Who Sang It: Taylor Swift or Patsy Cline?

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Who Sang It: Taylor Swift or Patsy Cline?
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About This Quiz

For two ladies who made it big more than 50 years apart, Patsy Cline and Taylor Swift share a surprisingly similar career path. Take our quiz to see if you can tell these talented songstresses apart using only their lyrics.
"Cause he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar. The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart."
Swift
Cline
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Swift wrote these lyrics for the song "Teardrops On My Guitar" about a real-life classmate that she had a secret crush on.

"He never fails to call and tell me I'm on his mind. And I'm lucky to have such a guy, I hear it all the time."
Swift
Cline
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These lyrics come from Cline's 1962 song "Why Can't He Be You?"

"Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me."
Swift
Cline
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Swift wrote these words for "You Belong With Me," a hit song off her 2008 "Fearless" album.

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"Losing him was blue like I'd never known. Missing him was dark gray all alone."
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Cline
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These lyrics come from Swift's 2012 song "Red."

"If you got leavin' on your mind, tell me now, get it over."
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Cline
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Patsy Cline sang these lyrics with soul, but the song still struggled on the pop charts when it was released in 1963.

"Cause I was there when you said forever and always."
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Cline
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Swift wrote these lyrics for the song "Forever and Always," which was released in 2008.

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"Just remember til you're home again, you belong to me."
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Cline
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Cline sang these lyrics in 1952 while covering the song "You Belong to Me." More than half a century later, Swift released a song with a similar title "You Belong With Me."

"I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying, and I'm crazy for loving you."
Swift
Cline
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These words come from the classic "Crazy," which was sung by Patsy Cline and written by none other than Willie Nelson.

"With every heartbeat I still think of you, and remember our faded love."
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Cline
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Swing sensation Bob Wills wrote these lyrics, which Cline sang in 1963 -- the same year of her tragic death in a plane crash.

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"Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around."
Swift
Cline
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Swift drew inspiration from the fairy tale hero on his white stallion when crafting these lyrics for her 2008 release "White Horse."

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