Taylor Swift gets revenge on Jake Gyllenhaal
The fans celebrate for three reasons. The "reverted" album is out now, it is a sweet revenge on a famous actor who left her with a deep love trauma and also a strong response to her former representative who stripped her of her music.
The "Taylor's version" of the album "Red", which was released this Friday, is the material proof of how revenge is served on a cold plate.
After facing the questioned maneuvering of her former manager Scooter Braun, who acquired the musical rights to Taylor Swift's first six albums, the singer got her way. As the lyrics remain her property, she re-recorded the lyrics and gave the songs a new presentation, some tracks with collaborations and others with more extended editions.
"This is a friendly reminder; I would never have thought it was possible to go back and redo my previous work, discovering lost art and forgotten gems along the way, if you hadn't emboldened me. El Rojo (" Red ") is about to return to be mine, but it has always been ours. Tonight we start again. Red (my version) is now available, "wrote Taylor Swift on her Instagram account Thursday night.
The message triggered all the expected reactions from the fans. From those who congratulated Taylor for turning the page, those who celebrated hearing more modern versions of songs that in Taylor's repertoire are true anthems, to thos e who encouraged the singer for having passed the bill to her ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal .
"It's 100% about us"
Taylor was 21 when she began dating Gyllenhaal, who was 30. From the first public date they became one of the most famous couples in the pop scene. The two stars formed a powerful duo for the art world. The world-famous singer and actor-heartthrob who had earned a space and was beginning to make a profit out of her career.
After several weeks, it became known that the actor had broken up with Taylor, basically because he was uncomfortable with the comments about the age difference and because her relationship was too exposed.
Taylor Swift was marked by the breakup. Although they lasted just under three months, the artist made it clear that for her it had not been an adventure, but that she saw in the actor someone with whom to establish something more lasting.
When "All Too Well" came out almost two years later, the association of what she described in the lyrics with what she happened to be with Gyllenhaal was immediate. "You said that if we had been closer in age, maybe it would have turned out well / And that made me want to die."
In presenting the new version of "Red" to her fans, Taylor Swift confirmed that "this song is 100% about us and it is for you".
"You told me about your past thinking that your future was me / And I know it was a long time ago and there was nothing else I could do / And I forget about you long enough to forget why I needed it," recalls the lyrics of "All Too Well ", which will also release a video clip.
Another stanza of the lyrics alludes to the breakdown of the relationship, and makes it clear who and how he made the decision. "After the plaid shirt days and nights you made me yours / Now you mail my things and I walk home alone / But you keep my old scarf from that first week / Because it reminds you of innocence / And it smells like me / You can't get rid of it / Because you remember everything so well. "
Taylor Swift is back. With a sweet and subtle revenge that she is served cold.
