"I've gotten a question over and over again that seriously has the potential to deteriorate my mental health," she explained with a laugh. Posting on Instagram and Twitter, the “Lover” singer shared a few photos of herself performing in the office space, a venue that has hosted intimate concerts by numerous acts over the years on behalf of the beloved NPR music series. Swift switched to piano for Lover‘s title track, a slow ballad that she said originated from a sudden, mysterious burst of inspiration. On Oct. 15, Swift shared a preview from the show and announced it would be available to watch the following day: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=534108843823342. What angle would I take if I were to write a song about this?’ So I decided the most fun thing to do would be to imagine what my life would be like, and what people would say about my life, if I did all the same things — but if I was a man.”. She told during Elvis Duran's radio show on the 23rd of August 2019, "I think the movie is going to be like, 'Get over him girl!He's a jerk! Yes!’ So I ended up writing a song that’s a breakup song on the Lover album. During the album’s writing process, several of her friends went through breakups, and she wound up inadvertently immersed in the mood of heartbreak. You accumulate hurt. As it turns out, the superstar singer has fears and insecurities just like the rest of us, and made a major confession. I was like, ‘This song is my proof that I don’t have to stop writing songs about heartache and misery, which for me is incredible news.”. Want more Rolling Stone? Swift also shed light on the process of making the album as a whole. Singer-songwriter plays acoustic versions of “The Man,” “Lover,” “Death By a Thousand Cuts,” “All Too Well”, Taylor Swift joined NPR's Tiny Desk concert series for an intimate acoustic set featuring three songs from her latest LP, 'Lover.

See? Writer (s): Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff Taylor Swift was inspired to write "Death By A Thousand Cuts" after watching a Netflix movie "Someone Great". She revealed that she had several friends experiencing romance woes. Appropriately called the Tiny Desk concert series, Swift joined a long list of artists to hit the miniature stage and get gritty with her music. A Data-Driven Music Startup Wants to Matchmake Artists With Their Dream Teams, The vocalist returned to guitar for “Death By a Thousand Cuts,” which, as a breakup song, is an outlier on what she calls the overall “very, very happy, romantic”. 3, Kathie Lee Gifford Recalls Last Lunch With Regis Philbin. “It’s an opportunity for artists to decide a different way to showcase their music. I decided of take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them. In a special video uploaded to the Tiny Desk YouTube channel, host Bob Boilen informed that during the week of Oct. 28, the concerts will be open to the public for the first time ever. She told the crowd that she "wrote everything on one instrument first" and was pleased about getting the chance to play the songs the way they sounded "when she first wrote them." Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Despite being the picture of happiness with Joe Alwyn, Swift can still conjure up some heart-wrenching lyrics. ', Taylor Swift joined NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series for an intimate acoustic set featuring three songs from her latest LP, Lover. she said. Sign up for our newsletter. Like, what will you write about?

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And if someone’s gonna take your hand, they better take your hand, scars and all.”. Update: Swift has since taken to social media to tease her Tiny Desk. “It’s an opportunity for artists to decide a different way to showcase their music,” she continued. Before playing the single, she explained that the song’s core themes had been bouncing around her head “for a very long time.”, “Over the course of my life, it has occurred to me that we have a bit for double-standard issue in our society,” she said. "Death By A Thousand Cuts" from Lover is true to its title and will cut right to the heart, and "Cornelia Street" imagines a breakup that hasn't happened yet. This is a lot of people in a tiny office!" “So I was like, ‘It’s still here! @BobBoilen pic.twitter.com/P3LdI2wXXU, — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 11, 2019. “This all culminated in me waking up one day with all these breakup lyrics in my head,” she continued. Thank you @NPR for that awesome experience, I can’t wait to relive it when #tinydesk comes out! Will you just never be able to write a song again?

It was inspired by the Netflix film Someone … As Taylor Swift settled in for her Tiny Desk, she looked out at the 300-plus NPR employees and guests. Now those are some lucky Swifties. So it’s just me. Taylor Swift's Tiny Desk Concert Revealed New Details About 'Lover' By Brandy Robidoux. “This all culminated in me waking up one day with all these breakup lyrics in my head,” she continued. “Tiny Desk is like one of my favourite corners of the internet,” the 29-year-old revealed during a lengthy intro. During the album’s writing process, several of her friends went through breakups, and she wound up inadvertently immersed in the mood of heartbreak. However, Swifties everywhere got the ultimate treat when Tay played a once-in-a-lifetime, stripped-down set to a super tiny crowd at NPR's studios. Clocking in at nearly 30 minutes, the solo acoustic performance features stripped-down versions of new tracks “The Man” and “Death By A Thousand Cuts”. “I just decided to kind of take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them.”. Swift finished the show with a piano set take on one older song, “All Too Well,” which, as she noted, many critics — including our own Rob Sheffield — have ranked as her greatest song to date. She told during Elvis Duran's radio show on the 23rd of August 2019, "I think the movie is going to be like, 'Get over him girl!

Taylor Swift’s full Tiny Desk concert is finally here, and the setlist did NOT disappoint. However, Taylor shared her fears about losing that ability and the moment she knew it would not happen. "I love it!" Now, anyone that has listened to Lover knows that is simply not true. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The singer-songwriter — and recent Rolling Stone cover star — approached the mini-show like an episode of Behind the Music, detailing the inspirations behind “The Man,” “Lover,” “Death By a Thousand Cuts” and Red highlight “All Too Well.”, “Tiny Desk is one of my favorite corners of the Internet,” Swift noted before the performance. Swift may be head-over-heels in love, but she's still got it!

“It’s something I’ve thought about about 700 million times a day for the last 10 years of my life. The best part of Swift's live shows is that she always shares a few stories or anecdotes in between songs. Her Tiny Desk show was no different and she let fans in on some super intimate details about the new record. (Still sad, TBH). Then, Swift explained that seeing breakups around her and taking inspiration from books and movies helped her get in the breakup songwriting spirit. In addition to playing several new songs, Tay also slipped in her fan-favorite track "All Too Well." Yes!.'". But it’s also a bigger metaphor for — in life, you accumulate scars. "The question is: What will you ever do if you get happy? [Chorus 2] C G/B Am 'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts C Flashbacks waking me up F Am I get drunk, but it's not enough Dm Gsus4 G 'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby C G/B Am I look through the windows of this love C Even though we boarded them up F Am Chandelier still flickering here Dm Gsus4 G C 'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not G/B Em F G It's death … The vocalist returned to guitar for “Death By a Thousand Cuts,” which, as a breakup song, is an outlier on what she calls the overall “very, very happy, romantic” Lover. Apparently, Swift worried that once she found real love, she would lose her ability to pen breakup tracks.

“So I was like, ‘It’s still here! And I was always wondering, ‘Can I write a song about this? You accumulate moments of learning and disappointment and struggle and all that. Taylor Swift sells out pretty much every stadium she books and her days of playing small-scale intimate shows are over, seeing as she has a global fanbase to appease. The vocalist returned to guitar for “Death By a Thousand Cuts,” which, as a breakup song, is an outlier on what she calls the overall “very, very happy, romantic” Lover. "It's like those breakups where you need to talk to your friend all the time because they need to talk about it all day, every day," she shared. We want to hear from you! “There’s a line in the song I’m really proud of: ‘With every guitar string scar on my hand, I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover.’ That line is really special to me because I’ve spent quite a bit of time writing breakup songs, and songs about things not turning out the way you wanted them to, or songs about what you thought would be love and it turned out not to be that at all — just the struggle of life. “So there are a lot of things I’ve written about in life that are the harder things I’ve had to go through. ", "In the interviews, when I would get that question, as a young person, I just kind of would be like well, 'I started out writing songs on stuff I had no idea about.'". “Songwriting is just really a cathartic, therapeutic thing to me,” she continued. "Wow! So you’re kind of inundated by overwhelming opportunity and choices. Is there a concise and catchy way to write a song about this? Taylor Swift was inspired to write "Death By A Thousand Cuts" after watching a Netflix movie "Someone Great". Watch: Carole Baskin Says ‘DWTS’ Judge Bruno Tonioli Is On Her Husband’s ‘List’ For Being ‘Unnecessarily Cruel’, James Van Der Beek Announces He’s Leaving Los Angeles And Moving To Texas: ‘Onto The Next Big Adventure’, Kelly Ripa Gushes Over Husband Mark Consuelos’ ‘Superpower’ As She Marks Her 50th Birthday, Chrissy Teigen Suffers Pregnancy Loss After Complications With Baby No. “Death By A Thousand Cuts” compares the possible break-up of a relationship to a slow, painful death. “Death By A Thousand Cuts” compares the possible break-up of a relationship to a slow, painful death. Yes!’ So I ended up writing a song that’s a breakup song on the, Swift finished the show with a piano set take on one older song, “All Too Well,” which, as she noted, many critics —, Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Moderate Presidential Debate in ‘We’re All Doomed’ Video, Mac Davis, Country Singer and Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead at 78, In Defending Hunter, Biden Showed Us His Potential, Miley Cyrus Releases Raucous Live Cover of ‘Heart of Glass’, There’s No Way In Hell Trump Doesn’t Know Who the Proud Boys Are, Watch ‘Saved By the Bell’ Teaser Unite Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, Watch Will Smith, ‘Fresh Prince’ Cast Tour Series Mansion, 21 Savage, Metro Boomin Announce ‘Savage Mode 2’ LP.