Taylor Swift celebrated the one-year anniversary of the release of folklore by releasing an alternative version of “The Lakes.”
She wrote on social media Saturday (July 25th), “To say thank you for all you have done to make this album what it was, I wanted to give you the original version of The Lakes. Happy 1 year anniversary to Rebekah, Betty, Inez, James, Augustine and the stories we all created around them. Happy Anniversary, folklore.”
“The Lakes (Original Version)” showcases producer Jack Antonoff’s original plan for the song. He described it to Billboard as a “big orchestral version,” adding, “I had gotten lost in the string arrangements and all this stuff, and I took everything out.”
