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" Sparks are flying across the U.S. this summer as pop-country cutie Taylor Swift embarks on her 2011 &amp;quot;Speak Now&amp;quot; summer tour. Taylor brings her songs to life on stage with theatrical set designs, dancers, and incredible special effects. She opens with &amp;quot;Sparks Fly&amp;quot; in her signature glittery dress and boots, whipping her curly blonde hair in every direction, and stares out into the audience, taking in the crowd&amp;#039;s cheers and admiring posters. The roughly two hour-long concert takes you inside Taylor&amp;#039;s mind, with visuals and words. &amp;quot;There is a time for silence. There is a time waiting your turn,&amp;quot; Taylor told the audience, &amp;quot;But if you know how you feel, and you so clearly know what you need to say, you&amp;#039;ll know it. I don&amp;#039;t think you should wait. I think you should speak now.&amp;quot; Here are the fairy tale-come-true highlights:  The fake wedding during &amp;quot;Speak Now&amp;quot; - Taylor and her two back-up dancers were adorable! The twinkling winter snowstorm set for &amp;quot;Back To December,&amp;quot; where Taylor played on a beautiful white piano in a gorgeous gown. The&amp;quot;Fearless&amp;quot; mash up with Jason Mraz&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m Yours.&amp;quot; On the ukulele. Under the tree. In the middle of the crowd. Amazing. The flying balcony that brought Taylor up and around through the whole arena during &amp;quot;Love Story&amp;quot; - ending with an explosion of confetti! All of the clothes were spectacular; her dresses were especially beautiful.   There were a few less-than-magical moments too:  Taylor forcefully swinging at the bell during the instrumental intro of &amp;quot;Haunted&amp;quot; As much as I love &amp;quot;Dear John&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Last Kiss&amp;quot;, they&amp;#039;re both very long and slow songs. She should&amp;#039;ve kept up the energy in the crowd and replaced them with some old favs\u2014like &amp;quot;Should&amp;#039;ve Said No&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m Only Me When I&amp;#039;m With You&amp;quot; She didn&amp;#039;t sing &amp;quot;Teardrops on My Guitar&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Tim McGraw&amp;quot;\u2014two of her first hits!  I did not go home disappointed though! TSwift really knows how to put on a show. The amount of curly hair and sundresses in the crowd showed the impact Taylor has on girls, and how much of a role model she is. Every girl had lyrics written up their arms (a ritual of Taylor&amp;#039;s) and &amp;quot;13&amp;#039;s&amp;quot; plastered on their hands. Her tour continues until November and I highly recommend you check out a show if you have the chance! What&amp;#039;s your favorite Taylor Swift song or lyric? Add it in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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