We Need to Calm Down: a Taylor Swift Podcast

Songs That Should Have Been Singles

Taylor Swift has released over 150 tracks, and over 55 singles, but were there any singles she should have released but didn't (duh), we take a deep dive into Taylor's hi

no body no crime (feat. HAIM) (Song Breakdown)

She did it. We did it. That's right this week we did it, we broke down the boppiest, countriest, and most danceable murder song this side of 2020. We dive into the stor

tolerate it (Song Breakdown)

It has been a hot minute since we've dived deep into a track. With Taylor news slowing down we decided to jump right back into our Evermore song breakdowns, hitting the 9

Ranking The Songs on Fearless (Taylor's Version)

This week we jump headfirst into Fearless (Taylor's Version) and rank every song on the album (and the From the Vault songs). We peel back what made us love them, and whe

Fearless (Taylor's Version) Reaction!

Sorry 2021, it's 2008 now. Taylor Swift released the first of her re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor's Version), along with six new songs From the Vault. In this episod

Episode 50: We Rank Our Top Ten Swift Songs!

We've done 50 episodes talking about nothing but Taylor Swift. We are beyond thankful for the kind words and support from everyone. To celebrate this occasion we have dec

'tis the damn season (Song Breakdown)

It's time to break down track 4 on evermore, Joe's favorite song on the record (possibly ever). We go through the background of the song and our first impressions. We bre

folklore vs evermore: which is better? + Our Final evermore Rankings

We have been ruminating on this episode for a long time. We've polled the audience (our friends and instagram followers) and stayed up all night debating, listening, and

Fearless & Love Story (Taylor's Version) Reaction

Last week Taylor dropped two new announcements on us: a release date for her version of Fearless and the new Love Story (Taylor's Version) single. From new artwork, easte

New 'evermore' Chapter | Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn (Theory)

We're back this typical Tuesday to break down the newest chapter: 'forever is the sweetest con' Taylor dropped. Normally, we might just mention the new chapter and move o

evermore Chapter Theories & Revisiting Taylor Swift's Bridges

Taking a short break from song breakdowns this week to discuss the latest chapter in the folklore era, the "dropped your hand while dancing" chapter released on January 2

gold rush (Song Breakdown)

It's finally here, Devon's favorite song. On this Typical Tuesday we are breaking down the third track of evermore: gold rush. Devon's number one ranked song (three weeks

champagne problems (Song Breakdown)

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The Story of Dorothea (Conspiracy)

We have a new conspiracy theory to break down this week. Joe has a hard time believing we wouldn't get another multi-song story to break down, so he broke out the red yar

willow (Song Breakdown)

A new album means we start from the beginning with our song breakdowns! Willow is first up, join Devon and Joe as we go through the context around the song, break down so

Evermore Bonus Tracks & Apple's Songwriter of the Year

We wanted to do a holiday episode this week but Devon and Joe still aren't quite over the 'evermore' experience and we just want to talk more about it. Luckily, with phys

first impressions of Taylor Swift's evermore

Buckle up, it's a long one. We can't believe she did it again, but the Queen of pop dropped a second album in the worst year™. Taylor Swift's sister album 'evermore' was

evermore album announcement reaction!

Taylor Swift can not let a girl BREATHE. In just under 5 months since the release of folklore, Taylor is releasing ANOTHER album. that's right TS9 is already here and wil

Breaking Down Taylor Swift’s Bridges (The Anatomy of a Song Series)

All these bridges and we still can't get over it. This week Devon and Joe start a new series on the show: The Anatomy of a Song. In each episode in this series we'll be

invisible string (Song Breakdown)

We're back for another Thursday breakdown! We're getting close to the end, this week we are breaking down track 11: invisible string. This track was the obvious standout