00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for Taylor Swift's live performances
00:12that sent our chills into their overdrive era.
00:24Number 10.
00:25Death by a Thousand Cuts – Taylor Swift's City of Lover Concert
00:29If you needed a performance to prove why Taylor Swift is an elite-tier artist, this is it.
00:42Just her, her guitar, and that breathtaking instrument she calls her voice.
00:46When you can emote so powerfully through sound, nothing more is needed.
00:50Here, Swift pours her heart into a breakup song so raw and painful it aches.
01:02The track was inspired by the Netflix rom-com Someone Great, a film that profoundly moved
01:07her, even seeping into her dreams.
01:10She later discovered that the film's creator, Jennifer Caton Robinson, had worked on the
01:14script while listening to 1989, particularly clean.
01:17What makes this performance unforgettable is its simplicity, stripping everything away
01:22to create an experience that feels universally relatable.
01:32Number 9.
01:33Ronin – Stand Up To Cancer
01:35Given the inspiration behind this number, it's hard not to feel moved, no matter where
01:40or how you hear it.
01:49What makes it even more powerful is that Swift performed it at the Stand Up To Cancer televised
01:53charity event.
01:54Her voice carries so much emotion, and you can see it in her eyes, too, as she recounts
01:59the grieving mother's blog posts that inspired the song.
02:06Honestly, we don't know how she managed to get through it without breaking down.
02:13We could barely see her through our own tears.
02:15It's a heartfelt tribute to a life cut tragically short, and Taylor pours every ounce of herself
02:20into honoring his and his family's story.
02:30Number 8.
02:31I Did Something Bad – 46th Annual American Music Awards
02:35From the moment she steps on stage, Swift doesn't just captivate, she commands, pulling
02:41us into her orbit and making sure we're hanging on to each note and every lyric.
03:00This song is Swift's armor, forged from the fire of relentless bad press, and now
03:05that she has the world's attention, she's ready to unleash everything she's been holding
03:09back.
03:10She called writing reputation, quote, cathartic, and this performance makes that crystal clear.
03:23From the red-hot staging to the sharp choreography to her fierce vocal delivery, Swift channels
03:28her rage and frustration into a relentless takedown of those who try to break her.
03:33This was her battle cry, and we were ready to fall in line.
03:44Number 7.
03:45Marjorie – Taylor Swift The Heiress Tour
03:47How many modern artists wear their hearts on their sleeves quite like Taylor?
03:52Marjorie is a heartfelt tribute to her late grandmother, who encouraged Taylor's dream
03:55of becoming a musician.
04:06As she sings, you can feel the love and bond they shared, with her grandmother's memory
04:10living on through every note.
04:12The audience lights up the stadium, yet the performance feels deeply personal and intimate
04:16as if Taylor's memories are unfolding before us in her words.
04:26It's a performance that is so moving that it makes us wish our own grandparents were
04:30beside us, watching so that we could hug them tightly.
04:33Really, it's a love letter in a song, and it's beautifully timeless.
04:45Number 6.
04:47Taylor Swift – Speak Now World Tour Live
04:49Taylor brings such a mix of unfiltered passion, theatrical spectacle, and overwhelming sonic
04:55power to this performance that we can almost imagine it on a Broadway stage.
05:05From hitting that bell with all that she's got to the dancers descending from it, this
05:09is a performance where if you blink, you'll miss something incredible.
05:13You can also feel every twisted, painful moment of the relationship she's singing about.
05:26She pours so much of herself into every lyric, combining vulnerability and defiance in a
05:31way that cuts deep.
05:33It's intense, it's raw, and it's so damn powerful that you can't help but get goosebumps.
05:38Few artists can make songs about heartbreak and darkness feel this real.
05:51Number 5.
05:52Long Live and New Year's Day – Taylor Swift – Reputation Stadium Tour
05:56We can't talk about the Reputation Tour without noting how Swift transforms clean from heartache
06:01into a breathtaking moment of emotional clarity.
06:12Then there's Long Live, a performance that hits us right in the heart every time.
06:25She sings about her biggest highs, inviting us to share in her victories and be part of
06:29every moment as if we've been there with her all along.
06:32In many ways, true Swifties actually have.
06:43She then smoothly transitions into New Year's Day, where her sincerity and unfiltered honesty
06:48radiate through every second.
06:49In a sea of flashing lights and high-energy moments, this performance hits you with a
06:54quiet, unshakable emotional force that lingers long after.
07:08Number 4.
07:09All Too Well – 56th Annual Grammy Awards It's just Taylor, a piano, a gorgeous dress,
07:15and her lucky number 13.
07:17Yet again, she lays bare an unflinching, stirring honesty that's almost overwhelming to hear.
07:23Apparently, this was a tough one to write, as she had to, quote, filter through her emotions
07:34to carefully choose what to include without making it too long.
07:38We just have to wait a bit for the 10-minute version in all its glory.
07:41In this performance, it feels like she's not aware of the countless people watching.
07:45Instead, she's just reliving these personal memories.
07:56Starting soft and wistful, she builds intensity with head-banging moments that punctuate her
08:01emotional whirlwind.
08:03Every moment feels like peeling back an old scar, exposing something intensely personal
08:07but somehow familiar to anyone who's ever loved and lost.
08:19Number 3.
08:20We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Rock Version – Taylor Swift – The 1989 World
08:25Tour Live If any artist knows how to keep us on our
08:28toes, it's Taylor.
08:30For example, when she reimagined this old classic with a rockier edge.
08:34This high-energy performance strips away the original track's gloss and replaces it
08:38with a gritty intensity that perfectly captures the messiness of a frustrating breakup.
08:51The aggressive instrumentation and bold vocals amplify the defiant energy to a whole new
08:56level.
08:57It's like she's added a few more nevers as she turns her breakup anthem into an even
09:01more confident statement of defiance.
09:12Taylor's delivery is unstoppable, every word brimming with conviction.
09:16The intense rock sound and her fierce performance create an electrifying moment that hits harder
09:21and louder than the original ever could.
09:34Number 2.
09:35Exile Featuring Bon Iver – Folklore – The Long Pond Studio Sessions – With The World
09:40In Uncharted Waters, Taylor dropped a surprise album and the self-directed concert documentary,
09:45which felt like a moment of peace and was a bomb to the soul.
09:56Most of Folklore could already give us chills, but this collaboration took it to another
10:00level.
10:09Justin Vernon's velvety, somber baritone and Taylor's dynamic, heartfelt voice mix
10:14together in a way that feels almost magical.
10:17From the eerie, building tension to those stunning, heartbreaking harmonies, it's
10:21like watching a doomed relationship play out in real-time.
10:24It's just so honest, real, painful, and so, so personal.
10:36It's almost theatrical and utterly soul-stirring, leaving us feeling gutted but seen in a way
10:41only Taylor can do.
10:49Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
10:53My Tears Ricochet – Taylor Swift The Heiress Tour – A practically ethereal performance
10:58with a powerfully dramatic crescendo.
11:09Soon You'll Get Better – One World, Together at Home – Like a vocal hug during a difficult
11:14time where actual hugs were in short supply.
11:27New Year's Day – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Made all the more emotional
11:31when Fallon shared his and his late mother's connection to some specific lyrics.
11:45False God – Saturday Night Live Raw and intimate, her stunning voice and
11:49captivating stage presence leave us breathless.
11:59Out of the Woods – 58th Annual Grammy Awards With its haunting vocals and enchanting stagecraft,
12:05it's enough to send chills down your spine.
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12:33Don't Blame Me – Taylor Swift The Heiress Tour – Hands up, who got chills just arriving
12:38at the Heiress Tour?
12:39In true reputation fashion, this song sees Swift confronting the media's relentless
12:43scrutiny, but this time, she's the one steering the narrative.
12:54With fierce vocals and unyielding energy, she commands us to stand up and pay attention.
12:59While comparing love to addiction is nothing new, she flips the trope here, turning the
13:03external narrative about her into something she owns.
13:14The performance is almost cinematic, with lights casting bars that simply can't contain
13:19her energy.
13:20Taylor throws everything she's got, and more, into this moment, going harder than
13:24we ever expected.
13:26She had a message, and trust us, we heard it loud and clear.
13:41What Taylor Swift performance do you know all too well will leave you with chills?
13:45Let us know in the comments.
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