This week, Alicia and Melissa wander back in time as Taylor revisits a long-ago love affair that left her feeling like a crumpled up piece of paper lying here - and they remember it all too well. From Scarf Stealer's (Jake Gyllenhaal's) apparent continuing pattern of seducing women way too young for him - which is certainly one part of this song's origin story - to the glittering emotional clarity of these lyrics, our Swiftorians drink in this phenomenal and heartbreaking story set to music.

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Sources

Rolling Stone: Taylor Swift (Amazon.com)

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video) (YouTube)

Taylor Swift - All Too Well (Sad Girl Autumn Verion) - Recorded at Long Pond Studios (YouTube)

Taylor Swift - All Too Well: The Short Film (YouTube)

The Movie Star and Me, by Domenica Feraud (medium.com)

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