Why Swift’s Love Story is Romeo and Juliet meets Inception

from Decoding Taylor Swift · host Joe Romm and Toni Romm

How Swift’s bonkers Love Story reveals her Shakespearean imagination and ambition. It remains one of her most popular songs because, embedded in this bonkers fantasy-romance, is a deep understanding of the art of storytelling that is as layered as Christopher Nolan’s masterfully memorable movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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