Taylor Swift is no stranger to a duet. She’s had her fair share of high profile collaborations, but she’s also had a few that fell on the other side of the spectrum. With a career as storied as Swift’s is, it stands to reason that fans would forget about a moment or two. Revisit three Swift duets you might have forgotten about, below.
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3 Rare Taylor Swift Duets You Probably Forgot About
1. Swift and Zac Efron on The Ellen Show
Zac Efron has proved his musical chops time and time again. In 2012, he joined Swift on The Ellen Show for an “impromptu” musical moment. The pair jokingly grabbed two guitars and made up a song on the spot. In typical talk show fashion, the tongue-in-cheek song was almost certainly pre-arranged. Nevertheless, it’s still appealing to see these two unlikely duet partners play off each other.
2. Swift and Def Leppard for CMT Crossroads (2009)
No one would likely pair up Swift with a rock group. Though she has proven she can be a genre bender, she hasn’t ventured too far into hard rock. She did, however, join forces with Def Leppard in 2009 for an installment of CMT Crossroads, a TV event that pairs up unlikely duet partners. The country-turned-pop star added vocals to the band’s “Hysteria.” She managed to become a rocker in that moment.
Out of me, into you, yeah
You can hide it’s just a one way street
Oh, I believe I’m in you, yeah
Open wide, that’s right, dream me off my feet
Oh, believe in me
3. “Half of My Heart” with John Mayer (2010)
Though she isn’t featured prominently on Mayer’s “Half of My Heart,” it still counts as a duet. It’s an artifact from a time before Swift and Mayer started tearing down one another’s banners. Swift’s vocals add a sweetness to this track. It’s a shame things didn’t work out. Their vocals seem tailor made for one another.
Oh, half of my heart’s got a grip on the situation
Half of my heart takes time
Half of my heart’s got a right mind to tell you
That I can’t keep loving you
Oh, with half of my heart
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