Taylor Swift is impressed by Little Big Town's take of Better Man!
The award-winning band, which consists of four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Philip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook, released its Grammy-winning song Better Man back in 2016, which was written by none other than the iconic Love Story starlet, Taylor Swift.
In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine to promote the band’s Greatest Hits album, Sweet recalled, “We were all at home, one day off the road. We were out with Luke Bryan on tour. I got an email one night.”
Flashing back to how it was Taylor Swift, he said, “I was like, "What is this?" I read it, and she was like, "Hey, I have this song. I've had it for a little while. I hear your harmonies on it. If you like it, great. If not, no big deal.’”
As Sweet played the song to the group the next day, he revealed everyone was “amazed that [Taylor] would send us the song. Then it turned out to be a beautiful match for us.”
Uncertain about how to adjust the song’s tune to ensure it delights the Blank Space singer, Fairchild reflected, “It took us a little bit, and then we finally got there. We have such fond memories of bringing her to the studio to let her hear when it was done, and she turned around after she listened to it, and her mouth was open.”
“She was like, 'I love it. I love it.' I love hearing her sing it now. We interpret it different ways, but a great song is a great song,” expressed Swift.
Little Big Town’s Greatest Hits album is slated to release on August 9, 2024, celebrating the band’s 25 years of music.
