Taylor Swift is always looking for new ways to keep her fans on their toes. In the past, she’s dropped albums without any warning at all, and is so fond of using hidden Easter eggs that she has her most devoted followers constantly searching for clues about the “Augustus” singer’s musical output. for her new album, midnightShe found a unique way to release her own playlist for the upcoming addition to her album, and one title in particular excited fans, and led to a new theory regarding the new album.
Every midnight at midnight, the pop star would post videos on TikTok in which she uses a bingo cage to identify track numbers, after which she reveals the corresponding song titles via an old phone. Fans absolutely love this, and were especially excited when she revealed the name midnightThe eighth track, where she revealed, is set to be titled “Vigilante S**t.” This is the first time Swift has included the word curse in a song title. Check out the video reveal below.
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This album title reveal is huge, especially given her past “reputation” regarding her teen-friendly music at the time.
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As any Swiftie knows, this explicit title is way too problematic. The pop princess has been known for years for her vibrant country music. She transitioned to pop with her 2014 album 1989But she kept her music clean and family friendly. But in 2017, Swift . was released reputation, where she changed her musical style, giving the image of “America’s sweetheart” an advantage. This was her first album to be flagged as explicit due to insults, and Contains more mature words. Since then, Swift has been swearing in her music and beyond, even including an expletive on “All Too Well” When she released a 10-minute version of the song from her re-recorded album red.
However, while Swift has challenged her photo cut in the past, the singer never dared to include the word curse in a song title. This has led to many fan theories suggesting that midnight It’ll be more noticeable than previous albums, bringing a new musical era for Swift.
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article from blast He appears to support this theory, suggesting that more swearing appears in the middle of the night. Besides “Vigilante S**t”, the other track names that Swift revealed are “Mastermind” and “Question…?” They are all very mysterious and almost have a noir feeling midnight. One fan pointed out that the titles sounded like a serial killer.
wake up shit??? A question??? Mastermind??? The track list for midnight is a mysterious investigation into the murder of a serial killerSeptember 26, 2022
If this is the topic Swift is looking for, it will make sense. The pop star explored the idea of a murder mystery in her song “No Body, No Crime,” featuring Haim. It wouldn’t be unusual to do it again. One fan even collected the Caped Crusader theme from the playlist.
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Honestly, I wouldn’t get past Taylor Swift to direct Batman. The singer is constantly referring to late nights and what might keep her awake. She’d also definitely look rad in a bat jumpsuit. Does that make Kanye West the Joker? or wait it she the Joker?
Fans will have to wait to see what Taylor Swift does for sure midnight It won’t be released until October 21. You can pre-save the album to Spotify now. Swift will also appear alongside Margot Robbie and Christian Bale in David O’Russell’s AmsterdamWhich will be released in theaters on October 7. For other movie releases that are likely to be Oscar contenders, check out the movie release schedule for Fall 2022.
