The song, which the pair collaborated on ten years ago, was finally heard by fans on Friday as part of ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’
Taylor Swift shows she appreciates Diane Warren.
On Sunday, Warren, 67, revealed that the pop star, 33, had sent her a bunch of beautiful white flowers to celebrate “Say Don’t Go,” a song they collaborated on nine years ago, which was released on Friday 1989 (Taylor version) rid.
Sharing a a picture of a flower gift — and furry companion — on X (formerly known as Twitter), the lyricist wrote, “Just got this from @taylorswift13, not a cat I already had 😻. If you want to know why she’s the biggest artist on the planet, this kind of kind and classy gesture is one more reason to #SayDontGo.”
The flowers were accompanied by a message from Swift: “Diane, it was a dream come true to write with you. I hope you love ‘Say Don’t Go’ as much as I do!! I send you the biggest hug! With love, Taylor.”
“Say Don’t Go” was one of five “From the Vault” tracks that appeared on the 1989 (Taylor Version).
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Warren — who has won multiple awards for her work, including a Grammy and two Golden Globes — wrote such classics as Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” and Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
In a new interview with Rolling stone released last week, Warren opened up about sitting down with the “Lavender Haze” singer to write a breakup ballad “from scratch.”
“There’s a time for everything, you know?” Warren said of the song that was finally released. “It took a while to see the light of day, but I’m glad it finally did. It was worth the wait.”
Diane Warren. Lisa O’Connor/AFP via Getty Taylor Swift shines on Twinkly, Dreamy 1989 (Taylor version): Breaking 5 new vault tracks
Warren added that Swift was “very particular about how she said certain things” while working on the lyrics. “She’s deeply aware of how much her fans want to hear something. I can’t explain it, but that’s probably why she’s the biggest fucking star in the world,” she told the publication.
Swift marked the exit in 1989 with an Instagram post on Friday featuring a series of photos of herself on the beach.
“✨🫶 My name is Taylor and I was born in 1989 🫶✨,” she captioned the carousel of pictures.
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The post also included a handwritten no from the musician, in which she opened up about reconsidering the album.
“I was born in 1989, reinvented for the first time in 2014, and a part of me was brought back in 2023 with the re-release of this album I love so much,” Swift wrote. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the magic you would sprinkle over my life for so long.”
She continued: “This moment is a reflection of the forest through which we wandered and all this love between us that still shines in the darkest darkness. I present to you, with gratitude and wild wonder, my version in 1989. It was waiting for you. Taylor.”
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