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Erika's avatar

In my version of this strange little project, I think “The Alchemy” is a weirder, better, and darker song when it’s the Rochester proposal song than as presented on the album

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Clare Coffey's avatar

no Cowboy Like Me? no cowboy like me for your little friend clare who never did anyone any harm and is all alone in the world?

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BDM's avatar

if only my little friend clare had watched the show and could suggest a character it fits…

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Emil Oppeln-Bronikowski's avatar

Congratulation, this is the first post of yours where I'm not going to follow any links. I'm Tay virgin (and you linked to Spotify, that's win/win for me, or lose/lose? I don't really know)

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D. Luscinius's avatar

Why no track fives??

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BDM's avatar

I felt like a lot of them just fit too many people. "You're On Your Own, Kid," "tolerate it," "Cold As You," "my tears ricochet," "The Archer" especially could just fit a lot of characters. The lore (sorry if you already know this) is that the fifth track is always the most vulnerable on the album, so it just seemed easier to ban them as a category.

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D. Luscinius's avatar

I had no idea! 1989 was the first and last Taylor album I bought. “Bad Blood” seems a good fit for Naoko. I could see Misato blasting “Shake It Off”.

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