Taylor Swift Releases Curated “Pen” Apple Music Playlists, Delivers “Fallon” Appearance

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A few weeks ago, while receiving the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, Taylor Swift revealed that she likes to think of her lyrics as falling into three distinct categories: Fountain Pen Songs, Fountain Pen Songs, and Glitter Gel Pen Songs. Now, she has personally curated three Apple Music playlists exemplifying this concept.

“Most of my lyrics are Fountain Pen lyrics. They are modern personal stories, written like poetry, about those times you remember all too well when you can see, hear and feel everything in great detail,” Taylor tells Apple Music. “Glitter Gel Pen songs have lyrics that make you want to dance, sing, and throw glitter around the room. They remind you not to take yourself too seriously, which is something we all need to hear these days -this.

And finally, she says, “Quill Pen songs are songs with lyrics that make you feel old-fashioned, like you’re a 19th-century poet crafting your next sonnet by candlelight.” These comments are also captured in voice notes from Taylor that launch each playlist.

A sample of the Glitter Gel Pen Songs The playlist includes “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor’s Version)”, “You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)”, “22”, and “You Need to Calm Down”. The goose quill songs include “ivy”, “forever”, “Caroline”, “my tears ricochet”, and “Red (Taylor’s version)”. The Songs for fountain pen include “Lover”, “State of Grace”, “White Horse”, “Betty”, and “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”.

In other Taylor news, she’s booked an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 24, just days after the October 21 release of Midnights. This will be his first late-night interview since last year. Meghan Trainorincluding the new album Take it back also falls on October 21, will perform on the show the same night.