Which three Taylor Swift Folklore songs tell the fictional teenage love triangle involving “august”?
Answer
“august,” “cardigan,” and “betty”
The three Folklore songs are “august,” “cardigan,” and “betty.”
Together, these tracks present a fictional teenage love triangle from different viewpoints and at different points in the characters’ lives. “august” follows the unnamed girl’s summer romance with James, “betty” follows James as he tries to repair his relationship with Betty, and “cardigan” reflects Betty’s memories of the relationship.
The songs are sometimes called a trilogy or the Teenage Love Triangle. They are not a literal account of Swift’s own life, and the characters were created as part of Folklore’s broader interest in imagined stories. Other Folklore songs also use fictional or historical perspectives, but this particular three-song connection is the album’s best-known linked narrative.