Here Are the Lyrics to Taylor Swift’s ‘Love Story (Taylor’s Version)’

We were all younger when we first heard “Love Story” by Taylor Swift in 2008, and its romantic magic still lingers in the air (and on the Billboard charts) 13 years later.

Her re-recorded version, dubbed “Love Story (Taylor’s Version),” makes its way onto the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 11 for its debut week (chart dated Feb. 27). The country-pop crossover sensation also earned her first No. 1 debut on the Hot Country Songs chart.

“I’m so grateful to the fans for making this a possibility,” Swift told Billboard earlier this week. “They’re the ones who emboldened me to reclaim my music and they really showed up this week to see it through. It blows me away that they’ve sent a song to No. 1 that had its first life over a decade ago. I couldn’t be happier that it happened now, and in this way.”

Check out the memorable, unaltered lyrics and new fan-dedicated lyric video below.

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I’m standin’ there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, “Hello”
Little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwin’ pebbles
And my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet”
And I was cryin’ on the staircase
Beggin’ you, “Please don’t go,” and I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story, baby, just say, “Yes”

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet, ’cause we’re dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while, oh oh

‘Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet”
But you were everything to me
I was beggin’ you, “Please don’t go,” and I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story, baby, just say, “Yes”
Romeo, save me, they’re tryna tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it’s real
Don’t be afraid, we’ll make it out of this mess
It’s a love story, baby, just say, “Yes”
Oh, oh

I got tired of waiting
Wonderin’ if you were ever comin’ around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo, save me, I’ve been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head? I don’t know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said, “Marry me, Juliet
You’ll never have to be alone
I love you and that’s all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It’s a love story, baby, just say, “Yes”
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
‘Cause we were both young when I first saw you

Lyrics licensed & provided by LyricFind

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Written by: Taylor Swift

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Watch Kelly Clarkson Cover Jill Biden’s Favorite Song From the White House

Kelly Clarkson’s residency in the White House continued with a mesmerizing performance of one of first lady Jill Biden’s favorite songs, “Get Together” by The Youngbloods, on Thursday (Feb. 25).

Kelly Clarkson Show musical director Jason Halbert accompanied the talk show host on the piano from within the East Room of the White House, where the Grammy-winning singer conducted the first lady’s first solo TV interview for a special segment titled The Kelly Clarkson Show: White House Edition With the First Lady, Jill Biden.

With her hands in her pockets, Clarkson nonchalantly cried out for peace and unity during the impassioned anthem, singing, “Come on people now/ Smile on your brother/ Everybody get together/ Try to love one another/ Right now.”

“Get Together” was in the top five on Billboard’s LyricFind U.S. chart last June, which was filled with songs containing lyrics about social justice, protests, calls for togetherness or a combination thereof in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The single from The Youngbloods’ 1967 self-titled debut album remains the rock band’s only top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 5 in 1969.

Watch her Kellyoke cover of “Get Together” from inside the White House below.

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Trisha Yearwood is the latest celebrity to test positive for COVID-19.

A health update from the country music superstar and husband Garth Brooks on Wednesday (Feb. 24) noted that the power couple began quarantining at home following positive coronavirus test by a member of their team.

Brooks, fortunately, has tested negative.

“The Queen and I have now tested twice,” he said in a statement , adding, “Officially, she’s diagnosed as ‘on her way out of the tunnel’ now, though, which I’m extremely thankful for.”

“Anyone who knows me knows my world begins and ends with Miss Yearwood, so she and I will ride through this together,” he continued, noting that he’ll be spending some time laying low, pausing his weekly Inside Studio G conversation on Facebook for the time being. “And anyone who knows her knows she’s a fighter and she’s been doing everything right, so I know we’ll walk out the other side of this thing together.”

While Yearwood is doing alright, Brooks asked for prayers and good thoughts from fans, as she is still experiencing symptoms. “If anyone asks, that’s what you can do for her. That’s what I’m doing,” he said. “Living with her, I sometimes take it for granted she’s one of the greatest voices in all of music, so the possible long-term effects on her concern me as her husband and as a fan. We’re very lucky she is currently under the greatest care in the best city for treating and healing singers.”

Back in July, Brooks shared that his 24-year-old daughter Allie Colleen had a mild case of the coronavirus. Later that month, Brooks and Yearwood postponed their July 7 Facebook concert due to potential exposure. “While Garth and Trisha are fine, the Garth/Trisha camp has possibly been exposed to the Covid-19 virus. To be smart about this, they are all quarantining for 2 weeks and thank everyone for their concern,” a press release announcing the postponement read.

 

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Paul McCartney Memoir Due Out in November

Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music — and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet — to help guide him.

“The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present” will be released Nov. 2, according to a joint announcement Wednesday from the British publisher Allen Lane and from Liveright in the United States.

McCartney, 78, will trace his life through 154 songs, from his teens and early partnership with fellow Beatle John Lennon to his solo work over the past half century. Irish poet Paul Muldoon is editing and will contribute an introduction.

“More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right,” McCartney said in a statement.

“The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I’ve learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.”

Financial terms for “The Lyrics,” which has a list price of $100, were not disclosed. Publishers have long sought a McCartney memoir, even though he has spoken often about the past and has participated in such projects as Barry Miles’ biography “Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now,” and the 1990s documentary and book “The Beatles Anthology.” The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards has been equally open about himself, but his 2010 memoir “Life” still sold millions of copies.

No Beatle has written a standard, full-fledged account of his life. Lennon published two works of stories, poems and drawings and was considered the most gifted with words, but he was murdered in 1980, at age 40. Ringo Starr’s “Another Day In the Life” is centered on photographs and quotes, because, the drummer has said, a traditional memoir would require multiple volumes. George Harrison, who died of cancer in 2001, issued the scrapbook/retrospective “I, Me, Mine” in 1980.

According to McCartney’s publishers, his songs will be arranged alphabetically, and will include McCartney’s comments on when and where they were written and what inspired them. The U.S. edition of the book will be broken into two volumes, contained within a single box.

“Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney’s personal archive — drafts, letters, photographs — never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time,” according to Wednesday’s announcement.

McCartney has often received more acclaim for his melodies than for his lyrics, but he has written some of the most quoted songs in recent history, including “Let It Be,” “Hey Jude” and “Eleanor Rigby.” Muldoon said in a statement that their conversations in recent years “confirm a notion at which we had but guessed — that Paul McCartney is a major literary figure who draws upon, and extends, the long tradition of poetry in English.”

Muldoon is known for such poetry collections as “Moy Sand and Gravel” and “Horse Latitudes,” and also has a background in music. He has given spoken-word performances backed by the musical collective Rogue Oliphant; published a book of rock lyrics, “The Word on the Street”; and collaborated on the title track of Warren Zevon’s “My Ride’s Here.” He even mentioned McCartney in a poem, “Sideman”:

“I’ll be McCartney to your Lennon/ Lenin to your Marx/ Jerry to your Ben &/ Lewis to your Clark”

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Sunmi Channels Catwoman in Frisky ‘Tail’ Video

Cat got your tongue, or rather your heart? Sunmi’s the likely culprit in her frisky new single “TAIL” and its accompanying visual.

She released “TAIL” — which she wrote, and tapped frequent collaborator Frants to help produce — and its rhythmic B-side “What the Flower” on Tuesday. The K-pop star told The Korean Herald that she wanted “TAIL” to sound “sharp and temperamental like a cat, while placing the animal’s uniquely cynical yet listless traits here and there” with the help of guitar riffs and slinky beats.

“The song is about a super sensitive catwoman villainess who wants love with all her heart, expressing her deepest instinctive feelings,” the 28-year-old singer said of her latest single during a press showcase. “‘TAIL’ is my first step into my 30s and I feel like I’m taking it boldly and confidently. I’ll try and release a full album within this year.”

She also told The Korean Herald about the animalistic inspiration behind “TAIL” and how she wanted to physically express her emotions. The song and video also find inspiration from the DC Comics character Catwoman. Renowned choreographer Janelle Ginestra (Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Red Velvet) created the K-pop artist’s fiesty and sultry routine that showed off every elongated aspect of her body, from her braided high pony whipping around to her multicolored manicures.

“Animals use their tail to express their emotions. They’ll shake their tails gently when they’re in a good mood and flick it hard if frustrated. I liked the frankness of this instinctive behavior and the word ‘tail’ just left a huge impact in my mind,” Sunmi said in her interview. “I don’t have a tail, so I wanted to illustrate how animals express their emotions with their tails. I told Janelle to really go bold with it so the animal rawness can really come across. I loved how she made it.”

Watch her “TAIL” music video below.

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