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Jul 2023
1h 33m

Speak Now (Taylor's Misunderstood Versio...

The Snakes & Studio71
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In this episode, The Snakes delve into the dark and stormy waters of Speak Now (Taylor's Version). Each re-recording is dutifully compared against the stolen counterpart and assessed on a scale from I Knew You Were Trouble to Tell Me Why. There's an elephant in the room of course, which prompts some debate: the lyric change in Better Than Revenge. Was it bla ... Show More
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