Florida!!! by Taylor Swift didn’t make sense to me at all the first time I heard it. None of the pieces fit together. Press play and I’ll walk you through the moment it finally clicked, and why this song works exactly the way it does.

By the end, you’re going to hear it differently.

Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine) watch the lyric video

Track 8 on The Tortured Poets Department

Written by Taylor Swift and Florence Welch

Produced by Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift

Listen to the album: https://amzn.to/47ZOhKG

Florida by Lauren Groff (contains “Eyewall” short story) https://amzn.to/41yHB2B

Florence Welch discussing inspiration for "Florida!!!" (Rolling Stone interview): https://youtube.com/shorts/laqyHJd3ph0?si=HftDlOZClw7HID4m

Amazon Music Track by Track intro for "Florida!!!": https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D21G35YP

Florida State Seminoles Fight Song: https://youtu.be/NHPHWU5oiuA?si=Y3r1OTDbAWfR_Yib&t=46

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