Taylor Swift has long been one of the most prominent songwriters in the musical industry and has enthralled an audience of millions with her brilliance. Although most of her songs have gained wide traction, some of her musical masterpieces remain underrated and hidden.
Mostly known for her album singles and pop songs, Swift’s songwriting also has a bunch of excellent pieces that remain understated. Here are five of her most underrated songs that only mega fans might have on their playlists.
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5. The Last Time
Album: ‘Red’
Before ‘Exile’ and ‘Coney Island,’ Taylor Swift already had a heartbreaking masterpiece on ‘Red’ where she collaborated with Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody. The song is a poignant, heartbreaking perspective on a relationship falling apart because of miscommunication.
The chorus of the song goes, “This is the last time I’m asking you this/ Put my name at the top of your list/ This is the last time I’m asking you, “Why?”/ You break my heart in the blink of an eye“
‘Red’ is known as a breakup album, ‘All Too Well’ received the highest amount of traction and praise from fans. Although it is a lyrical and musical masterpiece, most of the other heartbreak songs on the album are generally slept on.
4. Mad Woman
Album: ‘Folklore’
Female rage is certainly one area that Swift encaptures very, very well. While ‘Folklore’ probably is one of her most critically acclaimed albums, only a few songs from the album ever made it to mainstream audiences and have been regarded as lyrical masterpieces. One song that should definitely be on that list is ‘Mad Woman.’
Talking about the song in The Long Pond Studio Sessions, Swift said, “The most rage-provoking element of being a female is the gaslighting that happens when, for centuries, we’ve been just expected to absorb male behaviour silently.“
She then talked about the personal aspects of the song, saying, “There’s been situations recently, somebody who’s very guilty of this in my life, it’s a person who makes me feel- or tries to make me feel- like I’m the offender by having any kind of defence to his offences. It’s like, oh, I have absolutely no right to respond or I’m crazy. I have no right to respond or I’m angry. I have no right to respond or I’m out of line.“
The chorus of the song goes, “And there’s nothing like a mad woman/ What a shame she went mad/ No one likes a mad woman/ You made her like that“
3. Ivy
Album: ‘Evermore’
Folklore’s sister album ‘Evermore‘ has a few lyrical masterpieces that are often overlooked and undershadowed. One of these is ‘Ivy’, a breathtaking and beautiful perspective on infidelity from the side of the other person and how it feels like to be emotionally involved in an affair with another person while having a partner.
Upon release, many pointed out the song’s sapphic themes and pointed out that certain parts of it seem to be talking about a woman cheating on her husband with a female lover. This theory was further agreed upon after ‘Dickinson’ included the song in the series for the second season. It was used for a romantic scene between Emily Dickinson and Sue Gilbert.
Showrunner, of the TV show, Alena Smith said, “I really wanted to use that song — I mean I love that song and also the fans have sort of developed a mythology around it as being a song that relates to Emily and Sue on some emotional level. And Devoe Yates, our music supervisor, went out and saw if he could get it and we were lucky that Taylor said yes.”
A significant part of the song goes, “He’s in the room/ Your opal eyes are all I wish to see/ He wants what’s only yours“
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2. Sweet Nothing
Album: ‘Midnights’
Taylor’s songwriting when it comes to love is truly immaculate. Most of this can be seen in the songs written in ‘Reputation‘ and ‘Lover.’ Though both the albums are filled with depictions of fresh love and tenderness, one love song that is often overlooked is ‘Sweet Nothing‘ from ‘Midnights‘.
The song is about finding so much comfort in someone that their “sweet nothings” are enough for you. Further in the song, she talks about rushing home to her lover who comforts her while the outside world remains calamatic. This also happens to be the last song Taylor and Joe Alwyn wrote together.
The bridge of the song goes, “And the voices that implore, “You should be doing more”/ To you, I can admit that I’m just too soft for all of it“
1. Imgonnagetyouback- Tortured Poets Department
Album: ‘Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology‘
The wistfully sad album ‘Tortured Poets’ still has a few standout happy tracks. One of them is ‘imgonnagetyouback,’ a song where Swift talks about getting her partner back, no matter what.
The song was a part of the surprise album ‘Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology‘ and has been performed on tour just once. It mirrors the sound of ‘Midnights‘ and her other pop albums and stands out in the album for having a different sound than the rest.
The bridge of the song goes, “Whether I’m gonna be your wife, or/ Gonna smash up your bike, I haven’t decided yet/ But I’m gonna get you back“
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