Melodic Construction in Right Where You Left Me, Taylor Swift’s Canonical 19th Best Song
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originally published july. 27th, 2021 Right Where You Left Me, by Taylor Alison Swift, off the deluxe version of her ninth studio album “evermore”, is a very good song. Her 19th best, in fact, in my most recent ranking. And there are countless reasons, ranging from big picture things like the subject matter and structure, to a million tiny details of wordplay, imagery, production and arrangement choices, etc (special shout out to the banjo roll in the first verse that is both cool on its own, and also the first hint of “Oh this song will literally
Melodic Construction in Right Where You Left Me, Taylor Swift’s Canonical 19th Best Song
Melodic Construction in Right Where You Left…
Melodic Construction in Right Where You Left Me, Taylor Swift’s Canonical 19th Best Song
originally published july. 27th, 2021 Right Where You Left Me, by Taylor Alison Swift, off the deluxe version of her ninth studio album “evermore”, is a very good song. Her 19th best, in fact, in my most recent ranking. And there are countless reasons, ranging from big picture things like the subject matter and structure, to a million tiny details of wordplay, imagery, production and arrangement choices, etc (special shout out to the banjo roll in the first verse that is both cool on its own, and also the first hint of “Oh this song will literally