“I've got some tricks up my sleeve, takes one to know one.” This week, we’re deep diving a fan request, “Cowboy like me” (evermore 2020). We go line by line, exploring the use of stylistic choices like starting with the word 'and.' Join us as we delve into the narrative structure of the song and attempt to understand the characters in the song, debate the fun factor of airport bars, and try to figure out exactly what exactly Taylor means when she says “cowboy like me.”

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Mentioned in this episode:

E19: Show & Tell - Satire

Robin Hood

The Life and Adventures of Joquin Murieta by John Rollin (TW: violence, violence against women)

The Lone Ranger

White Collar

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Episode Highlights:

[1:20] Introduction to “cowboy like me”

[3:30] “tennis court covered up with a tent-like thing”

[9:18] “sitting in an airport bar”

[13:45] Digging into the cowboy imagery

[22:33] The repeated stanzas

[30:25] “forever is the sweetest con”

[34:55] Getting into the purpose

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