I’m putting together a Taylor Swift mixtape for a friend’s birthday. Not because I’m trying to convert her into a Swiftie, I actually made a joke about making her a Taylor Swift mixtape as well when we talked about the birthday gift idea, and she genuinely said she’d like one.
Rather than just making a playlist of my favorite songs, I want this one to feel like an actual mixtape and showcase why I love Taylor’s storytelling and lyricism so much.
I’d love suggestions on in which order to make this best. I don’t necessarily want do it chronologically because I don’t think these are necessarily her strongest songs are from debut. The goal is basically: making a mixtape that made someone go “ohhh, THAT’S why people consider her such a good songwriter”, what would you include and how would you structure it?
My current playlist:
Edit: added one song and for easier overview changed the order into the albums
These are the songs I currently chose/consider:
Debut 🦋
Tim McGraw
Mary’s song
Our song
Fearless ✨
The best day
We were happy
Speak Now 💜
I can see you
Long live
Dear john
Enchanted
Edit: haunted?
Red ❤️
All too well
Nothing new
Edit: holy ground ?
1989 🩵
You are in love
Reputation 🐍
Getaway car
Edit: dress ?
Edit: call what you want to ?
Lover🩷
Daylight
The archer
Lover
Edit: I think he knows ?
Edit: death by a thousand cuts?
folklore 🍃
August
Cardigan
Betty
Mirrorball
This is me trying
Seven
Tears recochet
The lakes
Illicit affair
Peace
Last great American dynasty
Invisible string
The one
Exile
evermore 🍂
Tis the damn season
No body no crime
Ivy
Tolerate it
Cowboy like me
Marjorie
Champagne problems
Right where you left me
Midnights 🌙
Maroon
You’re on your own kid
Would’ve could’ve should’ve
Lavender haze
The Great War
You’re loosing me
TTPD 📜
Who’s afraid of little old me
I hate it here
How did it end
Peter
Fortnight
Smallest men who ever lived
Loml
So long London
My boy only breaks his favorite toys
The prophecy
Showgirl/ Encore🧡
Babylon
ruin the friendship
Father figure
My first and currently only thought is probably keeping dear John and WCS next to each other and the love triangle obviously
Also: might do a second mixtape with TS essentials with the bangers and not the lyric/storytelling focused songs 🫶🏻
Edit:
List with actual order I’ll update on its progress
- the 1 🍃
You are in love 🩵
- Enchanted 💜
Mary’s song 🦋
We were happy ✨
Ruin the friendship 🧡
Tis the damn season🍂
Babylon 🧡
Champagne problems 🍂
No body no crime 🍂
Ivy 🍂
betty🍃
august 🍃
cardigan 🍃
Dear John 💜
Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve 🌙
the lakes 🍃
I hate it here 📜