“No Requests” was born on the dance floor—specifically, behind the decks at Deeper Waters’ monthly residency at Temple Bar in Detroit’s Cass Corridor. After the opening of Little Caesars Arena, a new wave of post-event foot traffic began flowing into the bar. With it came an unexpected and recurring phenomenon: requests for Taylor Swift songs in the middle of an underground dance music set. “We’re not against Taylor or her music,” Deeper Waters explain. “She’s an incredible artist who has dominated her space. She makes all kinds of great music, and sometimes it’s possible to dance to that music. But she doesn’t make dance music—and because of that, we don’t keep her in our catalog.” One particularly fateful night, after yet another request turned into yet another frustrating exchange, the duo went home and did what they do best—made music. The result was “No Requests,” a Taylor Swift–themed dance track designed for the club, created as a tongue-in-cheek answer to the very question they kept hearing. The song isn’t a diss, but an homage to Taylor Swift’s massive cultural influence—so powerful it spills into spaces never meant for it. More than anything, “No Requests” is a solution. “It’s not meant to be disrespectful,” they say. “It’s an ode to her influence in an unintended space—and a way to avoid disappointment. Now when someone asks, ‘Can you play Taylor Swift?’ all we have to do is smile and nod.”