Ryan Hurd; Taylor Swift.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; John Shearer/Getty Images for TASRyan Hurdjust covered a recentTaylor Swiftrelease.On Monday, the country singer-songwriter released another cover of one of Swift’s songs. Hurd, 37, shared a slow-down version of the singer’s1989 (Taylor’s Version)vault song, “Now That We Don’t Talk.”He shared a video singing alongside songwriter Teddy Reimer in a collaborativeInstagram post, while he sang behind the piano and Reimer played the guitar in the background.Ryan Hurd and Teddy Reimer in January 2024.Ryan Hurd/Instagram“Now That We Don’t Talk from Teddy’s Studio. Every time I cover a Taylor song I am amazed at how perfectly they are written,” he began in the post’s caption. “Hope everybody has a beautiful week, let us know what you think of this one and share it with yo frands. (also, go listen toPlatonicin honor of the second verse).”Hurd’s cover follows the October 2023 release of Swift’s re-record of her October 2014 album,1989.“Now That We Don’t Talk” is Swift’s shortest song to date and chronicles the singer navigating an intense breakup. Swift documents changes in her ex’s life now that they don’t talk anymore.Swift previously said on Tumblr Musicthat it’s one of her favorite vault tracks from the album and “packs a punch.“Hurd is currently navigating his own breakup as he and estranged wifeMaren Morris, 33, are in the process offinalizing their divorce. The country starsinitially filed in October.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ryan Hurd in March 2022 in Las Vegas.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicPrior to Swift’s rerecords — which began with the release ofFearless (Taylor’s Version)in April 2021 — Hurd covered herreputationtrack “Dress” on tour in January 2019. Soon after, he released his rendition of Swift’sLoverstandout “False God,” after Hurdcovered the songduring hisPlatonic Tour.Hurd told PEOPLE in May 2020how he has “a massive amount of respect for [Swift] as a writer.”“[The lyrics are] just very poetic, and I think they feel like rock songs kind of when you start to get into them. When we did ‘Dress,’ it was amazing the way that she thought of building breath — she made sure that she could breathe into the chorus,” said PEOPLE.Taylor Swift on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicHe continued to share how Swift’s “False God” reminded him of Ernest Hemingway’s writing. “[‘False God’] the lyric reminded me of a Hemingway short story ‘Hills Like White Elephants,’ where these two people are having a conversation that is sort of circling around what they actually mean,” shared the songwriter. “And so I think it’s fun to do kind of a deeper cut on her stuff because only the people who really are into her catalog are familiar with it.”
Ryan Hurd; Taylor Swift.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS
Ryan Hurdjust covered a recentTaylor Swiftrelease.On Monday, the country singer-songwriter released another cover of one of Swift’s songs. Hurd, 37, shared a slow-down version of the singer’s1989 (Taylor’s Version)vault song, “Now That We Don’t Talk.”He shared a video singing alongside songwriter Teddy Reimer in a collaborativeInstagram post, while he sang behind the piano and Reimer played the guitar in the background.Ryan Hurd and Teddy Reimer in January 2024.Ryan Hurd/Instagram“Now That We Don’t Talk from Teddy’s Studio. Every time I cover a Taylor song I am amazed at how perfectly they are written,” he began in the post’s caption. “Hope everybody has a beautiful week, let us know what you think of this one and share it with yo frands. (also, go listen toPlatonicin honor of the second verse).”Hurd’s cover follows the October 2023 release of Swift’s re-record of her October 2014 album,1989.“Now That We Don’t Talk” is Swift’s shortest song to date and chronicles the singer navigating an intense breakup. Swift documents changes in her ex’s life now that they don’t talk anymore.Swift previously said on Tumblr Musicthat it’s one of her favorite vault tracks from the album and “packs a punch.“Hurd is currently navigating his own breakup as he and estranged wifeMaren Morris, 33, are in the process offinalizing their divorce. The country starsinitially filed in October.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ryan Hurd in March 2022 in Las Vegas.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicPrior to Swift’s rerecords — which began with the release ofFearless (Taylor’s Version)in April 2021 — Hurd covered herreputationtrack “Dress” on tour in January 2019. Soon after, he released his rendition of Swift’sLoverstandout “False God,” after Hurdcovered the songduring hisPlatonic Tour.Hurd told PEOPLE in May 2020how he has “a massive amount of respect for [Swift] as a writer.”“[The lyrics are] just very poetic, and I think they feel like rock songs kind of when you start to get into them. When we did ‘Dress,’ it was amazing the way that she thought of building breath — she made sure that she could breathe into the chorus,” said PEOPLE.Taylor Swift on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicHe continued to share how Swift’s “False God” reminded him of Ernest Hemingway’s writing. “[‘False God’] the lyric reminded me of a Hemingway short story ‘Hills Like White Elephants,’ where these two people are having a conversation that is sort of circling around what they actually mean,” shared the songwriter. “And so I think it’s fun to do kind of a deeper cut on her stuff because only the people who really are into her catalog are familiar with it.”
Ryan Hurdjust covered a recentTaylor Swiftrelease.
On Monday, the country singer-songwriter released another cover of one of Swift’s songs. Hurd, 37, shared a slow-down version of the singer’s1989 (Taylor’s Version)vault song, “Now That We Don’t Talk.”
He shared a video singing alongside songwriter Teddy Reimer in a collaborativeInstagram post, while he sang behind the piano and Reimer played the guitar in the background.
Ryan Hurd and Teddy Reimer in January 2024.Ryan Hurd/Instagram
Ryan Hurd/Instagram
“Now That We Don’t Talk from Teddy’s Studio. Every time I cover a Taylor song I am amazed at how perfectly they are written,” he began in the post’s caption. “Hope everybody has a beautiful week, let us know what you think of this one and share it with yo frands. (also, go listen toPlatonicin honor of the second verse).”
Hurd’s cover follows the October 2023 release of Swift’s re-record of her October 2014 album,1989.“Now That We Don’t Talk” is Swift’s shortest song to date and chronicles the singer navigating an intense breakup. Swift documents changes in her ex’s life now that they don’t talk anymore.Swift previously said on Tumblr Musicthat it’s one of her favorite vault tracks from the album and “packs a punch.”
Hurd is currently navigating his own breakup as he and estranged wifeMaren Morris, 33, are in the process offinalizing their divorce. The country starsinitially filed in October.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Ryan Hurd in March 2022 in Las Vegas.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Prior to Swift’s rerecords — which began with the release ofFearless (Taylor’s Version)in April 2021 — Hurd covered herreputationtrack “Dress” on tour in January 2019. Soon after, he released his rendition of Swift’sLoverstandout “False God,” after Hurdcovered the songduring hisPlatonic Tour.
Hurd told PEOPLE in May 2020how he has “a massive amount of respect for [Swift] as a writer.”
“[The lyrics are] just very poetic, and I think they feel like rock songs kind of when you start to get into them. When we did ‘Dress,’ it was amazing the way that she thought of building breath — she made sure that she could breathe into the chorus,” said PEOPLE.
Taylor Swift on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
He continued to share how Swift’s “False God” reminded him of Ernest Hemingway’s writing. “[‘False God’] the lyric reminded me of a Hemingway short story ‘Hills Like White Elephants,’ where these two people are having a conversation that is sort of circling around what they actually mean,” shared the songwriter. “And so I think it’s fun to do kind of a deeper cut on her stuff because only the people who really are into her catalog are familiar with it.”
source: people.com
