Taylor Swift | Speak Now | 10.25.10 (1M Debut!)

[Mack]

She's gorgeous.

[Kyla]

It's not up on iTunes yet, but someone found the iTunes countdown banner:

[👑 Eloquent ™]

^ Beautiful. That's the countdown banner for the album and not the single, correct?

[Kyla]

Right.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Oct 3, 2010 0:35:45 GMT -5 Kyla said:

Right.

That will be excellent promo if it's displayed daily a week or two before the album's release (given it seems the only promo around the album's release is a Today Show appearance ).

[Joe1240]

Yeah.Taylor looked stunning at those Fashion Shows in Paris and Milan. :)

[maria4hitz]

Love her hair like this

[Gravity.]

She looks so beautiful. *drool*

[musicintervention]

Where in Canada can i listen to the preview at 12:01... is this eastern time too?

[Kyla]

You need comcast, even to listen online. And they're deleting them the second a video of it pops up on youtube.

I heard it on tumblr but I'll reserve judgment until I hear the full song tomorrow night. Because that clip wasn't super impressive.

[Deleted]

Here's a preview of Speak Now

[Nadia]

I like it.

[Nadia]

Oct 2, 2010 14:03:26 GMT -5 maria4hitz said:

Taylor at the Roberto Cavalli party in Paris, France.
She looks stunning.

she is so gorgeous :o

[desertfloods]

^ Yeah, she looks really gorgeous there. Didn't really like the other one at the fashion show though. She looked sort of weird, like a mannequin.

[Joe1240]

I liked the clip of Speak Now that came out.Can't wait to hear the full version. :)

[Nadia]

Oct 3, 2010 0:40:02 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

Oct 3, 2010 0:35:45 GMT -5 Kyla said:

Right.

That will be excellent promo if it's displayed daily a week or two before the album's release (given it seems the only promo around the album's release is a Today Show appearance ).

really? I remember fearless had a shit load of promo. hopefully they add more.

[austin]

It's funny because when I listened to that sample of 'Speak Now' I really felt like it had the same kind of vibe as "Hey Stephen", which was track 4 on the LAST album.

The song doesn't sound like anything new for her, and though it sounds good, I hope she has some different sounds on this new record. I want to hear something different than 'Fearless', and although I love that album and love the current single (and will probably love the song "Speak Now"), she needs to do something intriguing on this record.

"Sparks Fly" is going to be a SMASH though.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

I think "Innocent" sounded different from anything featured on Fearless and that's going to be on the album (so I think it'll definitely have some variation, however slight).

[austin]

Oct 4, 2010 14:45:07 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

I think "Innocent" sounded different from anything featured on Fearless and that's going to be on the album (so I think it'll definitely have some variation, however slight).

Yeah, I know all this, I am one of the biggest Taylor fans/supporters at Pulse (I just basically stick to the Country forum). But a 6 minute long ballad isn't necessarily what I mean. I should've clarified that I want more variety in her uptempos. 'Fearless' was much different than the uptempos on her debut, and I am crossing my fingers this album can deliver the same. I love her style of songwriting, but sonically I'd like her to take some chances. All we keep hearing is that she has and that this album will, but the two studio cuts we have (Mine and Speak Now), seem to be the same style.

[Typo]

She looked gorgeous at the Roberto Cavalli fashion show.

And, I really like the clip of "Speak Now". However nothing I've heard thus far has anywhere near the "oomph" of Fearless' hit singles or even of several album tracks off said album...everything just sounds more subtle this time around.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Oct 4, 2010 15:08:53 GMT -5 austin said:

All we keep hearing is that she has and that this album will, but the two studio cuts we have (Mine and Speak Now), seem to be the same style.

Well, there is variation with the new album (which is exemplified by "Innocent" in my opinion); it's just not the specific variation you were personally hoping for. Maybe she'll have an uptempo song that will stray off the expected course and pleasantly surprise you.

Personally, I don't mind Taylor rehashing the same sound, because I happen to really love the style. I can understand why a lot of people take issue with it though. I was just never one who took issue with retreads (unless I really disliked the original to begin with). Another Fearless-like album would be fantastic for me personally, but understandably everyone has different needs.

Oct 4, 2010 15:54:14 GMT -5 Typo said:

However nothing I've heard thus far has anywhere near the "oomph" of Fearless' hit singles or even of several album tracks off said album...everything just sounds more subtle this time around.

Have ya heard "Sparks Fly"?

[Kishi KCM]

I love "Mine". :)

[maria4hitz]

20 Mine - Taylor Swift - 60,000 / 989,000

[Kyla]

You can now buy "Speak Now" (the song, obviously) on iTunes. It's up early!

[tsr]

I really like "Speak Now". It's not quite what I expected (a ballad), but I'm loving the chorus. I'll have to get used to her vocals, but my first impression is that it sounds a little more country than "Mine" in terms of production. I could definitely see this being a single at some point.

[Kyla]

Ok, the clip really did not do it justice. I love it!! And she sounds better than she ever has.

Someone said it sounds kinda like Jason Mraz musically and I agree. Or Colbie Caillat, whom Taylor loves.

[otternobetter87]

Hmm.... I'm not in love with it.

Maybe it'll grow on me.

[Stephen]

Love the song and the melody and phrasing, but her voice is a bit weird. Hmmm.

[never stop]

Do any blogs have the song up yet? I'm anxious to hear it.

[Kyla]

^Search 'Taylor Swift' on tumblr.

LYRICS

I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion
But you are not the kind of boy
Who should be marrying the wrong girl

I sneak in and see your friends, and her snotty little family
All dressed in pastel
And she is yelling at a bridesmaid, somewhere back inside a room
Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

This is surely not what you thought it would be
I lose myself in a daydream where I stand and say

Don’t say yes, run away now
I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the backdoor
Don’t wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out and they said speak now

Fun gestures are exchanged
And the organ starts to play a song that sounds like a death march
And I am hiding in the curtains
It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be

She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen
But I know you wish it was me, you wish it was me
Don’t you?

Don’t say yes, run away now
I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the backdoor
Don’t wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out and they said speak now

Don’t say yes, run away now
I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the backdoor
Don’t wait or say a single vow
Your time is running out and they said speak now

I hear the preacher say speak now or forever hold your peace
There’s the silence, there’s my last chance
I stand up with shaking hands, all eyes on me
Horrified looks from everyone in the room
But I’m only looking at you

I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion
But you are not the kind of boy
Who should be marrying the wrong girl

Don’t say yes, run away now
I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the backdoor
Don’t wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out and they said speak now

And you say lets run away now
I’ll meet when I’m out of my tux at the backdoor
Baby I didn’t say my vows, so glad you were around
When they said ‘Speak now’