Summary
- Swift released an extended cut of her concert film, adding songs that were previously cut from the theatrical release.
- “No Body, No Crime” and “Seven (Interlude)” were not included in the movie to maintain the flow of the concert experience.
- Despite missing performances, fans can still enjoy the concert through fan-captured moments and speculations for upcoming songs.
Taylor Swift has cemented herself as one of the biggest and most relevant pop stars in the world. With her ongoing Eras Tour, her first stadium tour in five years following her record-breaking 10th studio album Midnights and similarly successful re-recordings of previous albums, Swift has delighted millions of fans globally and become one of the highest-grossing tour artists of all time.
She gave her devoted fans the concert experience once again by filming her show at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and turning it into a full-fledged movie spanning a runtime that boasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. As fans flocked to theaters to experience the epic production come to life on the big screen, they were also quick to notice that a bunch of songs were missing from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie.
Songs Featured in the Extended Cut of The Eras Tour Movie
When Swift announced that the concert film would be coming to Disney+, she also revealed that it would include three songs that were previously cut from the theatrical release – “The Archer” from Lover, “Long Live” from Speak Now, and “Wildest Dreams” from 1989. Naturally, Swifties across the world rejoiced at being able to relive the extraordinary moments and share the same with their families and friends from the comfort of their homes.
The overwhelming response from fans after the initial Disney+ release prompted Swift to release an extended cut of the concert film. She called it Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version). Along with the announcement, she revealed that the movie would add four more songs from the final setlist.
As promised, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) included hit performances from her albums. She had already revealed on Instagram that acoustic versions of “Maroon,” “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” and “You Are In Love” will be added to the runtime. But the Disney+ film surprised fans with live performances of “cardigan” and “I Can See You” as well.
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“No Body, No Crime” and “Seven (Interlude)” Still Missing
For a few tour dates, sister rock band HAIM was one of the opening acts. As a result, during her evermore set, Taylor Swift performed “no body, no crime” with them. The collaboration, despite being filmed, was noticeably excluded from the movie. Additionally, the pre-recorded, spoken word rendition of her song “seven” was also absent.
While the former is an imaginative take on a true-crime story, where the singer becomes part of her friend and her friend’s cheating husband’s missing person’s case, the latter is a nostalgia-soaked song about childhood and innocence and being of an age when you think all your problems can easily be solved. Both the live performances were quite evocative, with “seven (Interlude)” standing out for being read out like a poem in between her transition from one era to another.
Apart from her on-stage collaboration with the HAIM sisters, Taylor Swift has had other singers, friends, and actors join her on stage as well. Marcus Mumford was a surprise guest for the Las Vegas show, where he sang “Cowboy Like Me” with Swift. Her dear friend and longtime collaborator Aaron Dressner hopped on the stage a couple of times. Taylor and Dressner sang, “The Great War” and “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” from Midnights, and “mad woman” from folklore. Other artists that made an appearance to duet with Taylor were Phoebe Bridgers, Jack Antonoff, and Ice Spice.
Why “No Body, No Crime” and “Seven (Interlude)” Were Excluded
While keeping the overall runtime reasonable for streaming, it is possible that including more songs and additional performances may have disrupted the flow of a brilliantly edited concert. The production numbers featured in the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie are songs that are greatly admired by fans.
On the other hand, “no body, no crime” and “seven (interlude)” are more intimate songs. Their acoustic and poetic versions could have broken the movie-like feel crafted specifically to capture the tour on a massive scale. While fans would have loved to see these special collaborations, the movie focuses on giving them the Taylor concert viewing experience.
Every Set in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Ranked
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Despite the missing performances, Swifties are constantly getting their fix online. There is an endless chain of supply of fan-captured moments from the tour across social media. Through this personal documentation, those eager to relive the songs that were cut get to have that reasonably close experience.
As Taylor Swift gears up for her European leg, she has bestowed fans with a double album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. With 31 more songs and a million Swifties decoding clues, there are speculations about her fitting in a couple of songs from her latest album into the setlist. While it would be magical to see all of them officially in the movie, the omission is unsurprising and understandable. That said, The Eras Tour movie still stands as a spectacular time capsule of one of the biggest tours in music history.
