In this episode of Blank Plate, Sara and Laura unpack one of The Life Of A Showgirl’s most “mafioso” tracks! Corruption, greed, thoughtless ambition, loyalty, and lots of excellent storytelling have the ladies dissecting all the ties to Scott Borchetta and Taylor’s strained working relationship. P.S. do you agree with the ladies monthly album assignments?!

Chapters

(00:00) Welcome!

(00:45) What's On Our Plates

(07:58) Taylor Updates: Birthday Mashups, Assigning Taylor's Albums To Months, Documentary Easter Eggs, Merch Drops

(31:27) Analyzing "Father Figure"

(36:12) Personal Associations With "Father Figure"

(37:59) Folk"lore" Of The Song

(44:25) Verse 1: Mentor-Protege Dynamics, Power Imbalances, Rumpelstiltskin Metaphor

(51:37) Chorus 1: Manipulation, Exploitation, Calculated Moves, Leave It WITH Me

(58:01) Verse 2: Wealth Clues, Nothing New and Clara Bow Associations, Blind Loyalty

(01:04:13) Chorus 2: Fame and Notoriety, Owning Her Name

(01:05:24) Bridge: Shift In Narrative, Blind Ambition, Lack Of True Loyalty

(01:08:33) Chorus 3: Narration Insanity - Conversation or Not?

(01:20:06) Music Theory Analysis

(01:27:23) Favorite Lyrics & Ratings

(01:29:30) This Song As A Recipe

(01:31:41) Signing Off!

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Links Referenced

Swiftly Sung Stories Rumplestiltskin Theory

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