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the last great american dynasty by Taylor Swift
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“the last great american dynasty” follows the story of Rebekah Harkness, a patron of the arts, and founder of the Rebekah Harkness Foundation.
In 2013, Swift bought a Rhode Island mansion once owned by Rebekah Harkness. The mansion is known as “Holiday House.”
Taylor draws subtle comparisons betwe...
the last great american dynasty Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
[Chorus]
And they said
"There goes the last great American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything"
[Verse 2]
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
[Chorus]
And they said
"There goes the last great American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything"
[Bridge]
They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
And then it was bought by me
[Chorus]
Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
[Outro]
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
A marvelous time ruining everything
A marvelous time
I had a marvelous time
the last great american dynasty Q&A
Who wrote the last great american dynasty's ?
the last great american dynasty was written by Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift.
Who produced the last great american dynasty's ?
the last great american dynasty was produced by Aaron Dessner.
When did Taylor Swift release the last great american dynasty?
Taylor Swift released the last great american dynasty on Fri Jul 24 2020.
How did this song perform on the charts?
“the last great american dynasty” debuted at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week of August 8, 2020.
When did Swift learn about Rebekah Harkness?
Swift told Entertainment Weekly:
I learned about her as soon as I was being walked through [her former Rhode Island] home. I got the house when I was in my early twenties as a place for my family to congregate and be together. I was told about her, I think, by the real estate agent who was walking...
What did Taylor Swift say about "the last great american dynasty"?
Swift told People in March 2021:
I’m really proud of [the lyric] ‘She had a marvelous time ruining everything’ from ‘the last great american dynasty’ because it’s about what happens when women step out of their cages and run. It can be a real pearl-clutching moment for society when a woman owns her...
What else have the artists said about the song?
On a conversation with Aaron Desner and Jack Antonoff for folklore: the long pond studio sessions, they said this:
Taylor:
I had been wanting to write a song about Rebekah Harkness since 2013, probably, and I’d never figure out the right way to do it because there was never a track that felt like...