Since moving to NY in 2014, Taylor Swift He transformed the city into a source of inspiration to compose his songs. The fans of the American artist, known as “swifties”, they found in their music a map that guides them through the city that never sleeps. From Coney Islandbars East Side and other corners mentioned by the artist. The fusion between letters and urban geography offers a unique experience to explore the Big Apple to the fans.
References to the city of skyscrapers in the artist’s discography begin on the fifth album “1989″. in the letter “Welcome to New York” It’s an ode to Taylor’s love for the place. The references were then carried over to later albums.
The first stop of the tour “swiftie” appears on Swift’s recently released album: “The Tortured Poets Department”. In the song that bears the same name as the album, Swift sings: “You’re not Dylan Thomas. I’m not Patti Smith. This is not the Chelsea Hotel. “We are modern idiots.”
He Chelsea Hotel It was home to some of the greatest writers, actors and musicians in history. That is why Patti Smiththe American punk singer, and Dylan Thomas, a British writer, were mentioned by the artist in the song. Also lived were people known as Mark Twain, Bob Dylan and Madonna. The famous hotel remains a popular accommodation, adorned with beautiful works of art, mid-century sofas, and impressive crown molding.
In “The Bolter”another song from Swift’s latest album – one of her many bonus tracks that she released hours after releasing the standard version of “The Tortured Poets Department”– the famous rowboats are mentioned in the Central Park Lake. Available from April to October, rowing boats They are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and can accommodate up to four people. Also, the song mentions picnic basketsan activity that can be done in Central Park.
The home that Swift rented in 2016 in Cornelia Street in the West Village neighborhoodwas the inspiration for one of the songs on the album “Lover”: “Cornelia Street.” Taylor lived in the $11.5 million apartment for a few months while she renovated her current home in Tribeca.
In the song he recounts the beginning of his relationship with his ex-partner, Joe Alwyn: “We were in the back seat, drunk, with something stronger than the drinks from the bar. ‘“I’m renting a place on Cornelia Street,” I say casually in the car.”.
Although it is not confirmed, fans speculate that this bar located in East Sideis the one mentioned in the song “delicate” from the album “Reputation”. According to speculation, this bar was the site of a clandestine meeting between Swift and her ex Joe Alwyn.
Regardless of the veracity of this rumor, the ambient lighting in Lovers of Today It’s perfect for dressing up as a celebrity on an undercover date.
In the song “Cardigan”from the category-winning album “Album of the year” in the awards GrammyTaylor mentions The High Line. This site is a public park that rises above street level on a renovated historic railway line.
In the second topic of “Folklore”Swift remembers hearing “your heartbeat on The High Line” in a series of loving memoirs. The stretch of 2 kilometers long is perfect for a romantic walk, especially if you visit during less crowded times, such as early in the morning or at dusk.
For most, this Brooklyn amusement park conjures up images of hot dogs, Ferris wheels, and the shoreline that borders the site. But for the swifties This place is ideal to sit on a bench and wonder, “Where did my love go?” for the song “Coney Island” which appears on the album “Evermore”. In this trackSwift joined with The National for a melancholic melody to lost love.
In the music video “All Too Well: The Short Film” which was released in the re-recording of “Red (Taylor’s Vesion)”, a red-haired Taylor reads her novel aloud in a bookstore. That space is Housing Works Bookstore, the store staffed solely by volunteers, and whose profits go towards providing access to housing and healthcare for all people living with HIV AIDS.
It is also a highly sought after location for weddings. It has a cafe inside and two floors full of book shelves.
Although Swift does not mention Electric Lady Studios in one song, it is the studio where he recorded several of his songs. The place is in Greenwich Village since 1970when the singer Jimi Hendrix and his manager Michael Jeffery They bought a disused nightclub and turned it into a professional recording studio. Since then, the space was visited by several artists, from The Rolling Stones and Patti Smith to Adele and Frank Ocean.
