Listen: Taylor Swift and Civil Wars' 'Safe & Sound' from 'The Hunger Games'
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Wow, that Taylor Swift can keep a secret. She surprised her fans very late Thursday night with the perfect Christmas present: a new song, “Safe & Sound,” which will be on “The Hunger Games” soundtrack. Better yet, the lovely, acoustic song features The Civil Wars.
We don’t know much about how the whole thing came about, but Swift started dropping hints via Twitter earlier in the evening that she had a surprise, and then, wham. The song, written by Swift and Civil Wars, is a lullaby of sorts, as she and The Civil Wars’ Joy Williams gently sing “Just close your eyes, the sun is going down/you’ll be alright, no one can hurt you now/Come morning light, you and I will be safe and sound” as a guitar and drum insistently and powerfully build, but never overwhelm the delicacy of the track. It's one of the prettiest songs we've heard Swift do.
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The song is already for sale on iTunes. The movie, starting Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, opens March 23.
What do you think? When you think “Hunger Games,” do you think Taylor Swift?
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December 23, 2011 at 3:54AM EST Reply to CommentHis name is Josh
jweezy
December 23, 2011 at 4:02AM EST Reply to CommentHonest;y the first Swift song I've ever liked and that's because of The Civil Wars. 'Barton Hollow' was an amazing album.
Jennifer
December 23, 2011 at 11:17AM EST Reply to Comment*Josh Hutcherson
Danielle
December 23, 2011 at 12:28PM EST Reply to CommentCan there be less taylor swift and a lot more civil wars?
nikki edgerton
December 23, 2011 at 3:02PM EST Reply to CommentWow it's definetly Josh Hutcherson
nikki edgerton
December 23, 2011 at 3:03PM EST Reply to CommentHis name is definetly Josh Hutcherson