From her US million selling 'Speak Now'
Spyke
In the same way that Behind These Hazel Eyes gave us a slightly darker and rockier sound from Kelly Clarkson, this track offers us something different from Taylor Swift.
Whereas the majority of 'Speak Now' is very much a country album, this song is the main exception. There is more production with drums and violins kicking in from the word go, giving it plenty of momentum. Once the mood of the song is set, Taylor breaks in sounding both vulnerable and scared. A lot of Taylor's releases get branded as poor attempts to recreate Love Story but this track doesn't try and is all the better for it. Going through the emotions of a break up this track really captures the pain and grievances involved. As she sings the chorus 'Come on, come on don't leave me like this' you can see Taylor begging to have her ex return to her.
I think this would provide the ideal second single from the album here in the UK; the mix of strong emotions and poppy feel would provide a much more successful crossover hit than anything else on the album.
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