Taylor Swift changed set list to add 'The Tortured Poets Department,' cuts this RI song

Katie Landeck, USA TODAY NETWORK - New England

So long to the 'Last Great American Dynasty.'

As the Eras Tour resumed in Paris, Taylor Swift changed up the setlist to add seven songs from her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."

And one of the songs to end up on the chopping block was her ode to her Rhode Island mansion, "The Last Great American Dynasty."

While dreaming up her eighth studio album Folklore during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift was inspired by the history of her home in Westerly (home to the famous 4th of July party) to write the song "The Last Great American Dynasty."

Prior to Swift, the house was owned by Rebekah Harkness, a divorcée who famously married into the Standard Oil fortune in 1947. Swift declares a kind-of kinship with Harkness in the song, who was known for antics like cleaning her pool with Dom Pérignon, her relationship with artist Salvador Dali, and dyeing her pet green, relating, it seems to Harkness's reputation.

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Songs cut from the Eras Tour set list

U.S. singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage at the Paris La Defense Arena as part of her Eras Tour in Nanterre, France, on May 9, 2024.
U.S. singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage at the Paris La Defense Arena as part of her Eras Tour in Nanterre, France, on May 9, 2024.

Swift gave a preview of the songs cut from her show in the first release of her Eras Tour movie. But these are the songs, organized by era, that were cut from her most recent set list.

  • From "Lover": "The Archer"

  • From "Evermore": "'Tis the Damn Season" and "Tolerate It"

  • From "Speak Now": "Long Live"

  • From "Folklore": "The 1" and "The Last Great American Dynasty"

The tortured poet debuted the new set in front of 40,000-plus fans at La Défense Arena in Paris.

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'The Tortured Poets Department' songs added to set list

Swift added these seven new songs from "Tortured Poets" to her set list:

  • "But Daddy I Love Him"

  • "So High School"

  • "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me"

  • "Down Bad"

  • "Fortnight"

  • "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"

  • "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart"

The eras in a new order

Swift switched up the order of her eras in the set list. Here's how the new show proceeds:

  1. "Lover"

  2. "Fearless"

  3. "Red"

  4. "Speak Now"

  5. "Reputation"

  6. "Folklore" and "Evermore" combined

  7. "1989"

  8. "The Tortured Poets Department"

  9. Acoustic set of rotating, secret songs

  10. "Midnights"

USA Today contributed to this article.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Taylor Swift Eras Tour setlist changes in Paris, cuts song with RI nod

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