Preview Ryan Adams’ Cover Of Taylor Swift’s “Out Of The Woods”
Yesterday morning, we learned that Ryan Adams had spent the previous night embarking on a fascinating an unlikely project: He was covering all of Taylor Swift’s massive pop album 1989, making it sound vaguely like the Smiths and recording all of it. That first night, he recorded his versions of the first three songs on the album. And last night, he kept going with it, recording at least two of Swift’s songs, “Out Of The Woods” and “All You Had To Do Was Stay.” And he was nice enough to share quick audio clips of these radically altered versions of the songs. (It looks like he’s also done with a “spooky” version of “Shake It Off,” which “sounds like it could have been in True Detective in a driving scene or smthng.”) Thus far, everything sounds pretty amazing. Below, preview Adams’ covers and check out his progress, as he’s been documenting it on Twitter and Instagram.
Hey @taylorswift13
What a song. Wow. pic.twitter.com/MRVhhGTdKl
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Out of the Woods. Done. Epic Coda has 4 guitars!!
Now on to "All You Had To Do Is Stay"
#1989 @taylorswift13
SO FUN pic.twitter.com/E5hNaXmSF7
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
"All You Had To Do Was Stay"
as heard on the Eddie & the Cruisers Part 3: Reverb Police soundtrack
#1989 pic.twitter.com/TTYOnC9qT1
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Out of the Woods
Piano / Estes Pump Organ / 12 string acoustic
Big coda- like "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"
#1989 pic.twitter.com/TGN5DG7EXc
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Out of the woods…. Omg this is pretty and like – maybe the best sad song I ever did.
In the best way.
#1989 pic.twitter.com/kP15jGP3fG
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Out of the Woods is a waltz now
Damn pic.twitter.com/1UyfRfdbnb
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Shake It Off arranged like I'm on Fire
#1989 pic.twitter.com/VL1qdnjcrB
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Shake it off. Just finished.
Spooky
It sounds like it could have been in True Detective in a driving scene or smthng. pic.twitter.com/VwsrrZttQm
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015
Seriously, this might be my most anticipated album for the rest of the year.