Background
The subject of "Her Town Too" is the aftermath of a breakup of a long term relationship. [7] [8] Taylor has called it "a tender,well-meaning song about how difficult it was to be friends" with both parties after the breakup. [7] Since Taylor's marriage to Carly Simon was breaking up at the time,there was speculation that the song was about their relationship. [7] However,Taylor has stated that the song was about "the ex-wife of a mutual friend." [7] Author Sheila Weller has written that the subject was Betsy Asher,who had recently divorced from Taylor's longtime manager and producer Peter Asher,but of course this is just speculation. [9]
Taylor has said of the song that it "showed a maturity in song structure that had been developing since I wrote 'Your Smiling Face' for JT ." [10] "Your Smiling Face and JT had been issued four years earlier,in 1977. Taylor also claimed that the song had "a relentless bolero quality." [10]
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