All Too Well (Jake’s Version)

I was scrolling through the internet last Sunday morning and I was suddenly aware that Taylor Swift had released a new ten minute song. I was curious so I followed a link to You Tube and watched her performance on SNL from the night before. I was moved and inspired. What a beautiful song! Many favorite lines, but that one about dancing in the refrigerator light is still sticking with me. Some clicks later and there I was down the Taylor Swift rabbit hole. I did not know about the original version of this song from ten years ago or that everyone knows it is about Jake Gyllenhaal or that he and Taylor dated for three months back then. Something about the expansive emotion of this new version and the ridiculousness of Jake Gyllenhaal’s involvement really got my creative juices flowing. What does Jake think of all this? How does he remember those three months? Is he sorry? Has he changed? I couldn’t let it go and a week later here is “All Too Well (Jake’s Version).”

Also, thanks to KQED for getting the joke and sharing it! :)

This parody is a commentary on Taylor’s wonderful song. I believe it is covered by fair use doctrine and Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. More on this distinction here and here.