Ryan Adams Covering Taylor Swift’s 1989 Album

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Ryan Adams at Newport Folk Fest, 2014. Photo by Josh Wool.

Ryan Adams is recording a cover version of Taylor Swift’s 1989 album. The news was confirmed in a Twitter exchange between the two songwriters.

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“Taylor Swift is one of the most fucking amazing writers I’ve ever seen,” Adams told American Songwriter in a 2014 cover story. “I’ve sat in this room with her before and heard a song she was constructing on the spot and it was unbelievable. It was pure alchemy. I couldn’t be any different.”

You can catch a clip of Adams’ version of “Welcome To New York” on his Twitter page @TheRyanAdams

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