{"id":11938,"date":"2021-03-19T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T08:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=11938"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:59:46","slug":"dark-blue-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/songs\/unreleased-songs\/dark-blue-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Blue Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11938\" class=\"elementor elementor-11938\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Dark Blue Tennessee<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1860f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1860f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unreleased | 2004<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7783353 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7783353\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570c847 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"570c847\" 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63f85dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"63f85dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b16286\" data-id=\"6b16286\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d is one of Taylor\u2019s numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/songs\/unreleased-songs\/\">unreleased songs<\/a>, written by her and Robert Ellis Orrall. It got leaked around 2004 because it was track eight on Taylor\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/demos\/taylor-swift-2004-2005-demo-cd\/\">2004-2005 Demo CD<\/a><\/em>. A piano demo later also surfaced online. Lyrically, the song is one of the darkest in Taylor\u2019s discography.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c886731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"c886731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__c886731\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9caa37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9caa37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background and Lyrical Theme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d is one of the darkest songs Taylor has ever written. It delves into the aftermath of a recent breakup, portraying a poignant narrative of two individuals too prideful and hesitant to acknowledge their lingering love and pain. The storyline takes a tragic turn in the bridge when one of them, overwhelmed by the emotional turmoil, reaches a breaking point and sadly resorts to suicide. The suicide note confesses enduring love and the decision to find solace in eternity in Tennessee, offering closure to the other and relieving them from any lingering worry or speculation.\n<br><br>\nIn an interview with the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/swiftlegacypodcast\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swift Legacy Podcast<\/a>\u201d Robert said that the inclusion of the suicide narrative was ultimately the reason why the song was not released:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53b388 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b53b388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abThat\u2019s what made the song too mature for the first album, cause that\u2019s really what it was. That was what we had no problem saying what it was. It was Romeo and Juliet, who doesn\u2019t love Romeo and Juliet? Taylor loves Romeo and Juliet. Maybe if we had never admitted that it would\u2019ve had a better shot.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Robert Ellis Orrall<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce7a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce7a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo this day, it is still Robert\u2019s favorite song he worked on with Taylor: \u201cI didn\u2019t say, \u2018Hey, why didn\u2019t that song go on the record?\u2019 I just felt that decisions are being made that are not mine to make. I\u2019m a songwriter and I was asked to produce some songs and I was grateful to do that and loved doing that. So I never asked but I had the feeling that it felt too mature for the first record.\u201d Everyone in Taylor\u2019s circle who knew of \u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d clearly stated that it was among their favorite songs she had ever written, though.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8ebaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3b8ebaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5411968536\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a810e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a810e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Almost on Fearless<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65250b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65250b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d was first recorded in 2004 for one of Taylor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/demos\/\">demo CDs<\/a>. A couple of years later, it was re-recorded when it was in consideration to be released on her second album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/\">Fearless<\/a><\/em> (2008). It was track five on a temporary <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/\"><em>Fearless<\/em> <\/a>tracklist in late 2007. Other songs on the shortlist included \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/songs\/unreleased-songs\/permanent-marker\/\">Permanent Marker<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/fearless-songs\/tell-me-why\/\">Tell Me Why<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/songs\/unreleased-songs\/i-would-lie\/\">I\u2019d Lie<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/fearless-songs\/fearless-song\/\">Fearless<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/speak-now-songs\/sparks-fly\/\">Sparks Fly<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/fearless-taylors-version\/bye-bye-baby\/\">Bye Bye Baby<\/a>\u201d (which was originally called \u201cThe One Thing\u201d). In the end it was still scrapped, though. Robert said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cc6ca elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"29cc6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abI got my hopes up about it being included on <i>Fearless<\/i>. I never knew how close it came to being included on that album because I never saw that list of songs on the mirror until someone put it on Instagram. And it's funny because her dad would call me all the time like, 'Rob, I told her she gotta put 'Dark Blue Tennessee' on the album!' And I was like, 'Scott, please stop telling her that! I wouldn't want my dad telling me what to put on my album, you're making it not go on the album!' But he loved it too, it was his favorite song of hers at the time.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Robert Ellis Orrall<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244eb13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"244eb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e968d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e968d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639723d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"639723d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br \/>He said,<br \/>\u201cI got me a nice new apartment in the city<br \/>Wouldn\u2019t you have hated that?<br \/>I\u2019m getting by with a broken heart you left me with\u201d<br \/>He hangs up the phone<br \/>And she whispers back<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Missing you like this is such sweet sorrow<br \/>Won\u2019t you come back to me?<br \/>I\u2019ll be here today<br \/>And here tomorrow<br \/>In dark blue Tennessee<\/p><p><strong>[Verse 2]<\/strong><br \/>He was lying<br \/>When he said he moved to LA<br \/>He\u2019s just hiding out on the other side of town<br \/>With his head in his hands<br \/>And she\u2019s just seven miles away<br \/>He\u2019s staring out the window and puts her picture down<br \/>Saying<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Missing you like this is such sweet sorrow<br \/>Won\u2019t you come back to me?<br \/>I\u2019ll be here today<br \/>And here tomorrow<br \/>In dark blue Tennessee<\/p><p><strong>[Bridge]<\/strong><br \/>She almost called him on the night that he wrote<br \/>These simple words on his goodbye note<\/p><p><strong>[Final Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Missing you like this is such sweet sorrow<br \/>Won\u2019t you come back to me?<br \/>I\u2019ll be here today<br \/>And here tomorrow<br \/>In dark blue Tennessee<\/p><p><strong>[Outro]<\/strong><br \/>In dark blue Tennessee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8588d47 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href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/songs\/unreleased-songs\/\">Unreleased<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Leaked<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\">2004<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Written<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\">2004<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Genre<\/th><td class=\"category hlist\">Country<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Length<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\"><span class=\"duration\"><span class=\"min\">3<\/span>:00<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\"><span class=\"nowrap\">Songwriters<\/span><\/th><td class=\"hlist\">Taylor Swift<br \/>Robert Ellis Orrall<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\"><span class=\"nowrap\">Producer<\/span><\/th><td class=\"hlist\">Robert Ellis Orrall<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0c5f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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Tracklist\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27bad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f27bad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dark-blue-tennessee.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Early Fearless Tracklist (2007)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzgwMTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8xMlwvZGFyay1ibHVlLXRlbm5lc3NlZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dark-blue-tennessee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38010\" alt=\"Early Fearless Tracklist (2007)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dark-blue-tennessee.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dark-blue-tennessee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dark-blue-tennessee-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Blue Tennessee Unreleased | 2004 \u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d is one of Taylor\u2019s numerous unreleased songs, written by her and Robert Ellis Orrall. It got leaked around 2004 because it was track eight on Taylor\u2019s 2004-2005 Demo CD. A piano demo later also surfaced online. Lyrically, the song is one of the darkest in Taylor\u2019s discography. Table of Contents Background and Lyrical Theme \u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d is one of the darkest songs Taylor has ever written. It delves into the aftermath of a recent breakup, portraying a poignant narrative of two individuals too prideful and hesitant to acknowledge their lingering love and pain. The storyline takes a tragic turn in the bridge when one of them, overwhelmed by the emotional turmoil, reaches a breaking point and sadly resorts to suicide. The suicide note confesses enduring love and the decision to find solace in eternity in Tennessee, offering closure to the other and relieving them from any lingering worry or speculation. In an interview with the \u201cSwift Legacy Podcast\u201d Robert said that the inclusion of the suicide narrative was ultimately the reason why the song was not released: \u00abThat\u2019s what made the song too mature for the first album, cause that\u2019s really what it was. That was what we had no problem saying what it was. It was Romeo and Juliet, who doesn\u2019t love Romeo and Juliet? Taylor loves Romeo and Juliet. Maybe if we had never admitted that it would\u2019ve had a better shot.\u00bb Robert Ellis Orrall To this day, it is still Robert\u2019s favorite song he worked on with Taylor: \u201cI didn\u2019t say, \u2018Hey, why didn\u2019t that song go on the record?\u2019 I just felt that decisions are being made that are not mine to make. I\u2019m a songwriter and I was asked to produce some songs and I was grateful to do that and loved doing that. So I never asked but I had the feeling that it felt too mature for the first record.\u201d Everyone in Taylor\u2019s circle who knew of \u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d clearly stated that it was among their favorite songs she had ever written, though. Almost on Fearless \u201cDark Blue Tennessee\u201d was first recorded in 2004 for one of Taylor\u2019s demo CDs. A couple of years later, it was re-recorded when it was in consideration to be released on her second album, Fearless (2008). It was track five on a temporary Fearless tracklist in late 2007. Other songs on the shortlist included \u201cPermanent Marker,\u201d \u201cTell Me Why,\u201d \u201cI\u2019d Lie,\u201d \u201cFearless,\u201d \u201cSparks Fly\u201d and \u201cBye Bye Baby\u201d (which was originally called \u201cThe One Thing\u201d). In the end it was still scrapped, though. Robert said: \u00abI got my hopes up about it being included on Fearless. I never knew how close it came to being included on that album because I never saw that list of songs on the mirror until someone put it on Instagram. And it\u2019s funny because her dad would call me all the time like, \u2018Rob, I told her she gotta put \u2018Dark Blue Tennessee\u2019 on the album!\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Scott, please stop telling her that! 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