Ryan Adams recently launched a bid for the crown of World’s Biggest Taylor Swift Fan by pledging to cover every single song on the pop star’s monster 1989 album, and as further proof that he ain’t pulling a Swiftie, here’s his official full rendition of Bad Blood.

The noted purveyor of heartfelt alt country rock tunes has transformed the chart-smashing pop gem into, what else, a heartfelt alt country rock tune.

His tender, heartbreaking version of T-Swizzle’s probable (definite) Katy Perry diss track premiered on the Beats 1 Radio show with Zane Lowe overnight, near-unrecognisable with a mid-tempo makeover and a smattering of lush strings.

Basically, it’s an emotional ambush. We never would have guessed that Tay Tay’s most spiteful pop anthem could be transmogrified into such a heartbroken lament to lost friendship, and would hit us right square in the feels.

It’s a far cry from internet sensation Anthony Vincent’s Disturbed-style rendition of the same song, that’s for darn tootin’.

Well played Adams, well played.

After initially making T-Swift’s head explode by announcing the 1989 covers project, the crooner has since released a few other song snippets and juicy details about the rest of the tunes off his forthcoming tribute disc.

His “spooky” version of Shake It Off, for instance, is apparently arranged like Bruce Springsteen’s I’m On Fire and “sounds like it could have been in True Detective in a driving scene or smthng”, while he’s likened his version of Out of the Woods to The Smiths’ That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore, and reckons it’s “maybe the best sad song I ever did.”

As the countdown til the album’s release on Monday, 21st September begins, Tay Tay has gushed about her own excitement some more: “Ryan’s music helped shape my songwriting,” she posted on Twitter. “This is surreal and dreamlike.”

As Consequence Of Sound reports, the pop Queen will also be appearing with Adams for an interview on Beats 1 Radio on Monday, which will no doubt yield some interesting results.

While you wait for that to happen, you can stream Adams’ version of Bad Blood in the player, and check out some of the snippets of his other forthcoming Swift covers, below.

Ok here it is! 1989! Digital 9/21 Bad Blood premiere on @ZaneLowe @Beats1 9am Pacific time : )

A photo posted by Ryan Adams (@misterryanadams) on Sep 17, 2015 at 7:48am PDT

Pre-order #1989 beginning tonight at 9 pm PDT Get Bad Blood instantly on @AppleMusic CD +vinyl coming soon 13hrs… pic.twitter.com/q2SgGPwJPs

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) September 17, 2015

Ryan's music helped shape my songwriting. This is surreal and dreamlike. Countdown to #RyanAdams1989 @TheRyanAdams pic.twitter.com/pGZB0uUqiB

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) September 17, 2015

Out of the Woods. Done. Epic Coda has 4 guitars!! Now on to "All You Had To Do Is Stay" #1989 @taylorswift13 SO FUN pic.twitter.com/E5hNaXmSF7

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

Hey @taylorswift13 What a song. Wow. pic.twitter.com/MRVhhGTdKl

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

Out of the woods…. Omg this is pretty and like – maybe the best sad song I ever did. In the best way. #1989 pic.twitter.com/kP15jGP3fG

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

Out of the Woods Piano / Estes Pump Organ / 12 string acoustic Big coda- like "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" #1989 pic.twitter.com/TGN5DG7EXc

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

"All You Had To Do Was Stay" as heard on the Eddie & the Cruisers Part 3: Reverb Police soundtrack #1989 pic.twitter.com/TTYOnC9qT1

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

Shake It Off arranged like I'm on Fire #1989 pic.twitter.com/VL1qdnjcrB

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

Shake it off. Just finished. Spooky It sounds like it could have been in True Detective in a driving scene or smthng. pic.twitter.com/VwsrrZttQm

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 7, 2015

Welcome to NY @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/XkiORLfnH9

— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 6, 2015

#1989 : ) Ready for night two. Stoked to dig in to these jams. So much going on in those songs. Truly a badass, thru & thru. XO

A photo posted by Ryan Adams (@misterryanadams) on Aug 6, 2015 at 2:33pm PDT