Summary

• Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) features more of Swift's songs, but still cuts some beloved favorites to keep runtime reasonable.
• More songs from Lover, folklore, evermore, and Midnights are featured in the concert movie.
• Some standout old songs like "Holy Ground" and "Sparks Fly" are excluded from the regular setlist.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) features more songs than any other recorded version of the concert, but there are still songs that Swifties will wish could have been included. Swift has already pushed the envelope of what a concert can be by showcasing her entire career, comprising 10 studio albums, in a concert that is over three hours long. There is a limit to what can be included in each era to keep the runtime of both the concert and the movie reasonable, but with literally hundreds of songs to choose from, someone's beloved favorite will inevitably be cut.

Lover, folklore, evermore, and Midnights are given preference; more songs from these eras appear in the concert movie because they are more recent and Swift never did individual tours for these albums. every song in the Eras Tour movie, there is another that is sadly left out.

10 Mr. Perfectly Fine

Fearless Era

Fearless was the first album Swift re-released under the “Taylor’s Version” banner. The revamped album brought with it the “from the vault” song “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” which stands out among the additions to the original Fearless song list. “Mr. Perfectly Fine” amazingly takes listeners back with the signature Fearless style and tone. It would have made a complex performance to include songs that represent both what Fearless is then and what it is now. However, since it is an older album, the Fearless set is restricted to the songs that constitute defining moments of Swift’s career.

At the time of writing, Reputation and Swift's self-titled debut album are the only albums she has not re-released to reclaim the rights to them.

9 Holy Ground

Red Era

“Holy Ground” is an underrated song from the Red era, with similar themes to folklore’s “the 1.” “Holy Ground” also stands out among Swift’s acoustic-based songs because it has a much faster beat. A few measures in, it is overtaken by a steady drumbeat, with pauses in the percussion at key points during the chorus. Its structure pairs well with lyrics reminiscing about a cherished past relationship.

“Holy Ground” is quick enough to keep a stadium energized, even if it is distinct from the big Red party songs. It might not be suited to a full cast of backup dancers, but a few performing more scene-like choreography as they do for “Lover” would be appropriate. “Holy Ground” lends itself well to performances, but it is cut from the Eras Tour with only the biggest hits of Red making it into the set.

8 No Body, No Crime

Evermore Era

Unfortunately, “no body, no crime” is still missing from the Eras Tour movie, which she performs with the band HAIM. The evermore era comprises several beautifully written songs, yet it is a little slow since most of these songs are melancholy serenades. The different pace and themes of “no body, no crime” would round out evermore's set, and possibly would replace “tolerate it” if it weren’t dependent on another band’s presence. HAIM did perform with Swift for one night at SoFi Stadium, but their appearance, as well as those of Gracie Abrams, Owenn, and GAYLE, are cut from the movie (via sofistadium.com).

7 Out Of The Woods

1989 Era

Despite having a relatively small amount of unique lyrics since so much of the song is easy to sing along to repetition, “Out Of The Woods” still tells a clear and relatable story.

There are simply too many amazing pop songs from Swift's defining pop album 1989, which marked her first major genre shift. However, “Out Of The Woods” is one of the most popular tracks which, in the days of the 1989 tour, involved a backdrop like the evermore era's which could have recaptured with the Eras Tour’s screens and pine tree set pieces. Despite having a relatively small amount of unique lyrics since so much of the song is easy to sing along to repetition, “Out Of The Woods” still tells a clear and relatable story.

6 Paris

Midnights Era

"Paris" is an upbeat addition to the Midnights album, using clever allusions to the craze of mainstream media and the analogy of the City of Love to tell a unique love story. This brilliant song could have been slotted in just after "Anti-Hero" with Swift continuing to take the stage by herself and some graphics of the Eiffel Tower on the screens. A costume change wouldn't have even been necessary — the Oscar de la Renta sequin shirt dress can stay, being one of the best ensembles of every outfit Swift wears in the Eras Tour movie.

5 Sparks Fly

Speak Now Era

The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) fixes the theatrical version by including “Long Live,” so there is more than one Speak Now song. However, the Speak Now set is still different because most of the other eras are simply that album's smash hit singles. A song that was popular at the time of Speak Now that certainly deserves to be a part of the Eras Tour movie is “Sparks Fly,” due to its ionate and clever lyrics. Swifties can still rock out to the electric guitar and the punchy “Drop everything now, meet me in the pouring rain.”

4 Getaway Car

Reputation Era

“Getaway Car” is a popular song, and the reason it is not regularly a part of the Eras Tour is likely because of how the Reputation era is structured rather than the quality of the song itself. “Ready For It?” is the best possible choice to open the era, while the other three songs — “Delicate,” “Don’t Blame Me,” and “Look What You Made Do” — rank about above “Getaway Car” in of relevance. There is possibly a way to trim “Delicate” and combine it with an excerpt from “Getaway Car,” but it is understandable why they didn’t do this.

3 Paper Rings

Lover Era

"Paper Rings" is a track from Lover that centers around the forever uplifting lyrics of “I like shiny things / but I’d marry you with paper rings.” It would be an interesting addition to the Lover set because it would likely still involve a big dance number but might have a different style of choreography than “The Man” or “You Need To Calm Down.” Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy’s Dancing with the Stars routine shows how well the song pairs with a quickstep. “Paper Rings” might have also worked as one of the surprise songs included in the movie.

2 New Romantics

1989 Era

"New Romantics" is another highlight from the album that won Swift her second Grammy for Album of the Year. It has an unrivaled beat, rolling off oddly inspirational lyrics about having a laissez-faire attitude toward love and life. The lyrics “I could build a castle / Out of all the bricks they threw at me” and “Heartbreak is the national anthem / We sing it proudly” are some of her best. "New Romantics" would have worked well coming after “Style,” which is undoubtedly the best opener for the 1989 era.

Swift recently broke the record for the most Album of the Year wins, for Fearless, 1989, folklore, and Midnights.

1 Bigger Than The Whole Sky

Midnights Era

At the beginning of the concert movie, Swift talks about the feeling of a “soulmate crowd situation.”

At the beginning of the concert movie, Swift talks about the feeling of a “soulmate crowd situation.” In this way, she strangely makes the song she sings next, “Lover,” about her and the audience. She could have possibly done this again if “Bigger Than The Whole Sky” was the second to last song, indicating to the Swifties that the show is almost over, and she wants to thank them, before launching into the lyrics: “Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye / You were bigger than the whole sky / You were more than just a short time.”

Additionally, the one thing that the Midnights set at the end of the Eras Tour is surprisingly missing is the slow heartbreak ballad. “Snow On The Beach” is a strong contender to be this addition. However, the lyrics of “Bigger Than The Whole Sky” are sweet and earnest and would make for a great performance. While this song would have contributed to a strong conclusion for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), it’s not as if Swifties are complaining much when they can now watch the concert as many times as they want.

Source: sofistadium.com