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with you words like knives and swords
and weapons that you use against me
the leader of the t-swizzle nation
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 Taylor Swift songs for this list
we've chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
as well as their most commercially
successful songs he said the way my
blue-eyes shan't put those Georgia's
stars to shame that night I said that's
a lie
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number 10 red
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on the fifth single offer fourth studio
album Taylor Swift confronted the pure
intensity of passionate love along with
a few darker shades of blue
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with a maserati reference taking hold of
the first line she set the tone for a
wild ride through pleasure town with
ROYGBIV in the passenger seat
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Tayler reflected on loves mysteries
while the gentle beat aloud Swifties to
get nifty with their air guitars with a
live performance music video and
poignant lyrics red became a modern pop
country classic
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number nine shake it off play is gonna
play and haters gonna hate with this
puppy number Taylor Swift wiped a little
dirt off her shoulder and let everybody
know that she ain't worried about all
the internet trolls of the world
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and the hilarious music video taylor
boasts a beyonce level of booty shaking
and offered up some of the most amusing
ballerina dancing the world has ever
seen
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truly a triple threat miss Swift reached
number one on the charts with shake it
off and transformed the public's smack
talk into yet another kiss
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number eight teardrops on my guitar
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Vegas muscle he won't see with a title
reminiscent of a classic George Harrison
hit and a story of unrequited love
Taylor Swift's second career single had
fans reaching for tissue boxes based on
a real-life experience teardrops on my
guitar explored themes of insecurity and
love while the heartbreaker of a music
video projected Swift's image into pop
culture
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the kind of flawless I wish I could be
by addressing her own inner heartache
Taylor Swift helped young teenyboppers
transform their awkwardness into
confident smiles the track became a
country hit and also introduced Swift to
a more mainstream audience
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number seven mine you were in college
working part-time waiting tables left a
small town never looked back this gentle
gem kicked off Taylor Swift's third
album and touched the hearts of
lovestruck listeners
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with lyrics reflecting the vulnerability
of young lovers Swift connected with
basically everybody that has a human
heart
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the music video on CMT's video of the
year award which featured a couples
ascent to marriage bliss while the track
itself was ultimately covered by the
television phenomenon known as Glee you
said
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even maroon 5 has performed this song
live on stage thus spreading Taylor's
poetic words across the universe
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number six blank space show after the
enormous success of shake it off Taylor
Swift accomplished the impossible
by replacing herself at number one on
the Billboard Hot 100 the first woman
ever to do so for a weekend hinged with
sharp but lovable lyrics blank space
highlighted Swift's public image and
poked fun at a history of broken
relationships taylor enlisted famed
music video director joseph cod for the
playful video and allowed herself to let
loose and get her crazy on
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self-aware and lyrically refined blank
space became an electro-pop and
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number five back to December I'm so glad
you made time to see me how's life tell
me as your family draped in a country
sound this love song had Taylor Swift
apologizing to a former flame
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lyrically she reminisces on the good old
days and owns up to her mistakes by
going back to December Taylor brought
fans on a journey through self-discovery
and reminded that some of life's
greatest joys are often taken for
granted
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with a more adult take on romance the
track helped tailor to leave her
innocence behind and transition into a
true pop star
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number four we are never ever getting
back together I remember when we broke
up the first time saying this is it I've
had enough you might say that Taylor
Swift took a rather blunt approach for
this musical zinger by delivering a
message to some unfortunate fellow
through the title alone Swift went on to
release a quirky music video which
further proved her point we are never
ever getting back together earned Taylor
her first billboard number-one and
Rolling Stone ranked it as the number
two song of the year so who was a song
actually about could it be actor Jake
Gyllenhaal we may never know
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number three I knew you were trouble
Taylor Swift the new diva of dubstep as
the third single from her fourth studio
album I knew you were trouble took aim
at the age-old theme of a good girl
falling in love with a bad boy
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the cinematic scope of the music video
led to a win at the MTV Music Awards and
Swift's lyrical game along with her new
sound impressed critics always ready to
try something new Swift elevated her pop
game with this chart-topping success
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number two you belong with me your your
girlfriend she's upset it was the song
that inspired the infamous Kanye West
stage bomb and became one of the biggest
crossover hits of the decade really
happy for you imma let you finish but
Beyonce had one of the best videos of
all time thanks to a pop friendly beep
and endearing music video you belong
with me reach audiences of all ages and
announced Taylor Swift as the next
darling of pop music
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she famously won the MTV Video Music
Award for Best Female Video and Al
Yankovic later released a parody named
TMZ
this chartbuster was hard to ignore but
is certainly easy to enjoy
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before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
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number one love story first inspired by
the tale of Romeo and Juliet Taylor
Swift took a classical approach for her
second album's lead single and captured
the essence of what it means to be in
love by writing her own lyrics Swift
caught the attention of critics and her
commercial looks made the video of
favorite amongst young viewers
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love story originated when Taylor's
family didn't necessarily embrace a
potential boyfriend and the experience
lets one of the best-selling singles of
all time
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a country and pop hybrid the song
showcases what Taylor does best
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so do you agree with our list [ __ ] don't
know what you don't know which tea Swiss
song is your favorite
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