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One host ranks "Teardrops on My Guitar" near the bottom. The other puts it at number two. As they count down every song on Taylor Swift’s debut album, their opposing tastes reveal a deeper question: is the best song the one that makes you cry or the one that makes you dance? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Could a 13-year-old Taylor have written a better chorus than a 17-year-old Taylor? Best and Adam crack open the vault to compare "Diary of Me" and "Permanent Marker," debating which unreleased track deserved a spot on the debut album. They also stumble upon "Lucky You," a whimsical demo that sparks a conversation about awkward beginnings and the evolution of a songwriter. Will "Diary of Me" finally get its due on Taylor’s Version? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Best unpacks the mystery of "I'd Lie," a fully produced debut-era track that somehow got scrapped despite being better than album cuts. Adam and Best trace its connection to "Our Song" and wonder if a 27-second phone call changed everything. What other unreleased gems are hiding in Taylor's vault? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Why would Taylor end her debut album with a song that has no verses, no details, and no specific heartbreak to name? Best and Adam dissect the four-line chorus that repeats until you forget the question, then share their own blindsided breakup stories. Is "A Perfectly Good Heart" a raw first draft or an intentional loop of grief? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Best reveals her high-school power-center strategy—and how "Invisible" validated every unrequited crush. They analyze the song's clichés, debate whether Taylor was already shading the other girl, and tie it back to her speech on singular voices. What happens when your teenage anthem becomes a time capsule of cringe? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Best and Adam unpack why "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" might have been a better album closer—and how growing up in Bangkok versus a small American town shaped their views on friendship. They dissect the rare behind-the-scenes music video footage and debate whether the song's structure echoes Christian pop. Can you ever truly find someone who saw you when you were invisible? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Adam learns young Taylor wrote this for a talent show and it became a huge hit. Best and Adam analyze the hyper-specific details that make "Our Song" feel like a Polaroid of 2006, debate whether Taylor's "real slow" lyric was genius or a mistake, and confess which Swift songs they've secretly assigned to past partners. What's your song?
Best gets vulnerable about the gap between the fairy tale she imagined at 17 and the reality of being 33 and single—while Adam argues that "Mary's Song" is actually better because Taylor wasn't writing from her own limited teenage perspective. They trace the anaphora, the 2 AM motifs, and the eerie 87/89 numerology that Swifties now connect to Travis Kelce. Is it romantic prophecy or just a really well-crafted narrative device? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
Best and Adam get sidetracked by emo nostalgia while analyzing Taylor's most direct cheating anthem. From Pete Wentz lookalikes to the Tumblr post about Taylor's begging obsession, this episode proves early Taylor was already plotting her petty kingdom. Is "Should've Said No" the blueprint for every angry anthem that followed? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com
A secret message reading "Shake and Bake" leads Adam and Best down a rabbit hole of teenage crushes and missed connections. Best opens up about a situationship that could have ended sweetly—if only they'd walked away sooner. What happens when you can't leave well enough alone? Listeners can send emails to blankspaceletters@gmail.com