Q 01/05
A) Max Martin and Shellback
B) Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner
C) Nathan Chapman and Liz Rose
D) Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco
Answer · why
Max Martin and Shellback co-wrote and produced 'Shake It Off' with Swift; the Swedish pair also handled much of 1989, her first full pop album, releas...
Q 02/05
A) cardigan
B) the 1
C) august
D) exile
Answer · why
'the 1' opens the record with piano and light percussion; the album was written in isolation during the 2020 lockdown and surprise-released on July 24...
Q 03/05
A) Red (Taylor's Version)
B) 1989 (Taylor's Version)
C) Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
D) Fearless (Taylor's Version)
Answer · why
Fearless (Taylor's Version) arrived on April 9, 2021, the first of the re-recordings she made to regain control of her masters.
Q 04/05
A) Hat
B) Jacket
C) Scarf
D) Sweater
Answer · why
The scarf, left over a Thanksgiving weekend in the first verse, returns in the last: the ex still has it because 'it smells like me'.
Q 05/05
A) Ed Sheeran
B) Bon Iver
C) The National
D) Shawn Mendes
Answer · why
Bon Iver, the project of Justin Vernon, is the featured act on 'exile'; Vernon's baritone and Swift's vocals trade verses on the folklore duet release...
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