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Ryan Adams is covering Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ in the style of the Smiths

It could be good?

 

Audra Schroeder

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Posted on Aug 6, 2015   Updated on May 28, 2021, 5:20 am CDT

Ryan Adams might have produced the “guaranteed saddest” Taylor Swift cover yet.

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The singer-songwriter announced on Twitter early Thursday morning that he’s vowing to cover 1989 track by track, “as played by the Smiths,” and posted a photo of a recording session on Instagram.

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Taylor Swift 1989 full album cover night 1. As played by the Smiths. W @totally_tod @cstavish @natelotz

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Swift, ever the cheerleader, gave Adams her approval, and he later tweeted her a video of someone dancing to “Welcome to New York.”

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OK, “Blank Space” with a “deep end Smiths vibe” sounds like it could be good.

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#2 Blank Space… Deep end smiths vibe

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Adams’ cover game is on point this year: Let us never forget that time when he broke down and covered “Summer of ’69.”

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*First Published: Aug 6, 2015, 2:27 pm CDT

Audra Schroeder

Audra Schroeder is the Daily Dot’s senior entertainment writer, and she focuses on streaming, comedy, and music. Her work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice. She is based in Austin, Texas.

 

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