"But Daddy I Love Him!" Is Taylor Swift's life retold as her breakout hit "Love Story"
The song opens with a single guitar tuning, then silence then delicately finger-picking.
This is Debut/Fearless. Every verse is an era.
It progresses to Speak Now/Red, then we get to the chorus and 1989's giant crunchy synths arrive.
Then she would rather burn her entire life down than cater to these vipers. What era could that be?
Erupt into Lover's glittering synths. Then down to the spare folklore/evermore. Even the storytelling changes to match every era.
Another big explosion into MIdnight's synths but all the eras are here. Antonoff's synths are losing their goddamned minds and a dude with a fiddle is going off.
We get vocal production riffs from "This Love" and "Wildest Dreams."
The outro is a victory lap and Taylor is having FUN.
This isn't about a guy. It's about 14 years of Taylor Swift's life sonically and lyrically evolving. If you have to make it about a guy, just say "all of them" because Taylor is the only player that matters here.
What if "But Daddy I Love Him!" is, sonically, lyrically, structurally, the best thing Taylor Swift has ever done?
What if "But Daddy I Love Him!" is, sonically, lyrically, structurally, the best pop song ever written?
I randomly remember she is going to perform this live and I forget to breathe for a minute.
