The song is a part of a "teenage love triangle" (Cardigan, August, and Betty). This song (cardigan), is from the perspective of a girl who got cheated on by a boy named James (mentioned in the other 2 songs), and she keeps repeating the phrase "when you are young they assume you know nothing" and later "but I knew everything when I was young." She says this because the guy who cheated on her; James, uses the excuse "I was only 17 I don't know anything but I know I miss you" (from Betty). Taylor is saying that your age isn't an excuse to cheat on someone, and just because you're 17 it doesn't make you immune to the consequences of your actions. To cope with James' infidelity, she comments on how James made her feel during the relationship "and then I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite." At the end of the music video, she puts on an actual cardigan (which is her merch lol), and smiles, knowing that she'll be alright. Also, in the sequence when Taylor is drowning in the ocean, she swims towards her piano. This is Taylor literally saying how music saved her life. Also also this music video is major Peter Pan vibes; "Peter losing Wendy," the glowing lights in her piano and piano seat, and Taylor's dress in the music video is the same as Wendy's in the actual Peter Pan movie. From what I understand (back to the teenage love triangle thing), Taylor (singing the perspective of Betty) is Wendy and wants to leave the childish relationship with James (who is Peter from Peter Pan), which is similar to the Peter Pan story when Wendy can't stay with Peter. I'm sorry if someone already commented these. Also, great video!
sdidora5 Pssst, you don’t need to put down someone in order to bring someone back up. They’re both extremely talented and you shouldn’t take that away from either of them.
React to the whole damn album it's so so good...like seriously this is an indie record and she has broken so many first week records...the lyrics are topnotch
Chris, you were right. A (traditional) cardigan is a button down sweater. There are modern versions that don't have buttons and are designed to "hang open". But what good is a sweater that doesn't close? LOL I'm originally from Florida (we have a lot of New Yorkers there), I think people in the east use the word more than the people in the west. I've lived in the west for about 35 years and I've never heard anyone out here say cardigan, unless they were from back east. They usually just say "sweater". I like Taylor Swift, but to be honest, I don't own any of her albums. I think I'm going to have to get this one. To me, the video was very reminiscent "The Chronicles of Narnia" It's actually a very deep song. Read the lyrics (here) - stylecaster.com/taylor-swift-cardigan-lyrics-meaning/
Cardigan (British English) also American English, but sweater is the modern usage now is "a knitted jacket made of wool, usually with no collar and fastened with buttons at the front."
I feel like I heard the word cardigan for the first time when I was a kid watching "Dumb and Dumber." Cop: "Pullover! Pullover!" Harry: "It's a cardigan! But thanks for noticing!"
I absolutely LOVE this song! Usually I like fast paced songs but this is one of my favorite slow songs. I listen to it a lot because I recently went through a breakup with my boyfriend.
hahaha I’m only 31 but cardigans were a regular part of my wardrobe growing up and still. It’s typically worn by females more than males but it definitely has a place in mens fashion throughout history.
She goes through so many portals. Once she leaves the first scene with the unruly piano keys, all other scenes they keys in the fantasy are perfect. She is in this illusion alone and she is perfectly happy with her transitions from one dimension to another.
so point I'd like to make it maybe you didn't catch. No matter where she was at in the video she always had a piano with her. I I think that is a reference to always having that stability and always having that to go back to. A cardigan is still a very popular sweater a lot of times it's more in the Northeast that you see those. She actually have what they call a cable net cardigan which is extra chords in it to make it really thick. Almost like it's double stitched. I find it interesting that she's in her sleep wear throughout the whole video
@@andreasmith1259 I think the song is representing the relationships he's had throughout the years. I think the pajamas represent her starting at a young age and innocent. But the lyrics definitely changed to not being the innocent but becoming the victim. And then also talked about how she's turned it around and Gain Control.
@@andreasmith1259 also as a reminder this is the first set of Music where she gets stoned in the Masters. She got screwed by Scooter Braun buying all of her old music labels so she owns no music until this. That's why you see her name on it all of it from writing editing producing and owning. I'm sure that experience has played in a lot to a lot of the music on this album
Love you guys. We say cardigan a lot in the UK 🤷🏾♂️. We don’t use the word sweater, so we generally call it a cardigan if it’s button up and jumper if it’s just a long sleeved top
Taylor swift's folklore album sold more times than 50 main pop albums combined (and some more) is the Forbes headline. It broke a lot of records within a week.
I love videos like this where Chris is super into it and is cheerful the whole way. And Russ, your haircut looks great man. Guys you should listen to the whole album, it's really good. Also, Avatar was the same for me. Ever since the first time I watched it, I want to go there and live. This landscape evokes similar feelings.
You should definitely react to a song she brought out on this album called This Is Me Trying - it’s about struggling with life, in different ways. For example, people who were always praised at school, who then find themselves struggling in the real world and turn to certain things to help them get through. It’s a deep song, with deep meaning but it’s honestly beautiful - you feel understood listening to it! Love you guys 💗🖤
It’s kind of how that everyone who’s struggling, they don’t have anyone giving them the recognition or even realising that actually just going about your day and carrying on is trying xxx
Oh y'all need to go to her channel and listen to the whole album. I did the binge the day it came out. Taylor is a grown woman now, and it shows. She's revisiting her entire career, and her painfully public life in this song. Gentlemen, the use of the words old cardigan is a metaphor for comfort we return to when all is too much. The lyrics are there down under the show more. And cardigan works better than old sweater lyrically.
"I just want to chill with the faeries" Oh yeah, me too! 🤣 Btw 'cardigan' is a word commonly used in NZ (we speak a version of British English)... came from an English Earl of the same name whose troops (from the charge of the Light Brigade) wore woolen, button-up garments. The album that this song came from is, imho, Swift's best. ❤️ your vids... look forward to seeing more of the pup.
Hi guys, looking well with a PUPPY. Enjoy the uploads, been thinking of the Rockies with all this heat down here. Sorry, I have never been too Swift of Taylor, she sings nice enough. Later boys. LYLT. Looking forward to the puppy !
5:23 Wait, I didn't get the *"I'd just be another fairy in the woods"* reference. Can somebody please tell me what that means? It feels like a gay reference and y'all know how much we love those 😏💚
Sweaters aren't cardigans. Cardigans are knitware that buttons up. Calling a cardigan a sweater is like calling jeans sweatpants. They're completely different garments with different names.
I would love for them to do one that they know so much that someone asks the question Chris and they both write it on a painting and then they uncover and the one with the most hits wins and the one who loses will have to give a detail to the winner can be from invite him to dinner until some flores 💐
Love you guys! I am stationed in Germany and just met a young man from the Czech Republic. There is a 25 age difference, what would you both recommend. I know this is too much to ask, or perhaps the wrong venture..
The fact that Taylor made everyone wear her cardigan from the month of july.....ughh... her power... Many many many celebrities received a cardigan from Taylor..
One side of the song is her coming back to her love of music [that's why she goes through the piano]. Another side of the song is her feeling like she found someone who loves her when she felt unlovable. The other interpretation is that this is a three song story (cardigan, august, and illicit affairs) which is three people's perspectives during a love affair.
Nooooo, its about a love triangle, not an affair, two very different things. And its cardigan, august and betty which is about the triangle. Illicit affairs is a completely different story, and not connected to the triangle.
WeAreBeautifulandSick track 7 isn’t about a love triangle? It’s about being a child and being seven. And august is track 8. And track 1 is the one and its about her thinking about an ex who could have been the one.
The song is a part of a "teenage love triangle" (Cardigan, August, and Betty). This song (cardigan), is from the perspective of a girl who got cheated on by a boy named James (mentioned in the other 2 songs), and she keeps repeating the phrase "when you are young they assume you know nothing" and later "but I knew everything when I was young." She says this because the guy who cheated on her; James, uses the excuse "I was only 17 I don't know anything but I know I miss you" (from Betty). Taylor is saying that your age isn't an excuse to cheat on someone, and just because you're 17 it doesn't make you immune to the consequences of your actions. To cope with James' infidelity, she comments on how James made her feel during the relationship "and then I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite."
At the end of the music video, she puts on an actual cardigan (which is her merch lol), and smiles, knowing that she'll be alright. Also, in the sequence when Taylor is drowning in the ocean, she swims towards her piano. This is Taylor literally saying how music saved her life.
Also also this music video is major Peter Pan vibes; "Peter losing Wendy," the glowing lights in her piano and piano seat, and Taylor's dress in the music video is the same as Wendy's in the actual Peter Pan movie. From what I understand (back to the teenage love triangle thing), Taylor (singing the perspective of Betty) is Wendy and wants to leave the childish relationship with James (who is Peter from Peter Pan), which is similar to the Peter Pan story when Wendy can't stay with Peter.
I'm sorry if someone already commented these. Also, great video!
I'm glad you said what I was thinking. I would have preferred them to listen to all three songs.
She dropped an entire album called Folklore. It's breaking every record known to man and it is gorgeous to listen to.
Until Adele releases her album meant for actual adults and not teens..... cough cough.
@@sdidora5 except I'm not a teen, im a grown woman.
sdidora5 Pssst, you don’t need to put down someone in order to bring someone back up. They’re both extremely talented and you shouldn’t take that away from either of them.
@@sdidora5 its 2020 and you still think like that lol.
@@genaiofficialmusic correct. Only one opinion. Don't sweat it.
React to the whole damn album it's so so good...like seriously this is an indie record and she has broken so many first week records...the lyrics are topnotch
She said "When I feel like someone's old cardigan under their bed" (not on their back). x
You know guys Taylor is never BACKGROUND music.
I totally agree. Let's bitch-slap them. ;-P
Chris, you were right. A (traditional) cardigan is a button down sweater. There are modern versions that don't have buttons and are designed to "hang open". But what good is a sweater that doesn't close? LOL
I'm originally from Florida (we have a lot of New Yorkers there), I think people in the east use the word more than the people in the west. I've lived in the west for about 35 years and I've never heard anyone out here say cardigan, unless they were from back east. They usually just say "sweater".
I like Taylor Swift, but to be honest, I don't own any of her albums. I think I'm going to have to get this one. To me, the video was very reminiscent "The Chronicles of Narnia"
It's actually a very deep song. Read the lyrics (here) - stylecaster.com/taylor-swift-cardigan-lyrics-meaning/
Love you guys
You should listen to this album "folklore" which is a lyrical masterpiece
its is the best album she has ever put out. and I loved Lover
Cardigan (British English) also American English, but sweater is the modern usage now is "a knitted jacket made of wool, usually with no collar and fastened with buttons at the front."
I feel like I heard the word cardigan for the first time when I was a kid watching "Dumb and Dumber." Cop: "Pullover! Pullover!" Harry: "It's a cardigan! But thanks for noticing!"
We need vlog with your new puppy!!
I absolutely LOVE this song! Usually I like fast paced songs but this is one of my favorite slow songs. I listen to it a lot because I recently went through a breakup with my boyfriend.
hahaha I’m only 31 but cardigans were a regular part of my wardrobe growing up and still. It’s typically worn by females more than males but it definitely has a place in mens fashion throughout history.
Love you guys! i really enjoy your channel. its very feel good and people need this now more than ever. thank you!
I love you two!💕 sending love from BC Canada 🇨🇦 thank you both for posting and being so genuine 🥰
She goes through so many portals. Once she leaves the first scene with the unruly piano keys, all other scenes they keys in the fantasy are perfect. She is in this illusion alone and she is perfectly happy with her transitions from one dimension to another.
Cardigan Hall - my f-ing fav words I’ve heard tonight. Love you guys.
Love both of you awesome guys! I just got into my first relationship (2 months in, 16 year difference) I’m head over heals ❤️💋
so point I'd like to make it maybe you didn't catch. No matter where she was at in the video she always had a piano with her. I I think that is a reference to always having that stability and always having that to go back to. A cardigan is still a very popular sweater a lot of times it's more in the Northeast that you see those. She actually have what they call a cable net cardigan which is extra chords in it to make it really thick. Almost like it's double stitched. I find it interesting that she's in her sleep wear throughout the whole video
I thought that was confusing too. After a listening few times, she's in the same Pj's as Wendy from Peter Pan. The kiddos were in Pj's.
@@andreasmith1259 I think the song is representing the relationships he's had throughout the years. I think the pajamas represent her starting at a young age and innocent. But the lyrics definitely changed to not being the innocent but becoming the victim. And then also talked about how she's turned it around and Gain Control.
@@882center I like how you worded the innocent VS victim. The more I listen to Folklore, I notice things I missed. Very layered.
@@andreasmith1259 also as a reminder this is the first set of Music where she gets stoned in the Masters. She got screwed by Scooter Braun buying all of her old music labels so she owns no music until this. That's why you see her name on it all of it from writing editing producing and owning. I'm sure that experience has played in a lot to a lot of the music on this album
Much love to you boys from Nashville!!!!
Love you guys. We say cardigan a lot in the UK 🤷🏾♂️. We don’t use the word sweater, so we generally call it a cardigan if it’s button up and jumper if it’s just a long sleeved top
Taylor swift's folklore album sold more times than 50 main pop albums combined (and some more) is the Forbes headline. It broke a lot of records within a week.
“i think i caught this line about when you are young they assume you know nothing” BRUH SHE SAID IT LIKE 6 TIMES HOW COULD YOU MISS
I love videos like this where Chris is super into it and is cheerful the whole way. And Russ, your haircut looks great man. Guys you should listen to the whole album, it's really good. Also, Avatar was the same for me. Ever since the first time I watched it, I want to go there and live. This landscape evokes similar feelings.
You should definitely react to a song she brought out on this album called This Is Me Trying - it’s about struggling with life, in different ways. For example, people who were always praised at school, who then find themselves struggling in the real world and turn to certain things to help them get through.
It’s a deep song, with deep meaning but it’s honestly beautiful - you feel understood listening to it!
Love you guys 💗🖤
It’s kind of how that everyone who’s struggling, they don’t have anyone giving them the recognition or even realising that actually just going about your day and carrying on is trying xxx
Oh y'all need to go to her channel and listen to the whole album. I did the binge the day it came out. Taylor is a grown woman now, and it shows. She's revisiting her entire career, and her painfully public life in this song. Gentlemen, the use of the words old cardigan is a metaphor for comfort we return to when all is too much. The lyrics are there down under the show more. And cardigan works better than old sweater lyrically.
Cardigan became Taylor's first #1 song since Look What You Made Me Do. That's a long time, so it is a huge song for her.
I missed the whole video staring at both of your eyes. Love those eyes guys!
I'm very late to the party as I recently found you guys. Wonderful! Great guys.
"I just want to chill with the faeries" Oh yeah, me too! 🤣
Btw 'cardigan' is a word commonly used in NZ (we speak a version of British English)... came from an English Earl of the same name whose troops (from the charge of the Light Brigade) wore woolen, button-up garments. The album that this song came from is, imho, Swift's best. ❤️ your vids... look forward to seeing more of the pup.
Yeah, the word is still commonly used in British English. Its also the name of a town in Wales.
First time on your channel. You and your dad are funny!
it is in a woods.. like a fairytale cuz the album is named folklore. =)
Hi guys, looking well with a PUPPY.
Enjoy the uploads, been thinking of the Rockies with all this heat down here.
Sorry, I have never been too Swift of Taylor, she sings nice enough. Later boys. LYLT. Looking forward to the puppy !
Fantastic videos! Taylor was awesome and of course you guys are make me smile! Your chemistry is awesome. 😍
Looking great guys! LYLT!
5:23 Wait, I didn't get the *"I'd just be another fairy in the woods"* reference. Can somebody please tell me what that means? It feels like a gay reference and y'all know how much we love those 😏💚
She directed the man
Awesome Guys! Thanks!
I’ve been to where they filmed Avatar! It’s so beautiful!
I agree guys, I love the scenery in the video and in the movie avatar ! I gave your puppy a follow on Instagram!! -river
Sweaters aren't cardigans. Cardigans are knitware that buttons up. Calling a cardigan a sweater is like calling jeans sweatpants. They're completely different garments with different names.
The album is a fucking masterpiece!
Ayyyee. Shout out from Kalispell
Hey Guys , Great too see You !! Great
Video !! We Love You !! ❤💖🌈 We Want too See the Puppy in a Vlog !!! 🐶 ❤🌈 LYLTH
Here in the UK, we say cardigan. 😘
Looking forward to a puppy vlog
I love Taylor Swift. She is so talented. I really like this song. I rate this song A+. Btw where are your rings? I thought you were replacing them.
9:44 so funny how you changed the voices 😂
Rivendell, the elven town in the mountains.
I would love for them to do one that they know so much that someone asks the question Chris and they both write it on a painting and then they uncover and the one with the most hits wins and the one who loses will have to give a detail to the winner can be from invite him to dinner until some flores 💐
Hello Chris and Dylan, I really enjoy your youtube channel. Thank you for all the sharings especially to the both of you.
More vlogs with Fievel, pleaseeeeee🥺
Love you guys! I am stationed in Germany and just met a young man from the Czech Republic. There is a 25 age difference, what would you both recommend. I know this is too much to ask, or perhaps the wrong venture..
Cardigan is what we where in the uk
Hey guys love your videos. Please React to Kate Tempest Hold your own. It's all about the lyrics. ❤️
Please react to the full album ❤️
The fact that Taylor made everyone wear her cardigan from the month of july.....ughh... her power...
Many many many celebrities received a cardigan from Taylor..
React to Shakira and Beyoncé beautiful liar
I give it a D
Nothing sexier than a bare chested man wearing a cardigan.......MY favorite on the album is Betty.
React to this album.
but we wanted reaction of tekashi new song....
Guys can you react more to Taylor Swift?🥺
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PLEASE REACT TO MY FUTURE BY BILLIE EILISH PLEASE 💚💙💚💙💚💙
One side of the song is her coming back to her love of music [that's why she goes through the piano]. Another side of the song is her feeling like she found someone who loves her when she felt unlovable. The other interpretation is that this is a three song story (cardigan, august, and illicit affairs) which is three people's perspectives during a love affair.
It's cardigan, august and betty
Nooooo, its about a love triangle, not an affair, two very different things. And its cardigan, august and betty which is about the triangle. Illicit affairs is a completely different story, and not connected to the triangle.
@@nadsyay Ya. didnt she say tracks 1, 7, and 8 were apart of it too? Sorry. This is the first time I've really listened to her.
WeAreBeautifulandSick track 7 isn’t about a love triangle? It’s about being a child and being seven. And august is track 8. And track 1 is the one and its about her thinking about an ex who could have been the one.
@@nadsyay First off, I know what 7 is about. Im just stating what she said in some article.
do y’all have to TRY THIS HARD to not get the point of songs?