"Unknown Ryan Adams Red outtake" (placeholder title) is an unreleased song by American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift from Red album. The song was confirmed by Ryan Adams in September 2015.
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He described the song as: “Right away, we sit down with guitars, and she has this incredible riff, like, really simple but totally effective, with this unbelievable, rolling harmonic line. It was clear to my right then why this artist is basically a solar star. I think some people are able to remain completely personal but able to create something at the same time that’s as vulnerable as any song can be.”
Those sessions were never released, but Adams reflects fondly on that batch of songs. “We cut a pretty cool, uncomplicated demo that sounded pretty vibey. It sounded like she was rolling her way to a pretty full, great record by then.”
"She basically already had this thing done," says Adams, a prolific singer-songwriter and five-time Grammy nominee whose music Swift has said helped shape her songwriting. "I just sat down and went, 'What about this?' And 'What about this?' We worked on a bridge, and we finished it. I guess I was the guy who could call people that would come in around 11 or 12 to jam."[1]
Nothing more is known about it. It is unknown as to why it wasn’t released on Red (Taylor’s Version).