About this episode

Joe and Toni analyze Taylor Swift's song 'Tolerate It' from her album 'Evermore', exploring its themes of a lifeless marriage and Gothic elements.

Taylor said Tolerate It is one of “the 'unhappily ever after' anthology of marriages gone bad” on Evermore. Joe and Toni explain how Taylor uses some of her favorite writing tricks to paint a poignant portrait of this lifeless marriage that may be the most Gothic song on her most Gothic album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosts: Joe Romm, Toni Romm

Topics covered

• Taylor Swift
• Tolerate It
• Gothic music
• marriage
• song analysis

Keywords

• Tolerate It
• Taylor Swift
• Evermore
• Gothic
• marriage
• song analysis
• music commentary

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Books & works: Evermore

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