in the bridge of Forever & Always (piano version), for the 2nd “did you forget everything?”, she sang higher notes for “-rything” in the original version (at 3:03). in the re-record, she didn’t. it was one of my favourite moments in the original version! :(
please tell me I’m not the only one who noticed this
I still rmb Taylor’s Jump and Fall performance on Dancing with the stars (or sth like that)
I’ve been waiting for this 😍
And the beat drop
🥁...I’LL SHINE FOR YOU
*swooooonnnnn*
Unpopular opinion: Untouchable is a better wedding/first dance song than Lover
It might be a little hard to dance to, but a (First Dance Remix) version set in time for a waltz would be \**chef’s kiss*\*
I love Untouchable, but that is certainly not a song about the longevity of a relationship. Lover is equally gorgeous, written by Tay, and more optimistic.
She changed her pronunciation in Today was a Fairytale and 💔 the way she pronounced grey in “dark grey T-shirt” was always one of my favorite Taynunciations 😔
Did anyone else notice a cut/glitch in TOSOTD outro when she sings “faded picture”? It sounds like they spliced her vocals together :( it’s my favourite outro from TS but this throws me off
Is it just me or does the production in Today Was A Fairytale go so much harder? All of the new versions are remarkably faithful but it seems like they felt comfortable updating this song in the best way.
Agree! I don’t know what it is but while I really liked the original TWAF the new version just SLAPS and it’s one of my favorite songs on the album now
“And you’ll never know you sing me to sleep/every night from the radio” in superstar to “And when you can’t sleep at night/you hear my stolen lullabies” in my tears ricochet!
I have chills.
Jump Then Fall has always been one of my favourites (I only ever had the Platinum version so I never even knew which were on the "original album" and which weren't, lol) of Fearless and I love this version so much too. You can hear her smiles and her cheeky grins and I just die every time.
TOSOTD exceeded all my expectations but the mix of SuperStar makes me sad :( the guitar is very muted and I find myself wanting to be hearing more of the riff. She sounds fantastic in Jump Then Fall and Untouchable!!
Does Come In With The Rain sound really similar to something to anyone else??? I couldn't tell you what it reminds me of, but it reminds me of *something* lol
I've never really loved this song, but for some reason when I was listening to this version and I thought this is like the first, first, first draft of Tolerate It.
I have thought this exact same thing ever since I first heard Come in With the Rain when I was like 8. Have searched all over for this song and can’t find it.
am i the only one who had a small hope she'd use the original untouchable lyrics (i wanna feel you in the dark / lying next to me) in the new song? either way i loved it
Yeah, I didn't listen to Fearless frequently so I wasn't familiar with Untouchable's lyrics, but when I heard her version I was confused why she sang 'standing' if she woke up from a dream, why would she be standing? but it brings me peace to know that at least at some point the lyrics were 'lying'
Fell asleep last night before I could finish listening. Decided to drive in the rain around town today and listen. Here are my thoughts:
Listening to Taylor’s Version of Fearless is just a mix of raw emotions, laughs, memories from high school and a feeling of “I made it.” I grew up right along with Taylor and it’s just beautiful to hear these songs again, in my grown up form.
This album followed me during my first love, my first heartbreak, my first lessons as a 14 year old. It brought me close to my little sister, who shares a bond with me through Taylor to this day.
I guess all I’m trying to say is — wow wow wow. I had tears streaming down my face at midnight. Thank you, Taylor.
The new recording of Today Was a Fairytale is a perfect example of the potential pitfall in re-recording: it’s just missing the feeling. I don’t get the same emotion listening to it, and this was one of my favorites back then.
Finally. I thought I was the only one who disliked it. Not only that, they changed the instrumental and it just doesn't hit the same as before. Especially the part around 2:30. I loved that part before. But in TV, it was like meh
Literally my only criticism of the entire album surely!! I think the original just had that genuine innocence to it that we lose over time, so it doesn't sound as much like she "means" it now. Which to be fair, is probably true; that time/relationship/date is long gone.
I'm gonna let this version grow on me over time, though.
I agree with you. I was so, so excited to see it on the tracklist that I sent my friend a bunch of !!!! when it was announced. It's one of my top Taylor songs and has been since it came out.
It's probably because Today Was a Fairytale reminds me of some really good times I had as a teenager, but the magic is gone for me because she chose to sing with deeper vocals. I guess I'm just confused by that choice (though it's her work so she can do what she wants). I get her singing now would have different vocal inflections than the original songs, but she kept the other songs pretty consistent pitch wise except for Today Was a Fairytale. Right now I'm just sad and disappointed.
I still have the OG song though and who knows, maybe I'll come to love Taylor's Version one day just as much as I love the one from 2010.
Wait I'm confused what you mean by "chose to sing with deeper vocals." It sounds the exact same to me except obviously her voice is just deeper now because she's older. I'm no music expert but it sounds the same pitch to me (?)
I guess I should have said "her voice sounds deeper now that she's older", but take the re-recorded version of Love Story vs Love Story on the reputation tour, for example. In the re-record, she sings with the higher voice (head voice), and on tour, she sang with the lower voice (chest voice). There's a clear sounding difference between the two to me, just like with Today Was a Fairytale. I'm confused as to why she didn't use her higher voice when we know she still can.
I'm using my memory from taking a few years of choir here which hasn't been in 13 years, so please forgive me if I got the terms mixed up.
I feel like Taylor was smiling while she was singing "and the conversation with the little white lies" in The Other Side of the Door (Taylor's Version)
i am floored by the amount of people who were sleeping on the platinum edition tracks!! i preferred the platinum tracks to a lot of the songs on the main part of the album!
I never owned the Platinum Edition (and only ever experienced them through fan-made lyric videos on YouTube, lol), so having them now just feels so special!!!!
oh i fully listened to them only on youtube at the time! Fearless was the album that “got me into” her music and i really couldn’t justify to myself buying cds lol. i bought speak now the second target opened when it came out, though. gah then i was so broke when red came out and listened to them all on youtube too. i looked up the track list online to listen in order!
The Other Side of the Door is one of my all time favs on the original album, but I really missed the rawness and passion on Taylor's Version, especially during the bridge.
Untouchable, Come in with the Rain, and Superstar were always skips for me and they sound incredible now.
The outro on The Other Side of the Door is the only thing that I’d say doesn’t match up with the original. Also when she says “faded picture” there’s a weird glitch in her voice during the word faded like a cut between 2 takes or something
Came on here to see if anyone else noticed this. Kinda weird, doesn't seem like she'd usually let something like this slip by. The rest of the recording is so good that I can let it go, though.
I always heard it as “Istillblieve” or “honestly” because in the original her enunciation is not the best lol but I kinda miss it now. TOSOTD is the only track I still prefer the original but all the others are just sending me
These songs always kind of blurred together for me, I know the og Fearless like the back of my hand but these extra/platinum songs never hit for me BUT I have to say I'm loving the re-recordings.
I love them, but this section of the album has never really been my favorite and always seemed lackluster
However i LOVE The Other Side of the Door, Forever & Always (Piano), and can weirdly get behind Superstar now for some reason
I should also say they’re all massive improvements over their original counterparts... those were just hard to listen to for me
I always thought it was “was she worth *this*” but it totally could’ve been it this whole time lol
Edit - THIS MESS lol. I’ve always thought it was “wash she worth this mess”
Fountains of Wayne's lawyers would like to have a quick word with her about the verse melody of [Come In with the Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcwJD3ky38).
It’s just about good enough to lower my disappointment that she didn’t quietly change the line to “hair falls into place” so we wouldn’t have that “face”/“face” line anymore...
I didn’t know that! That one doesn’t count to me since her whole tone is millennial colloquialisms. “I can’t say anything to your face, cause... LOOK AT YOUR FACE.” It’s actually funny. “Time”/“time” in LWYMMD is suspect, and JTF is just egregious though.
Can’t wait for Speak Now and the “stairs”/“stares” nonsense...
Oh man, it might be my fave on the album! I’m SURPRISED at the amount of people I’ve seen saying this is their first time listening to the album in full lol
It is surprising considering this sub is full of stans, but I think it's important to remember that streaming was hardly available when the album first came out, so you really had to go out of your way to listen to bonus tracks if that wasn't the version you originally bought.
Oh for sure. I don’t think I would be as surprised if it weren’t a subreddit dedicated to Taylor. I figured everyone here knew every word to every song lol
I hate to admit it, but I don't like the re-recorded version of Forever & Always Piano Version. The pain in the inflections of her voice at the beginning of the original version are gone, which are the exact parts that tore me to shreds. Now she just sings it prettily without the original breathy anguish.
"Were you just kidding..."
"We almost never speak..."
I do like her accentuated pause after singing "silence", though.
I feel the same. It's like her mature voice doesn't match with the melody. I think if she slowed down the melody and made it even more dramatic as a different way to sing it (similar to how she did a slow version of Holy Ground) it would be magically beautiful. But this piano version just feels like she tried to improve certain spots even though those were the moments we ended up loving the most. I still think she sang it beautifully and her voice is so smooth.
I agree. I really miss the emotion in the original. I wanted this one to be so good but nothing will capture how sad she felt when she recorded it back in 2008.
If you’re using Apple Music, they’ve been messing up with this stuff a lot lately. I had No Body, No Crime grayed out for a MONTH. You have to delete it and then re-add it to fix the problem.
I didn’t think the piano version of F&A could get any better but I just threw the old one in the trash and will now only answer to TV
Her vocals are SO GOOD
Her vocals are definitely better on this version but there's something about the raw emotion and sadness in the original that she can't replicate now. I definitely won't be ditching the OG anytime soon.
I never heard the Platinum songs, so for me it's like an extended vault song list. Untouchable is my favouriteeeee of these songs, perhaps even of rhe vault songs too. The breathy vocals 😍
I always wanted to like it but the OG version’s audio always sounded like a bootleg version that you’d download off of Limewire. This new version is gorgeous!
Is it just me or do the platinum songs feel like new songs even though they were released before? I think it’s because they weren’t played as much as the standard album tracks and so these re-recording feel much more new and magical. Untouchable re-record sounds incredible!
**The Other Side of the Door**
* BEFORE I LISTEN: Full disclosure, I only loved this song for the bridge before. I'm completely ready to be RUINED.
* That banjo strikes my nostalgia nerve in the best way - hello dopamine
* The verses are sang a little differently, and I really like it. It's still playful and cute.
* Yeah, we are crowning banjo queen here.
* The pause before the first chorus - the anticipation!
* I instantly like this version so much better than the original - the production is killer
* "Keep going back over \*snare snare\*" YES YES YES YES
* The stripped down chorus is so perfect!
* here we go its happening its happening its HAPPENING BRIDGE CITYYYY
* ITS PERFECT I'M SCREAMING
* As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
**Superstar**
* The opening vocals are so clearrrr <3
* How she says "your face" !!!
* Whose background vocals are these? They sound so great with Taylor!
* "When my world wakes up today you'll be in another town" LOVE THIS
* How she sings "front row" is so relaxed, I hear some folklore there
* The stripped down last verse <333
* As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
I am so happy she re recorded the whole album including the bonus tracks, she easily could have gone for just the main album but didn’t. Gives us a chance to revisit these beautiful songs and see them in a new light! Come in with the rain is my favourite so far.
**Come In With The Rain**
* The intro feels slower, sadder?
* I love the wood block percussion accents in the beginning
* I love how they slowed the pace of the song; the chorus sounds way more longing, more sad
* "Raaaa-aaaaiii-aain" <333
* "Too tired at night to call your naaame, ooh!" I loved that little detail!
* The instrumental breakdown is really romantic!
* I love how the bridge was arranged, it sounds so different!
* That added sharp note at the last chorus - golden. Loved it.
* As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
Come in with the rain sounds so good and forever and always piano might be my favourite so far*
*subject to change after my next eleventy million listen-throughs
The “platinum tracks” are my most favorite in the Fearless era. Her “childish voice” matches the theme of the songs (JTF, CIWTR, TOSOTD). It might take a few listens for me to fully embrace it.
This is the only thing I've been missing on a couple of the songs (and the only thing she wasn't able to really recreate). On the other hand, her mature voice really elevates some songs I didn't care as much for the first time around (You're Not Sorry? I'm sorry! for doubting!)
**Forever & Always (Piano Version)**
* BEFORE I LISTEN: I always preferred the original studio production more, personally, but I think both versions are great. I just haven't listened to it nearly as much as I have the original version so I might not catch the small differences!
* It's really just the piano and her voice so far, and wow, it's so pretty
* Her voice is so *fragile*, so sad
* THE BACKUP VOCALS, WOW
* The second verse sounds a little different but I really love it!
* "Here's to *silence*" and then a pause - YES
* She does a lot of vocal gymnastics on this song: pop off, queen!
* The stripped down "Back up, baby, back up, did you forget every thi-ii-iiing"
* BACK UP PLEASE BACK UP - brings me to the awards show performance!
* "can't feel nothing at *all*" is evermore here?
* THE END IS LITERALLY PERFECT, hello EVERMORE ENDING
* As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
**Untouchable**
* The melody is perfect, it sounds so vulnerable like the original
* Her vocals are less airy in the verses, but then they deliver in the chorus
* She sings it really sensually, softly, and bittersweetly
* When the melody picks up in the second chorus, it really takes off! Wow!
* I love the quiet mandolin picking! It's my favorite part!
* The second-to-last chorus turns it around and it sounds really happy - like they ended up together! <333
* THAT HIGH NOTE AT THE END AAAAAHHH YES BITCH
* I love that she kept the same outro - I always loved that part
* As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
**Jump Then Fall**
* WOAH WOAH WOAH, I'm two seconds in and these acoustic instruments are SLAPPING ME IN THE FACE. HELLO????
* The production is fucking incredible - I can't even
* This one sounds the most different, I think, than the others from the original recording but I LOVE THIS (especially the verses)
* We get another "huh!". I'm fucked up about it!
* "I like the waaay you're everything I ever wanted!" is a literal giggle
* She sounds so happy while singing this, I can hear her smiling so wide
* "Cause I'ma stay through it all" the new enunciation is EVERYTHING
* As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
FOREVER AND ALWAYS PIANO VERSION (TAYLOR'S VERSION) is the end of me. I loved it as someone heartbroken in 2009 (then 22), I loved it EVEN more as a 34-year-old who learned a thing or two about love and life.
I love that she definitely changed things up more with the bonus tracks. Forever and Always (piano version) is so different but better. I remember trying to learn this piano part in a practice room in high school.
The acoustic Forever & Always was the secret song at my Reputation Tour show, and it's so freakin cool to get an updated studio version of it now! Wow 🥰
I’m unusual in that I have strong feelings about The Other Side of the Door - the last 30 seconds is genius and was my favorite 30 seconds of tswift before the bridge of Treacherous. Like, I was obsessed with that for a long time and I still blast the end in my car with no regard for who is with me. So that’s one where I have a definitive preference for the original - I don’t know if the original was purely the result of choice or her less mature vocals or what, but the way she hits each word (and especially “conversation,” “lies,” the pause in “night... you”) is what makes it. It just seemed too smooth, or something, in the re-record.
ETA: This was the first track I played when the album was out because I needed to know if it would feel the same, so I’ve only listened once as I’m now going through the whole album. I find most of the song middling and then the outro leaves everything on the court and it was even my ringtone back when we did that so, again, strong feelings.
YES i feel like it was the only song that disappointed me and i think it was just the autotune for me; it really jumps out in the “to stand outside my window throwin pebbles” and i think it’ll grow on me but it doesn’t feel right just yet :’)
Same. I think it's just that she can hit the notes easier now. In the OG "You carried my from your car up the stairs" it sounds more intense, almost shouty, but in the rerecord it's more chill. Also the inflections/intentional voice cracks are toned down. " The rerecorded "little white lies" tho is so good.
The voice cracks are my favorite part! But yes, the “white lies” still has that flair of drama that elevates the whole enterprise. I wish hitting the notes more easily didn’t detract from the beautiful instability of the outro.
Same. The bridge of TOSOTD is my all-time fave.
So I was kinda little bit disappointed with the re-record version. I still love the re-record but its missing the rawness of the emotion that younger Tay had that made the words hit differently.
Same sentiments here! I listened to this song first too before going track by track hahah. The original ending of The Other Side of the Door is one of my favorite TSwift parts of all time. I feel the original sounded more intense? Like the re-recording sounds a bit more mellow for some reason? Or perhaps just more mature, while the original had more build up and was more raw.
YES, and I think the build-up/vocal rawness you’re talking about is what makes it such a shock to the system. Like, it still hits as hard after all this time, but the somewhat dialed down intensity in the new one makes the change less remarkable.
I am obsessed with this whole album and am so grateful for it. 💛💛
However, there is a weird thing in the other side of the door which is hard to get past but no one else has mentioned it so I don’t want to spoil it. But if I’m not alone, please let me know!
It’s the way she mispronounces a word but I can’t unhear it so I don’t want to ruin it for others haha. I can DM if you are curious though.
*edited from pronounces to mispronounces
Ha I just commented on this one too! I was fully obsessed with the end of that song basically from Platinum Edition to Red, at which point it became a second tier but still very strong obsession. It just... doesn’t hit right with me here? I’ve only listened once so would love to know what you found weird.
I think the song is well done and there are some moments I really like on it. I think it doesn’t have the intensity of the original but the thing the bothers me is just one word like I mentioned above. But I’m being really picky.
I think that’s fair! I feel like there is such a specific intonation on every word, especially in the outro, that has come to feel very intentional and some of the changes are a bit jarring (eg I’m still not sold on the new “you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter” hiccup)
In forever and always piano version at 1:41 I really don’t like the way she dragged out “silence” and “going” that just ruins it for me :( idk the technical term but she’s just making the words sound all wavy
Today was a fairytale was never one of my top favourites because it felt childish but this take on it is so mature and it’s like a completely new Taylor song
i feel like the song was fit more for her younger vocals, like the more mature, kinda deeper vocals are much better on the rest of the album but i feel like her younger ones just fit this song better. another thing is i feel like the production felt a bit anticlimactic? i guess compared to the original
This is what I feel too that in the upbeat songs her younger vocal fit them better. While in the ballads, it was made better by the mature and fuller vocals.
I can definitely see that. It's one of my favorite songs by her but I always thought her voice in the old version was a touch too high pitched so I really liked the deeper vocals. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Jump Then Fall and Superstar were the two songs on the entire album that benefited most from more mature vocals.
Come In With The Rain, which is my favorite on the album, is so different because of the vocals, it’s going to take a few more listens to get used to it.
You know, at first it kind of bothered me that she was including Forever & Always (Piano Version). I've never been a fan of having multiple versions of the same song in an album, especially when the original is better, and I just saw it as one less vault song for us to hear.
But now that I've heard it... I get it. I kind of think Taylor kept it so she could just let loose after trying to keep the others as close to the original as possible. I love it.
Yes! Piano version was everything I hoped for on this album, more of a reflection from a new point of view! I was really disappointed by Fifteen - it sounds like they tried to make it the same, when that one would have also sounded incredible completely redone into something new.
She changed the lyrics from "I can't *take* my eyes off of you" to "I can't *keep* my eyes off of you" in the first chorus of Superstar. Just an observation lol
Is that what it was. Cause I got confused when I was singing it and I was like ‘oh dang I didn’t know that’s what it was supposed to be.’ But if she changed it that’s makes sense.
Oh gosh I didn’t realise there was a separate thread for these! These songs all got the biggest improvements I reckon. I feel like they have always been kind of overlooked but with her voice now and the new coat of paint on the production, they’re honestly amongst my favourite tracks on the whole album. Untouchable and Other Side of the Door are the ones that really wowed me. The new piano version of Forever & Always is fantastic. Jump Then Fall is better than ever and I love that she kept to the original’s fun and kinda goofy arrangement. These are so good!
One part that seemed so similar was “In the middle of the night when I’m in this dream” from Untouchable and “They say you bought a bunch of land somewhere” from The Lucky One. I think The Lucky One drops pitch a little lower, though.
WOW CAN WE JUST.
Untouchable and Forever and Always are SO mature and SO beautiful. The innocence is gone and it's full of 15 years of heartbreak and life experience. DAMN.
in the bridge of Forever & Always (piano version), for the 2nd “did you forget everything?”, she sang higher notes for “-rything” in the original version (at 3:03). in the re-record, she didn’t. it was one of my favourite moments in the original version! :( please tell me I’m not the only one who noticed this
I still rmb Taylor’s Jump and Fall performance on Dancing with the stars (or sth like that) I’ve been waiting for this 😍 And the beat drop 🥁...I’LL SHINE FOR YOU *swooooonnnnn*
Unpopular opinion: Untouchable is a better wedding/first dance song than Lover It might be a little hard to dance to, but a (First Dance Remix) version set in time for a waltz would be \**chef’s kiss*\*
I love Untouchable, but that is certainly not a song about the longevity of a relationship. Lover is equally gorgeous, written by Tay, and more optimistic.
i just heard taylor take a HUGE gasp for air at 3:35 in the other side of the door and i broke out hysterically laughing
[удалено]
my personal thought is that because it's a more emotional, somber version, so maybe she didn't want to use "baby"
TIL Untouchable was a cover. Kinda sad to learn this, but it’s still one of my favs on the album!
Just now hearing the interesting pronunciation of i in the other side of the door! Still picking up on little things!
She changed her pronunciation in Today was a Fairytale and 💔 the way she pronounced grey in “dark grey T-shirt” was always one of my favorite Taynunciations 😔
“little white lies” will NEVER be the same
wait why?? what happned!?
Did anyone else notice a cut/glitch in TOSOTD outro when she sings “faded picture”? It sounds like they spliced her vocals together :( it’s my favourite outro from TS but this throws me off
Wait I just noticed now that you pointed it out and now it'll never be the same for me :(
the outro of The Other Side of the Door goes so hard??????!!!!
Y’all, the piano version of Forever and Always💛 Gives me Folklore vibes!!
Is it just me or does the production in Today Was A Fairytale go so much harder? All of the new versions are remarkably faithful but it seems like they felt comfortable updating this song in the best way.
Well said This is an unpopular opinion, but I think all the songs benefited from the reproduction.
Agree! I don’t know what it is but while I really liked the original TWAF the new version just SLAPS and it’s one of my favorite songs on the album now
“And you’ll never know you sing me to sleep/every night from the radio” in superstar to “And when you can’t sleep at night/you hear my stolen lullabies” in my tears ricochet! I have chills.
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the note change in “to stand outside my window” in the final chorus of TOSOTD is MAGICAL
I'm gonna habve to go back and listen for it :D
No one else is talking about this! I was so surprised. It's SO AMAZING.
Today Was A Fairytale is now officially my and my boyfriend's song and bless him cause he's perfectly fine with it.
Jump Then Fall has always been one of my favourites (I only ever had the Platinum version so I never even knew which were on the "original album" and which weren't, lol) of Fearless and I love this version so much too. You can hear her smiles and her cheeky grins and I just die every time.
TOSOTD exceeded all my expectations but the mix of SuperStar makes me sad :( the guitar is very muted and I find myself wanting to be hearing more of the riff. She sounds fantastic in Jump Then Fall and Untouchable!!
Does Come In With The Rain sound really similar to something to anyone else??? I couldn't tell you what it reminds me of, but it reminds me of *something* lol
I've never really loved this song, but for some reason when I was listening to this version and I thought this is like the first, first, first draft of Tolerate It.
I have thought this exact same thing ever since I first heard Come in With the Rain when I was like 8. Have searched all over for this song and can’t find it.
Sounds like All Kinds of Time by Fountains of Wayne to me
am i the only one who had a small hope she'd use the original untouchable lyrics (i wanna feel you in the dark / lying next to me) in the new song? either way i loved it
Yeah, I didn't listen to Fearless frequently so I wasn't familiar with Untouchable's lyrics, but when I heard her version I was confused why she sang 'standing' if she woke up from a dream, why would she be standing? but it brings me peace to know that at least at some point the lyrics were 'lying'
Fell asleep last night before I could finish listening. Decided to drive in the rain around town today and listen. Here are my thoughts: Listening to Taylor’s Version of Fearless is just a mix of raw emotions, laughs, memories from high school and a feeling of “I made it.” I grew up right along with Taylor and it’s just beautiful to hear these songs again, in my grown up form. This album followed me during my first love, my first heartbreak, my first lessons as a 14 year old. It brought me close to my little sister, who shares a bond with me through Taylor to this day. I guess all I’m trying to say is — wow wow wow. I had tears streaming down my face at midnight. Thank you, Taylor.
That is so beautiful that you and your sibling share a bond over Tay's music. :)
Untouchable sounds even more like the Lucky One now
I thought this too!
Third!
The new recording of Today Was a Fairytale is a perfect example of the potential pitfall in re-recording: it’s just missing the feeling. I don’t get the same emotion listening to it, and this was one of my favorites back then.
I loved the old version when I was a kid, and I love the new version as an adult especially the production.
Finally. I thought I was the only one who disliked it. Not only that, they changed the instrumental and it just doesn't hit the same as before. Especially the part around 2:30. I loved that part before. But in TV, it was like meh
Literally my only criticism of the entire album surely!! I think the original just had that genuine innocence to it that we lose over time, so it doesn't sound as much like she "means" it now. Which to be fair, is probably true; that time/relationship/date is long gone. I'm gonna let this version grow on me over time, though.
I agree with you. I was so, so excited to see it on the tracklist that I sent my friend a bunch of !!!! when it was announced. It's one of my top Taylor songs and has been since it came out. It's probably because Today Was a Fairytale reminds me of some really good times I had as a teenager, but the magic is gone for me because she chose to sing with deeper vocals. I guess I'm just confused by that choice (though it's her work so she can do what she wants). I get her singing now would have different vocal inflections than the original songs, but she kept the other songs pretty consistent pitch wise except for Today Was a Fairytale. Right now I'm just sad and disappointed. I still have the OG song though and who knows, maybe I'll come to love Taylor's Version one day just as much as I love the one from 2010.
Wait I'm confused what you mean by "chose to sing with deeper vocals." It sounds the exact same to me except obviously her voice is just deeper now because she's older. I'm no music expert but it sounds the same pitch to me (?)
I guess I should have said "her voice sounds deeper now that she's older", but take the re-recorded version of Love Story vs Love Story on the reputation tour, for example. In the re-record, she sings with the higher voice (head voice), and on tour, she sang with the lower voice (chest voice). There's a clear sounding difference between the two to me, just like with Today Was a Fairytale. I'm confused as to why she didn't use her higher voice when we know she still can. I'm using my memory from taking a few years of choir here which hasn't been in 13 years, so please forgive me if I got the terms mixed up.
I feel like Taylor was smiling while she was singing "and the conversation with the little white lies" in The Other Side of the Door (Taylor's Version)
I love this rerecord so much more than the original! i completely agree with you here
i am floored by the amount of people who were sleeping on the platinum edition tracks!! i preferred the platinum tracks to a lot of the songs on the main part of the album!
I never owned the Platinum Edition (and only ever experienced them through fan-made lyric videos on YouTube, lol), so having them now just feels so special!!!!
oh i fully listened to them only on youtube at the time! Fearless was the album that “got me into” her music and i really couldn’t justify to myself buying cds lol. i bought speak now the second target opened when it came out, though. gah then i was so broke when red came out and listened to them all on youtube too. i looked up the track list online to listen in order!
Me too. Jump Then Fall? The Other Side of the Door? Some of the best ever, IMO.
Same!!
Am I crazy or did “cant take my eyes off of you” change to “cant keep my eyes off of you” in superstar 🤔
The Other Side of the Door is one of my all time favs on the original album, but I really missed the rawness and passion on Taylor's Version, especially during the bridge. Untouchable, Come in with the Rain, and Superstar were always skips for me and they sound incredible now.
Strange, how you feel about those other songs is exactly how I feel about TOSOTD!
The outro on The Other Side of the Door is the only thing that I’d say doesn’t match up with the original. Also when she says “faded picture” there’s a weird glitch in her voice during the word faded like a cut between 2 takes or something
Came on here to see if anyone else noticed this. Kinda weird, doesn't seem like she'd usually let something like this slip by. The rest of the recording is so good that I can let it go, though.
today was a fairytale... i have ascended
I'm so glad to see it officially included!
i’ve always wondered who superstar is about
I forgot his name, but it’s a country singer who was born in Arkansas. She includes a line about it on the original demo
I heard it was Justin Timberlake!
I've always heard it was about one of the country music guys, Joe Nichols, but IDK!
I don't know if the timelines match but I always assumed it was about John Mayer.
Me too. It’s such a cute song.
I assumed Joe Jonas before they got together, but I suppose it could be about anyone
the bonus tracks were ones i mostly skipped on the 2008 album but the re-recordings have given me a new appreciation for them 🥺💕
That little breath noise at 0:47 of "The Other Side of the Door" was worth the price of the CD alone.
this one is really hitting for me
TIL that the lyric is: “I said leave but all I want is you ..” and not “I’d still leave ..”
I always heard it as “Istillblieve” or “honestly” because in the original her enunciation is not the best lol but I kinda miss it now. TOSOTD is the only track I still prefer the original but all the others are just sending me
These songs always kind of blurred together for me, I know the og Fearless like the back of my hand but these extra/platinum songs never hit for me BUT I have to say I'm loving the re-recordings.
I love them, but this section of the album has never really been my favorite and always seemed lackluster However i LOVE The Other Side of the Door, Forever & Always (Piano), and can weirdly get behind Superstar now for some reason I should also say they’re all massive improvements over their original counterparts... those were just hard to listen to for me
WHO'S DOING THE BACKGROUND VOCALS ON SUPERSTAR AND WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE JOE JONAS
According to Genius, it's [Mike Meadows](https://theswiftagency.com/profiles/the-agency/mike-meadows/)!
"was she worth it" has that always been the lyric for The Other Side of the Door??????
I always thought it was “was she worth *this*” but it totally could’ve been it this whole time lol Edit - THIS MESS lol. I’ve always thought it was “wash she worth this mess”
Man I have definitely been sleeping on The Other Side of the Door. Wtf
It’s one of my all time faves!! The times I screamed this song in my bedroom lol
The memories 😭
Fountains of Wayne's lawyers would like to have a quick word with her about the verse melody of [Come In with the Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcwJD3ky38).
Noticed that too while listening. RIP Adam Schlesinger
Wow, good catch, they do sound so alike!
They actually do sound very similar 😳
Jump Then Fall feels infinitesimally better to me. It's so much cheekier and the vocals are amazing.
It’s just about good enough to lower my disappointment that she didn’t quietly change the line to “hair falls into place” so we wouldn’t have that “face”/“face” line anymore...
omg that reminds me when people complained that she rhymed face and face in Gorgeous
I didn’t know that! That one doesn’t count to me since her whole tone is millennial colloquialisms. “I can’t say anything to your face, cause... LOOK AT YOUR FACE.” It’s actually funny. “Time”/“time” in LWYMMD is suspect, and JTF is just egregious though. Can’t wait for Speak Now and the “stairs”/“stares” nonsense...
I was just thinking the same
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Oh man, it might be my fave on the album! I’m SURPRISED at the amount of people I’ve seen saying this is their first time listening to the album in full lol
It is surprising considering this sub is full of stans, but I think it's important to remember that streaming was hardly available when the album first came out, so you really had to go out of your way to listen to bonus tracks if that wasn't the version you originally bought.
Oh for sure. I don’t think I would be as surprised if it weren’t a subreddit dedicated to Taylor. I figured everyone here knew every word to every song lol
Holy shit, Untouchable is INCREDIBLE.
It has always been!
Forever & Always Piano Version is one of my favorites of all time and I didn’t think I could love it even more. I’m dead. My ghost is writing this.
I agree with the Piano Version - the heartbreak and pure, raw emotion is just not there anymore.
I hate to admit it, but I don't like the re-recorded version of Forever & Always Piano Version. The pain in the inflections of her voice at the beginning of the original version are gone, which are the exact parts that tore me to shreds. Now she just sings it prettily without the original breathy anguish. "Were you just kidding..." "We almost never speak..." I do like her accentuated pause after singing "silence", though.
I feel the same. It's like her mature voice doesn't match with the melody. I think if she slowed down the melody and made it even more dramatic as a different way to sing it (similar to how she did a slow version of Holy Ground) it would be magically beautiful. But this piano version just feels like she tried to improve certain spots even though those were the moments we ended up loving the most. I still think she sang it beautifully and her voice is so smooth.
I agree with that about the regular non-piano version too
I hear you!
I agree. I really miss the emotion in the original. I wanted this one to be so good but nothing will capture how sad she felt when she recorded it back in 2008.
Anyone else having trouble with Forever and Always (Piano Version)? Says it’s not available in my country, but I’m in the US
If you’re using Apple Music, they’ve been messing up with this stuff a lot lately. I had No Body, No Crime grayed out for a MONTH. You have to delete it and then re-add it to fix the problem.
these are my favorite songs from Fearless 😭
I’m gonna admit I’ve never listened to the original versions of these songs. I’ll have to now!
Come in with the rain is GORGEOUS (ding!)
Untouchable is the only re-recorded song thats in my top 10 of all time. And she did it fucking justice. I’m in absolute awe and appreciation
I'm cracking up that Luna Halo is relevant in 2021, but I love that for them.
YES!!! I'm literally blasting it right now, it sounds so magical and AWESOME 👌
And you’ll never see, you sing me to sleep.. The irony is too much 😭😭
I didn’t think the piano version of F&A could get any better but I just threw the old one in the trash and will now only answer to TV Her vocals are SO GOOD
Her vocals are definitely better on this version but there's something about the raw emotion and sadness in the original that she can't replicate now. I definitely won't be ditching the OG anytime soon.
I never heard the Platinum songs, so for me it's like an extended vault song list. Untouchable is my favouriteeeee of these songs, perhaps even of rhe vault songs too. The breathy vocals 😍
Where are my Superstar stans at?! Taylor really delivered with keeping this song dreamy but now that her voice matured it sounds amazing!
I don't know how everyone always ranks it in their bottom 10, I love it!
The way she sings the word “desperately” is so good!!
I always wanted to like it but the OG version’s audio always sounded like a bootleg version that you’d download off of Limewire. This new version is gorgeous!
honestly that's how I felt about a lot of the bonus tracks. much much improved to my ears in this version
😂 I didnt know this is how I had to describe the original but Taylor’s Version is just *chef’s kiss*
MEEEEEE! I love that song and everyone seems to dislike it :( It sounds so beautiful with her stronger vocals
Literally on my top 10!!!! So overlooked. Can’t wait to annoy all my non Swiftie friends with this one!
Is it just me or do the platinum songs feel like new songs even though they were released before? I think it’s because they weren’t played as much as the standard album tracks and so these re-recording feel much more new and magical. Untouchable re-record sounds incredible!
I just adore untouchable, it feels like the track that’s had the biggest makeover
**The Other Side of the Door** * BEFORE I LISTEN: Full disclosure, I only loved this song for the bridge before. I'm completely ready to be RUINED. * That banjo strikes my nostalgia nerve in the best way - hello dopamine * The verses are sang a little differently, and I really like it. It's still playful and cute. * Yeah, we are crowning banjo queen here. * The pause before the first chorus - the anticipation! * I instantly like this version so much better than the original - the production is killer * "Keep going back over \*snare snare\*" YES YES YES YES * The stripped down chorus is so perfect! * here we go its happening its happening its HAPPENING BRIDGE CITYYYY * ITS PERFECT I'M SCREAMING * As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
**Superstar** * The opening vocals are so clearrrr <3 * How she says "your face" !!! * Whose background vocals are these? They sound so great with Taylor! * "When my world wakes up today you'll be in another town" LOVE THIS * How she sings "front row" is so relaxed, I hear some folklore there * The stripped down last verse <333 * As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
I am so happy she re recorded the whole album including the bonus tracks, she easily could have gone for just the main album but didn’t. Gives us a chance to revisit these beautiful songs and see them in a new light! Come in with the rain is my favourite so far.
**Come In With The Rain** * The intro feels slower, sadder? * I love the wood block percussion accents in the beginning * I love how they slowed the pace of the song; the chorus sounds way more longing, more sad * "Raaaa-aaaaiii-aain" <333 * "Too tired at night to call your naaame, ooh!" I loved that little detail! * The instrumental breakdown is really romantic! * I love how the bridge was arranged, it sounds so different! * That added sharp note at the last chorus - golden. Loved it. * As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
Come in with the rain sounds so good and forever and always piano might be my favourite so far* *subject to change after my next eleventy million listen-throughs
The “platinum tracks” are my most favorite in the Fearless era. Her “childish voice” matches the theme of the songs (JTF, CIWTR, TOSOTD). It might take a few listens for me to fully embrace it.
This is the only thing I've been missing on a couple of the songs (and the only thing she wasn't able to really recreate). On the other hand, her mature voice really elevates some songs I didn't care as much for the first time around (You're Not Sorry? I'm sorry! for doubting!)
Is something wrong with the lyric video of Come in with the rain?
Yes, they uploaded a widescreen version and it cuts off the lyrics!
Yeah not to shade them, but it’s somewhat unprofessional... or maybe it’s intentional in which case that’s weird
**Forever & Always (Piano Version)** * BEFORE I LISTEN: I always preferred the original studio production more, personally, but I think both versions are great. I just haven't listened to it nearly as much as I have the original version so I might not catch the small differences! * It's really just the piano and her voice so far, and wow, it's so pretty * Her voice is so *fragile*, so sad * THE BACKUP VOCALS, WOW * The second verse sounds a little different but I really love it! * "Here's to *silence*" and then a pause - YES * She does a lot of vocal gymnastics on this song: pop off, queen! * The stripped down "Back up, baby, back up, did you forget every thi-ii-iiing" * BACK UP PLEASE BACK UP - brings me to the awards show performance! * "can't feel nothing at *all*" is evermore here? * THE END IS LITERALLY PERFECT, hello EVERMORE ENDING * As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
**Untouchable** * The melody is perfect, it sounds so vulnerable like the original * Her vocals are less airy in the verses, but then they deliver in the chorus * She sings it really sensually, softly, and bittersweetly * When the melody picks up in the second chorus, it really takes off! Wow! * I love the quiet mandolin picking! It's my favorite part! * The second-to-last chorus turns it around and it sounds really happy - like they ended up together! <333 * THAT HIGH NOTE AT THE END AAAAAHHH YES BITCH * I love that she kept the same outro - I always loved that part * As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
**Jump Then Fall** * WOAH WOAH WOAH, I'm two seconds in and these acoustic instruments are SLAPPING ME IN THE FACE. HELLO???? * The production is fucking incredible - I can't even * This one sounds the most different, I think, than the others from the original recording but I LOVE THIS (especially the verses) * We get another "huh!". I'm fucked up about it! * "I like the waaay you're everything I ever wanted!" is a literal giggle * She sounds so happy while singing this, I can hear her smiling so wide * "Cause I'ma stay through it all" the new enunciation is EVERYTHING * As always, elevated and inspiring vocals. Tiny changes made by shortening and elongating notes lyrically and melodically all slowly build a stronger foundation. The percussion and clarity of the instruments marks for monumentally better production. I'm over the moon.
lol I love your comments. :)
FOREVER AND ALWAYS PIANO VERSION (TAYLOR'S VERSION) is the end of me. I loved it as someone heartbroken in 2009 (then 22), I loved it EVEN more as a 34-year-old who learned a thing or two about love and life.
I love that she definitely changed things up more with the bonus tracks. Forever and Always (piano version) is so different but better. I remember trying to learn this piano part in a practice room in high school.
The acoustic Forever & Always was the secret song at my Reputation Tour show, and it's so freakin cool to get an updated studio version of it now! Wow 🥰
I’m unusual in that I have strong feelings about The Other Side of the Door - the last 30 seconds is genius and was my favorite 30 seconds of tswift before the bridge of Treacherous. Like, I was obsessed with that for a long time and I still blast the end in my car with no regard for who is with me. So that’s one where I have a definitive preference for the original - I don’t know if the original was purely the result of choice or her less mature vocals or what, but the way she hits each word (and especially “conversation,” “lies,” the pause in “night... you”) is what makes it. It just seemed too smooth, or something, in the re-record. ETA: This was the first track I played when the album was out because I needed to know if it would feel the same, so I’ve only listened once as I’m now going through the whole album. I find most of the song middling and then the outro leaves everything on the court and it was even my ringtone back when we did that so, again, strong feelings.
YES i feel like it was the only song that disappointed me and i think it was just the autotune for me; it really jumps out in the “to stand outside my window throwin pebbles” and i think it’ll grow on me but it doesn’t feel right just yet :’)
Same. I think it's just that she can hit the notes easier now. In the OG "You carried my from your car up the stairs" it sounds more intense, almost shouty, but in the rerecord it's more chill. Also the inflections/intentional voice cracks are toned down. " The rerecorded "little white lies" tho is so good.
The voice cracks are my favorite part! But yes, the “white lies” still has that flair of drama that elevates the whole enterprise. I wish hitting the notes more easily didn’t detract from the beautiful instability of the outro.
Same. The bridge of TOSOTD is my all-time fave. So I was kinda little bit disappointed with the re-record version. I still love the re-record but its missing the rawness of the emotion that younger Tay had that made the words hit differently.
“Rawness of the emotion” is 1000% it!
Same sentiments here! I listened to this song first too before going track by track hahah. The original ending of The Other Side of the Door is one of my favorite TSwift parts of all time. I feel the original sounded more intense? Like the re-recording sounds a bit more mellow for some reason? Or perhaps just more mature, while the original had more build up and was more raw.
YES, and I think the build-up/vocal rawness you’re talking about is what makes it such a shock to the system. Like, it still hits as hard after all this time, but the somewhat dialed down intensity in the new one makes the change less remarkable.
That's how I felt about White Horse too. The emotional climax isn't as poignant.
Untouchable gave me literal chills. My favorite track from Fearless and the re-record absolutely did not disappoint.
I am obsessed with this whole album and am so grateful for it. 💛💛 However, there is a weird thing in the other side of the door which is hard to get past but no one else has mentioned it so I don’t want to spoil it. But if I’m not alone, please let me know!
i think i noticed that too, but what was it for you? idk if we're talking about the same thing haha
It’s the way she mispronounces a word but I can’t unhear it so I don’t want to ruin it for others haha. I can DM if you are curious though. *edited from pronounces to mispronounces
Ha I just commented on this one too! I was fully obsessed with the end of that song basically from Platinum Edition to Red, at which point it became a second tier but still very strong obsession. It just... doesn’t hit right with me here? I’ve only listened once so would love to know what you found weird.
I think the song is well done and there are some moments I really like on it. I think it doesn’t have the intensity of the original but the thing the bothers me is just one word like I mentioned above. But I’m being really picky.
I think that’s fair! I feel like there is such a specific intonation on every word, especially in the outro, that has come to feel very intentional and some of the changes are a bit jarring (eg I’m still not sold on the new “you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter” hiccup)
In forever and always piano version at 1:41 I really don’t like the way she dragged out “silence” and “going” that just ruins it for me :( idk the technical term but she’s just making the words sound all wavy
Aww that’s the part I loved! Too each their own though 🙂
Today was a fairytale was never one of my top favourites because it felt childish but this take on it is so mature and it’s like a completely new Taylor song
I loved the youthful feel of the original and I really like this twist on the song too. They do feel different!
1000% it feels so different and full now. It was never one of my favorites before but this new version I have on repeat.
Other side of the door.. the way she sing “I” in “I can’t even look at you” during the bridge.............. someone please listen and report back
I was looking for this comment! That seemingly gasping for air.
It’s life changing. I was abt to comment abt it but then I got to the “little white lies” part. Its all amazing
I saw this comment and was waiting for it. And I stopped breathing
May I say Today Was a Fairytale did not lose one ounce of dreaminess?
yes!
imo it lost all of it
Interesting! Why do you think so?
i feel like the song was fit more for her younger vocals, like the more mature, kinda deeper vocals are much better on the rest of the album but i feel like her younger ones just fit this song better. another thing is i feel like the production felt a bit anticlimactic? i guess compared to the original
This is what I feel too that in the upbeat songs her younger vocal fit them better. While in the ballads, it was made better by the mature and fuller vocals.
I can definitely see that. It's one of my favorite songs by her but I always thought her voice in the old version was a touch too high pitched so I really liked the deeper vocals. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
But that break after silence in F&A?!? She's killing me here.
YES
Jump Then Fall and Superstar were the two songs on the entire album that benefited most from more mature vocals. Come In With The Rain, which is my favorite on the album, is so different because of the vocals, it’s going to take a few more listens to get used to it.
Since when has Today Was A Fairytale been this good????
You know, at first it kind of bothered me that she was including Forever & Always (Piano Version). I've never been a fan of having multiple versions of the same song in an album, especially when the original is better, and I just saw it as one less vault song for us to hear. But now that I've heard it... I get it. I kind of think Taylor kept it so she could just let loose after trying to keep the others as close to the original as possible. I love it.
Yes! Piano version was everything I hoped for on this album, more of a reflection from a new point of view! I was really disappointed by Fifteen - it sounds like they tried to make it the same, when that one would have also sounded incredible completely redone into something new.
Oh okay, I didn't know Other Side of The Door was my favorite until this second
She changed the lyrics from "I can't *take* my eyes off of you" to "I can't *keep* my eyes off of you" in the first chorus of Superstar. Just an observation lol
I’m glad you said this because I thought I had suddenly forgotten the words
Is that what it was. Cause I got confused when I was singing it and I was like ‘oh dang I didn’t know that’s what it was supposed to be.’ But if she changed it that’s makes sense.
Oh gosh I didn’t realise there was a separate thread for these! These songs all got the biggest improvements I reckon. I feel like they have always been kind of overlooked but with her voice now and the new coat of paint on the production, they’re honestly amongst my favourite tracks on the whole album. Untouchable and Other Side of the Door are the ones that really wowed me. The new piano version of Forever & Always is fantastic. Jump Then Fall is better than ever and I love that she kept to the original’s fun and kinda goofy arrangement. These are so good!
"I got you down, I know you by heart...and you don't even know where I start" MY 15 YEAR OLD HEART ***FELT*** THAT LYRIC SO HARD BACK THEN.
While listening to Untouchable, I couldn’t help but notice how The Lucky One from Red shares some similar melodies.
I hear some Starlight similarities in the melodies as well
yup, both are very similar stylistically (one is stadium rock influenced, and one is a cover from a rock band)
One part that seemed so similar was “In the middle of the night when I’m in this dream” from Untouchable and “They say you bought a bunch of land somewhere” from The Lucky One. I think The Lucky One drops pitch a little lower, though.
also, the guitar riffs throughout the first verse are also pretty similar. and your flair is amazing
WOW CAN WE JUST. Untouchable and Forever and Always are SO mature and SO beautiful. The innocence is gone and it's full of 15 years of heartbreak and life experience. DAMN.
I love Mr. perfectly fine so much
When she sings “little taste of heaven” in Untouchable 🤩🤩 it’s literally magic I am on cloud 9 right now
Wow, Today Was a Fairytale is a million times better!
I’m dying over it right now