Why is she huge? Why do sold out stadiums all over the world sing her lyrics with her for 3.5 hour on the eras tour? How does she perform that night after night? Olympic caliber athletic performer of her own exquisite lyrics? Why is she loved? Character: Gratitude, Generosity, Compassion, Humility, Authenticity, Empathy, Love, Courage, Integrity, Spiritual Growth, Determination, Inspiration, Creativity. Astonishing.
The song also is an homage to the silent film actress and “It Girl” Clara Bow who had a nervous breakdown and spent time in psych wards getting shock treatments in the 1930s. And yes, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles for the Dead Poets Society appear here on the first video for the Tortured Poets Department. They’re identified in the credits.
@@IzzyIzenstain Swift's attention to detail, and Easter Eggs, is well known. The names on their doctor coats are the names of their characters from The Dead Poets Society. There's two numbers on the 'Forget Him' pill bottle. One is Swifts birth date and the other is the album release date. The brain wave printout you briefly see writes the line "I love you, it's ruining my life". That's what Post Malone is looking at before rushing to disconnect the shock therapy. The machine creating the printout has TTPD on it, the initials of the album title. I'm 68 and took the dive into Swifts music last January to see what the fuss was about. I've actually been rather impressed with her songwriting, particularly her lyrics, while her music videos are quite good and sometimes fun to search for the details. If you have Netflix I'd recommend watching her Miss Americana documentary. It's quite good and will give you some insight into her career. It covers up to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian conspiring (it's the only way to describe it) to destroy Swifts reputation and end her career with a recorded phone call. Then Swifts comeback with the Reputation album and tour. It would be several years after the documentary was made before the full recording of the phone call Kim and Kanye made was leaked. It proved they had edited the version they released and their claims about Swift were a lie.
Always great to see someone discover Taylor Swift. Pretty sure if you delve into her music you will discover she is a generational talent and is one of the....if not THE....best storyteller/songwriter/singers in the business.
If you watch the behind the scenes video, it’s so charming to see Post Malone’s delight in seeing his first manual typewriter. And he’s so respectful of Taylor. Really cool guy.
The more you get into Taylor the more you start to crave the puzzle and mystery of what inspired the song and then you see correlation between songs. This video has a black dog walk across the screen…there is a song in this album called the Black Dog. She mentions Florida in the song and there is a song called Florida!!! in this album too. The electro shock in the video and the silent film era look is a nod to Clara Bow, also a song on the album, but she had mental health issues and received shock treatments to cure herself of the depression from heartbreaks and the stress/pressure of being the first “it girl”. This song is like the opening paragraph for a writing assignment. It sets the moods and hints at what is to come. It would have helped to know what music you like, then we could point you in the right direction. Taylor’s first albums are country. She then moved into pop. Her Reputation album is more of a rock vibe with bits of rap. Folklore and Evermore are sister albums. This latest album, Taylor has trademarked as Female Rage: The Musical. I personally would start you off with Exile the Long Pond secession ft. Bon Iver.
I love that kind of interwoven stuff. Looking forward to checking out more. Long Pond Sessions seem a popular request, so will probably do that soon. Recorded Anti Hero so far, which will be out on Thursday. My music tastes range far and wide, so I'm open to and interested in checking out all of what she has to offer. Thanks!
She directed this music video and all her music videos. She has won many VMAs. This was by far one of her most amazing videos in my opinion. I watched it over and over again. It's fascinating!
Lovely breakdown and thoughts. You mention Paul Mccartney, who was just seen dancing with swifties at her show at Wembley. He has spoken her praises many times over the years. She has been accused of being overly autobiographical, but she dabbled in more storytelling with her Folklore/Evermore albums and again with Tortured Poets Department, which has a lot of parallels to greek mythology and other famous poets and fables woven into her lyrics.
In that style of "old stories and myths" in TTPD, I love love love the Albatross and Cassandra 💗 loved your thoughtful and sensitive reaction thank you 🙏
Actually Taylor started performing at age eleven, and was signed by Sony at age thirteen, the youngest artist ever signed by them, she’s now 34. She started out as a country performer but switched to pop. She has always said of herself that she’s a songwriter who also sings, and she can play piano, acoustic and electric guitar and the banjo. She’s won so many awards; nominated 52 times for Grammy awards and has won 14 times. She’s won 40 American Music Awards, a Prime Time Emmy Award (TV), 39 Billboard Music Awards, and 23 MTV video awards. But she still does things like pick up empty plates and glasses in the Kelsey family’s suite at the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, and gives a very large donation to the local food bank in every city she tours in. She treats her dancers, musicians, stage hands and drivers really well. One of her truck drivers wives revealed last year that Taylor gave every one a $100,000. Christmas bonus in addition to their regular pay. She didn’t book any tour dates for March because the lead guitarist in her band wife was due to have a baby and she wanted to make sure he was home for that. She makes time to visit with fans who maybe suffering from something like cancer, has special youngsters brought to the edge of the stage during her concerts to present them with the hat she wears for a couple of songs. She just seems like a genuinely nice person who also is an excellent writer and singer. I really recommend you watch some of her live performances from the Reputation or Eras tours. Her songs are autobiographical and she uses a lot of metaphors. So a “drug” can also be a relationship, that may have gone bad.
She's huge because her inspiration is her emotions which means there is a high likelihood that anyone with human emotions can be hit in the feels by one or more of her songs and once someone finds their gateway song (usually an album track) they get sucked into the rest of her discography. For some people she articulates their emotions better than they can. And it doesn't hurt that her live performances can be anything from her and an instrument all the way up to arena shows with all the bells and whistles. Finally, she built her fan base and hasn't done anything to throw it away, unlike some of the big stars who seem to want to test how much their fans will put up with before bailing.
@@judeless77 Yes! The song and visuals are so powerful together that it's hard to listen and absorb at once, I'd even suggest listening to 5 minute first, even!
When they put the pill on her tongue, it reminds me of her MV from Blank Space where she put a candy heart on her tongue while she was hanging out with the guy in the video while she was happy, before she went mad insane! It’s almost like this is a continuum or the aftermath of that video years later.
She writes all her songs, many without cowriters. The videos and tours are her concepts. She directs her own videos. This song is about Matty. She had a 6yr relationship. They broke up & then she fell hard 4 Matty. He was her "move on drug" but the "effects were temporary ". Video has tons of Easter eggs. Ex: Matty loves typewriters. You want 2 know why she's so famous? Watch Who's afraid of little old me & The smallest man who ever lived LIVE! I'm 55 & bc a Swifty this year. Her mind just works differently. A TRUE GENIUS!❤
This song is not really about anyone, it's abstract, more about the feeling of missing a relationship that could have been something but never really made it. It's a pretty solid introduction to the vibe of the album.
The song Hits different was released separately to the Midnights album but is a part of the Til Dawn edition. It's technically the last track of the album to be released before The Tortured Poets Department, along with You're losing me. It references people knocking at her door, coming to take her to an asylum (Is that your key, on the door? Is it okay? Is it you? Or have they come to take me away?) The first lyric in the first track of TTPD is 'I was supposed to be sent away, but they forgot to come and get me'. In You're losing me, she references another song, Champagne Problems from the Evermore album, which in turn also focuses on a mad woman and an asylum.
Enjoyed your commentary! My interpretation of “miracle move-on drug”, in the context of the rest of the album, was diving into a new romantic relationship to try to get over an old one. But, as with many great songwriters, the line is open to multiple interpretations. 😊
Taylor is very autobiographical, but does tell stories. She is known for it. This video has many themes that represent her album. Clara Bow the “it girl” from silent movies, typewriters, insane asylum, black dog, etc. the album deals with a breakup or two and her questioning her sanity, her mental health, her relationship with fame, the music industry, her past present and future. Why is Taylor so huge? She started in country, then country pop/rock as teenager, then transitioned into purely pop at 24, then switched to indie/folk music in 2020 working with Aaron Dessner from the National. They have collaborated on all 5 of her albums since 2020, all her re-recordings, and one National album, and with Bon Iver /Big Red Machine. But why is she so popular? Versatility. Relatable lyrics. She writes all her songs, writes & directs her music videos. Here is a small sampling of a lot of sides to her. Make it a reaction video going through these. Debut: our song music video. Fearless. You belong with me. Speak Now: back to December music video. Red. All too well, 10 minute version lyric video. (There is a short film but for first time with the song it can be distracting) 1989. Blank Space and Wildest Dreams music videos. Out of the woods live 1989 world tour. Reputation. Ready for it music video. Don’t blame me live Reputation stadium tour. Long live/new years day live Reputation stadium tour. Lover. Cornelia St and Death by a thousand Cuts live in Paris. False God Live SNL. Folklore: exile lyric video. My tears ricochet lyric video. Evermore. Evermore lyric video & Willow live Eras tour film. Midnights. Anti-hero music video. Maroon and Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve lyric videos. TTPD. So long London, the black dog, how did it end lyric videos.
@@IzzyIzenstainAs an OG Swiftie, Make note of this list. It's almost perfect. I'd add exile, my tears richochet and this is me trying from the long pond sessions Docu. She goes into the meanings behind the sounds. And it's acoustic. Very good to hear to compare to the studio tracks. And any of her LIVE performances are going to be great. You can't go wrong. And yes. She only sings live. No lip syncing. So excited to hear more from your channel.
Some of her very best songs that are worth listening to: Dear John, All Too Well (both original & 10 minute version), Style, Wildest Dreams, My Tears Ricochet, Exile, The Black Dog, So Long London, I Did Something Bad, Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, Wouldve Could've Should've, Labyrinth, State of Grace, Tolerate It, No Body No etc. She has an extensive catalog but the ones I recommended are some of her very best work.
I've genuinely enjoyed your reaction here. We swifties do love to watch as folks find ways in which her songs resonate personally. So never worry about digressing...that's what her songs, across genres, continue to inspire. It's how she has only grown with time. Than you for being genuine with us. Highly recommend checking out the behind the scenes for this one, even if you don't do a reaction, just for your personal understanding of who she is as a creative person. Looking forward to seeing you do fall a little further down this rabbit hole with us.
I can't wait to see you dive deeper into her discography and watch some of her live performances. You'll quickly see how versatile she is as a songwriter/singer/performer, and how her biggest pop songs really don't define her as an artist. Watching you guys discover the wonder that is Taylor Alison Swift is truly one of my favorite hobbies. I highly recommend her live performance of Don't Blame Me on the Reputation Tour (it's the best version by far imo). I'd also recommend one of her "acoustic set" songs from the Eras Tour - specifically Maroon, You're On Your Own, Kid, loml, and How Did It End.
Everything she write is autobiographical or inspired by what she's reading, watching or seeing friends go through. Her music and vi all have Easter eggs in them referring to another song or album. She's brilliant and a force to be reckond with
you asked if her music is autobiographical or stories, so most of her music is autobiographical. she currently has 11 albums, 9 of them are mostly autobiographical and 2 and more story telling, folklore and evermore (she wrote and released during the pandemic) highly suggest you do at least one more song since youre open minded and had a thoughtful reaction just to get a bigger grasp on what makes her so big. everyone has their suggestions of course, but i think reccomendations are better if I knew what kind of music you like, so pick whatever strikes you
His lyrics are autobiographical, cryptic and cathartic to a certain extent, but that is more for the common fan. Taylor knows how to blur his autobiographical narratives by adding and removing elements, creating stories from small inspirations, using his literary resources. This makes his writings take on multiple layers and lend themselves to multiple interpretations. Taylor is looked down upon for writing mainly about love but she is a great writer and narrator (storyteller). Not only does she have the quality to create narrative images in an exceptional way portraying human emotions, she also masters literary language like any expert writer on the subject.
@@IzzyIzenstain I'd love you to react to LOML and SO LONG LONDON from TTPD next! I only just discovered your channel today and you're incredibly insightful. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on Taylor's music.
Your understanding of this song is on point, this is the first single because this is the concept of the hole album, the album tells this story... its called the Tortured Poets Deparment, that is where they are in the video and where the album develops. Thats what she called that chapter of her life
Edit: I think you'd really appreciate the song 'You're On Your Own, Kid.' Taylor has a way of evolving motifs in her songs, and the way that one goes works so well with what you said about loving yourself! I'm two minutes in and loving this! Looking forward to your continuing on with Taylor reactions if you're up for it! The best thing to know about her is RANGE. She embodies each song--if she's a hardass in a song (Don't Blame Me, Look What You Made Me Do, Who's Afraid of Little Old Me), she sells it. If she's hurt (Exile, My Tears Ricochet, loml), she sells it. If she's in love (Lover, So High School, You're In Love), she SELLS it. Literally pick anything, even if it's not Your Thing you'll probably enjoy it!
The song and video to a degree are her talking to two men in her life that she was dating. She described them as something cooking in an oven ending and then falling into something cooking in a microwave. A long flame followed by a short flame, etc. The first broke because he allegedly cheated, she took him back and it slowly faded because he never was ready even after 4,5 & 6 years to marry and plan babies until he lied in the end to keep her around. She left for her tour then fell into a new relationship with an old friend who after "A Fortnight" or so, said they would get married and have children and that he was the love of her life (The title track The Tortured Poets Department sheds light on his promises). He then cheated and ghosted her and left her completely lifeless while on the tour. Rest of the story is on the album but this song is essentially a recap that leads into the album. The poetry aspect slips in with the wife and neighbour references
Watch Intro+ ready for it live from the reputation tour. That video sent me down the Taylor Swift rabbit hole and I have been a swiftie ever since. Jaw dropping performance, followed by the song I did Something Bad
This song is likely about her on again and off again relationship with Matty Healy from The 1975. Most recently they had a brief fling "for a fortnight" last year after the break up of her 6-1/2 year relationship with Joe Alwyn was announced in March 2023 at the beginning of the ERAS tour. The video is set in The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD). The period clothing is from the late 1800s. Taylor has been likened to Emily Dickinson with her poetic lyricism.
‘this is me trying’ by Taylor Swift perfectly captures the depth and intricacies of her songwriting. I think you’d enjoy it. You should react to the long pond sessions version, where she briefly talks about the ideas behind the song before the acoustic performance
New subscriber here. Just so you know, Ethan Hawk and Josh Charles were in the Dead Poets Society film. Very clever of Taylor to slip that into her video. Some of her songs are from stories she's read, like "Tolerate it" was based partly on a novel by Daphne du Maurier called Rebecca. She's incredibly well read and highly intelligent.
Oh yay! I subbed to your channel for Ren originally but you should deep dive taylor swift. Over the past year I started going down the Taylor rabbit hole and this girls song writing is insane. This new album and the last one midnights I've really gotten into. Her songs have always a deeper meaning. Also I'm pretty sure when she is speaking about the miracle move on drug... like moving on from a relationship she means a post relationship rebound fling
My daughter is a huge Taylor Swift fan and we've spent the last couple of weeks watching live shows, documentaries and reactions to Taylor. That has made me respect her a lot as an artist, her writing is very intelligent and tasteful. She seems very down to earth and wants to do what is good in life, not only for herself but for other people as well. She's all for love and respect, no matter who you are or what you look like. I think her authenticity around those things make people love her. As for Post Malone, I really recommend you react to this live performance Post Malone "Reputation" live on the Stern Show. ua-cam.com/video/FI6zX9vpO-I/v-deo.htmlsi=BVDkWpIC9qyXCgns
There are multiple top tier universities in the US that teach courses in arts and literature exploring her songwriting You can find videos that address the academic exploration of her lyrics🎉
I’ve just watched 5 of your Taylor videos back to back. Something about your demeanor is so interesting. You are honest and thoughtful and vulnerable at times. I really appreciate these videos. Thanks.
Great reaction!! The Swifties are gonna LOVE you!! Thank you for your insightful look at this song. Taylor says she's a songwriter who sings, not a singer who writes. The story and lyrics are most important to her. Her official lyric videos are great if you react to more TTPD. The Black Dog, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, Peter and So Long, London are some of my favs. Based on this reaction, I think you're really going to find a lot to delve into. She has a varied catalog. She started in country, then into pop, then folk...throw in some 80s synth, hiphop, alternative and rock for good measure. 18 years of music...there's something for everyone. Subbing for more. Thank you again for your reaction!!
Thanks for filling me in and for watching! Looking forward to checking out some more. I record a bit in advance, so they'll be another Taylor reaction out week after next.
This song has been on repeat for me lately. I clicked your video and am so glad I did. Digress all you want during your commentary. I felt like you were talking directly to me and I needed that. Thank you. ❤
If you're going to make new Taylor videos, I suggest listening to diff albums before making your opinion about her, I feel like every Taylor album has a new/different sound and vibe to it Also she writes, sings, produces and directs her own stuff (along with others) so I love how she's so involved with everything she makes
You should check out her folklore and evermore albums! She started in the music industry when she was signed at 14 years old and she’s been going for years and she just now is huge, but she writes all of her own music
Just now is huge? Maybe more huge. She has been the biggest pop star since 2014, a decade, when she released 1989. One of the biggest albums in history.
@@Starbuck-dr7yl I never started listening to her until she started dating Travis. I’m a huge chief fan. I knew of her, but I never listen to her music. She has some excellent music, but she is way bigger now like I hear about her every single day or I never did before.
@@annietrahan7322 that is true. In 2014 she was the biggest pop star in the US, Barbara Walters coined the phrase “Taylor swift IS the music industry”. But she has only gotten bigger. She now is arguably the biggest star in the world starting in 2020 and just catapulted into 2022, and the biggest in 2023.
When she does world tours the countries she performs in are extremely welcoming because she fills stadiums with people from around the world bringing money into those countries.
New subscriber. I appreciate your perspective as well as desire to unravel her lyrics. It’s a deep rabbit hole so enjoy the ride. I recommend you listen to her We Are Never Getting Back Together live from her 1989 tour, because it’s a rock version of the song where she shreds her guitar.
Hi, great reaction, Taylor is known for her songwriting being her way of processing her feelings and the things that happen to her. That her fans who grew up with her, had basically had access to her diary. She has in more recent works played with more made up characters and scenarios, although some fans have drawn very clear parallels to her life at the time of writing. In a lot of cases Taylor has enough ambiguity, that different ideas exist about the meaning, This song is the lead single of her recent album, written over the last 2 years, but focusing on the 12 months prior to release where she started her Eras Tour, broke up with her long term partner and jumped into an intense, but short lived fling with an old flame, (possibly the miracle move on drug), that she described as a manic phase. Taylor's moved genres, challenged established industry standards and works extremely hard at her craft, She was signed by sony music publishing, Nashville at 14 as a songwriter, with a development deal, but ultimately walked away to sign with a new agency
Please, please, PLEASE react to and discover more Taylor! I can tell straight away that you will like the depth of her storytelling, and respect how everything that she does is with purpose. Great reaction! I'm captivated! Also, there is a Behind the Scenes for this video that you might appreciate. Taylor directs her own videos and is a part of the editing process and everything. When she writes her songs, she can at the same time envision how she wants the video to look and how she wants it to appear onstage as a performance.
Brief relationships hurt because you never got to the bad bit. The fights and nagging that come with the end. You're still left with good or loving feelings, so the what-if's keep us stuck.
Learning to love myself has been the journey of my life. Pretty sure it's been Taylor's, too. I think that's one of the reasons she's so successful: she communicates the fragile human experience eloquently and directly. Love your humanness...
Please more Taylor, I found myself hanging on to every word you said. My request is that you check out her performance of the song "Exile" with the artist "Bon Iver" from "The Long Pond Sessions" and "I Hate It Here" from her new album. She's so versatile. Hi, from the States!
Hi, from England! Glad to hear your enjoying the content. Definitely gonna explore more Taylor. The Long Pond Sessions seems to be a popular request, so I will probably do something from that soon. So far, I've recorded Anti-Hero which will be out on Thursday. Thanks!
Hi! Newly minted Swiftie here. I am a child of 80s new wave and 90s alternative, so Taylor Swift was not on my register until my niece exposed me to her. Everything before her album Midnights, is quite mainstream and pop. Midnights is when she starts to really play with a more synth pop and indie sound.
in response to Posty saying he can’t sing: check out his covers of “I’m gonna Miss Her” and “You Can Have the Crown” that he did for a benefit for Texas after a natural disaster. there’s a video of both on youtube. it was the first time anyone really heard him do country and his voice is amazing.
The song that really got me hooked on to Taylor Swift was "all too wel" the 10 minute version. I dont think i had ever heard such great storytelling in a song. I only know one song of Post Malone and that is "circles" and i love it! Thx for your reaction! Have a great day.
This dress looks so much like the one she wore to the awards show where she announced TTPD....the Grammys maybe? Except it had long black gloves, slyly making her look like an albatross.
Song is about rebounding with an old flame after a breakup from a long term relationship. But the rebound didn’t last long either. It was also highly controversial amongst fans because the guy in question (Matty Healy) has said some pretty disgusting things in the past.
I have followed Post Malone since 2016 and have enjoyed watching him develop his music on his albums from Stony to his latest foray into country music which is his true love. Some of my favorite songs from Post , Otherside, Blame it Me, Euthanasia , Love Hate Letter to Alcohol, Green Thumb, Something Real. He has also did a Nirvana Tribute (on UA-cam) during Covid that was pretty awesome. My first listen to his country voice was on a fund raiser for Texas after our ice storm in 2021 that caused much damage in our state. It was called Post Malone goes Country where he does covers with Dwight Yoakam’s band. Awesome! Check out some of his music. It has been a fun journey watching Austin Richard Post navigate through the stages of his career.
Oh My God I can listen to you talking for hours 🙏 please react whenever you have the time and willingness to her albums Folklore and Evermore or her Long Pond Session, it will be so interesting to hear your interpretations of her lyrics. I think she's so big and so connected with her audience because it's nearly 20 years career and she's autobiographical but the ordinary people can relate to her music. That is very good writer in my opinion because she's the last person to be relatable - successful, billionaire, country/ pop star but with words and melodies you realise that everyone goes through the same emotions. Also she's very hard working, she's not the great singer so she went through vocal training to be able to sing her own songs, not a great dancer but learnt to dance - everything she was lacking she worked though the years to better herself. She's more theater type performer. In her teenager years she baked cookies and wrote handwritten letters to every radio when they played her single. Very driven from young age. And in my opinion many fans love her personality and forgive her mistakes because she's always kind towards everyone, you can never catch her in bad mood or tired on stage, every single night she delivers. In every award show she's always supportive of other winners, always first to stand up, always dancing (and drinking😅). She's not only writing the song but the melodies as well, hooks, she's famous for her bridges.
Lovely of you to say, Joanna! I'm definitely going to react to more of her stuff. Thanks for filling me in. I admire hard workers. Looking forward to checking out more.
You mentioned that you like interwoven stuff. You get A LOT of that with Swift. A few examples from this particular album are from the songs Fortnight, Down Bad and The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. These three songs reference work from previous albums. The opening lyrics in Fortnight say, “I was supposed to be sent away but they forget to come and get me.” The last line from her last album, Midnights, says, “Is that you or have they come to take me away?” Down Bad has a line that says, “How dare you think it’s romantic, leaving me safe and stranded.” In her song, New Romantics (1989 album), she sings, “Please leave me stranded. It’s so Romantic.” The song, The Smallest Man, has the lyrics, “But you are what you did.” The song, Innocent (Speak Now album), has the lyrics, “Who you are is not what you did.” Now, I’ll be the first to admit that some Swift fans can get carried away “linking” her songs and albums. That started, though, because it’s clear she does make reference her other work far too often for it to be coincidental. I think the references I made here are probably too specific to be coincidences (although it’s possible at least one of them is). I heard an interview with someone who works for some organization studies popular music. They’ve actually created a working group to study “inter-textual” references in Swift’s work.
Could you please react to the Ivy or Evermore (ft Bon Iver) lyric videos by Taylor? I loved your takes on the different points of symbolism in the video. Just a note - Taylor does have good music videos, but her strengths are her lyricism and her live performances. If you’re interested in seeing live performances vs watching lyric videos, I’d recommend the long pond studio sessions (for low key acoustic renditions of her album folklore) or the clip of I Did Something Bad from the reputation stadium tour (for bombastic showmanship). Two very different sides of her as an artist.
Taylor directed and planned out this Fortnight video, very hands on. My favorite Taylor Swift video is Blank Space. I would love to see your reaction to that.💗
Great reaction. It's telling that you said: we are what we loose. at the end of her song "Daylight" you can hear her say: I want to be what I love" so your already speaking Swift" 😊 Already subscribed. Based on your insights you are a born swiftie already. Her lyrics are what convinced me of her talent. I come from emo, rock, indie, and can't believe that I'm such a big swiftie now. 😂
I can see that happening to me! Just recorded a reaction to Anti Hero, which will be out on Thursday, and it's the lyrics that struck me most of all in both songs I've heard so far. Thanks!
the nurse brings in the unside down tray and the pill bottle says "forget him". (often easier said than done). also, when she wipes her face, her tats are the same as posty's. i'm old and my fascination with ts is how she COMPLETELY changed her art with each new album. i have seen her in concert and she performs for 3.5 hours. so she sings, plays and is just a phenomanal. i agree with some of the comments, check out exile and evermore with bon iver. this collab with "posty" was BRILLIANT. i love him. his latest hit is very funny (at least I can relate). i'm not a country person but love him in this song. wrt travis k, the beau, ..., i think she made a poor choice.., he'll cheat.., eventually. she should have ended up with Gronk. loved your thoughtful review
The album the tortured poets department is definitely more about her writing skills. However that being said she has pretty much visited and experimented with every genre of music from country-rap. So depending on what your typical music choice is, we Swifties can direct you. Lol
Izzy, AWESOME reaction!!! Its seems You are a Man with Wisdom by the way You tried to understand the LYRICS ( YES, the lyrics: cause She's the best STORYTELLER of this Century) and definitely Taylor Swift will Exceed Your expectations everytime You react to Her Music......by discovering Her golden ❤ You'll discover lost places in Yours❤ too !!!! Have a good transcendental Journey!!
Excellent thoughtful reaction. Taylor has struggled with anxiety and eating disorders in the past, so it hasn't all been roses. This, song is believed to be about her failed relationship with Matty Healy.... As it's most of this new album. She rights mostly from her own experiences but the on albums Folklore and Evermore she wrote stories ... See the Cardigan Trilogy and No Body No Crime... Which we hope is a story 🤣 She directs all her videos now for the visuals are all down to her own vision and ideas. There is a 'making of' video for this song.. Which explains her working methods. I hope you'll react to more of her songs she has something for everyone 😊
I think she is using Clara Bows story as a metaphor for her own life, they have many parallels…so it’s both. And Taylor has admitted to slipping down the path of drinking too much at times, though I don’t think she’s into drugs or pills.
Yes, she does tend to write autobiographical songs (although not always, and not always literally). Swift is someone who knows how to mine her own experiences and her own pain in the service of art but that doesn't mean it's always exactly about one of her own experiences. This one kind of is, though - minus the wives and husbands.
I would love to hear your reaction to the entire album: The Tortured Poets Dept. It’s a double album. You can split into two reactions. I haven’t been able to stop listening to it for 7 weeks, and when I’m watching TV, it’s reactions! She has a lyric video for each song on her UA-cam channel. As a bonus, you will gain a tremendous amount of followers.
You haven’t been under a rock for a decade. It’s been 18 years 😂 I’ve become fan being a dad to two (now adults in their 30s) day one Swifties Good for you broadening your horizons.
Not sure if it’s been said yet or not but “the miracle move on drug” is likely another man. Like they say, the best want to get over a man, is to get under another one. This is one of the more mysterious songs on her new album because it’s not straightforward in its story telling like she does most of the time. The rest of the album is much more autobiographical. With stories, but those of us who know the history don’t have to do much guessing about the story.
Yes she tends to write autobiographical, and often they're really relatable despite the wealth and privilege divide, if that makes sense. This song is at its core about how you can have a deep, visceral connection with someone, it ends, and then you have to live alongside that person as though nothing happened, to live in fragile politeness. Her framework is as neighbors; her former lover's wife is watering flowers like nothing's wrong. Taylor's figurative 'husband' is cheating, and she's JUST as mad at him as at her former lover's wife watering flowers. The mundane misery of suburbia, in a way.
I think her “miracle move on drug” was having an intimate relationship with someone else, like a hookup. Like the saying “best way to get over someone is to get under someone else”. Sure but like she says it’s always temporary until you deal with the deep pain of a break up. Just my opinion and FYI most non USA people are not aware that fortnight is not a term that Americans have any clue of outside of the computer game. It is definitely a “British” terminology for an American and purposely used on her part. I know “fortnight” because of regency time romance novels I used to read that were set in the U.K. Most American reactors have to Google the meaning of fortnight, just to let you know, it’s interesting. I knew is was British terminology but thought everyone still knew the definition- nope I started watching reactions and it was funny to see how people from different countries focused on different things.
That is interesting. UA-cam is great for seeing how we all differ culturally, isn't it. Reaction channels too. If anyone ever made my Dad a weak cup of tea, he would call it fortnight tea.
😂 great reaction...hope you listen to the rest of The Tortured Poets Department, it really is a great album...You might also enjoy the albums Folklore and its sister album Evermore both more stripped back,...also her album Midnights, more autobiographical...those were her most current albums
This is a Victorion setting. It was said at one time this was taken after her aunt's relationship. She had an affair with post Malone's wife and vice versca. Then that is what tears there electra shocks apart. And then tears tears the cords post Malone has stops the cords he has and which stops them.. Them goes on for a while.
Why is she huge? Why do sold out stadiums all over the world sing her lyrics with her for 3.5 hour on the eras tour? How does she perform that night after night? Olympic caliber athletic performer of her own exquisite lyrics? Why is she loved? Character: Gratitude, Generosity, Compassion, Humility, Authenticity, Empathy, Love, Courage, Integrity, Spiritual Growth, Determination, Inspiration, Creativity. Astonishing.
Thanks for filling me in! Admirable stuff!
As for her Olympic caliber athletic performance, she trained by running on a treadmill while singing her entire set. For months.
Truths were told. ✨✌🏼
Preach❤
The song also is an homage to the silent film actress and “It Girl” Clara Bow who had a nervous breakdown and spent time in psych wards getting shock treatments in the 1930s.
And yes, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles for the Dead Poets Society appear here on the first video for the Tortured Poets Department. They’re identified in the credits.
Interesting stuff! Thanks!
@@IzzyIzenstain Swift's attention to detail, and Easter Eggs, is well known. The names on their doctor coats are the names of their characters from The Dead Poets Society. There's two numbers on the 'Forget Him' pill bottle. One is Swifts birth date and the other is the album release date. The brain wave printout you briefly see writes the line "I love you, it's ruining my life". That's what Post Malone is looking at before rushing to disconnect the shock therapy. The machine creating the printout has TTPD on it, the initials of the album title. I'm 68 and took the dive into Swifts music last January to see what the fuss was about. I've actually been rather impressed with her songwriting, particularly her lyrics, while her music videos are quite good and sometimes fun to search for the details.
If you have Netflix I'd recommend watching her Miss Americana documentary. It's quite good and will give you some insight into her career. It covers up to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian conspiring (it's the only way to describe it) to destroy Swifts reputation and end her career with a recorded phone call. Then Swifts comeback with the Reputation album and tour. It would be several years after the documentary was made before the full recording of the phone call Kim and Kanye made was leaked. It proved they had edited the version they released and their claims about Swift were a lie.
Always great to see someone discover Taylor Swift. Pretty sure if you delve into her music you will discover she is a generational talent and is one of the....if not THE....best storyteller/songwriter/singers in the business.
Totally agree. She is Brilliant , driven ,and produces excellence
If you watch the behind the scenes video, it’s so charming to see Post Malone’s delight in seeing his first manual typewriter. And he’s so respectful of Taylor. Really cool guy.
Yes ma'am 🥰
The more you get into Taylor the more you start to crave the puzzle and mystery of what inspired the song and then you see correlation between songs. This video has a black dog walk across the screen…there is a song in this album called the Black Dog. She mentions Florida in the song and there is a song called Florida!!! in this album too. The electro shock in the video and the silent film era look is a nod to Clara Bow, also a song on the album, but she had mental health issues and received shock treatments to cure herself of the depression from heartbreaks and the stress/pressure of being the first “it girl”. This song is like the opening paragraph for a writing assignment. It sets the moods and hints at what is to come. It would have helped to know what music you like, then we could point you in the right direction. Taylor’s first albums are country. She then moved into pop. Her Reputation album is more of a rock vibe with bits of rap. Folklore and Evermore are sister albums. This latest album, Taylor has trademarked as Female Rage: The Musical. I personally would start you off with Exile the Long Pond secession ft. Bon Iver.
I love that kind of interwoven stuff. Looking forward to checking out more. Long Pond Sessions seem a popular request, so will probably do that soon. Recorded Anti Hero so far, which will be out on Thursday. My music tastes range far and wide, so I'm open to and interested in checking out all of what she has to offer. Thanks!
@@IzzyIzenstainplease release anti heroo soon!
@@enriquemedina2882 It will be out on Thursday
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Interwoven “Easter Eggs” are Taylor’s specialty.
Her songs, videos, clothing choices - clues for links
Up to 3 years in advance!!
She directed this music video and all her music videos. She has won many VMAs. This was by far one of her most amazing videos in my opinion. I watched it over and over again. It's fascinating!
I think the miracle move on drug is a reference to a quick rebound relationship.
Lovely breakdown and thoughts. You mention Paul Mccartney, who was just seen dancing with swifties at her show at Wembley. He has spoken her praises many times over the years.
She has been accused of being overly autobiographical, but she dabbled in more storytelling with her Folklore/Evermore albums and again with Tortured Poets Department, which has a lot of parallels to greek mythology and other famous poets and fables woven into her lyrics.
Thanks, Melissa! I'm becoming very interested in a lot of those old stories and myths. I'll probably look at something else from TPD next.
In that style of "old stories and myths" in TTPD, I love love love the Albatross and Cassandra 💗 loved your thoughtful and sensitive reaction thank you 🙏
Actually Taylor started performing at age eleven, and was signed by Sony at age thirteen, the youngest artist ever signed by them, she’s now 34. She started out as a country performer but switched to pop. She has always said of herself that she’s a songwriter who also sings, and she can play piano, acoustic and electric guitar and the banjo. She’s won so many awards; nominated 52 times for Grammy awards and has won 14 times. She’s won 40 American Music Awards, a Prime Time Emmy Award (TV), 39 Billboard Music Awards, and 23 MTV video awards. But she still does things like pick up empty plates and glasses in the Kelsey family’s suite at the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, and gives a very large donation to the local food bank in every city she tours in. She treats her dancers, musicians, stage hands and drivers really well. One of her truck drivers wives revealed last year that Taylor gave every one a $100,000. Christmas bonus in addition to their regular pay. She didn’t book any tour dates for March because the lead guitarist in her band wife was due to have a baby and she wanted to make sure he was home for that. She makes time to visit with fans who maybe suffering from something like cancer, has special youngsters brought to the edge of the stage during her concerts to present them with the hat she wears for a couple of songs. She just seems like a genuinely nice person who also is an excellent writer and singer. I really recommend you watch some of her live performances from the Reputation or Eras tours. Her songs are autobiographical and she uses a lot of metaphors. So a “drug” can also be a relationship, that may have gone bad.
Cool stuff, Jan! Thanks!
She's huge because her inspiration is her emotions which means there is a high likelihood that anyone with human emotions can be hit in the feels by one or more of her songs and once someone finds their gateway song (usually an album track) they get sucked into the rest of her discography. For some people she articulates their emotions better than they can. And it doesn't hurt that her live performances can be anything from her and an instrument all the way up to arena shows with all the bells and whistles. Finally, she built her fan base and hasn't done anything to throw it away, unlike some of the big stars who seem to want to test how much their fans will put up with before bailing.
And, the 10 minute version of All Too Well is essential. The short film goes with that.
But not yet. That’s a deep dive that swifties like to inflict on people being introduced to Taylor. Shame on you, swifties! Shame!
@@judeless77 Yes! The song and visuals are so powerful together that it's hard to listen and absorb at once, I'd even suggest listening to 5 minute first, even!
I’ve watched a lot of reaction channels, never commented, this has been my favorite. Thank you for your insight and thoughtfulness.
Thanks for watching! High praise! Glad you enjoyed it!
When they put the pill on her tongue, it reminds me of her MV from Blank Space where she put a candy heart on her tongue while she was hanging out with the guy in the video while she was happy, before she went mad insane! It’s almost like this is a continuum or the aftermath of that video years later.
She writes all her songs, many without cowriters. The videos and tours are her concepts. She directs her own videos. This song is about Matty. She had a 6yr relationship. They broke up & then she fell hard 4 Matty. He was her "move on drug" but the "effects were temporary ". Video has tons of Easter eggs. Ex: Matty loves typewriters. You want 2 know why she's so famous? Watch Who's afraid of little old me & The smallest man who ever lived LIVE! I'm 55 & bc a Swifty this year. Her mind just works differently. A TRUE GENIUS!❤
This song is not really about anyone, it's abstract, more about the feeling of missing a relationship that could have been something but never really made it. It's a pretty solid introduction to the vibe of the album.
Cool stuff!
Her lyrics are magical.. her heart to those who really love and respect it❤
The song Hits different was released separately to the Midnights album but is a part of the Til Dawn edition. It's technically the last track of the album to be released before The Tortured Poets Department, along with You're losing me.
It references people knocking at her door, coming to take her to an asylum (Is that your key, on the door? Is it okay? Is it you? Or have they come to take me away?) The first lyric in the first track of TTPD is 'I was supposed to be sent away, but they forgot to come and get me'.
In You're losing me, she references another song, Champagne Problems from the Evermore album, which in turn also focuses on a mad woman and an asylum.
Enjoyed your commentary! My interpretation of “miracle move-on drug”, in the context of the rest of the album, was diving into a new romantic relationship to try to get over an old one. But, as with many great songwriters, the line is open to multiple interpretations. 😊
Thanks!
Taylor is very autobiographical, but does tell stories. She is known for it. This video has many themes that represent her album. Clara Bow the “it girl” from silent movies, typewriters, insane asylum, black dog, etc. the album deals with a breakup or two and her questioning her sanity, her mental health, her relationship with fame, the music industry, her past present and future.
Why is Taylor so huge? She started in country, then country pop/rock as teenager, then transitioned into purely pop at 24, then switched to indie/folk music in 2020 working with Aaron Dessner from the National. They have collaborated on all 5 of her albums since 2020, all her re-recordings, and one National album, and with Bon Iver /Big Red Machine. But why is she so popular? Versatility. Relatable lyrics. She writes all her songs, writes & directs her music videos.
Here is a small sampling of a lot of sides to her. Make it a reaction video going through these.
Debut: our song music video.
Fearless. You belong with me.
Speak Now: back to December music video.
Red. All too well, 10 minute version lyric video. (There is a short film but for first time with the song it can be distracting)
1989. Blank Space and Wildest Dreams music videos. Out of the woods live 1989 world tour.
Reputation. Ready for it music video. Don’t blame me live Reputation stadium tour. Long live/new years day live Reputation stadium tour.
Lover. Cornelia St and Death by a thousand Cuts live in Paris. False God Live SNL.
Folklore: exile lyric video. My tears ricochet lyric video.
Evermore. Evermore lyric video & Willow live Eras tour film.
Midnights. Anti-hero music video. Maroon and Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve lyric videos.
TTPD. So long London, the black dog, how did it end lyric videos.
Thanks for filling me in! I'll take a look at some of these.
@@IzzyIzenstainAs an OG Swiftie, Make note of this list. It's almost perfect. I'd add exile, my tears richochet and this is me trying from the long pond sessions Docu. She goes into the meanings behind the sounds. And it's acoustic. Very good to hear to compare to the studio tracks. And any of her LIVE performances are going to be great. You can't go wrong. And yes. She only sings live. No lip syncing. So excited to hear more from your channel.
This list is amazing!!
@@amycoleman3688 thanks! I'll make a note of it.
Some of her very best songs that are worth listening to: Dear John, All Too Well (both original & 10 minute version), Style, Wildest Dreams, My Tears Ricochet, Exile, The Black Dog, So Long London, I Did Something Bad, Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, Wouldve Could've Should've, Labyrinth, State of Grace, Tolerate It, No Body No etc. She has an extensive catalog but the ones I recommended are some of her very best work.
Thanks, Jessica! I'll look into some of those. Gonna check out a wide range of her stuff.
Love your reaction! "Were made of the things that we lose" - wow I felt that!
Thanks! I need to get my act together and put out a version of that song. Glad to hear it connected.
I've genuinely enjoyed your reaction here. We swifties do love to watch as folks find ways in which her songs resonate personally. So never worry about digressing...that's what her songs, across genres, continue to inspire. It's how she has only grown with time. Than you for being genuine with us. Highly recommend checking out the behind the scenes for this one, even if you don't do a reaction, just for your personal understanding of who she is as a creative person. Looking forward to seeing you do fall a little further down this rabbit hole with us.
Thanks, Luca! I'll take a look at that.
I can't wait to see you dive deeper into her discography and watch some of her live performances. You'll quickly see how versatile she is as a songwriter/singer/performer, and how her biggest pop songs really don't define her as an artist. Watching you guys discover the wonder that is Taylor Alison Swift is truly one of my favorite hobbies.
I highly recommend her live performance of Don't Blame Me on the Reputation Tour (it's the best version by far imo). I'd also recommend one of her "acoustic set" songs from the Eras Tour - specifically Maroon, You're On Your Own, Kid, loml, and How Did It End.
Thanks! Lots more coming soon. I'll do another few from Long Pond and then see where to go from there.
Everything she write is autobiographical or inspired by what she's reading, watching or seeing friends go through. Her music and vi all have Easter eggs in them referring to another song or album. She's brilliant and a force to be reckond with
you asked if her music is autobiographical or stories, so most of her music is autobiographical. she currently has 11 albums, 9 of them are mostly autobiographical and 2 and more story telling, folklore and evermore (she wrote and released during the pandemic) highly suggest you do at least one more song since youre open minded and had a thoughtful reaction just to get a bigger grasp on what makes her so big. everyone has their suggestions of course, but i think reccomendations are better if I knew what kind of music you like, so pick whatever strikes you
His lyrics are autobiographical, cryptic and cathartic to a certain extent, but that is more for the common fan. Taylor knows how to blur his autobiographical narratives by adding and removing elements, creating stories from small inspirations, using his literary resources. This makes his writings take on multiple layers and lend themselves to multiple interpretations. Taylor is looked down upon for writing mainly about love but she is a great writer and narrator (storyteller). Not only does she have the quality to create narrative images in an exceptional way portraying human emotions, she also masters literary language like any expert writer on the subject.
Thanks! I'll certainly check out another one. Probably something else from TPD.
@@IzzyIzenstain I'd love you to react to LOML and SO LONG LONDON from TTPD next! I only just discovered your channel today and you're incredibly insightful. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on Taylor's music.
Your understanding of this song is on point, this is the first single because this is the concept of the hole album, the album tells this story... its called the Tortured Poets Deparment, that is where they are in the video and where the album develops. Thats what she called that chapter of her life
Thanks! It's an interesting concept. Looking forward to checking out more.
Edit: I think you'd really appreciate the song 'You're On Your Own, Kid.' Taylor has a way of evolving motifs in her songs, and the way that one goes works so well with what you said about loving yourself!
I'm two minutes in and loving this! Looking forward to your continuing on with Taylor reactions if you're up for it! The best thing to know about her is RANGE. She embodies each song--if she's a hardass in a song (Don't Blame Me, Look What You Made Me Do, Who's Afraid of Little Old Me), she sells it. If she's hurt (Exile, My Tears Ricochet, loml), she sells it. If she's in love (Lover, So High School, You're In Love), she SELLS it. Literally pick anything, even if it's not Your Thing you'll probably enjoy it!
Thanks for being here for it! Definitely will be doing a lot more. Gonna stick with Long Pond Sessions, at least for the next few.
Pretty much all her songs are stories and a good majority are autobiographical. She’s an excellent writer and performer. She writes her songs.
Love that 80’s synth pop sound!
The song and video to a degree are her talking to two men in her life that she was dating. She described them as something cooking in an oven ending and then falling into something cooking in a microwave. A long flame followed by a short flame, etc. The first broke because he allegedly cheated, she took him back and it slowly faded because he never was ready even after 4,5 & 6 years to marry and plan babies until he lied in the end to keep her around. She left for her tour then fell into a new relationship with an old friend who after "A Fortnight" or so, said they would get married and have children and that he was the love of her life (The title track The Tortured Poets Department sheds light on his promises). He then cheated and ghosted her and left her completely lifeless while on the tour. Rest of the story is on the album but this song is essentially a recap that leads into the album. The poetry aspect slips in with the wife and neighbour references
Watch Intro+ ready for it live from the reputation tour. That video sent me down the Taylor Swift rabbit hole and I have been a swiftie ever since. Jaw dropping performance, followed by the song I did Something Bad
Thanks! Not sure what I'll do next, but will add this to the list and see what calls to me.
This song is likely about her on again and off again relationship with Matty Healy from The 1975. Most recently they had a brief fling "for a fortnight" last year after the break up of her 6-1/2 year relationship with Joe Alwyn was announced in March 2023 at the beginning of the ERAS tour. The video is set in The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD). The period clothing is from the late 1800s. Taylor has been likened to Emily Dickinson with her poetic lyricism.
Interesting stuff, Diana. Thanks!
‘this is me trying’ by Taylor Swift perfectly captures the depth and intricacies of her songwriting. I think you’d enjoy it. You should react to the long pond sessions version, where she briefly talks about the ideas behind the song before the acoustic performance
I think I'll do that. The Long Pond sessions seems a popular request. Thanks.
I love the smile on your face by the end of your analysis. 😊
Thanks!
New subscriber here. Just so you know, Ethan Hawk and Josh Charles were in the Dead Poets Society film. Very clever of Taylor to slip that into her video.
Some of her songs are from stories she's read, like "Tolerate it" was based partly on a novel by Daphne du Maurier called Rebecca.
She's incredibly well read and highly intelligent.
Cool! Thanks for the sub and welcome aboard!
Oh yay! I subbed to your channel for Ren originally but you should deep dive taylor swift. Over the past year I started going down the Taylor rabbit hole and this girls song writing is insane. This new album and the last one midnights I've really gotten into. Her songs have always a deeper meaning. Also I'm pretty sure when she is speaking about the miracle move on drug... like moving on from a relationship she means a post relationship rebound fling
Check out "the smallest man who ever lived" also "LOML" both super good
Thanks for the info! I'll add those to my list.
My daughter is a huge Taylor Swift fan and we've spent the last couple of weeks watching live shows, documentaries and reactions to Taylor. That has made me respect her a lot as an artist, her writing is very intelligent and tasteful. She seems very down to earth and wants to do what is good in life, not only for herself but for other people as well. She's all for love and respect, no matter who you are or what you look like. I think her authenticity around those things make people love her.
As for Post Malone, I really recommend you react to this live performance Post Malone "Reputation" live on the Stern Show.
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Thanks. I'll put that one one my list.
We love digressions haha, bring on more Taylor with it 🫶
Good to hear it, Meredith! I'll be doing more. I record a bit in advance, so they'll be another Taylor reaction out the week after next. Thanks!
There are multiple top tier universities in the US that teach courses in arts and literature exploring her songwriting You can find videos that address the academic exploration of her lyrics🎉
Hi, Izzy. The vast majority of her songs are autobiographical indeed. This is what her song writing is mainly about.
I’ve just watched 5 of your Taylor videos back to back. Something about your demeanor is so interesting. You are honest and thoughtful and vulnerable at times. I really appreciate these videos. Thanks.
Thanks, Katie!
Taylor just has amazing aesthetics. Whether it's music lyrics directing fashion, anything. We just like the way her brain works.
Great reaction!! The Swifties are gonna LOVE you!! Thank you for your insightful look at this song. Taylor says she's a songwriter who sings, not a singer who writes. The story and lyrics are most important to her. Her official lyric videos are great if you react to more TTPD. The Black Dog, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, Peter and So Long, London are some of my favs. Based on this reaction, I think you're really going to find a lot to delve into. She has a varied catalog. She started in country, then into pop, then folk...throw in some 80s synth, hiphop, alternative and rock for good measure. 18 years of music...there's something for everyone. Subbing for more. Thank you again for your reaction!!
Thanks for filling me in and for watching! Looking forward to checking out some more. I record a bit in advance, so they'll be another Taylor reaction out week after next.
This song has been on repeat for me lately. I clicked your video and am so glad I did. Digress all you want during your commentary. I felt like you were talking directly to me and I needed that. Thank you. ❤
Lovely to hear, my friend! Glad it helped. Take care!
Saw Paul McCartney at her concert the weekend in London. Enjoyed the reaction.
Thanks!
If you're going to make new Taylor videos, I suggest listening to diff albums before making your opinion about her, I feel like every Taylor album has a new/different sound and vibe to it
Also she writes, sings, produces and directs her own stuff (along with others) so I love how she's so involved with everything she makes
I'll definitely keep an open mind and check out a variety of her stuff. Thanks.
You should check out her folklore and evermore albums! She started in the music industry when she was signed at 14 years old and she’s been going for years and she just now is huge, but she writes all of her own music
Just now is huge? Maybe more huge. She has been the biggest pop star since 2014, a decade, when she released 1989. One of the biggest albums in history.
I'll make a note of those. Thanks!
@@Starbuck-dr7yl I never started listening to her until she started dating Travis. I’m a huge chief fan. I knew of her, but I never listen to her music. She has some excellent music, but she is way bigger now like I hear about her every single day or I never did before.
@@annietrahan7322 that is true. In 2014 she was the biggest pop star in the US, Barbara Walters coined the phrase “Taylor swift IS the music industry”. But she has only gotten bigger. She now is arguably the biggest star in the world starting in 2020 and just catapulted into 2022, and the biggest in 2023.
There was a thumbnail to the shorts of this video. Well worth watching!
When she does world tours the countries she performs in are extremely welcoming because she fills stadiums with people from around the world bringing money into those countries.
New subscriber. I appreciate your perspective as well as desire to unravel her lyrics. It’s a deep rabbit hole so enjoy the ride.
I recommend you listen to her We Are Never Getting Back Together live from her 1989 tour, because it’s a rock version of the song where she shreds her guitar.
Thanks! I'll have a look at it.
Hi, great reaction, Taylor is known for her songwriting being her way of processing her feelings and the things that happen to her. That her fans who grew up with her, had basically had access to her diary.
She has in more recent works played with more made up characters and scenarios, although some fans have drawn very clear parallels to her life at the time of writing. In a lot of cases Taylor has enough ambiguity, that different ideas exist about the meaning,
This song is the lead single of her recent album, written over the last 2 years, but focusing on the 12 months prior to release where she started her Eras Tour, broke up with her long term partner and jumped into an intense, but short lived fling with an old flame, (possibly the miracle move on drug), that she described as a manic phase.
Taylor's moved genres, challenged established industry standards and works extremely hard at her craft,
She was signed by sony music publishing, Nashville at 14 as a songwriter, with a development deal, but ultimately walked away to sign with a new agency
Thanks! Interesting stuff! Thanks for filling me in.
Please, please, PLEASE react to and discover more Taylor! I can tell straight away that you will like the depth of her storytelling, and respect how everything that she does is with purpose. Great reaction! I'm captivated! Also, there is a Behind the Scenes for this video that you might appreciate. Taylor directs her own videos and is a part of the editing process and everything. When she writes her songs, she can at the same time envision how she wants the video to look and how she wants it to appear onstage as a performance.
Thanks. Will definitely be doing more.
She writes and directs her music videos now…🎶😍
Brief relationships hurt because you never got to the bad bit. The fights and nagging that come with the end. You're still left with good or loving feelings, so the what-if's keep us stuck.
Learning to love myself has been the journey of my life. Pretty sure it's been Taylor's, too. I think that's one of the reasons she's so successful: she communicates the fragile human experience eloquently and directly.
Love your humanness...
Thanks, Sarah! Glad you're making progress! Keep on fighting the good fight.
Please more Taylor, I found myself hanging on to every word you said. My request is that you check out her performance of the song "Exile" with the artist "Bon Iver" from "The Long Pond Sessions" and "I Hate It Here" from her new album. She's so versatile. Hi, from the States!
Hi, from England! Glad to hear your enjoying the content. Definitely gonna explore more Taylor. The Long Pond Sessions seems to be a popular request, so I will probably do something from that soon. So far, I've recorded Anti-Hero which will be out on Thursday. Thanks!
Subscribed for more Taylor Swift reactions 🔥
Thanks!
The album is called The Tortured Poets Department, so she brought Josh Charles and Ethan Hawke from the Dead Poets Society.
Hi! Newly minted Swiftie here. I am a child of 80s new wave and 90s alternative, so Taylor Swift was not on my register until my niece exposed me to her. Everything before her album Midnights, is quite mainstream and pop.
Midnights is when she starts to really play with a more synth pop and indie sound.
Hi! Looking forward to checking more out!
I think you might like Exile ft. Bon Iver.
Exhile is amazing! ❤
in response to Posty saying he can’t sing: check out his covers of “I’m gonna Miss Her” and “You Can Have the Crown” that he did for a benefit for Texas after a natural disaster. there’s a video of both on youtube. it was the first time anyone really heard him do country and his voice is amazing.
I'll check them out, thanks!
The song that really got me hooked on to Taylor Swift was "all too wel" the 10 minute version. I dont think i had ever heard such great storytelling in a song. I only know one song of Post Malone and that is "circles" and i love it! Thx for your reaction! Have a great day.
This whole album is lyrically insane honestly
Thanks for watching! I'll add those to my list.
This dress looks so much like the one she wore to the awards show where she announced TTPD....the Grammys maybe? Except it had long black gloves, slyly making her look like an albatross.
love your reaction
Song is about rebounding with an old flame after a breakup from a long term relationship. But the rebound didn’t last long either. It was also highly controversial amongst fans because the guy in question (Matty Healy) has said some pretty disgusting things in the past.
I have followed Post Malone since 2016 and have enjoyed watching him develop his music on his albums from Stony to his latest foray into country music which is his true love. Some of my favorite songs from Post , Otherside, Blame it Me, Euthanasia , Love Hate Letter to Alcohol, Green Thumb, Something Real.
He has also did a Nirvana Tribute (on UA-cam) during Covid that was pretty awesome. My first listen to his country voice was on a fund raiser for Texas after our ice storm in 2021 that caused much damage in our state. It was called Post Malone goes Country where he does covers with Dwight Yoakam’s band. Awesome! Check out some of his music. It has been a fun journey watching Austin Richard Post navigate through the stages of his career.
I'll check something out from him. Thanks.
Oh My God I can listen to you talking for hours 🙏 please react whenever you have the time and willingness to her albums Folklore and Evermore or her Long Pond Session, it will be so interesting to hear your interpretations of her lyrics.
I think she's so big and so connected with her audience because it's nearly 20 years career and she's autobiographical but the ordinary people can relate to her music.
That is very good writer in my opinion because she's the last person to be relatable - successful, billionaire, country/ pop star but with words and melodies you realise that everyone goes through the same emotions.
Also she's very hard working, she's not the great singer so she went through vocal training to be able to sing her own songs, not a great dancer but learnt to dance - everything she was lacking she worked though the years to better herself. She's more theater type performer. In her teenager years she baked cookies and wrote handwritten letters to every radio when they played her single. Very driven from young age.
And in my opinion many fans love her personality and forgive her mistakes because she's always kind towards everyone, you can never catch her in bad mood or tired on stage, every single night she delivers. In every award show she's always supportive of other winners, always first to stand up, always dancing (and drinking😅).
She's not only writing the song but the melodies as well, hooks, she's famous for her bridges.
Lovely of you to say, Joanna! I'm definitely going to react to more of her stuff. Thanks for filling me in. I admire hard workers. Looking forward to checking out more.
You mentioned that you like interwoven stuff. You get A LOT of that with Swift. A few examples from this particular album are from the songs Fortnight, Down Bad and The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. These three songs reference work from previous albums.
The opening lyrics in Fortnight say, “I was supposed to be sent away but they forget to come and get me.” The last line from her last album, Midnights, says, “Is that you or have they come to take me away?”
Down Bad has a line that says, “How dare you think it’s romantic, leaving me safe and stranded.” In her song, New Romantics (1989 album), she sings, “Please leave me stranded. It’s so Romantic.”
The song, The Smallest Man, has the lyrics, “But you are what you did.” The song, Innocent (Speak Now album), has the lyrics, “Who you are is not what you did.”
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that some Swift fans can get carried away “linking” her songs and albums. That started, though, because it’s clear she does make reference her other work far too often for it to be coincidental. I think the references I made here are probably too specific to be coincidences (although it’s possible at least one of them is).
I heard an interview with someone who works for some organization studies popular music. They’ve actually created a working group to study “inter-textual” references in Swift’s work.
It's cool stuff!
Could you please react to the Ivy or Evermore (ft Bon Iver) lyric videos by Taylor? I loved your takes on the different points of symbolism in the video.
Just a note - Taylor does have good music videos, but her strengths are her lyricism and her live performances. If you’re interested in seeing live performances vs watching lyric videos, I’d recommend the long pond studio sessions (for low key acoustic renditions of her album folklore) or the clip of I Did Something Bad from the reputation stadium tour (for bombastic showmanship). Two very different sides of her as an artist.
Thanks for the recommendations, Jessie! I'm unsure what I'll do next, but I'll add these to the list. Thanks!
Taylor directed and planned out this Fortnight video, very hands on. My favorite Taylor Swift video is Blank Space. I would love to see your reaction to that.💗
It's on my list.
I love the 80s synthy sound throughout this album.
Looking forward to checking out more of it!
Very thoughtful and insightful reflections
Great reaction. It's telling that you said: we are what we loose. at the end of her song "Daylight" you can hear her say: I want to be what I love" so your already speaking Swift" 😊 Already subscribed. Based on your insights you are a born swiftie already. Her lyrics are what convinced me of her talent. I come from emo, rock, indie, and can't believe that I'm such a big swiftie now. 😂
I can see that happening to me! Just recorded a reaction to Anti Hero, which will be out on Thursday, and it's the lyrics that struck me most of all in both songs I've heard so far. Thanks!
the nurse brings in the unside down tray and the pill bottle says "forget him". (often easier said than done). also, when she wipes her face, her tats are the same as posty's. i'm old and my fascination with ts is how she COMPLETELY changed her art with each new album. i have seen her in concert and she performs for 3.5 hours. so she sings, plays and is just a phenomanal. i agree with some of the comments, check out exile and evermore with bon iver. this collab with "posty" was BRILLIANT. i love him. his latest hit is very funny (at least I can relate). i'm not a country person but love him in this song. wrt travis k, the beau, ..., i think she made a poor choice.., he'll cheat.., eventually. she should have ended up with Gronk. loved your thoughtful review
Thanks, Maddie! I missed some of that. Will probably do something from the long pond sessions, soon.
Taylor is amazing live, and I feel you would enjoy this new album: The Tortured Poets Department.
Thanks, Lisa! I'll take a look at something else from it.
Subscribed for the Taylor content lol
Thanks!
She directed the video too
Cool!
The album the tortured poets department is definitely more about her writing skills. However that being said she has pretty much visited and experimented with every genre of music from country-rap. So depending on what your typical music choice is, we Swifties can direct you. Lol
I'm open to checking it all out! Looking forward to seeing what it's all about.
Izzy, AWESOME reaction!!!
Its seems You are a Man with Wisdom by the way You tried to understand the LYRICS ( YES, the lyrics: cause She's the best STORYTELLER of this Century) and definitely Taylor Swift will Exceed Your expectations everytime You react to Her Music......by discovering Her golden ❤ You'll discover lost places in Yours❤ too !!!! Have a good transcendental Journey!!
Thanks, Orlando! I'll check out some more.
She is Amazing ❤
Excellent thoughtful reaction. Taylor has struggled with anxiety and eating disorders in the past, so it hasn't all been roses.
This, song is believed to be about her failed relationship with Matty Healy.... As it's most of this new album.
She rights mostly from her own experiences but the on albums Folklore and Evermore she wrote stories ... See the Cardigan Trilogy and No Body No Crime... Which we hope is a story 🤣
She directs all her videos now for the visuals are all down to her own vision and ideas.
There is a 'making of' video for this song.. Which explains her working methods.
I hope you'll react to more of her songs she has something for everyone 😊
Thanks, Liza! Definitely will do more. Anti Hero Reaction will be out tomorrow.
For your next TS reaction I would suggest "I Did Something Bad" live from the Reputation Tour.
The story is about Clara Bow but from the 1920s she went crazy and died of a broken heart. The story is not about Taylor or her being an alcoholic.
Thanks, Ellan!
I think she is using Clara Bows story as a metaphor for her own life, they have many parallels…so it’s both. And Taylor has admitted to slipping down the path of drinking too much at times, though I don’t think she’s into drugs or pills.
More Taylor reactions please!! :)
Lots more coming soon!
Post Malone is nuts if he thinks he can’t sing. He has been delving into country and is excellent
I'll have to check some out, Mary!
Yes, she does tend to write autobiographical songs (although not always, and not always literally). Swift is someone who knows how to mine her own experiences and her own pain in the service of art but that doesn't mean it's always exactly about one of her own experiences. This one kind of is, though - minus the wives and husbands.
I would love to hear your reaction to the entire album: The Tortured Poets Dept. It’s a double album. You can split into two reactions. I haven’t been able to stop listening to it for 7 weeks, and when I’m watching TV, it’s reactions! She has a lyric video for each song on her UA-cam channel.
As a bonus, you will gain a tremendous amount of followers.
I'll definitely do more from it. Not sure exactly how I'll do it yet. But thanks for the suggestion, I'll bear it in mind. Thanks, Patricia!
You haven’t been under a rock for a decade. It’s been 18 years 😂
I’ve become fan being a dad to two (now adults in their 30s) day one Swifties
Good for you broadening your horizons.
Not sure if it’s been said yet or not but “the miracle move on drug” is likely another man. Like they say, the best want to get over a man, is to get under another one.
This is one of the more mysterious songs on her new album because it’s not straightforward in its story telling like she does most of the time. The rest of the album is much more autobiographical. With stories, but those of us who know the history don’t have to do much guessing about the story.
Thanks for filling me in! More coming soon!
The miracle move-on drug is a new relationship. She had been in a six year relationship and moved into a very short term thing with another guy.
Ah! Got it! Thanks!
Yes she tends to write autobiographical, and often they're really relatable despite the wealth and privilege divide, if that makes sense. This song is at its core about how you can have a deep, visceral connection with someone, it ends, and then you have to live alongside that person as though nothing happened, to live in fragile politeness. Her framework is as neighbors; her former lover's wife is watering flowers like nothing's wrong. Taylor's figurative 'husband' is cheating, and she's JUST as mad at him as at her former lover's wife watering flowers. The mundane misery of suburbia, in a way.
I think her “miracle move on drug” was having an intimate relationship with someone else, like a hookup. Like the saying “best way to get over someone is to get under someone else”.
Sure but like she says it’s always temporary until you deal with the deep pain of a break up.
Just my opinion and FYI most non USA people are not aware that fortnight is not a term that Americans have any clue of outside of the computer game.
It is definitely a “British” terminology for an American and purposely used on her part.
I know “fortnight” because of regency time romance novels I used to read that were set in the U.K.
Most American reactors have to Google the meaning of fortnight, just to let you know, it’s interesting.
I knew is was British terminology but thought everyone still knew the definition- nope
I started watching reactions and it was funny to see how people from different countries focused on different things.
That is interesting. UA-cam is great for seeing how we all differ culturally, isn't it. Reaction channels too. If anyone ever made my Dad a weak cup of tea, he would call it fortnight tea.
😂 great reaction...hope you listen to the rest of The Tortured Poets Department, it really is a great album...You might also enjoy the albums Folklore and its sister album Evermore both more stripped back,...also her album Midnights, more autobiographical...those were her most current albums
Thanks! I'm definitely gonna do a lot more Taylor. So far I've recorded Anti-Hero. Which will be out on Thursday.
This is a Victorion setting. It was said at one time this was taken after her aunt's relationship. She had an affair with post Malone's wife and vice versca. Then that is what tears there electra shocks apart. And then tears tears the cords post Malone has stops the cords he has and which stops them.. Them goes on for a while.
Hope this helps.
If u check her life with her albums
She’s a story teller amazing
I would check out some more songs off this album “The Tortured Poets Department” In my opinion this album is her best work poetically wise! ❤
I think I'll check out some Long Pond Sessions next, but I'm interested in hearing more of this record too.
One note of caution is Taylor makes all kinds of different songs, so she doesn't always sound like this.
Exile Taylor swift and Bob Iver…check it out
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I like Post Malone Circles
I think you would appreciate the song circles by post malone :)