Begin Again (track)
by Taylor Swift
Begin Again appears on the following album(s) by Taylor Swift:
- Red (track #16) (this album) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 02:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,376 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2026 01:05 | kakacluclu171009 | 522 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 15:16 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 02:09 | Cheddar | 5,249 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 19:15 | araidernomore | 4,833 | 78/100 |
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AAL2014 11/20/2023 04:45 | #300073
I remember reading somewhere that Taylor considers Red to be greatly influenced by Joni Mitchell’s Blue. Although there may be pages worth of differences between these two records on the surface, Begin Again serves as the biggest breadcrumb to that theory with lyrical similarities to Blue’s closer, The Last Time I Saw Richard.
Beyond the comparisons to Blue, what I hear in this album’s finale is a hopeful triumph both musically and lyrically. Especially after a record riddled with trials, trouble, cave-ins and disappointment. And hey, it’s a pretty solid tune too.
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