How Paul McCartney Songs Inspired Taylor Swift's 'Lover'

Monday, October 3, 2022

Paul McCartney songs inspired Taylor Swift’s “Lover.” Swift discussed how Paul’s music regularly inspires her in the studio.
“Lover” lasted a long time on the charts in the United States.

Taylor Swift‘s “Lover” took inspiration from the instrumentation of Paul McCartney songs. Subsequently, producer Jack Antonoff revealed what he thought about the track’s bassline. Notably, the song performed differently in the United States and the United Kingdom.During a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, a journalist told Swift her album Lover sounded like independent music. “That’s amazing, thank you,” she replied. “It’s definitely a quirky record. With this album, I felt like I sort of gave myself permission to revisit older themes that I used to write about, maybe look at them with fresh eyes.

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