The REAL meaning of Swift’s Lover will blow your mind: It’s the sequel to Cruel Summer.
About this episode
Joe and Toni decode the title track of Taylor Swift's Lover album, revealing its true meaning and storytelling techniques.
The title track on the Lover album turns out to mean something quite opposite to what it seems. But Joe and Toni reveal just how brilliant and bizarre the fifth song on Era’s Tour set list is, by decoding both the song and the bonkers music video. And along the way, they reveal one of Taylor’s greatest storytelling strategies, one every writer and speaker needs to embrace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Joe Romm, Toni Romm
Topics covered
- Taylor Swift
- music analysis
- song meaning
- storytelling
- music video
Keywords
- Taylor Swift
- Lover
- Cruel Summer
- music video
- song analysis
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Lover, Cruel Summer, Era’s Tour
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