How Taylor Swift & Bon Iver's Stirring 'Exile' Duet Was Born
billboard.comBon Iver's gruff voice accusing "I can see you standing, honey, with his arms around your body" on track four of Taylor Swift's new album, Folklore, is startling.Just as the whole record came as a surprise this week, his deep, raw vocals are a welcome jolt, juxtaposed against Swift's airy "I had a marvelous time ruining everything" admission fading out from the set's previous track, "The Last Great American Dynasty."So how did Bon Iver (real name Justin Vernon) find his way onto Folklore?The National's Aaron Dessner, who co-produced Folklore (alongside Swift and one of her regular musical partners, Jack Antonoff), told the tale behind remotely recording "Exile" in a pair of release-day interviews.As he recalls, the beginnings of "Exile" --.
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