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Taylor Swift, Civil Wars Grammys 2013: 'Safe and Sound' Wins Best Song Written for Visual Media

Mark Davis, WireImage

Are the Civil Wars never, ever getting back together? Maybe their latest Grammy win will make John Paul White and Joy Williams see the light! The recently separated duo received their third career Grammy win on Sunday, taking home the trophy for Best Song Written for Visual Media for their "Safe and Sound" collaboration with Taylor Swift, written for "The Hunger Games."

"It's appropriate that Taylor thanks us, because we've been carrying her for awhile, and it's tiring," White joked upon accepting the award, while Swift called her seventh career Grammy win "unbelievable."

White went on to thank his wife, saying, "I told her 17 years ago when we met that if things went the way I wanted them to that I wouldn't be around much ... and that's an incredibly a--hole thing to say. She accepted it. I love her dearly with every part of my soul."

Williams then thanked her husband and baby boy. She gushed about working with Swift and famed producer T Bone Burnett on the gorgeous song. "I really like it when they call. You pick up the phone whenever they call because something fun is going to happen," mused the angelic-voiced songbird.

"Safe and Sound" trumped Arcade Fire's "Abraham's Daughter," Mumford & Sons' "Learn Me Right," "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" movie, and "Let Me Be Your Star" from NBC's "Smash." But Swift and the Civil Wars' beautiful ballad lost out on the Best Country Duo/Group Performance honors, which went to Little Big Town for "Pontoon." See a full list of 2013 Grammy winners here.

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bofalaska

Why do people dump on two talented human beings who no longer can work together? Better to show class like Taylor who got out of the way and just loved them both. John Paul and Joy both have mates and lives and perhaps the intensity of their relationship was destructive to the significant others of both of them. Just be glad they made great music while they did and wish them well, or is that too hard for the non-creative consumers?

February 11 2013 at 11:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carianin

Shame on you Joy and John Paul. Your fans are so disappointed in you right now. It was very painful and disturbing to watch that after receiving the grammy you did not acknowledge each other for your success, nor your fans. It was extremely selfish and heartbreaking to watch. I would say you will not get back together because the magic is clearly gone. What a waste!!!!!!

February 11 2013 at 10:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carianin

Painfully hard to watch Joy and John Paul who looked very depressed. Shame on both of you for ruining the success that you have enjoyed.. What I have learned is that you don't appreciate what you have till its gone and you may find that your fans are so disappointed that they really do not like you right now because you have chosen to put out some vague indications of internal disorder and differences of ambition that leave us feeling empty and abandoned.

February 11 2013 at 10:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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