The Difference Between All too Well and All too Well (10 Minute Version)


You would think that two songs with the same basic lyrics wouldn’t hit so hard depending on the version you listen to. I, however, have this problem! I went through a really messy breakup with my ex fiancee back in 2016 and there are still songs that I can’t listen to; God Bless the Broken Road is one of those that still brings up painful memories because it was “our song”. 

The newest one that I will still listen to because I love it, but that hurts me (I almost always cry) is All too Well (10 Minute Version) by Taylor Swift. For some reason, the full 10 minute version makes me cry like a baby with certain lyrics: “You call me up again just to break me like a promise” is particularly painful. But only with the ten minute version. The original five minute version is totally fine. I can listen to it without issue, without crying, but the additional five minutes of lyrics drive me to tears. Couldn’t tell you why, but it shows that some lyrics can have a deep impact on the whole of a piece. 


When Sellnow talks about music as communication, this is what this means to me. The unique meanings that I attach to this particular song is that, while I love the song, it can sometimes make me sad or melancholic about a previous relationship that ended in 2016. 


Do you have a particular song that you attach to your significant other or relationship? Why did you pick it and what does that song symbolize for you?

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  1. Lexi HamelFebruary 13, 2024 at 12:41 PM

    For starters, I'm sorry to hear you went through a painful breakup. It seems like sounds, tastes, and smells follow us as we go through exciting or tough times.

    I have always been hesitant to share my favorite songs with people I date. I do this because I am afraid that I'll lose the person and then not be able to listen to the song. On a similar note, to this day, I refuse to watch my favorite movie with any guy until I'm married. Again, I do not want to associate potential bad memories with something that makes me so happy.

    That said, there are numerous songs I share with my close friends and family. I completely agree with Sellnow that music is a form of communication, and I believe it can strengthen relationships.

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  2. Kate ReinerFebruary 13, 2024 at 3:53 PM

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  3. Kate ReinerFebruary 13, 2024 at 4:14 PM

    Great topic. I too wrote on the illusion of life in music this week. So, your questions are just too irresistible to pass up. The answer is yes, I do have songs that I attach to old relationships and current ones.

    “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers is that song that’s buried in the relationship graveyard. I didn’t pick this song as a symbol of my relationship with an old boyfriend. In a way, he did. But anytime I hear I immediately feel triggered. It’s unfortunate because I rather liked the song at first. I’m sorry you have a similar thing with the songs God Bless the Broken Road and All Too Well. I listened to both after reading your post. Really good songs. Maybe one day we’ll both be able to reclaim these songs back from a past heartbreak?

    In contrast, “Rum and CocaCola” by The Andrews Sisters was/is my grandmother and I’s song. Which is funny because she wasn’t a rum drinker. She was big on iced tea. But I can’t hear this song and not think of her, smile, and think back to when life just seemed simpler.

    And then, of course, my husband and I danced to Michael Jackson’s “This is It” at our wedding. That song will hopefully forever be associated with happy memories.

    The way we relate to, and experience music compared to other forms of art is such an interesting phenomenon. It takes on so many shapes, so to speak, depending not just on the listener’s interpretation of a song but their association with it as well.

    Ho Hey: https://youtu.be/zvCBSSwgtg4?si=VUfCgbEsqtLEpL4q
    Rum and CocaCola: https://youtu.be/zGxL2uNr7bk?si=3b4hLSU0sOJTRxyZ
    This is it: https://youtu.be/W_SLU3m6uCA?si=L3D4LuofNJNoVLyH

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