01:01 willow 04:08 champagne problems 08:19 gold rush 11:21 'tis the damn season 16:10 tolerate it 21:09 no body no crime ft. HAIM 24:47 happiness 30:18 dorothea 32:42 coney island ft. The National 35:36 ivy 38:23 cowboy like me 41:46 long story short 44:49 marjorie 48:27 closure 51:28 evermore ft. Bon Iver
Folklore: The rest of the world was in black and white Evermore: But we were in screaming color (also, champagne problems is like the lovechild of New Year's Day and Back to December. And in case you were still wondering, the song is about Taylor refusing a guy's proposal, and he's heartbroken and stunned going home)
Yes. I was going to comment this (I think this came from another reaction video's comments hahha). A conspiracy theory that I have is that these two lyrics were easter eggs in the out of the woods 1989 song. tying into this album (the unreleased last deluxe album track is "it's time to go"). I think this will symbolize her going back out of the woods, and into another genre (i hope back to country)
I think it's about Scott (like in folklore). No matter how well she did (fancy shit) it didn't matter except how he could use it to build other worlds (other artists'). He just tolerated her once she left country (7 years). She didn't feel like he celebrated her success. He felt like she took too much of his time, assumed she was fine. She watched how he behaved, threatened to leave, "believe me I could do it".
Many are speculating that it could be about Diane and Charles. She said she had been watching movies, series and reading and The Crown is very on right now 🤔🤓
She said this album was a sister to folklore. I think how similarly track 13 was about a grandparent on both albums, track 5 is about Scott. Then later "happiness" also since it was written a week prior to evermore's release...her saying that they hurt each other and her "new" self will probably forgive him. They had 7 good years before she started branching out of country and that's when their relationship started collapsing.
I just re-listened to the whole album (for the 100th time) after reading a quote that popped on my twitter feed and I also think it is a continuation to My Tears Ricochet. She gave Scott and the label everything she had; was the biggest revenue stream, kept getting more involved and started collaborating with others who brought different phases to her career at that point and he still wasn’t content and wanted her to stay in the country lane. Maybe he thought that 1989 would be a one-off success for her and she needed to be “a good girl (obedient wife)” and do as she was told and because she didn’t he then started to resent her. I think this is how she was feeling when she was contemplating leaving the label and “losing the weight” of him and his negativity in her life. After re-reading an article about her upcoming interview with Apple Music tomorrow and how she started to feel that her diaristic style of writing was starting to be bad for her mental health, makes you wonder if she had wanted to start doing what Folklore and Evermore allowed her to do, which was continue to improve her lyricism but maintaining her privacy and only sharing what she wanted to. I’m crying all over listening to the album too. I need a swiftie friend who fan girls with me 😭😭😭😂
@rr I said I THINK not I KNOW it is It was what came to mind when she says ‘my love should be. Celebrated but you tolerate it’ Plus it track 5, which is usually a personal song
@rr I said I THINK not I KNOW Plus it’s track 5,normally her personal songs ‘My love should be celebrated, but you tolerate it, she made an effort on their 1 year anniversary, but he didnt
She mentioned in an interview that it is about a book she read. It's a book from Daphne du Maurier named 'Rebecca'. It's about an older man who marries a younger girl who is always comparing herself to her husband's 1st deceased wife Rebecca. She convinces herself that he loved everything about his 1st wife and she is just a huge disappointment to him because she is nothing like her. Turns out he killed his 1st wife and sunk her boat to hide her body. 'Tolerate it' is a great way to describe how he acts towards her throughout the book. She is just such an amazing songwriter!! Completely sums up the book but, also SO MANY can relate to this kind of treatment!
What is most beautiful about the song Marjorie is that she used recordings of Marjorie singing (she was opera singer) on the final chorus and outro thus lists her in the credits as background vocals. How wonderful to get to share a song with her grandmother, so it will last forever, who died before she was able to see Taylor get a record deal and become what she has become.
Happiness is actually about Scott and the label situation. It’s just wrapped up in a divorce story. Her and Joe are okay! If you look closely at the lyrics a lot of them refer back to My Tears Ricochet.
Katie, I know it's hard to hear, but give Marjorie one more go, but this time with the video so you can see her grandma. It's BEAUTIFUL (Also, her grandma is the back vocals you will hear. She was an opera singer so listen for that.) As always I love your reaction. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this once you have time to let it settle and listen to it a couple more times. You always have the best takes! Last thing, Joe played the piano in Evermore ;-) My favorites are probably 'tis the damn season, no body, no crime, margorie, evermore and closure (okay all of them, all of them are my favorite :-))
Yes, I second this. So hard to hear, but to watch the video and see the resemblance between her and Taylor is crazy. And yes, her vocals in the background, she sounds just like snow white!
Thank you!!!🤗 ugh, yes. It is SO beautiful!! Even though it’s sad, I do love it!! The way they put her vocals on the track...like, Taylor really outdid herself there 😩🥺 I LOVE that Joe has played such a role in the creation of these two masterpieces! I’ll def be doing an update 🤗🤗🤗
Coney Island was hit by a hurricane. My interpretation is the relationship before it and then it ending, finding out the news and thinking of the other person and then going back to remember old memories.
I like you're reaction and especially the interpretation of the songs (considering it's the first time you are listening to the song). You are very perceptive. However, you forget just like with folklore, most of these songs are fictional and just story telling so you can relax. Things between Taylor and Joe are great. The sad and break-up like songs such as Coney Island, Tolerate it and Happiness in no way reflect Joe's and Taylor's relationship.
Coney Island Bridge is about reflecting on past relationships, the bridge. Standing in the hallways, birthday cake- Jake, Painted my blue skies grey- John Mayer, The accident is Harry, the podium is most likely Calvin Harris. Joe and Her are fine!
Can we talk about the verse in Coney Island that references a bunch of her exes tho? Were you standing in the hallway With a big cake, happy birthday = Jake Gyllenhaal skipping out on her birthday party Did I paint your bluest skies the darkest grey = John Mayer. references "You paint me a blue sky then go back and turn it to rain" from Dear John A universe away And when I got into the accident The sight that flashed before me was your face = You got the Harry Styles out of this one But when I walked up to the podium I think that I forgot to say your name = Calvin Harris not thanking her at the awards show
Also, if you didn’t know Coney Island was hit by a hurricane so I see this as a couple sharing memories at Coney Island before the hurricane and then breaking up and the remembering what once was (the relationship/good times at Coney Island)
I am still waiting on one reaction video that gets Champagne Problems. SO he had his mother's ring in his pocket ready to propose, but she left him. He goes back home and his family is there ready to celebrate and congratulate him, he had a speech ready and everything, but he was dumped instead. She couldn't give a reason why she said no, but in the end, she's telling him that he'll find the right one eventually and forget her.
Tolerate It isn’t about Joe. If you listen closely to the lyrics, it’s about someone who’s in a relationship with someone who is just tolerating them instead of fully loving them. They tolerate them until they find someone else. “I know my love should be celebrated but you tolerate it” - this lyric really demonstrates the meaning of the song. As with Folklore, not all the songs are about her personal life. This track 5 song is so heartbreaking because if you’ve been in that kind of relationship, you can definitely see what she’s doing with the lyrics. She’s giving him everything to try to get him to notice her love and her too. But instead he just tolerates everything almost like she’s an inconvenience. She gives him a hero’s welcome, makes the fanciest dinner, she uses every colour to paint him in the best light to others (clearly trying to ignore what’s happening in front of others). He’s even being indiscreet, but she takes all his actions because she loves him even though he doesn’t love her and probably never will. Then at the end of the song we hear how she’s breaking free from him and knows he won’t be expecting it. She’s leaving to be free and find someone who truly loves and appreciates her. For me, this is one of the most heartbreaking track 5 songs. I absolutely love all your reactions. Can’t wait to see you react to album 10 when it comes out! So glad I’m subscribed to you
Thank you, doll!!!🥰💕 and that was a great breakdown of that song!!!! It was hard to grasp on the initial listen, but you’re so right about HOW devastating it really is!!!
Loved your reaction as always! Initial top 5 in no particular order are no body no crime, tolerate it, ivy, long story short, and willow. Tolerate it OBLITERATES me in both the ways of the unrequited love story “I Sit and watch you reading” like noticing everything someone you love does because you’re so enamored with them. Every eyebrow raise, expression. But they don’t do that for you. Because you love them more than they love you. And then the imagery of “wait by the door like I’m just a kid, use my best colors for your portrait” thinking of a little kid coloring all day for their parent, using their best colors, drawing THEM, like working so hard on something they’re proud of for the parent to just go “yeah that’s great honey” and set it aside. And the next day they might find it in the trash. I cannot handle that song. I’ve full on sobbed every time I’ve listened. In LOVE with this album!!!
First of all you are completely selling me on the folklore merch you are repping. Furthermore, this was so good. I just filmed my reaction to evermore and this came up on my recommended feed... You were so thoughtful.🥰
Most if these songs are just fictional! They're fine...joe even worked on Evermore with her. These are just stories for the most part. Not actually autobiographical 😌
YESSSS! 🥺 Every time I listen to tolerate it I always imagine the movie titled "the crown" which is princess diana and prince charles love story it really fit in that movie swear 🥺🥺🥺
Fave songs so far Champagne problems No body no crime Cowboy like me Dorothea I love the whole album! Dorothea sounds like a friend she lost like karlie I also read Selena maybe Please do a post reaction video I’d love to hear your theories once you’ve listened a few more times!
01:01 willow
04:08 champagne problems
08:19 gold rush
11:21 'tis the damn season
16:10 tolerate it
21:09 no body no crime ft. HAIM
24:47 happiness
30:18 dorothea
32:42 coney island ft. The National
35:36 ivy
38:23 cowboy like me
41:46 long story short
44:49 marjorie
48:27 closure
51:28 evermore ft. Bon Iver
Joe co-wrote champagne problems, coney island and evermore. He also did not sing but played the piano on evermore.
Yes, I love that fact!!
not everything's about Joe. she made willow one so we'd get the idea that she's okay
Ohhhh how silly we feel now
The way she didn't get "tolerate It"...🤦🏽♂️🙃
Sameeeeee hahaha 😶
Folklore: The rest of the world was in black and white
Evermore: But we were in screaming color
(also, champagne problems is like the lovechild of New Year's Day and Back to December. And in case you were still wondering, the song is about Taylor refusing a guy's proposal, and he's heartbroken and stunned going home)
Yes. I was going to comment this (I think this came from another reaction video's comments hahha). A conspiracy theory that I have is that these two lyrics were easter eggs in the out of the woods 1989 song. tying into this album (the unreleased last deluxe album track is "it's time to go"). I think this will symbolize her going back out of the woods, and into another genre (i hope back to country)
Yesss
Track 5 is a fictional story about someone who’s husband just tolerates them and doesn’t celebrate their love like they should
I think it's about Scott (like in folklore). No matter how well she did (fancy shit) it didn't matter except how he could use it to build other worlds (other artists'). He just tolerated her once she left country (7 years). She didn't feel like he celebrated her success. He felt like she took too much of his time, assumed she was fine. She watched how he behaved, threatened to leave, "believe me I could do it".
Many are speculating that it could be about Diane and Charles. She said she had been watching movies, series and reading and The Crown is very on right now 🤔🤓
She said this album was a sister to folklore. I think how similarly track 13 was about a grandparent on both albums, track 5 is about Scott. Then later "happiness" also since it was written a week prior to evermore's release...her saying that they hurt each other and her "new" self will probably forgive him. They had 7 good years before she started branching out of country and that's when their relationship started collapsing.
I just re-listened to the whole album (for the 100th time) after reading a quote that popped on my twitter feed and I also think it is a continuation to My Tears Ricochet. She gave Scott and the label everything she had; was the biggest revenue stream, kept getting more involved and started collaborating with others who brought different phases to her career at that point and he still wasn’t content and wanted her to stay in the country lane. Maybe he thought that 1989 would be a one-off success for her and she needed to be “a good girl (obedient wife)” and do as she was told and because she didn’t he then started to resent her. I think this is how she was feeling when she was contemplating leaving the label and “losing the weight” of him and his negativity in her life. After re-reading an article about her upcoming interview with Apple Music tomorrow and how she started to feel that her diaristic style of writing was starting to be bad for her mental health, makes you wonder if she had wanted to start doing what Folklore and Evermore allowed her to do, which was continue to improve her lyricism but maintaining her privacy and only sharing what she wanted to.
I’m crying all over listening to the album too. I need a swiftie friend who fan girls with me 😭😭😭😂
Tolerate it a fictional, se wrote it after reading a book
Tolerate It definitely can't be about Joe since she says he's "Older and wiser" and Joe is younger than her.
maybe she meant Older mentally // she has also said you're integrity makes me feel small
I think its about Calvin, because she loved him,he didn’t return her feelings
@rr I said I THINK not I KNOW it is
It was what came to mind when she says ‘my love should be. Celebrated but you tolerate it’
Plus it track 5, which is usually a personal song
@rr I said I THINK not I KNOW
Plus it’s track 5,normally her personal songs
‘My love should be celebrated, but you tolerate it, she made an effort on their 1 year anniversary, but he didnt
She mentioned in an interview that it is about a book she read. It's a book from Daphne du Maurier named 'Rebecca'. It's about an older man who marries a younger girl who is always comparing herself to her husband's 1st deceased wife Rebecca. She convinces herself that he loved everything about his 1st wife and she is just a huge disappointment to him because she is nothing like her. Turns out he killed his 1st wife and sunk her boat to hide her body. 'Tolerate it' is a great way to describe how he acts towards her throughout the book. She is just such an amazing songwriter!! Completely sums up the book but, also SO MANY can relate to this kind of treatment!
What is most beautiful about the song Marjorie is that she used recordings of Marjorie singing (she was opera singer) on the final chorus and outro thus lists her in the credits as background vocals. How wonderful to get to share a song with her grandmother, so it will last forever, who died before she was able to see Taylor get a record deal and become what she has become.
It is SO amazing!!!
This was giving me life not even one minute in ! Your enthusiasm is all of us!!
Hahaha thanks, BB😍🤗
I’m so glad you appreciated closure
Happiness is actually about Scott and the label situation. It’s just wrapped up in a divorce story. Her and Joe are okay! If you look closely at the lyrics a lot of them refer back to My Tears Ricochet.
Yes, I heard that theory and think you’re right!!
Katie, I know it's hard to hear, but give Marjorie one more go, but this time with the video so you can see her grandma. It's BEAUTIFUL (Also, her grandma is the back vocals you will hear. She was an opera singer so listen for that.) As always I love your reaction. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this once you have time to let it settle and listen to it a couple more times. You always have the best takes! Last thing, Joe played the piano in Evermore ;-) My favorites are probably 'tis the damn season, no body, no crime, margorie, evermore and closure (okay all of them, all of them are my favorite :-))
Yes, I second this. So hard to hear, but to watch the video and see the resemblance between her and Taylor is crazy. And yes, her vocals in the background, she sounds just like snow white!
Thank you!!!🤗 ugh, yes. It is SO beautiful!! Even though it’s sad, I do love it!! The way they put her vocals on the track...like, Taylor really outdid herself there 😩🥺
I LOVE that Joe has played such a role in the creation of these two masterpieces! I’ll def be doing an update 🤗🤗🤗
“OLIVE GARDEN? god bless” 💀 😂
LOLLLL😂🤷🏻♀️
Coney Island was hit by a hurricane. My interpretation is the relationship before it and then it ending, finding out the news and thinking of the other person and then going back to remember old memories.
Such a good metaphor!
I like you're reaction and especially the interpretation of the songs (considering it's the first time you are listening to the song). You are very perceptive. However, you forget just like with folklore, most of these songs are fictional and just story telling so you can relax. Things between Taylor and Joe are great. The sad and break-up like songs such as Coney Island, Tolerate it and Happiness in no way reflect Joe's and Taylor's relationship.
Lol, thank you for the reassurance. It’s always hard to know what the heck is going on during that initial listen!💕
this aged really badly.
@@zelvanRowITi came here to say the same thing 💀😭
I love this album and what she's doing. Blessed 2020
We are truly BLESSEDDDD
Coney Island Bridge is about reflecting on past relationships, the bridge. Standing in the hallways, birthday cake- Jake, Painted my blue skies grey- John Mayer, The accident is Harry, the podium is most likely Calvin Harris. Joe and Her are fine!
Yesssss, I think so now too!
Backing vocals from 'cowboy like me' is Marcus Mumford from the Mumford and Sons
Yes, so cool!
im sitting on the living room couch, with a small pint of ice cream ,and vibin' hard as you. hope you're well katie!
Yessssss, love to see it! Back at you!💕
Happiness is my favorite song from the album. And yes, I'm going through a divorce. So relatable.
I’m sorry to hear that, but am glad you’re finding comfort in that BEAUTIFUL song!!!! Sending you love and ‘happy’ vibes (pun intended)❤️❤️❤️
Can we talk about the verse in Coney Island that references a bunch of her exes tho?
Were you standing in the hallway
With a big cake, happy birthday
= Jake Gyllenhaal skipping out on her birthday party
Did I paint your bluest skies the darkest grey
= John Mayer. references "You paint me a blue sky then go back and turn it to rain" from Dear John
A universe away
And when I got into the accident
The sight that flashed before me was your face
= You got the Harry Styles out of this one
But when I walked up to the podium I think that I forgot to say your name = Calvin Harris not thanking her at the awards show
Coney Island has been the hardest for me to connect to, but this helps soo much! Thank you for the insight!
Also, if you didn’t know Coney Island was hit by a hurricane so I see this as a couple sharing memories at Coney Island before the hurricane and then breaking up and the remembering what once was (the relationship/good times at Coney Island)
@@katywaite1579 UGH, that metaphor 🥺
YES!!! So genius!
I am still waiting on one reaction video that gets Champagne Problems. SO he had his mother's ring in his pocket ready to propose, but she left him. He goes back home and his family is there ready to celebrate and congratulate him, he had a speech ready and everything, but he was dumped instead. She couldn't give a reason why she said no, but in the end, she's telling him that he'll find the right one eventually and forget her.
It's really obvious if you had the lyrics.
Tolerate It isn’t about Joe. If you listen closely to the lyrics, it’s about someone who’s in a relationship with someone who is just tolerating them instead of fully loving them. They tolerate them until they find someone else. “I know my love should be celebrated but you tolerate it” - this lyric really demonstrates the meaning of the song. As with Folklore, not all the songs are about her personal life. This track 5 song is so heartbreaking because if you’ve been in that kind of relationship, you can definitely see what she’s doing with the lyrics. She’s giving him everything to try to get him to notice her love and her too. But instead he just tolerates everything almost like she’s an inconvenience. She gives him a hero’s welcome, makes the fanciest dinner, she uses every colour to paint him in the best light to others (clearly trying to ignore what’s happening in front of others). He’s even being indiscreet, but she takes all his actions because she loves him even though he doesn’t love her and probably never will. Then at the end of the song we hear how she’s breaking free from him and knows he won’t be expecting it. She’s leaving to be free and find someone who truly loves and appreciates her. For me, this is one of the most heartbreaking track 5 songs. I absolutely love all your reactions. Can’t wait to see you react to album 10 when it comes out! So glad I’m subscribed to you
Thank you, doll!!!🥰💕 and that was a great breakdown of that song!!!! It was hard to grasp on the initial listen, but you’re so right about HOW devastating it really is!!!
WE HAVE THE SAME REACTION TO CLOSURE💙💙 its so overhated but THIS SONG SLAPS FOR US!! one of my fav too💙💙💙
YESSSSS
Yes Este is the name of one of the HAIM sisters in the song no body, no crime
The string you like on Champagne problems sounds like a harp! Which im loving that song and no body, no crime are my top 2 for sure.
Ooooh!! Love that!!!!💕
According to Wikipedia, "cowboy" features Marcus Mumford on backing vocals. Sounds about right.
Yes yes yes, sadly not Joe lol. But he is cool too!!
Loved your reaction as always! Initial top 5 in no particular order are no body no crime, tolerate it, ivy, long story short, and willow.
Tolerate it OBLITERATES me in both the ways of the unrequited love story “I Sit and watch you reading” like noticing everything someone you love does because you’re so enamored with them. Every eyebrow raise, expression. But they don’t do that for you. Because you love them more than they love you. And then the imagery of “wait by the door like I’m just a kid, use my best colors for your portrait” thinking of a little kid coloring all day for their parent, using their best colors, drawing THEM, like working so hard on something they’re proud of for the parent to just go “yeah that’s great honey” and set it aside. And the next day they might find it in the trash. I cannot handle that song. I’ve full on sobbed every time I’ve listened. In LOVE with this album!!!
UGH YES!!!!! Fulllllllly agree! HOW DID SHE DO THAT??? HOW CAN SHE ENCAPSULATE SUCH A FEELING🥺
First of all you are completely selling me on the folklore merch you are repping. Furthermore, this was so good. I just filmed my reaction to evermore and this came up on my recommended feed... You were so thoughtful.🥰
Thaaaaanks, girl!!! Just added your video to my watch later!🤗
What an album right she’s just a genius writer ❤️
Like HOW DOES SHE EXIST???
I’m also a huge Taylor Swift fan and Im here for this!! haha
Yesssss
i’m loving champagne problems and no body no crime!!
Yesss
I'm just chilling here waiting for the long Lake studio session.
One can hope!!!
@@KathrynLujan lol fingers crossed🤞
Most if these songs are just fictional! They're fine...joe even worked on Evermore with her. These are just stories for the most part. Not actually autobiographical 😌
Lol thanks for the reassurance!!! I mostly realized this as soon as I was out of the moment, but I GOT SCARED 😂
I'm truly afraid of Taylor's 13th album!!!!!!!proud to be a swiftie!!!!
Right?!
background male vocals are from Justin. he helped on 3 songs.
And I think Marcus Mumford, which is cool!!
Why no one talk how sad yet beautiful tolerate it is 🥺💖🥺
It really is!! That’s also how I feel about happiness 🥺
YESSSS! 🥺
Every time I listen to tolerate it I always imagine the movie titled "the crown" which is princess diana and prince charles love story it really fit in that movie swear 🥺🥺🥺
@@reyganparina8886 totally!
I agree that My Tears Ricochet is her best song. Not to diminish any of her other genius work.
girl ur so lost its actually funny haha love u
LOLLLLL. That’s what I get for not looking at lyrics or ANYTHING and just letting initial thoughts free flow 😂🤷🏻♀️
In willow, she sang "Thats my man" for 13 times ..
Omg I love that!
10000000% agree with your opinion on MTR but I haven’t seen the rest of your reaction yet but I also think tolerate it is super top tier track 5
THANK YOU!! It just feels indisputable! Haha tolerate it is devastating and poetic and amazing
Track 5 is a fictional but somehow she relates to it because she said on the interview that back then she felt it and and she’s been there.
Totally!
Fave songs so far
Champagne problems
No body no crime
Cowboy like me
Dorothea
I love the whole album! Dorothea sounds like a friend she lost like karlie I also read Selena maybe
Please do a post reaction video I’d love to hear your theories once you’ve listened a few more times!
It’s still so hard for me to pick!!! And I def will💕
I CANT BELIEVE WE ARE BACK HERE ALREADY
RIGHT 🚨🚨
We have the same thought.. we thought it about Harry Styles but it would be hard if that song was about him but idk I'm speechless
Spending more time with it, I think it’s just a “reflecting on ALL past relationships” song. So I do think that was a nod to Harry!
Okay but why are you so beautiful though?
Omg thank you 🥺🥺
WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR SHIRT?! I can't find it anywhere ugh I want!
From Taylor store during early release of folklore!!!
Yeah, the merch store and it was limited 😩 Etsy has lots of great stuff though!!!
Can't wait till you see the Willow video
LOVED it 😍
Tis the damn season is Dorothea pov
Yes! Makes sense now!!
Girl.... not all of her songs are about Joe.
It’s so hard to turn that part of me off! Haha
Ivy is my fav .
THE BRIDGE. GOODBYE.
tract 5 is not about Joe, its about her relationship with Scott .
Yeah, I think so now too!
Majorie her grandmother you need to see the lyrics video her and her grandmother are in it
Omg 🥺🥺🥺
my fav is dorothea!!
Yes!! Such a fun and different sound for her!
Sooooo Karlie Kloss posted an insta post in May 2019 captioned Gold Rush.....coincidence?!? I think not!!!!!
why. . . just why you always get different understand with the real meaning from the song 😅
Estee is one of the Haim sister's
Yessss, I love their music. Now I know all their names too! Haha
folk album? Here let me add some 1989!
Hahaha literally how it played out for me
Can you say my name in your next vid
tolerate it is def about Scott, and a continuation of my tears ricochet
I could see that