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What to expect from Taylor’s latest album:
Taylor Swift: Speak Now
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Bouncy teen-pop tunes 17% Cool country twangs 15% Melodramatic rock choruses 13% Gentle acoustic-guitar riffs 7% Bold and fearless attitude 23% 9%
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Angry lyrics (‘Dear John’ is about being dumped by John Mayer: ‘Don’t you think I was too young to be messed with/ The girl in the dress/ Cried the whole way home’.)
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Sensitive subject matter (On ‘Innocent’ she forgives Kanye West for his outburst at the 2009 VMAs; on ‘Back to December’ she apologises to Twilight hearthrob Taylor Lautner.)
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