Let’s carry on, lads! These are the songs that hit when you’re in the mood!
91. Mean
My girl. I love her for doing GRAMMY winning Mean about someone critiquing her GRAMMY performance. Icon.
92. Should’ve Said No
That performance of her going for it in the rain is honestly stuck in my head and honestly, it’s earned its rent.
93. Tell Me Why
Those violins. Enough said.
94. The Lucky One
This song is just the one for me. It gets my attention from the first two lines and the catchy chorus keeps me there and you know what? I’M the lucky one. Boom.
95. That’s When (featuring Keith Urban)
I just really love this duet. That’s it - that’s the tweet. It’s a great country song and honestly, I should listen to it more and appreciate its beauty.
96. ‘tis the damn season
This is STORYTELLING. Damn.
97. False God
Saxophone? More like sexophone, am I right? Such a great, sexy and emotive song. I LOVE it.
98. Delicate
I couldn’t listen to this song because for a long time, my life was delicate like this and only now, do I listen to this with my heart in my hands.
99. invisible string
How beautiful is her voice on this song all about falling beautifully in love? Again, it connects with me on another timely level and I’m so grateful.
100. Starlight
This just makes me want to do all of the dancing. And crash a boat party.
101. Crazier
I love how she casually dropped a perfect love song in the Hannah Montana movie. Power move.
102. Enchanted
This song meant so much to me growing up and I’m so glad that it was basically my big sister and my diary all at once. Thank you for this song, Taylor Swift. You will never know the importance and hope this song held for me.
103. Fearless
The country twang of FEARless does it all. This is an iconic song.
104. my tears ricochet
The beginning. The SCREAMING AT THE SKY. The content. The ‘If I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake?’ Bloody hell. It cuts different, man.
105. peace
A grower on me and every time I listen, it always has different meanings. It’s so beautiful, man.
106. Begin Again
Like to me this is just the definition of sweet. There’s so much hope and heartbreak in one song and it’s such a compelling balance.
107. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (featuring ZAYN)
The breathiness, the sexiness, the belt. It’s a post 1989 and pre reputation banger that is such an underrated song.
108. Stay Beautiful
This is stuck in my head because this is an EARWORM, Miss Taylor.
109. The Best Day
Take this away from me so I can cry, please. I can only listen to this if I need a cry. And it does the trick - every time.
110. Better Than Revenge
I know that I’m a feminist and that this is a problematic song but when you’re in the mood - this needs to be scream-shouted.
111. You All Over Me (featuring Maren Morris)
Damn, she brought yeehaw Taylor to 2021 and I dig.
112. I Forgot That You Existed
Damn girl, when I get to this level I’ll be happy. Giggles and all. Great opening transitioning from reputation to Lover.
113. Christmas Tree Farm
The run at the beginning. The sleigh bells. The vocals. Give me twinkly lights, now!
114. Cold As You
The OG Track Five. Without you, we wouldn’t have the most heartbreaking Taylor songs and honestly, she was the template.
115. Fifteen
WHEN YOU’RE FIFTEEN, AND SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THEY LOVE YOU, YOU’RE GOING TO BELIEVE THEM. Wow. Punch me in the face, thanks.
116. Welcome To New York
Those synths, man. I know this isn’t the most popular but when you’re in the mood for this song - you’re in the mood for the song! Makes me want to walk down 5th Avenue like I’m in the opening montage of The Devil Wears Prada
117. 22
If you didn’t sing this at your 22nd birthday, you don’t have a soul. However, it should be reserved for 22nd birthdays to preserve its reverence.
118. betty
A fan favorite with that sweet, sweet country harmonica but for me, it’s all about the bridge. And YOUR CARDIGAAANNNNNNN.
119. Jump Then Fall
This just bops, man. It hits.
120. Come Back…Be Here
To me, CBBH walked so The Moment I Knew could run. A sad, sad song that hits me in the feels whenever I listen to RED in its entirety
These songs are like the friends at work that get you through your shift - these are the ones!
61. I’m Only Me When I’m With You
Cuddles all around, guys! This song makes me so grateful for my life.
62. I Know Places
Why do I feel like I’m being questioned by the police? How does a song make you feel like that? I don’t understand.
63. Look What You Made Me Do
I can’t believe she came back with this song. Like, what a savvy business move whilst also giving us the CONTENT.
64. mirrorball
This song is my fav but now, thanks to YouTube, I can’t unhear John Mulaney saying ‘hush’ as the chorus starts.
65. Cornelia Street
The acoustic version of this could punch me in the face and honestly I’d thank her.
66. Clean
It’s Time To Go’s older sister who tells her tale of woe openly. God, I love Clean. I love the metaphor, I love the production, I love the poppiness - no wonder everyone loves this song.
67. I Think He Knows
The belt, the belt, the belt, the belt, the belt, what the fuck are you doing Tay, the belt, the belt. Also, the production on this is fucking amazing.
68. gold rush
Tay really said ‘Keep away from my man but I’ll let you bop’ and honestly, what a power move.
69. King Of My Heart
TAYLOR. STOP MAKING SONGS WITH BRIDGES THAT CAN’T BE TOPPED BY OTHER PEOPLE. YOU’RE RUINING MY SPOTIFY WRAPPED. STOP IT.
70. seven
The way she elongates her vowels in this song is *chef’s kiss*
71. it’s time to go
This song has given me strength and told me that it’s ok to go. You’re allowed to say no. You’re allowed to leave. It’s okay.
72. The Moment I Knew
Can I give Taylor a cuddle for this song and this song alone?
73. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
She be a BOP. She do something different. She’s cheering, she’s belting, she’s metaphoring.
74. Marjorie
This feels so visceral and beautiful and familial and raw. The beauty of this is absolutely immense. I cannot deal. Thank you for articulating this, Tay.
75. Teardrops On My Guitar
She’s a bop. She’s a legend. She’s everything. She’s dramatically lying on your bed in a full on prom dress.
76. Last Kiss
A grower on me. I can finally hear the lyrics properly and ouch ouch ouch. So beautiful.
77. Afterglow
This song is so mature and it’s like the glow up of Back To December. Come on girl, we love that honesty for us.
78. Speak Now
How did she write this?! Just a STORY and a HALF.
79. happiness
So desperate and real and hits me in the feels every single time. The allusions to The Great Gatsby are stunning and elevate it to another level.
80. White Horse
A Track Five that will destroy your soul and brings you to the ground. Like, this song just feels like gravity. So beautiful.
81. Dress
Another underrated bop about getting some. Holy hell, she can write ‘em.
82. mad woman
I want to walk about it in a field, in a big cosy coat on a Winters day cursing this under my breath like a moody biatch. The piano in this is something and it just feels sooo emotive.
83. Wonderland
The beat. The drums. The themes. Come on. Like come on!
84. Treacherous
CAN THIS WOMAN STOP MAKING BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES SO I CAN GET HER SONGS OUT OF MY HEAD.
85. Tim McGraw
If I’m in the mood for some yee-haw Tay, I whack out this and it makes me feel in loooveeee.
86. epiphany
Yeah. No. Oww. She can tell a story like no one else. Immaculate and beautiful storytelling.
87. long story short
Like the lakes, this song came out when I needed it and when I needed a moment for myself to be like: Wow, I survived. Tay just knows how my mind works! What a lady.
88. You Need To Calm Down
This song just is a jam. And reminds me to calm down. Me - a severely anxious gal. Wow!
89. Mine
This song was my backbone for the entirety of Year 9/Year 10. She was my girl, she was my everything, she was all of my projected hopes as a hormonal teenage girl.
90. Hey Stephen
Mhmmhmmhmmhmm mmm mmm. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
These are the equivalent to my GIRLS. I love these songs so much!
31. Picture To Burn
I just want to jump up and down in my bedroom and BOP FOREVER TO THIS. CAUSE I HATE THAT STUPID OLD PICKUP TRUCK YOU NEVER LET ME DRIVE
32. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Girl, I doubted you when this was the lead single for RED. But damn it, if this song hasn’t grown on me. This is SUCH a cleverly written song and Tay performing this on the Grammys was a moment.
33. Forever And Always
I LOVE this song. Like it’s so passionate and has such beautiful lyricism to it. You just want to shout this from the rooftops.
34. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Holy hell...that bridge. That laugh. We love this banger. It’s petty af and I love it.
35. Forever and Always (Piano Version)
Forever And Always but like even sadder. Is that even possible?
36. Safe & Sound
A Grammy winning ecstatic beauty where her vocals are the ONE. Giving us Folklore and Evermore vibes before they were even a thing.
37. this is me trying
My god, I love this song. I love the message, I love the strength that it’s given me, I love the double entendres. Everything. It’s a beautiful piece of art and also on that mood board.
38. Today Was A Fairytale
Like many of her songs, this just reminds me of falling in love. The little butterflies that you get and all. However, her storytelling never makes it seem childish or naive, ever.
39. Our Song
Oh my goodness, the only way to play this bop is to play is LOUD. She wrote this ON HER OWN HOLY HELL.
40. You Are In Love
One perfect lyric says it all: “ And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars and why I've spent my whole life tryin' to put it into words.” To me, this is the best and most beautiful lyric this woman has ever produced. Just wow.
41. coney island (feat. The National)
Give me a stormy day and time to ominously walk around Coney Island and I’ll be one happy girl. This song just makes me want more and I can’t explain how well Aaron and Taylor’s vocals go together. It’s pure magic.
42. Getaway Car
That video of Jack and Taylor working on the bridge is so iconic that no wonder I think I’m both Bonnie and Clyde when this song comes on. The power this holds is insane.
43. willow
Go on, girl. Cast a spell on me. I do not mind.
44. Red
I’ve never heard a song that has such absolute volume to it. This song is dense is the best sense and I feel the burning of the red. Play it LOUD, bro.
45. Death By A Thousand Cuts
This song is actually breathtaking and that bridge takes me somewhere unbelievable.
46. champagne problems
Taylor once said that she can’t wait to be in a crowd and have them sing - “she would have made such a lovely bride, what a shame she’s fucked in the head” and honestly, me neither Tay. Me neither.
47. the 1
In my defense, I have none for never leaving well enough alone. Oh my god. I don’t get how someone can write a song like this. Flippin heck.
48. Shake It Off
When this is on, this is ON. She really made an amazing track that is for everyone.
49. Babe
Why didn’t I find this song sooner? This is an ANTHEM and just feels so so emotive.
50. The Story Of Us
NEXT CHAPTER. My gal.
51. cardigan
Song feels like title of song whilst mentioning the title of song but always being a bop of a song.
52. Long Live
This song was everything to me when I was sixteen. This perfectly captures a moment in time growing up and I’m so thankful I have it. Yay!
53. The Way I Loved You
LET’S ALL SCREAM THIS CHORUS IN 1, 2, 3.
54. Gorgeous
Like this song should be so so sad but it isn’t and it’s a bop and everything. Like, this is an amazing song. Imagine thinking up this song and pulling it off like this.
55. Haunted
This is my official petition for more dramatic ass violins in formative albums.
56. New Romantics
This song feels like a night out to me. Anyone else?
57. Ready For It…
BURTON TO THIS TAYLOR. PUNS. AND BOPPAGE. AND RAPPING. SHE DOES IT ALL. BABY LET THE GAMES BEGIN. Somehow it’s a diss track but also a love song? My babe.
58. London Boy
I love how Tay did THAT for the Bridge. Like gal actually took a tube map and was like...come on girls, let’s rhyme.
59. Sparks Fly
This song just feels like fireworks and the fourth of July. Excitement and tension and release. I just want to kiss this song. Is this weird? It’s a lil weird.
60. Paper Rings
Pure romance and pure boppage. I like shiny things but I’d marry you with paper rings. Oh my actual god.
Ranking My Fav Taylor Swift Songs Because I Couldn’t Sleep (1-30)
There is no song on this section where I don’t go – oh my god, this is my favorite Taylor Swift song. Enjoy!
1. Lover
Quite frankly, one of the best love songs of all time. If this doesn’t make you want to fall in love, you sir - are wrong. It’s truly the perfect song.
2. Call It What You Want
I didn’t get this song - and then I did. And it became a way to articulate life and love for me that I never had a language to before. Just, so good. So so good.
3. Holy Ground
A grower on me that is ALWAYS stuck in my head. It just feels like movement. And heart. And holding your tongue. And all the things.
4. Wildest Dreams
This song not only takes me to a religious level like IDSB or Change but it also somehow makes me feel like I'm in La La Land? Make it make sense! It’s the most gorgeous song and it also BOPS.
5. Exile (feat. Bon Iver)
One of the most perfect duets to have ever existed. The low notes hit you in places that you didn’t know were a thing and it kind of feels like you were just punched in the face listening to this. It’s that good.
6. I Did Something Bad
One does not listen to IDSB quietly. One is elevated to another level.
7. Change
Yeehaw Tay - Hi! This honestly takes me to Church, like this is RELIGIOUS.
8. The Lakes
I was living in The Lakes when this came out and goddamn, if this didn’t capture a moment in time for me.
9. Blank Space
My girl Tay literally wrote someone of the most perfect satire in a three minute song and had the nerve to get that pen click in there. A legend. A myth.
10. Love Story
The one, the only, the magical, the most gracious, the wonderful, the classic.
11. State Of Grace
Drive me somewhere so I can scream this on an open road please and thank you.
12. Style
I did this at karaoke yesterday and it didn’t go well. I don’t regret it because this is the perfect pop song.
13. Don’t Blame Me
Tay. THE CHOIR. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME, GIRL.
14. You Belong With Me
I’m in a long term committed relationship but DAMN IT IF YOU SEE THAT I’M THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU
15. New Year’s Day
I’m a sucker when I see this kind of love being shared. Picking up bottles with you on new years day? Just think of a better metaphor, go on.
16. All Too Well
Everyone’s favourite song and you bet I’m holding out for the ten minute version that is coming our way.
17. Mr. Perfectly Fine
We love the chaos of releasing this in 2021. Taylor, girl - you are the moment. The sarcasm, the wit, the iconery.
18. This Love
The echoes man. THE ECHOES. This song just makes me want to swim away into something - I don’t know what. Maybe it’s the GODDAMN ECHOES IN THAT GODDAMN BRIDGE.
19. The Archer
This song actually kills me. This track five articulated a fear that so many people (including myself) have that I’ve never heard mentioned in songwriting before. It’s so vulnerable and reveals such a delicacy in her artistry.
20. No Body, No Crime
BOOM MURDER BOOM MORE MURDER BOOM MISS TAYLOR WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME.
21. Daylight
Like this is love. I honestly believe the way that I articulate and view love and life has a lot to do with this song, no lie. What a beautiful way to articulate a beautiful feeling. This song did somethings to me, man.
22. August
A fan favorite and the best song in the teenage romance arc on Folklore. Why does this song make me want to run away and live in a small town in midwest America?
23. Right Where You Left Me
This song just does something to me that I can’t quite articulate. It came at a time where I needed it and the storytelling in this is immaculate. There’s a sense of grief in this heartbreak and it’s pure perfection.
24. Dear John
The track five of the album of my adolescence, Speak Now. Dear John was always a skip for me growing up but now I can appreciate the lyricism, the music, the heartbreak, everything. God, this is a SONG.
25. So It Goes…
An underrated bop about getting some. Who doesn’t love?
26. Cruel Summer
HE LOOKS UP GRINNING LIKE A DEVIL
27. The Last Great American Dynasty
I want to steal a dog and dye it key lime green. Why can’t that be me? Taylor Swift can write the HELL out of a story and I love that she thinks so deeply about legacy on Folklore especially on this track and on Epiphany.
28. The Last Time
The Last Time walked so Exile could run. Featuring Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol, I really love the voices portrayed in this song and how there’s so much anger yet need to stay.
29. Dancing With Our Hands Tied
For some reason, this song is Kings Cross station in London. It feels like it should have a dramatic music video set on a train in a busy London station. There’s such urgency and desperation and it’s such an articulate away to describe the idea of falling in love with someone and the fear it holds.
30. Dorothea
Damn, the Oo-oohs hit something in me. This song makes me want to run away and pretend the world doesn’t exist. It also makes me want to have a good old Nashville duet for some reason.
Last year I read 30 books. The year before I read 30 books, too. This year – I did not do that! Instead, I kept myself sane enough to get through the day and do what I needed to do and most of the time, that wasn’t reading for me this year. Regardless, here’s a rundown of the books I managed to get through this year.
14. Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Womanhood by Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova
13. It’s Not Ok To Feel Blue (And Other Lies) curated by Scarlett Curtis
12. Women of Westminster: The MPs Who Changed Politics by Rachel Reeves
11. The Catcher In The Rye by J.D Sallinger
10. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews
9. The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
8. Sh**ged, Married, Annoyed by Chris and Rosie Ramsey
7. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
6. Love Factually: The Science of Who, How and Why We Love by Lauren Mucha
5. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
4. A Room With A View by E.M Forster
3. Bit of a Stretch by Chris Atkins
2. It’s Not About The Burqua curated by Mariam Khan
30. Dark Psychology and Manipulation: Discover the Secrets and Daily Used Techniques Including Mind Control, NLP, Persuasion, and Influence - Learn the Art of Reading People by Ian Collins
Basically, a textbook. Some interesting points about human psychology and the dark triad but really not my cup of tea!
29. On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The classic beat generation book. Some really interesting points but I really struggled with the language of the time.
28. Naïve. Super. By Erlend Joe
A look into a man’s breakdown and his friendship with a young boy and his family. Some really interesting insights into men’s mental health
27. The Only Story by Julian Barnes
Some beautiful poetic language in this age difference love story.
26. The Borrowers by Mary Norton
It took me a while to get through this endearing children’s book and I think reading it straight through would have let me enjoy it more!
25. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
A classic read - not quite my cup of tea!
24. XX by Angela Chadwick
A female couple become guinea pigs on the world’s first medical trial to let two females procreate. An interesting book which I would love to see expanded.
23. Lying by Sam Harris
An analysis of why we lie. Good read - a little short!
22. Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
A series of short stories all featuring a typewriter written by the love of my life, Tom Hanks. Some I loved, some I didn’t!
21. Talking With Female Serial Killers by Christopher Berry Dee
Interviews and accounts with female serial killers. Some really fascinating case studies but sometimes the language can border on a tad bit misogynistic for my liking
20. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
A really interesting analysis of our society and how we have advanced.
19. The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind by Jackson Ford
Tegan works for the Government due to her superpowers. However, someone is after her. Interesting action book
18. Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness
Memoir of Jonathan Van Ness. Bubbly and enthusiastic with stories that make you want to fall to your knees and weep.
17. Me: Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn
Memoir of Katharine Hepburn. A compelling narrator and well written. An interesting look into her perception of Hollywood
16. Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Basics of Astrophysics. Interesting but I wish I was paying more attention when I listened!
15. Our Stop by Hannah Jane Williams
A story about two lovers who keep crossing paths. Especially on the tube. A good light read.
14. Never Greener by Ruth Jones
A romantic drama about an actress who comes across an old flame and is forced to face some consequences she wanted to forget about
13. Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce
A clear voiced war time drama about a woman’s mission to make the world a slightly better place. Beautiful!
12. The Guilty Feminist by Deborah Frances White
A number of essays and interviews all giving really interesting and fresh insights into this mental thing we called feminism. I love how this book provides lots of different opinions and criticisms on its own content and beliefs. We’re all guilty feminists!
11. Sounds Like Me by Sara Bareilles
Memoir of my favourite singer Sara Bareilles told through the breakdown of her songs. Really interestingly structures and Sara is a great narrator if you get the audiobook.
10. My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen
Memoir of Lily Allen. As witty and bright as her songs. Very gritty and a great read.
9. Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
Really interesting book about a girl who gets caught up in a love quadrangle.
8. Everywoman by Jess Phillips
The memoir of Labour MP Jess Phillips. Really insightful and good food for thought.
7. The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero
Oh, Hi Mark.
6. Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay
Tales of Adam Kay’s experiences of working in the NHS at Christmas
5. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
One of the most dynamic thrilling stories I’ve ever read.
4. The Choice by Edith Eger
Edith Eger’s memoir which includes her experience in a concentration camp and adjusting to life afterwards
3. Every Light In The House Burnin’ by Andrea Levy
Angela recounts her childhood growing up in London as her father’s health deteriorates
2. Becoming by Michelle Obama
One of the most inspiring memoirs I’ve ever read. Heartfelt and filled with purpose.
1. Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman
Just. The most stunning book I’ve ever read. Poetically entrancing.
I wish I wasn’t needy needy I wish I didn’t need you you I wish I don’t stare like a lunatic holding my breath for you you. I wish I wasn’t panicked to talk to you you and I wish it all worked out but we all know I’m a coward who is incapable of love now. I never learnt to do it and I never will so I will remain an emotionless shell begging for love love love. If you read this you would run away just as you ran away from me today. And all of this may be nothing and all of this may be everything but I don’t know what to do. I want you you. I wish I wasn’t needy needy. I wish you could see me see me.
A stack of bones and perfume obsessed with ideas in its abstract.
How could I love when I fall in love with the concept?
Love is not tangible or real or true or earthly because it simply cannot be. It is in my head and dancing amongst the stars.
Then the idea ends and the next one dances amongst the galaxies.
I beg you.
Don’t let me ruin you.
My thoughts burn in the stardust and could never support you. Could never hold your light and keep it safe. I will scorch you with the idea of you. Of what you should be.
This stone in my stomach that ripples out, that hits me in the jaw when I thought it wasn’t going to. How can I be rid of you? What motivational words, what antidote, what therapy can I bestow upon myself to not carry you inside me.
