Honestly, What's The Big Deal About Taylor Swift?
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2022
- One of the biggest selling artists of all time has released a new album this week, yes indeed it's Taylor Swift. I don't cover pop artists much on this channel but I do think we can learn a lot from looking at what the appeal is of these megastars. Both her new singles are trending here on UA-cam at Number 1 & 2. So, what's the big deal? Why and how is she so popular? Let's have a look and see.
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starting to like your you tube more than i did the darkness well done on xmas tune classic
Out of curiosity, who comes up with the titles for your videos? Sometimes they feel like they're disconnected from the actual content and don't sound like something you'd actually say. Your reviews, even for things like Limp Bizkit, are fair and kind. But a lot of times, the titles for the videos are more hyperbolic. Are they just to grab attention, or is there something I'm missing?
@@MichaelMacBride Agree the titles are a little click baity and not like the content
@@eamobyrne1 it's a shame, because I really enjoy the videos. But the titles are a little offputting and I don't really know what to expect when I click on them. I'd much rather they be more direct: Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero: first watch and analysis. Or something similar.
I was gonna say that Taylor Swift is my guilty pleasure but, you know what? I don't feel guilty about it at all, she's awesome.
hell yea. guilty pleasure, at least when it comes to music, is a bullshit concept. just like what you like and own it. im typically kind of a punk rock guy but i proudly admit to being a swiftie.
I'm a grunge guy, heavy-power metal, who loves Baroque music, Third steam Jazz, and I'm a super declared Swifty.
she's such a bore as a singer and as a musician, not even the themes in the songwritting i find interesting.
@@inma5665 you're entitled to your opinion, even though it's wrong.
@@Bridgercraft no, it's not wrong, i know what things are interesting for me, none of what she does is, and then is actually factual that she's a below average singer, she has no skill as a vocalist, she just sings in that girly soft pop style.
I’m a professional musician. I’ve been a session player for some of the best North American Improvisational (Jazz) Artists and I took my daughter to see her on the Reputation Tour, with a bit of a, “Oh God, save me.”, attitude. I was floored. Not just by her performance, but how she clearly connects to her audience like no one I’ve ever seen. She actually cares.. I mean to the best of her ability considering the circumstances. Anyway, I’m a bigger fan than my daughter. Have been since that concert. I’m a bigger Swifty than my now, 20 year old daughter. Like she legit rolls her eyes at me. This woman is a genius songwriter. Not due to complexity or advance theory, harmony and melody. But due to the fact she writes about herself in such an honest way that her fans feel like they actually know her. That and the fact from the age of 12 she knew how to write a good hook. What’s not to admire?🤷🏽♂️😂🤣
Aw, yay! That’s so sweet!😂❤
Hope you’ll attend her upcoming tour too. It’s gonna be EPIC
This is so wholesome. I’m the daughter who got her mother into the fandom and now she’s even more excited than me when new album drops. It makes me so happy than we can share joy through talking about and listening to the same artist. Your daughter probably appreciates that too.
Ha! I’m a silver haired Swiftie who used to only listen to indie records, much cooler than hers…then I fell in love with Blank Space, and Wildest Dreams and then Reputation 🖤 and then I was a total fan. Her ability to express universal emotional stuff and insights in a hooky song with a creative bridge… well, girl can write a song. She’s become one of my heroes. ❤
That's pretty cool, I'm a big Swifty too. See you on the Eras tour!
Loved this comment
I'm mostly a hard rock/metal guy. I'm not ashamed to admit I like taylor swift. Her songs are catchy and there is just something about her voice. She is very pleasant to listen to.
Same here. I'm a hard rock fan who grew up listening to Oasis and I love Taylor Swifts music. Really good singalong pop music with some songs which, although not in my favourite genre, are really really good, a good voice and easy on the eye too. No shame in loving a bit of T Swift.
Used to like her when whe was on the country/guitar pop side, when the guitars were dropped I lost interest
I wouldn't turn her off if she came on the radio but I wouldn't actively go and look her up, if that makes any sense.
Exactly the same boat for me. I have always been a rock fan, and in more recent years, harder rock and metal. However, I have always enjoyed Swift's music. These day, my partner is a huge fan of Swift, so naturally there is now a second, sentimental/emotional element that allows me to enjoy her songs even more!
@@pads-zr9ln Yeah, me too. But I found my way back.
Finally someone who is completely unironically positive about Taylor Swift.
She just makes good music.
Not everyone has to like everything, of course. But this elitist music chatter is just mostly so unappealingly immature. Not so with Justin. He loves music.
I thought initially, judging by the title, he would be shitting on it lol. Pleasantly surprised.
@@razikboston3414 i was ready to throw hands
I keep trying to understand what the big deal about her is. I can't tell.
@@bearb1asting The only way to really understand the "big deal" is to listen with an open mind to a wide-variety sampling of her songs from various albums. There are a zillion swifities, but the vast majority of swifties are NOT superfans of her pop radio hits. Most swifities are superfans of her songs that you rarely, if ever, hear on the radio. If you have listened to all or most of such albums as folklore, evermore, Midnights, Reputation, and Red and you still don't like her music, then it's just a matter of personal taste and you happen to be out of sync with the zillions of swifties who can shoot a song to #1 even if "the song" is just 8 seconds of static. But if you have not heard the deeper cuts, then there is a high probability that you are a swiftie who just doesn't realize it yet. (That was me - a 65 year old Metallica fan - up until February 2023 when I did a deep dive into TS). Prescription: sample a variety of deep cuts from assorted albums to see if you still don't understand the appeal.
Bottomline: The key to understanding the TS phenomenon is realizing that it's the deep cuts - not the radio hits - that drive the swifties to fanaticism (and one could argue that being a mastermind in the music industry has also helped put her in this position).
@@bearb1asting it’s unfortunate but sometimes people like things for no good reason. i wish Some swifties would admit that rather than bending over backwards trying to “prove” how good she is by comparing her to objectively more talented artists. it does both her and the other artist a disservice. that’s the only frustrating part about trying to understand taylor fans lmao
"My little girl is gonna love it." 🥺 That was the sweetest thing I've ever heard in one of these reaction videos to Taylor Swift lately.
Taylor's Folklore songs are a good listen. She sounds natural and effortless in those, it's a big contrast against most pop music that sounds like it's trying soo hard. She did a similar style folk song for Hunger Games that is just a haunting beautiful perfect song, Safe & Sound
the ones produced and cowritten by aaron dessner are simple and have a narrative and are very delicately beautiful. there are a handful that i would describe as pretentious and very boring however
So is Evermore.
Oh yeah, that song with her the civil wars is great
How lovely of you to not just tolerate, but enjoy the music you listen to with your daughter. Aside from the fact you listen to what she wants to listen to in the car. I bonded with my father over what he wanted to do, his music, his movies. What a whole paradigm shift it would have been for him to come into my world.
It's a nice change of pace. My father always hated Taylor swift and even though he doesn't understand English said she's only famous because she's blonde and pretty
It's so wonderful
@@SusanBryantInsomniacBookworm haha. It would help they have good taste lol
@@Anna13Tonks ahh typical male ego (sorry i said this about your dad)
My dads bday is around the same time as the brit awards - we used to buy the brit awards CD every year and listen to it and sort of compromise on music for a few months. It brought each other into the others world (and introduced us both to new music) and i loved it.
I don’t think anyone else would or could bring themes including altruism, narcissism, Godzilla and Kong into a monologue about Taylor Swift. Thank you Mr Hawkins.
It's my pleasure.
I had to rewind a bit to relisten after Godzilla and Kong was mentioned because I was laughing so hard I didn't hear a word he said after that.
you forgot to mention the quintessentially British reference “up your bum”
@@tonyjohnson3752 me too 🎉❤😂
I read that as Mr Swift, which would have been accurate 😂
I think Taylor Swift has been a bonding point for many Guitar Dads n Daughters as its just good quality pop and great Songwriting.
I also like as she is getting older her voice is starting to develop that nice warm low tone, but she isn't losing any of her high range.
Was never a big fan of Taylor until I listened to the Folklore album - it's special.
Same! And then I started listening to her other music. She is very talented, but I hadn’t really listened to her until Folklore and Evermore.
same..fell in love with her after evermore and folklore..awesome music!!
Me too. Im a National and Bon Iver fan, so i gave it a listen and was impressed
No it’s not she uses same 4 chords nearly every song
As do 95% of song writers. They all have a key they favour to one degree or another.
I was nervous about this because I like a lot of Taylor Swift songs and I have a (somewhat irrational since obviously I don't know her) fondness for her as a person. So your assessment was really appreciated. You are a good man Justin Hawkins, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
It’s obvious that you already do, but treasure those moments of listening to music in the car with your daughter. She’ll never forget them. Most of my favourite childhood memories are of listening to cassettes in the car with my Dad. Some of those songs make me feel like I’m 8 years old again without a care in the world, just singing at the top of my lungs with my Daddy 🥰🥰🥰 Unforgettable, and I still have the cassettes 💖
Same here,my dad loved the Moody Blues so I absolutely do now just because of all those times in the car 👍
Me too ❤️
This is probably why I love Rush and Yes.
Me and my dad would spin around in the living room together while he played his favorites, Bob Dylan, Matchbox 20. Never felt happier
Love this! I had the same experience as a kid with my dad. I feel like music can be tradition and love - you pass what moves you onto your children, and it can connect you and relate you to not only the song/artist, but each other.
TS gets a lifetime pass from me for “The Last Great American Dynasty”. Freaking love that song.
That's an amazing song, but lyrics aside mostly written by Aaron Dessner
@@gustafsonest1306 Lyrics and melody. Dessner did all the music on their songs.
@@gustafsonest1306 she was the main writer on that one though
@@michaelvalverdenavarro7690 I saw them in the Folklore documentary discuss the song and Aaron said it started with him sending all the musical base and Taylor did all the lyrics and melody, but it really doesn't matter, Aaron praises Taylor as one of the best songwriters ever and I hope they collaborate again on the future
she has the sort of devoted fanbase that michael jackson had. swift is a light rod for the way many women identify with the world, she has her a huge female audience who identify with her music and that is the heart of her music.
She’s incredible. She has reinvented herself time and time again. She’s at the top of her game. Pen game also legit.
I agree with you, I wouldn't call it reinventing, I think that she has just grown with her art because she started at such a young age we have watched her mature and her musical themes have matured with her. I also think that this shows that she is taking care of herself mentally and putting herself before popularity and willing to experiment and that's great.
she is not even mediocre in any way, lmao. bad singer, bad dancer, ok songwriter for a 13 year old girl.
She has never reinvented herself she has been playing the same cards and sound since her first album
The blank space song is how i met my girlfriend, her tag line was it’s gonna be forever or i’s gonna go down in flames…. And i answered the blank space line😂 I think she’s a good songwriter and singer. If it sounds good it is good regardless of genre.
Taylor has not only a very, very large fanbase, but I also love that she is standing up for other artists' rights by re-recording her first 6 albums that she originally recorded on her old label, Big Machine Records. I don't blame her that she was very upset when Scooter Braun bought the masters to them... she is a very smart woman that deserves to own the work she made, from "Love Story" to "Blank Space"!
Her timing could have been better, you know, by making the release a few weeks later, but c'est la vie.
Lol she so not standing up artists rights by re recording here music she is looking after her self by getting all money from them. U must be a Stan then lol
@@Thebearmre7 money from them? Money from the people who had no hand in creating the music SHE created? And showing artists that they can and should own their own creations? Ya, she’s paving away to artist autonomy. These big corps do not care about art or the artists, all they care about is money.
@@05645ci You conveniently left out the part where she tried to buy them back, but they refused to sell them to her. 🙃 That’s why she’s re-recording them, and that’s why she isn’t on good terms with Scooter. She tried to work out a deal, but they refused.
@@05645ci maybe you should get your facts straight, she did try to buy her masters but they didn't want to sell it to her. She explicitly told Scott Borchetta that if he ever sold the label, she would like to buy her masters but she was only informed about it after it was already sold. I mean, why would they fucking tell her right, she was their biggest cash cow at the time so I doubt anyone would buy BM without her catalog. And she would rightfully demonize Scooter Braun because he bullied her multiple times one the internet WAY BEFORE he even bought Big Machine.
Style and Getaway Car are up their with the best pop songs I've ever heard. Taylor is awesome.
I like those as well as Dress, Delicate & Gorgeous!
@@gracepower180 I don't know those ones. Going to go listen!
@@RC-fi8nn If u like speciflcly those ones, then try New romantics and Dont blame me :)
@@estrellasalazar5329- Was gonna put ‘Don’t Blame Me,’ too.
I just stared listening to Taylor, these last few weeks.
‘reputation’ is really impressive.
Her last three albums were more folk/indie... and perhaps surprisingly to many they are really good.
Lover was definitely more pop oriented
Only two*.
But yeah, they were really good. Folklore and Reputation are my favorite TS albums.
I'm a died-in-the-wool rock guy who has played many shows in my life, and I know very well that Taylor Swift is a brilliant songwriter. She's phenomenal and deserves her success.
Evermore and Folklore are her one of her best work.
@@keithferris9574 she's been helped a lot on the last albums by other writters. Aaron Dessner for example, he's a genius. Like, the very rare type.
I absolutely love this song...she crushes it with this single and album....I listened to it yesterday and there are some fantastic songs on it...."Lavender Haze", "Maroon" and "Bejewelled" are all excellent tracks too.....
Fans don’t call her swiftie, they call themselves ‘swifties’! This song really pulls at my emo/taylor swift heart strings, bloody love it!
Let me guess they also called Ed Sheeran 'Sheerio' and Katy Perry 'Katy Cat'? -_-
@@jengriffy01 weird how they'd only do it to Taylor Swift
What do they call Sia in Ozzzz, do they call her Sissy or Sassy?
Tay Tay, which is cringe af.
@@BWater-yq3jx blondie
I love that one of your bonding experiences with your daughter is listening to music! My youngest daughter is always bringing me
songs to listen to!! It's very cool because she listens to music I generally wouldn't choose, so I get to hear things I'd never check out for myself! It's one of our big bonding times as well!! I love it and am always thankful for what she wants me to hear!! She certainly has shown he a huge range of music I'd have missed otherwise!! Love that kid!!!
Really cool to see so much music appreciation on here. The difference between good pop music and bad pop music can be a fine line as the production choices are so similar but all these songs sound great on an acoustic guitar or a piano which, I think, is the litmus test to see whether a song is actually good or not. TS writes great songs and her lyrics are underrated. Folklore is a masterpiece but "Lover" might be the best 'pop' album of the decade. Stack her up against the Katy Perrys etc. of the world and it's no comparison.
She has said on many occasions that she follows what Nashville taught her about songwriting. It needs to have a story. Sometimes the music is simpler but the lyrics are deeper. Especially on her re-recordings.
Oh wow Justin reviewing Taylor! What a treasure! I absolutely love her, specially folklore/evermore era and it is not even guilty please at all. Her songs have basic chords (hence pop) but her lyrics are soooo good. She turns me into a single white chick in a heart beat and I don’t mind 😂
Touching hearing about you bonding with your daughter listening to Taylor Swift. We should be so thankful that our daughters like something we can get into ❤ Taylor Swift is the real deal!
I stupidly dismissed Taylor Swift's music for years, filing her under "teen-music (girls)" but then in lockdown she brought out 'Folklore' and I had time to listen to it. It blew me away; an assured, mature album from a genuinely gifted musician/writer. 'The Last Great American Dynasty' is, in my view, a classic song (as well as being an intriguing, true story).
Hmm... I just tried to listen to the song you mention and I guess it's mostly the lyrics you're into?
Cause I don't much care for lyrics so I didn't pay any attention on that part and musically it's just an insanely boring void.
Agree. THat's where I'd classified her. I've now reassessed her music after these two albums, gone back into her catalog and now listening to Midnights. Very talented songwriter.
@@DerEchteBold Well, you're entitled to your opinion and you DID at least give it a listen. If you're not a 'lyrics person' it's always going to be a hard sell to you as a story song. Cheers.
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You have my respect for this reply.
Sorry for my negative approach but to me there's something wrong with music if you need the meaning of the lyrics to make it work.
Anyways, It's good you can take something from the song.
All the Best
So have you stopped dismissing music for teen girls then? It’s a common sexist attitude so like good on you for being able to admit you were wrong abt her music / ability
My daughter was a hard-core Swifty at age 8 as well. She's 17 now and still likes her. Cherish those times!! ❤❤❤
Nice bit of “extra” on the theme song! Mate, I really enjoy your guitar playing!
Yesterday's video you mentioned sedation, exhausted and back at home. Take it easy on your broken rib. 🙏 We love your energy, heart and soul into your music and Rides Again channel. Take Care.
I love your videos! The way you break songs down is awesome. I've learned a lot from you! BTW You were fabulous at THTC in LA 🤘🖤🦅
Having watched quite a lot of your videos now, what strikes me is how good you are at playing the guitar. Your ear for picking up what you’ve just heard is impressive.
Please make more references to Highlander- excellent movies and T.V. show. Great video by Taylor as always. She deserves all her success for sure. Let's not forget she's a Darkness fan. And she once did a killer set with Def Leppard.
I appreciate your insightful lyric reflections. Keep up the great content
Brilliant as always. Thanks for doing your channel
I became a TS fan after watching her Crossroads episode with Def Leppard. It was brilliant. Saw her live a little while after that and it was one of the best shows I’ve attended.
Same. The concert with Def leppard has changed my life...perfection embodied
What is it about Taylor Swift? Two of my grand daughters can already sing six of her songs and I heard Begin Again recently and the tears started rolling down my cheeks. No song has ever done this to me before. I listened to it 3 times and the tears kept coming- the lyrics, melody ,music? There's just something so special about her voice. Thankfully i listened to it a few days later with a slight moistening of the eyes achieved and that was that. Phew! I thought i was becoming an emotional softie :) Thanks anyway Ms. Swift
UR the man thanks again Justin for riding again
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You bringing up listening to songs in the car with your daughter reminds me of when me and my mom would drive around, singing along with songs like "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" on the radio. It made me cry a little, honestly. Your daughter will treasure those memories with you for the rest of her life, she just doesn't know it yet. Anyway, riding around with mom in the car singing instilled in me a sneaky love of Steely Dan that I hid all thru my punk years. It also planted the dreaded musician seed. Taylor Swift's okay by me. I don't know any of her songs, but I guess I'll have a listen now.
I’m not ashamed to admit (or maybe a little bit), I do like to listen to her. Bought her latest album, and it’s an enjoyable listen.
Thanks for another quality dissection! Although her music isn't something I usually gravitate towards I always enjoy it when I hear it on the radio. I'm pleased Taylor hasn't vanished into the never-never.
I think that’s the nicest comment I could read as a Taylor swift fan from a non fan 😂
Honestly your awesome. I'm so glad your in this world Justin. Keep on being a great father. That's a beautiful thing. ❤
There's something so grounded about your videos in a world gone mad. Thank you. Enjoy your time with your daughter, Mr. Hawkins, and keep on...
Well now that you've appreciated her newest music video, can I interest you in her 10 minute version of an old song of hers? It's called "All Too Well". Check it out! 🥰 I've seen grown men be reduced to tears with ten syllables of her writing.
Very seriously? Every artist owes her for taking on the music industry and getting the rights to their own work. When people say "Taylor Swift is the music industry", they mean it. One of my favorite Clash songs is Complete Control.... and she fixed that con job for them. Every generation has their version of that song. And now, every artist benefits from her winning that war. Respect that woman for what she did for everyone.
My brother and I saw Taylor live way back in the States after she just released her 1st Album after the show my brother turned around to me and said " This girl is going to be a Superstar all over the world"
So happy to see this video, I was going to comment just yesterday asking for your thoughts on this track! I love Taylor’s story telling as well as the depth of her lyrics. Really enjoying your videos I really look forward to them! I just started playing the guitar in the last 12 months and found your channel on one of my UA-cam rabbit holes! 🐰🕳️ So glad I did! Sending good vibes from Yorkshire 😊
This truly is a fantastic analysis. Well done mate!
Golly, as a newcomer to being very interested and entertained about this guys views on songwriting and his general, light hearted observations about stuff, .... I'm quite surprised how many irrelevant or negative comments are posted. For Me, My evening is way more than 32% better after watching this.
You're the coolest, Justin Hawkins! 😍🌼 I love this song and I was really excited to see this in my recommended. You're always rockin' even when you're not talking about rock😉
Great video and I especially loved the intro this time for some reason :)
I love that 1989 album. Used to listen to that in the car all the time when I was driving around. Agree, she writes great pop songs 😊 love the channel
Check out Ryan Adams' track-by-track cover of that album. She was totally cool with it and they became (unlikely?) friends apparently.
My daughter and I have also bonded over many a Taylor Swift song. I agree, 1989 was a killer album. Love your channel Justin. Thanks!
hey i was the one screaming my head off at the enmore lolz love your work btw
Love this! So completely agree about the lack of watchability of most music videos. Also love Taylor Swift's music and appreciate this analysis :)
I like Taylor and of course, she loves The Darkness (who doesn’t). Maybe you guys could let her open for you when you next play the Ipswich Regent or Colchester Hippodrome.
Hahahaha....!!!
Bit of an unnecessarily nasty comment. Do you feel better for it? Justin seems like a really nice fella, why the need to take the piss?
@@camol121 what are you talking about? I am the same age as Grand Lord Justin and from the same part of the world. I am naming venues that we would probably have both been to see bands when younger. How is that nasty?
@@Nick.Webster many apologies. Personally, I thought you suggesting that arena filling, global megastar Taylor Swift opening for The Darkness at minor uk venues (that you name-check for comic effect) came across as a bit of a piss take? Of course, because you are the same age as him, it wasn't. Not sure of the relevance of you being the same age, but again apologies.
My daughter ( now 19) and I both adore Taylor Swift. She got me into her around the time of 1989 and we've both loved her ever since. She is constantly updating her playlist of Taylor Swift favourites and shares it with her best friends and me. It's fabulous.
When the tour is announced I'll be going with her and her friends.
So glad you share that joy with your daughter.
You got into TS around 1989?? I'd say she was barely born then ...🤔
@@Athena621 she has an album called 1989
Same! I’m a Swifties too. She is like my daughters best friend. Whenever she has a problem we say ‘What would Tay Tay do?’
@@Athena621Haha, I thought the same for a split second.
Truly these sorts of videos really shine your personality and God its a treat. You sir a gem to this world, keep being you and keeping us extremely entertained. Much love
Justin... Loving this channel and format. Well done
Good lord Taylor is such an incredible talent
Swift crafts some really good pop songs;
it's not accidental that she's been so successful.
And now has all 10 of the top 10.
Holy sh!t
So you answered one of my questions about music you and your daughter share. At the height of the TS frenzy, I took my then tween daughter to her first stadium concert on the Fearless tour. We couldn't even get seats together, so as I did the mom panic (don't think there was much texting back then, and she probably didn't have a phone), I marvelled at the incredible production value of this tour and wondered about the intense pressure someone her age must have been feeling with a 12 truck convoy that constituted her stage gear. (I had inadvertently driven down into the wrong underground parking lot, ending up where those trucks were and was politely escorted out.) You have compelled me to take a listen to this new album. My favourite song by TS is The Best Day, a perfect song for me about our mother-daughter relationship. Makes me cry like a baby (especially after a few cocktails) as I wax poetic about her growing up. My daughter hasn't been to a TS concert in years, but we have been to many The Darkness shows, so I thank thee for that!
Good Heavens! Your videos are adorable. Thanks so much for doing these. 🙏
August is my absolute favourite Taylor song. The outro is just sublime
Justin! I've had bouts with sensitive teeth as well! Google knows us all way too well. I have a question for comments day. Who were your biggest guitar influences growing up and what things did you take from them that shape your playing today? I thoroughly enjoy your channel and sharing yourself with us on a real level! Cheers friend!
Cheers Dustin, I've done a video on my favourite guitar solos that might give you an idea!
Justin, I mean this most sincerely, you are brilliant. You have helped keep me sane and for that I thank you. 🙌🏼
just want to say thanks justin, i watch your videos every night and it really does make my week, thanks so much man.
My 7yo is getting into music and loves Taylor. I love that she's memorising lyrics and all that stuff. Better than I ever could. 🍻
You can both agree she is a great songwriter and agree that she is worshipped as a cult figure by a bunch of people who use fandom as a crutch for their otherwise unfulfilled lives
I always love a good sidetrack into the Hollow Earth theory! Cheers!
I just discovered you today - great content, lovely playing and intelligent opinion. I appreciate your efforts very much.
She has my full respect. She is blazing the trail for millions of other, unseen girls (and boys, and all other genders too). Question: Did you have any nicknames imposed on you by fans in the past?
taylor actually didn’t create the name “swiftie”. it’s us, her fans. we call ourselves swifties!
Your jingle was performed most excellently on this episode my dude. Most righteous indeed.
As an Artist himself he must appreciate what a songwriter she is. For me one of the best in the world and the records and awards shes won back that up. You could literally line up all her awards along the great wall of China. Taylor is a global megastar
Dude you sound like a really cool Dad. My Dad left us when I was like eight or nine so he never did anything for me.
I enjoyed this one a lot, thanks Justin ☺️
Subscribed, hope to hear more whistling
If you’re new to Taylor’s music I recommend you these songs (i chose one from each album that gives the whole idea)
Taylor Swift (2006): Should’ve said no
Fearless (2008): Fearless
Speak Now (2010): Enchanted
Red (2012): Red
1989 (2014): Style
Reputation (2017): Don’t blame me
Lover (2019): Miss americana and the heartbreak prince
Folklore (2020): Seven
Evermore (2020): No body, no crime
Midnights (2022): The great war
Honorable mentions: The outside, Breathe, Sparks fly, Haunted, Treacherous, Begin again, Clean, New romantics, So it goes…, Cruel summer, Cardigan, Mad woman, Gold rush, Right there where you left me, Lavander haze, Bigger than the whole sky, Come in with the rain, Better man
Ahh a Great War fan 🥹 one of my favorites off midnights. Also love your other picks. Don’t blame me and seven are top tier
Thank you for posting this! Admittedly I have never listened to her other than by chance. No reason other than I've never viewed her music as that interesting, more for teenage girls. But I'm going to dive in 🤷 I trust Justin and fellow fans of his won't steer me wrong.
We need The Darkness in the U.S
Hi Justin love your channel just one thing I’m curious about is do you get copy right strikes for reviewing music? I watch a lot of other channels and all they complain about is copy right strikes after 3 second of music but you cover pretty much a whole song
I love the random german ads! Sensodyne for the win! Cheers from Dschörmaniee!
Up until today I had not even heard what her voice sounds like. It's one of those artists that you hear far more ABOUT them than you hear FROM them. At least in my experience.
Now I know what she sounds like...This gives me hallmark card store "easy listening" vibes. Like in the late 90's if you would go into the Hallmark store and there was a stack of CD's with strange titles like "Romantic Forest" or such. This reminds me of that.
Much love to you Mr. Hawkins
Pretty much doing Taylor a disservice there. There is a lot more to her songs than just her voice.
"romantic forest" lol. Now whenever I will hear her on the radio I will think of what U said😆
@@TheflyingkiwiRC I've honestly never heard anything by her before this. Her voice is very pleasant in this song, so I'm not sure I'm following the disservice comment.
Slainte!
@@charliebluechaos4963 you should really listen to her albums evermore and folklore. her voice is great in her other albums as well, but i think it's on another level in the ones i mentioned
The extra lick in the intro was very Knopfler.
I'd love to hear you sink your teeth into something more challenging sometime... maybe one a month just fall on an obscure group that would benefit massively from the exposure of your word... do 'The Mortality of Doves' by Kayo Dot!
Good times on the old kayo dot ultimate metal forum.
@@CTScenic 🙈... I interviewed Toby a few years back and mentioned the time we all watched in suspense as he and Mia attempted to use fake media passed to get close enough to take clippings from the blossoming corpse flower at the New York botanical gardens.
@@sepiarain omg i vaguely remember some fascination with the corpseflower. I must admit i cant actually listen such sophisticated music myself though. I fall squarely in the middle of Taylor Swift and Kayo Dot and can abide neither.
I wouldnt mind hearing Justin take on a Spoon song. I think theirs are some of the best! If i listen to "the lines on the shirt" once i have to hear it five times in a row.
First time I've seen your channel (new sub!). Im a muso, about 5 years older than you and people think Im joking when I say just how good I think her writing and music is. Totally agree as well that her voice is jusy nice to listen to.
Great tune, I love the new album and all her songs tbh
This episode was really wholesome and quirky. Loved it
Just like our Justin
Justin, have you ever critiqued a Journey song? If not, would you and please use a song from the band when the iconic vocal god Steve Perry was the frontman! To me, this was the only real Journey. Replacing Perry turned the band into a tribute band of themselves in the 80s!!! Thanks for being you, ❤️ Corina!
Gotta be Stone in Love👍
Ah you just don’t disappoint! Great watch.
So lovey to hear dads these days actively loving being part of their kids lives, it felt really rare when I was growing up. I guarantee she’ll remember every minute of it with love and admiration for you. Mum and I always listened to music together, two of my favourite memories are of us dancing like loonies in the kitchen to Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, and bopping in the car to another one Bites the Dust. Dad did teach me about cars at least (albeit so I could maintain his), how to make French Toast, and how not to fish if you want to catch anything.
Not trying to be an elitist, but this is the first video I have disagreed with Justin on. Even Jack can't polish Swift into a diamond, and that's ok. Not everyone is meant to be Ella Fitzgerald and TS just never will be.
I don’t like anything she’s done except for her first album done with an acoustic on a tiny desk show…
She has talent and charisma but her songs mean nothing , most are childishly simple with teenage lyrics … she is capable of SO much more … but when all you see is dollar signs I guess watered down pop is what you get
Love your titles
Great intro today Justin!!...please I've a question..what do you think about Sam Ryder?
I am a metalhead at heart. But I am also a singer/songwriter, with many favorite singer/songwriters. And it's easy to count Taylor Swift among them. She is a brilliant songwriter.
Taylor Swift owns a home in my home state of Rhode Island. Her parties here are legendary ( so I've heard) and those who have met her have said she is kind and giving. We love her here!!! 💕
That was the best version of your intro tune yet.
I grappled with this song forever thanks for the deciphering Justin.. still I feel a bit slighted on the true meaning as a smidge was amiss... Isn't she something though? Remains a question answered in full with this one...
the "tastemaker's" / early adopters of "underground indie" styles seem to be criticising this for her adoption of this style of production,...darker new wave meets lana del ray & chvrches even though these production methods have been popular in the mainstream for a good spell now anyways, ...as well as the 80's of course:)