That's so true, I think many people miss the fact that she's not trying to be the most powerful singer on earth, she likes to remain in her confortable range. Instead the true joy of her music comes from her songwriters.
You’d get “August” if you listened to “Cardigan” and “Betty.” “August” wouldn’t seem surface level to you if you understand that it’s part of a trilogy.
The true crime is Taylor’s best work is typically not what they play on the radio. She is an incredible storyteller and lyrical genius. Most of her singles are her catchy glitter gel pen songs, not her deep, heartbreaking songs. Also, her producer Jack Antonoff is a master in his own right. They like to experiment together and that’s why she has so much variety as far as genres/sounds.
It’s not a crime. It’s deliberate. Taylor has been a troll her whole life. She used to be a 4chan regular FFS. She does it on purpose. “This is what the media thinks I am, okay I’ll give them that”
What is badass is that she didn’t buy back her music, she RE-RECORDED every single album and stamped them as “Taylor’s Version “, had all of the radio stations only play her versions AND her followers gladly purchased her new albums along with people like me who are new SWIFTIES because of her newer albums. Her songwriting is genius and her work ethic is beyond measurable.
It’s funny because I was a country taylor fan and stopped listening as much when she ventured away from the more country-ish style After Taylor’s version era I’ve now listened to all of her new music and fallen in love all over again with her first couple albums. She’s so awesome
To be fair, her mother was a marketing executive, albeit for mutual funds, but sales/marketing skills can transfer markets. Not diminishing Taylor's choices; just saying that she probably had a good teacher.
To be fair, she has always written like this. She's always used metaphors, told stories. Her vocabulary and production is more advanced in these albums. But what non-swifties are familiar with from older albums are only radio singles. If they listened to the whole albums they would find plenty of deep, well written, beautiful songs even back to debut
The song Tim Mcgraw, tear drops on my guitar, and white horse don't get enough credit in my opinion. Like to write songs like that right away that young..
I couldn’t agree with you more. I never took her seriously until Covid hit. I listened to Folklore and Evermore on repeat every single night. Then I went back and learned every lyric to every other song she created with her musical genius. I have no shame about proclaiming to the world that I am a Swiftie. Glad I found her. She’s been my therapy for the past 2+ years.
Indeed and now we have access to tracks from the vault in the Taylors Versions, the ‘snake label’ at the time deemed those tracks not good enough to make the final album but that was a big mistake, I’ve loved all the vault tracks I’ve heard so far and not one of them can be remotely put in the same park as some of the tracks that were singles releases. Taylor should have been in charge right from the start!
"Tolerate it" is one of her most tragic songs. I can't help but think of Princess Diana when I listen to it. Being the most beautiful, beloved woman in the world, and married to the only man in the world that didn't want her.
I am a 40 year old metalhead and I have so much respect for Swift. I am also a truck driver and was deeply moved with how she treated the truck drivers on her tour by giving them each a $100,000 check. She is an inspiring person and artist.
it always makes me smile when people use “shake it off” as a label for, idk, “viral radio tracks with zero lyrical content”, when there’re plenty of good thoughts and reflection in “shake it off” actually 😅 but it requires some awareness about the song structure consists not only of choruses lol
It did, no doubt, but it demonstrates how powerful she is as a song writer. She can create songs that win over the entire audience, but us Swifties know there is so much more.
This is why it’s so frustrating when people just brush off her entire career and discography because they don’t like “Shake it Off” or one of her big pop or country hits. We’ve been trying to tell y’all she’s a lyrical genius for the last decade but people don’t want to give it a shot because she’s just some pop star. This is not our late 90s pop star yall- this is an ARTIST. Glad you gave it a good shot, she has some really incredible tracks, with amazing stories.
That is the snippet people get though. There are plenty of hits on the radio I like or random songs in tv soundtracks I hear but I rarely do a deep dive into the artists discography.
@@anna.phylactici learnt very late in life that Britany spears is actually a very good singer. Her original singing voice is incredible. It's so sad that she had to alter her voice and sing higher.
@@habim9670 Stop it with your moral high grounds. Some people dont make it their life to listen an entire discog of an artist. If I've only known her for shake it off, I wouldnt be a fan too.
that “everybody agrees, everybody agreesssss” with the dragged out s is so important to me cause it goes back to reputation when everybody hated her and she was really the antihero of the story. that line isn’t discussed enough
her music has BEEN hitting different her whole career, people just never dug further than her radio hits and the "annoying young girl" the media painted her out to be. she writes about the female experience in a way i've never heard before starting in childhood and it's ALWAYS hit
42 yo male who was in similar shoes as the op. My wife is a full-on swiftie and I just "liked" her radio songs. When newer stuff like Willow made it to the radio I was pleasantly surprised, but didn't go deeper than that. The Eras tour started up and my wife wanted to go, I pulled some strings and got 2 tickets in Seattle. She requested I go with her and gave me "homework" on Lover-Midnights. I instantly saw the differences between what I knew and the reality of who Taylor actually was. I immediately liked the non-radio stuff on 1st listen, becoming actually excited to see if the hype matched the concert. The concert was an incredible performance. Honestly, that was the best concert I've ever been to, and I've been to about 150 in my life. Since the July concert, I have listened to her music consistently and consider myself a newforever Swiftie. Her talent is beyond comparison. Great video, enjoyed your reactions. Will check out more of your stuff.
I’m a proud over fifty swiftie! She’s amazing. My 12 year old daughter introduced me to all her incredible songs. I only knew shake it off. Boy, was I in for such a ride! I can’t stop listening to her - such a fantastic role model for young girls too. Not needing to become a sex object to sell music. Strong, unapologetic, smart, and super talented. She is an amazing lyricist.
The thing about Taylor Swift is, she's not at all about her singles. She typically picks the catchiest songs with high replay values as singles because she's a smart businesswoman and is aware that such a decision will bring loads of commercial success. Of course, this leads to many people thinking that she only writes songs like Shake It Off, so it's a double-edged sword
But shake it off doesn’t have bad lyrics at all, I don’t get where people got this from 😢. It’s not a “Why you no love me?” Type of songwriting so I still don’t get the hate 😭
Taylor: writes song about her relationship “She only sings about her ex!” Taylor: release fun catchy songs as her singles “She is so cringy and have bad writing!” That what the masses thinks about her
also i don’t understand the disrespect for shake it off. are we gonna sit here and pretend that song wasn’t a cultural reset?? it was such a different sound from her the first few times i heard it i didn’t know it was her
i dont think its a double edged sword. people usually expect the first single/the A side/the first song of the album that got an MV to be a best one. so people will tend to be reluctant to purchase /listen the album since the rest are likely to be mediocre. but Taylor just flipped it of. “if you think this single is pretty good, you should listen to the rest, its even better”. + people nowadays wont be able to escape her musics anyway, people will hear it somewhere, those “undiscovered songs” somehow sometimes somewhere. 😂
Taylor writes more like a classic author than she does a pop singer. Her lyricism is so rich without being overly flowery or pretentious. It’s the subtle word choices that feel so deliberate and precisely defining of an emotion. Like just saying “you tolerate it” carries so much weight.
I am 83 years old, I shouldn't be a Taylor Swift fan. Not that long ago, I started thinking, OK, I've heard so much about this Taylor Swift, let's have a listen. Now I am a Swiftie and proud of it. I am absolutely blown away by the girl. Well, woman. She's got BRAINS, too, people, she can in fact sing and has amazing vocal control. No two songs are alike, really. But what comes through more than anything else, is Taylor's innate EMPATHY. I listen to a song like Ronan and she's got me bawling my eyes out. I understand she basically writes most of her songs herself, and there seems no doubt that the songwriting is one of her basic strengths. Every song tells a story, has a message, she has a lot so say and it's the music that lets her say it.
Couldn't agree more! I feel like I have grown up with Taylor.. Even being Scandinavian, not American. I was born in '81, her in.. well is there a person who doesn't know, left?? 😂 She's from '89, so we are JUST barely born the same decade 😆 Any who. I wasn't a fan per say, but knew of her music and liked to just fine 😊 Until my daughter became a swiftie, and began telling me the stories behind the songs, about all the Easter eggs etc. And Taylor's life and so on.. I must say I had the same journey as you, and I have nothing but admiration for that woman! ❤ I'm a swiftie mom, and a swiftie myself too, now 😄 I am currently 42. I still think that I belong to the older segment of Taylor Swift fans(?) Any who.. I just really loved your comment!❤❤🎉
It’s interesting as I’ve watched men listening to her adult albums. They forget she was a child when she hit the scene and had her awkward identity years on the front pages of the tabloids. They also completely miss the age and abusive/trauma undertones to these songs. It’s healing hearing her heal.
I love how she proved to the world that one can still be kind, gracious, dark, deep, insightful, but as the saying goes, don’t mistake kindness for weakness. ❤️
When you realize that she is possibly neurodivergent (her brain is wired completely different from normal people) it makes sense why she is the way she is like all her boyfriends who have completely misunderstood her because her brain is different and stuff like the way she celebrates or reacts is "not normal" like her "happy dancing/happy hands" which could come off as awkward and her very shocked faces at awards ceremonies which people tease/joke about to her face all the time. Also she is obsessed with things like the number 13 and cats. When you realize that she is possibly a neurodivergent savant it all kind of clicks for you regarding why Taylor Swift is Taylor Swift and why she can come up with amazing and unique lyrics and melodies. She says that the way she tolerates pain is to simply write a song about it. It comes from her whole childhood when she was ostracized at the lunch table and nobody ever invited her to a party or sleepover as a child. She wrote songs to tolerate and cope with the pain. When she grew up she simply wrote songs about the new group of people who did the same to her (exes and groups of other people who were horrible and mean to her).
JUSTICE FOR AUGUST. Its not just a songs about a girl who likes a boy. It’s part of the deconstructed musical theater masterpiece that is Folklore. The whole album is written like a musical, and she plays all the characters. Betty, cardigan and August are all connected. It’s a love triangle. You neeeeed to listen to all three.
@@charviannepI’m a Taylor fan, but some Swifties need to get a grip on reality. The person who you responded to stated a fact. Just because you find it offensive for some reason doesn’t mean they are wrong.
Oy. I love Taylor, but wish some Swifties weren’t so cringey. “Deconstructed musical theater masterpiece”??? Are you for real? Folklore is one of my top 5 albums of all time (from any artist), but no. Just no. 🤦🏻♀️
Your speechlessness after "tolerate it" was a perfect reaction to a first listen. I teared up because of the words. Crazy how she can effect us like this 😅
It is technically a breakup song. She was with Scott Borchetta and his label for years before the Scooter Braun BS. She is basically telling Scott that, while she is sad all of this happened, her tears ricochet, which in turn will make him sad that she won't be joining Scooter like Scott thought.
Its technically a breakup song because its about broken relationship. Not a romantic relationship but someone she trusted since she started and I think thats even more painful.
HIGHLY recommend ivy, cowboy like me, mirrorball, ALL of the album reputation if you’re looking for upbeat with killer production that still has the storytelling quality, cornelia street, death by a thousand cuts, false god, & a personal favorite for this time of year- tis the damn season.
I’ve just turned 50 and I’m also a white male who has no business listening to Taylor really. But I eventually just had to try her essentials on Apple Music and I constantly play her stuff now. Her albums and UA-cam content are the bulk of my free time. She has songs which are knocking off favourites I’ve had for decades. I’m emotionally touched by her songs like I’ve not felt since being a teenager. It’s like beauty has re entered my life and I’m overjoyed to have found her music.
So, she did not got the rights back to her music. She is re-recording her first 6 albums because she was not allowed the possibility of buying her masters. Also, she always wrote her songs. ALL of them. She started in country, went into pop, dabbed lightly with rock, got into folk, etc. Her body of work is super super varied and should not be judged based on singles. Singles are exactly that. There are whole albums and hers were never short
Came here to write this! the fact that she was barred from owning her masters and FOUND A WAY to own her songs again is the best part of the story and i was yelling at the sceen lol
Exactly. And Radio Stations all seem to have promised that once she drops her “Taylor’s Version” [TV] re-released albums, they will ditch the Scooter-Braun-owned versions and *only* play Taylor’s Versions. I love that. It’s like the entire music industry revolted against the Patriarchy, and if someone who owns an artist’s music library plans to sell it, they had better offer it to the Artist themselves first, give them the Right of First Refusal, or suffer the wrath of everyone in the music biz who can make his life miserable (I hope). That ought to be a law, musical artists don’t have enough (any?) protections under the law. Only the slimy record producers have control. That must end.
Came here to say this. @LegalEagle has a great video (that also features Rick Beato) that explains the whole thing. Essentially there are 2 types of copyright law at play - the copyright for the song as written (music & lyrics) and the copyright of the master recordings of those songs. TS owned the rights to the songs as written compositions but not to her masters, which we all now know her former manager sold to Scooter Braun. So because she's wealthy beyond belief and has a lot of power and clout in the music industry, and because she owns the rights to the songs themselves, she had the means to essentially just go re-record and re-release all of that music. New artists generally lack the means and money to pay to have their songs recorded and distributed which is why the managers/producers/record labels often own the master recordings - because they pay for all that stuff. It's how they make money after investing in a new artist and why owning masters for a famous musician has traditionally been a very lucrative investment. Taylor has completely upended that. Now that she's re-recorded those songs, anyone with two working brain cells is going to pay for and use the "Taylor's Version" so they don't piss her off. Which means with every recording she is further devaluing those original masters. It's kind of beautiful. KARMA INDEED. You should check out the video - it's well worth the watch: ua-cam.com/video/M-A_RrOeoWw/v-deo.html&pp=ygULbGVnYWwgZWFnbGU%3D
as a huge swiftie i really love the honesty in this video. it’s so rare to see someone blatantly admit that they disliked taylor’s music but be willing to revisit her new stuff. it makes me trust that your compliments really mean something! great video :)
There are three people I admit I was 100% wrong about: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Taylor Swift. She’s remarkable. And I really would love to meet her mom.
@@becauseisaac You should listen to Swift's whole albums uninterrupted post-1989 (the extremely commercialized pop album that you can't handle at all so you can skip 1989 for now, 🤣) before making a final decision on Taylor Swift. These 6 songs are not the only type of songs that she made and I think there could have been better songs chosen from all 3 albums that your sister recommended (as a Swiftie I approve of her picks, of course). The Reputation and Lover (Lover is a very happy group of songs and not gut-punching like the ones you listened to here) albums have both amazing songs and very subpar songs (you will know what I am talking about). The really good songs on those 2 albums are some of her best songs in her discography, easily. She is a jack of all trades when it comes to different genres, really.
@@becauseisaacIf you liked her songs you should listen to less popular ones, such as illicit affairs and better than revenge, speak now 1989 and folklore are great albums, i suggest, cardigan, new romantics, speak now, enchanted, marjorie, willow, my tears ricochet, betty, and others on those albums I mentioned!
This was me a few months ago too. I listened to The Eras Tour and Watched Miss Americana and was sold. I've also caught my husband singing some of the songs I play without realizing it.
The only two of those I would have picked would be ‘Tolerate it’ and ‘anti hero’. I would’ve picked something from Reputation for sure and definitely ‘my tears ricochet’ and ‘exile’ and something from TTPD like ‘Who’s Afraid’, ‘guilty as sin’, ‘the black dog’ or ‘down bad’ or something with lush production
I’m glad people relate the non-swiftie family members secretly singing to her songs… I’ve caught several of my family members singing to all you had to stay, ..ready for it? , august, etc. 😂
Your sisters gave you some HEAVY ones. Don't get me wrong, I love them, they show how clever Taylor can be with words and shows off all of her talent, but if you're not so much into heart-wrenching songs but you still want meaningful lyrics with a great beat, I would recommend these: State of Grace Style Ivy False God Seven The Great War Cruel Summer
@@27p16and41p666 I don't see Ivy as heartbreaking. I know what you mean, cause there's obvious unhappiness in being in a marriage and being in love with someone that is not your husband, but still, I don't find it that much sad because she does not only talk about the pain of being in that marriage, she also talks about the love she has for this person and how now she's covered in it, so it is not completely dark, there's also light in it, it's bittersweet. And also, the melody and the energy in this song make you feel like it's not as heavy as it is, they make it lighter. As for seven, yeah, you're right, I'm guilty, this is a heartbreaking song, but I just find it so hauntingly beautiful that I had to put it there just cause I feel like any person with a decent taste would hear the beauty in the melody and her voice and love it even if they're not so much into sad songs. Plus, there's also so much innocent and nostalgic imagery in it, happy memories of childhood that are mixed with the not so happy ones, that I feel like it's not all just sad.
I disagree, they could've picked a song from reputation or even 1989 instead of Anti-Hero. But I guess they are new fans so they chose that or they just don't want 🛴 to earn money.
You have to make a part two, bc Taylor have a lot of songs (lyrically and greatly production in her songs) for example: The Lakes, Ivy, Dear Reader, That’s When, and a lot of other songs that have a lot more meaning and a great production, for example it would be This Love of 1989, it’s so interesting how she write songs, and connect with her fans with her lyrics, and the way that she sings is so amazing
"I've never heard music that tells stories like that" welcome to taylor swift ☺ btw since you mentioned only having heard the radio singles, I recommend listening to her album tracks, they are widely beloved by fans and where you'll find her most incredible songwriting.
here's a list of songs you should do next : 1. you're on your own, kid 2. my tears ricochet 3. Illicit Affairs 4. back to December 5. Marjorie 6. mastermind 7. Exile I am sure you are going to love these songs very much...
@@noesdetubusiness It is my favourite. That's a great idea. My Sister tattooed the lyrics in Spanish on her forearm in calligraphy. It looks beautiful and its translation is You're on your own kid
August really punches when taken in context with Cardigan and Betty as the trilogy. As a solo listen, Betty has more guts coming from the perspective of the boyfriend who knows he screwed up and is asking forgiveness but not groveling. A good reminder why listening to whole albums is a valuable and awesome experience!
The worse part is Betty’s like I knew you weren’t any good for me but it was fun while Augustine blames herself for falling in love with him despite him leading her on knowing he was still not over Betty. And James downplayed his and Augustine relationship to appease Betty who didn’t really care about him. She was in love with his love for her
As someone who is also 34, it’s been interesting aging at the same time as her, because we’ve hit a lot of the same benchmarks l at the same time. It’s also been interesting to remember that I was that same age when those things happened, and how far I’ve come since then.
Maybe not so much talked about but there are more than a few of us “old” folks who have recently discovered Taylor’s Swift’s music and are low key Swifties. Folklore and Evermore were the gateway drugs. Thank God for Spotify. PLEASE check out her collabs with Bon Iver (the actual reason I started listening to her music).
She got me with Folklore. It is fascinating. Betty in particular utterly charmed me (pov is an idiot 17 year old boy trying to fix things), so I gave the rest a shot. The collab with Bon Iver is gorgeous. I don't claim to know or see the through line story the super fans mention, but talk about an "indie" feel. It's interesting to see her role play in the songs, everything from a soldier to a serial adulterer.
And Folklore is literally just that. She said she basically wrote songs about made up things and stories and characters that were floating around in her head!! Covid lockdown got her creative juices working overtime!
Keep Listening! You’ll be sold. You’ll be a Swiftie. Indie is my favorite genre, and I hadn’t listened before I heard Folklore and Evermore. Fan for life.
I’m gonna be 50 this year. As a man who is married to a woman who is 16 years my junior, I was “forced” to watch the Eras movie. And I now can’t stop listening to her music. I am a full-blown Swiftie. This woman only has three pop star comparisons. The Beatles, Elvis, and Michael Jackson. She is amazing.
It drives me crazy when people judge her music yet don't understand her lyrical genius or even know the background or purpose for the songs she writes. Unmatched in every way.
They only hear her radio singles. That is the snippet people get. There are plenty of hits on the radio I like or random songs in tv soundtracks I hear but I rarely do a deep dive into the artists discography.
To be fair, she sucks at picking singles. I thought she was mediocre until I listened to the non-singles on Rep and fell in love. I don’t have enough time to delve into the embarrassment that was ME! right now
I just hate how people only respect her after listening to tracks like this. Her pop songs are top tier, that should be enough for her to be taken seriously. The pop genre is so disregarded nowadays.
I think "Shake It Off" is awesome. It is completely tongue in cheek and like all Taylor Swift songs you have to know the background of what she was dealing with that created that song.
Yes, like you may not like pop but her pop albums and bop tracks are awesome. Style is, for me, the most amazing pop song ever. Taylor Swift has an awesome range and people should let themselves enjoy all that.
Writing a fun catchy upbeat pop song is really really hard and Taylor Swift delivers on that consistently. I wish more people could respect upbeat jams because they’re really difficult to pull off and may even be harder than writing a sad song.
My daughter is 9 and she got these albums for Christmas, l was never a Swiftie, she was walking around the house singing this deep lyrics and l was like "what are you singing?", l agree, l loved the pop tunes, the anti -hero one is my favourite atm, she's an amazing lyricist, but yes, people sing along but don't give respect to the fact this young lady is writing this stuff herself. Just fabulous. I think Taylor got boxed in until she started re-recording her stuff to gain her rights back. For some one who isn't a Swiftie l know way too much about her journey thanks to my 9 year old ( going on 19 😂) daughter. Taylor is a great roll model in general.
@@laurenlovesstories she once said she'd be in advertising if she wasn't a song writer, l can see that, she'd write jingles that earwormed into your head about something random and we'd be singing an advert all day 😂
He did say he wanted his eyes to be dry when he listen to music. Good luck doing that with All too Well. That song had me feeling emotions that I haven’t felt in 10 years. 😂😢😮😊
Like what the comments had already said, she’s always been a great storyteller. Her popular hits don’t really show that side of her because well, they have to be catchy and surface-level. Her storytelling is what drew me into her, and I’m glad more people are realizing that she’s not just a “I write catchy and childish break up songs about my exes!” kind of singer. She’s an artist
Taylor Swift is an amazing storyteller. She always was, when she was a teenager she wrote about that, now she has more life expirience, and of course her writing matured.
I love this! Small critique for your sisters… I think I would’ve added Exile instead of August to your list. Exile is such an incredibly beautiful heart-wrenching song
i'm on a "listening to new taylor swift" vids from her channel era and this vid was recommended to me haha i'm in the same boat here, midnights really has me going in my feels rn
i wish they picked out a song from each album to showcase her versatility because she's a Really versatile artist, she's dipped her toes into to so many genres and her storytelling always ALWAYS shines through all of them!!!
Giving you “midnight rain” was a great decision because it’s such a good show of her penmanship combined with production that slaps. If you’re into that I’d check out more of her reputation stuff like dancing with our hands tied, ready for it, end game. I became a fan during that era!
I always loved her music, but Midnights changed everything. That's when I became a mega fan. She is a wordsmith and poet. ❤ her lyrics are so damn good, and her musicality is otherworldly
You NEED to listen to these necessities: - All too well (Taylor’s version, and preferably 10 min version) - Cruel summer - Cardigan - You’re on your own kid - Enchanted (Taylor’s version) - Better than revenge (Taylor’s version) - Clean (Taylor’s version) - This love (Taylor’s version) - Is it over now? (Taylor’s version) - now that we don’t talk (Taylor’s version) - Look what you made me do - Delicate - …ready for it? - Don’t blame me - King of my heart - I did something bad - Dress - call it what you want - Lover - No body no crime - Would’ve could’ve should’ve - high infidelity Adding some requested ones and other ones I forgot to add: - daylight - afterglow - the lakes - marjorie - You’re losing me - wildest dreams - right where you left me
Honestly she has like 250 songs in her catalogue, 6 songs isn’t nearly enough to understand, let alone appreciate, her music. She’s so diverse, and writes all her music. To get a handle on her huge musical diversity, I would also recommend these songs (TV means Taylor’s version / the re-record): no body no crime, right where you left me, the last great American dynasty, Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve, You’re Losing Me, All Too Well (10 min version), Forever Winter, Cardigan, You’re on your own kid, getaway car, End Game (Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran), “Slut!”, Clean (TV), Castles Crumbling (ft. Hayley Williams), Haunted, Is it Over Now?, That’s When (Ft. Keith Urban), Vigilante Shit, The Great War, Girl at Home (TV) Daylight, Mad Woman, and Call it What You Want In no particular order. I’m sure you won’t like all of them, but just trying to show her range, she’s done a bit of everything! And Taylor swift reactions seem to get loads of views so that doesn’t hurt 😂
Yess... good list for somebody to do a blind react if they don't normally listen to Taylor... actually some of them I don't know... guess I'll be checking out a couple of those myself!
Right where you left me and No body No crime are two songs that really show off her lyrical prowess, I would totally recommend listening to them (especially No body No crime as that one is not so sad, its more like a fun true crime lol)
I absolutely loved this reaction video. No bullshit, no screaming and the pure hatred for Shake it off. Made me chuckle out loud. Also, I absolutely love seeing people get mind blown by Tolerate it. Such a powerful song.
Never listened to her. I’m an opposite of swiftie. I’m a Kelcie 😂. So I’m learning about his love - TS. I LoVe Folklore. Watched the studio version on Disney. I might have cried. She’s great. So happy Travis brought me to Taylor 🎊
You should definitely listen to Mary's Song (Oh My My) her debut❤ it's Kelcie coded especially with the love being much older than her and how the lover is different instead of being scared of loving her he loved her so much
Taylor has been writing like this from near day one. Even shake it off is a big middle finger to the critics that talk about her “bad” dancing. She’s encouraging herself and her fans to shake off the opinions of others. Encouraging her fans to try new things and do the things that bring them joy even if you can’t be the best at it. Yes, it was ridiculously over played, but the larger problem is that people don’t listen to her or take her seriously when she speaks about her art.
“I never miss a beat, I’m lightning on my feet” is one of the most self aware lyrics she has… ok there’s an argument there for so many other lines to compete with that 😂 But you can unpack that sentence and relate it to so many moments in her career. Excellent writing.
I love how your vids are just so real and authentic, as are your reactions, no weird editing or over the top reactions just for likes or views. You're a breath of fresh air on YT, thank you ❤
The Folklore movie on Disney+ is a great watch where she explains the lyrics and the background, helpful for people unfamiliar with the background. My husband loved it. He was shocked by the twist in the Last Great American Dynasty haha
The lyrics get even more clever and fun to dissect the more you learn about her life. Example: the extended ssssss in Anti-Hero is very deliberate 🐍Glad you're giving her another listen!
Poor guy doesn't know that navigating Taylor Swift reactions is like trying to back-flip through rotating lasers. Buddy is absolutely swinging at the hornets' nest and has no idea lmao. Speaking as a Swiftie, please for the love of fuck let's all be normal about this reaction/reactor. People are allowed to dislike/like what they've listened to, and everyone has different tastes in music. We don't need to shove all of Taylor's lore down his throat so he can "get" her music better. It's not fair to expect people to read essay-length paragraphs of information for background info on each album. It won't kill anyone for him to not know 100% of her story and meanings
Also, August, Betty and Cardigan are songs that are all connected and reference each other. It would be cool to see you try and piece together the story between the 3 songs.
Her discography is DENSE! I think she’s ready to be the next McCartney. IMO. Lyrics, melody, and rhythm are her key tools. And she’s damn good at them.
Folklore and Evermore are 2 of the most beautifully written albums I've ver heard. I didn't start listening to her music until Repuation. I have been turned into a Swifty for sure!
Not a album song of hers but Carolina is also an incredible example of her stellar songwriting! She wrote it and recorded it for the Where the Crawdads Sing movie, and it completely encapsulates the books tone and main character’s outlook on life! Plus, she performed it with only instruments available during the time period the movie takes place in to make it more authentic which I think just adds to it!
not forgetting safe and sound (for Hunger Games) too, that was such a different vibe from her other songs when it came out, it was when i realised she was such a good songwriter
A few other favorites: Cowboy Like Me Sad, Beautiful, Tragic Willow Carolina (She wrote and sang for the movie “Where the Crawdads Sing”) Beautiful Ghosts (she wrote and sang for “Cats”) Evermore Exile Invisible String The Albatross Chloe or Sophia or Sam or Marcus The Manuscript Best Day Marjorie
Taylor has always been able to write like this but they’ve usually been the deep cuts on her albums that only her fans knew. The great thing now is that even her radio hits are showcasing her amazing lyrics and complex songwriting.
I wish people would stop judging artists solely off of the couple singles that they heard on the radio years and years ago. These songs are often not meant to be their most amazing songs. They are meant to be good radio songs and I feel like people end up missing out on an artist that they could really love because they don’t care to look past one song they didn’t like.
I loved that you didn't cut and we could see you processing and reading every lyric. Tolerate it is one of my favourites. You should definitely listen to both her folklore and evermore albums. They're masterpieces
Her music is so heart wrenching, I had to take a break. I would listen to “bigger than the whole sky” “new years day” “all to well (10mv)” on repeat for hours and cry in the fetal position. Lol. That had to stop.
I loved her since she sang her country song Tim McGraw on the CMA Awards to Tim and Faith Hill. She's the only artist I get tickets to everytime she's in concert. I am 62, grew up listening to the best artists in the 60's, 70's and 80's and I think she is at the level of the greatest artists of all time. Definitely the best artist of the last 25 years and of her generation.
Tolerate It made me WEEP when I first heard it. I had just gone through a breakup where I was giving so much to only be met with apathy and resentment and it just hit so close to home, such an incredible song
I’m a new swiftie, introduced to her by my daughter in preparation for the eras tour 8 months later. I’m not picky about music, I don’t go deep into the lyrics, I just like to have something to listen to. I listened to all of her albums and I’m a big fan now and really enjoy following her journey. I’m not sure I could think of a better role model for my daughter. Strong, powerful, unapologetic, empathetic, successful career woman. What I found interesting is some of the things you took a step back and were impressed with are some of my most favorite parts. Both in how it sounds and the stories being told. I have no musical experience or talent, but I found it fun that our opinions aligned a bit. Thanks.
I actually loled at calling August "surface level" because it seems like I'm always hearing something new in the story between this song, James, and Betty. That rabbit hole could go on for miles
she’s someone who speaks from the soul and looks deep into experiences she’s gone through. she’s iconic. more reactions please!!! do some from reputation and lover!!!
Maybe it’s because Taylor’s Version of 1989 came out recently but I feel like Clean off that album is so massively underrated and needs to be heard by people who are not fans of hers.
i love when other people have the reactions i have to music, i have listened to maroon so many times but watching your reaction gives me goosebumps like i'm listening for the first time.
I was trying to explain to someone the other day how i love Taylor swift but don't listen to pop music. This encapsulates it perfectly. It's because she writes like a storyteller. My background is musical theatre. I love a story. Her songs (a good majority of them) have always felt more indie and genuin than any "pop" songs out there.
You just whacked me over the head with a new perspective. Same way I felt when I was told that Stevie Nicks wrote Landslide about her father! I will likely always hear Tolerate it as an adult partner relationship. But I definitely see your point.
This girl has always been a storyteller. Even when you look back to her first big hit Tim McGraw, she paints an entire picture for the audience. I've been a peripheral fan since then. Like you, I've never been inthralled with some of her pop hits like Shake it Off but others are bangers. What I love is the raw storytelling from a young woman's perspective. It has always been what she wanted to write about. I don't think the majority of her songs were put on for the label, maybe some of the ones for radio play. There is nobody telling stories of love and loss quite like her. I listen to music to feel things and she always gets to me cuz I relate to so much of what she's writing about.
One of my favorite TS quotes:
"I'm not a singer that writes my own songs, I'm a songwriter that sings my own songs." -Taylor
That's so true, I think many people miss the fact that she's not trying to be the most powerful singer on earth, she likes to remain in her confortable range. Instead the true joy of her music comes from her songwriters.
WOW. Very powerful way to describe herself and how she earns her living.
May God Continue To Bless Taylor And All She Has Ahead In Her Future!
AMEN. 🙏
I wish I could find the eyeroll emoji
@@common-girlhope you found your eyeroll emoji so you can roll your as$ out this coment section with it
@@just_j74 lol
“She writes like a knife.” Yes. This is why so many people love her songs. The storytelling, the clever phrasing-she’s such a talent.
This guy got it. Even if he's not going to do much more listening, that sentence. Precise description.
I heard another male reviewer say: 'She doesn't write with a pen. She writes w. a katana dipped in ink." That seems like an accurate description. 😂
I'm like the water when your ship rolled in that night
Rough on the surface but you cut through like a knife
Literally, anddd she's genius
You’d get “August” if you listened to “Cardigan” and “Betty.” “August” wouldn’t seem surface level to you if you understand that it’s part of a trilogy.
I’m kind of sad that “Exile” was left off this list. It’s one of the most visceral songs she has ever written
Exile - My absolute favorite Taylor song of all time.
That next to tears ricochet. Umph
That's the song that made me discover her music beyond her greatest hits
Agree I have Exile as the song from Spotify I wake up to every morning. I love this song sk much
@@sistafunk1 the bridge is fantastic
Nobody was ready for “Tolerate it.” The eras tour performance is a work of art. It’s devastating and so beautiful.
Yes great song!
Yes! I will say watching the concert movie has made me appreciate Evermore and Midnights more. Tolerate It is brilliant.
I've been a fan since September 2020
One of my fav songs of her. Unfortunately, I identify with female character in this song.
I cried watching tolerate it in the movie at the cinema. I was NOT ready for it
The true crime is Taylor’s best work is typically not what they play on the radio. She is an incredible storyteller and lyrical genius. Most of her singles are her catchy glitter gel pen songs, not her deep, heartbreaking songs. Also, her producer Jack Antonoff is a master in his own right. They like to experiment together and that’s why she has so much variety as far as genres/sounds.
It’s not a crime. It’s deliberate. Taylor has been a troll her whole life. She used to be a 4chan regular FFS. She does it on purpose. “This is what the media thinks I am, okay I’ll give them that”
Her radio stuff,aside from anti-hero, are her songs I like least
It's her own fault. I love her, been a Swiftie for 15 years, but she's terrible at picking singles.
because thats what the radio likes
@@RosanneSolI wouldn’t say she is terrible at picking singles, but radio requires catchy songs.
What is badass is that she didn’t buy back her music, she RE-RECORDED every single album and stamped them as “Taylor’s Version “, had all of the radio stations only play her versions AND her followers gladly purchased her new albums along with people like me who are new SWIFTIES because of her newer albums. Her songwriting is genius and her work ethic is beyond measurable.
It’s funny because I was a country taylor fan and stopped listening as much when she ventured away from the more country-ish style
After Taylor’s version era I’ve now listened to all of her new music and fallen in love all over again with her first couple albums. She’s so awesome
Yes exactly!!!
To be fair, her mother was a marketing executive, albeit for mutual funds, but sales/marketing skills can transfer markets. Not diminishing Taylor's choices; just saying that she probably had a good teacher.
@theresakruse1655 but it was Kelly Clarkson who suggested she re-record her stuff. That's why she sends KC flowers when she drops a re-release
She wasn’t able to buy back her music 😢 💪💪❤❤
To be fair, she has always written like this. She's always used metaphors, told stories. Her vocabulary and production is more advanced in these albums. But what non-swifties are familiar with from older albums are only radio singles. If they listened to the whole albums they would find plenty of deep, well written, beautiful songs even back to debut
The song Tim Mcgraw, tear drops on my guitar, and white horse don't get enough credit in my opinion. Like to write songs like that right away that young..
cold as you, a place in this world and invisible thoo
I couldn’t agree with you more. I never took her seriously until Covid hit. I listened to Folklore and Evermore on repeat every single night. Then I went back and learned every lyric to every other song she created with her musical genius. I have no shame about proclaiming to the world that I am a Swiftie. Glad I found her. She’s been my therapy for the past 2+ years.
Real
Indeed and now we have access to tracks from the vault in the Taylors Versions, the ‘snake label’ at the time deemed those tracks not good enough to make the final album but that was a big mistake, I’ve loved all the vault tracks I’ve heard so far and not one of them can be remotely put in the same park as some of the tracks that were singles releases. Taylor should have been in charge right from the start!
"Tolerate it" is one of her most tragic songs. I can't help but think of Princess Diana when I listen to it. Being the most beautiful, beloved woman in the world, and married to the only man in the world that didn't want her.
Oh wow now you come to mention it yes it really does it's the song about Princess Diana and her pain
this song pairs well with high infidelity (one of my favorites and a bit underrated)
I thought of Diana the first time I heard it and properly digested the lyrics too!
I love that comparison.
Me too. Always thought it was about her!
I am a 40 year old metalhead and I have so much respect for Swift. I am also a truck driver and was deeply moved with how she treated the truck drivers on her tour by giving them each a $100,000 check. She is an inspiring person and artist.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
He really went from "I hope this is deeper than shake it off" to "I like to keep my tear ducts dry"
it always makes me smile when people use “shake it off” as a label for, idk, “viral radio tracks with zero lyrical content”, when there’re plenty of good thoughts and reflection in “shake it off” actually 😅
but it requires some awareness about the song structure consists not only of choruses lol
@sophiemoroz5744 right??? I have when people are kinda prejudicial just because those are "happy" or "commercial" songs
Shake It Off set the bar a bit too low lol
Must listen to Karma . And The Man.
It did, no doubt, but it demonstrates how powerful she is as a song writer. She can create songs that win over the entire audience, but us Swifties know there is so much more.
This is why it’s so frustrating when people just brush off her entire career and discography because they don’t like “Shake it Off” or one of her big pop or country hits. We’ve been trying to tell y’all she’s a lyrical genius for the last decade but people don’t want to give it a shot because she’s just some pop star. This is not our late 90s pop star yall- this is an ARTIST.
Glad you gave it a good shot, she has some really incredible tracks, with amazing stories.
That is the snippet people get though. There are plenty of hits on the radio I like or random songs in tv soundtracks I hear but I rarely do a deep dive into the artists discography.
britney sweetie…
@@anna.phylactici learnt very late in life that Britany spears is actually a very good singer. Her original singing voice is incredible. It's so sad that she had to alter her voice and sing higher.
Love you supernova4.
Great insight!
@@habim9670 Stop it with your moral high grounds. Some people dont make it their life to listen an entire discog of an artist. If I've only known her for shake it off, I wouldnt be a fan too.
that “everybody agrees, everybody agreesssss” with the dragged out s is so important to me cause it goes back to reputation when everybody hated her and she was really the antihero of the story. that line isn’t discussed enough
I just noticed that now 😊
Also it's like a snake hissing 👀
Never thought about that
her music has BEEN hitting different her whole career, people just never dug further than her radio hits and the "annoying young girl" the media painted her out to be. she writes about the female experience in a way i've never heard before starting in childhood and it's ALWAYS hit
Exactly. She’s fine-tuned her talent over the years, but her lyricism was always powerful and poetic.
so true. i used to think she was bad because all i ever heard of her was her pop radio hits, but now i love her so so so much
Thank you 👏
so true
Yes! Her music is so relatable. She writes about things we all experience, and says the things we wish we could say (for better or worse)!! ❤
I'm 41 years old and a white male. I love Taylor. I've always said she's the Paul McCartney of this generation.
Even Paul McCartney agrees with you.
Kinda like all 4 beetles in one. 🤷♂️ maybe + Michael Jackson performer genes.
❤
facts, they’re even friends ❤
42 yo male who was in similar shoes as the op. My wife is a full-on swiftie and I just "liked" her radio songs. When newer stuff like Willow made it to the radio I was pleasantly surprised, but didn't go deeper than that.
The Eras tour started up and my wife wanted to go, I pulled some strings and got 2 tickets in Seattle. She requested I go with her and gave me "homework" on Lover-Midnights. I instantly saw the differences between what I knew and the reality of who Taylor actually was. I immediately liked the non-radio stuff on 1st listen, becoming actually excited to see if the hype matched the concert.
The concert was an incredible performance. Honestly, that was the best concert I've ever been to, and I've been to about 150 in my life. Since the July concert, I have listened to her music consistently and consider myself a newforever Swiftie. Her talent is beyond comparison.
Great video, enjoyed your reactions. Will check out more of your stuff.
I’m a proud over fifty swiftie! She’s amazing. My 12 year old daughter introduced me to all her incredible songs. I only knew shake it off. Boy, was I in for such a ride! I can’t stop listening to her - such a fantastic role model for young girls too. Not needing to become a sex object to sell music. Strong, unapologetic, smart, and super talented. She is an amazing lyricist.
❤❤
The thing about Taylor Swift is, she's not at all about her singles. She typically picks the catchiest songs with high replay values as singles because she's a smart businesswoman and is aware that such a decision will bring loads of commercial success.
Of course, this leads to many people thinking that she only writes songs like Shake It Off, so it's a double-edged sword
But shake it off doesn’t have bad lyrics at all, I don’t get where people got this from 😢. It’s not a “Why you no love me?” Type of songwriting so I still don’t get the hate 😭
Taylor: writes song about her relationship
“She only sings about her ex!”
Taylor: release fun catchy songs as her singles
“She is so cringy and have bad writing!”
That what the masses thinks about her
also i don’t understand the disrespect for shake it off. are we gonna sit here and pretend that song wasn’t a cultural reset?? it was such a different sound from her the first few times i heard it i didn’t know it was her
i dont think its a double edged sword. people usually expect the first single/the A side/the first song of the album that got an MV to be a best one. so people will tend to be reluctant to purchase /listen the album since the rest are likely to be mediocre. but Taylor just flipped it of. “if you think this single is pretty good, you should listen to the rest, its even better”. + people nowadays wont be able to escape her musics anyway, people will hear it somewhere, those “undiscovered songs” somehow sometimes somewhere. 😂
So true. Her first singles are usually not the best from the albums.
If you like Tolerate it, listen to “Would’ve, could’ve, should’ve”, “my tears ricochet” “this is my trying” 🎉🎉🎉
This so so so this .
!!!!!! And "right where you left me"
he literally asked for less sad songs though lol
He needs to listen evermore
@@fedem14I don’t care 😂😂😂
Also, Shake It Off is a great song. 100% headbanger.
Taylor writes more like a classic author than she does a pop singer. Her lyricism is so rich without being overly flowery or pretentious. It’s the subtle word choices that feel so deliberate and precisely defining of an emotion. Like just saying “you tolerate it” carries so much weight.
You provide great perspective. I couldn’t agree more with every world you shared.
Ooh, I love reading comments 8 months later because Tortured Poets Department was like, right ahead of you!
So true. Perfectly said.
I am 83 years old, I shouldn't be a Taylor Swift fan. Not that long ago, I started thinking, OK, I've heard so much about this Taylor Swift, let's have a listen. Now I am a Swiftie and proud of it. I am absolutely blown away by the girl. Well, woman. She's got BRAINS, too, people, she can in fact sing and has amazing vocal control. No two songs are alike, really. But what comes through more than anything else, is Taylor's innate EMPATHY. I listen to a song like Ronan and she's got me bawling my eyes out. I understand she basically writes most of her songs herself, and there seems no doubt that the songwriting is one of her basic strengths. Every song tells a story, has a message, she has a lot so say and it's the music that lets her say it.
You sound like a cool person :)
Couldn't agree more! I feel like I have grown up with Taylor.. Even being Scandinavian, not American. I was born in '81, her in.. well is there a person who doesn't know, left?? 😂 She's from '89, so we are JUST barely born the same decade 😆
Any who. I wasn't a fan per say, but knew of her music and liked to just fine 😊 Until my daughter became a swiftie, and began telling me the stories behind the songs, about all the Easter eggs etc. And Taylor's life and so on..
I must say I had the same journey as you, and I have nothing but admiration for that woman! ❤
I'm a swiftie mom, and a swiftie myself too, now 😄
I am currently 42. I still think that I belong to the older segment of Taylor Swift fans(?)
Any who.. I just really loved your comment!❤❤🎉
She pulled me in,too;like a rip current.💜
And every song is surface level and mid😁👍
That is so BADASS. I hope when I'm 83 I'm still into music!
And he begins to understand! She is so much more than people give her credit for. Must have been hard for his sisters to only pick 6 songs!
It’s interesting as I’ve watched men listening to her adult albums. They forget she was a child when she hit the scene and had her awkward identity years on the front pages of the tabloids. They also completely miss the age and abusive/trauma undertones to these songs. It’s healing hearing her heal.
I love how she proved to the world that one can still be kind, gracious, dark, deep, insightful, but as the saying goes, don’t mistake kindness for weakness. ❤️
My husband was not really opinionated on her music but he ended up loving folklore and evermore
When you realize that she is possibly neurodivergent (her brain is wired completely different from normal people) it makes sense why she is the way she is like all her boyfriends who have completely misunderstood her because her brain is different and stuff like the way she celebrates or reacts is "not normal" like her "happy dancing/happy hands" which could come off as awkward and her very shocked faces at awards ceremonies which people tease/joke about to her face all the time. Also she is obsessed with things like the number 13 and cats. When you realize that she is possibly a neurodivergent savant it all kind of clicks for you regarding why Taylor Swift is Taylor Swift and why she can come up with amazing and unique lyrics and melodies.
She says that the way she tolerates pain is to simply write a song about it. It comes from her whole childhood when she was ostracized at the lunch table and nobody ever invited her to a party or sleepover as a child. She wrote songs to tolerate and cope with the pain. When she grew up she simply wrote songs about the new group of people who did the same to her (exes and groups of other people who were horrible and mean to her).
@@nogoodnameleft I’m glad I’m not the only person whose thought about this
Exactly. Like, “tolerate it” is so clear about an abusive relationship, not just “he doesn’t like me as much as I like him”. It’s a very dark song.
JUSTICE FOR AUGUST. Its not just a songs about a girl who likes a boy. It’s part of the deconstructed musical theater masterpiece that is Folklore. The whole album is written like a musical, and she plays all the characters. Betty, cardigan and August are all connected. It’s a love triangle. You neeeeed to listen to all three.
somebody who isn't a fan is obviously not gonna care about all that
wow someone woke up on the other side of the bed @@fedem14 💀
@@charviannepI’m a Taylor fan, but some Swifties need to get a grip on reality. The person who you responded to stated a fact. Just because you find it offensive for some reason doesn’t mean they are wrong.
Folklore is a masterpiece. Seriously. Listen to the whole thing and see what you think.
Oy. I love Taylor, but wish some Swifties weren’t so cringey. “Deconstructed musical theater masterpiece”??? Are you for real? Folklore is one of my top 5 albums of all time (from any artist), but no. Just no. 🤦🏻♀️
Your speechlessness after "tolerate it" was a perfect reaction to a first listen. I teared up because of the words. Crazy how she can effect us like this 😅
MY TEARS RICOCHET!!!!!!!! People think it’s a breakup song but it’s actually about her producer who wouldn’t give her the rights! So good.
Not the producer, it's the head of her former label.
It is technically a breakup song. She was with Scott Borchetta and his label for years before the Scooter Braun BS. She is basically telling Scott that, while she is sad all of this happened, her tears ricochet, which in turn will make him sad that she won't be joining Scooter like Scott thought.
And Exile is fabulous too.
Its technically a breakup song because its about broken relationship. Not a romantic relationship but someone she trusted since she started and I think thats even more painful.
HIGHLY recommend ivy, cowboy like me, mirrorball, ALL of the album reputation if you’re looking for upbeat with killer production that still has the storytelling quality, cornelia street, death by a thousand cuts, false god, & a personal favorite for this time of year- tis the damn season.
can i add an honorable mention evermore or coney island
YESSS PLEASE
Ivy is incredible
cowboy like me is so underrated
Ivy is literally my favorite on Evermore it’s so underrated it’s actually CRIMINAL
I’ve just turned 50 and I’m also a white male who has no business listening to Taylor really.
But I eventually just had to try her essentials on Apple Music and I constantly play her stuff now. Her albums and UA-cam content are the bulk of my free time. She has songs which are knocking off favourites I’ve had for decades. I’m emotionally touched by her songs like I’ve not felt since being a teenager.
It’s like beauty has re entered my life and I’m overjoyed to have found her music.
So, she did not got the rights back to her music. She is re-recording her first 6 albums because she was not allowed the possibility of buying her masters. Also, she always wrote her songs. ALL of them. She started in country, went into pop, dabbed lightly with rock, got into folk, etc. Her body of work is super super varied and should not be judged based on singles. Singles are exactly that. There are whole albums and hers were never short
Came here to write this! the fact that she was barred from owning her masters and FOUND A WAY to own her songs again is the best part of the story and i was yelling at the sceen lol
Exactly. And Radio Stations all seem to have promised that once she drops her “Taylor’s Version” [TV] re-released albums, they will ditch the Scooter-Braun-owned versions and *only* play Taylor’s Versions. I love that. It’s like the entire music industry revolted against the Patriarchy, and if someone who owns an artist’s music library plans to sell it, they had better offer it to the Artist themselves first, give them the Right of First Refusal, or suffer the wrath of everyone in the music biz who can make his life miserable (I hope). That ought to be a law, musical artists don’t have enough (any?) protections under the law. Only the slimy record producers have control. That must end.
Came here to say this. @LegalEagle has a great video (that also features Rick Beato) that explains the whole thing. Essentially there are 2 types of copyright law at play - the copyright for the song as written (music & lyrics) and the copyright of the master recordings of those songs. TS owned the rights to the songs as written compositions but not to her masters, which we all now know her former manager sold to Scooter Braun. So because she's wealthy beyond belief and has a lot of power and clout in the music industry, and because she owns the rights to the songs themselves, she had the means to essentially just go re-record and re-release all of that music.
New artists generally lack the means and money to pay to have their songs recorded and distributed which is why the managers/producers/record labels often own the master recordings - because they pay for all that stuff. It's how they make money after investing in a new artist and why owning masters for a famous musician has traditionally been a very lucrative investment. Taylor has completely upended that. Now that she's re-recorded those songs, anyone with two working brain cells is going to pay for and use the "Taylor's Version" so they don't piss her off. Which means with every recording she is further devaluing those original masters. It's kind of beautiful. KARMA INDEED.
You should check out the video - it's well worth the watch: ua-cam.com/video/M-A_RrOeoWw/v-deo.html&pp=ygULbGVnYWwgZWFnbGU%3D
@@michellemartin3240 SAME @becauseisaac
as a huge swiftie i really love the honesty in this video. it’s so rare to see someone blatantly admit that they disliked taylor’s music but be willing to revisit her new stuff. it makes me trust that your compliments really mean something! great video :)
Thanks! I decided at the beginning of this journey that I’d base my reactions in honesty.
There are three people I admit I was 100% wrong about: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Taylor Swift. She’s remarkable. And I really would love to meet her mom.
Hehehe right I appreciated the honestly snarky way he was speaking about her songs first. Ik he’s a real one
@@becauseisaac You should listen to Swift's whole albums uninterrupted post-1989 (the extremely commercialized pop album that you can't handle at all so you can skip 1989 for now, 🤣) before making a final decision on Taylor Swift. These 6 songs are not the only type of songs that she made and I think there could have been better songs chosen from all 3 albums that your sister recommended (as a Swiftie I approve of her picks, of course).
The Reputation and Lover (Lover is a very happy group of songs and not gut-punching like the ones you listened to here) albums have both amazing songs and very subpar songs (you will know what I am talking about). The really good songs on those 2 albums are some of her best songs in her discography, easily. She is a jack of all trades when it comes to different genres, really.
@@becauseisaacIf you liked her songs you should listen to less popular ones, such as illicit affairs and better than revenge, speak now 1989 and folklore are great albums, i suggest, cardigan, new romantics, speak now, enchanted, marjorie, willow, my tears ricochet, betty, and others on those albums I mentioned!
This was me a few months ago too. I listened to The Eras Tour and Watched Miss Americana and was sold.
I've also caught my husband singing some of the songs I play without realizing it.
Same!! I am fully fledged now 😂
The only two of those I would have picked would be ‘Tolerate it’ and ‘anti hero’.
I would’ve picked something from Reputation for sure and definitely ‘my tears ricochet’ and ‘exile’ and something from TTPD like ‘Who’s Afraid’, ‘guilty as sin’, ‘the black dog’ or ‘down bad’ or something with lush production
I’m glad people relate the non-swiftie family members secretly singing to her songs… I’ve caught several of my family members singing to all you had to stay, ..ready for it? , august, etc. 😂
I wish the Rep tour was still on Netflix. Highly recommend!
I read a quote from Taylor Swift that said, "I'm not a singer who writes my own songs, I'm a songwriter that sings my own songs. " and I love that.
I love that you said “I’m feeling inspired by that” after Midnight Rain. That’s what art and music should do!
I love everyone's reaction when they hear the intro to Midnight Rain. Everyone is so caught off guard.
i liked a lot the "i respect her" that's enough, we don't want you to love her, we want you to respect her as an artist 🖤
Your sisters gave you some HEAVY ones. Don't get me wrong, I love them, they show how clever Taylor can be with words and shows off all of her talent, but if you're not so much into heart-wrenching songs but you still want meaningful lyrics with a great beat, I would recommend these:
State of Grace
Style
Ivy
False God
Seven
The Great War
Cruel Summer
Cruel summer for sure.
Seven and ivy are very heartbreaking to me
@@27p16and41p666 I don't see Ivy as heartbreaking. I know what you mean, cause there's obvious unhappiness in being in a marriage and being in love with someone that is not your husband, but still, I don't find it that much sad because she does not only talk about the pain of being in that marriage, she also talks about the love she has for this person and how now she's covered in it, so it is not completely dark, there's also light in it, it's bittersweet. And also, the melody and the energy in this song make you feel like it's not as heavy as it is, they make it lighter. As for seven, yeah, you're right, I'm guilty, this is a heartbreaking song, but I just find it so hauntingly beautiful that I had to put it there just cause I feel like any person with a decent taste would hear the beauty in the melody and her voice and love it even if they're not so much into sad songs. Plus, there's also so much innocent and nostalgic imagery in it, happy memories of childhood that are mixed with the not so happy ones, that I feel like it's not all just sad.
bro seven makes me ugly cry
Daylight and Snow On The Beach if you want to heal your soul ❤
Your sisters have really good taste in music. Taylor is a story-teller. That's why I like her music, it's more poetic than regular pop.
Agreed, they picked out the most heart-wrenching, truthful ones for him to listen to. Smart Swifties.
So was PM Dawn (a story teller).
I disagree, they could've picked a song from reputation or even 1989 instead of Anti-Hero. But I guess they are new fans so they chose that or they just don't want 🛴 to earn money.
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I believe they did not recommend it because they weren't re-recorded. I too haven't listened to the stolen versions till TV release.
You have to make a part two, bc Taylor have a lot of songs (lyrically and greatly production in her songs) for example: The Lakes, Ivy, Dear Reader, That’s When, and a lot of other songs that have a lot more meaning and a great production, for example it would be This Love of 1989, it’s so interesting how she write songs, and connect with her fans with her lyrics, and the way that she sings is so amazing
"I've never heard music that tells stories like that" welcome to taylor swift ☺
btw since you mentioned only having heard the radio singles, I recommend listening to her album tracks, they are widely beloved by fans and where you'll find her most incredible songwriting.
OMGGGG ALLY I LOVE U
omggg its allyyy......hii!!
ALLY QUESTION? ARE YOU READY FOR TTPD
COINCIDENCE I JUST WATCHED HER VIDEO AND THEN WATCHED THIS ONE AND NOTICED THIS!?!!? I THINK NOT
Allyyy!!?? omg ilyyy!
here's a list of songs you should do next :
1. you're on your own, kid
2. my tears ricochet
3. Illicit Affairs
4. back to December
5. Marjorie
6. mastermind
7. Exile
I am sure you are going to love these songs very much...
All too well 10 min version also 😊
@@raginigoswami9184 he has already reacted on it ☺☺
I love you're on your own, kid. It helps so much going through stuff in life. I will have the lyrics tattooed on me soon
@@raginigoswami9184 I love that song so much!!!! It is so healing yet heart-breaking!! he has already reacted to that song. You should check it out
@@noesdetubusiness It is my favourite. That's a great idea. My Sister tattooed the lyrics in Spanish on her forearm in calligraphy. It looks beautiful and its translation is You're on your own kid
August really punches when taken in context with Cardigan and Betty as the trilogy. As a solo listen, Betty has more guts coming from the perspective of the boyfriend who knows he screwed up and is asking forgiveness but not groveling. A good reminder why listening to whole albums is a valuable and awesome experience!
He never understood the full weight of his betrayal to the point where he doesn't even apologize for it.
The worse part is Betty’s like I knew you weren’t any good for me but it was fun while Augustine blames herself for falling in love with him despite him leading her on knowing he was still not over Betty. And James downplayed his and Augustine relationship to appease Betty who didn’t really care about him. She was in love with his love for her
Men discovering that Taylor is actually good is my favorite genre ❤️🔥 I loved this video I hope you can react to more of her work ❣️
You talkin about me!? :)
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it’s embarrassing for them 🤭
@@ashblu3embarrassing realizing they write her off for being “teenage girl-y”
You must be talking about me.
She was 16 when she released her first album, just a kid. She's 33 now, we all evolve and grow in life.
I could say that not everyone can grow and evolve with time)
As someone who is also 34, it’s been interesting aging at the same time as her, because we’ve hit a lot of the same benchmarks l at the same time.
It’s also been interesting to remember that I was that same age when those things happened, and how far I’ve come since then.
Maybe not so much talked about but there are more than a few of us “old” folks who have recently discovered Taylor’s Swift’s music and are low key Swifties. Folklore and Evermore were the gateway drugs. Thank God for Spotify. PLEASE check out her collabs with Bon Iver (the actual reason I started listening to her music).
She got me with Folklore. It is fascinating. Betty in particular utterly charmed me (pov is an idiot 17 year old boy trying to fix things), so I gave the rest a shot. The collab with Bon Iver is gorgeous. I don't claim to know or see the through line story the super fans mention, but talk about an "indie" feel. It's interesting to see her role play in the songs, everything from a soldier to a serial adulterer.
Same here. Saw the long pond recordings on Disney+ and got hooked. Amazing album!
And Folklore is literally just that. She said she basically wrote songs about made up things and stories and characters that were floating around in her head!! Covid lockdown got her creative juices working overtime!
I wish she picked a prettier name than Betty
@@kittymaya4615betty is her best friends daughter name. 2. it’s a pretty name. so shush
Keep
Listening!
You’ll be sold.
You’ll be a Swiftie.
Indie is my favorite genre, and I hadn’t listened before I heard Folklore and Evermore.
Fan for life.
This video was every music fan’s kink. Making someone listen to full length songs of your artist while you watch them react. 😂
Omg you are right! 💡
I’m gonna be 50 this year. As a man who is married to a woman who is 16 years my junior, I was “forced” to watch the Eras movie. And I now can’t stop listening to her music. I am a full-blown Swiftie. This woman only has three pop star comparisons. The Beatles, Elvis, and Michael Jackson. She is amazing.
It drives me crazy when people judge her music yet don't understand her lyrical genius or even know the background or purpose for the songs she writes. Unmatched in every way.
They only hear her radio singles. That is the snippet people get. There are plenty of hits on the radio I like or random songs in tv soundtracks I hear but I rarely do a deep dive into the artists discography.
Exactly!!! They call her mediocre and make fun of us swifties for liking "generic" pop music, but it's the lyrics that made us fans
Thank You...good point
To be fair, she sucks at picking singles. I thought she was mediocre until I listened to the non-singles on Rep and fell in love. I don’t have enough time to delve into the embarrassment that was ME! right now
What she said.
On every level she is the best song writer of all time.
I just hate how people only respect her after listening to tracks like this. Her pop songs are top tier, that should be enough for her to be taken seriously. The pop genre is so disregarded nowadays.
I think "Shake It Off" is awesome. It is completely tongue in cheek and like all Taylor Swift songs you have to know the background of what she was dealing with that created that song.
Yes, like you may not like pop but her pop albums and bop tracks are awesome. Style is, for me, the most amazing pop song ever. Taylor Swift has an awesome range and people should let themselves enjoy all that.
Writing a fun catchy upbeat pop song is really really hard and Taylor Swift delivers on that consistently. I wish more people could respect upbeat jams because they’re really difficult to pull off and may even be harder than writing a sad song.
My daughter is 9 and she got these albums for Christmas, l was never a Swiftie, she was walking around the house singing this deep lyrics and l was like "what are you singing?", l agree, l loved the pop tunes, the anti -hero one is my favourite atm, she's an amazing lyricist, but yes, people sing along but don't give respect to the fact this young lady is writing this stuff herself. Just fabulous. I think Taylor got boxed in until she started re-recording her stuff to gain her rights back. For some one who isn't a Swiftie l know way too much about her journey thanks to my 9 year old ( going on 19 😂) daughter. Taylor is a great roll model in general.
@@laurenlovesstories she once said she'd be in advertising if she wasn't a song writer, l can see that, she'd write jingles that earwormed into your head about something random and we'd be singing an advert all day 😂
I Can NOT believe that “All to Well” (Taylor’s Version!!!!!!!!!!) wasn’t on the list?!?!?!?
Great reaction. You should listen to All Too Well 10 minutes version if you like the storytelling songs. You’ll enjoy it. I garantee you :)
YESSS
This! I came looking for exactly this comment!
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You'll need an entire video to devote to just this song, but it's her magnum opus.
He did say he wanted his eyes to be dry when he listen to music. Good luck doing that with All too Well. That song had me feeling emotions that I haven’t felt in 10 years. 😂😢😮😊
Like what the comments had already said, she’s always been a great storyteller. Her popular hits don’t really show that side of her because well, they have to be catchy and surface-level.
Her storytelling is what drew me into her, and I’m glad more people are realizing that she’s not just a “I write catchy and childish break up songs about my exes!” kind of singer. She’s an artist
People who say she can’t write lyrics have not actually read her words
Taylor Swift is an amazing storyteller. She always was, when she was a teenager she wrote about that, now she has more life expirience, and of course her writing matured.
I love this! Small critique for your sisters… I think I would’ve added Exile instead of August to your list. Exile is such an incredibly beautiful heart-wrenching song
I thought Exile or Cardigan. Was kinda sad it was August.
@@shyliaa8I really like seven or like tlgad
Exactly what i wished.
or anything other than anti-hero 😭if they wanted to recommend something upbeat, they could have chosen something from lover
Yeah, August seemed to be out of place in these choices.
i'm on a "listening to new taylor swift" vids from her channel era and this vid was recommended to me haha i'm in the same boat here, midnights really has me going in my feels rn
i wish they picked out a song from each album to showcase her versatility because she's a Really versatile artist, she's dipped her toes into to so many genres and her storytelling always ALWAYS shines through all of them!!!
Yesss
August reminds me of The Cranberries ❤️
Giving you “midnight rain” was a great decision because it’s such a good show of her penmanship combined with production that slaps. If you’re into that I’d check out more of her reputation stuff like dancing with our hands tied, ready for it, end game. I became a fan during that era!
Ahhh Reputation was such a big attitude album! I loved it so much!
him thinking midnight rain was a remix at first had me screaming
I know Reputation is one of her least favorite albums according to many of her fans, but I love it.
I wish he would have listened to midnight rain til the end. He didn’t even get to the best parts of the song.
@@AbstractMindsThinkAlike one of my faves for sure
I always loved her music, but Midnights changed everything. That's when I became a mega fan. She is a wordsmith and poet. ❤ her lyrics are so damn good, and her musicality is otherworldly
Same here!
You NEED to listen to these necessities:
- All too well (Taylor’s version, and preferably 10 min version)
- Cruel summer
- Cardigan
- You’re on your own kid
- Enchanted (Taylor’s version)
- Better than revenge (Taylor’s version)
- Clean (Taylor’s version)
- This love (Taylor’s version)
- Is it over now? (Taylor’s version)
- now that we don’t talk (Taylor’s version)
- Look what you made me do
- Delicate
- …ready for it?
- Don’t blame me
- King of my heart
- I did something bad
- Dress
- call it what you want
- Lover
- No body no crime
- Would’ve could’ve should’ve
- high infidelity
Adding some requested ones and other ones I forgot to add:
- daylight
- afterglow
- the lakes
- marjorie
- You’re losing me
- wildest dreams
- right where you left me
And may I add Mirrorball and The Lakes
The concert version of I did something bad though 😍
You forgot you’re losing me
Marjorie
You just summed up my favourites ❤❤
You should listen to “the last great American dynasty” in her Folklore album. It’s great storytelling, lyrically interesting, and not terribly sad.
I love that song! And also no body no crime
One of m favourites!
Ohhhhh my god love that song first Taylor song I listened to
Yes!!!! I love how visual it is. One of my fav bridges!!!
Perfect storytelling in a song. Love it.
"Exile" for the production, "Clean" for the arc in writing.
I've always loved Taylor, but that folklore album was just absolutely beautiful from her. A true gift during the pandemic!
I feel for her during the pandemic as well. Swiftie for life!
i rather evermore
Honestly she has like 250 songs in her catalogue, 6 songs isn’t nearly enough to understand, let alone appreciate, her music. She’s so diverse, and writes all her music.
To get a handle on her huge musical diversity, I would also recommend these songs (TV means Taylor’s version / the re-record): no body no crime, right where you left me, the last great American dynasty, Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve, You’re Losing Me, All Too Well (10 min version), Forever Winter, Cardigan, You’re on your own kid, getaway car, End Game (Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran), “Slut!”, Clean (TV), Castles Crumbling (ft. Hayley Williams), Haunted, Is it Over Now?, That’s When (Ft. Keith Urban), Vigilante Shit, The Great War, Girl at Home (TV) Daylight, Mad Woman, and Call it What You Want
In no particular order. I’m sure you won’t like all of them, but just trying to show her range, she’s done a bit of everything! And Taylor swift reactions seem to get loads of views so that doesn’t hurt 😂
nbnc as first mention is so REALLL (also i would’ve given literally the exact same list lmao)
This 🫶🏻💯
Yess... good list for somebody to do a blind react if they don't normally listen to Taylor... actually some of them I don't know... guess I'll be checking out a couple of those myself!
This is a great list!
He said he didn't want to cry and then you recommend him You're Losing Me 😂😂😂
Champagne Problems made me cry so bad 🥲
I'm 48-year and have recently just completely fallen in love with her music. There are no words to really quantify her talent, she's so incredible.
Same. A Swiftie at 49 1/2.
She got me at Folklore and Evermore, and now every song and album in between.
I love her diverse her fanbase is. I'm a younger one - wasn't even born when Debut and Fearless came out.
Yep, her fan base is super diverse, I myself was less than a year old when her debut album released.
Right where you left me and No body No crime are two songs that really show off her lyrical prowess, I would totally recommend listening to them (especially No body No crime as that one is not so sad, its more like a fun true crime lol)
Right where you left me is so criminally underrated. It’s a total masterpiece lyrically. Probably my favourite Taylor song
I absolutely loved this reaction video. No bullshit, no screaming and the pure hatred for Shake it off. Made me chuckle out loud. Also, I absolutely love seeing people get mind blown by Tolerate it. Such a powerful song.
Never listened to her. I’m an opposite of swiftie. I’m a Kelcie 😂. So I’m learning about his love - TS. I LoVe Folklore. Watched the studio version on Disney. I might have cried. She’s great. So happy Travis brought me to Taylor 🎊
That’s so cool!
You should definitely listen to Mary's Song (Oh My My) her debut❤ it's Kelcie coded especially with the love being much older than her and how the lover is different instead of being scared of loving her he loved her so much
And I don't wanna spoil the song but there's a line about 87 Kelcie's number and 89 Taylor's birth year
Mary's song is so them coded 😭❤
@@GenHelium1Travis and her are nearly the same age.
@@Bodynbloom oh I didn't knew that but the song still gives major vibes from them both😁
Taylor has been writing like this from near day one. Even shake it off is a big middle finger to the critics that talk about her “bad” dancing. She’s encouraging herself and her fans to shake off the opinions of others. Encouraging her fans to try new things and do the things that bring them joy even if you can’t be the best at it. Yes, it was ridiculously over played, but the larger problem is that people don’t listen to her or take her seriously when she speaks about her art.
“I never miss a beat, I’m lightning on my feet” is one of the most self aware lyrics she has… ok there’s an argument there for so many other lines to compete with that 😂 But you can unpack that sentence and relate it to so many moments in her career. Excellent writing.
I love how your vids are just so real and authentic, as are your reactions, no weird editing or over the top reactions just for likes or views. You're a breath of fresh air on YT, thank you ❤
The Folklore movie on Disney+ is a great watch where she explains the lyrics and the background, helpful for people unfamiliar with the background. My husband loved it. He was shocked by the twist in the Last Great American Dynasty haha
Yeah she and jack antonoff are amazing together. She’s a fantastic storyteller and writer and he produces her song so well with her
Aaron Dessner also.
The lyrics get even more clever and fun to dissect the more you learn about her life. Example: the extended ssssss in Anti-Hero is very deliberate 🐍Glad you're giving her another listen!
Poor guy doesn't know that navigating Taylor Swift reactions is like trying to back-flip through rotating lasers. Buddy is absolutely swinging at the hornets' nest and has no idea lmao. Speaking as a Swiftie, please for the love of fuck let's all be normal about this reaction/reactor. People are allowed to dislike/like what they've listened to, and everyone has different tastes in music. We don't need to shove all of Taylor's lore down his throat so he can "get" her music better. It's not fair to expect people to read essay-length paragraphs of information for background info on each album. It won't kill anyone for him to not know 100% of her story and meanings
it's useless swifites don't understand that concept
Well said!
Lol Fr , I don’t think reactors know what they’re getting into when they react to her
Also, August, Betty and Cardigan are songs that are all connected and reference each other. It would be cool to see you try and piece together the story between the 3 songs.
I am a 40yo man who discovered her talent with folklore. In awe of her work ethic and her incredible writing.
Her discography is DENSE! I think she’s ready to be the next McCartney. IMO. Lyrics, melody, and rhythm are her key tools. And she’s damn good at them.
Agree. New Swiftie at 61 yo. Storytelling/songwriting abilities are stellar.
Folklore and Evermore are 2 of the most beautifully written albums I've ver heard. I didn't start listening to her music until Repuation. I have been turned into a Swifty for sure!
Influenced by Joe 💚
Well mostly Matty
@@MsTriangle Joe helped write a lot of songs on those albums
*swiftie😭😭😭
@@holly1725 doesn't change the fact that she was mostly singing about Healy
She's a literal genius. A very special person ❤
Not a album song of hers but Carolina is also an incredible example of her stellar songwriting! She wrote it and recorded it for the Where the Crawdads Sing movie, and it completely encapsulates the books tone and main character’s outlook on life! Plus, she performed it with only instruments available during the time period the movie takes place in to make it more authentic which I think just adds to it!
This!!!!
not forgetting safe and sound (for Hunger Games) too, that was such a different vibe from her other songs when it came out, it was when i realised she was such a good songwriter
A few other favorites:
Cowboy Like Me
Sad, Beautiful, Tragic
Willow
Carolina (She wrote and sang for the movie “Where the Crawdads Sing”)
Beautiful Ghosts (she wrote and sang for “Cats”)
Evermore
Exile
Invisible String
The Albatross
Chloe or Sophia or Sam or Marcus
The Manuscript
Best Day
Marjorie
Tolerate it? Your sisters have TASTE! That is my favorite taylor swift song and is underrated!
Thankyou
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Thankyou
She got him on the second song😄… from im not sold yet to i love this!😄 looking like he was about to cry..
This is why we love her!! She is so talented and people don't give her the chance to show that side of her.
Taylor has always been able to write like this but they’ve usually been the deep cuts on her albums that only her fans knew. The great thing now is that even her radio hits are showcasing her amazing lyrics and complex songwriting.
I hope "Midnights" wins Grammy Album of the Year
I wish people would stop judging artists solely off of the couple singles that they heard on the radio years and years ago. These songs are often not meant to be their most amazing songs. They are meant to be good radio songs and I feel like people end up missing out on an artist that they could really love because they don’t care to look past one song they didn’t like.
I loved that you didn't cut and we could see you processing and reading every lyric. Tolerate it is one of my favourites. You should definitely listen to both her folklore and evermore albums. They're masterpieces
Tolerate It getting the respect it deserves and I fully believe it’s because of the performance she gives during The Eras Tour!
My friend was joking that Taylor decided to copy her cats for that performance 😅
That’s the reason, all right. It’s now my go-to song if I see a piano in a room.
tolerate will always be my no 1 song :D
Ouf! That performance was gut wrenching 💔
Her music is so heart wrenching, I had to take a break. I would listen to “bigger than the whole sky” “new years day” “all to well (10mv)” on repeat for hours and cry in the fetal position. Lol. That had to stop.
I loved her since she sang her country song Tim McGraw on the CMA Awards to Tim and Faith Hill. She's the only artist I get tickets to everytime she's in concert. I am 62, grew up listening to the best artists in the 60's, 70's and 80's and I think she is at the level of the greatest artists of all time. Definitely the best artist of the last 25 years and of her generation.
Tolerate It made me WEEP when I first heard it. I had just gone through a breakup where I was giving so much to only be met with apathy and resentment and it just hit so close to home, such an incredible song
10:43 I had the same reaction lmaoo I was listening to the Midnights album and when this came on I was SO confused
I’m a new swiftie, introduced to her by my daughter in preparation for the eras tour 8 months later. I’m not picky about music, I don’t go deep into the lyrics, I just like to have something to listen to. I listened to all of her albums and I’m a big fan now and really enjoy following her journey. I’m not sure I could think of a better role model for my daughter. Strong, powerful, unapologetic, empathetic, successful career woman.
What I found interesting is some of the things you took a step back and were impressed with are some of my most favorite parts. Both in how it sounds and the stories being told. I have no musical experience or talent, but I found it fun that our opinions aligned a bit. Thanks.
I actually loled at calling August "surface level" because it seems like I'm always hearing something new in the story between this song, James, and Betty. That rabbit hole could go on for miles
fr, but if you don't realize it's part of a trilogy with Cardigan and Betty, I can see why you might brush it off.
She was like 24 when she wrote shake it off. She's 34 now. Shes matured as a person and an artist.
she’s someone who speaks from the soul and looks deep into experiences she’s gone through. she’s iconic. more reactions please!!! do some from reputation and lover!!!
Maybe it’s because Taylor’s Version of 1989 came out recently but I feel like Clean off that album is so massively underrated and needs to be heard by people who are not fans of hers.
YES. THANK YOU. I feel the same way about Sad Beautiful Tragic and This Love.
i love when other people have the reactions i have to music, i have listened to maroon so many times but watching your reaction gives me goosebumps like i'm listening for the first time.
I was trying to explain to someone the other day how i love Taylor swift but don't listen to pop music. This encapsulates it perfectly. It's because she writes like a storyteller. My background is musical theatre. I love a story. Her songs (a good majority of them) have always felt more indie and genuin than any "pop" songs out there.
I always picture tolerate it as a father and daughter. It makes me cry more like that 😭
Oh gosh 🥲
You just whacked me over the head with a new perspective. Same way I felt when I was told that Stevie Nicks wrote Landslide about her father!
I will likely always hear Tolerate it as an adult partner relationship. But I definitely see your point.
you should for sure listen to "invisible string" or "right where you left me", both great songs!!
omg they are are literally my fav songs at the moment
@@wonderstruckswifte13 same, love your pfp btw!!
@@a_andrea1 omg Ty!!
This girl has always been a storyteller. Even when you look back to her first big hit Tim McGraw, she paints an entire picture for the audience. I've been a peripheral fan since then. Like you, I've never been inthralled with some of her pop hits like Shake it Off but others are bangers. What I love is the raw storytelling from a young woman's perspective. It has always been what she wanted to write about. I don't think the majority of her songs were put on for the label, maybe some of the ones for radio play. There is nobody telling stories of love and loss quite like her. I listen to music to feel things and she always gets to me cuz I relate to so much of what she's writing about.
I’ve also been listening since Tim McGraw was released as a single 🎉