LOS ANGELES – Richard Foos never set out to become the arbiter of retro pop culture. He just wanted to see those classic James Brown records back in people's hands. As chief executive officer of the Shout! Factory, Foos runs an emporium whose credo might be: Don't bother with historical tomes or archaeological digs. If you really want to understand the human race, figure out what it was watching on TV or playing on its iPod last year — or 40 years ago. (OK, if you're going back that far, substitute eight-track tape deck for iPod).

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 The boy she liked was acting up, and the singer could barely get out a greeting before unloading her frustration on co-writer Liz Rose.

"I walked into Liz's house, and I said, 'I can't believe what's going on right now, I've gotta tell you about this.' I told her all about it," says Swift. "She goes, 'If you could say everything you were thinking to him right now, what would you start with?'"

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