There's a reason this blond beauty was named ACM Entertainer of the Year. She puts on one heck of a show! Taylor Swift's new "Sparks Fly" video would be rather hum-drum if one didn't know the footage was captured from four dates on her 'Speak Now' Tour, which just surpassed Paul McCartney's summer tour for most tickets sold. The magic and theatrics she's able to capture on stage rival what almost anyone else is able to dream up for a more Hollywood-like "produced" music video, and and you might be in it!This is the oldest song on "Speak Now" and Swift first performed the song live back in 2008. The chorus remains the same since its original outing, but some of the verses have been changed. Swift sings in this song of an attraction to a guy who is "a bad idea." She explained the lyrics on her website: "'Sparks Fly' is about falling for someone who you maybe shouldn't fall for, but you can't stop yourself because there's such a connection and chemistry. This is a song I wrote a few years ago and I have been working on it ever since. It's been awesome to see it change over the years. The fans have heard it before in concert, but there have been some really cool changes that I am very proud of."
Capturing the essence of a live show normally isn't a tall task for an artist. A Swift concert is more Broadway production than typical country concert, however. The 21-yesr-old the singer is giving millions of loyal fans a front-row seat to her show. One imagines this video's editor pulling his hair out at the roots trying to deciding what footage should be left on the cutting room floor. It seems like there is enough going on to justify a two-hour television event. Sadly we only get four minutes, a montage of explosive highlights from her international tour.
Much like the video is a thank-you letter to her fans, the tour also served as a way for Swift to show some love to her loyal followers. The country music cutie gives her devotees a tour experience in the clip by compiling footage from her ongoing traveling show across the US. The Christian Lamb-directed video perfectly encapsulates the tour's high-octane energy including theatrical set changes, dancers, aerialists, fireworks, pyrotechnics, costume changes and the occasional rainstorm. Still, all eyes are on Swift who is strutting her stuff, wiping her blonde hair and twirling around the stage in high spirit.
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