Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cast of the Motion Picture “Cats”
Rebel Wilson & Robbie Fairchild
Jason Derulo
Jennifer Hudson &
James Corden & Idris Elba & & Jason Derulo
Danny Collins, Naoimh Morgan & Francesca Hayward & Francesca Hayward
Robbie Fairchild & Judi Dench
Francesca Hayward
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Ian McKellen
Steven McRae & Robbie Fairchild
Taylor Swift & Idris Elba
Laurie Davidson & Francesca Hayward & Judi Dench & Robbie Fairchild
Jennifer Hudson
Judi Dench
Taylor Swift
Composed specifically for the motion picture adaption of CATS, “Beautiful Ghosts” follows Victoria’s yearning for a future as ethereal and exciting as what Grizabella laments after in “Memory.” Partnering powerful imagery with haunting vocals over orchestral accompaniment, the stripped-back producti...
[Verse 1]
Follow me home if you dare to
I wouldn't know where to lead you
Should I take chances when no one took chances on me?
So I watch from the dark, wait for my life to start
With no beauty in my memory
[Chorus]
All that I wanted was to be wanted
Too young to wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
At least you have something, something to cling to
Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get let into
And the memories were lost long ago
But at least you have beautiful ghosts
[Verse 2]
Perilous night, their voices calling
A flicker of light before the dawning
Out here, the wild ones are taming the fear within me
Scared to call them my friends and be broken again
Is this hope just a mystical dream?
[Chorus]
All that I wanted was to be wanted
Too young to wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
At least you have something, something to cling to
Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get let into
And the memories were lost long ago
But at least you have beautiful ghosts
[Bridge]
And so maybe my home isn't what I had known
What I thought it would be
But I feel so alive with these phantoms of night
And I know that this life isn't safe, but it's wild and it's free
[Chorus]
All that I wanted was to be wanted
I'll never wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
With them, I have something, something to cling to
I never knew I'd love this world they've let me into
And the memories were lost long ago
So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts
And the memories were lost long ago
So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts
Beautiful Ghosts was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift.
Beautiful Ghosts was produced by Nile Rodgers & Greg Wells.
Taylor Swift released Beautiful Ghosts on Fri Nov 15 2019.
As transcribed by a fan on Tumblr, Swift told Zane Lowe:
I knew it would be right after Jennifer Hudson sings ‘Memory,’ and a young little kitten reflects off what she just heard and gives her, sort of her counter point of view. Because ‘Memory’ is Grizabella singing about how she had all these bea...
Writers Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber alongside Director Tom Hooper talked at length about how the song came into being:
No. According to an article published by Variety, “sources who’ve heard it [said] her recording is very much in keeping with the spirit of the rest of the musical, not positioned as a hit single.”
Webber shared via Instagram:
Taylor’s lyric for Beautiful Ghosts is
brilliant and her emotional performance of our song must be among the very best I’ve ever had.
The song received a “Best Original Song” nomination for the 2020 Golden Globes, which was revealed on December 9, 2019. Swift responded to the new via Twitter:
I woke up today to the news that ‘Beautiful Ghosts’ is nominated for a Golden Globe – it’s so cool that one of the most fun, fulfilling cre...