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Ben Rogerson

“It's basically like, stream of consciousness, endless pouring out of emotion, intrusive thoughts, blended with metaphor, with discussion, with shouting”: Taylor Swift explains the songwriting trick that she and Jack Antonoff have used multiple times

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE)) Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium on August 20, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by TAS2024/Getty Images).

One of the calling cards of the Taylor Swift/Jack Antonoff songwriting partnership has been something that we now know they like to call the ‘rant bridge’.

Describing the concept in an interview with Howard Stern, Antonoff says: “You spend a whole song verse and chorus, you know, being super poetic and dancing around something and giving details and holding some back and, you know, creating a lot of mystery, and then you get to this bridge and you just crash the fuck out and you just, you know, at that point you've earned it.

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