The lyric where she says you are wishing I stayed is in reference to when she wanted to change labels and told her previous label head she wanted to buy her masters he told her that if she stayed with his label he would give her 1 of her old albums for each new album she put out. She obviously didn’t want to do that and went to a label that let her own the rights to her songs since she always writes her own. It was genius to re-record the albums and to make it better for her fans she added songs “from the vault” on the re-records that are songs she wrote during the making of those albums that didn’t make the album (her fans would’ve bought the new ones even if she didn’t add the new songs just to help her own her art). We can actually thank Kelly Clarkson for telling Taylor she should re-record even though Kelly says Taylor would’ve come up with it on her own.
This is one of my favorite songs of hers. The way she words stuff is amazing. this song is about Scott Borchetta he signed her to big machine records when she was 14 years old and they did a lot of amazing music together, but when her contract was up, she asked in the new contract for rights to her music and he said he would give them to her for every two albums she made for him. He let her buy one of her albums, so she left she wanted to buy her music and he ended up selling them to her enemy. That’s why we now have Taylor’s version.
Such a crazy story. I’m happy she decided to re record her older stuff, that was an amazing decision and she is a legend for that! I think they even started rewriting contracts because of her
I think you did great with breaking down the song! Yes, it's always good to know the context an artist writes from so you get the full impact of the song, but Taylor also really wants people to interpret it into their own experience and get something from it for themselves! Now you're seeing just a glimpse into why the Eras tour is so massive! Welcome aboard- we're all mad here😂
@@CordlessReacts it's not cheating, it's educating & most SWIFTIES appreciate when reactors have a basic understanding of the song they're going to listen to because context is so important! Most assume this one is about a romantic relationship because of the false narrative that she only writes about breakups🙄
You did a great job with your interpretation and doing your homework. Enjoyed your reaction. If you want more like this check out the long pond studio session
I think you did great! Awesome job on doing research. A lot of people assume it’s about a relationship when it’s actually about her music being stolen. I’ll be looking out for your next Taylor reaction. ☺️
I enjoyed your reaction! I think you did great interpreting it. She wants her songs to be interpreted by people how they feel about it. That’s why her fans love her music so much because her music can resonate with people in so many different ways!
Fire 4:31 meaning that if he set fire to her relationship, he burned himself as well, he being the label executive Scott Borchetta, who she had been with since she was 16. This song as seen in the Long Pond Studio Sessions, is her direct message to him. You can quite literally see the pain on her voice and hear the hurt in her voice & words. She considered Scott as a member of her extended family and a father figure since she literally grow up with him. This is one of the most painful moments in her life. 💔 She said because of the amount of hurt he did, she doesn’t have the “strength to go with grace” and was calling out on it.
@@annietrahan7322 her first album was released at 16. She had been writing songs since 12 though. She signed at 14 but didn’t have an album release until 2006.
@@SwiftieXinfinity Your comment says she'd been with him since 16 tho & not when she released her 1st album with him. So, the commenters reply is warranted & accurate.✌️
In the Long Pond Session movie version of this song, she adds a line: "Look at all my tears, turning into your tears" - which explains the "ricochet" - but, also, she sings it in such a beautiful way that I wish that line existed in every version of the song. Also, at the end of this video you noticed her taking a deep breath at the end. In the Long Pond version, you hear her sigh as the video fades. That sigh has become kinda iconic (at least in my mind). You don't necessarily need to do another reaction vid for this song, but just in case you want to see the Long Pond version, here it is: My Tears Ricochet (Long Pond Sessions) czcams.com/video/Idjs-hw7Spg/video.html In general, I recommend the Long Pond Sessions movie version for any folklore songs for which there are video clips, but the Eras Tour versions are great too, so now my general recommendation is to watch both, when possible. In my comment on your first TSwift video, I suggested several songs that I still highly recommend. They are fan favs, so lots of swifties would love to see you do them.
The fact anyone wants to see me listen to her songs is amazing to me. I also appreciate your very detailed and knowledgeable responses! I will take a look at your other recommendations, I might just become a Swifty!
I agree with this. I do think you would enjoy first hearing Taylor herself talking about My Tears Ricochet.czcams.com/video/6xIm5mALut8/video.html Then listen to her singing it in the Long Pond Sessions.
@@veralindsay I’m not sure I’ll do a reaction to it since that would be a bit repetitive but I will definitely watch so I can get more of an understanding. Thank you!
Another great song from the Folklore album is Exile featuring Bon Iver. I like the long pond studio version the best. On folklore there is also a Trilogy of songs that go together that’s a teenage love triangle that’s interesting cause I’ve never really seen an artist do something like that where different songs tell different versions of the same story. Those songs are “Cardigan” “August” and “Betty”. To me Folklore is her best lyrical album. The song that most swifties love is “All Too Well” the 10 minute version. There is a short film that Taylor Directed for that song that’s incredible.
@@CordlessReacts she has always been super involved in the creative process for her music videos and has been directing all of her music videos by herself for her last several albums. Her music videos are always great to watch cause let me tell you I don’t think they know the word budget when it comes to those 😂
@@CordlessReacts probably my fav she has directed is either The Man or Cardigan. My favorite someone else directed is Look What You Made Me Do. I’ve had other reactors tell me they have had an easier time getting her more recent videos up because of when she changed music labels because she is using her own production company when doing the videos and I don’t know if this is true or not but I’ve had people tell me she is ok with reaction videos which to me makes sense because all it does is get an artist more people potentially interested in their work. I can’t tell you how many people have rented the eras tour movie since it came out that never listened to her before because they started doing reactions to her videos and started seeing just why her fan base is so big.
@@Amandaarford83 But to do “Cardigan” properly in the Folklore love triangle, it should be combined with “Betty” and “August”. It’ll mean more and make more sense to people if the full trilogy is done together. Each song is sung from a different person’s perspective in the fictional love story. Cardigan is Betty’s perspective from when she’s a bit older and is reflecting on the relationship she had with James and how badly he hurt her, Betty is from James’ perspective in his present day in HS and August is from Inez’ perspective, also in her present day in the summer before HS starts back up. Fun fact: the 3 names, Betty, James & Inez are the real life children’s names of her best friends, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Ryan also appears in the “You Need to Calm Down” music video and Blake directed “I’ll Bet You Think About Me” music video. James’ baby voice is heard at the beginning of the song “Gorgeous”. It’s too cute!! In that video of “I’ll Bet You Think About Me”, the bride and groom are also very good friends with Taylor in real life, Miles Teller and his wife, Keileigh Teller. Miles is a well-known actor, too. Blake and Keileigh are usually by Taylor’s side on her girls nights out (or at the football games for Travis). Taylor is just known as Auntie Taylor to the 3 children (actually they have 4 children, but their last baby’s name nor gender have ever been revealed; even after one full year) and their relationship with The Reynolds Family is so sweet and special.
I think you did really well with your interpretation! I recommend watching This Is Me Trying with the interview before from Long Pond Studio Sessions. Or for something with a different vibe, but still excellent lyrics, I recommend Death By A Thousand Cuts live performance from Lover Live From Paris.
You can tell that hurt her deep down. This is the stuff people need to know about Taylor! I appreciate all of the comments telling me what songs to check out and what true fans like
@@tatianebernardo2482 thank you for that! not trying to be rude to the original poster but I don't want to research a song before I listen because I want to try and interpret it on my first listen
@@CordlessReacts yess and I agree with you! Like this is how we listen to an album for the first time anyway, we usually don’t have all the lore for a while so we interpret in our own way
@@thomasdworak2030 well I’m using a gaming headset mic but I’ll tweak the settings some. I’m new to all this and definitely don’t want to detract viewers if my mic doesn’t sound good
The lyric where she says you are wishing I stayed is in reference to when she wanted to change labels and told her previous label head she wanted to buy her masters he told her that if she stayed with his label he would give her 1 of her old albums for each new album she put out. She obviously didn’t want to do that and went to a label that let her own the rights to her songs since she always writes her own. It was genius to re-record the albums and to make it better for her fans she added songs “from the vault” on the re-records that are songs she wrote during the making of those albums that didn’t make the album (her fans would’ve bought the new ones even if she didn’t add the new songs just to help her own her art). We can actually thank Kelly Clarkson for telling Taylor she should re-record even though Kelly says Taylor would’ve come up with it on her own.
This is one of my favorite songs of hers. The way she words stuff is amazing. this song is about Scott Borchetta he signed her to big machine records when she was 14 years old and they did a lot of amazing music together, but when her contract was up, she asked in the new contract for rights to her music and he said he would give them to her for every two albums she made for him. He let her buy one of her albums, so she left she wanted to buy her music and he ended up selling them to her enemy. That’s why we now have Taylor’s version.
Such a crazy story. I’m happy she decided to re record her older stuff, that was an amazing decision and she is a legend for that! I think they even started rewriting contracts because of her
Welcome to Taylor! Have fun with her songs and fans 😁 Her lyrics are amazing and she can do everything.
I think you did great with breaking down the song! Yes, it's always good to know the context an artist writes from so you get the full impact of the song, but Taylor also really wants people to interpret it into their own experience and get something from it for themselves! Now you're seeing just a glimpse into why the Eras tour is so massive! Welcome aboard- we're all mad here😂
Thank you! I tried. I knew a bit more about the meaning behind this one which helped, I guess I cheated lol
@@CordlessReacts it's not cheating, it's educating & most SWIFTIES appreciate when reactors have a basic understanding of the song they're going to listen to because context is so important! Most assume this one is about a romantic relationship because of the false narrative that she only writes about breakups🙄
You did a great job with your interpretation and doing your homework. Enjoyed your reaction. If you want more like this check out the long pond studio session
5:34 it’s folklore imagery with nature, trees, ethereal, etc because it’s on the “Folklore” album.
I think you did great! Awesome job on doing research. A lot of people assume it’s about a relationship when it’s actually about her music being stolen. I’ll be looking out for your next Taylor reaction. ☺️
I enjoyed your reaction! I think you did great interpreting it. She wants her songs to be interpreted by people how they feel about it. That’s why her fans love her music so much because her music can resonate with people in so many different ways!
Her best songs aren’t radio singles. You’ll find ones you enjoy for sure.
Excited to watch you keep reacting and slowly become a fan. lol
She’s definitely way more than just what they play on the radio!
Great job buddy, You were spot on. Speaking of clean , Taylor has a song called clean u should check it out.
Fire 4:31 meaning that if he set fire to her relationship, he burned himself as well, he being the label executive Scott Borchetta, who she had been with since she was 16. This song as seen in the Long Pond Studio Sessions, is her direct message to him. You can quite literally see the pain on her voice and hear the hurt in her voice & words.
She considered Scott as a member of her extended family and a father figure since she literally grow up with him. This is one of the most painful moments in her life. 💔 She said because of the amount of hurt he did, she doesn’t have the “strength to go with grace” and was calling out on it.
Scott Burchett signed her when she was 14 years old
@@annietrahan7322 her first album was released at 16. She had been writing songs since 12 though. She signed at 14 but didn’t have an album release until 2006.
@@SwiftieXinfinity Your comment says she'd been with him since 16 tho & not when she released her 1st album with him. So, the commenters reply is warranted & accurate.✌️
@@LK-lz6lk I didn’t think I should have to specify “… since her first album when she was 16” to anyone but, alas… here we are. 🤷♀️
In the Long Pond Session movie version of this song, she adds a line: "Look at all my tears, turning into your tears" - which explains the "ricochet" - but, also, she sings it in such a beautiful way that I wish that line existed in every version of the song. Also, at the end of this video you noticed her taking a deep breath at the end. In the Long Pond version, you hear her sigh as the video fades. That sigh has become kinda iconic (at least in my mind).
You don't necessarily need to do another reaction vid for this song, but just in case you want to see the Long Pond version, here it is:
My Tears Ricochet (Long Pond Sessions)
czcams.com/video/Idjs-hw7Spg/video.html
In general, I recommend the Long Pond Sessions movie version for any folklore songs for which there are video clips, but the Eras Tour versions are great too, so now my general recommendation is to watch both, when possible.
In my comment on your first TSwift video, I suggested several songs that I still highly recommend. They are fan favs, so lots of swifties would love to see you do them.
The fact anyone wants to see me listen to her songs is amazing to me. I also appreciate your very detailed and knowledgeable responses! I will take a look at your other recommendations, I might just become a Swifty!
I agree with this. I do think you would enjoy first hearing Taylor herself talking about My Tears Ricochet.czcams.com/video/6xIm5mALut8/video.html Then listen to her singing it in the Long Pond Sessions.
@@veralindsay I’m not sure I’ll do a reaction to it since that would be a bit repetitive but I will definitely watch so I can get more of an understanding. Thank you!
You should react to more of her live performances shes amazing live
Good reaction.
Another great song from the Folklore album is Exile featuring Bon Iver. I like the long pond studio version the best. On folklore there is also a Trilogy of songs that go together that’s a teenage love triangle that’s interesting cause I’ve never really seen an artist do something like that where different songs tell different versions of the same story. Those songs are “Cardigan” “August” and “Betty”. To me Folklore is her best lyrical album. The song that most swifties love is “All Too Well” the 10 minute version. There is a short film that Taylor Directed for that song that’s incredible.
Wow she is multi talented! Thank you for sharing, I need to check that out!
@@CordlessReacts she has always been super involved in the creative process for her music videos and has been directing all of her music videos by herself for her last several albums. Her music videos are always great to watch cause let me tell you I don’t think they know the word budget when it comes to those 😂
@@Amandaarford83 most of those get taken down when reacting to them but what’s your favorite and I’ll see if I can upload one
@@CordlessReacts probably my fav she has directed is either The Man or Cardigan. My favorite someone else directed is Look What You Made Me Do. I’ve had other reactors tell me they have had an easier time getting her more recent videos up because of when she changed music labels because she is using her own production company when doing the videos and I don’t know if this is true or not but I’ve had people tell me she is ok with reaction videos which to me makes sense because all it does is get an artist more people potentially interested in their work. I can’t tell you how many people have rented the eras tour movie since it came out that never listened to her before because they started doing reactions to her videos and started seeing just why her fan base is so big.
@@Amandaarford83 But to do “Cardigan” properly in the Folklore love triangle, it should be combined with “Betty” and “August”. It’ll mean more and make more sense to people if the full trilogy is done together. Each song is sung from a different person’s perspective in the fictional love story. Cardigan is Betty’s perspective from when she’s a bit older and is reflecting on the relationship she had with James and how badly he hurt her, Betty is from James’ perspective in his present day in HS and August is from Inez’ perspective, also in her present day in the summer before HS starts back up.
Fun fact: the 3 names, Betty, James & Inez are the real life children’s names of her best friends, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.
Ryan also appears in the “You Need to Calm Down” music video and Blake directed “I’ll Bet You Think About Me” music video. James’ baby voice is heard at the beginning of the song “Gorgeous”. It’s too cute!!
In that video of “I’ll Bet You Think About Me”, the bride and groom are also very good friends with Taylor in real life, Miles Teller and his wife, Keileigh Teller. Miles is a well-known actor, too. Blake and Keileigh are usually by Taylor’s side on her girls nights out (or at the football games for Travis). Taylor is just known as Auntie Taylor to the 3 children (actually they have 4 children, but their last baby’s name nor gender have ever been revealed; even after one full year) and their relationship with The Reynolds Family is so sweet and special.
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I think you did really well with your interpretation! I recommend watching This Is Me Trying with the interview before from Long Pond Studio Sessions. Or for something with a different vibe, but still excellent lyrics, I recommend Death By A Thousand Cuts live performance from Lover Live From Paris.
Your doing a great job 🥰
Stones refer to her songs.
Her manager sold her music.
You can tell that hurt her deep down. This is the stuff people need to know about Taylor! I appreciate all of the comments telling me what songs to check out and what true fans like
Keeping trying. You'll get it. Takes awhile. Do your research. I'll keep watching and I'll subscribe when you get it.
Felt like I did a pretty good job. This is a reaction channel not a research channel
@@CordlessReactsyou really did! Really enjoyed your reaction, subscribed to see your Taylor journey :)
@@tatianebernardo2482 thank you for that! not trying to be rude to the original poster but I don't want to research a song before I listen because I want to try and interpret it on my first listen
@@CordlessReacts yess and I agree with you! Like this is how we listen to an album for the first time anyway, we usually don’t have all the lore for a while so we interpret in our own way
Don't know, if you want to know or not, but at least to me your microphone makes it hard to listen. 😉
Ah I don’t like to hear that! It sounds pretty good on the different devices I’ve watched my videos on. What would you say the issue is? too loud?
@@CordlessReacts Sorry!!
I'm not sure. Kind of sounds like someone on the phone...
@@thomasdworak2030 well I’m using a gaming headset mic but I’ll tweak the settings some. I’m new to all this and definitely don’t want to detract viewers if my mic doesn’t sound good
@@CordlessReacts That's why I told you. Not to upset you, just to let you know what you can improve. 👍