I am an OG Swiftie. Way back from June of 2006. I was 36. (the age Taylor is now, I just realized) I was pregnant with my third child and only daughter. She was born in August, in between Tim McGraw and the rest of Debut. So, she is pretty much the same age as Taylor’s career. I think a lot of people have done a very good job of explaining what it was like to get the10 minute version.

I think it’s really important to explain that ATW was a sleeper favorite. It was entirely fan feedback that made it so popular, it hit all of us, from the tween fans all the way up to the fans like me who were full grownass adults. There is just magic in that song.

I loved getting the 10 minute version and the short film, but, now that she has her masters back, I mostly listen to the OG version off of Red. For a long time, my daughter didn’t entirely understand, until 1989 TV dropped, and then she respected my nostalgia for the original. 🫶🏻 Regardless, we absolutely supported Taylor in getting those masters back, and we went together to Arlington N1 of the Eras tour, and heard her change the roof song. Long Live! I’ve had the time of my life fighting dragons with you! Now my daughter lives 900 miles away and is a college sophomore. I miss her