Watch Austin Butler’s Dramatic Reading of Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’
Austin Butler has made his case to appear on Taylor Swift ‘s next rerecording. Butler took part in W Magazine‘s Lyrical Improv segment, in which actors do a dramatic reading of a popular song. The Elvis star was given Swift’s 2012 hit, “Red,” and he turned the song into a devastating tale of heartbreak, adding to the already emotional lyrics with his low-toned voice and perfectly timed pauses. “Losing him was blue, like I’d never known / Missing him was dark gray, all alone / Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met / But loving him was red,” he read in the chorus. “Was that alright?” he asked with a laugh when he completed the task. Swift unveiled the Taylor’s Version of her Red album in 2021, and immediately debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 605,000 equivalent album units, and the 10-minute version of “All Too Well” sH๏τ to the top of the Hot 100 chart. “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)” was up for song ...