pop culture
[Music]
the kind of flawless I wish I could be
by addressing her own inner heartache
Taylor Swift helped young teenyboppers
transform their awkwardness into
confident smiles the track became a
country hit and also introduced Swift to
a more mainstream audience
[Music]
number seven mine you were in college
working part-time waiting tables left a
smile town never looked back
this gentle gem kicked off Taylor
Swift’s third album and touched the
hearts of lovestruck listeners
with lyrics reflecting the vulnerability
of young lovers Swift connected with
basically everybody that has a human
heart
the music video ones CMT’s video of the
Year award which featured a couples
ascent to marriage bliss while the track
itself was ultimately covered by the
television phenomenon known as Glee
[Music]
even maroon 5 has performed this song
live on stage thus spreading Taylor’s
poetic words across the universe
[Music]
number six blank space I could show you
incredible things after the enormous
success of shake it off Taylor Swift
accomplished the impossible by replacing
herself at number one on the Billboard
Hot 100 the first woman ever to do so I
can make the bad guys good for a weekend
[Music]
hinge the woods sharp but lovable lyrics
blank space highlighted Swift’s public
image and poked fun at a history of
broken relationships taylor enlisted
famed the music video director Joseph
Kahn for the playful video and allowed
sofa we’re and lyrically refined blank
number five back to December I’m so glad
you made time to see me Michael snow
says I want to be her boyfriend so she
can write a song about me when we break
up I already asked her out she’s taken
how’s that tell me as you family
draped in a country sound this love song
had Taylor Swift apologizing to a former
flame
[Music]
lyrically she reminisces on the good old
days and owns up to her mistakes by
going back to December Taylor brought
fans on a journey through self-discovery
and reminded that some of life’s
greatest joys are often taken for
granted
with a more adult take on romance the
track helped tailor to leave her
innocence behind and transition into a
number four we are never ever getting
back together I remember when we broke
up first time seeing this is it I’ve had
enough you might say that Taylor Swift
took a rather blunt approach for this
musical zinger
by delivering a message to some
unfortunate fellow through the title
alone Swift went on to release a quirky
music video which further proved her
point
[Applause]
we are never ever getting back together
and tailor her first billboard number
one and Rolling Stone ranked it as the
number two song of the year so who was a
song actually about could it be actor
[Music]
[Music]
Taylor Swift the new diva of dubstep as
the third single from her fourth studio
album I knew you were trouble took aim
at the age-old theme of a good girl
[Music]
the cinematic scope of the music video
led to a win at the MTV Music Awards and
Swift’s lyrical game along with her new
sound impressed critics always ready to
try something new Swift elevated her pop
game with this chart-topping success
[Music]
number two you belong with me yeah your
girlfriend she’s upset it was the song
that inspired the infamous Kanye West
stage bomb and became one of the biggest
crossover hits of the decade I’m really
happy for you imma let you finish but
Beyonce had one of the best videos of
all time thanks to a pop friendly beep
and endearing music video you belong
with me reach audiences of all ages and
announced Taylor Swift as the next
darling of pop music
[Music]
she famously won the MTV Video Music
Award for Best Female Video and Al
Yankovic later released a parody named
this chartbuster was hard to ignore but
is certainly easy to enjoy
[Music]
[Music]
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Applause]
tim mcgraw may have made her famous but
his wife Faith Hill along with Shania
Twain were far bigger influences on her
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
number one love story snow Heiser says
Taylor Swift have too many good songs
top ten is not even enough hahahahaha
I love sparks fly from Taylor Swift as
well sounds awesome whoo Taylor Swift
have so many good songs inspired by the
tale of Romeo and Juliet Taylor Swift
took a classical approach for her second
album’s lead single and captured the
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
by writing her own lyrics Swift caught
the attention of critics and her
commercial looks made the video of
favorite amongst young viewers
love story originated when Taylor’s
family didn’t necessarily embrace a
potential boyfriend and the experience
led to one of the best-selling singles
of all time
a country and pop hybrid the song
[Music]
so how did we do did we get the right
songs but in the wrong order does
everything check out let us know that’s
why we don’t lock the comments but don’t
forget this video was originally
published back in 2015
[Music]
now if you’re jonesing for more take a
well check out some of our past videos
we have top 10 underrated Taylor Swift
songs top 10 Taylor Swift musical
performances Taylor Swift songs about
exes top 10 guys that Taylor Swift is
dated
oh and top 10 Taylor Swift
collaborations of course but now before
you go calling it what you want I have
one question
country Taylor or puff Taylor alright
guys that’s it for today until next time
I’m Phoebe disha and this is the story
and the songs
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
videos [Music]
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