Deep cut 'Haunted' is one of the most anticipated recordings on Speak Now (Taylor's Version). Revisit taylorswift13's epic live performance of it on an NBC Thanksgiving special over a decade ago.
Her nine-song setlist could have soundtracked a fairytale: There were dreamy renditions of “Sparks Fly” and “Enchanted,” but when she reached “Haunted,” Swift let the teenage angst that inspired it consume her completely.
This was nearly 13 years ago at this point, so most of the footage from the performance scattered across YouTube does in fact look like it was recorded using a microwave. But the emotion in Swift’s vocals, soaked in pure devastation at the loss of a love that was supposed to last forever, still cuts deep.
“‘Haunted’ is about the moment that you realize the person you’re in love with is drifting and fading fast. And you don’t know what to do, but in that period of time, in that phase of love, where it’s fading out, time moves so slowly,” Swift explained in an old post on her website. “Everything hinges on what that last text message said, and you’re realizing that he’s kind of falling out of love.
Backed by a full band, including a complete string section bringing the song’s orchestral highlights to the forefront, the “Haunted” performance was like the singer’s own short and sweet rock opera. “I wanted the music and the orchestration to reflect the intensity of the emotion the song is about, so we recorded strings with Paul Buckmaster at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles,” Swift added.
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