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Question for you... What rerecorded song do you think missed the mark in YOUR opinion? (Patreon)

Published:
2025-04-20 03:58:13
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2026-09

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Hi Besties, we want to hear from you for next weeks video. We hear a lot of swifties with opinions on this topic and we want to flesh it out a little. Please know reading this that we think the rerecords are PERFECTION.... in saying that, tell us below what rerecorded song you think missed the mark and why... then we will discuss in a video. LIKE the comments you agree with and we will make a short list. Next week we will be doing her BEST rerecorded songs so hold those opinions for then 💖 Please keep the comments polite and friendly. This is just a discussion NOT hating !!!!!!!

Comments

Jordan Bush

Girl at home, no question

Isiah Rhodes

We are never ever getting back together

sorvde

The only one is obviously Style. They butchered the intro.

Celina Hayslett

I Know Places 🫣 I just don’t like the vocal effect as much in the rerecord, it sounds better to me in the original

Jordan Bush

New Romantics. That Aha ah ah sounded like kids and didn’t hit as hard

Josh

sparks fly

Monique New

I knew you were trouble is the most devastating one for me

Taylor

Better than Revenge bc of the lyric change

Matthew Taylor

Fearless because I think that the younger voice is what makes that song feel so magical and the vocal didn’t capture that feeling as well :/

Momo

I hate to say it but Style just doesn't hit the same. Forever iconic!!! But different for sure

Aina

Style. 🥹

Alex Parra

Clean. I don't know what it is, but it sounds more electronic and puts me off

Alea

1000% New Romantics!!!!, and Style is just not the same 💔

Hayden Smith

We are never ever - it feels so hollow and lifeless to me, and those we-ee's are way off

Emma Baumert

Style (bedazzled glitter version)

Grace

Fifteen, only because she says “freshman” weird and it bothers me so much

Amanda C

Style and girl at home!

Ashley Ferriss

Honestly Haunted doesn’t hit as hard as the original and I love that song 😭

Aubrey McMichael

style and i wish you would. the guitar is all wrong and it depresses me

Asher

New Romantics! I can’t quite explain it, but the chorus mix just sounds off and a bit messy and I feel like I can barely hear the vocals.

subtle reads

WANEGBT - the “weeees” are NOT right New Romantics - the “ah ah ahhhs” sound way higher pitched, almost like kids are singing it (similar to wanegbt) IKYWT - the beat doesn’t drop as hard and the “ohs” aren’t sung as good as the original

William

For me is Style

kenzieswiftly

i think holy ground / i knew you were trouble are my biggest let downs with the re-recordings, but i would only ever stream the originals if i had no other choice

Emily Van Allen

Forever and always! I miss how she sounds angry in the OG. Last kiss with the shaky breath used to get me every time. I got to meet Taylor on the Red tour and found out during state of grace so the OG gives me chills but the new one doesn’t, however I think they sound so similar!

Carissa

I’m not sure missed the mark is right, but I do miss the “breath” in last kiss

Aniluj Baro

something about welcome to new york along with a lot of other 1989 songs sound SO robotic and just don’t compare to the original.. nevertheless, i’m too in awe of everything taylor does to care if it sounds worse or better

moon

the aah aa a aahh in new romantics is quite disappointing 😭

Belle Murray

Sparks fly 🥲 it’s my favorite song on Speak Now and I feel like the re-recorded version didn’t have the same passion as the original

Dara Sofia

New Romantics. It’s hard to explain but I feel like the production and Taylor’s voice is like in one line. Like I can’t feel the production as much compared to the OG? I used to blast New Romantics in my car and at the gym. Now not as much because I think the production got subdued. If there’s anyone with a music background, I would love to know why and how this is the case because it’s genuinely one of my favorite and I’m sad the TV doesn’t hit.

masonwhitaker13

Better Than Revenge (for production changes AND the lyric change… **NOT disrespecting Taylor’s decision to change lyrics*

Alyssa Malecha

I think there are a couple that I don’t listen to as much as I used to like We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together but the only one I am actually sad about is Sparks Fly. I feel like the original sounds more electric guitar forward than the re-recorded version especially in the beginning of the song

Kerry

shaky breath in last kiss makes the song 10x more sad and makes her sound more innocent / vulnerable from the relationship - it’s painful to hear

Claire Williams

Better than Revenge and Enchanted...I still listen to the rerecorded Speak Now, but the stolen is soooo amazing it's hard to outdo it. I say Better than Revenge because I don't love the lyric change, but I totally understand why she did that. Enchanted just feels different; the younger version of her voice really makes that song for me. But again, I normally just listen to the rerecord anyway lol

ruby rose 🪐🌙

holy ground! where is the excitement, the fun, the smile?? the re-recording sounds so flat in comparison

Annie

We are never getting back together! The “we^eeeeee” is almost impossible to listen to. And, wildest dreams. For some reason the “uh ah ah” sounds different and more enunciated .

Rebecca Frick

Last kiss.. the original has that little sad catch of her breath. The youthful voice along with young heartbreak just feels right. Love both though!

Jason

Better Than Revenge lyric change was illegal let's be real. But I also sometimes kind of, sort of, maybe, wish the style electric guitar was still the old one. 🙈

Alex LaMotte

My favorite Taylor song is New Romantics, and while I really have come to love the re-recording in certain aspects, I think it will always be a re-recording that I'm not fully happy with. And I honestly think this is the only song I feel this way for, all the other re-recordings I've had no issues with! Some reasons behind it include the clicking during the beginning chords (feels like a lazy editing job to me where the metronome wasn't fully cut out), and sometimes the vocals are hard to hear over the production.

Sarah

STYLE. The synths in the chorus being so far forward in the mix, the guitar tone, the weird effect on her voice in the second verse (“I heard that you’ve been out and about with some other girl”), the background vocals cutting off the word “style” at 3.21…it’s just all wrong. Will never fathom why they fumbled the bag on such a massive massive hit.

Ali ❤️‍🔥

I LOVE all the re-records but I think never grow up was so relatable to the age she was when recording the original - when she re-recorded it I feel like the emotions in her voice show more maturity (which is good obv!! But it changed the feeling of the song for me). The biggest moment that changed for me was “they just dropped me off” in the original she sounds a little mad/upset that they just dropped her off. In the re-record it’s just another line. Idk, to me, that line really shows the complexity of emotions when it comes to growing up and I was disappointed at how different it was in the re-record.

Kaileigh Stopa

new romantics 😭 that might be my #1 on 1989 and everything about that song feels wrong. the intro, her voice/enunciations, the energy… but i might just be particularly attached to that song. also the intro to state of grace has never felt right to me either 🥲

Jess

I knew you were trouble and We are never.. I’m so sorry I only have the stolen versions on my playlists!! The new versions just don’t have the same punch to them 💔

AshZ

Genuinely curious because I don’t feel like there have been any negatives. Maybe people just miss Max Martin?

Emily 🌻

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together doesn't do it for me, between the "weeee" in the chorus and just the production it doesn't hit the same as it used to 😭

Jas

Honeslty it's been so long since I've listened to the stolen versions I don't even hear a difference anymore initially they sound different mostly in a good way with how clear and fresh they sound especially tays SUPERIOR vocals!! Others the instruments or production sound slightly different but once you listen a few times that's the only version I know so intrigued to hear other people's opinions!!

Alana1989xox

Taylors Versions are THE versions for me, but I *do* like the OG Girl at Home - more guitar

Peter Oldham

For me, the two that come to mind are Begin Again and Holy Ground. And it has nothing to do with the vocals, which of course are always enhanced because of her vocal maturity. It’s the production. In Begin Again, there is a de-emphasis on the drums in the re-recording, and actually, that’s the issue I also have with Holy Ground. They bring the guitars too far forward and sacrifice the drums. Begin Again is my favorite Taylor Swift song of all time so hearing this difference was hard to get used to.

Simone

A bit niche & it’s not the complete song because overall it’s perf but in out of the woods TV, the AHHHH AH AHs in the outro are really quiet compared to the OG version, you can barely hear them and it used to be my favourite part to sing in the car :( :(

Steph

Style 😩 the intro just doesn’t hit like the old one

Sofia DiNapoli

Girl at home! Love the vibe of the new one but the old one just hits different. They sound like two different songs.

Rebecca

Style was botched but I'll still listen to the TV

Diamond

I feel like these are obvious but the “WE” in WANEGBT sounds SO off. And also the “ah ah ah ah” in New Romantics. I don’t know what went wrong there but they both sound like child vocals

Christine Violet

In general I think the re-records are much better in terms of her voice, mixing, etc. I totally understand the argument that the re-records are missing some of the original emotions, as they are more retrospective. I am a more recent swiftie, so I don’t have as much of a connection to the originals and so I don’t really feel I am missing anything. But I will say that the original version of Everything Has Changed is better, purely because I think Ed is a little off key in the rerecord. It’s not one of my favourites anyways, so it’s not a huge deal to me!

Erika B

For me, Sparks Fly TV fell a little flat… the build in the intro and something in the guitar or the drums doesn’t have as much punch in the Taylor’s version as the original version to me. Obviously still loooooove the song and don’t really want to listen to the stolen version but I have nostalgia attached to the original Sparks Fly!

Andrea Mendoza

i can’tttt with the “WE”’s in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 😭 i almost always skip it bc of that and i LOVE the whole red album so it makes me sad lol

Claire Williams

There is a part of Begin Again TV where the harmonies with Ed sound a little off to me, do you know what I mean? Maybe I'm just not musically inclined enough lol

Simone

Also there’s an echo on haunted TV in the very first line that really hurts my brain in a bad way when she says “you and I walk a fragile line” - it’s almost like it’s just 1 second off or something & it hurts my soul a bit

Peter Oldham

I COMPLETELY AGREE. The beginning does not have the same punch. And also, the “DROP EVERYTHING NOW” in the choruses also fall flat for me.

Valerie

For me, some songs just really need that innocent, younger voice to work, an example would be dear john. There is something powerful about those lyrics from young Taylor. I didn't grow up with these songs (became a swiftie with midnights) so I think I'm a lot less bothered by the other production type changes that come with TVS as I'm not as attached to the OG sound

Jami Marie

I also love love love the re-records and I didn’t necessarily need them to be exactly the same as the original because I actually like hearing the differences in her vocals and production, as long as it’s not too far off from the OG of course. Anyways, I would say I do slightly prefer the original recording of Holy Ground and I knew you were trouble.

TScout

I hate saying it, but I do miss the old Style.

Bethany Stone

New Romantics—the ahhhs in Taylor’s version really bother me :(

ella

I may be the only person on the planet that prefers the original iteration of Forever & Always (Piano Version). I know this is one of the songs y’all found to be most improved by the re-records, and I really wish I agreed. It was my favorite Taylor song for almost a decade & I try not to listen to it anymore because the re-record just doesn’t hit the same for me. I think it might be one of the songs she changed the most in the re-recording process. I would be interested to know which songs you girls think she made the most significant changes to!

izzy

i honestly love ever re record the one song that i feel like could have been executed bettwr was new romantics. the beginning vocals feel less powerful in tv and some other production aspects feel slightly disjointed. i’m not that knowledgeable in production so i can’t properly articulate what feels absent but something isnt hitting like it used to. in saying that, i listen to it more now then i used to, top 5 on 1989 forever, it just feels different.

Jami Marie

I do stream Taylor’s version of course🫡

Peter Oldham

You better PREACH the Gospel Andrea

Rose Ellen

This is so interesting because I find the new version so superior!

Hannah

Hate to admit: Style. There is now this high alternating notes thing that isn’t in the original that shows up in the second half of the chorus and stays there the rest of the song. It’s so forward in the mix that it steals the focus completely for me, and I just can’t listen to it 😩

Kaileigh Stopa

intro to state of grace is a tragedy 🥲

Alex Parra

I really don't know what it is, it could just be because it was one of my favourites, but something about the instrumentals through me off. The vocals are superior though

Rose Ellen

Everything Has Changed - there’s something about Ed’s vocals and harmonies in the bridge that sound off to me 🫣

Peter Oldham

SLIM I COMPLETELY AGREE!!! Thank you for saying this. But, what I will say, is in TV, I love the harmonies that are brought forward in “are we in the clear yet are we in the clear yet”

Erika B

YES The Sparks Fly TV disappointment makes me feel so validated!!

Claire Williams

I AGREE I ALWAYS THINK THIS!!!! I feel valided thank you haha!

Megan

Dear John. The intro guitar

Sarah

My least fave rerecords are WANEGBT (the "wee" bothers me lol), and New Romantics (the "ahhs" don't quite hit the same). Also that beginning guitar of Style tv isn't my fave but it's not a skip for me I just love the OG more.

Claire Williams

Oops! I'm thinking of Everything Has Changed!

Peter Oldham

Actually I think Bonny and Emily should do an entire video about the absence of Max

Ana E

The audio quality of Gary Lightbody’s part in The Last Time is so low during the last chorus/post-chorus after the bridge! Please, tell me I’m not the only one that notices… other than that, the rerecordings sound perfect to me ❤️

TScout

I Wish You Would used to be like crack to me and now I just greatly enjoy it. I’m not sure why what exactly changed but the vibe shifted a scosche.

Jillian Edwards

White Horse doesn't quite hit the same as the original. Also Holy Ground doesn't have the same punch for the instruments as the original. When I'm listening to my headphones there is some kind of crazy clicking in the second verse of Shake It Off and onwards that I can feel in my nose it is so weird lol

subtle reads

It’s difficult when songs you grew up with and were attached to for so long change not for the better. Like it physically hurts me that some of my least favorite re-records are some of my most favorite Taylor songs ever (ex: Style, New Romantics, the Red singles) because it makes me not want to listen to them

Jordan

Style

Peter Oldham

New Romantics TV really shows the absence of Max Martin. There is no build. It’s 100% all of the time and that takes away from the dynamics.

gaby

sparks fly:( it makes me sad because i was having a biggg moment with that song when tv was announced that i couldn't wait to hear it, but it just didn't pack as much of a punch as the og in terms of instrumental and vocals, everything felt flat and not as dynamic. this could totally be a mixing issue though and not necessarily production/vocals changes.

Emma

shake it off. theres a certain high pitched noise in between the vocals (not the drumsticks tapping) that drives me crazy. otherwis the vocals and rest of the production is great though

Sarah

Oh and also I listen to 2 other OGs: better than revenge bc it's more angry and cathartic and last kiss bc it's more devastating with that skaky breath and her younger voice

Amy Harvey

I wish we got Haunted Piano Version. The Piano Version hits a little harder, feels more raw

Cam Stokes

Starting with the negatives: there’s a few songs on 1989 that just sound so jarringly different to me. Namely Style as most have said. The OG just slaps. I really don’t like the new Bad Blood.. Blank Space & IWYW mess with my brain chemistry lol. Some songs just need the teenage angsty young voice, e.x. WANEGBT and IKYWT don’t sound right to me... honestly even Enchanted sounded a little off.. That being said, the positives! I actually prefer the newer editions to some songs. Haunted, Clean, Jump Then Fall, Better Than Revenge, even Long Live sound a little better to me compared to their OGs!

Victoria

Ugh same, this is one of my all time favorite songs and I was devastated that the drop in the TV just doesn't hit the same. Her vocals sound great though

kiera 💕

a lot of the songs on 1989 were not my favorite re-recorded but specifically style and new romantics didn’t do it for me, it just doesn’t give me the same feeling that the stolen versions did especially in the choruses

Josh

For me it’s Enchanted. The newer version just doesn’t hit the same way the older one did. The older version felt more magical and felt like it had more passion. In the older version it also felt like she was speaking softer in almost a whisper in beginning verses and then going hard on the chorus and that’s what made it feel more romantic. In her being shy about her feelings at first because there’s uncertainty and then yelling them out because she wants this. The new version always felt very monotone to me instead of shy and doesn’t have that energy the older version has. It was the only Taylor’s Version where I didn’t like it on first listen. I’ve grown to like it on it’s own because that’s the version we have to stream now and I’ve had a lot of time with it, but the original will always be better to me in the production and the passion she has singing it

Laurie Letendre

All of these comments fascinate me because personally I don't have the capability to analyze music like that, to hear a difference in drums or a specific sound or anything like that. And maybe I haven't really taken the time to analyze the rerecords vs originals that way either? So I'm very intrigued to watch your analysis and hear your opinions on this subject! Your music ear is so much better than mine and that's why I enjoy your reactions and breakdowns all that much more!

Cam Stokes

Had to add - I definitely love most of the re-records & think a lot of songs are spot on. Out of all the re-recorded albums, i think she absolutely slayed Fearless. Speak Now/Red most good, a couple off. 1989 I would say is probably the most different which is sad cuz I love that album.

Victoria

Is it just me or are the guitar notes different?? Like in the OG the third guitar note goes up but in the TV it goes down and the repeats the exact same thing if that makes sense

sophia molina

style and we are never ever getting back together sound nothing like the original versions

Victoria

Yeah his backing vocals in the bridge are slightly flat, it bothers me too

Christina

The instruments don’t have the same distortion and they’re louder in the mix, which makes them stand out a bit more. I totally get you IWYW was one of my faves, now it’s alright.

Lauren Levitt

State of Grace. The drum makes more of a clicking sound on tv. I find it very distracting. It’s throughout the whole song and I think it’s particularly noticeable in the chorus

Victoria

Another thing that sticks out to me with Style is this really short clapping sound right before the chorus where in the OG that sound isn't cut off and sounds more expansive

TScout

Thank you for understanding and explaining what I couldn’t decipher!

Shaun

New Romantics. Now when leading into the chorus, instead of "ah" it sounds more like "eh", which I think is less pretty. New Romantics is the only TV where I noticed something like this which bothered me. I also have to mention Style, the muffled intro in the original version is superior and TV is too clear in comparison. It used to come from the depths but I think the TV production lost that. This isn't something I noticed though until people started pointing it out.

Sara Kolsan

In general I feel like Speak Now and 1989 are probably the weakest rerecords to me, and I think it's definitely a personal preference thing because it's really mainly about the pauses I hear between lyrics or specific words. I feel like (and this could just be what I'm hearing) ever since folklore, evermore, and Midnights, it's really been a thing she does consistently that songs have less of the fast pace much of the earlier albums had. To me it sounds like she's more likely now to kind of pause between words and between lyrics, and in older songs she was more likely to not do that as much. Basically, I feel like songs with that faster pace are more fun to sing along to, because it's fun and almost cathartic to get to sing kind of fast instead of having to take pauses when you're singing along, but again it's really a personal preference thing. And basically, I feel like with Speak Now and 1989 more than Fearless and Red, she's kind of adopted more of this style of pauses into rerecording songs that I feel originally had a bit of a faster pace with the lyrics. I don't know if this really makes sense or if anyone agrees, but I find this really interesting to think about and can't wait to watch the video!

Allison V

There’s a video somewhere that breaks down all the differences on Style OG vs Style TV that y’all should look up for the video! I unfortunately don’t like Taylor’s Version as much 😭

Emma Nelson

Not a specific song, but I miss the fullness of the drums on a handful of the earlier songs. They feel flattened often or more digital

Meg A.

Yeah, 1989 TV has some of those clicking noises that I just can’t unhear and I don’t know how it was missed in production. It’s a real shame to me. But, I think Speak Now TV is perfection from start to finish.

Marley Satchell

girl at home. that’s all that needs to be said.

Cat

Same for me. I refuse to listen to the TV. 😒

Alex LaMotte

If I'm looking at it from an audio engineering standpoint, I would imagine that the audio level for the vocals wasn't adjusted high enough above the production, hence why it sounds so chaotic and hard to hear. It makes me wonder if maybe there was intention of making it sound more "club-like," or if it was just rushed or something.

Jessi Dees

This isn't necessarily about the rerecord question, but kinda related. I think a lot of swiftie don't realize the business moves that having the rerecords are for Taylor. It's a passion project, and rightfully owning her work, bur it's also about protecting her legacy and body of work. When she releases the rerecord, no one in their right minds will use the wrong version without pissing swifties as a while off. So she gets to own the rights and make money off it. But Taylpr has said she doesn't mind if we listen to the stolen versions. They have the emotional attachment that is so essential to music, so I really think in the long run, we can take a deep breath and forgive ourselves a bit if we can't give up the OGs. Especially if she hasn't released the rerecording (ahem, Reputation and Debut) if she was super worried she'd have released em by now. She's a brilliant businesswoman and I don't think it's talked about enough. Sorry for the TED talk. Just a convo I had with a friend prompted some thoughts, lol.

M

How you get the girl…….. I just don’t listen to it (and I don’t listen to the stolen version so that song is gone to me now)

Ruby Deeth

a lot of speak now to be honest. the story of us dosent hit quite the same haunted aswell. i cant exaplain it the production is slighlty different guitairs sound a bit different or something i dont even know just dosent have the original vibes to it

Ruby Deeth

i do think all of 1989 tv sound phenominal they nailed AYHTDWS

Sara Rose

For me it’s Haunted 😭 I know obviously songs are going to feel more emotional when she’s singing them in the moment vs re-recorded. But I just feel like Haunted lost its power. Sometimes I go back and listen to the old version on CD. Also we were robbed of an acoustic version TV. 😭

Alaska Sweetmore

I Knew You Were Trouble (TV) just doesn't hit my ears in the same way that the original used to. Something about the instrumentation just feels off. I think it's the distortion on the electric guitar. Something about it is just slightly different in a way that my brain doesn't like. I also don't think the cries in the chorus have the same kick to them. They feel too controlled whereas they felt more feral in the original, which makes sense because she was still very much in those emotions when she first recorded the song. That's the double-edged sword of the re-recording process, in my opinion. Most of the songs hit us harder in their original forms because she was still in her feelings about what she was singing. The production quality is better but you can tell that she's worked through a lot of the emotions that made the originals so iconic.

Katrina Poysti

22…because she doesn’t sound 22 anymore! Just doesn’t feel the same.

Lauren

my biggest reasoning for not liking certain re records is the missing emotion when she first recorded those songs (LAST KISS, dear john, all too well, treacherous especially) but that was a given! as for the technical aspect, the only songs i really have an issue with are new romantics, we are never ever getting back together, holy ground and state of grace. they really just sound weird to me? but over time i have come to get used to most of it, it's only when i listen to the OG that i notice it also i am an adamant girl at home truther! you guys are allergic to fun!

Jessy

I love Haunted 💜 but I do prefer the stolen version over the re-record 😭 I feel like in the original version, Taylor has more of that angry and angsty quality to her voice that the song requires! The new version sounds too clean and crisp

Katie LaFave

so no matter what i listen to the taylor's verisons, but it took a few listens to like love story, you belong with me, and 22!! with love story, she made a good amount of changes so that took some getting used to at first! with YBWM, it was the fact that taylor's voice sounded slightly lower (which ofc happens as you age)! then lastly with 22, it sounded a lot more acoustic at first which i didn't love! after a few listen though, now it still has that amazing upbeat production that i LOVE! plus the backing vocals/ad libs are louder which i am obsessed with!! still don't love sparks fly, but it's getting better with each listen!! sparks fly sounds more acoustic to me especially with the intro that then drops into the beat! i know people don't love the high pitched "we" in the chorus of WANEGBT, but i only noticed them the first 2 listens, and not i don't even notice them anymore!! plus i loveee that the harmonies in the last chorus are louder cuz i swear i barely noticed them in the og version!! overall i think taylor and the producers have absolutely killed it!! like yes ofc some songs sound weird bc we've known the og versions for 10+ years!! after a few listens, you get so used the taylor's version, that even the og versions sound weird now!!

Sara Kolsan

Adding to this, I got CDs of the original versions of Fearless, Speak Now, and Red as a Christmas present last year that I listen to when I drive to and from work (I didn't ask specifically for the original versions, my mom was just looking for Taylor Swift albums and those were the ones she got for me), and I've definitely noticed that when listening to Speak Now I'm feeling like I prefer basically every song this way as opposed to Taylor's Version. So I would definitely suggest getting CDs for anyone disappointed with any Taylor's Version songs, because it's really nice to be able to listen to both without streaming the original versions

Kelly

Yes! I actually can’t believe it was allowed to exist as it is. His vocal is jarringly off in the bridge. (Love Ed and love this song! But the TV bridge makes me cringe every time.)

Laura Pacheco

the only one that truly bothers me is new romantics. it was my fav song on 1989 for a long time but the vocals before the chorus sound a little too much like kids bop to me 😭 still love it, but i probably don’t listen to it as often as i used to

Alex LaMotte

That's how I feel with Out of the Woods! Listening to the OG version sounds so full to me now lol, it's crazy how that works!

Erin

I love the original Last Kiss because I could feel the emotion in her voice. I connected so strongly to that song, and the re-record just doesn’t hit the same.

Kelly

Agreed! The new intro is tough for me to listen to.

Florence Lambert

Welcome to New York! I feel like the production is a little off, but the biggest thing is that the harmony in the chorus (maybe post chorus?) is WAY more prominent than in the original. Specifically when she sings, “it’s a new soundtrack, I can dance to this beat…the lights are so bright, they could never blind me”

scout

I think there are just some songs, especially from fearless, where there's nothing WRONG with the re-records necessarily, but I do just miss the specific sound of her voice that I always associated with those older songs. does that make sense?? i guess the one I notice it most with is love story.

Cecilia Sparke

Style. The guitar riff is not smooth and sexy like the OG it's scratchy and edgy. Plus it's way too beat heavy - the OG has something ethereal and slinky and effortless about it whereas the rerecord has this heavy beat which weighs it down rather than lifts it up.

scout

yup

LeafyJean

I think The Story of Us doesn’t have the same grit and emotion as the original.

Gabby davis

a lot of the speak now songs for me missed the mark, I just miss the anger that was in the original (and obviously the og better than revenge lyric) another song that missed the mark for me was babe! I think babe is a much better song harmonized than solo! and when she says promises it just gives me the ick, idk how to explain it.

LeahMcKellar

I have heard a lot of people say that Style isn't the same

Celena

As a SN stan, Sparks Fly has always been one of my most favorite songs. I have loved it since I heard it in the fearless era. When I heard the TV version, it just doesn't hit as hard as OG SN Sparks Fly. I listen to the OG all the time in my car on CD, TV doesn't hit.

Katie LaFave

i understand what people are saying about the emotions missing with the taylor's versions, but i feel like taylor's improved vocals override that feeling for me! like with last kiss, i feel like taylor still sounds sad just bc it's a very sad song! i know the shaky aspect of the breath is gone, but otherwise i still feel the emotion! maybe i'm biased though cuz last kiss was and still is my fav on speak now

Heather Gunn

For me 1989 TV is such a mixed bag. I cried when listening to Clean TV for the first time because it was so perfect. So was OOTW. But How You Get the Girl (one of my favs) and New Romantics miss the mark for me. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was also a huge miss for me, mainly on the weeEEEE. I'm now putting it together that it's the Max Martin songs that end up disappointing me slightly when they're re-recorded.

Teri M

I don't think anyone is going to slightly care about this but me, but there are two songs in Taylor's discography that MADE me a Swifty, and those are Dear John and Sad Beautiful Tragic. In Dear John, when she sings, "I'm shining like fireworks over your sad empty town...oh, oh, oh," the stolen version is much more emotional. I think this could be because she had just gone through it. TV is not the same and doesn't have the same emotion behind that lyric. I think because she's healed and moved on. The same thing goes for SBT. Before she sings the bridge, she's "groaning" for the lack of a better word, like she's in emotional pain. I remember hearing that from her and breaking down because I felt the same heartbreak. But for some reason in TV she completely changed it and it's not the same song for me now.

Heather Gunn

I don't know if other people agree with this, but I really dislike the echo in Haunted TV. It distracts me and takes me out of the song.

Katie LaFave

yes totally agree! that's one of mine

Gabe Thornett

Enchanted, Story Of Us But Out of the Woods and Back to December and Clean were way bettter

Raphael

To be honest I love all the new re-records song but I do find it difficult going through Style TV , Blank space TV and New romantics TV . There is something about the production in style and Blank space that seems off about it and the ah ah ah in New Romantics seem way off

Sara Kolsan

Adding again, I agree with comments I've seen about the Better Than Revenge lyric change. I don't love it either way (like when I'm listening to my CD of the original version I sing along with it because it's catchy but I feel a bit uncomfortable), but for me the new lyric is clunkier so overall I prefer the original. "She's not a saint, and she's not what you think, she's an actress / he was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches" is clunky to me because in the first lyric "you" is the guy and in the second lyric "he" is the guy so it makes me think who is she addressing in the second lyric lol, or maybe now it's supposed to be that the whole thing is addressing the audience, but yeah I mean for me that doesn't just work as well as the original, which all works to be addressing the guy. If it was "you were a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches" I'd like that better, but I also just think the flow of the original lyric is catchier, even though the lyric is uncomfortable. Yeah and that's what I was trying to say in my original comment, basically my main issue with any rerecorded songs I think are slightly worse than the originals is that they're less catchy, and if a song is catchy that's a big part of what I love about it and I'm sad for it to get less catchy lol

Kelly

All of Speak Now 🫣 I think it’s safe to say her more mature vocals are objectively better, but the original vocals conveyed so much raw feeling and innocence that was central to the story of the album. The essence of that album was lost in the re-record. It just doesn’t hit the same. (Nothing she can do about that, but the loss of the original emotion feels palpable to me.)

Floran

Honestly neither version is a fav in any capacity but if I had to listen to one now I’d choose the TV

megsterg

Dear John! It went from being more angry to more sad, I think. Which I get because she's so far removed and I think she is now more sad about the whole situation than angry about it. But man, the OG just hits different.

Amanda Socha

I think most of the re-records sound better honestly. I love her more mature voice ( not that it is still not worth going back and listening to the song when the emotions were more fresh. Like the sigh in last kiss!). The only re-record that I get hung up on is out of the woods. There are some parts that just sound weird to me:

The BlooJae

There is honestly not that many (and even so i still listen to only taylors versions) but the only ones that stick out to me are New Romantics, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together , Shake it Off (its that clicking noise in the chorus), Speak Now (i think the intro and chorus vocals felt smoother on og from memory).

Kelly

Sparks Fly makes me sad too! The sound is just so different. It’s my go-to song when a non-Swiftie asks if the rerecords really sound different. (Even without having all of the listens and nostalgia, they can always hear the difference on this one.)

ava

new romantics

ava

same!!

Miles Hinshaw

Well, tbh, Style. I just think that the guitar is too twangy or something bc it just sounds off. Another one is Girl at Home. I miss the old production😭

Kayla

SO agree with this!! It's so sad that in this rerecording process, as important as it is, we have lost the rawness of the emotion in some songs. And I think Speak Now as an album was one of her most personality-filled albums in terms of her vocal delivery and I think with the passage of time that emotion just gets lost in favor of the cleaner vocals. I especially notice it in songs like Mean and Last Kiss. They're not bad rerecordings necessarily, but the emotion portrayed in the songs definitely feels very different

Heidi

Sparks Fly for me. It was my FAVOURITE song on Speak Now before TV came out and it's taken me over a year and a half to reconcile listening to Speak Now again. I just couldn't listen to the whole album because of it since although some of the other songs weren't necessarily perfect, I would've been happy to listen to them normally, just the fact that Sparks Fly was so exactly not what I wanted further brought down the rest of the album.

Heidi

Exactly the same for me!

Cathrine Ahm

I know what you mean, but can’t really describe it either! 🙈 From the very first note I know it’s the Taylor’s version I’m listening to - it sounds SO different. I feel like the OG intro is lighter? The TS version feels heavier/darker? I still listen to the TS version ofc, but to me it’s almost a new song (maybe bc it was always a favorite of mine)

Angie

i love the rerecorded versions soo much but there are two songs that i instantly thought of: Shake It Off - because of the clicking sound in the back (it just reminds me of wired earphones that are broken and keep clicking 😅) and Haunted - i don't really know what is missing from the rerecorded version, but something is; maybe it's the emotion or the drama of it all that was much more pronounced in the stolen version

Kayla

I can NOT get over the extra "You are in love" she added before the bridge of You Are In Love. Throws off my whole vibe and it overpowers the "and so it goes" to lead you into the bridge. Feels like an unnecessary change

Waj

For me there are two songs that stand out. 1) Everything has changed - I feel that Ed’s part is too dominating/not balanced with Taylor’s and towards the outro where drums are heard in the original is now replaced with a noise that sounds like static to me. 2) New Romantics - the ah ah ah don’t feel the same unfortunately On a side note. I agree with most people about Style TV. But I’ve kinda got used to it. Now I can’t listen to the original as there are some things I really like about the new one.

matt

i think the OG guitar was a real electric guitar, but the new one (style and I wish you would TV) feels more like a synthesizer

Daria

Unfortunately AYHTDWS and I’m saying this as the biggest Stan of that song 😭 taylor sounds absolutely amazing in the re-recording of that song BUT production wise I can hear some kind of high pitch ringing very far away in the background of the chorus (when listening with headphones) and it kind of ruins the song for me. Second one, again as the biggest Stan of that song, haunted tv doesn’t hit as hard as the original did unfortunately 🙈

Hayden Brice

Wonderland. I overwhelmingly prefer TV on the whole, but wonderland has lost her sparkle. I don't listen to her nearly as much as I used to

Daria

YES, 100% agree

hauntedwillow27

enchanted HEAR ME OUT. it’s not that the vocals aren’t better because they ABSOLUTELY are but it’s just the way she sang it before like the way she accentuated certain words felt more smooth or something i don’t know it’s just something about the new version doesn’t feel the same

Isabel Victoria

There’s something about the snare drum in the new Blank Space that’s so abrasive

hauntedwillow27

new romantics is my other one. it sounds childish with the “ah ah ah ah” it sounds like a bunch of little kids to me rather than the effect on her voice in the original

matt

I'm personally a kinda new swiftie, I started listening to her since march 2023, but my passion with Taylor started January 2024 so I didn't live with most OG versions. I really love the new versions and when I tried to listen to the originals to hear how they sounded I was shocked specially with Fearless. Now vocals and instruments feels way more mature now. But I understand how some OG swifties feel about some songs that they listened for years and now some breath change, the emotion of the song change, some instrument is not the same. I don't feel it, but I understand it.

natasha mik

You are in love 🥲🥲🥲 One of my favorite songs ever and it’s not that it sounds bad at all, it’s just dIfFeReNt 😭 her 2014 vocals just hit different for the 1989 songs

Lia

I loved all you had to do was stay and new romantics before the tv but now I barely listen to them

Dan Jacobs

For me it's New Romantics - The "ah ah ah ah" just doesn't hit as it used to. It sounds too much like a children's choir and it seems a bit slower in pace, almost a bit heavy or tired. It's a shame as it's my all time fave.

Allie

I have a hard time listening to Fearless Taylor’s Version especially Fifteen because that song is very nostalgic to me and her mature voice gives it a different vibe but I will still always stream Taylor’s Version over the originals.

Jasmine

enchanted specifically the beginning when she says 'there i was again tonight' because the 'there' sounds so strange like she has something in her throat

Yazeed

I’m sorry but i think everyone who says that 1989 the stolen version is better than the rerecorded one is simply just saying it for the sake of everyone saying it. I have been listening to stolen version since it came out in 2014 (as many of us have of course) and i agree that there’s slight differences here and there but it does NOT reach to the point where it makes you prefer a version over the other.

Lainey Oliver

I can’t listen to WANEGBT anymore… the vocals on “weeeEEE” sounds like a cringy children’s song. I honestly hate it :( sucks as that song was so huge when I was in high school and I used to love it!!

Em

I haven’t listened to the stolen version since so I’ve acclimated to the new one but I know Style (my favourite song) is wrong and it’s the only one I needed to be exactly the same Out of the woods on the other hand is somehow even better than before 🤷🏻‍♀️

Laura

I was going to comment this exactly!! It sounds like kidz bop to me....it's more often than not a skip now which is sad :(

Heidi Muller

I miss the teenage angst. In her earlier works. Those songs seem more retrospect now...a shame she couldn't match that. But she is in her thirties and for the most part moved past the pain so it must be hard.

Annie

the only one is better than revenge. despite all of the chronically online audio engineer's expertise, I actually think they did a really good job w the re records, 1989 TV hate is so forced.

Jenna

It’s not in the original Wildest Dreams so I didn’t expect it to be in the re-record, but I wish that there were drums on the beat drop at the end of the bridge into the last chorus. I think they’re in the mv’s version but I wanted that big base drop!

Giel

I never got into Haunted, mainly because I wish the instrumentals (especially the electric guitar) were much louder. The instrumentals need to pierce my brain for me to channel the angry energy, and it is something I was hoping she would have fixed with the rerecord.

Bee

The lucky one (the abrupt ending to the “oh oh”s at the end before the last pulled back “oh oh”s) and How you get the girl (I don’t know how to explain it musically but the instruments are too harsh?)

Heidi Muller

Controversial, but 1989 tv a miss for me, too over worked.

Darcy Giles

We are never ever getting back together but luckily I barely listened to that song before so I’m not too mad about it!

Itcha K

state of grace and treacherous. Idk something about the drums in the new versions just doesn't hit the same for me :(

Takara

Am I the only one who doesn’t have an issue with any re-recorded songs? I honestly barely remember the stolen versions in comparison now that it’s been so long (& yes I’ve been a fan since the beginning)

Heidi Muller

I'm worried for Reputation. How does one improve on perfection? I think our expectations are too high.

Giana Ortiz

The wwwEEE unironically sounds like the goat meme in the TV.

Will

shake it off specifically because she has added some horrible subtle sound effect into the second verse that sounds like a coin tapping or something and makes it unlistenable

Jade

I’m with you!

libby

welcome to new york. i LOVED that song, but after taylor’s version it really dropped for me :(

libby

YUUP

justine

i obviously miss the og lyrics to better than revenge and will continue to miss the og og version of picture to burn but i totally understand why she made the decision she did and think it was the right thing to do. that being said i love the new lyrics and continue to not have ANY issues with the re-recordings. not to say there isn’t a difference, but after only listening to the re-recorded versions once released, i never feel like they are ever lacking anything that i got out of the original, i actually feel like i get more out of it.

Amanda P

I think the re-records are perfect, no notes 🫶🏼 idk if this is unpopular but I personally love hearing her more mature voice on the older albums!

Julie K

How you get the girl. The sound in the chorus is somehow piercing /screechy, especially if you listen to it with headphones.

Elli

That‘s where opinions differ and that‘s ok! :) I became a fan in 2013 and 1989 was my first album and tour as a fan. And to me, 1989 is my least favourite rerecord. I think here and there, it sounds a bit too different for my taste (the Style and I Wish You Would guitar riffs, the ahh ah ah ah in New Romantics…). I have a special relationship with the original and the og sound is etched in my mind. Unfortunately, this means for me that I cannot enjoy all the songs like I did before Of course, there are other rerecorded songs that have missed the mark as well in my opinion but 1989 really stood out to me :)

Alexandra Bennett

Maybe I’m just a simply girly but I have no problem with any re-recorded songs lol can barely remember what the stolen versions sound like

Sofia F

Same! I don't care enough about production to care

Jade

Haunted ! The breath sounds are too loud especially in the chorus… if she is holding hear breath, why do we hear breathing sounds? It doesn’t make sense to me and makes it hard to listen to Taylor’s version imo

Sam

Style TV is one of the few I cannot get behind. The electric guitar just sounds so different. Sonically it is the most jarringly different for me. WANGBT, I Knew You Were Trouble and New Romantics are the other three that I really struggle with the TV versions for.

Lauribooks

The story of us, sadly the new one sounds really different, specially the instruments, and I never listen to the tv.

Olivia

I was so looking forward to Style TV and it just doesn't sound the same at all - its missing the feeling within it - thats one of the only non TV versions i listen to!

Gabriela

Clean. I don’t understand why everyone loves it more, I feel like the sounds were blended so much better before, somehow the re-record sounds like a draft to me. The “Ah, ah” sounds bored? Annoyed? Lifeless? And the background vocals that were always so beautifully *background* vocals are now too present compared to the stolen version. Clean is top 5 for me but sadly since the re-record came out I think I can count the times I’ve heard it with one hand. Shake it off and style are also a bit funky but I can deal with it, but clean 😭. I’ll never get over the feeling when I first heard it. I cried so hard because this song felt like home to me and the new version felt like a stranger. I think that is why I notice it so much, I love that song with a passion and know all the things that make it great to me.

Pippa

At 3:44 during the The Lucky One rerecord the note cuts off and I miss the fade from the og! And the drums at the start of Holy Ground don't quite hit the same.

Pippa

Oh no! I much prefer the harmonies being clearer in TV

Pippa

Liking for the lucky one note change!

Connie Forrest

Sadly Shake it off :/ I really loved it back when it came out and basically just don’t listen to it anymore

Kat

Reading these comments is so interesting to me because the second I hear a rerecording I immediately forget what the original sounded like so i genuinely could not tell you. The only thing that comes to mind is the shaky breath in last kiss but I also wouldn't have liked it if she had just faked it so it wouldn't have sounded genuine

Samantha

New Romantics & Style TV both definitely took a little bit of getting used to. I don’t know if it was the production or Taylor’s energy or both, but they felt a little lacklustre compared to the originals.

Veronica Key

Probably Style because I prefer the old guitar sounds. The new one adds a new touch to it and I do love it so much. I just personally prefer the old one. I liked how the old guitar was a lot more in your face, it was stronger, and more strutable 😂

elli

Sameee, the only song I could maybe mention is Girl at home, since it’s so vastly different but I never cared enough about that song anyway.

Jonna Kristina

for me it’s forever and always, we are never ever getting back together, holy ground, blank space and style. I can’t put my finger on exactly why, I think for some of them there’s an intensity and passion I miss in them and for style and blank space I think there’s something in the production that feels a bit off. if i’m being honest something about 1989 tv as a whole doesn’t fully click for me and I often listen to my own copy of the original instead of taylor’s version.

Lea

New Romantics (the Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah) and WANEGBT (The Wee-eehw) and the verses in IKYWT (She doesn‘t sing them as „rhythmically precise“ as in the original version and it lacks energy because of that imo. Also this is reeeaally specific but it bothers me everytime hahahah. At 00:13 in Tell Me Why TV her voice is so loud for like half a second (during the word "bulletproof“) It‘s like a jumpscare everytime and I don‘t understand how they overlooked it.

Yasemin Turner

Style, Holy ground, all too well 5, safe and sound, state of grace acoustic. I unfortunately just can’t let go of the original recordings of these particular songs but try to listen to TV in all other instances

Liam Sullivan

I’m like you both and don’t feel the need to listen to the stolen versions AT ALL. I think with this project of Taylor’s none of us can say that any of re-records aren’t the way they should be just because of the originals - since Taylor specifically said that this is how she wanted the albums to look/sound/feel like, and we know how much creative control she has anyway. In saying that! The only songs that don’t hit how they used to FOR ME are the original Red singles (WANEGBT, 22, IKYWT) The production for these songs (and these songs only!) sound almost empty compared to the originals, for me they’ve lost their magic a little bit, I still love them tho, and love ya both!

Simscerity

The only one for me is Stay Stay Stay. Specifically, she removes the inflection from the word “groceries” in the second verse, and in doing so takes so much youthful whimsy out of the song

Claudy

I’m not sure if this is what you mean, but ATW tv(the short version) at 1:18 there’s a little glitch on the ‘okay’ and it makes the song unlistenable for me 😅

Elvira✨

I agree about Clean! For me, it’s my favorite background ”Ah’s” at ~3:50 during the last ”Rain came pouring down” of the stolen version that I just don’t hear as clearly for the re-recording that does it for me :(

CRB

i don't have such opinions that i find any rerecording weak BUT sometimes i find myself wanting to listen to new romantics og. it just hits different (i have the song downloaded from before 1989 tv so i allow myself to listen to that) and sometimes style just because i wanna show people how better style tv is.

Pia Sing

I think almost all rerecordings are incredible but Shake it Off is off in its production, she sounds great but the horns or trumpets are way to loud and there is this very persistent clicking sound that particularly with headphones is close to unbearable🫠 Every other song slaps though😅

Elly

Girl At Home - the original style of it worked better than the re-recorded version.

Claudy

I’ve listened to the tv’s so many times now that they became the ‘real’ songs for me. But when 1989 tv came out I had a issue with out of the woods. It might be the song I listened to the most in my life, and when I heard the “I remember”, I was disappointed, it felt a little overproduced for me and the “ah”s from the outro where not what they were I guess. But I don’t mind it now.

Annika

There are only 2 songs where I find myself noticing the differences and sometimes I miss the og & those are Shake it off - there is like a static/clic sound in the back during the second verse; WANEGBT - the wee's.. funny thing is the tour version(s) literally have them, but I notice the difference to the og in the recording

shedaris

New Romantics is probably the worst one, but ootw and style is also up there, in general 1989 is pretty botched

shan

EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED! i cannot listen to that harmony towards the end that sounds so off key 😩

Claudy

I think what was important for me, and what you guys helped me with, was realising that they’re not the same songs. They aged, Taylor grew up, sometimes different producers, etc. Comparing them doesn’t really makes sense to me anymore. It’s actually important that we appreciate their differences I think. Fearless tv for example is not Fearless, and how could it be? Instead of the ‘angry teenager’, a grown up Taylor made that album. Someone who experienced many fearless’s, you belong with me’s and you’re not sorry’s when she re-recorded it. So I think that’s important to realise.

Lauren Levitt

I honestly have no other major gripes with any re-recording

Sara Lakkala

OOTW: The autotune crack in her voice in the OH I REMEMBER at the start or the last chorus, it always stands out to me. Why not do a new take haha?

Gianluca

last kiss.... the original was my favorite Song and TV destroyed it a bit for me, I tolerate it but its hard to let the og go🤧

VadersPetPig

Style & Shake It Off have this weird analogue high pitch thing going on throughout which makes them not fun to listen to with earphones. IKYWT "weee" is too autotuned and high pitched Everything Has Changed has a very off putting and creepy off pitch Ed vocal harmony, you can't miss it. I know you said 1 song but these mistakes are things I can't defend any longer. It isn't even an opinion it's just objectively not matching the quality of what her sound engineers and production she can do...

Gianluca

its mainly because of the lack of emotion and that she pronounces some words differently, for example july 9th

Alice Hannah

Definitely style like everyone says, for me the chorus loses power because of the super loud tinkly synth over the top. Also sparks fly used to be one of my faves, but her voice doesn’t have the same power? I don’t know - also some of it is the accent change too

Josh G

Forever and Always - Piano Version TV!! As a fearless stan and enthusiast I just feel like the re-recorded version doesn't have the same emotional energy and sad/angry vibes that the original has, especially in the whole "Back up baby back up" part!!!

jo

the song that surprised me the most on how different it was is wanegbt. until that point i couldn’t really tell the difference with the old and new versions but i remember noticing it a lot th first time i heard this song. then i would say the production of holy ground isn’t has strong as the original. style and new romantics are fine but there’s something slightly off about them

Laura

I would say (only because they were my most anticipated) that Style and New Romantics bothered me a tiny bit. The guitar intro to Style didn’t sound as bright/dynamic on first listen and the ooo-o-ooo-o-o-o bit in New Romantics sounded more high pitched than the original. They only bothered me the first few listens and I’m completely over it now though. It has me stressed for Rep TV though as it’s my fave album. Would love it if she could bring Max Martin back.

Josie Bicknelle

HAUNTED - I was an OG haunted stan and I understand the new one is probably technically better but I hate that it’s different in any way because it was perfect to me before, and I don’t listen to it as much anymore even though it used to be my number one

Josie Bicknelle

and the out of no where lisp on ‘fears and hopes and dreams’ in the bridge

CamilleC

For me some songs it's just that she can't recreate noltalgia (last kiss, mean..), some songs it feel like she's bored, some other songs it's the production or mixing, in 1989tv a lot of her vocals are in front of the tracks, or they rerecorded in separate rooms idk. The tv songs i can't listen to are WANGBT ( the weeE are awful to me, copy pasted) and New romantics. It's a great project and i respect her work i'll always support the all thing but i never felt i have to listen to the tv songs more. No one can't tell me what song i should love or not, this rerecorded music exist because we love her old work in the fist place. Besides she allows it to be on streaming services and makes millions of it, they are co-owned not stolen even if i know what she mean 🤷

Marissa

WANEGBT (everything, sorry), YBWM (the timing is a bit off sometimes), Style (guitar) and New Romantics (the ah-ah-ah sound weird and the whole songs lacks the soul of the original) are the worst ones, I’m afraid. It feels like it was harder to recreate some of the hits? Others I really love, and made great songs even better (Out of the Woods? Fearless? I Know Places? Last Kiss? Love!!!). It must have been so hard to do and I really love the project!

Dorka

Style, New Romantics, Sparks Fly - Sparks Fly completely lost its magic has no emotions, so I go back to the original

raheel

Style for sure 💔 in general 1989 was definitely an absolute shock to my system, it took the longest to really get behind it and yeah I definitely don’t listen to style as much as I used to and it’s actually heartbreaking lmao

sofie sandrini

Girl at home - I agree Em, Style, I Know Places (I Think more from the 1989, I just know those songs with every cell in the bones and legs.) BUT WE HAVE to talk about Mean… I’m sad that the new version doesn’t have her country accent that it used to especially when she says: “I be you got pushed around.” I’m really glad she has a normal American accent now - because the southern creeps me out - but I do really love it when she’s in her country boots. anyway Taylor’s perfect and can do no wrong 😮‍💨♥️

chel

I was having a look through Taylors rerecorded albums the other day and I only made a note of 3 songs that i think missed the mark. 1- We are never ever getting back together but purely because of the 'WEEEEE' idk why it sounds like that it sounded so much better in the og version hahahaha. 2- 2- Mean, i couldn’t work out why i wasn’t gravitating towards the tv for a while but i think I just must the country twang in her voice :( 3- i really really hate to say this like its actually painful for me to write this but Blank Space- the attitude in the og and how she delivers the lines is so satisfying to listen to, the sass is unmatched. Unfortunately, i just don’t think she quite got there with the rerecord. Having said that though the fact that she’s released 4 rerecorded albums so far and there’s only 3 songs which I was disappointed by says a lot. I don’t think we talk enough about how remarkable the rerecords are. Truly such a testament to her talent and passion of owning her music.

Esther Michaut

in my opinion many of her best songs or singles so we are never (because of the WEEEEE chant) the same problem with new romantics with the AaaaaaaaAaaaa and style to my the guitar is off

Bethany Andrews

I don't think she has a choice for the stolen versions to be on streaming or not since someone else owns the masters

Alberto

I think Style TV sounds like a robotic version of Style OG. There is something wrong about the way that the production is done and the way that the vocals have been mixed. I actually watched a video about what “went wrong” when re-recording Style made by a producer and now I see why it just doesn’t hit the same. Plus, I think some songs NEED Taylor’s innocent, girly vocals more than others, and Style is definitely one of them.

Lucie S

I think she is doing an amazing job and I'm trying to appreciate the little differences - I think they are normal and we can easily get used to them ☺️ The only one that comes to mind for me is Clean - I still love it but it doesn't hit the same, something about the backing vocals feels off, it sounds a little like a demo and not polished... I don't know But it's still an amazing song ! 🥰

Charlotte Morris

Sparks Fly for sure. That’s one of my faves off my joint top album Speak Now (tied with Evermore) and it just doesn’t hit the same. The new version from the first note just doesn’t have the same energy and rockiness, it’s kind of just ‘there’ in comparison to the original. OG is like ‘fuck yeah sparks flying everywhere bitch’ and TV more like ‘oh hey you’re kinda cute bang bang I guess’ 😬

Beatrix P

Style. It’s a bit slower/sleepier?

sophie

new romantics OG definitely hits more than the new one, sth about these aaaaaAaaaA just don’t feel the same

Jacob

For some reason I find ‘New Romantics’ to be quiet? Like it doesn’t seem to have that similar oomph about it. Could just be me 😝 Everything prior to 1989 was all new to me so the re records was a whole new discovery which is was makes them so exciting.

Bethany Andrews

I don't have one particular song that sticks out personally. However, so many others saying Style reminds me of a video that's out there of John Baptiste listening to the TV and he IMMEDIATELY notices it's a rerecord and his comments are really interesting, not negative. He basically says that it's obvious in her emotion and voice that it's retrospective. She is telling how it was, laying it out, instead of in the feelings of the moment. I've heard other Swifties say similar things but never quite put their finger on it in that way. Might be worth watching for this video/project!

sophie

& rip to the shaky breath in last kiss

Christian Daniel Guy

Definitely The Lucky One on Red TV. Is it just me or did it sound like the song ended very abruptly?

Hollie

Sparks Fly sadly, og was in my top 10 but the re-record just doesn’t have the same energy. I think it’s in the guitar. The guitar on the re-record is weaker, quieter, doesn’t hit hard. Same for the story of us. Im sorry but for these two songs I listen to the original (which I purchased back in the day).

Hollie

This!!! And superior top album rankings.💜🤎

Oliwier

to be honest im not loving like half of 1989. Its probably because og 1989 still feels fresh after 11 years. thats a timeless classic. I feel like 1989 is the stolen album that aged the best so thats why I wish it was rerecorded last.

Hollie

Now that I think about it any song that the og has a heavy hitting electric guitar. Why is the re-record guitar not smashing it??? See Style, sparks fly, story of us etc

Eliza

style (guitars) and back to december (the feeling isnt as strong)

Hollie

Yes! There is something so wrong with that harmony. The og was perfection.

Marissa

I heard many of Taylor’s older songs (or at least really fathomed them) as a result of the re-recording process, so the differences in her voice and the production don’t really bother me. But I hope one day she can also own her original albums - it’s true that you can never fully recapture the emotion of those earlier recordings and I think it would be beautiful to have both interpretations of each song to enjoy and reflect on!

CamilleC

There is differents masters if i recall, publishing and recording, she owns the publishing since she's the writer/musician/producer even on older songs, she can authorize where the songs are streamed, played etc (if i'm wrong please tell me, this is how i remember it)

Oliwier

and also I feel like with fearless, speak now and red we were not only judging the changes in production but also her vocals (like the improvement in tosotd is crazy). And because of her voice a lot of people like tv versions better. With 1989 her vocals were almost at the same level as now - so like you cant say "1989 tv is better because her vocals improved" because thats not the case. And its the only album that has that. Thats why 1989 is the least liked rerecording and its gonna be the same with rep tv for sure - because theres not much to improve except production

Ysabel Boquiren

I can’t believe I’m saying this but as much as I love atw10 (as I consider it a completely different song) the 5 min rerecord doesn’t hit as hard as the original. I love the raw authentic heartbreak you hear in her voice in the original version. It’s just unmatched.

CamilleC

I love og last kiss too, i'm on floor wearing the ex bf' clothes sobbing with her 😭😅 the new one is a new song for me. She's looking back on the girl who was on the floor, it's different.

KC

Out of the woods, the bridge just doesn’t hit as much as the stolen version

Anjie Crow

Style (guitar intro) and WANEGBT (we-eeeee!).

Lefty

I only have a strong feeling about literally a couple of the re-recordings, I think that Christopher Rowe doesn’t get enough credit for the work he has done; it must be incredibly challenging to completely recreate a song and make it sound as close to the original as possible, so I think that some people are a bit inconsiderate about the job he has done. So, that said, the only song I feel strongly about in a negative way is Love Story. The original had more atmosphere and energy in its production, and they completely switched out the electric guitar instrumental for violin instead and I feel a bit disappointed listening to what was one of my favourite parts of the song. Taylor also sings it quite differently, there are a lot of times when it sounds harsh and disjointed where it used to flow; “I close my eyes”, “you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter”, the final “when I first saw…you”. The song I think got a really big glow up is also on Fearless - Change. I don’t think the original sounds that great tbh, the production is messier and it’s one of the times where Taylor’s voice just wasn’t up to the task and it’s one of the few times she doesn’t sound good to me. Change TV is so clean and her vocals are amazing. Couple of other things I want to mention: I’ve been obsessed with Mine TV, it’s just as good as the original but a bit crisper, it sounds incredible. I also think that Style TV gets way too much hate and is mostly completely fine apart from some vocals that had a bit more energy in the original.

Green Wolf Gaymer

WANEGBT's "Weeee" sounds less like a bunch of people, and just one person layered multiple times. Same can be said for New Romantics "Aah-aah" after the bridge, lacking. Sorry Emily, but while I love the added echoes in Haunted, her lack of voice quiver in the first verse makes me think she's not as haunted in the rerecord.

Brianna Washington

honestly i feel like Haunted is really disappointing to me. it used to be tied for my #1 Taylor song (with Fearless) but it’s gone down the list since the re-record. it just does not hit the same for me 🫤 the instrumental makes that song and the electric guitar and drums are not as strong in tv. i also think there’s more emotion in the original but i would be okay with that if the instrumental still hit as hard

Gülce

I struggle with most of 1989, to be honest—especially Style and Blank Space. I think Fearless, Speak Now, and Red were generally done better. With those, my only issue is that some of the really emotional songs, like the original All Too Well or Last Kiss, don’t hit as hard. You can tell she’s not in that emotional space anymore, and the vocals feel a bit less raw because of it—which is totally understandable. But I’ve got most of the old CDs and vinyls anyway, so it’s all good.

Lefty

I commented this above; I think they are almost all very good and the only one I have strong feelings about is Love Story.

Roxanne Metivier

As much as I appreciate the many great rerecordings we’ve gotten, there are also several that just don’t land the same for me: Style, Sparks Fly, All Too Well (not the 10-minute version), Mean… just to name a few; they’ve lost something that made the originals so special. One I rarely see mentioned, but that really affected me, is Blank Space. The first few times I heard the rerecording, I honestly felt like crying, it sounded almost unlistenable to me. Even now, if I pay too much attention while listening, it kind of scratches at my brain in a weird way. There’s something different in the percussion — if you compare the same parts in both versions, you’ll hear what I mean. It sounds like there are added cymbals or some kind of extra shimmer layered into Blank Space (Taylor’s Version). Maybe those sounds were always there and the rerecording just brought them out more, I’m not sure. But either way, once I notice it, it’s all I can hear, and it completely takes me out of the song. It’s subtle, but sometimes those little changes are the most distracting when you're so used to the original. They make it harder to connect emotionally the way you used to.

David

For me the two that really stick out are Style and New Romantics TV. I'm listening to both versions as I type this. For Style it's that iconic guitar riff at the start - it's just not the same as the original and for me lacks the punch it had. Also there are times when the vocal mixing sounds a bit off, especially with the "You got that James Dean daydream..." in the chorus. Overall, the original just contains a magic that just can't be surpassed, which is evident as it is one of the only stolen versions that continues to outstream the Taylor's version. For New Romantics, again there seems to be vocal mixing issues, there are times when the instrumental drowns out Taylor's vocals. The "Ahaaaaaah" before the chorus sounds completely off, nearly like a bunch of children are singing it compared to the much stronger energy the original had. Also, if you listen carefully to the intro, it sounds like there is still a metronome that was never pulled off the final version. Like with Style, it just doesn't hit the same - the original is pop perfection and the TV, while still a good pop song, doesn't match this in my opinion.

DEVILZSTAR

The “ahh ah ah ahhh” in New Romantics took me a while to get into, it feels very very different to me. But otherwise I think she did such an awesome job with them all, but it was also a bit of a risk changing girl at home as much as she did tbh, though I like it better now 😂

hannahbrear23

Style and Sparks fly. There’s just something about the production that doesn’t hit the same unfortunately 😩

Emma

We are never ever getting back together, the high pitched we in the chorus I think sounds super nasally compared to the OG

tonio

I love all the re-recorded versions, it just takes time to get used to them but one i still struggle with is “mine”. it’s the start, i was so used to that grungy guitar at the start and I still think that it was better for the song… to be clear, on speak now i always listened to the (pop mix) which I still think it’s superior. I love the mature vocals on the TV tho. 💜 Also, New Romantics TV… Now i’m more used to it but when it first came out I couldn’t listen to it.. It’s the chorus which is full of noises and the vocals volume is a little bit low… at first it sounded like a mess to me, now i can tolerate it 🩵

tia martin

idk ask me when rep is out, i've listened it so much i know every sound, so if they will be worse i'll tell you

Lucy D

Holy Ground and Starlight! HG especially was always one of my top 10 favourite Taylor songs ever, and now it’s just no where near that for me :( Enchanted and Superman also don’t hit the same for me anymore!

Regina Phalange

I don’t see many people talking about this but I feel really strongly about it. Where some of the re-recordings fall short, for me, is not as simple as just the vocal or the production. It’s the mixing!! I really dislike how it was done for 1989. The starkest difference between the OG and TVs is where they place her vocals and backing vocals in the mix. (Interesting that the Jack songs for me really work for 1989, I wonder if he had someone else mastering them). How You Get The Girl is a really obvious example. Would love to know if Emily feels this since I know we both love this song. The high note at the end and the backing that plays throughout the choruses is completely BURIED in the TV and sounds completely different. The filters and plug-ins they put on the vocal is also too distracting here. In other songs it really works in trying to thin out her voice and make it sound closer to how it did back then but on HYGTG it sounds basically auto tuned. (The Max Martin songs from Red TV also have this problem).

Kami

Not specific but I deeply miss the country twang.

Regina Phalange

All of this to say I think the re-recordings are phenomenal. There are so many songs that she improved and I’m looking forward to a video that highlights this too!!

Freya

Unfortunately Last Kiss just sounded hit the same. No shaky breath either :(

Olivia

Praying debut will have some country twang

Jalen O’Grady

New Romantics 100% does not hit the same, which I think is a widely shared opinion.

David

As a more general observation, the pop singles seem to be the weakest/have the most issues with rerecordings (WANEGBT, IKYWT, Style, New Romantics, Shake it Off etc), while the deep cuts (Tell Me Why, Red, Wonderland, AYHTDWS, Hey Stephen etc) received the biggest improvements over the original. I'd be interested to know if you agree with this take?

Joanna

For me it was the sadder songs from speak now (last kiss and dear John). There was something about her country twang that just hit different. But the story of us made up for it 💜

Sophia Biasi

For me, the only one that sounds super different/i don’t listen to a lot anymore is Everything Has Changed…something about her vocals & ed’s vocals don’t blend together as well as they did on OG Red and I find it super jarring to listen to :( which sucks bc i loved that song so much but now i barely listen to it :((

Miss T

I swear Style doesn’t sound the same - it’s the only song that I listen to the OG rather than the TV. Girl at home… not even the same song anymore 😂 definitely feels more 1989 than Red.

Starbuck1234!

I think a lot of her heavily produced tracks missed the mark like WANEGBT, IKYWT, Style. Basically most of the Max Martin tracks. Since he didnt return for the re-records there seemed to be that special ingredient missing. shellback returned, and Max sent a few newbies from his team but I ddin’t really like their contribution (message in a bottle, girl at home). Which makes me concerned for Reputation if Max didn’t return, I haven’t really liked most of his songs re-recording.

Will McNally

Dear John is one that has some differences but also just doesn't have the anger and pain the original version had

Eugenia Stanisauskis

The “ew who’s Taylor swift anyways” on WANEGBT is still a HUGE disappointment to me. The original was better.

Jordan 🌻

I love all of the rerecordings and I have been a Speak Now girlie since it’s original release. That said, Enchanted TV feels like it’s missing some emotion. It doesn’t have the same… wistfulness? Or longing? :( Something about the delivery falls flat for me. It’s truly the only song I feel this way about and it’s a bummer because Enchanted has always been a Top 3 Taylor track for me. The Eras tour version of it was amazing though!

Dany

The „ew“ is actually on 22

Eugenia Stanisauskis

Thanks! My pre-coffee brain had a feeling it was glitching but wasn’t fully functioning yet to figure out how

Julieta

Style, no question about it.

Debbie Miller

To me, Haunted TV doesn’t have the same desperation/emo vibe that the original production has. Controversial opinion, but I absolutely loved the original Girl at Home and Taylor’s version is SO different and does nothing for me. 😅 I will listen to my CDs and original vinyl for these songs. The re record journey has allowed me to develop a new relationship with these songs. Some of the singles were SO overplayed on radio at the time they were released, so the subtle differences make me enjoy the song again (examples: Style, WANEGBT).

Michaela

Completely agree!!!

Ash94

Better than revenge. The production is busier, it sounds a bit too frantic. I like the lyric change though (even though I still sing the original lyrics 50% of the time)

Chloé

For me I would say Last Kiss, with most of the re recordings I listened to them so much I don’t even remember how the original sounded but every time I put Last Kiss tv on I don’t like how the instrumentation sounds. Also her voice doesn’t quite hit as much as the OG which is totally normal but I think the Taylor’s version lost of this emotional/thin skinned tone she had in the original

Katie

We are never getting back together. When she says weEEEEEE it loses me every time. Sounds like a kid on a swing and takes me out of the song

Caroline Britz

Better Than Revenge was never my favorite, and the lyric change didn’t help, it actually made it worse for me. I get why she felt the need to update it, and the metaphor does make sense, but the way it was written just doesn’t land. It doesn’t feel like strong writing.

Jen Bittinger

Sparks Fly 😭 the chorus just doesn’t hit the same

Becky

Definitely; Girl at Home (Taylor's Version).

Courtney McAlexander

New Romantics and style for me. It’s all the sonic production (vs the vocals) that mess with me. There’s like a whoshing sound at the beginning of the honestly both choruses that take me out! I’m sure it has to do with the way recording and track layering have progressed but everything just sounds thinner and more compact in the re-records of both of those songs IMHO. I’m not great at describing what I’m talking about but it’s insanely obvious to my ear lol.

Caroline Britz

I’ve gotta say, Style is easily a top three song of all time for me. Pure pop perfection. The re-record just doesn’t hit the same, the guitar feels off, and it lost some of that original punch. The first few listens were honestly tough, but now I barely notice it. Supporting her and the project outweighs everything else 😅🩵

Courtney McAlexander

I said the same thing! I described it as “thin” and compact bc I don’t know the technical terms to describe what I’m hearing ha!

Sam

I actually like style a lot! It reminds me of the eras tour performance… maybe im in the minority though lol

Cordelia De Luna

For me, Shake It Off is the one that hurts the most. All because of the annoying high pitched clicking that shows up during the second verse. It's not even tied to anything melodically so it confuses me even more why it's there.

rachel long

Haunted acoustic version 😓

Taylor

Not saying it’s really missed the mark, but for me it was haunted. “You’re not gone, you can’t be gone nooooo” in the original she almost like screams the no, and in the TV it’s more sung and shorter. I’ve adjusted and listen to the TV but I love the dramatic nooooo from the original

Emily

I agree it feels like she either rushed it based off what she was writing/writing style at the time or she massively over thought it and made it too detailed for the orginal song!

Kendall

Without a question, “We are never ever getting back together.” What in the world happened in the chorus of when she gets to the “weeee-eee” part? It seemed out of place and almost too high pitched? Idk if that is the right musical assessment, if someone knows music well maybe you could explain what I am saying more accurately 🙈😅😂

Brandon

Enchanted, idk what it is but the first drop into the chorus is nowhere near as magical as the original

Marcelo Gouveia

The story of us - I had high expectations for this re-recording, and I think that’s why I felt a bit disappointed. The teenage anger in Taylor’s voice at the end of the original song ended up being quite toned down in the new version. But to be honest, I like both versions — the heavy guitar in the new one is fierce, and that’s its strongest point

ton

For me it was This Love I noticed most as it was a stand alone release and the separation of the music rather than the blending in the OG made me concerned for the TV (though I love Wonderland and SIO TV s). The Style is an issue for me esp the giggle at the end of “I’ve been there too a few times) And the Weeeeeee in WANGBT like most have mentioned

ton

Having said that I’m used to them now ofc 🤣

Hunter

How you get the girl sounds very robotic and there’s this high pitched sound in the background that kinda disrupts the whole song. Still solid nonetheless!

Linda

At the end of the bridge in 22 in the original when she sings "I gotta have you" there's this slight growel that isn't present in Taylor's Version that I miss oh so dearly. It's almost not noticable but it really gives it a good punch in the og for me! 🫶

alex

I actually like style TV more but agree on New Romantics tv! It’s grown on me though

Kamree Kelley

I would have to say Last Kiss has bothered me the most. The production just isn’t the same and it’s the only thing my brain can focus on when listening. I think overall on speak now, Taylor tried to vocally deliver the way she did when she was young but it would slip back into her more mature voice at a lot of points. And the in and out of the two vocal sounds/deliveries makes the album a bit harder for me to enjoy than the other re-recordings.

Brooke

Style because of the guitar riff, blank space because it feels to choppy, and I knew you were trouble sounds a little bit too rock

Bryanna Terrell

Yes! It sounds like kids yelling instead of her and it throws me out of the vibe for some reason lol. Also I’m with you on Girl At Home! It’s so much better now in my opinion. The stolen version is very boring to me. TV gave her more personality in the production lol.

C

You Belong With Me -- The whole thing is off, guitar especially Forever & Always and Last Kiss -- I don't get any emotion from her vocal delivery, and the emotions in her voice were such big parts of those songs Back to December -- Even if just for the way she sings "because the last time you saw me".....lots of vocal comps on the re-recordings that stand out to me and not in a good way /: IKYWT, WANEGBT -- Her vocal delivery feels like she's so unaffected and her attitude was essential in the song also those weeEEE's are.....really bad lol), Holy Ground (it's amazing to me that the original producer came back for this one considering it is one of the MOST botched re-recordings. It sounds like Holy Ground from the upside down or like through a wormhole or something, its very very wrong. Also Everything Has Changed because the mixing of Ed and Taylor's vocals is so bad, it's like Ed is off key or something, and the original is so beautiful! Style and I Wish You Would -- those guitars just don't sound or feel the same, and Style lost a lot of its "grand"ness New Romantics because of the scream I'm sure everyone else has already pointed out, but also they left the friggin metronome in.....come on now. You can literally hear it right before the beat starts. I cannot be expected to listen to a re-recording if they forgot to take the METRONOME out lol

C

!!!!!!! So many vocal comps on the re-recordings that ruin some of the songs /: There's a really noticeable one in The Other Side of the Door at the very end when she sings "faded" that bugs me so bad

anna

New Romantics it’s the ahh ahhh ah aaah AH

Bryanna Terrell

A main problem I find in the TV’s that I don’t like, is the vocal volume. To me it sounds like her vocals are too loud over the music sometimes. It almost feels like you’re listening to a karaoke version, to me anyways. I hardly have any problems with the Taylor’s Versions, apart from the main original singles. Especially on Red & 1989. (NOT YOU OUT OF THE WOODS 🫶). She showed more love to the under appreciated songs this time around though (This Love, All Too Well, You Are In Love etc.) The production on those songs were better than the originals and her vocals were soooo good 👌🏻

Courtney

We are never ever getting back together & 22! I am a 22 stan (I know) and it just doesn’t hit the same. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Brooke Noelle

In general, a lot of her songs that had a very BIG FULL production sound just don’t really anymore. The mixing feels kinda drowned out, like every sound in the instrumentation and every vocal is at the exact same level. The high hats specifically are either reverbed and drowned out OR occasionally way too far forward. • WANEGBT - The mixing in the chorus, the high hat, and the we-eeee is way too far back. • Blank Space - There’s something sooo off with that high hat here. • Style - We all know. It’s that guitar 🥺, but I actually really enjoy the louder driving synth in TV. • Wildest Dreams - Her voice is just different now in general and that’s ok, so I typically don’t care about that stuff. This is the only vocal change that really bothers me. At about 3:12 when she hits that loud high ‘background’ run thing, she used to slide her voice up to it and now she has separated it. So hard to explain, but you can hear it.

Juliana Martinez

we are never ever getting back together for sure. but only the WEEEE part

Daniel Schwenk

I totally agree with you that the Re-Recordings are perfection and understand that the songs have/had to undergo slight changes to make them differ from the stolen versions but in some of Taylor's versions I find the backing vocals are too much in the forefront whereas the lead vocal gets lost e. g. the choruses in "Out Of The Woods (TV)". Another little thing that bugs me is the way Taylor sings the chorus in the re-recording of "Look What You Made Me Do". I can't pinpoint what it exactly is but it sounds as if she had replaced attitude by boredom. It can be a stylistic choice but it doesn't give me the same energy the stolen version does. My best friend who is also a Swiftie is convinced that it is taking Taylor this long to announce "rep (TV)" because she was made aware of the discussions online about it when the teaser trailer for "Wilderness" dropped and decided to redo her vocals for it. 😂 I don't believe it but you never know with her. 😅 I reckon you guys have intentionally avoided the available snippets of both "Delicate (TV)" and "Look What You Made Me Do (TV)" to give us your pure reactions of the full songs as soon as rep (TV) drops. Happy Easter and lots of love from Germany 🤗🫶

Juliana Martinez

i’ve tried to hear this and i just don’t and i’m so thankful i don’t haha

Juliana Martinez

the guitar riff and punches in style are not right. from first listen i immediately noticed the difference. listen to from 0:50-1:01, and the specific guitar riff that’s off is right at 0:58. it sound it’s not matched up to the background? idk. i’m used to it now and don’t listen to the og but it’s definitely different

Juliana Martinez

this is one of those that i think got BETTER with the rerecord. but i do wish she kept the og lyrics hahaha

Juliana Martinez

unpopular opinion: i like the new girl at home hahahaha

Juliana Martinez

so thankful i don’t hear a difference. i’ve tried to hear and i just can’t and i’m so glad the song is not different for me

Johanna

For me, the problem is the nostalgia factor. The emotions I get with the new versions cannot live up to the original. Especially my favorite songs.

Izzzy Federgreen

Girl at home is the only one that’s not perfect for me

justine

The “weeeeee” in never ever cracked me up every time compared to the original

Maggie

100%

Ruby

I think a lot of songs lack the original emotion or the grit of just how much she wanted it, which makes them sound a bit more lifeless? idk, but overall I‘m still only listening to the rerecords, it just took some time getting used to them

Dylan

Just girl at home - everything else is perfection

MBrand

I was going to say Style as that’s the obvious choice but I’m gonna say Enchanted.. Taylor’s main vocal sounds much louder than it was in the original and it kind of breaks the magic of the chorus. I WANT to be swept away with the violins and the guitar but her voice sounds like it’s in front of everything. The production is of course perfect but idk I was obsessed with the TV than the ‘riginal 🤷‍♂️

Phoebe 🌷

My favourite song style 💔 I wish I could put my finger on what it is / knew enough about music to explain why the guitar and drums at the start sound so different. If it wasn't such a common one people seem to pick as a miss then I would have probably just put the reason down me liking it so much that what ever she did probably wasn't going to be as good. But I think there must be something I can just feel it when I listen

Roxyy

I will never listen to Style and New Romantics TV again

Amanda Laura

We are never ever getting back together and holy ground

Roxyy

I literally cannot listen to Shake It Off TV because of this, it triggers me so much

Grif H

Forever and always

Roxyy

There's a YouTube video on it if you're interested in hearing the differences

Roxyy

New Romantics is also a good example! The TV is now driven by the bass and it totally drowns out Taylor's voice, whereas the original is driven by the hi-pitched percussion

Anna.98

Haunted, and style

Lea

Last kiss, but only for the missing shaky breath

Roxyy

There are two videos that really go into detail with Style TV and New Romantics TV, it might be worth it to check them out! There also comparison video by Swift Leaks for all rerecordings

K

haunted, because it lost some of its angsty teenage vibes. Not even because of production or anything but with older Taylor singing it just doesn’t feel as authentic and dramatic

Olivia

Last Kiss! Rip to the shaky breath 2010-2023

khushi04

bad blood. and clean was made EVEN BETTER with the new background vocals omg 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🥹

Lauren Dawson

better than revenge- the drums just are so jarring at the beginning every time

Lauren Dawson

i know places just feels off and it used to be near the top of my ranking but now it’s definitely at the bottom

Mex

taylor released each song into the world as a part of her reclamation project and it became what SHE needed it to be. since she's rerecorded almost 100 songs, sometimes without the original producers, the handful of ones that don't meet some people's standards is a tiny percentage. plus, the value added aspect of the vault tracks on each album outweighs slight artistic differences, in my mind. just stream the OG when you need to and hope that scooter chokes on the tenth of a penny from it each time

Miss T

I have no idea about music analysis, but Style TV doesn’t sound as open as the old one… idk if that makes sense. The reverb (I think that’s what it’s called… but how long the sound lasts) is cut off in the new version. It’s like it was put in a box. I only listen to the OG. But that’s the only Taylor song I do that with.

Cassy

omg same! how you feel about holy ground is how i feel about starlight!!! used to be my fav song on the album and now i never choose to listen to it :( i also never listen to holy ground anymore either and i thought i was the only one.

Miss T

See I feel like the new version of girl at home is more interesting, though it now belongs sonically on 1989 in my opinion. I think it also defeats the purpose of the re-recording project as it’s not a carbon copy of the original and now people will be able to choose their preference in terms of the production rather than it being a one for one remake.

Laurent D

it has to be Style, i just can't with the guitar and the main bass-y synth that is now too loud and not smooth enough. The original is perfectly dreamy and euphoric with just the right amount of smoothness and taste

Kim

The OG singles of Red. Especially I knew you were trouble and we are never ever getting back together. They lack the punch that the originals had. It’s not Taylor’s fault. I think it’s because the original producer didn’t partake, which makes sense. Thankfully I don’t listen to those songs often at all. Generally speaking the singles aren’t my most listen to songs in an album so yeah.

Joseph Laurite

wanegbt missed the mark for me. not that i used to listen to that song a lot, but now i can’t listen to it. the part that is unlistenable to me is the “weeEEE are never ever…” it sounds soooo different from original and so much higher pitched. it sounds almost like it is edited in and she sang it normally but then the pitch was turned up to max squeakiness hahahaha

Karen Valentino

I agree with those who would like a companion video on songs that improved. I personally have haven’t listen to the OG versions since the re recordings. Also, kind of stepping back, it’s interesting to me that there would be any unhappiness at all - it wouldn’t be there if we had nothing to compare to. And people don’t generally get out their magnifying glass to dissect live vs studio versions of songs. Maybe because there’s the visual distraction as well.

Katie W

When you discuss this, can you please research if there was any legal reason for her to *not* make an exact duplicate of every song? Such as, do there need to be subtle enough changes that an informed person can tell which is old vs new? I think we all believe Taylor is knowledgable and talented and detailed enough that (besides her voice changing over time) she could have made exact copies of anything, if that was the goal. Thanks!

E ✨🩷

The only one for me is Holy Ground. I just remember being excited to listen to it and thinking it sounded totally off! That being said, I still haven't listed to the original since Red TV came out.

emilia 🍉

we are never getting back together— the weeeE part sounds sort of robotic and awkward

Michelle Murray

Maybe controversial opinion but I actually don’t mind any of the re-recorded versions. Most of the time I don’t even notice the difference or if I do, it’s so slight after a couple of listens I can’t remember what it was before. The only one I sometimes miss is Last Kiss because I miss that shaky, teary breath.

eeeee

✨I Wish You Would✨comes to mind, it just feels flat compared to the original which felt so dynamic especially at the bridge. And it's interesting that the same producer (Jack) was there🤔🤔

Lorn 🩷

100% agree, it just doesn’t compare to the SV 💔

kelby

style, idk the guitar at the beginning just doesn’t hit the same as the og and her voice just seems a bit autotuned which i don’t like bc her voice is perfect already!

kelby

also new romantics, the “ahhhhahhahh” part before the chorus sounds so childish idk i don’t like it lol

elisabeth

state of grace is my #1 Taylor song and the first listen was jarring to say the least!! The drum is like maybe a little too crisp?? Hahah luckily I’ve gotten used to it and I think it’s still superior but girl I understand don’t worry

Eirini

Unpopular opinion: I love th le new girl at home

Mel

Holy ground. Just feels like it doesn’t kick into the second gear at the chorus

Feride Eron

Dear John and that intro guitar -i really don't know what to do w that one lol. ALSO holy ground, of course.

Renee S Smith

For me its the emotion that you can't replicate. Technically, I have no idea but Dear John just isn't the same without the innocence in her voice.

Aracely C

I think for me the one that gets me the most is Mean. Something about it just doesn’t hit like the original. It just feels off. OG was one of my favorites on the album. Taylor’s Version I rarely listen to.

Carly

Holy ground. I remember the first time I heard the re-recorded version, it seemed completely off and horrible to me. Now, I only listen to the re-recorded version and made myself like it more. I can't explain why it isn't as good because then I would need to listen to the stolen version again which I don't want to do.

Mads

Dear John, sadly 😭the emotion just wasn't there for the re-record. Which makes sense bc she has healed but it isn't as cathartic anymore

Mads

WANGBT....the weeeees are way too high pitched 😂😭

Ellie

New Romantics💔💔 the “ah ah ah ah ah” sounds so different I don’t like it at all

Leila

“the other side of the door” — in the outro, when she says “and the faded picture of a beautiful night”, it sounds like there’s a cut in her vocals between “the” and “faded”, like she’s not singing the whole line thru. It always throws me out of the song. That being said the vocals on it are sooooo superior throughout the song, it’s still overall a slay, but it just makes it feel a lil bit pieced together or unfinished for me!

Brianna Fox

•I Knew You Were Trouble •We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together •Girl At Home •Better Than Revenge (I get the lyric change but miss the original) •New Romantics In the TVs her voice is much more clear and pronounced than the originals. In some songs I prefer that but in some I prefer it not so clear which is weird lol either way I still just listen to the TVs

Marisa

It's actually Look What You Made Me Do. The way that she says "do" each time is completely different and just doesn't hit. And I'm actually really scared to hear Call it What You Want, because the vocals in that song are everything, and if there's no longer a detectable smile in the way she's singing, it's just not going to land the same. It's a big reason why I have an endless amount of patience for rep TV and would much rather get TS12 and Debut.

Kailey's Corner

Same!!! I really didn’t care for it before and it feels like a brand new song in a way that I really love now. I love it and I never skip it now. She’s such a bop!!

Ran

To me I WISH YOU WOULD is my biggest loss from the TV project. It was in my top 10 TS songs of all time and it’s become my least favorite TS song. I barely even remember it exists. The guitars are completely not it, the snare drum became so weak, the vocals lack the punch and excitement, the whole “sink” energy (wink wink Bonny) is completely lost to me

Mia Morgan

To me it's the songs that really used her young voice and had a highly pop sound that suffered. We are never ever getting back together, i knew you were trouble, new romantics, blank space, shake it off...Those are the ones I double take when listening.

Regina Phalange

So agree! The TV sounds like some club version 😂 not the synth pop we know from that album

Ran

It bothered me soooo much in the beginning but actually I found that I stopped hearing them probably cause I listened so much, I really enjoy it now and I forgot that was even a thing

Madison Boone

just want to start by saying that i love the re-recordings they have honestly made me fall in love with so many songs that before I may have skipped over, but the one song that is a miss for me is Better Than Revenge.... it is just missing that teenage angst she had during that era and i also kinda wish she would've kept the original line "she's better known for the things that she does on the mattress". i totally totally get the reasonings for switching it up but she changes it based on hindsight/outside opinion and not keeping it the same way she felt at the time (and lets not act like we have never related to that line).

Anirien

We Are Never really stand out to me. It’s mainly the chorus, with the “weeee’s”, the original version had more punch and sounded more like a whole chorus of people were singing it. Also How You Get the Girl, I didn’t notice at first but when I was listening to it in the car with good speakers, there was some kind of awful high pitched sound on the track.

Regina Phalange

that’s so interesting! I have to agree, the OG 1989 still sounds like it could’ve been released today so the TV feels like a slightly blurrier remake as opposed to a retrospective

Jacob Zammitt

I can't think of one song where I prefer the original over TV. The strength and stability of Taylor's voice on the re-records has improved every song for me personally. Production wise, the only song where on initial listen I was unsure if I liked was Style because it's in my top 5 of Taylor's songs and was the most notable difference for me (the guitar riff mainly). But after a few months of listening to the TV it was my new normal. I haven't listened to the original since, and I now love Style TV even more than the original! The people that have been fans from early on have such strong connections and memories associated with Taylor's songs. When we hear slight changes in the re-recording, it can be hard to determine whether we like the TV or the original better because of the strong connection we have to it, listening to it for years, and that the TV sounds different to what we know. And as humans, we don't like change and are wired to feel that different = bad! It's nearly impossible to be objective in liking one version over the other, also all of us want to support Taylor and her rerecordings too. I think this is a really interesting conversation for us to have. I've enjoyed reading everyone's comments because it really shows how talented Taylor is from such a young age and how much she's grown. And we're just talking about her music sonically here, we know her songwriting is illegal! 🩵

Kevin Triana

For me, style taylor’s version just doesn’t hit the same for me and i find myself listening to the original more

caila

sparks fly :( it’s still good but it’s not the same!

caila

to be completely fair though, this song meant so much to me when it came out (and before!) so i am totally willing to admit it might just be nostalgia overriding my emotions lol

Katey Koch

This is such a small thing but ugh, I miss that shaky breath in Last Kiss. The emotion the original recording held is something I really miss. I don't think it's quite as devastating as it once was, which makes sense I'm sure she was in a very different place emotionally rerecording it.

superscarf

Style TV, and I feel like it’s really just specifically the “I heard” part of that one lyric (that you’ve been out and about…). Super picky I know, but as a 1989 stan it was undeniable. 😆

Emily Christine

Style tv. Just doesn’t hit the same at all.

jc (indy n1)

Definitely New romantics Tv, Style tv, blank space tv and sparks fly tv. New romantics tv: her voice is so robotic and the “ah ah ah ah” part just doesn’t hit as hard as the og Style tv: the different electric guitar rift on the beginning and the extra grunginess of it do not feel the same as the og. Blank space tv: the added weird drums in the background hurts my ears. Sparks fly tv: the intro doesn’t give the iconic banger intro of the og. It became more of an acoustic sound rather than a pop/rock sound feeling imo

em ⊹˚. ♡

Okay so I’m a huge swiftie but on everything has changed - the bridge harmonies are so off. All too well normal version - there’s a glitch at 1:19 on ‘ok’ please tell me I’m not crazy for this!!! Also in the lucky one - ‘splashed on the news front page’ is really off 😭

serena

style tv, i can’t listen to it, i always listen to the old style with my cd. (is that illegal??) i think it’s so hard for almost all of th songs, even if the new versions is elevating the song; i have an attachment to the EXACT way it was and for my favorites it takes me awhile to realize that that TV is SUPERIOR.

Zac Crockenburg

We are never ever getting back together. It’s the high weees and the production just isn’t the same

Katie LaFave

omg yes i do hear it!! never noticed it until you pointed that out

Emma Cooley

I totally agree I was about to type a comment about sparks fly! I 100% relate to not knowing if it’s driven by nostalgia or not, but I genuinely feel like the production and the way she’s singing the lyrics sounds more muted/lacks the same energy and sharpness of the OG. Which is so weird bc I felt like the production was the biggest shift/upgrade across the board with SNTV - with the exception of sparks fly

caila

exactly! muted is the perfect way to describe it. while she sounds great, her younger voice had more urgency/passion which is so important to the song. it makes sense as she’s further removed from that person/time/feelings now.

Lily Mason

for me its wtny, the first time i clicked play on 1989tv and heard wtny i was kinda shocked, the synths and intro does not sound the same at all to me, maybe its cuz its a guilty pleasure song of mine but it sounds off to me.

Chelsea Brown

New Romantics. There’s something about the sound mixing that isn’t working, and her background vocals are lost. Also agreeing with other comments I’m seeing about everything has changed. I feel like Ed’s vocals aren’t as good and the chorus at the end always throws me off. Fifteen feels different, but it’s not worse or better. Just different.

Adam

For me it’s Better than Revenge TV. I’m not a huge fan of the new lyrics but that’s not the main reason why I don’t like the re-record. Her voice sounds so lifeless especially in the verses. In the original her voice sounds so angry and passionate and in the re-record it just sounds like she’s… singing

KC

Style TV is the only original that I cling to. If the new version is how Taylor originally envisioned it (or even is more reflective of how it’s performed at eras tour) then I’m happy she’s gotten to make what she wanted, but to me the original was already perfect. Maybe another unpopular opinion here but I’m actually a little afraid for Rep TV (as a massive Rep stan ) because i feel that every song is exactly what it should be already But as with most things Taylor knows best and gotta trust the process! 😆

Savvy

I actually think this one is mixed. Some parts are more emotional while others are less.

Cat Tulo

Girl at Home.. for obvious reasons!! Still like the new one but that is the only OG that I still listen to

Antonia

For me, there is something missing in Last Kiss (Taylor’s Version). I really prefer the original, stolen version, I’m sorry!! For me, it holds more raw emotion.

sophie

Lowkey just the red pop bangers; red, ikywt, 22, wanegbt were all better before, she has more passion in her voice and the instruments were so good

Raven Patzner 🇨🇦🫶🏻

Girl at home for me! Although I don’t relate to this song anymore (thank god) when I was younger it hit so hard. She could have released the boppy version separately I think!

Ashley Romine

I think the biggest thing missing from the remakes atleast in some of them is the more raw emotion from that time. Which isn't something I don't think she could've fixed fully. But it put it in perspective for me when she had that interview with Seth Meyers where she said its different this time around for her cause she was actually going through those things during that time.

Dany

No worries☺️

Persef

The only one I can think of is Style tbh. I like the new guitar but I dont like the glittering sound at the last chorus.

skizzo

"I Knew You Were Trouble" feels off, cant explain it. Doesnt hit as hard.

Ava Demassio

Welcome to New York tbh. The intro is just what gets me, it doesn’t feel the same as the SV I’m not even quite sure what it is.

ashley

holy ground

ashley

we are never ever getting back together

kayla

Out of the Woods. When I compare them sonically, they’re so similar, I’m not sure I even have the vocabulary to explain it. The outro specifically would give me chills and choke me up emotionally, but I don’t feel quite the same response with tv. It’s just a feeling.

Jen B

Ok mine is the smallllleeeessssstttt thing but I hate the *pen click* before “and I’ll write your name,” in Blank Space TV compared to the OG. I obviously listen to the TV because it’s not that big of a deal, but it’s much less satisfying and still throws me off a little bit 😂

Jen B

Oh yeah, and I think somebody described the Style guitar sounding like it had a cold and I kinda agree with that bit it doesn’t bug me as much as the pen click 😂 🖊️

Jen B

I’m also nervous - it’s the toughest by far to recreate!

LewJamBla

Holy Ground. It just lacks the... energy of the original song. It somehow feels slower, and there's not as much driving the "high-energy" instrumentals or the vocals. Listening to the OG version, it sustains such a good rhythm throughout, with the background instrumentals, bells etc, and it just feels so pushed into the background in the TV that I can never fully get behind it. Holy Ground is my favourite song off of Red and I felt that difference from the very start listening to the TV unfortunately.

kayla

Max is the missing variable.

Nicole F

Sparks Fly for me…I can’t explain it but the energy in her voice and the music feel different. I think it’s also just one of my favorite songs so I notice the small differences more

Steven

I like her new vocals but I think on some songs I don't quite get the emotional connection of the OG. I can't wait for debut vocals on those songs. I have a feeling reputation songs like KOMH, Call it what you want, End Game, Gorgeous etc. is going to be over the top. I think she's experienced those feelings differently now. Maybe we don't have it because she wanted to revisit them with a fresh perspective. The story from the guy in Sweden could be adding some background strings or brass. That woman is not spending any time recording right now.

Maryelba Soto

holy ground, style, last kiss :( i love them either way but still they just hit different !!

Jessica D

We Are Never Getting Back Together" I hate the "we's" in the chorus, so much so that I almost want to listen to the stolen versions (not that I ever will!!).

Emma Harley

love story and you belong with me, the songs were amazing at when i was in hospital at the time they came out they were put on before an operation so i would came down. so idk if it’s a personal connection but the recorded ones i never really liked the re-recorded ones

Marysol Johnson

I thought I was the only one that heard the off harmonies on everything has changed TV…my ears go, “what?”

Marysol Johnson

A lot of Speak Now TV doesn’t quite hit the same for me. It’s missing the emotion and angst of the original. Specifically, Sparks Fly, Dear John, Mean, Better than Revenge, Haunted, and Last Kiss. I find myself missing the originals, but thankfully I have the CD and can listen anytime I’d like to.

Laura 🤍🇬🇧

I always remember being disappointed when I listened to 22 TV, it just doesn’t give the same energy/vibe but so hard to pinpoint what’s missing!

Lisa

Style tv.... And it's not even bad. It's still a GREAT song imo, but it doesn't have quite the same depth, sonically, as the original. I think it's because of the less prominent guitars and the fact that it's a little heavier on the synths. Did it deserve the amount of hate it got when 1989 TV came out? No. But it's not the same.

Jasper

Shake It Off!! I was so disappointed listening to 1989 Tv after that. Her vocals especially in the verses kinda sound like kidz bop

River Drysdale

I’ve seen a lot of people say Style and I totally agree but I also think the Taylor’s Version of Better Than Revenge just doesn’t have the same energy, especially without the mattress lyric. I know it’s controversial but I think it fit with when it was written and the song just doesn’t feel as passionate without it.

Sean

There is a moment in the bridge Everything Has Changed (Taylor's Version) where Ed sings incredibly flat. It's off-pitch enough that I think people without music knowledge would still probably be able to hear that it sounds bad. Specifically its the "ah-ah-ah" backing vocals in between the lines "I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time," and, "And meet me there tonight." I just don't understand why they didn't have Ed do another take, or at the very least auto-tune it.

Lana Fitzgerald

Haunted! The instrumental sounds different and more electronic

Elizabeth Brown

Girl at home....for obvious reasons....lol.

David BigBozz

A little bit off-topic but I'm just gonna talk the whole album. In terms of best rerecording album, Fearless is top-tier for me. I think most of the songs, it captures all the emotions and techniques of the original recording while still branches and enhances some of the song even better. For latter rerecording like Red, Speak Now and 1989, she did really great but there are songs that everybody here has been saying that it quite lacks the soul or emotions of the original recording or some questionable choice that she chose in Taylor's Version's songs. Still, I really understand that for emotions, it is impossible for us to capture the feelings of our young ages as we grew up. Of course, our voices and our minds have changed, so did Taylor. That's why I really understand and still supporting TV no matter what.

Anna Miotello

New Romantics is the most obvious one for me... there is just something in the instrumental during the chorus that doesn't feel right. And then Style TV - the synth doesn't hit right.

Nicole

I love Taylor (duh) and I love the rerecords, but sometimes I just want to listen to a song exactly the way it was when I was 12 listening to red on cd in the car. Even if the rerecords are better/'worse' (not a great word choice but yk what i mean), they still aren't quite the same for whatever reason. Sometimes I just want to listen to a song for the nostalgia and to remember how I felt in that exact moment, and sometimes the rerecords don't quite hit the same? does that make sense? idk it probs doesn't lol (I still listen to my red cd sometimes ❤️)

Kath V.

We are never ever getting back together, love Taylor, but I really don't get the WeHé. It just sounded way less jarring in the OG. I'm not really emotionally attached to a breath or an accent change but WANEGBT is really not for me.

Ashley Wright

“We are never ever getting back together” from Red. The “we-eee” in the chorus sounds like kids going down a slide, really over the top and childish in a way the first one just didn’t. I just can’t listen to it, so it’s a frequent skip now. I think Fearless has been the best re-recording so far in terms of audio, but of course love everything Tay has done.

CJ Mac

This is a bit of a rant about why I think speak now hits a little off. I still absolutley love all the songs and only listen to the TV though hahaha. I get the feeling that speak now TV would have been the hardest for her to go back and emulate for the re-recordings which is probably why there a quite a few comments about songs on that album. Fearless - it's fantastical and moreso drawn from her ideal about what she wants to happen in a relationship which you know she still feels and sings about given songs like Ivy, Long Story Short, Lavender Haze, Maroon and The Prophecy Red - I think she holds on to this album more strongly because of the impact it had on her in moving from country to pop. As well as being much more heartbroken, which she has had more experience with when she re recorded it so she could tap into those feelings. 1989 - these songs are a lot more grown up with mature concepts so I expect far more easy to relate to when singing them. Whereas speak now has an innocent love and angst to it that i think would be really hard to go back and find especially considering all the life that's happened in between. That's why I think story of us, better than revenge and haunted just don't hit the same. She probably figured out that what she thought was the end of the world then was actually not that bad. IDK, just some thoughts.

Shannon

Most of 1989. Style, Blank Space, OOTW, IWYW, HYGTG, YAIL, New Romantics in particular. And last kiss.

Ben Lodge

it seems like a lot of the “big hits” like blank space, shake it off, style, wanegbt, ikywt, new romantics - although out of the woods and wildest dreams are great 😂 i feel like some of the 1989 tracks have some weird high pitched clicking in the back

Cecilia S

The Story of Us and New Romantics

Cecilia S

THANK GOD someone is finally talking about this! I've always heard it and never saw anyone mention it and it's super obvious in the ah ah ah part. I also don't understand why they didn't do another take, it's so weird and off-pitch as you said.

Chez

I’m sorry but the whole of Speak Now sounds completely different. A very clear representation of that is Sparks Fly… the whole song is just missing the punch that it had originally. I think that album was probably the hardest for her to emulate because it carries so much rage and heartbreak but I just feel like the production is missing it as well. I still LOVE Speak Now TV and I’d never listen to the stolen album (except for haunted acoustic but whats a girl got to do) but I do find myself listening to Speak Now less than I did before it was re-recorded

Olivia Klein

Treacherous 😭 it’s my #1 song so I might just have an unhealthy attachment to the original but the TV bridge is missing something for me! Might be that her adult voice has outgrown the sense of desperation her younger voice had which I think really captures the feelings described in that song… it’s definitely the vocals that miss the mark for me more than the production 🫤

Linda's World

This is actually an opposite answer and an unpopular opinion: I love the TV “Style” more than the original.

Anika W

Really the only one I feel strongly about is WANEGBT. the We-eee's drive me a little bit insane now

Elis Llinares

I mean... I think Style takes the crown in the fumbled (on purpose maybe?) rerecordings category. Because it's such an iconic song. I never cared that Girl At Home was butchered, because I never cared about it in the first place. But Style... Style is a driving at night, windows down kinda song. And the production in the rerecording just doesn't hit that "hmmppff" that Style OG has. Maybe Taylor knew that she couldn't have a perfect rerecording without Max Martin and Shellback and she said "hey, Chris, do what you can, but I won't be mad if this one is not perfect. They can keep listening to the OG. It's just too good."

majesticwestwick

What kind of ears do y’all have, because I can never tell the difference between the re-records and the originals, other than the tone of Taylor’s voice

Ella

I totally agree! I often listen to the old versions in formats that I own (i.e. not streaming) because I’m too attached to the original versions! They hit different

daisy

style and better than revenge (not even because of the lyric change just because i think it’s generally sounds better)

Bria Bowen

Yes! I noticed the change immediately. But bc when I was 22 I was obsessed with the song that whole year like it was my theme song. It’s the last chorus when she yells “dance like weeee’reeeee 22. The 22 is different like fades to the back more. I was so disappointed 😂 but I’ve since gotten over it

Bria Bowen

Mean sounded so different to me!

Bria Bowen

Rep is very production heavy and I think it’ll be harder to recreate perfectly. The way ppl are disappointed with Style and New Romantics, I fear it’ll be even worse with Rep 🥺

Emily

Style :/

Annie

I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but in general the whole aesthetic of 1989 TV felt off for me. It seemed that she leaned heavily into a more LA, beach vibe, sultry feeling which did not feel authentic to original version which was nod to NY. Not saying it’s bad, just seems like the direction took a left turn, which is maybe why she didn’t include the vault tracks to begin with as they felt more west coast. I also think maybe she took the seagull imagery and ran with it as fan service, but it is worth mentioning when she did the original 1989 promo she did not give a real reason for wearing the seagull shirt so seemed interesting it make it significant now.

Camila Adames

Begin Again - I do not like the higher pitched harmony in the chorus. The lower register in the original hit the mark emotional more than the new one, which feels kind of artificial.

Camila Adames

Also, Out of the Woods, the iconic aaaaah aaaaahs in the last chorus are not as prominent in the new mix as in the original. The maddening thing is I can hear them, so I know they're there, but it's kind of pushed back, so it doesn't hit as hard as the original.

Nicole Barber

For me it’s babe 🫣 and I actually loooooove the song as a whole but for some reason the “what about your promises promises” parts really turn me off. (I still don’t usually skip it thought so that’s saying something lol)

Geneva

Dear John. I was soooo excited to hear an *elevated* version with her new vocals and better production, but the initial anger and defeat were completely lost. Especially in the second verse where she says, "how I ignored when they said, run as fast as you can". I listen to the stolen version for this reason

Geneva

Really?! Not even with We Are Never?!

Joann

Everything Has Changed. I don’t listen to the new version.

Ashley

Jon baptiste listened to 1989 TV on YouTube and he described her singing as “Reflective” verses the originals which were cathartic in nature— I can’t help but feel this way now— she doesn’t hold the same “in the moment” feelings/emotions when recording these songs but they are still something she’s proud of!

Ashley

Some one said all of Speak now sounds like she re recorded it sitting down and I agree lol like it’s missing some sorta feeeeeling

Daniel

Honestly Mean, the new vocal recording sounds really weird to me, I could also say Out of the Woods for the same reason 😭

Amy Versprille

Style, girl at home, holy ground, you belong with me, dear john

Bree

I don't really hear the production issues i've heard others talk about. But i will say, i noticed in Shake It Off i can hear what sounds like Darth Vader breathing in the last 3rd of the song. Re-listening to the original, that sound is there but I never noticed it before, so I guess i can tell the production is off on that one.

Sam

Style is the most egregious, and I simply cannot listen to it. I would say most of the Max Martin songs aren’t good recreations. A lot of Red is rough honestly.. it’s not completely her fault though, I think being so far removed from the heartbreak and the older voice dull the impact of some of Red’s sad songs.

Sam

THANK YOU for saying this! I felt crazy that no one had mentioned before how bad that part sounds. Unfortunately, I think needing to rush has lead to a lot of issues with the re-records 🙁

Gina Gould

I don’t know if this counts, but there isn’t “one” song I could say here. But in general, I feel like the fearless re-recorded album is the most different, due to how much her voice, accent, country twang has changed.

Sarah

Style 😭

sarah

shake it off tv is literally painful to listen to (1:20, “…that’s what they don’t know) there is a high-pitched clicking in the background that drives me insane!! also, in certain songs on the rerecordings she takes the enunciation too far almost.. this can be seen in blank space “but ive got a blank space..” and enchanted “please don’t be. in. love. with some one else” it feels like every word she says is punctuated and she is trying to pronounce each letter. it makes me feel like i can hear each take and it pulls me out of the song.

sarah

“… but 🤖 ive 🤖 got a 🤖blank🤖 space 🤖baby”

Laura R

Maybe this is obvious... but I am one of the few Girl at Home stans, and I loved the production on the original. I like the new production too, but I kept the original on my Taylor playlist in addition to the new version. Other than that, I'm not a fan of the super prominent echoes on Haunted. I think the mixing for the rest of the song is elevated compared to the original, but the echoes are too far forward in the mix for me.

sarah

the harmony there is so overpowering it teeters on dissonance 😅

sarah

unfortunately i think most grievances with style tv lie in the production

sarah

this is so interesting 🤔 it’s most likely frequency illusion because people listen to the bigger songs more often

Bryn

I think the worst offenders are Holy Gound, WANEGBT, New Romantics, and probably Style

Laura 🤍🇬🇧

Me too! I was 22 when the song came out and it was the best thing everrrrr 🥰

Kyle

holy ground is the only one for me

CB

marta k.

the only 1 i don’t like is new romantics, especially since someone pointed out that ah-ah’s sound like taken out from a children song 💀 it used to be one of my favorites now i never put it on… but i can’t criticize taylor without saying that i love all the other rerecordings

Nick S

The mixing on 'Out of the Woods' TV is so perplexing to me too.

Nick S

I relate to this too. I get the sense that the instrumental or production is less layered. It feels so much more in your face on TV for most of the song.

Nick S

For me the most disappointing are: IKYWT (the Ohs in the chorus do not have any emotional weight for me); Last Kiss (the strings are way off-- this is most noticeable after the line "why did you have to go away... away?") and Out of the Woods (the production on this is so messy for me-- it used to have layers, but now it sounds like an indistict ans too forward wall of sound).

Bella

Totally agree

Bella

New Romantics and style

cb12345

STYLE STYLE STYLE!!!!! (and also the trumpet in Shake it Off)

Marina

Her vocals in The Way I Loved You sound so different to me and I can’t get used to them :( I don’t really know why because I LOVE her mature voice.

Rachael Wright

The emotion from last kiss especially but in general i think her vicals have improved so much bit obviously when she wrote these songs especially as you get to the older ones sometimes the emotional feelings i got from the originals is not there but that is due to hwr not being thwre emotionally which i completely understand

Daniel_G

WANEGBT i really don’t like the ‘we’ :( And im really suprised that’s so many don’t like Style, for me it’s superior 👀

Dillon Hayes-Pelletier

I Knew You Were Trouble is my all time fav Taylor Swift song! I really like the re-recorded version but I don’t think it hits as hard as the original

Hayden

I knew you were trouble & we are never ever getting back together

Hayden

Also from the snippet of LWYMMD the “do” sounds like a robot and not as good as the original

Hayden Brice

me too!! i heard the og style the other day and instantly mourned the tv guitar - i love her

Sophia Biasi

yes!!! i totally agree it’s so off putting to hear! i couldn’t put my finger on what specifically i didn’t like about the new version but all i knew is that their voices sound flat & don’t seem to blend as well together compared to how beautiful they sound together on the OG :(((

Mia Hauffe

I agree with you on Mean! The vocals on Mean TV are not as twangy as I think they should be :/

Alice Woodfield

Look, I know everyone is saying style, and I agree but not just because of the guitar at the beginning!!! if you go to the second verse/pre-chorus, with the lyric "you've been out and about with some other girl" - to me, THAT line in particular sounds so wrong? it sounds almost mechanical and robotic, and i really cannot move past it or unhear it everytime i listen (which is sad because i love style)

Alice Woodfield

also i fear that this is not a super popular song but i have always loved The Lucky One so much as a kid especially, and the new version just doesnt hit as hard - and i think she cuts the oh oh OOOOOOOh at the end short? it just doesnt feel as passionate as the original which is sad

Kellie Mahoney

This is obvious but Girl at Home, I was actually one of the few people that really liked that song and they just ruined it with the re-recorded version

Rosie Harding

Agreed! It's always been one of my absolute favourites, and from the first listen to the rerecord it just didnt quite hit the same. I think Ed sings some parts in a different way like the intonation on certain words. And the harmonies and bvs just dont hit like before. Obviously still a superior song!

Sacred_sunflower

IKYWT, WANEGT, blank space, STYLE, 22, state of grace, I wish you would, New Romantics… basically a lot of the “hits” from red and 1989. Fearless and speak now are total upgrades!!

Hannah

I need to start by saying that the only reason I really would want to listen to SV is to hear younger Taylor. Her vocals are obviously superior now and we are blessed to have TV with them but I remember the first time I went back to listen to SV of songs like Mean and All Too Well and I was reminded just how young she was when she wrote those and the hurt and sadness is so so present. With that being said, IKYWT and WANEGBT are sorely missing Max Martin in production. They don’t even compare imo and I don’t get the same kick from them anymore. I listen to them, I love them, but they are not even close to as good as the originals prod wise.

Hannah

Basically (reading the comments) we are all missing Max Martin, I’m just gonna say it.

Mearra

It makes me so sad to say but New Romantics and State of Grace. 🫣 Her vocals do sound technically better and they’re both still INCREDIBLE superior amazing songs that I love and listen to obsessively, but I have to admit there’s something missing. The emotions in her voice are less present. There was a kind of in-the-moment passion you could FEEL on the originals that’s missing from the TVs and these two songs especially just don’t hit the same. Before TV they were both in my top 5 but now I don’t know if they’d even crack my top 50. :(:(:(

Jules

Dear John, the opening guitar just sounded different in sound from the original on first listen. It’s grown on me since and I’ve adjusted, but still like the guitar best in the og version

ellen.h

I know this wasn't the question but I'm terrified for LWYMMD and Delicate - if anyone ruins the production on my babies, I will TRACK THEM DOWN

Erin M

I was a little disappointed in Speak Now re-records the most. Mainly because she had this teenage angst in her voice in the OG recordings that just wasn’t there in the re-record. The song that I think showcases this change the most is Better Than Revenge. I immediately was thrown the the tone change even before the mattress -> matches line change

alessia

Blank space, I really cannot deal with the clinking noise in the background of the entire song feeling so much more forward in the re-recorded version! Style as well but I feel like that’s a popular one that most people agree wit

LindseyMarie

Not one song in particular, but something I love most about Taylor that really makes her special is how emotive her vocals are. She overall has done an amazing job with the re-records, but there are certain songs, or just parts of songs, where her younger voice that was really IN that feeling at the time of original recording is emotive in a way that couldn’t be replicated and the feeling isn’t quite the same. Losing her young voice is really the criminal part of all of this. None of that is her fault though, so it’s not meant as a criticism, I imagine that aspect will always remain painful to her as well.

sophie

You are in love and this love especially do not have the magic of the og

Noah Hanson

How You Get The Girl. I feel like the original slapped so much harder than Taylor's Version.

kellyanne

starlight is one of my favorite songs and the rerecording doesn't have the same sparkle. we are never getting back together and 22 are also missing a certain something.

Jackson

22 is not the same :/ I LOVED her country twang in the stolen version of 22 and I wish she kept it. Also the production doesn't sound the same to me, when I turned 22 this year I listened to the stolen version because it felt younger and fun to me. But I listen to Taylors version more obviously.

Jess Evans

Girl at home and shake it off. Shake it off almost sounds like it’s slower?

Jackson

In Shake it Off (Taylors version) there is this weird clicking sound in the second verse and part of the second chore that it horrible. You can really hear it when you have headphones on, it sounds like it is in my head tapping my skull or something lol

Jackson

Dude yes! The clicking sound is horrible

Amanda Oliveira

the only thing that bothers me is the sound of the "weeee" in WANEGBT, it sounds more thin and childish (if that makes sense). having said that, i think everyone involved in the re-recording process did an excellent job.

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

Most of the speak now tv songs to be honest... like dear john or never grow up. There was so much emotion in the 2010 version (which makes absolutely sense since she felt those emotions at the time) and for some reason it doesn't hit the same in the tv. Vocally, however, it's SUPERIOR and I'm so impressed by her ability of stepping into a "younger" vocal range

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

omg I feel this so much when she sings 'cause darling i'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream" in blank space - it feels like its such a different take compared to the rest of the songs! Aaand i don't know if it's an effect that she used but it sounds like she's so far away when she sings that line

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

Completely agree! She might've done it in a rush since she planned to release it in 2023 with 1989 tv + doing the eras tour. Most of the OG emotions are not there

Cecilia

holy ground, the lucky one and everything has changed have always bothered me, i feel like they are literally rough drafts that accidentally got put on the final version 🫣they sound so out of tune and poorly mixed to me which is sad bc i loved those songs on the original red. also style tv really missed the mark, that one has the opposite issue its over produced lol

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

i agree! and in the bridge when she says "over your sad empty town" i feel like the angst and release is missing

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

omg YES! I LOVE those aaaahs in the last chorus and I felt a little off when i couldn't hear them in the tv. Also the "Oh i remember" before the last chorus feels like she's saying it far away

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

completely get it and its so normal! I mostly listen to the tv versions but sometimes need to go back to the sv i own to feel connected to the past self that first fell in love with those songs

Lunarian ❤️‍🔥

the guitar at the beginning feels like a ukulele on a beach, sipping margaritas - it doesn't hit as hard the OG where you feel like its 2 am, in your car, devastatingly ripping your heart wishing the person you liked to come back

Kristin Ranae

Holy Ground 100% it has always been 1 of my fav. Songs ever! It's not the same.

Lauren Lapierre

Blank space stolen version is absolute perfection. It just doesn’t hit the same on TV. the voice cracks are not the same, the beat doesn’t hit as hard, and the way she says “I can make the bad guys good for a weekENDDDD” makes me cringe

Abby B

shake it off just because of the weird ticking sound in the second verse... it makes it so hard to listen to!!

Nick Salgado

CLEAN AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR ARE HER BEST RERECORDED SONGS I SAID WHAT I SAID

Nicole

From Day 1 I was most sad about Holy Ground. It just felt like it was lacking that feeling of spontaneity that the first version had. It doesn't stop me from listening to TV, but I don't seek it out the way I used to. I made the mistake of listening through original Red right before TV dropped, so the comparisons were fresh in my head., which didn't help I know now that we've gotten Speak Now, that Taylor is clearly making an effort to make the masters clean and "properly produced" instead of some of the older techniques of sound engineering that made some of the grungier and less perfect sounds, but it is definitely those types of songs that I most notice the difference.

Brittany Diamond

We Are Never Getting Back Together is the worst in that there's a detail change that is objectively awful and grating. The 'weeeeEEE!' sounds incredibly fake and mechanical, like nails on a chalkboard. Fortunately I don't listen to music on streaming so I still have all the original versions

Ally ❤️

I think Style, Blank Space, and Shake it Off all suffered in the TV production. There is some bizarre crinkling of candy wrapper sound in Blank Space that kicks in in verse 2 and I can’t unhear- it ruins the song for me 😢. The guitar in Style is not the same… and it’s actually a tragedy. Shake it off is just different in some way that I can’t quite put my finger on… I think 1989 had such distinctive vocal delivery, that sometimes, overall (except for OOTW and Wonderland- both of which got a HUGE glow up!) it lacks the punch that the OG album had… That said: Best vault tracks overall, and I’m a conscientious objector, so I’ll never stream to put a coin in Scooter’s pocket. I do pop the OG 1989 DLX CD into the player tho…

Ally ❤️

I found the more mature vocals on Fearless & Speak Now to be such an improvement that I would like to vote for this being the best thing about the TV versions of her earlier works.

Courtney

It hurts every time haha

Bridget Mac

WE ARE NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER the first time i heard it, it was the first and only time i was actually disappointed in a re-recording. wangbt used to be a shake-it-off-type-bop when it would come on shuffle and i used to love jamming to it, but as soon as i heard the new "weeeeeEEEEE" part of the re-record.... and it sounded like a choir of children...... i was so sad. lol.

Judith

Maybe an unpopular opinion but for me it is „clean“ - even though I love this song so much 🙈

Gemma Lakin

Clean - the instruments are too pronounced and a bit clunky and overpower Taylor’s voice Style - the beginning guitar didn’t sound right but I heard that someone went it and fixed it cos the Swifties weren’t happy and I think it sounds better now You’re not sorry - why did they remove a No?! How you get the girl - the production between the chorus lines is too loud Shake it off, Blank Space, You belong with me - production sounds a bit slow and clunky

Laura

Going through the comments it seems like a majority of people's complaints could have been solved if Max Martin had been involved? No shade to Christopher Rowe though... what an undertaking!

Juliana Martinez

I just went back and watched my reaction to a few speak now songs, and I remembered that the guitar riffs in the beginning of the story of us are like higher pitched or something, and that threw me off the first few times I listened to that song. Also, the haunted instrumentals are very loud and there’s this echo in the first verse that wasn’t there and the original.

Juliana Martinez

blank space there’s this very load drone sound that comes in and out throughout the chorus especially. It might be there in the original, but it’s much more loud in Taylor’s version.

kayla ramoutar

I know this is unpopular but: Haunted. It was (is?) tied for my favourite song of all time but the rerecord was weird. The backing vocals were way too loud and it really missed the pain in her voice. My other option is You Are In Love — there's a mistake in the mixing after the bridge where when she sings "so it goes..." her vocals come in as the other vocals are still really big and loud and it feels messy. like nobody went over it to make sure it was all seamless? this is also upsetting to me because it's a song in my top 10 :(

kayla ramoutar

scrolling through the comments i noticed only like one other person mentioned you are in love... PLEASE listen to it and tell me what you guys think of the weird layering of the 'so it goes' part!!

Anna

Has to be Style -- its the only one where I feel the original hits SO MUCH harder! I dont really know what it is about it, but I have to speak my truth :)

Selah

I’ve noticed this too! If you’re talking about the change to the transition into the bridge, adding the extra “You’re in love” layered under “so it goes” that echoes and fades away as the bridge keeps going. I’ve gotten used to it and it doesn’t really bother me anymore but you’re not alone haha

kayla ramoutar

YES thank you!!! it's one of my fave songs and it was so jarring to me hahaha. i'm sad to say i don't really listen to it often anymore because of it :( one day i'll get used to it but it's just... it seems like bad mixing? layering? idk. it doesn't seem purposeful i guess is what i'm saying, especially cause the original is def not like that!

Jenna Ray

Better Than Revenge. Just because of the lyric change. I know the old lyrics are technically slut shaming but honestly, I didn’t care. Sorry if that’s bad, the original lyrics are just angrier.

Laura carter

I was pretty happy with the re-records its certain vault songs like 'Bye bye baby' and 'the very first night' that just didn't really do much for me. I felt they sounded a little flat and the instrumental didn't really go anywhere special.

Amanda Laura

WANEGBT lacks the sass and tongue in cheek vibes of the original one the TV of it she actually sounds more exhausted and frustrated and I prefer the sassiness of the original. I also find the higher pitched "Weeeeee" very jarring

Amanda Laura

I also am kept awake at night wondering how the re-records would sound if she had Max Martin come back. His tracks are lacking a bit of magic on the re-records. They aren't bad, but they are not quite the same level of superior to me.

Samantha Raimondo

WONDERLAND (something about her vocals just doesn’t sound as desperate and upset to me), style, sparks fly, new romantics

WalkyTalky

Most of 1989 tbh Style obviously, the Wildest Dreams bridge, New Romantics robotic voice, and the clicking / high pitches in Shake It Off are the worst.

Alexandre Marcelino

unfortunately, Back to December. i distinctly hear a sort of production glitch in "because the LAST time you saw me" that totally takes me out of the song, which is a shame because it's in my top 2 taylor songs of all time :(

Fahmeen

Style 😔 better than revenge lol

Fahmeen

NEW ROMANTICS

skizzo

I agree. Scared for Rep

skizzo

Oh ans original Babe is far superior

Pippa

yes to the lucky one!

Pippa

yes it catches me out every time!

sierra

you are in love has this very distinct like… clanging in the background? it took me out of the song the first few times which was sad bc i was prepared to be fucked up because i CRY during at the end of that bridge every single time… the first few times i listened to it, i didnt!! it was a very surreal feeling. i have gotten used to it & i went back to see that the old one has it too it’s just buried way in the background so its way less noticeable and distracting

sierra

oh also lyric change? there’s an extra “you are in love” which makes “so it goes” basically disappear. don’t know why that decision was made :/

Liv

This is kind of irrelevant but I've always wondered what happened to the period at the end of I Knew You Were Trouble 🤣

Tal

For me its new romantics, the- "ahh ahh ahhh" part sounds different and I almost never listen to it because of it, and its one of fav 1989 songs🥲

Abe

I do not mind any of the popularly determined missed TS re-recorded songs, but if I would have to pick one that initially surprised me in more of a negative way (that has since grown on me), it would be New Romantics. The production seems too loud and the “ahh ah ahh” part sounds different.

Madison

The re-records are complicated because they remove some of the nostalgia I associate with the songs I loved growing up. I sometimes miss the country accent😭 (especially in Love Story). In terms of specific songs, Clean is not the same (vocally) and the bridge hurts my feelings. In the beginning, I sometimes needed to listen to the stolen version because it’s such a comfort song (I stopped, especially when I saw the streaming numbers, but I still get tempted). The singles on Red are just completely different, honestly just because her voice has gotten deeper as it’s aged. When I hear 22, I have no memory of listening to that song in my childhood because it sounds so dissimilar to me. I think that’s the nature of this, because she’s singing songs she wrote when she was much older but she sounds the age she is now so there’s dissonance. (Also, I’ve noticed some of the backing vocals in songs are different and it can throw me off). (Also, I was listening to 1989 TV today and I noticed she really over-enunciates in Out of the Woods [“The night we couldn’t quite forget] and it’s really odd. I think she’s gotten better at enunciating her words since the album came out.) I think I lucked out though because I was only really a fan of 1989 and I jumped back on the TS fan train when the re-record came out and I was pulled into to loving the other albums. I only notice the differences on the singles of the other albums because those were the only ones I knew really well. I do think that the re-records have been amazing for her collabs though! Safe and Sound is another comfort song (I love the Civil Wars) and I love being able to hear Joy and John now. And, her age does help some of the songs because her voice has gotten stronger.

Meghan Carty

There's a dinging sound that comes through really loudly to me in OOTW rerecording verses that sounds like an email notification and I can't unhear it! You can hear it really well at about 1:53ish, but it's recurring and doesn't exist (at least as noticeably) in the original. I literally think I'm getting a notification on my phone when I listen sometimes. I'm perplexed by the fact that Christopher Rowe was the lead producer on all of the re-records so far, especially 1989. He's almost exclusively focused on country in his career and specializes in vocal engineering. The mixing on 1989 is a bit off to me over all, and I'm a person who NEVER thinks about something like mixing haha

Katie

Don’t come for me, but for me it’s pretty much all of Fearless — as in the whole album. There really was a special karaoke-like feeling to its original songs. More than any other album, it was packed with anthems, and her unpolished vocals made it feel like she was just another girl in the car fearlessly singing them with all her heart. The polished voice on the re-records takes that away, at least for me. It’s the only re-record I avoid completely 😪

pali

new romantics :( tv honestly ruined my second favorite 1989 song!

ellsbells

Am I the only person who loves hearing her back catalogue with her mature vocals? I'm sure we can all agree her voice has improved by miles since she was a teenager and I think it improves the quality of Fearless and Speak Now as records. I think the tech in terms of music production has moved on massively and it's possible that we are now hearing layers in the production that were less obvious to us in the stolen records because of the technology and mixing available. This probably feels discordant to some fo us who religiously listen to these tracks In all honesty I completely understand people feeling a disconnect between the stolen records and re-records but I think from a music perspective, it's so hard to replicate a track in its entirety when you are re-recording it, let alone remastering it. So I am just trying to be grateful for the hard work that Taylor and her team have and are putting into making these re-records - it's clearly a passion project for her. I tend to be less critical towards these re-records than I am towards her new music e.g. Midnights, TTPD.

Emmie Kruger

I really don't think there are any that missed the mark for me and I actually enjoy her new vocals (although Emily did send me into an existential crisis about losing baby Taylor on Debut haha)... but The Last Time just does not do for me what it did on the stolen version. This is mostly because of Gary's voice (no hate).

Jace Holmes

I do fear the absence of Max Martin caused me to go back to my old Red/1989 CDs at times 😅 WANEGBT, 22, IKYWT, New Romantics, sometimes Style…

Nicky

None of the changes bother me enough to not listen to Taylor’s version BUT there’s one bit in Style after the bridge where she used to extend the vocals on James dean daydream look in your eyessssssss and that now gets totally lost. But it’s ok, I just sing that part on my own 🤣

Nicky

The over enunciation of “couldn’t quite forget” actually used to bug me soooo much in the original version, she’s actually toned it down in Taylor’s version 🤣

Nicky

On this note though, I feel some songs have massively improved for example bad blood. I never liked that song but Taylor’s version feels so much bigger and angrier, I like to think it’s because in her version she’s now singing about Scott rather than a silly feud over dancers or whatever!

Nicky

I just sing the ahhhs myself 🤣

Mimo

Style 100%

Nicky

I’m kind of amazed everyone hears all these differences as I’m usually singing too loud to notice minor changes 🤣

Laura

I support all of them and listen to Taylor Version's only because I am petty and want to fight her fight even though she never told me to. However, I prefer the production of Begin Again better in the original. When the re-record starts up, it sounds different and I don't like it as much. I miss the old version.

Evangeline

Idk if this counts but I’m devastated that Haunted (Acoustic Version) didn’t get a re-record!! 😭 She deserves justice!!

Tatum Lupa

the"weeeeee"'s in we are never are too high pitched in tv its always a skip now

Sofia Sanchez

sometimes I think Im a bad swift because I never notice the difference😶‍🌫️

Rumsy

Haunted Acoustic

Adriana

What the hell is up with the “we”’s in We Are Never Ever Getting Back together 😭😭 I can never listen to the TV💔

Maggie 🍒

I love ALL of the Red TV but I do not enjoy listening to the new Girl at Home!! I liked the acoustic vibe of the orignal, and the new production on the TV is so strange and random to me..

Siri H

The way I loved you !!

Hannah Ellis

Style (the guitar intro fade in on the original is just better!)

Emma Leech

Yea I think 1989 has the most fumbles but I'm still obsessed with it because the vaults gave me a new appreciation for the album. The guitars on Style and I wish you would are just not working. I don't really understand why because style sounds amazing on the eras tour so I don't know why it couldn't sound like that. And this one really hurts me because it was one of my favourites on speak now but the country accent in Mean is a bit odd at times feels like she's trying too hard to exaggerate it. The "Aa-round" on "i bet you got pushed around" hurts my soul. I've kinda gotten used to it but it doesn't touch the original

Kyle

Holy Ground TV sounds the most off with the mixing

lucinda 🪐

Blank space. I think the production overpowers her voice. Especially at the end of the bridge. Her belt gets completely cut off.

Hannah

It’s for sure a privilege to get all her catalog with superior vocals. Her older vocals offer different things though, like the emotion you can hear in ATW and Mean SV for example, as well as the reminder of how young she was when writing those songs. The new vocals are unmatched though truly.

Hannah

Yeah, I commented the same thing. Max is just Max.

Bailey

WE ARE NEVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER!!!! The “weee-EEEEE” is soooo bad that I deleted it from my Spotify:(((( I just cannot even listen to the song anymore

lana del gay

Holy Ground TV imo. Idk if anyone else feels like this but i find the Taylor's Version sounds lifeless compared to the original. I've never been able to explain it. I feel the same about The story of us tv ....

MyMy

ok so im sorry but the producer isn't the same as the original 1989 album on the rerecorded and im so sorry but sometimes a just loath the TV New Romantics and style idk its just not the same

Tasha

You Belong With Me is not the same! I'll still listen and still love it but doesn't quite have the magic of the original

Saskia 🩶🤎🖤🤍

I am actually scared about LWYMMD because we already got snippets and she says duh-h and it kinda bothers me