The one thing I noticed is that on the really sad songs like All Too Well & Ronan, on the original, you can feel the rawness of emotions. Not so much on the rerecord. Guess time really heals wounds. As for this song in particular, Taylor's been writing her insecurities since original Red. (The Lucky One) Fun fact. Phoebe is the first female colab with an entire verse. The rest only did backing vocals. Lastly, Ryan, you are correct. This song was written during the original Red but did not make the cut. I'm guessing because the haters would've accused her of claiming to be a victim. Anyway, thank you once again for a great reaction.
For me, I really like the re-records. She ultimately stays true to the production, etc., but there is more clarity and her voice is 'stronger' if that makes sense. It's more mature, yes, but she is also able to sustain hard notes without it sounding forced. As to your other question, most Swifties refuse to listen to original recordings when possible, for example, they took them all off their streaming lists etc. Thanks for listening to this. It's heartbreaking to realize at 22 she was already worried about becoming obsolete. I hope she's stopped worrying by now 🤩
I love the re-records in her current voice and quality as well. Unfortunately, I think she never stops worrying about becoming obsolete. In Miss Americana in 2019, she was turning 30 and was convinced that Lover was probably her last chance to achieve that level of fame. Even on late night talk shows promoting Midnights just last October, she referred to herself as a "geriatric pop star" and thanked the fans for continuing to let her do this. Even before she wrote "Nothing New," on her previous album Speak Now, she wrote "Long Live," where she basically says I've had a blast with you, my band and my fans, and I hope I can keep doing this for a long time, but when my fame inevitably fades, show your kids the photos of the memories we made together and tell them my name. She has never expected her career to have this type of longevity, and she never takes it for granted. I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of the reasons she is doing more directing, it might be her backup plan for when the world gets tired of her and her music, a time she has apparently always anticipated.
To answer the question of listening to the re-recordings instead of the stolen versions, it's actually been pretty incredible how much support Taylor got from everyone! Her re-recordings are actually breaking the stolen versions' records and hitting bigger sale numbers than the stolen albums!
I had to add something that I forgot. Nathan, that is a great idea. Another channel is actually doing that. He did the original Red & all the videos related to each track. Then he did the Taylor's version in the same way. I think he's the only one who's doing that kind of reaction. The swifties loved it. 😀
Aaron is doing it. Watching the original music or lyric videos and watching live performances and interviews, then ending with the Taylor's Version of said track.
To answer your question: YES! we hear the difference and it’s for the better. she sounds more mature, her vocals are better, the re-recordings are truly amazing bc of that!
I like that this song came out on the rerecording instead of the original, because the things she predicted in this song and The Lucky One (which was released on the original version) happened like she feared they would, but the question she asks in the chorus "will you still want me when I'm nothing new?" has been answered: yes, we did. Getting the song with hindsight soothes the bitterness it would have had if it were released when she wrote it. The thematic thread of this song (that started with The Lucky One), about the struggles and fears that come along with celebrity, has run through every album since Red, except for 1989 and maybe Evermore. Reputation was basically all about the aftermath of her predictions/fears coming true; on Folklore, there was Mirrorball and Peace; on Lover, I Forgot That You Existed and Daylight are both partly about having healed from the aftermath of being metaphorically shot down by the media and the public; and of course, on Midnights there was Anti-Hero, You're On Your Own, Kid, (to an extent) Sweet Nothing, Paris, and Dear Reader. It's one of my favorite thematic threads in her body of work, because if you go listen to them in chronological order, you get an entire story about her struggling with this subject and eventually healing and beginning to overcome it, and her evolving thoughts about how to deal with her celebrity.
Yes sir. U got that right. All that came under 'vault tracks' are added songs in ANY of Taylor's Version albums..where this songs were written specifically for those albums & during the albums creation, but didn't made the cut. Some made it to the demo stage like Better Man..Run..ATW10.. For every album that Taylor has ever released, she wrote at least 40 to 50 songs per album & (i estimate) 80% made it to demo stage & out of that, less than half made it to the album. There's even rumours that she wrote more than 100 songs for 1989 album alone.. But considering that she already wrote more than 200 songs when she released her debut album back in 2006 (& this is a well known facts by the way)..i wont be surprised even if she wrote 150 songs JUST for the 1989 album.. fyi, there's almost 100 demo songs of Taylor currently circling around on the net & all these songs, didnt make it to the albums..i never truly listen to any of it (coz of my personal self guilt towards Taylor coz these songs were leaked to the internet) but i've listened a part of those songs & it's legitimate Taylor's.. Also, Taylor or her team NEVER ask us not to stream or buy her stolen albums. We do that ourselves to support Taylor & eventhough Taylor would still got her share whenever someone stream or buy her 'stolen' albums, so does 🛴 & most of us (swifties) definately are not giving a single cent to that jerk.. another fyi, eventhough 🛴 already sold those masters to Shamrock, he still be profitting from any streaming, purchase or usage from those masters..
Yes her voice is smoother and matured but she also has taken vocal classes throughout her career so she can hold notes longer and smoother. the instrumentals on the big pop songs are a bit toned down because the old producer wasn't on board but all the other songs other than 2-3 are way better in the new version
I generally prefer the re-records. I wasn't a Swiftie when the originals came out, so I have no nostalgia around them. Therefore, comparing them subjectively, her vocals have matured and developed, she has honed those skills, plus the production quality has advanced along with the technology (and her budget). Those who prefer hearing these songs in her younger voice are usually those who grew up with the songs and have memories attached to them. Yes, the purpose of the re-records is to devalue the "stolen versions," so Swifties generally try not to listen to the originals once a re-record has been released.
9:02 that is so true wow, i didn't think of it that way but yeah of course she won't release it back then, now when she is more confident and secure in herself to release such a vulnerable album then she feels comfortable to release this track too. Kinda like how I Bet You Think About Me must have been "too country" or The Very First Night was "too pop" for the album
This song (and album) came out on my 20th birthday And this song hit so hard and affected me a lot. There i was sitting on my birthday morning crying to this song because it feels like everything I've been through and my insecurities. Forever one of her most impactful songs of hers for me
This song hit really close to home for me, especially right now. I was 20 when it was released and I could already relate a lot, but I'm about to turn 22 and man does this feel like a page was ripped right out of my journal... going from being so certain and determined in life, at 18, freshly out of high school, about to move out to the UK to study, and now 4 years later, on a second gap year because life decided to collapse all around me and I need time to recover and get better, holding on as best as I can, having no idea where I'm going and what will come next... It's okay, it's the beauty of life in a way, but damn does it feel weird but amazing to have a song that feels so deeply personal to me, and being able to reflect on my life rn while feeling understood and supported via this song. This record holds a very special place in my heart.
This was not released on the original RED album. It was written then, which is why it's a vault track. Vault tracks are that for Taylor in the future. It was written then. It could of been recorded and scrapped but we'll never know, I mean for every vault track
On what you said about listen to both versions to compare, it's a great idea! There's another UA-camr that does that and it makes from really good comment and reaction/analysis! I think you should do it!!
The difference in the TV is her voice is mature and the production is better. They sound the same except on the country songs, she’s lost that twang in her voice now. Would new buy/stream her old albums, I’d be disrespectful to her IMO
Answering Ryan: yes. Some songs are very similar, in other the arrangements are better, although not waaay noticeable... and in all her voice sounds way better (and also the production has improved, both, technology and her choices). So it does the production. Voice and production are the two bigs, plus the new songs "from the vault". Also, she is giving to the listeners what they kept asking for decades (videos for that song, a longer version of another one, that other one that most said should have been a single, etc).) If you want a pro opinion, you can check (is not a reaction channel, I promise) a youtube video called "How Taylor Swift Outsmarted Her Record Label" from Rick Beato, let´s hope I´m not mixing videos in my head.... (Experts in music/production can say easily it seems, and it seems hands down... they agree new versions are better. Even in the ones almost identical? Better production and better voice). Those song just and instruments just sound... smoother in the Red TV´s, for me. To Nathan: I think Midnights is a direct result/consequence of the process of the re-recordings (and going trough all her old, even not released, stuff). There are a bunch of songs we can link to every previous record (but from a different style, different production, more mature perspective, etc).
Girl at home (Red/Red TV's) might be among the ones with the more obvious changes (and they are not so many, but still, it´s different. But most of it? Is quality, some instruments louder, more or less crisp, and pros will notice... but a guy walking down a street with headphones not so much. For the fans will be the extra tracks (like this one you posted today), amazing song, or "I bet you think about me" (country, really fun), and the 10 minute version of All too Well (total masterpiece) vs the original shorter one (I´m in love with the 10 minute, sorry, hands down).
Also: she is also re-recording songs that she wrote but gave to another groups/artists. Babe sounds quite different in her version (that in her duet with Sugarland), and Better Man (she wrote it and gave to Little Big Town, and they recorded it) also sounds really different. But that is for obvious reasons.
Many swifties dislike the re-recorded versions of two of her biggest hits from this RED album-- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together and I Knew You Were Trouble-- For me, no more 'angst' esp. in parts of choruses. The "We----" and the "Oh---" these two iffing notes 😂
All the vault tracks were written at the time the original album came out She is just releasing unreleased songs from that time They weren't written now. It's like a deluxe of songs that didn't make it to the album A part of the reason she released those additional songs is that the fans will have something new to listen to in addition to us having a version of the songs that aren't the stolen version
There are small differences, her voice is more mature, the songs seem more personal, and most of the reissues have 5 or more unreleased vault songs. The Red album is one of her better albums
I definitely prefer the re-recordings, you can hear how her voice matured (specially since the ones we have until now are from her earlier albums). There is only a few songs that I'd say I prefer the original (like Girl At Home, which was never one I was really into)
We aren't that crazy, lol welcome to #Swifties, @ryan her vocals are a little crisper, but living through the rerecordings is so awesome, having history with her makes it special! EVERY TIME YOU LISTEN TO OLD ALBUMS SCOOTER MAKES MONEY AND AFFECTS THE ALGORITHM
You can hear the difference in productions and voice, but the versions are so close to the original. I love Taylor’s version and I will keep buying them 😊
I for example cannot replace the originals, they are noticeably different to me. Like, her rerecorded song from Red (or Wildest Dreams and This Love from 1989) just carry a distinct kind of energy. The original Red feels raw, you can hear her pain many times rather clearly, while Red Taylor's Version is not drowning in those emotions anymore bc she moved on (and hopefully is happy now). The rerecorded songs from 1989, same thing - there is a lot of emotion in the original that makes you really feel how heartbroken she was by this relationship/s, and with the new ones she's reminiscing. There is also the nostalgic part of me that cannot replace the originals for the simple reason that they remind me of the time I first listened to them as they came out, and there are memories tied to that, so it doesn't matter if the production is better or her voice is more mature etc..
Yes, I've heard the original albums and they do sound slightly different. Yes, her voice is obviously gonna sound different now than when she was very young. Maturity and growth over time. There's one song I can think of that is completely different than the original recording. That one is "Girl At Home". React to that one and then say which version you prefer: the original or the re-recorded. Personally, I like the re-recorded version. But the rest of the songs have the drums and guitars more upfront than before, giving it that bit of an edge to it along with some slight synth sounds in the background to make it sound more up to date, if you understand what I mean.
The one thing I noticed is that on the really sad songs like All Too Well & Ronan, on the original, you can feel the rawness of emotions. Not so much on the rerecord. Guess time really heals wounds. As for this song in particular, Taylor's been writing her insecurities since original Red. (The Lucky One) Fun fact. Phoebe is the first female colab with an entire verse. The rest only did backing vocals. Lastly, Ryan, you are correct. This song was written during the original Red but did not make the cut. I'm guessing because the haters would've accused her of claiming to be a victim. Anyway, thank you once again for a great reaction.
Phoebe said she got misty eyed when she recorded her part bc it was so personal to her also Great song.
For me, I really like the re-records. She ultimately stays true to the production, etc., but there is more clarity and her voice is 'stronger' if that makes sense. It's more mature, yes, but she is also able to sustain hard notes without it sounding forced. As to your other question, most Swifties refuse to listen to original recordings when possible, for example, they took them all off their streaming lists etc. Thanks for listening to this. It's heartbreaking to realize at 22 she was already worried about becoming obsolete. I hope she's stopped worrying by now 🤩
I love the re-records in her current voice and quality as well. Unfortunately, I think she never stops worrying about becoming obsolete. In Miss Americana in 2019, she was turning 30 and was convinced that Lover was probably her last chance to achieve that level of fame. Even on late night talk shows promoting Midnights just last October, she referred to herself as a "geriatric pop star" and thanked the fans for continuing to let her do this. Even before she wrote "Nothing New," on her previous album Speak Now, she wrote "Long Live," where she basically says I've had a blast with you, my band and my fans, and I hope I can keep doing this for a long time, but when my fame inevitably fades, show your kids the photos of the memories we made together and tell them my name. She has never expected her career to have this type of longevity, and she never takes it for granted. I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of the reasons she is doing more directing, it might be her backup plan for when the world gets tired of her and her music, a time she has apparently always anticipated.
You guys reactions are always a blast, you have a ton of chemistry!
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To answer the question of listening to the re-recordings instead of the stolen versions, it's actually been pretty incredible how much support Taylor got from everyone! Her re-recordings are actually breaking the stolen versions' records and hitting bigger sale numbers than the stolen albums!
Even people who don’t like Taylor love that she’s re-recording them, which I appreciate
She doesnt expect fans to buy her rerecords she wanted to do it for herself, we her fans support her enough to only buy & listen to songs she owns.
this song hits so hard
I had to add something that I forgot. Nathan, that is a great idea. Another channel is actually doing that. He did the original Red & all the videos related to each track. Then he did the Taylor's version in the same way. I think he's the only one who's doing that kind of reaction. The swifties loved it. 😀
Aaron is doing it. Watching the original music or lyric videos and watching live performances and interviews, then ending with the Taylor's Version of said track.
To answer your question: YES! we hear the difference and it’s for the better. she sounds more mature, her vocals are better, the re-recordings are truly amazing bc of that!
I like that this song came out on the rerecording instead of the original, because the things she predicted in this song and The Lucky One (which was released on the original version) happened like she feared they would, but the question she asks in the chorus "will you still want me when I'm nothing new?" has been answered: yes, we did. Getting the song with hindsight soothes the bitterness it would have had if it were released when she wrote it.
The thematic thread of this song (that started with The Lucky One), about the struggles and fears that come along with celebrity, has run through every album since Red, except for 1989 and maybe Evermore. Reputation was basically all about the aftermath of her predictions/fears coming true; on Folklore, there was Mirrorball and Peace; on Lover, I Forgot That You Existed and Daylight are both partly about having healed from the aftermath of being metaphorically shot down by the media and the public; and of course, on Midnights there was Anti-Hero, You're On Your Own, Kid, (to an extent) Sweet Nothing, Paris, and Dear Reader. It's one of my favorite thematic threads in her body of work, because if you go listen to them in chronological order, you get an entire story about her struggling with this subject and eventually healing and beginning to overcome it, and her evolving thoughts about how to deal with her celebrity.
Yes sir. U got that right. All that came under 'vault tracks' are added songs in ANY of Taylor's Version albums..where this songs were written specifically for those albums & during the albums creation, but didn't made the cut. Some made it to the demo stage like Better Man..Run..ATW10.. For every album that Taylor has ever released, she wrote at least 40 to 50 songs per album & (i estimate) 80% made it to demo stage & out of that, less than half made it to the album. There's even rumours that she wrote more than 100 songs for 1989 album alone.. But considering that she already wrote more than 200 songs when she released her debut album back in 2006 (& this is a well known facts by the way)..i wont be surprised even if she wrote 150 songs JUST for the 1989 album.. fyi, there's almost 100 demo songs of Taylor currently circling around on the net & all these songs, didnt make it to the albums..i never truly listen to any of it (coz of my personal self guilt towards Taylor coz these songs were leaked to the internet) but i've listened a part of those songs & it's legitimate Taylor's..
Also, Taylor or her team NEVER ask us not to stream or buy her stolen albums. We do that ourselves to support Taylor & eventhough Taylor would still got her share whenever someone stream or buy her 'stolen' albums, so does 🛴 & most of us (swifties) definately are not giving a single cent to that jerk.. another fyi, eventhough 🛴 already sold those masters to Shamrock, he still be profitting from any streaming, purchase or usage from those masters..
Yes her voice is smoother and matured but she also has taken vocal classes throughout her career so she can hold notes longer and smoother.
the instrumentals on the big pop songs are a bit toned down because the old producer wasn't on board but all the other songs other than 2-3 are way better in the new version
I generally prefer the re-records. I wasn't a Swiftie when the originals came out, so I have no nostalgia around them. Therefore, comparing them subjectively, her vocals have matured and developed, she has honed those skills, plus the production quality has advanced along with the technology (and her budget). Those who prefer hearing these songs in her younger voice are usually those who grew up with the songs and have memories attached to them. Yes, the purpose of the re-records is to devalue the "stolen versions," so Swifties generally try not to listen to the originals once a re-record has been released.
9:02 that is so true wow, i didn't think of it that way but yeah of course she won't release it back then, now when she is more confident and secure in herself to release such a vulnerable album then she feels comfortable to release this track too.
Kinda like how I Bet You Think About Me must have been "too country" or The Very First Night was "too pop" for the album
This song (and album) came out on my 20th birthday
And this song hit so hard and affected me a lot. There i was sitting on my birthday morning crying to this song because it feels like everything I've been through and my insecurities.
Forever one of her most impactful songs of hers for me
This song hit really close to home for me, especially right now. I was 20 when it was released and I could already relate a lot, but I'm about to turn 22 and man does this feel like a page was ripped right out of my journal... going from being so certain and determined in life, at 18, freshly out of high school, about to move out to the UK to study, and now 4 years later, on a second gap year because life decided to collapse all around me and I need time to recover and get better, holding on as best as I can, having no idea where I'm going and what will come next...
It's okay, it's the beauty of life in a way, but damn does it feel weird but amazing to have a song that feels so deeply personal to me, and being able to reflect on my life rn while feeling understood and supported via this song. This record holds a very special place in my heart.
I was 22 when this song came out so it was absolutely brutal. I think ever girl feels this unfortunately :(
This was not released on the original RED album. It was written then, which is why it's a vault track. Vault tracks are that for Taylor in the future. It was written then. It could of been recorded and scrapped but we'll never know, I mean for every vault track
On what you said about listen to both versions to compare, it's a great idea! There's another UA-camr that does that and it makes from really good comment and reaction/analysis! I think you should do it!!
The difference in the TV is her voice is mature and the production is better. They sound the same except on the country songs, she’s lost that twang in her voice now. Would new buy/stream her old albums, I’d be disrespectful to her IMO
* wouldn’t buy
Answering Ryan: yes. Some songs are very similar, in other the arrangements are better, although not waaay noticeable... and in all her voice sounds way better (and also the production has improved, both, technology and her choices). So it does the production. Voice and production are the two bigs, plus the new songs "from the vault". Also, she is giving to the listeners what they kept asking for decades (videos for that song, a longer version of another one, that other one that most said should have been a single, etc).) If you want a pro opinion, you can check (is not a reaction channel, I promise) a youtube video called "How Taylor Swift Outsmarted Her Record Label" from Rick Beato, let´s hope I´m not mixing videos in my head.... (Experts in music/production can say easily it seems, and it seems hands down... they agree new versions are better. Even in the ones almost identical? Better production and better voice). Those song just and instruments just sound... smoother in the Red TV´s, for me. To Nathan: I think Midnights is a direct result/consequence of the process of the re-recordings (and going trough all her old, even not released, stuff). There are a bunch of songs we can link to every previous record (but from a different style, different production, more mature perspective, etc).
Girl at home (Red/Red TV's) might be among the ones with the more obvious changes (and they are not so many, but still, it´s different. But most of it? Is quality, some instruments louder, more or less crisp, and pros will notice... but a guy walking down a street with headphones not so much. For the fans will be the extra tracks (like this one you posted today), amazing song, or "I bet you think about me" (country, really fun), and the 10 minute version of All too Well (total masterpiece) vs the original shorter one (I´m in love with the 10 minute, sorry, hands down).
Also: she is also re-recording songs that she wrote but gave to another groups/artists. Babe sounds quite different in her version (that in her duet with Sugarland), and Better Man (she wrote it and gave to Little Big Town, and they recorded it) also sounds really different. But that is for obvious reasons.
Many swifties dislike the re-recorded versions of two of her biggest hits from this RED album-- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together and I Knew You Were Trouble-- For me, no more 'angst' esp. in parts of choruses. The "We----" and the "Oh---"
these two iffing notes 😂
I haven’t come across many that prefer the orig over re record bc production is better and her vocals are stronger
All the vault tracks were written at the time the original album came out
She is just releasing unreleased songs from that time
They weren't written now.
It's like a deluxe of songs that didn't make it to the album
A part of the reason she released those additional songs is that the fans will have something new to listen to in addition to us having a version of the songs that aren't the stolen version
There are small differences, her voice is more mature, the songs seem more personal, and most of the reissues have 5 or more unreleased vault songs. The Red album is one of her better albums
I definitely prefer the re-recordings, you can hear how her voice matured (specially since the ones we have until now are from her earlier albums). There is only a few songs that I'd say I prefer the original (like Girl At Home, which was never one I was really into)
Please react to the Long Pond Sessions! She sings all of Folklore live!
We aren't that crazy, lol welcome to #Swifties,
@ryan her vocals are a little crisper, but living through the rerecordings is so awesome, having history with her makes it special! EVERY TIME YOU LISTEN TO OLD ALBUMS SCOOTER MAKES MONEY AND AFFECTS THE ALGORITHM
You can hear the difference in productions and voice, but the versions are so close to the original. I love Taylor’s version and I will keep buying them 😊
I for example cannot replace the originals, they are noticeably different to me. Like, her rerecorded song from Red (or Wildest Dreams and This Love from 1989) just carry a distinct kind of energy. The original Red feels raw, you can hear her pain many times rather clearly, while Red Taylor's Version is not drowning in those emotions anymore bc she moved on (and hopefully is happy now). The rerecorded songs from 1989, same thing - there is a lot of emotion in the original that makes you really feel how heartbroken she was by this relationship/s, and with the new ones she's reminiscing.
There is also the nostalgic part of me that cannot replace the originals for the simple reason that they remind me of the time I first listened to them as they came out, and there are memories tied to that, so it doesn't matter if the production is better or her voice is more mature etc..
Yes, I've heard the original albums and they do sound slightly different. Yes, her voice is obviously gonna sound different now than when she was very young. Maturity and growth over time.
There's one song I can think of that is completely different than the original recording. That one is "Girl At Home". React to that one and then say which version you prefer: the original or the re-recorded. Personally, I like the re-recorded version.
But the rest of the songs have the drums and guitars more upfront than before, giving it that bit of an edge to it along with some slight synth sounds in the background to make it sound more up to date, if you understand what I mean.
The hour glass! 👌😂
React to the song Taylor wrote about her relationship with Harry: Style
Please react to 'the hunters' too.. this is another one that probably speaks to her and Harry's relationship.
The hunters?
@@chelcbarnett maybe “I Know Places”
I would give a cent to scooter braun,I wouldn’t listen the original versions