Today Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate from NYU: Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa. I cried with her speech and I want to dedicate this edition of Random Ratings to HER.
I’m going fast and to the point: Top 10 songs, and recommending some of her albums in order of preference (my preference, of course) for anyone to get to know her but I know you, who’s reading me, love her too.
This is the day to be a *hopeless romantic* listening to Taylor Swift.
Reminder: If you look her songs up make sure it’s Taylor’s Version (she’s the owner and has all the rights to these songs).
Top 10 Songs (from best to bestest)
10. Wildest Dreams: Like the title, this song is a DREAM. I blush with this song, THAT bridge, the passion, the way she describes “him”.
Fav line: Someday, when you leave me - I bet these memories follow you around
9. Hey Stephen: Some of the songs I related to most through my highschool years were the ones about unrequited crushes.
Fav line: I’ve seen it all, so I thought - but I never seen nobody shine the way you do - The way you walk, way you talk, way you say my name - it’s beautiful, wonderful, don’t you ever change
8. Delicate: It just describes the anxiety of meeting someone new very neatly, even the song FEELS delicate. This is my favorite radio song.
Fav line: Sometimes when I look into your eyes - I pretend you’re mine, all the damn time - ‘cause I like you.
7. Dear John: This song was enough for me to hate John Mayer and not even give his music a chance. I was 15 years old when I was obsessed with this song, I felt HEARTBROKEN. Who broke my heart at that age? Really, no one. Also, one of the best bridges ever.
Fav line: Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone, tonight - Well I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why.
6. cowboy like me: I love the feeling of this song, like I’m in a small town fair dancing and having fun under the string lights. Very much like the scene from Big Fish.
Fav line: Now you hang from my lips - like the Gardens of Babylon - With your boots beneath my bed - Forever is the sweetest con
5. Lover: Listen to this and suddenly you are in love and happy to be living with the love of your life.
Fav line: And there’s a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you, dear - Have I known you twenty seconds or twenty years?
4. Sparks Fly: Great tour starter, I loved that she used this song to open her concerts during her Speak Now era. DROP EVERYTHING NOW! I wish I had the opportunity to scream and cry to this song playing live.
Fav line: I’m captivated by you baby like a firework show
3. august: memories within memories. This song takes me back to when I first heard it and how it hurt listening to that bridge. I love love love this song.
Fav line: Back when we were still changing for the better - wanting was enough - for me, it was enough - to live for the hope of it all
2. Enchanted: This could be my number one but nothing can beat my number one. Imagine meeting someone and instantly having that feeling of wanting to know them forever, picturing in detail the next time you see each other and the possibilities of you being together, the greatness of that instant that feels like a miracle when you least expect it. I met you, you sparked something in me and I hope I can feel it once again.
Fav line: My thoughts will echo your name - until I see you again
1. seven: The way I’m a kid when I listen to this. I really think this is the sweetest song she has and I love every single second of it. The music feels like a hug. Everything about it is just beautiful.
Fav line: And though I can’t recall your face - I still got love for you. Passed down like folk songs - our love lasts so long.
THE COMPLETE PLAYLIST
What are your favorite Taylor Swift songs?
It’s 2022 and you still don’t like her? It’s fine, if you want to know why we love her start with these albums: folklore, Speak Now, Fearless.
Of course this was the best video from 2009.
As soon as I played 5 seconds of her speech I was already crying:
WATCH: Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech
Scary news is: You’re on your own now.
Cool news is: You’re on your own now.