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Really Sad Ballad

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    Culture

    Taylor Swift On Writing “I Knew You Were Trouble” As A “Really Sad Ballad” & Why She Wants To Honor Her Country Roots The “Further Along This Path I Get”

    Taylor Swift has revealed more about the origin of her hit song “I Knew You Were Trouble” and why she wants to honor her country roots as her career continues. In a new interview with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. as part of the Icon Sessions, Swift opened up that she originally wrote “I […]

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    CultureUnited States

    Taylor Swift Recalls How ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ Was Written As a ‘Really Sad Ballad’ in Grammy Museum Conversation Video

    Taylor Swift opened up about the process of writing and recording her 2012 hit “I Knew You Were Trouble,” revealing that it was initially penned as a “really sad ballad” before she was encouraged to incorporate dubstep. Swift reflected on the song’s creation during a Q&A at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles last week, […]

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