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E10: Deep Dive - Red
FromAP Taylor Swift
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Loving him was like…what? You may know all the words to this old favorite song, but do you know what they mean? In today’s deep dive, we’re unpacking “Red” from RED (Taylor’s Version). After our previous episode on Fall where we talked about why this is an autumn-coded song, our hosts spend more time trying to understand the many (many) metaphors (or is it similes? Analogies?) Taylor Swift uses to describe this relationship. We’ll get a High School English lesson, references to some Millennial-favorite TV shows, and a chance to explore RED as an analogy for Taylor’s transition from country to pop. And then we realize…there’s no right answer!
Mentioned in the episode:
“Red,” RED (Taylor’s Version)
“Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas”, John Pollack
Aesop’s Fables
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
“august,” folklore
“Bridgerton”
E2: Deep Dive - Enchanted
E6 - Deep Dive - It’s Time to Go
“Picture to Burn,” Taylor Swift
“The Hills: New Beginnings”
“Complicated,” Avril Levigne
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Episode Highlights:
[00:20] Introducing today’s deep dive song, “Red”
[01:42] 1st person, 2nd person…whose experience is this?
[04:38] How Taylor uses metaphors to make things universal
[08:07] Similes, Metaphors, Analogies, oh my!
[11:50] Are these tangible, universal metaphors?
[16:59] RED as a metaphor for Taylor’s career
[20:06] Our favorite part of any Swift song: the bridge!
[26:40] Do we actually understand this song?
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This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.
Mentioned in the episode:
“Red,” RED (Taylor’s Version)
“Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas”, John Pollack
Aesop’s Fables
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
“august,” folklore
“Bridgerton”
E2: Deep Dive - Enchanted
E6 - Deep Dive - It’s Time to Go
“Picture to Burn,” Taylor Swift
“The Hills: New Beginnings”
“Complicated,” Avril Levigne
***
Episode Highlights:
[00:20] Introducing today’s deep dive song, “Red”
[01:42] 1st person, 2nd person…whose experience is this?
[04:38] How Taylor uses metaphors to make things universal
[08:07] Similes, Metaphors, Analogies, oh my!
[11:50] Are these tangible, universal metaphors?
[16:59] RED as a metaphor for Taylor’s career
[20:06] Our favorite part of any Swift song: the bridge!
[26:40] Do we actually understand this song?
***
Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe
Follow us on social!
TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift
Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift
YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift
Link Tree → linktr.ee/aptaylorswift
Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts
This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.
Released:
Nov 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (36)
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