Taylor Swift: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Publicado 2019-10-28
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Oct. 15, 2019 | Lyndsey McKenna -- As Taylor Swift settled in for her Tiny Desk, she looked out at the 300-plus NPR employees and guests. "Wow! This is a lot of people in a tiny office!" she said. "I love it!" Then, after introducing herself, she explained her objective: "I just decided to take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them."
It should come as no surprise that someone who commands stadium stages could hold court in NPR Music's corner of our Washington, D.C., office — specifically, behind Bob Boilen's desk — but Swift was truly at home in stripped-down, solo-session mode. ("It's just me. There's no dancers, unfortunately," she quipped.)
Opening with an acoustic rendition of "The Man," from her 2019 album, Lover, Swift delivered a critique of gender double standards with a sense of humor (and a perfectly deployed hair toss), Leonardo DiCaprio name check and all. Turning to the piano with a smile for Lover's title track, she explained the guitar-string scars of the song's bridge. Picking up the guitar again for "Death by a Thousand Cuts," Swift confronted a question that she says has haunted her career: What will you ever do if you get happy? Across the song's run-on thoughts and relentless searching, Swift offered an answer: She'll continue to excel at crafting superb story-songs.
Though most Tiny Desk concerts stop at three songs, we couldn't turn down the chance to hear "All Too Well" from Swift's 2012 album, Red. Routinely cited by critics and fans alike as a favorite, the beloved track has become the stuff of Swiftie legends, striking in its specificity (that scarf!) and relatable in a way that anyone who has loved and lost can understand.
That sense of connection is at the heart of it all. Some 800 Tiny Desk concerts since we published our very first back in April 2008, the aim remains the same: In the midst of meetings and conference calls, Tiny Desk concerts offer respite from the workday and opportunities to see artists reimagine their work in a strange setting. It's always special, but on some days, it feels downright magical. Watching Taylor Swift perform — and then interact with co-workers and guests who have grown up with her — was simply enchanting.
SET LIST
"The Man"
"Lover"
"Death by a Thousand Cuts"
"All Too Well"
MUSICIAN
Taylor Swift: vocals, guitar, piano
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin, Natasha Branch; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, Maia Stern; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Production Assistants: Jack Corbett, Mito Habe-Evans; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Bob Boilen/NPR
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folklore is literally the perfect album for a tiny desk concert
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Tiny Desk: Making you fall in love with artists you've never heard of, then making you fall in love with artists you thought you'd heard enough of.
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I finally understand the appeal of Taylor. She makes you feel as if you’re in on the secret, a fantasy world of bedsheets hung up to form a backdrop for a theater production in a tree house, of friends lying on the grass giggling at the stars, where cool kids or nerdy kids don’t matter, and all that matters is that you’re laughing in the moment. The power of her worldcraft is amazing.
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At 65 years of age, macho, opinionated, "been there, done that" definitely not impressed by all the media attention especially during the current football play offs. Bored, and curious I decided to see for myself what's all the rage about? Until i came across this performance. "Lover" and "Red" stunned with a lump in my throat and teary eyed, speechless, lost in emotion. Taylor you sang to this harded heart. Thank you . I felt love again. Your music was key that faded through the years.
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ALL TOO WELL HAS ITS OWN FANBASE
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All Too Well really hits different every single time you hear it.
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My Grandson loved this woman. He so wanted to see her in concert. We lost him one day before his 13th to cancer last year. I so wish I could have granted his dream. Rest now beautiful Boy. I miss you so much...
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I'm a 79 yr old man. I looked her up because I watched David Brooks quote her lyrics on npr last night. Now I see what I have been missing. I second all the other positive comments on this thread.
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i love how she always says “i’m taylor” like everyone knows she’s taylor, she’s taylor freaking swift.
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"A lot of people in a tiny office" You can tell this was pre COVID-19
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It's 4 years since she did this Tiny Desk concert and it's still incredible. She is a massive massive talent, and a stellar human being.
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Can we get Taylor Swift's tiny desk again but with folklore songs, please?
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the way she talks about her songs before singing them, explaining why or how she wrote them and what they are about. you know she´s a real artist when she does stuff like this
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I’m a 67 year old guy and this young lady gives me so much joy in how much of a genuine person she really is. She truly is wonderful artist thank you Taylor 😊
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This tiny desk concert was literally the first time I've ever seen Taylor Swift sing a song. I'm glad I've had a chance to be introduced to her as a single singer songwriter in a small room, rather than the product of a big pop music machine on a vast stage in front of enormous audience.
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so, apparently, when she's happy we get things like folklore and evermore
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It's like watching a live performance and a TED talk at the same time.
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"All Too Well" is exquisite. It's a work of art.
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I always love to hear artists stripped down acoustic versions of their songs. That's when you really know if a song is a "Song" when you hear it without all the studio production.
