Swift’s ‘Tis The Damn Season is as misunderstood as Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken

from Decoding Taylor Swift · host Joe Romm and Toni Romm

‘Tis the Damn Season is one of Taylor’s most emotionally complex songs. But the song repeatedly refers to Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Not Taken, which has been called “The Most Misread Poem in America.” So, Joe and Toni decode both to reveal the devastating meaning of her song and how it connects to another poignant masterpiece from 2020, Cardigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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