girl if you don’t vibe with songs on initial listen, or ever, it’s okay!!! evermore is definitely a grower kind of album and even if some of them you just don’t like don’t feel bad. It’s your opinion!
2:28:39 i don't think that he cheats, i think that they broke up a long time ago, and they reunited and catching up in a restaurant and he told her that he had moved on and met someone new while she's still there @@FernStone
I feel evermore is harder to understand then folklore. Her writing is definitely more cryptic and poetic. It is my favorite of the two but i can understand why its not for everyone. It is way more indie too. Listening to Reputation before probably wouldve helped😅
Glad to see you smiling and enjoying music again Ms. Fern! Glad you're still with us! Glad you get to experience Tay Tay's artistry with the rest of us! Much love.
It’s okay if you don’t love this album. It is definitely a grower, when I initially listened to this album it didn’t stand out as much either, but now it is my favorite TS album. And even if it doesn’t grow over time for you, it’s okay, we all have different opinions and musical taste, I just loved that you were so honest about it.
I had the opposite reaction to this album. My first listen i was GAGGED. I thought it was MILES BETTER than folklore or any other albums I've ever heard. Then a week later it fell to my top 5 of fav Taylor Swift's albums😭. But after a few weeks i was obsessed again😭 (and to this day it still is my favorite TS album of all time😌)
@@jax547i’m pretty sure the comment meant the word ‘experimental’ in referenxe to the albums that came before folklore and evermore. the word doesn’t have to have one set meaning. 🙄
That's my initial reaction too when listening Evermore I feel them leftover from folklore, but when I listen it again and understand the story I could say now Evermore album is the best album from Taylor.The storytelling and unique concept just add the taste to be a very brilliant discography she had.
I don’t know how the algorithm knew I needed this today, but I’m so glad it dropped you into my life. Pardon me while I just go back through and spend forever binging your content.
I agree with your sister 100%. Folklore is a fully realized more cohesive art piece, but (to me at least) certain evermore tracks blow some of the folklore tracks out of the water.
I prefer Folklore to Evermore as an entire album, but I think when Evermore hits, it hits hard. Some of her greatest lyrics are on Evermore but it really took a while for it to grow on me. Would love to hear how you feel about it once you’ve had some time to digest it.
the man singing in the background of "cowboy like me" is marcus mumford! since this album was created during the pandemic, taylor didn't have access to the long pond studio like she did during the recording of folklore, so marcus invited her to his house so she can record the songs there. during the recording of cowboy like me, marcus popped in and taylor asked him if he wanted to be on the song. it doesn't say ft. marcus mumford because he's mainly backing vocals, but it's nice to know that he contributed. this story was told during the surprise/acoustic set of the eras tour when taylor brought out marcus as a special guest to sing "cowboy like me" on the guitar as a duet instead of simple backing vocals. "cowboy like me" is my second favorite track on evermore (tolerate it being first, obviously) because the storytelling is out of this world. it's supposed to be about 2 con artists who fall in love, and keep tricking each other. in the end, their love overpowers their trickery. i'm assuming that she called it "cowboy like me" because evermore feels like a more modern folk/country album. it's clear that evermore is an album that grows on you, considering it didn't strike me at first. now, it's my favorite album by taylor! the more you listen to it and try to understand the lyrics, the easier it is to see how deep the entire album itself is.
the thing i love most about cowboy like me is the switch “i’m never gonna love again” makes like you think its “this ended badly im ruined for anyone else” at the beginning but at the end it’s “we are in it for as long as forever will give us. i will never love anyone else you’re it for me” also don’t sweat not loving every song right away. it seems like not having the context bothers you but the context doesn’t necessarily come from following tabloids but making connections between songs. you’re coming in on folklore and evermore but like none of this was really new info it’s just different perspectives to stories we’ve heard from rep to folklore
Nahhhh the point of cowboy like me is that it IS up to interpretation, so it could mean either one - "I'm never gonna love again" is meant to be able to mean both. "Now you hang from my lips like the gardens of babylon" fit this perfectly because no one truly knows if they ever really existed, just like no one knows if this "love" ended up well. "Forever is the sweetest con" can also go either way. They're both conmen and the narrarator themselves express the risks and yet still decide to take the risk, we'll never know how it paid off but there is beauty in the attempt of love itself.
Loved this reaction! I totally get if you don’t love every song at first, I didn’t either. I think eventually evermore (as an entire artwork, not just individual songs) settles in and clicks. It’s now my favorite :) For me the song evermore is about seasonal depression. It’s gotten me through so much and I think when you look at the lyrics from the perspective of someone overcoming seasonal depression then it becomes very cathartic and hits so hard. I also think that the song ivy is about the love affair between the poet Emily Dickinson and Sue Gilbert. Sue married Emily’s brother so that they could be closer. I totally recommend the show Dickinson on Apple TV, which the song is in. I also think it’s interesting how the two bonus tracks are like two opposite endings for the album. RWYLM is about being stuck and not able to leave where it’s time to go is about finally leaving. That just elevates the whole ‘endings’ concept of evermore. I wish I could explain just how much evermore means to me but I just can’t put it into words 😭😭 anywayy, can’t wait for the Red TV vault!
i hear you, truly i do ! xx depressions hits me hardest in the summer now, well this year in particular my depression has been severe and chronic, worst episode i have had with it. So i do love the lyrics more, now i have soaked them in and wasn't tired and hungry hahaha
@@FernStone have you heard taylor singing evermore as a surprise sing live at the eras tour? taylor sings bon iver’s part and it was beautiful! one of her best vocal performances imo i hope she releases it on streaming i’m obsessed w it 😭
I am so happy to have found your channel! i love your whole look in this video. perfectction. your reaction and analysis of Taylor is so incredicle.not just the lyrics but the way you break down the vocals and the colors or emotions they bring forth. Folklore made me fall in love with TS, but Evermore will forever have my heart. Thank You
Thank you for the video, queen!! This is one of my favorite albums by taylor now and i completely understand your feelings on the first listen. Honestly it took me a year and a half to really understand the body of work and actually appreciate it as it's own thing and not some extention of folklore. But anyways, you are allowed to love what you love and hate what you hate without feeling bad or anxious of what people will think of it. You are such an interesting woman and i like to watch your videos because of this, not because you will like everything that i enjoy ❤ it is completely fine and expected to happen, thank you for your honesty sz
Evermore needs a couple of listens, and then it absolutely steals every part of you. Folklore is immediate. But this is by far one of my most favorite albums ever.
I love that Taylor is exploring storytelling outside of music! So far she’s supposed to start directing a movie from a script she wrote, but you’re right, I’m sure a book written by her would be incredible
i prefer folklore as an album, but evermore has my favorite songs from her, definitely a grower tho you should sit on it for a while and maybe do a revisit. anyway great video keep it up
also evermore the song is for the girlies that got clinical depression in covid and survived trough december and realised that pain wouldnt be for evermore
i get it , i have had chronic depression all year this year. Worst spell i've had, and it truly does feel evermore. So the words are beautiful, i just got thrown off when Bon Iver came into the song. but i do think the lyrics are beautiful and meaningful, was just hard to connect on first listen.
@@FernStoneShe performed evermore on the eras tour an acoustic version on the piano that she sings alone including the Bon Iver part and it was incredibly better than the album if you search here on UA-cam you can find the video
I absolutely hated Evermore when it first came out and as a Swiftie from the start it killed me to say that. But now it’s a top 5 album for me from her. It is definitely one that grows on you! I can’t wait to see you react to Midnights! Please do the 3am edition and see if you can find some way to include You’re Losing Me in it! Loved the reaction!
@@echoasuncion4456 honestly I think after Folklore when it came out I was looking for something more light in sound, a “fun” album like 1989 or Lover. It took a few listens for me to really sink into the sound of the album and now it’s one I play frequently from her catalog.
kinda off topic but i hope you’re doing ok❤️ you’re precious, i’ve been following you since the beginning and i relate so much to how you’re feeling, i too have chronic depression and i feel like we as a community are helping each other everyday
Evermore is great, I’m still a Folklore girlie but Ivy is one of her best songs and the title track is amazing. Love your videos, I would love to see your reaction to Chappell Roan’s new album. It’s quickly becoming a monumental debut for some of us U.S. gays. Every song is 🔥🔥🔥
Love the honest reaction💫In a way on evermore it feels like Taylor describing how much pain shes in in her calm level headed mentality(catching my breath, staring out the window) and Bon Ivers part feels like when loud toxic thoughts sneak in your head trying to justify the pain like we can get over this im in pain but it was worth it (dog days, whether weather be the frost,all the costs, it was real enough) only for Taylor to realize she accepts what happened because it was what she needed at that time in her life (when I was shipwrecked, get me through, you were there) but now shes moving on. Almost like an internal duet
Love your interpretation, they were really accurate! I also had the same reaction to cowboy like me when I first heard it, immediately loved everything about it and went straight as my fav, so underrated! ❤
I think the reason I reacted so positively to evermore on first listen is because I have been a fan of The National for years, long before I became a fan of Taylor. I hear so much of the Dressner style in evermore that I instantly fell in love with it. I think folklore is more digestible on the first listen because a lot of it contained a pop structure. I love your reactions no matter what. ✌🏼
Same! I feel like I was one of the few to instantly like Closure for that exact reason :D This collaboration was a miracle for The National / Swift fans ❤️
I'm so keen so this reaction 😆 🤗 and its feature length so it means even more of your perceptive insights on music and lyrics Thanks 😊 for blessing us Queen 👑 🙌
i think its a song thats up for you to relate to whats causing u pain, and its kinda a message for anxiety and knowing that bad things will end at some point
If you have not already done so, you really need to go see the Era's Tour movie ASAP before it leaves the theaters (if it's not already too late in your area). Seeing the movie will derail your ability to do "first time" reactions (especially for Midnights), but I hope you will ignore that minor issue because not every reaction has to be a first time reaction. Hopefully the movie will still be showing for at least one more weekend in your area by the time your read this comment! It won't be in theaters much longer for it's first run. (I do expect that, eventually it will start coming around every year to certain theaters - like Rocky Horror does - but please don't miss your opportunity to see it in theaters now.)
I'm a swiftie and I have to say that when evermore first came out I couldn't really appreciate it. I love it now. But I was so obsessed with folklore and to this day it's still one of my favorite albums but I was so obsessed with it and I couldn't really listen to anything else not even new Taylor music for the longest time so I couldn't even give evermore a fair chance until about a year after it came out. So I definitely would say it was a grower for me
How much I love Evermore, seriously. It's in my top 3 tay albums, each song has such good sounds and stories. Thanks to this album I declared myself a faithful follower of Taylor ❤️
Same when I first heard folklore i liked so much so i kinda felt disappointed w evermore but the funniest thing is a couple of years later and evermore is now my favorite Taylor album ever 😂 that’s how much it grew on me so definitely give it another try its grower
When she says “break my soul in two looking for you” I feel like it’s her saying I’ve pushed my own boundaries and I’m breaking my own heart trying to pull the spark out of you again.. like the relationship is fading and she’s just desperately trying to find him so they can be on the same page again..
Hiiiii🫶 Evermore is not my top album of Taylor’s, but it’s got some bangers for sure!! I am soooo loving your reaction videos! Can’t wait for more Taylor, but am also interested in your Lana reactions….are those on Patreon?
Evermore is my favorite song :) I still love you even though you don't love Evermore as much as Red and Folklore. Please don't worry! I am glad you give us your honest thoughts ❤ Thank you! XD
I think Evermore is disadvantaged because of it’s association to Folklore. I know my original listen on release I felt like I was comparing them a lot. I definitely lean towards Folklore still, but with time I have grown to appreciate Evermore for what it is, rather than a sister to Folklore.
I recommend Slayyyter’s albums because you listened to Charli XCX, Dorian Electra and Sophie! She’s an absolute slay! Dance pop and hyperpop icon :) her 3 albums are all great!!
Woah i never knew closure sounded like that! I have different headphones on and can hear sounds i never have before and now I know even more i dont like this song😂 But i always go back and forth on Folklore and Evermore which one i love better😅 and im back to Evermore! It has to be my favorite for sure besides Rep...always in my Rep Era. I love how further along weve come you got crabbier and crabbier😂😂 You're exhausted..definitely put this album on in background and just relax. 💜
I actually prefer Evermore just slightly more but I am Lover Lover so I guess I am the odd one as Lover is the least loved album in most TS Circles. I prefer to get to the ending of Evermore vs the trying to figure stuff out of folklore. However I also didn't like several songs on first listen but after several listens I loved them. Also it the TS song I most relate to in her entire discography, "its time to go." Living in times and culture of almost toxic positivity, the message from almost all it that winners never quit and the best people are those who hung on. But in many situation letting go and moving on is the smarter better option, especially in toxic situations where saving yourself self (sanity) even if you lose everything else. The thing I like most about TS is that every song is atmospheric and matches what you are supposed to feel. Repeation is anxiety, mourning, loss, happiness, euphoria, etc. I think that some people prefer certain beats that makes music enjoyable but to me songs are meant to invoke certain feelings. Sort like Eastern/Asian music theory. Like the broken machine on closure seems to have second meaning related to her old label, and how the whole song feels unsettled like the feeling where you think thing are over but not settled - the whole "i Don't need your version of Closure" and the feeling of music not giving a feeling of closure, things are still up in the air. As for Evermore song - I like the feeling of the music and voice matching the lyrics - to me it is her being in a deep depression due to state of world and also reflecting on her own personal battles being so sad about it, then he pops into her mind and thoughts of him and the voices of another version pulls her out of the circular thinking and gives just enough to pull herself out of that depressive cycle, when we go back to her alone there is still echo of his voice but thing are back to being calm but in peaceful rather sad way.
I cannot lie I wanted to post a super thoughtful and emo comment but I just burst out laughing "this is pretty. *full stop* I don't know what it's about" and had to stop and comment. Fern I love you. evermore (the song) is one I thought would hit you lyrically, because as someone with depression it's one that feels far too personal for me, in a way that's different than something like "this is me trying" which feels more present and effortful, evermore feels like the melancholy existentialism of my mind in my worst bouts of depression. I remember being pretty out of the album too actually, everything after ivy was a blur upon first listen and I was exhausted... and then evermore happens and I was unprepared and emotionally wrecked. "I replay my footsteps on each stepping stone Trying to find the one where I went wrong" "guess I'm feeling unmoored can't remember what I used to fight for" "and I was catching my breath staring out an open window catching my death and I couldn't be sure but I had a feeling so peculiar that this pain would be forevermore"... but then bridges us to the end, and in my mind it's about finding the version of yourself who wants to truly live again and having faith in yourself "when I was shipwrecked I thought of you, In the cracks of light I dreamed of you (To be certain we'll be tall again) It was real enough to get me through"... and we end with the most beautiful mindset switch, that transition to finally having hope and releasing the weight and "And I couldn't be sure, I had a feeling so peculiar, this pain *wouldn't* be for evermore". ANYWAYS that got emo and I'm oversharing and overexplaining... watch me finish and have you get it completely. But being tired and hungry and out of sorts doesn't lend to taking in lyrics lol. I get it.
Thank you SO much for this comment ! I truly feel I lost my focus at this point in the reaction and as there were some songs that didn’t hit my right away (which of course is normal. I have a new format of reacting now which I’m excited to test out in my next Taylor reaction) but yes those words make SO MUCH sense. And tbh even in other videos when there have been songs like this (context wise) I have fully resonated! I truly think I my brain had clocked out ! I’m so grateful for this comment going over these lines because I see it 100% I resonate and relate so much !!! Xx appreciate you!
@@FernStone Aw hi, thank you for even replying! I completely get it, this song happened to hit me (it's a rare one up there with "nothing new" and "mirrorball"), but in all honesty I've tried filming my "first reactions" to Taylor content and I don't know how you do it ha because I cannot take a song in lyrically + sonically upon first listen, let alone with context(like most taylor songs require lol). Let alone figuring out how I actually feel about it or if it's a grower! And sometimes a song doesn't hit at all and that's totally normal too! I'm so glad if my comment helped the song to resonate for you, lyrically at least maybe shining a new light, even if it's still not for you sonically. I'm so glad you've found a new format for reacting that you seem excited to try (hopefully one that's better for your ability to tap in and get the most out of the lyrics and listening experience because I know you love both but sitting and filming must be so taxing mentally and physically with your back), and I can't wait for you to continue your Taylor journey. Appreciate you taking the time to reply so thoughtfully love. xx
no boob job imo, just normal weight gain and a good bra. she had an eating disorder before, and a lot of women (me included) gain weight in their chest first.
"A byline is the line in a newspaper article that names the article’s author. Despite being left out of her lover’s story, she is drawing hearts around their name, which further indicates the one-sidedness of their relationship." - so sad. Think its my favourite line of hers.
The poetry lyrical knife album… most of the songs here are written poetically to cut you and put a salt in the wound 😢 also a Therapy album painful but i love it! ❤️❤️❤️ also this album grew to me so real!
Also, the title track, Evermore, is soooooooooooo much better performed on piano only, by Taylor only. I love Exile- I think it will grow on you too- but Bon Ivers part in Evermore completely ruins the song for me. You should look up Taylor singing Evermore as a surprise song on The Era’s Tour. Should be on UA-cam or even TikTok. You’ve got to read the lyrics because it’s not the best recording, but it REALLY makes the song more enjoyable and quite beautiful. The lyrics are 🤌🤌🤌
I love the Bon Iver songs from Folklore & Evermore - theyre my favs lol! But its ok, she makes so much music and not every song is going to be for everyone. I don't really like Happiness, Dorothea, Cowboy like me...the 2nd half of the album is less my taste.
girl if you don’t vibe with songs on initial listen, or ever, it’s okay!!! evermore is definitely a grower kind of album and even if some of them you just don’t like don’t feel bad. It’s your opinion!
This is so kind and i appreciate it so much .
completely, evermore was the biggest grower for me went from 7nth on my ranking (when it came out) and now i don’t think it’s ever leaving my top 3
I wasn’t fond of it when it first came out but now it’s literally my favourite album🤎🤎🤎🤎
calling it a grower album pfft
2:28:39 i don't think that he cheats, i think that they broke up a long time ago, and they reunited and catching up in a restaurant and he told her that he had moved on and met someone new while she's still there @@FernStone
The best Taylor lyrics and poems are on this album
Yes. The lyrics on Folklore and Evermore inspired me write poetry again.
now THIS is her BEST ALBUM
100%, extremely underrated
i LOVE folklore but evermore is definitely more my vibe
seeing someone love and appreciate cowboy like me on their first listen makes me so happy 😭😭🫶🏼
thisssssss
MY FAV SONG FROM THE ALBUM 😭
I feel evermore is harder to understand then folklore. Her writing is definitely more cryptic and poetic. It is my favorite of the two but i can understand why its not for everyone. It is way more indie too. Listening to Reputation before probably wouldve helped😅
I fully understand it but I just don't like the melody. folklore is to my liking
Glad to see you smiling and enjoying music again Ms. Fern! Glad you're still with us! Glad you get to experience Tay Tay's artistry with the rest of us! Much love.
It’s okay if you don’t love this album. It is definitely a grower, when I initially listened to this album it didn’t stand out as much either, but now it is my favorite TS album. And even if it doesn’t grow over time for you, it’s okay, we all have different opinions and musical taste, I just loved that you were so honest about it.
I had the opposite reaction to this album. My first listen i was GAGGED. I thought it was MILES BETTER than folklore or any other albums I've ever heard. Then a week later it fell to my top 5 of fav Taylor Swift's albums😭. But after a few weeks i was obsessed again😭 (and to this day it still is my favorite TS album of all time😌)
Evermore is VERY experimental and different its ok if u don’t love them on the first listen but once you take it all in…you’ll see how masterful it is
It's definitely NOT VERY experimental.
@@jax547i’m pretty sure the comment meant the word ‘experimental’ in referenxe to the albums that came before folklore and evermore. the word doesn’t have to have one set meaning. 🙄
@@Fucoriifor a “pop mainstream artist” it very much is.
That's my initial reaction too when listening Evermore I feel them leftover from folklore, but when I listen it again and understand the story I could say now Evermore album is the best album from Taylor.The storytelling and unique concept just add the taste to be a very brilliant discography she had.
I don’t know how the algorithm knew I needed this today, but I’m so glad it dropped you into my life. Pardon me while I just go back through and spend forever binging your content.
I agree with your sister 100%. Folklore is a fully realized more cohesive art piece, but (to me at least) certain evermore tracks blow some of the folklore tracks out of the water.
Yup. Folklore wins for me as a total album. But Champagne Problems, Tolerate It, Cowboy like me and Evermore are ELITE songs, with ELITE songwriting!
@@sinizindon't forget marjorie. That song is a little masterpiece there
I prefer Folklore to Evermore as an entire album, but I think when Evermore hits, it hits hard. Some of her greatest lyrics are on Evermore but it really took a while for it to grow on me. Would love to hear how you feel about it once you’ve had some time to digest it.
Thank you for appreciating cowboy like me, my all time favorite Taylor Swift song 🤎
i've listened to her discoraphy hundreds of times and i can easily say that cowboy like me is the best song in her discography (imo)
Marjorie during the Eras Tour was absolutely gorgeous. Check out the Eras Tour movie sometime, some of these songs are even more beautiful live.
Cowboy Like Me is one of my favorite Taylor songs I'm glad you love it!
the man singing in the background of "cowboy like me" is marcus mumford! since this album was created during the pandemic, taylor didn't have access to the long pond studio like she did during the recording of folklore, so marcus invited her to his house so she can record the songs there. during the recording of cowboy like me, marcus popped in and taylor asked him if he wanted to be on the song. it doesn't say ft. marcus mumford because he's mainly backing vocals, but it's nice to know that he contributed. this story was told during the surprise/acoustic set of the eras tour when taylor brought out marcus as a special guest to sing "cowboy like me" on the guitar as a duet instead of simple backing vocals.
"cowboy like me" is my second favorite track on evermore (tolerate it being first, obviously) because the storytelling is out of this world. it's supposed to be about 2 con artists who fall in love, and keep tricking each other. in the end, their love overpowers their trickery. i'm assuming that she called it "cowboy like me" because evermore feels like a more modern folk/country album. it's clear that evermore is an album that grows on you, considering it didn't strike me at first. now, it's my favorite album by taylor! the more you listen to it and try to understand the lyrics, the easier it is to see how deep the entire album itself is.
This is my favourite Taylor album. It's an emotional rollercoaster with few happy/reflective songs sprinkled in. Somehow feels like therapy at times
the thing i love most about cowboy like me is the switch “i’m never gonna love again” makes like you think its “this ended badly im ruined for anyone else” at the beginning but at the end it’s “we are in it for as long as forever will give us. i will never love anyone else you’re it for me”
also don’t sweat not loving every song right away. it seems like not having the context bothers you but the context doesn’t necessarily come from following tabloids but making connections between songs. you’re coming in on folklore and evermore but like none of this was really new info it’s just different perspectives to stories we’ve heard from rep to folklore
Nahhhh the point of cowboy like me is that it IS up to interpretation, so it could mean either one - "I'm never gonna love again" is meant to be able to mean both. "Now you hang from my lips like the gardens of babylon" fit this perfectly because no one truly knows if they ever really existed, just like no one knows if this "love" ended up well. "Forever is the sweetest con" can also go either way. They're both conmen and the narrarator themselves express the risks and yet still decide to take the risk, we'll never know how it paid off but there is beauty in the attempt of love itself.
Also sooo obsessed with the look, the makeup, the hair, the fashion! Just gorgeous
You look so 🌸 cute
Loved this reaction! I totally get if you don’t love every song at first, I didn’t either. I think eventually evermore (as an entire artwork, not just individual songs) settles in and clicks. It’s now my favorite :)
For me the song evermore is about seasonal depression. It’s gotten me through so much and I think when you look at the lyrics from the perspective of someone overcoming seasonal depression then it becomes very cathartic and hits so hard. I also think that the song ivy is about the love affair between the poet Emily Dickinson and Sue Gilbert. Sue married Emily’s brother so that they could be closer. I totally recommend the show Dickinson on Apple TV, which the song is in. I also think it’s interesting how the two bonus tracks are like two opposite endings for the album. RWYLM is about being stuck and not able to leave where it’s time to go is about finally leaving. That just elevates the whole ‘endings’ concept of evermore. I wish I could explain just how much evermore means to me but I just can’t put it into words 😭😭 anywayy, can’t wait for the Red TV vault!
i hear you, truly i do ! xx depressions hits me hardest in the summer now, well this year in particular my depression has been severe and chronic, worst episode i have had with it. So i do love the lyrics more, now i have soaked them in and wasn't tired and hungry hahaha
@@FernStone have you heard taylor singing evermore as a surprise sing live at the eras tour? taylor sings bon iver’s part and it was beautiful! one of her best vocal performances imo i hope she releases it on streaming i’m obsessed w it 😭
You you were actually talking over her Grandmother Marjorie singing opera in the background of the song Marjorie. I was like oh god she missed it! 😂
I am so happy to have found your channel! i love your whole look in this video. perfectction. your reaction and analysis of Taylor is so incredicle.not just the lyrics but the way you break down the vocals and the colors or emotions they bring forth. Folklore made me fall in love with TS, but Evermore will forever have my heart. Thank You
Thank you for this really lovely comment truly is what keeps me going I appreciate you ! X
Straight man here 🙋♂️ Love your videos, and I just introduced my wife to your channel!
Awww this is so lovely !!!! hello to both of you !!
Waiting! Please react to her album Midnights (The Till Dawn Edition) next 💙
Thank you for the video, queen!! This is one of my favorite albums by taylor now and i completely understand your feelings on the first listen. Honestly it took me a year and a half to really understand the body of work and actually appreciate it as it's own thing and not some extention of folklore. But anyways, you are allowed to love what you love and hate what you hate without feeling bad or anxious of what people will think of it. You are such an interesting woman and i like to watch your videos because of this, not because you will like everything that i enjoy ❤ it is completely fine and expected to happen, thank you for your honesty sz
Evermore needs a couple of listens, and then it absolutely steals every part of you. Folklore is immediate. But this is by far one of my most favorite albums ever.
I love how you do your makeup and choose your outfits to fit the theme of the album!
I love that Taylor is exploring storytelling outside of music! So far she’s supposed to start directing a movie from a script she wrote, but you’re right, I’m sure a book written by her would be incredible
i prefer folklore as an album, but evermore has my favorite songs from her, definitely a grower tho you should sit on it for a while and maybe do a revisit. anyway great video keep it up
also evermore the song is for the girlies that got clinical depression in covid and survived trough december and realised that pain wouldnt be for evermore
i get it , i have had chronic depression all year this year. Worst spell i've had, and it truly does feel evermore. So the words are beautiful, i just got thrown off when Bon Iver came into the song. but i do think the lyrics are beautiful and meaningful, was just hard to connect on first listen.
@@FernStoneShe performed evermore on the eras tour an acoustic version on the piano that she sings alone including the Bon Iver part and it was incredibly better than the album if you search here on UA-cam you can find the video
i will definitely want to be dedicating reactions to Taylors live stuff ! i so look forward to it !
I absolutely hated Evermore when it first came out and as a Swiftie from the start it killed me to say that. But now it’s a top 5 album for me from her. It is definitely one that grows on you! I can’t wait to see you react to Midnights! Please do the 3am edition and see if you can find some way to include You’re Losing Me in it!
Loved the reaction!
and why did you hate it?
@@echoasuncion4456 honestly I think after Folklore when it came out I was looking for something more light in sound, a “fun” album like 1989 or Lover. It took a few listens for me to really sink into the sound of the album and now it’s one I play frequently from her catalog.
🎉yes you're back with Taylor swift reaction
kinda off topic but i hope you’re doing ok❤️ you’re precious, i’ve been following you since the beginning and i relate so much to how you’re feeling, i too have chronic depression and i feel like we as a community are helping each other everyday
your hair color is soo cute i love it
COWBOY LIKE ME APPRECIATION FINALLY
Evermore is great, I’m still a Folklore girlie but Ivy is one of her best songs and the title track is amazing.
Love your videos, I would love to see your reaction to Chappell Roan’s new album. It’s quickly becoming a monumental debut for some of us U.S. gays. Every song is 🔥🔥🔥
i’m waiting for the speak now reaction someday 😣😣
Love the honest reaction💫In a way on evermore it feels like Taylor describing how much pain shes in in her calm level headed mentality(catching my breath, staring out the window) and Bon Ivers part feels like when loud toxic thoughts sneak in your head trying to justify the pain like we can get over this im in pain but it was worth it (dog days, whether weather be the frost,all the costs, it was real enough) only for Taylor to realize she accepts what happened because it was what she needed at that time in her life (when I was shipwrecked, get me through, you were there) but now shes moving on. Almost like an internal duet
Love your interpretation, they were really accurate! I also had the same reaction to cowboy like me when I first heard it, immediately loved everything about it and went straight as my fav, so underrated! ❤
I too had a growth spurt over the year 😂 ❤️ Made me feel seen, thank you
hahahah awwww
Cowboy like me IS Soo perfect. Also this album is a grower don't worry
RWYLM is my favorite taylor song, so happy to see the love
Finallyyyy, I’ve been waiting for thisss!!
Cowboy like me and marjorie are two of my top 13 songs she has ever made. They are just incredible
Yaaaaaaaaaay I'm so glad you listened to it! This is my fave album from her of all time ❤
I think the reason I reacted so positively to evermore on first listen is because I have been a fan of The National for years, long before I became a fan of Taylor. I hear so much of the Dressner style in evermore that I instantly fell in love with it. I think folklore is more digestible on the first listen because a lot of it contained a pop structure.
I love your reactions no matter what. ✌🏼
Same! I feel like I was one of the few to instantly like Closure for that exact reason :D This collaboration was a miracle for The National / Swift fans ❤️
@@upontheseaWhen folklore was announced I practically had a aneurysm. 😆
I'm so keen so this reaction 😆 🤗 and its feature length so it means even more of your perceptive insights on music and lyrics
Thanks 😊 for blessing us Queen 👑 🙌
domt worry fern, evermore didnt hit me the first time too. it took a second a visit after months for me to appreciate it
this album is definitely a grower. currently, this album is my number 1 album so far
Fearne, the hair looks so gooood :))
Evermore is my fav album of hers. Higher highs but also lower lows than folklore
Very much excited for this
I didn’t like it when it first came out but it was a grower. NOW IT IS HER BEST ALBUM FOR ME
i kinda understand the disconnect from evermore the song but also, that song i think gives a pretty straight forward concept
i think its a song thats up for you to relate to whats causing u pain, and its kinda a message for anxiety and knowing that bad things will end at some point
If you have not already done so, you really need to go see the Era's Tour movie ASAP before it leaves the theaters (if it's not already too late in your area). Seeing the movie will derail your ability to do "first time" reactions (especially for Midnights), but I hope you will ignore that minor issue because not every reaction has to be a first time reaction. Hopefully the movie will still be showing for at least one more weekend in your area by the time your read this comment! It won't be in theaters much longer for it's first run. (I do expect that, eventually it will start coming around every year to certain theaters - like Rocky Horror does - but please don't miss your opportunity to see it in theaters now.)
This one definitely grows to be a favourite over time!
I'm a swiftie and I have to say that when evermore first came out I couldn't really appreciate it. I love it now. But I was so obsessed with folklore and to this day it's still one of my favorite albums but I was so obsessed with it and I couldn't really listen to anything else not even new Taylor music for the longest time so I couldn't even give evermore a fair chance until about a year after it came out. So I definitely would say it was a grower for me
How much I love Evermore, seriously. It's in my top 3 tay albums, each song has such good sounds and stories. Thanks to this album I declared myself a faithful follower of Taylor ❤️
what a long ride! love it 🤎🤎
First time watching her, she's such a sweetheart, I love the realness!
My fave album and Ivy is her best song ever don’t even @ me
evermore is SUCH a grower trust me at first i didn’t care much and now it’s one of my favs maybe even above folklore sometimes IDK
Same when I first heard folklore i liked so much so i kinda felt disappointed w evermore but the funniest thing is a couple of years later and evermore is now my favorite Taylor album ever 😂 that’s how much it grew on me so definitely give it another try its grower
Really nice folky album!! Thank you for reacting I’ll watch later x
Evermore is my comfort album
evermore is one of my holy trinity of Taylor albums, the other two are reputation and Speak Now
When she says “break my soul in two looking for you” I feel like it’s her saying I’ve pushed my own boundaries and I’m breaking my own heart trying to pull the spark out of you again.. like the relationship is fading and she’s just desperately trying to find him so they can be on the same page again..
Evermore is very sneaky! It really grew on me until I found myself listening to it's tracks more than Folklore's.
oh my god this is EXACTLY what I needed today like
thank you so much i adore you lol!!❤
Hiiiii🫶 Evermore is not my top album of Taylor’s, but it’s got some bangers for sure!! I am soooo loving your reaction videos! Can’t wait for more Taylor, but am also interested in your Lana reactions….are those on Patreon?
Evermore is my favorite song :) I still love you even though you don't love Evermore as much as Red and Folklore. Please don't worry! I am glad you give us your honest thoughts ❤ Thank you! XD
💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏
This classy look is EVERYTHING ❤
My first listen was the same as you but later the lyrics and the feelings just got my heart❤
This will definitely grow on you more and more
Evermore is such a grower of an album!
this was amazing
Poppy's new album just came out btw!
this was literally me the first time i heard cowboy 😭 it was literally love at first sight - i ascended.
I think Evermore is disadvantaged because of it’s association to Folklore. I know my original listen on release I felt like I was comparing them a lot.
I definitely lean towards Folklore still, but with time I have grown to appreciate Evermore for what it is, rather than a sister to Folklore.
I recommend Slayyyter’s albums because you listened to Charli XCX, Dorian Electra and Sophie! She’s an absolute slay! Dance pop and hyperpop icon :) her 3 albums are all great!!
Taylor best album! Coney island is art.
React to Poppy, Zig!
Woah i never knew closure sounded like that! I have different headphones on and can hear sounds i never have before and now I know even more i dont like this song😂
But i always go back and forth on Folklore and Evermore which one i love better😅 and im back to Evermore! It has to be my favorite for sure besides Rep...always in my Rep Era.
I love how further along weve come you got crabbier and crabbier😂😂 You're exhausted..definitely put this album on in background and just relax. 💜
Hey, I'm a straight guy watching this. I also don't love other straight men 😭
omg hello !!!!!
I actually prefer Evermore just slightly more but I am Lover Lover so I guess I am the odd one as Lover is the least loved album in most TS Circles. I prefer to get to the ending of Evermore vs the trying to figure stuff out of folklore. However I also didn't like several songs on first listen but after several listens I loved them.
Also it the TS song I most relate to in her entire discography, "its time to go." Living in times and culture of almost toxic positivity, the message from almost all it that winners never quit and the best people are those who hung on. But in many situation letting go and moving on is the smarter better option, especially in toxic situations where saving yourself self (sanity) even if you lose everything else.
The thing I like most about TS is that every song is atmospheric and matches what you are supposed to feel. Repeation is anxiety, mourning, loss, happiness, euphoria, etc. I think that some people prefer certain beats that makes music enjoyable but to me songs are meant to invoke certain feelings. Sort like Eastern/Asian music theory. Like the broken machine on closure seems to have second meaning related to her old label, and how the whole song feels unsettled like the feeling where you think thing are over but not settled - the whole "i Don't need your version of Closure" and the feeling of music not giving a feeling of closure, things are still up in the air.
As for Evermore song - I like the feeling of the music and voice matching the lyrics - to me it is
her being in a deep depression due to state of world and also reflecting on her own personal battles being so sad about it,
then he pops into her mind and thoughts of him and the voices of another version pulls her out of the circular thinking and gives just enough to pull herself out of that depressive cycle,
when we go back to her alone there is still echo of his voice but thing are back to being calm but in peaceful rather sad way.
Please react to Poppy's new album "Zig"!
I cannot lie I wanted to post a super thoughtful and emo comment but I just burst out laughing "this is pretty. *full stop* I don't know what it's about" and had to stop and comment. Fern I love you. evermore (the song) is one I thought would hit you lyrically, because as someone with depression it's one that feels far too personal for me, in a way that's different than something like "this is me trying" which feels more present and effortful, evermore feels like the melancholy existentialism of my mind in my worst bouts of depression. I remember being pretty out of the album too actually, everything after ivy was a blur upon first listen and I was exhausted... and then evermore happens and I was unprepared and emotionally wrecked. "I replay my footsteps on each stepping stone
Trying to find the one where I went wrong" "guess I'm feeling unmoored can't remember what I used to fight for" "and I was catching my breath staring out an open window catching my death and I couldn't be sure but I had a feeling so peculiar that this pain would be forevermore"... but then bridges us to the end, and in my mind it's about finding the version of yourself who wants to truly live again and having faith in yourself "when I was shipwrecked I thought of you, In the cracks of light I dreamed of you (To be certain we'll be tall again) It was real enough to get me through"... and we end with the most beautiful mindset switch, that transition to finally having hope and releasing the weight and "And I couldn't be sure, I had a feeling so peculiar, this pain *wouldn't* be for evermore".
ANYWAYS that got emo and I'm oversharing and overexplaining... watch me finish and have you get it completely. But being tired and hungry and out of sorts doesn't lend to taking in lyrics lol. I get it.
Thank you SO much for this comment ! I truly feel I lost my focus at this point in the reaction and as there were some songs that didn’t hit my right away (which of course is normal. I have a new format of reacting now which I’m excited to test out in my next Taylor reaction) but yes those words make SO MUCH sense. And tbh even in other videos when there have been songs like this (context wise) I have fully resonated! I truly think I my brain had clocked out ! I’m so grateful for this comment going over these lines because I see it 100% I resonate and relate so much !!! Xx appreciate you!
@@FernStone Aw hi, thank you for even replying! I completely get it, this song happened to hit me (it's a rare one up there with "nothing new" and "mirrorball"), but in all honesty I've tried filming my "first reactions" to Taylor content and I don't know how you do it ha because I cannot take a song in lyrically + sonically upon first listen, let alone with context(like most taylor songs require lol). Let alone figuring out how I actually feel about it or if it's a grower! And sometimes a song doesn't hit at all and that's totally normal too! I'm so glad if my comment helped the song to resonate for you, lyrically at least maybe shining a new light, even if it's still not for you sonically. I'm so glad you've found a new format for reacting that you seem excited to try (hopefully one that's better for your ability to tap in and get the most out of the lyrics and listening experience because I know you love both but sitting and filming must be so taxing mentally and physically with your back), and I can't wait for you to continue your Taylor journey. Appreciate you taking the time to reply so thoughtfully love. xx
no boob job imo, just normal weight gain and a good bra. she had an eating disorder before, and a lot of women (me included) gain weight in their chest first.
FERRRRRN! AURORA released a new single. Hope you can react to it. Also, welcome back! ❤
"A byline is the line in a newspaper article that names the article’s author. Despite being left out of her lover’s story, she is drawing hearts around their name, which further indicates the one-sidedness of their relationship." - so sad. Think its my favourite line of hers.
As a straight man watching this video I'm quite offended ngl
(jk i love the energy that you have)
oh my goodness nooooo you are so welcome here
Using her grandma's vocals in a song about her giving Taylor the closet of her backlogged dreams for her to fulfill them is amazing
The poetry lyrical knife album…
most of the songs here are written poetically to cut you and put a salt in the wound 😢
also a Therapy album
painful but i love it! ❤️❤️❤️
also this album grew to me so real!
I love your accent
Rwylm is my favvvvvv ❤❤❤
Watch the Willow MV- trust me, you will LOVE IT!
Hi Fern! May I suggest that you react to The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monae too? It’s a pretty short album!
I also needed time with evermore
Also, the title track, Evermore, is soooooooooooo much better performed on piano only, by Taylor only. I love Exile- I think it will grow on you too- but Bon Ivers part in Evermore completely ruins the song for me. You should look up Taylor singing Evermore as a surprise song on The Era’s Tour. Should be on UA-cam or even TikTok. You’ve got to read the lyrics because it’s not the best recording, but it REALLY makes the song more enjoyable and quite beautiful. The lyrics are 🤌🤌🤌
I love the Bon Iver songs from Folklore & Evermore - theyre my favs lol!
But its ok, she makes so much music and not every song is going to be for everyone.
I don't really like Happiness, Dorothea, Cowboy like me...the 2nd half of the album is less my taste.
For me, the highs on Evermore are higher than the highs in Folklore but the lows on it are also lower than Folklore's.