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S1E6: "The Outside"

S1E6: "The Outside"

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Welcome to The Tortured Podcasters Department. On the agenda for today…
  • Hosts: Amy, McCormick, and Lucy
  • Swift Facts: Taylor wrote “The Outside” when she was 12 years old making it one of her earliest written songs to be released.
  • Department Findings: We dive into the background, production, and lyrics of “The Outside.”
  • Typical 2000s pop country sound to the production of this song.
  • The music is upbeat, but the lyrics are kind of a downer.
  • McCormick went down a rabbit hole about the difference between a violin and a fiddle. Amy clarifies: there is none. It has to do with the style in which you play it, but the same instrument is used for both.
  • “The Road Not Taken” comes up again, this time the Robert Frost poem is referenced directly in the song.
  • Things not working out the first few times is a theme in Taylor’s music. In “Mirrorball,” she claims to have “never been a natural.” This has the same vibes.
  • The use of a question to bring the audience into the conversation.
  • We don’t miss high school.
  • “The Outside” perfectly captures the feelings and emotions from watching other people make plans to hang out right in front of you and consistently feeling left out.
  • Tay-Lore: We revisit the hidden messages in the lyrics in the CD booklet for the self-titled album. Sam sure did mess up.


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Music/Sound Credits:
Intro Music: "A Stylish Beat (Infinite Echoes)" by ONALDIN via Pixabay
Tay-Lore: “Lullaby Sleeping” by Music_for_Videos via Pixabay
Taylor Terminology: “Classical Royal British Music” by DELOSound via Pixabay
Various sound effects: Pixabay
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