Calling All Cardiff Swifties: The Ultimate Dementia-Friendly Taylor Swift Playlist Revealed
New research from later living marketplace Lottie has found a 400% surge in demand for elderly dementia care in the last 12 months – especially for older adults aged 75 and over.
Listening and engaging with music can help those living with dementia communicate, stay connected to others, and spark memories of joy and happiness. Ahead of the much-anticipated UK Eras Tour on 7 June 2024, care home marketplace Lottie has analysed each of Taylor Swift’s songs to reveal the ultimate dementia-friendly Era’s Tour playlist.
Lottie’s care experts analysed the beats per minute (tempo) of each of Taylor Swift’s songs to share the best Taylor Swift playlist for dementia.
With an average tempo of 101 beats per minute, 30 songs, and over 2 hours of music, some of Swift’s most popular hits have made it onto the list, including Love Story, 22, and music from her latest album release, The Tortured Poets Department.
Lottie’s Ultimate Dementia-Friendly Taylor Swift Playlist Ahead of the UK Era’s Tour:
| Taylor Swift Song | Album | Beats Per Minute |
| Teardrops On My Guitar | Taylor Swift | 100 |
| Our Song | Taylor Swift | 89 |
| Love Story | Fearless | 119 |
| Fearless | Fearless | 100 |
| Hey Stephen | Fearless | 116 |
| Enchanted | Speak Now | 82 |
| Speak Now | Speak Now | 119 |
| Dear John | Speak Now | 119 |
| 22 | Red | 104 |
| All Too Well | Red | 93 |
| Treacherous | Red | 110 |
| Blank Space | 1989 | 96 |
| Style | 1989 | 95 |
| Welcome To New York | 1989 | 117 |
| Out of the Woods | 1989 | 92 |
| So It Goes | Reputation | 75 |
| Gorgeous | Reputation | 92 |
| Afterglow | Lover | 111 |
| Paper Rings | Lover | 104 |
| Cornelia Street | Lover | 102 |
| August | Folklore | 90 |
| Seven | Folklore | 95 |
| Willow | Evermore | 81 |
| Coney Island | Evermore | 108 |
| You’re On Your Own Kid | Midnights | 120 |
| Anti-Hero | Midnights | 97 |
| Labyrinth | Midnights | 110 |
| Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me | The Tortured Poets Department | 120 |
| My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys | The Tortured Poets Department | 97 |
| Fresh Out The Slammer | The Tortured Poets Department | 87 |
“Music has many health and wellbeing benefits, especially for those with dementia or in a care setting. Previous research has found that music can help reduce anxiety, maintain speech, express emotions and enhance the overall wellbeing of someone living with dementia.
The best dementia-friendly music has a moderate tempo, with a range of 80 to 120 beats per minute – beats per minute is a way to count the speed of a song”, shares Chris Donnelly, Co-Founder of Lottie.
“To create the best Taylor Swift playlist for dementia, we’ve analysed the beats per minute of each of her songs across every album. With an average of 101 beats per minute, we’ve created the ultimate dementia-friendly Era’s Tour playlist.
Many of Taylor Swift’s popular songs have made it onto the list, including Love Story, 22, and even songs from her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.
Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a 400% surge in demand for elderly dementia care, and our vision in creating a dementia-friendly Taylor Swift playlist is to raise much-needed awareness of the support available for those living with dementia. Our Taylor Swift playlist will unite generations through the power of music and has added a positive twist to a popular activity embraced by care homes across the country,” concludes Chris Donnelly.