Taylor Swift Fans Were ‘Transported to 2009’ by Iconic Alt Rocker’s ‘Delightful’ Cover of Early Hit originally appeared on Parade.
Taylor Swift felt themselves transported back to the beginning of her illustrious career when an early aughts icon covered one of her first hits.
Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick took to TikTok on Monday, July 21, with a brief snippet of his version of “Our Song,” riling fans up over the “delightful” rendition that left listeners begging for more.
“That dude from Bowling for Soup sings Taylor Swift,” he wrote over the video, before admitting, “I think I know the words to this ‘cause my kid listened to it about 10,000 times.”
“Wish me luck—be nice!” he added before launching into the track.
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“She can sure write a song!!!” he applauded in the caption.
Fans had nothing but rave reviews for the “cover we didn’t know we needed ❤️,” with one describing it as “Just freaking delightful.”
“IN LOVEEE,” another viewer exclaimed, while someone else agreed, “this makes my swemo heart soar,” referring to the mashup of the words “Swift” and “emo.”
“This is my favorite niche,” another declared, with another swemo fan suggesting the mashup be named “Bowling for Swift!”
“I feel like my childhood is coming for me on here, my fav childhood Taylor Swift song, Bowling for Soup, and just before this was All American Rejects singing gives you hell…” someone else admitted. “are you guys sure we haven’t been transported to like 2009?”
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Countless commenters begged for a formal release of the full cover, with one stating, “gonna need the ability to download THIS version, please….”
“10/10 👏 now release the full version so I can stream it all day, please! 🙏,” another agreed.
“Oh, please. A full cover!!! 🥰🥰,” a third person cheered, as someone else reiterated, “We need this to be released! I love this song and I adore it so much more with you singing it 🥰❤️.”
“Can you just cover all of her hits?” another suggested. “I love this so much.”
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Taylor Swift Fans Were ‘Transported to 2009’ by Iconic Alt Rocker’s ‘Delightful’ Cover of Early Hit first appeared on Parade on Jul 22, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 22, 2025, where it first appeared.