Cardigan
Song by Aaron Dessner and Taylor SwiftWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
SarahHOST
Peter Pan, yeah.
SarahHOST
Yeah, Peter Cardigan, Peter Losing Wendy kind of stuff, which is, like, kind of messy.
LauraHOST
Yeah.
LauraHOST
Yeah, but we also know that she, like, likes to include names.
40 MINS LATER
LauraHOST
You mean this sweater? And
Taylor SwiftSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
when I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite.
SarahHOST
Plus, we know Cardigan is about Maddie because Taylor told us.
SarahHOST
I love you.
HannahHOST
happening.
HannahHOST
Well, it's because we're going to be talking about Cardigan, which I think is because it's song of all time,
ExquisiteHOST
maybe? You know, yes.
ExquisiteHOST
Well, even if it's not the song of all time, it contains the lyric of all time.
ExquisiteHOST
So we will get there.
ExquisiteHOST
We will get there.
ExquisiteHOST
But yeah, Cardigan.
HannahHOST
Cardigod, someone might say.
MorganHOST
I'm almost done, so I'll get to that in a second.
MorganHOST
Cardigan, August, and Exile have individually crossed a billion streams.
MorganHOST
And then last thing to say, I guess, is this obviously did...
MorganHOST
I think Cottagecore was kind of already becoming a thing, especially because of the pandemic.
13 MINS LATER
MorganHOST
Yeah.
MorganHOST
All right.
MorganHOST
Then moving into Cardigan.
MorganHOST
This is Swift and Antonoff.
MadelineHOST
As I was watching it, I appreciated her describing for the first time ever, she never usually tells us why, she described exactly why she chose it.
MadelineHOST
She was like, "I thought these are all connected by a memory, remembering something." And I was like, "Okay, that's great," but I'm asking why we did August and not Cardigan.
MadelineHOST
I Knew It, I Knew You, I knew you, da, da, da.
MadelineHOST
Like, I don't...
Nikki VelicidesHOST
We are associating...
Nikki VelicidesHOST
Her lyric, Peter losing Wendy and Cardigan, like, we are listening to that on a loop.
Nikki VelicidesHOST
She obviously performs it and I'm sure occasionally, occasionally listens to her own music.
Nikki VelicidesHOST
Like, if she's not preparing to perform, you know what I mean? Like, how often is she really engaging in these worlds that she
Will GanzCORRESPONDENT
She's written a song called Peter from Wendy's perspective.
Will GanzCORRESPONDENT
She has a lyric in Cardigan saying, try to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy.
Will GanzCORRESPONDENT
As for Travis, he has said in the past that Wendy peppercorn from the movie The Sandlot, so hot.
Will GanzCORRESPONDENT
So hot.
Charlie HardingHOST
Nate, I wanna play you three quick clips, and I want you to tell me something.
Charlie HardingHOST
Are these country songs?
Nate SloanHOST
Ooh.
Nate SloanHOST
A vexing question.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Setting shows out every night.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Have 'em dancing in the aisles.
Charlie HardingHOST
Obviously, these three songs are by Dolly Parton.
Charlie HardingHOST
After Jolene, Island in the Stream, and Nine to Five are Dolly's most streamed songs.
Mac MoreyPANELIST
Yeah, there we go, Wendy.
Bob FescoHOST
Yeah, in the song Cardigan, Taylor Swift sings, tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy, and I knew you'd come back to me.
Bob FescoHOST
She also has a song called Peter in her Tortured Poets Department album.
Bob FescoHOST
There we go.
Jerry CoatsHOST
You knew [laughs] I did not actually plan on shouting that, but [laughs] um, you knew it still hurts underneath my scars.
Jerry CoatsHOST
What? Scars like in Cardigan?
speaker_0ADVERTISER
Look at you, uh-
Jerry CoatsHOST
I know.
Jerry CoatsHOST
Where is...
Jerry CoatsHOST
Wait, what album is Cardigan in?
speaker_0ADVERTISER
Uh-
Jerry CoatsHOST
Folklore
Lacey GHOST
And, uh, performed it there.
Lacey GHOST
And they're saying she performed I Knew What I Knew You, and then August, Cardigan, Champagne Problems, and All Too Well.
Nick AdamsHOST
Oh, interesting song choices.
Amy NicholsHOST
Yeah.
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