Today Rewind: Taylor Swift takes over morning show | Today Show Australia

Taylor Swift is on the way folks. He's off his moustache at this point. Yeah, it's magnificent. Ladies from right around the country like Gemma and her mum Jenny who've come up from Ballarat. Now she's not sure what she actually wrote in her entry in 25 words or less because she entered so many times she's not sure which one actually won but she is a big fan and as you can see lots of young girls with an average age of about 13 years. Hundreds of young ladies queued up here at Channel 9 this morning including Nikita and her mum who've even made up their own Taylor Swift t-shirts and they've brought one for Carl as well. That's going to look hot on you Carl. Let's have a look at the weather and see what's up. We like a low v-neck on you Carl. Coming in at number one on the most clicked it's Taylor Swift day. We're getting very excited so we thought we'd start most clicked with some very adorable clips of Taylor and her cat Meredith. So like we got nominated for Entertainer of the Year which is huge and wonderful and the thing about the ACMs is that it's fan voted. This is a weird position I'm just going to tell you. It's not lady like. It's not even cat like. She's comfortable isn't she? What happened to that cat's ears? She's a very cute cat. I think they're in braids. Just put them back. Who are at the front of the line for Taylor Swift girls. Tell us how long have you been here? Since 10pm. Since 10pm last night. So you actually slept here? Yeah we slept right here. Right here on the sidewalk. Tell us what it was like? They were like uncomfortable. There were like bugs in our hair and like all over our faces and yeah it was just gross. So why do you love Taylor Swift so much? She's the best. So what did you do for food? That. A nice healthy dinner down there Carl and Lisa. These girls are very keen. They've been here right throughout the night. They're pretty happy. There's a group of 6 of them all up but one of the girls is supposed to be at work today so she won't appear on camera. We'll get these girls back at the head of the line and we'll get you into the studio in around about half an hours time to get in there. You getting excited? Taylor Swift coming up. Number one fan. That looked like a very nutritional dinner to me. Number of food groups involved there. The kettle chip sea salt edition. You've got your salt food group and you've got your potato starchy food group. There's two right there. Puts some fire in the belly doesn't it? Good morning again. Well it's the day we've been waiting for as we prepare to welcome one of the world's biggest stars here into our studio. But before Taylor Swift steps on stage let's take a look back at the spectacular career of Miss Taylor Swift. She's the country cutie who took on the world at the age of 15. The success of her debut album launching her as a major country music star. Our song making her the youngest person ever to write and record a number one country hit. But that was just the start of it. When the follow up Fearless was released the love story with the world was in full bloom. And when it came to explaining her popularity she had all the right answers. There's a lot of talk about this whole crossover thing from country to pop. I like to use the word spillover because crossover to me just seems like you're leaving one place and going to another and I just don't think that that's what I'm doing. I have no intention of leaving country to go over to pop. Everybody get mad. You know it's really more about me singing country music and pop radio stations being nice enough to play it. Fearless was the biggest selling album of 2009 and the awards followed. Taylor Swift became the youngest ever person to win the Grammy for album of the year. I just feel like I'm standing here accepting an impossible dream right now and I just thank you so much for that. She was accepting awards everywhere occasionally under somewhat bizarre circumstances. But Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. What a moment that was. Then came Speak Now. A million units sold in the first week and the next year spent touring the world. She's also an actress of course. CSI. Valentine's Day. The Lorax. But it's the music that's made her a superstar. She's sung for presidents. Performed with legends. She's Billboard's Woman of the Year. The reigning artist of the year. And now Taylor's back with her fourth album Red. Again a number one smash. And it all just keeps getting bigger as Taylor travels the world promoting the album and picking up another batch of awards. Taylor Swift is built to success on catchy songs. Melodies that just won't leave your head and lyrics that touch the heart and echo the emotions of her fans. In fact it's been said her words could have been ripped from a suburban girl's diary. Oh what a catchy song that is. Taylor Swift performing here on the Today Show very very soon. It is a great morning. We're very excited. We've got some excited people outside who are going to be joining us here in the studio soon. And don't forget Taylor's new album Red is out now. And she'll also be performing at the ARIA Awards on Thursday night. There are some tickets still available and of course you can watch the ARIAs on go from 7.30pm. So there we are. We're in full Taylor Swift mode. We are good to go aren't we? Red hot. Good stuff Dickie. When does she get up on stage Dickie? She gets on in the next little bit. The next little bit. Stay tuned. Not too soon. The stage looks pretty good as well doesn't it? Yeah the stage looks great. All good. Thank you Dickie. Good morning to you Carlos. We're outside the studio at Channel 9 with some very exciting 1, 2, 3 Big trouble coming to the studio. We've got 300 people in the car park of Canon. Some of them have been sleeping here since 10 o'clock last night. We've finally made our way into the studio. I've been in charge of security this morning. Not doing a great job but ladies and gentlemen let's slowly make our way towards the studio door. Have a look at the excitement on these girls faces. They really are keen to get right inside this door and see Taylor Swift. That'll be happening in just a moment. It is time. Look at the faces. Look at the screams. These young girls have been here since 10 o'clock camped out. They'll be the first inside the studio to see Taylor Swift. Are we ready? Good luck Carl and Lisa. Here they come. No pushing. Take it easy Slowly everyone. Walking easy. Take it easy. Alright. We are in. It's like the DJ's Boxing Day sales. Even more frantic. Smart kids. Smart boy there. Smart young man. Alright next up some more entertainment with Richard Wilkins. Very exciting. Very exciting Carl. We're seeing red today of course up next. We're going to set the scene and chart the rise and rise of Taylor Swift. We are in control of this crowd. Everything They're just holding on. There's always one. They're just holding on aren't they Stevie? That was me squealing. Very excited. This is the mosh pit for Taylor Swift. Now Taylor she's just on the other side of that wall in there in the dressing room. She's probably watching the monitor right now. So Becky what would you like to say to Taylor right down the lens of the camera? Hi Taylor. You're really amazing and your songs are beautiful so thank you so much for them. We love you lots. Oh there we go. We are front and centre and the exciting news Taylor Swift's on her way. What Stevie's trying to do there is steal our thunder. That's our line. Taylor Swift is on the way folks. There she comes. Thank you. It's amazing to be back in Sydney. This is incredible. Take your eyes off his moustache at this point. It's magnificent. I really wanted to shave it off but this Movember thing we've got to go through with this. And you painted it red. I painted it red for your album. It's a match. In honour. In honour of your wonderful album. Congratulations on the success of the album. Thank you so much. Last time we spoke to you on the show it was just coming out. You were kind of apprehensive I hope it goes well. Bang through the roof. That must be crazy, exciting, a relief. All sorts of things. Absolutely. It's all because of the fans. They're the ones who went out and bought all those copies. I'm really hit a note though with the song Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together. For any girl who's ever been in a rebound relationship and for those who never have they're keeping it in their back pocket because it really is an anthem now. Thank you. It's crazy. It's just kind of, I think that people can just remember the chorus and it kind of gets stuck in your head. If you've ever been in one of those on and off relationships, it's kind of something that you can scream at the top of your lungs. I do scream it out too. It's not just for the girls. Don't you reckon? It's all part of what you do so beautifully well and that is articulate for the generation that follow you but not just that generation but a whole bunch of generations. How do you write such a catchy tune and connect with that audience like that? Thank you for saying that. I guess for me I just I don't know. I've just been writing about my life since I was 12. I started writing songs because when I'd have a difficult day at school or I'd be going through a hard time, I'd just tell myself it's okay, you can write a song about this later and so I think I trained my brain to be like, pain? Write a song about it. Intense feeling? Write a song about it and I've just been living like that ever since. So do you find yourself jotting down lines, planes, cars, anywhere you are? All the time. Mid-conversation. My friends are all used to me zoning out for a second in conversation and just getting up and walking to the other side of the room and singing into my phone and they're like, oh she's doing it again. I love you! I love you too! What comes with it? Are you sure she was talking to you? I think she was talking to myself. It's got a life of its own. What comes with that though is you are a huge role model now for young girls and do you feel that responsibility heavily? I feel like it's a part of my life that I shouldn't ignore and it's interesting because I'm 22 and at that point in your life people are like, you're 22! Go make mistakes! Learn your lessons the hard way! But in my life if I make my own mistakes and learn hard lessons, that's a news headline. So you kind of are living halfway going, okay I have a huge responsibility to do the right thing and then the other part of you is like, let's be spontaneous and live an exciting life. So you just kind of try to balance the two. You're a beautiful and very talented woman. Is it difficult to have a... Thank you! Is it difficult to go outside I don't particularly care to ask you about your personal situation but just in general, is it hard to find a guy to go out with where you have that privacy in your life? I don't know, I mean I don't really focus too much on that part of it. It's tough when it's like you have to worry about like cameras and paparazzi and all that but I mean I don't know, I just kind of fall in love with who I fall in love with. And do you reckon that bloke when he breaks up with you knows that he's going to cop it in the next album? It's a good single coming! It's not like a secret, you know? It's not like I was really hiding it from everybody that I write songs about my life. It's sort of like the main part of my personality and like who I am so I guess it's kind of like signing a consent form really. What that means for all of the rest of us is we want you to be happy but in a way we really don't want you to be happy. Yeah. Yeah, that's an interesting one isn't it? Because like you write most of your songs about really complex relationships and people are all like what happens if you end up in like a simple relationship where you're just really happy? Well the best songs come from tough times, right? Exactly, they do and that's I think when I need music the most and then I write songs about going through a tough time and I think that's kind of when people need to listen to music the most so it kind of works out. Your career is littered with highest ever first ever, best ever, biggest ever evers. Superlatives. Youngest person ever to win a Grammy for album of the year, all that stuff. Of what are you most proud? I think that's a huge one what you just said because that sounds crazy when you say it. But I think what I'm most proud of is the relationship I have with my fans where I feel like they really understand me I feel like you guys get about me and I really love that. It's like part of what gets me through when I'm having a really tough day is I feel like there are a huge amount of people who get where I'm coming from. And in terms of your song Writing, going from starting at such a young age and now transitioning as you are through into young adulthood, does the writing change and does who you pitch a song at change as you get older? I think that as an artist you try to change just to evolve for the sake of keeping things exciting for your fans, keeping things exciting for you. So with this album what I wanted to do was challenge myself by getting in the studio with people that I love like Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol. That naturally evolves what you do and kind of blends it with what someone else does and it essentially just causes this evolution of sound and I was really proud of that on the record. As well as huge album sales, you are huge on social media. Tell us about your cat Meredith. I saw that this morning and I was so excited because every time the cat is on TV I'm just so stoked about it. I don't know why she has no idea she's a cat. She's so awesome. She just always looks at me like I'm doing something weird. She's always just like judging me all the time. But she's so great. She's such a good traveler. I couldn't bring her to Australia but I bring her basically everywhere. I know, it's sad. Quarantine laws. That's boring. I'll see her when I go back to the US but it's crazy how many hits the videos of her have gotten. I didn't see that coming at all. You guys are hilarious for doing that. We had some of our viewers come in with some questions. Leanne Marie Brazier asks, what's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? I think that the people who say really live in the moment, really appreciate what's happening to you while it's happening. I think that's really good advice. And take pictures of everything. I take a lot of pictures. You Instagram a lot of stuff. I do. I was Instagramming from the dressing room because you guys had this giant bowl of candy in my dressing room. It's just amazing. We wanted you to be impressed. I was so impressed. I was like, these people get me. This is from Melissa, one of our viewers. She says, your fans know that you love to bake. So what is your favorite thing to bake? Right now it's like fall winter time in the US. So I've been baking a lot of things with cinnamon and nutmeg and gingerbread stuff and pumpkin spice stuff. Have you ever made a lamington? No, what is that? What's a lamington? Has Taylor got a treat? It's like sponge cake cut in half with cream in the middle and then chocolate on the outside and rolled in coconut. Oh my god. It's incredible. We've got to get you some lamingtons. That sounds so hard to make. Can I just get one? No, it's really simple. We'll get you a good recipe and we'll get you a finished product as well. There's one in the Channel 9 Bistro downstairs. Would someone mind running down and getting a lamington from the Channel 9 Bistro? I personally wouldn't eat anything from the Channel 9 Bistro. What about Tim Tams and pavlova and all that stuff? Tim Tams, yeah. We love those. You guys are killing it with the Tim Tams. Good response. Now, when you come back here, what is it like when you come back? Do you ever see a relationship evolving with your fans as they go from a younger age through to an older age? There's some older looking gentlemen. There's more boys now. It's crazy. There's a lot of guys whenever I look out into the audience. No, it's because you guys are hot and they know where you're going to be. Got it all covered. Someone else here, Michael, who's a boy, asks who's your biggest influence musically in terms of your vocal sound? Do you aim for anything or are you just doing your own thing? I don't think vocally I have a vocal role model, but I remember growing up thinking it was so cool what Faith Hill, Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks were doing. For me, the Dixie Chicks were always having so much fun and writing their own songs and playing their own instruments. That was what I wanted to follow. Sheryl Crow and people like that. We loved it when you sang with Stevie Nicks too. Thank you. That must have been a buzz. It was nerve wracking. I was terrified. She probably said the same about singing with you. That's sweet. Do you want to sing a song for us this morning? Yes! That's an absolute yes. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be back with Taylor Swift live on stage. Showtime as we prepare to welcome our very special guest live on stage. Performing the first single from her fabulous album Red. Please give it up for Taylor Swift. This time I'm telling Lord screaming that I'm right and you would hide away and find your peace of mind with some indie record that's much cooler than mine. You called me up yet tonight but this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you we used to think that we were forever ever and I used to say never say never so he calls me up and he's like I still love you and I'm like I'm just, I mean this is exhausting you know like we are never getting back together like ever. You are watching the Today Show live around Australia with our very special guest performing in the studio with the title track from her current album which is definitely the color of the day. Here's Taylor Swift with Red. Come on. Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite songs Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword Realizing there's no right answer But I wish that you never found out love could be there In this dark grey all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met Then him come flashbacks and echoes Tell myself it's time now And I still see it all in my head In this dark grey all met to it's burning street So we hope you're having a wonderful time we sure are with Taylor Swift and her fans. And Dickies Moe. If there's any kids watching that are a bit spooked it's okay. It's just painted it red in honor of Taylor Swift. What about her band too? Taylor's Band? Yes. Taylor Swift band very good indeed. Listen the album is red. Give generously to Moe Vember too while we're on the subject. The album is red. I think this song might have been inspired by you Carl in some way. It's called I Knew You Were Trouble. Ladies and gentlemen here's Taylor Swift. You got me alone I guess you didn't care and I guess I like that When I fell apart you took a step back Trouble when you walked in It's a shame on me now Two places I've never been Till you put me down oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in It's a shame on me now Two places I've never been Now I'm like cold hard ground Trouble, trouble, trouble Trouble, trouble, trouble No apologies He'll never see you cry Pretends he doesn't know that he's the reason why you try on me You try on me And I heard you were always on the street I knew nothing about it Now I see He was Lonely Two places I've never been Till you put me down oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in It's a shame on me Two places I've never been Now I'm like Trouble, trouble, trouble Trouble, trouble, trouble Saddest fear Comes creeping in That you never loved me Or her Or anyone Or anything Two places I've never been Trouble, trouble, trouble Trouble, trouble Well hasn't it been a wonderful morning Thank you so much from the bottom of our heart to you and your magnificent band for coming in so bright and early in the morning It's been fantastic You're late for school and late for work But that's a good thing Thank you so much for having me It's been a pleasure, it's been an absolute pleasure. What are you going to do while you're in the country? I'm going to hang out with these people. A few hugs as well. Yes, absolutely, that's going to happen. No, you go, no, no, no, you go, go on. Hey, no, no, I can't now. We just wanted to say thank you for being here, for coming to Australia. Congratulations on all your success. Thank you so much, it's amazing to be back. When are you going to come back and tour? Ooh, as soon as I can, definitely. I mean, these are the best crowds. Tomorrow on Today, the great Cash giveaway, don't miss it. And meantime, look who's joined the show. I Wake Up With Today.