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Taylor Swift Plays ‘I Hate It Here’ Live for the First Time, Paired With ‘The Lakes’
'The Tortured Poets Department' met 'Folklore,' on which Taylor Swift sings of "the lakes, where all the poets went to die," at a Cardiff, Wales show.
Swift’s surprise song set, which is the acoustic section of the show, featured the live debut of The Anthology edition of Tortured Poets ‘ “I Hate It Here” paired in a melancholy piano mashup with Folklore bonus track “The Lakes” at Principality Stadium. Like she’s done several times on the European leg of the tour, with its general admission, standing room-only floor setup, Swift paused mid-performance to flag security for someone in the crowd who needed help. Before her piano number, Swift played an acoustic mashup of Lover ‘s “I Forgot That You Existed” with Reputation ‘s “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” complete with audience-amplified laughter as she tried to sing, “And here’s to you, ’cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do,” topping it off with “I can’t even say it with a straight face.” ( Fans pointed out the timing of Swift’s song choice falling on June 18, which happens to be Scooter Braun’s birthday.)
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