Song of the Day #6,311: ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ – Taylor Swift

Continuing my ranked list of the songs on Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl

#3. ‘The Fate of Ophelia’

Taylor Swift has a history of picking bad lead singles (look no further than the selection of ‘Me!’ to introduce the otherwise phenomenal Lover). This time out she nailed it, dropping one of the catchiest songs in her whole discography.

‘The Fate of Ophelia’ kicks off the album with a burst of adrenaline, boasting a multi-part chorus that digs its hooks in deeper the longer it goes. It has a trademark Swift bridge, too, that downshifts for a spell before shooting back out of the gate. This song deserves all the records it’s breaking, and it might just get some curious listeners to read Hamlet.

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