Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Album: Live Reaction! (PART ONE)

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  • čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
  • Part Two - The Anthology: • THE ANTHOLOGY (I CRIED...
    Get ready to go on an emotional roller coaster with me. Press play at the same time and experience 'The Tortured Poets Department' with me for my first full listen through!
    Intro: 0:00-0:47
    Fortnight ft. Post Malone: 0:47-4:39
    The Tortured Poets Department: 4:40-9:22
    My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys: 9:30-12:52
    Down Bad: 12:53-17:06
    So Long London: 17:07-21:28
    But Daddy I Love Him: 21:29-27:07
    Fresh Out The Slammer: 27:09-30:33
    Florida!!! ft Florence + The Machine: 30:34-34:10
    Guilty as Sin? : 34:11-38:22
    Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?: 38:23-43:51
    I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can): 43:53-46:26
    loml: 46:27-51:00
    I Can Do It With A Broken Heart: 51:01-54:37
    The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived: 54:40-58:39
    The Alchemy: 58:40-1:01:59
    Clara Bow: 1:02:00-1:05:37
    (For copyright purposes, this video contains no music from TTPD, but is meant to serve as a "press play with me" style video. The secondhand embarrassment is WILD trying to watch this back without any music so you've been warned. 😂)
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  • @sleepysquidasmr2705
    @sleepysquidasmr2705 Před měsícem +264

    Timestamps:
    Intro: 0:00-0:47
    ~Album listening starts at 0:47~
    Fortnight ft. Post Malone: 0:47-4:39
    The Tortured Poets Department: 4:40-9:22
    My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys: 9:30-12:52
    Down Bad: 12:53-17:06
    So Long London: 17:07-21:28
    But Daddy I Love Him: 21:29-27:07
    Fresh Out The Slammer: 27:09-30:33
    Florida!!! ft Florence + The Machine: 30:34-34:10
    Guilty as Sin? : 34:11-38:22
    Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?: 38:23-43:51
    I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can): 43:53-46:26
    loml: 46:27-51:00
    I Can Do It With A Broken Heart: 51:01-54:37
    The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived: 54:40-58:39
    The Alchemy: 58:40-1:01:59
    Clara Bow: 1:02:00-1:05:37

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +16

      Pin this comment. Sleepy doing the work! Thanks dude!

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +72

      Thank you!!!! I meant to do this but got excited and then fell asleep! Hahaha

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +60

      I updated it in the video description so you can navigate through in the video's timeline too! Thank you @sleepysquidasmr2705 !

    • @sleepysquidasmr2705
      @sleepysquidasmr2705 Před měsícem +17

      @@elyse_myers omg! You already went through all the work of making a wonderful video of your reaction to a killer album, least I could do as a thank you was write down timestamps☺️
      also side note: to me, So Long London feels like a darker cousin of my tears ricochet + you’re on your own, kid (as well as the connections to You’re losing me)

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +9

      @@sleepysquidasmr2705omg yes I totally can hear that now!!! Incredible ear!!!

  • @kateelizabeth5130
    @kateelizabeth5130 Před měsícem +606

    Who else turned their headphone volume up to max to hear the music faintly in the background coming out of HER headphones instead of listening separately cuz that’s too much work 😂

    • @5515allie
      @5515allie Před měsícem +6

      Yesss

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +165

      HAHAHAHA I didn’t intend on you being able to hear it from my headphones but now I know that works…part two might be a litttttleee bit louder 😂

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +29

      @elyse_myers I synced my Spotify one my phone and watched the video on the computer for a few songs, the words really helped me keep on track, it was fun, reminded me of when i was in jr high making mix tapes and stuff ! I love youtube hangs. It's the most convenient friends ever.

    • @caitydid1306
      @caitydid1306 Před měsícem +6

      This is in fact what I did 🤣

    • @lulaslife13
      @lulaslife13 Před měsícem +3

      @@elyse_myers So EXCITED for part TWO 🙌🙏🏻✌❣❣

  • @Lindseydftba
    @Lindseydftba Před měsícem +276

    It's always helpful to note that she describes her time with Joe as grey, the feelings he gave her as golden, and his feelings are always blue. and she consistently talks abt their good moments as being a brief sunlit one that was always chased away by stormy seas (this is a frequent motif in folkmore).

    • @ambergryziec5881
      @ambergryziec5881 Před měsícem +13

      When she mentions grey and blue I think she referring to the emotions as grey and his eyes as blue

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +55

      THIS IS THE KEY I NEEDED THANK YOU SO MUCH

    • @Lindseydftba
      @Lindseydftba Před měsícem +19

      ​@@elyse_myers omg hi! so it's since occurred to me that this album is not about men in the slightest really; it's about her and us. if you listen to the lyrics as her speaking directly to herself and/or us the album becomes very direct, esp considering (!!!!) most of the songs have elements of previous ones embedded but slightly distorted while speaks frequently abt dealth and violence (death of the author, literary theory). they all use an incredible amount of red herrings and i think one of those is the prevalence of male pronouns; this album isn't who you're supposed to think it's abt. she qrt'd reviews essentially saying to get this album, you have to go beyond the paternity testing of songs and view it as the poetry it is. the quintessential example of this red herring effect is thanK you aIMee. the letters clearly spell out kim and the first line is abt a bronze statue. obviously it's abt Kim Kardashian and the kimye situation. except it's not. it's convenient that everyone will think it is, however bc the song's true muse (if it even is one person; it's not, it's abt everyone from her hometown that watched her start her career in hs and laughed at her while she did. I think if you searched you might eventually be able to find a local news article from a peer disparaging her attempts if u looked hard enough) wld probably love her to mention them, but she removed all obvious clues abt their identity and no one but her and them will ever know the truth and that's the album's thesis. the subjects of her songs might be able to recognize themselves there but all we can ever see is the surface level story that plays out in public, one that is a woefully incomplete image of the real story (she's been saying this since rep; the poem here's something i've learned about people summarizes it nicely but ppl exist in shades of others perception of them and we have only what she chooses to reveal to us, which is a carefully fabricated story, one that only contains elements of truth).
      all this to say, this album won't make sense and will cont to feel dissonant if you try to find out who the songs are abt lol. look for the second or third and tenth meaning you can glean and then disregard any details that seem personal to her bc this album isn't abt her; it's abt you taking her songs and making them abt yourself bc that's what she has written them for. (in this light, the manuscript will make perfect sense)

    • @greenfox42
      @greenfox42 Před měsícem +7

      Mattie has also been described as blue and gray via Halsey…Joe is usually described as gold and blue. I learned this which clarified a LOT more of the songs are actually about Mattie and was her chosen outlet of self therapy. Only a few songs were about closing the Joe chapter 😸🫶 @elyse_myers ❤

    • @soude85
      @soude85 Před měsícem +2

      @@greenfox42 Joe is blue and their relationship made face turn grey and now that it’s over she’s getting colour back into her face.

  • @elyse_myers
    @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +251

    I had to wait all weekend and avoid listening to The Anthrology so I could listen to it with you guys on Monday! I don’t record on the weekends so I can be with my fam and I’ve been dodging spoilers all weekend. 😂 I’ll have part 2 up tomorrow! Listening first thing in the morning!!!

    • @esaiii7
      @esaiii7 Před měsícem

      So exciteddd for you to hear that! 🤍

    • @melissacrawford7855
      @melissacrawford7855 Před měsícem

      Elise I had the same reaction for I can do it with a broken heart, I cried, it is so sad even though the music is so upbeat. She is a genius for doing it that way. Also I love you, loved this reaction video.

    • @catgirl2016
      @catgirl2016 Před měsícem

      Yay will watch

  • @That_One_TS_STEM_Nerd
    @That_One_TS_STEM_Nerd Před měsícem +555

    I saw Taylor Swift, and I impulsively clicked. Don’t regret it.

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +41

      SO GLAD you’re here!!!

    • @Just_Another_Swiftie13
      @Just_Another_Swiftie13 Před měsícem +4

      This was literally me

    • @aekelly
      @aekelly Před měsícem +6

      Oh that's wonderful! Elyse is a treasure! Hope you'll stay for super funny, super relatable, beautiful stuff!

    • @hilol2877
      @hilol2877 Před měsícem +1

      the realest thing i’ve ever read in my life- anything and EVERYTHING taylor swift

    • @aleymaurizio518
      @aleymaurizio518 Před měsícem +4

      Come for Taylor stay for Elyse. It's a pretty sweet deal

  • @sailormoonworld
    @sailormoonworld Před měsícem +120

    Honestly, the only TTPD’s Album reaction video the internet needed. You’re awesome Elyse! ❤

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +7

      Love you! This is so kind!

    • @yoyocanary
      @yoyocanary Před měsícem

      Honestly i don't even need to watch the video to know this! (I just started the video)

  • @kendalltaylor897
    @kendalltaylor897 Před měsícem +96

    Ahhhh!!! I think “But Daddy I Love Him” is the grown up “Love Story” tooooo!!!! Even the style of it!!! One of my faves!

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +10

      I didn’t think I’d love it but by the end I needed to listen to it again I really did!

    • @DivineMiscreant
      @DivineMiscreant Před měsícem

      I also feel like “But Daddy I Love Him” is a progression of how she reacted to different relationships she was in at the time as she matured.

  • @AbbyM26
    @AbbyM26 Před měsícem +69

    i love the progression of figuring out what loml meant. she was so strategic on picking the acronym, then just using "love of YOUR life" throughout the song. then only giving us the "loss of my life" at the very end. its so beautifully done.

  • @lindelle__
    @lindelle__ Před měsícem +259

    Just wanted you to know I watched this entire thing without listening along with you because I already have the album memorized so I could hear it in my head, and let me tell you… it was everything. 😅 Very entertaining. ❤

    • @ambermariestewart
      @ambermariestewart Před měsícem +18

      Lol, girl same except I started the video a half hour after she posted. Dying for Elyse's take on The Anthology!

    • @Chloeturner262
      @Chloeturner262 Před měsícem

      Same!!

    • @aimsly86
      @aimsly86 Před měsícem

      Me too! 😂

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +23

      YOU ARE AMAZING hahahaha

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +41

      @@ambermariestewartI DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THIS SECOND ALBUM WAS DROPPED! When I first saw someone ask about it, I thought it was a bonus vault song and was like “oh I don’t have that deluxe version yet” HAHAHAHA I AM SO EXCITED FOR PART TWO.

  • @jlgreen3
    @jlgreen3 Před měsícem +42

    Elyse googling the bpms of songs during track 5 is the swiftiest thing she has ever done. 😂 you joining the swiftie sisterhood has been one of my favorite things of the last year!

  • @ferntella
    @ferntella Před měsícem +140

    Florida is where Taylor was during the Eras tour when the news broke that she and Joe had broken up. But also she uses Florida as a metaphor for escaping ones crimes to create a new identity. She says as much within the Florida songs. (Criminals run from the law to hide out in Florida)

    • @KimixKicks
      @KimixKicks Před měsícem +13

      And I think that no one knew at the time, but the actual breakup happened while she was on tour in Texas, so that's why she mentions she's escaping the shitshow in Texas.

    • @Mrs.NRalphs
      @Mrs.NRalphs Před měsícem +5

      @@KimixKicksI lived in Texas and it is a shit show. So she’s right in her metaphor.

    • @DrMLE-76
      @DrMLE-76 Před měsícem

      Yes! And the false cheating rumors because people didn’t know she had broken up with Joe. Also loving the Dateline references. Apparently Emma Stone helped?

    • @ferntella
      @ferntella Před měsícem +1

      @@KimixKicks Texas was after Florida though

    • @ferntella
      @ferntella Před měsícem

      @@DrMLE-76 Emma Laird posted the photo of Joe in her carousel on April 19th last year. Same day this year of the album release. Could be a concidence if it were any other artist.

  • @lynetteturnblom4402
    @lynetteturnblom4402 Před měsícem +65

    "What just happened?" The most real reaction to this album! 😂

  • @marblefanboy7724
    @marblefanboy7724 Před měsícem +70

    ive never watched an album reaction this way and lowkey this is the most fun way to do it bc were perfectly on the same timing

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +9

      I love that so much!!! Honestly I didn’t know how to do it without getting my video removed from CZcams completely so I’m glad I figured it out hahahah

    • @michellnielsen7451
      @michellnielsen7451 Před měsícem +8

      @@elyse_myers Having the lyrics on the screen to match up the music on our end was GENIUS!

  • @ThatGirlShelbyy
    @ThatGirlShelbyy Před měsícem +153

    So Long, London .. is DEFINITELY the mirror image to You're Losing Me..
    she talks about losing the pulse in YLM, and mirrors the same imagery and themes in SLL and a couple other songs

    • @MiniKitty27
      @MiniKitty27 Před měsícem +27

      "and i'm just getting color back into my face" SLL
      "my face was gray but you wouldn't admit that we were sick" YLM

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +20

      😭💔💀

    • @Ribena_xx
      @Ribena_xx Před měsícem +7

      YESSSS, literally none of my friends like Taylor and I keep going on to them about this and obviously also the London Boy - So Long London thing too 😂

    • @Mrs.NRalphs
      @Mrs.NRalphs Před měsícem

      @@elyse_myersYou’re losing me is also about Joe.

  • @katherinerenee07
    @katherinerenee07 Před měsícem +54

    21:14 i’m not completely sure but the connection i made between so long london and you’re losing me is in you’re losing me it says “my face was grey but you wouldn’t admit that we were sick” and in so long london it says “and i’m just getting color back isn’t my face” so i think so long london is her finally letting go and accepting it

    • @GypsyxDarling
      @GypsyxDarling Před měsícem +2

      She also makes a reference to the muse's feelings being blue; That's fairly common on songs widely understood to be about Joe

  • @outoftheklosset
    @outoftheklosset Před měsícem +232

    I think I'm having more fun watching reactions than my own reaction to the album.😅

    • @ferntella
      @ferntella Před měsícem +13

      Honestly same. I was so confused during my first listen so I am enjoying other peoples reactions.

    • @QuestionableLifeChoices
      @QuestionableLifeChoices Před měsícem +13

      reactions to such hefty material help me process wth is being talked about and pull me back from reeling lol. neecee's was particularly helpful!

    • @abhinavupadhyay9389
      @abhinavupadhyay9389 Před měsícem +10

      ​@@ferntellaI was way too overwhelmed after listening to all 31 songs, so watching these reactions I'm just relistening and i felt seen, in a way it's also helping me know which songs I'm inclined towards (which is basically 90 percent of album but ok) 😭

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +34

      I feel like I should have recorded my second listen through because this one I’m just mostly confused and googling things the entire time HAHAHA

    • @ambermariestewart
      @ambermariestewart Před měsícem +3

      ​@@elyse_myers I live in NY. Fell asleep just before midnight 4/18/24 so woke up to see that at 2am she released the extended (31 song!) version. Listened alone a few times then stumbled onto someone's reaction. Didn't feel much there but THEN, late last night, saw you (☺️) had posted this and immediately clicked! Had already gotten the songs in my head so was able to watch the lyrics-which I hadn't seen yet-and listen to you react. Awesome! So awesome that while washing dishes now, I have an earbud playing TTPD from my phone *and* my laptop on the sink shelf with its speaker time-matching so on this listen through of Taylor, which was gonna be the sole audio of my chores today, I can watch this video on a bigger screen and dance along. Loving the swifties sharing vibes❤

  • @chemistryflavored
    @chemistryflavored Před měsícem +36

    I actually love that you didn’t play it out loud and just pulled the lyrics up. I’ve been listening to it nonstop for 2 days and this way I was able to really focus on the words. Definitely picked up on things I missed!

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +1

      Same!

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +5

      Oh good! I was scared I was going to weird people out 😂

  • @clarissadane
    @clarissadane Před měsícem +172

    She is a genius and Elyse… you are as well. Please PLEASE be releasing a CD. Be YOU tiful. You get music & it gets you. You have a gift. You already have a fan base, you don’t need a deal. You are the deal. Ok… and Taylor is amazing too- LOVE!!! 🎉🎉🎉

    • @aekelly
      @aekelly Před měsícem +1

      💕💕💕💕💕 Thank you for posting this!

    • @clarissadane
      @clarissadane Před měsícem

      PS- I have a little experience in music 😜 (should have done A&R)

  • @scastellanos7923
    @scastellanos7923 Před měsícem +120

    I'm not a Swiftie, but I accidentally gave this album a listen when I bumped into the release while scrolling. "Who's afraid of little old me" has to be my favorite, and well I'm just happy I get to sing something along with my Swiftie friends now lol. This video was comforting and reallly fun to watch 😊

    • @mowgli7_
      @mowgli7_ Před měsícem +3

      ❤️❤️

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +25

      OMG THAT SONG IS MY FAV. It’s so cinematic!!!!

    • @cailynburks8922
      @cailynburks8922 Před měsícem +5

      @@elyse_myersIM SO HAPPY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS SONG!!! I’ve had it on repeat, it’s my new all time fav song, replaced getaway car (my fav for like 3 years) that’s how much I love the song! I’m so glad people are starting to talk about it!!!!!

    • @kristinotten8802
      @kristinotten8802 Před měsícem +4

      When I first heard Taylor say “you should be” I lost it! So so so good.

    • @Flipper568
      @Flipper568 Před měsícem +1

      I am OBSESSED with this song. I think it is about Kanye / the Grammy’s / the media & a lot of the music industry turning on her / subsequent depression & now she is reclaiming her power. Freaking LOVE IT.

  • @lulaslife13
    @lulaslife13 Před měsícem +149

    The functioning alcoholic part though...WOW! That. Did not expect that from her. She is so RAW & REAL!

  • @linseylouwho
    @linseylouwho Před měsícem +48

    Elyse, I don't have any friends that are also Swifties, so I LOVED watching this and feeling like I was watching it with you!!! Thank you for doing this!

  • @bethr.2331
    @bethr.2331 Před měsícem +17

    And thank you for noticing the parallels between Love Story and But Daddy I Love Him! I haven’t heard too many others talk about that yet.

  • @QuestionableLifeChoices
    @QuestionableLifeChoices Před měsícem +18

    i think "clara bow" is about acknowledging her place in the legacy of the It Girl (of which clara bow was the original) and passing the torch/giving her blessings to the next girls who are likely to be compared to her the way she was to previous Girls. billie eillish, olivia rodrigo, and sabrina carpenter all come immediately to mind and they've also all been compared to her in some fashion or another already

  • @Draemina
    @Draemina Před měsícem +50

    “Fresh Out the Slammer” she references swirling him into her poems (meaning Matty Healy, while she was still with Joe)… folklore and evermore are most poetic poetry… I highly suspect “the 1” and “cardigan” are in reference to him. Matty Healy once said onstage during a performance: “This one’s about you, you know who you are. I love you.”
    Then Taylor Swift mouthed those exact same words while performing “Cardigan” on Eras Tour. Then during the library installation in LA, right before the TTPD release, there was a vintage book that would change each day with lyrics from her new songs. One time that book said those same words: “This one’s about you. You know who you are.” Those aren’t lyrics… it was a message to Matty Healy.
    More connections:
    In “Peter” she’s making a reference to Healy as Peter Pan, promising to grow up and come back for Wendy once he had. In “Cardigan” (the song she mouthed “this one’s about you”) there’s the lines about lingering like a tattoo kiss, the smell of the smoke lingering (he smokes), and PETER LOSING WENDY.
    Also, in “the smallest man who ever lived” she says he should be prison, but he’ll just slip into inboxes (like DMs?)… and in “the 1” on folklore she has the lines about imagining he’s doing cool shit, having adventures on his own, “you meet some woman on the Internet and take her home”…. 🤔

    • @glorializb
      @glorializb Před měsícem +6

      just a heads up the “this one’s about you you know who you are” etc on the book at the Spotify installation was photoshopped as a joke it never actually said that 😅 and I think Taylor said it first and then Matty said it the next day but I could be wrong it feels like so long ago. There is so much lore though you’re right

    • @marigolden_mariposa
      @marigolden_mariposa Před měsícem +2

      I assume you're right about the Photoshop but as far as I'm aware Matty did the mouthing words during a song first and then she did it a couple days later. ​@@glorializb

    • @DJoy222
      @DJoy222 Před měsícem

      I heard- The one was for/ about Jake

  • @shv5626
    @shv5626 Před měsícem +67

    Loved this! My favourite part was your reaction to “I’m having his baby…no I’m not, but you should see your faces” 😂 Please do the second part of The Anthology!

  • @kairabutler3472
    @kairabutler3472 Před měsícem +29

    Immediately forwarded to Down Bad. "Who is this about? Is this about Joe?" Girl, same. The 1st listen was wild. Have fun with a new hyper fixation of learning all about Taylor and Matty.

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +23

      I wanted to be like “didn’t they only date for like two weeks??” But 99% of my songs are about someone I never even dated so 😂

    • @rainmayfall33
      @rainmayfall33 Před měsícem +1

      @@elyse_myersThey had a 10 year off & on situationship!

  • @kellibella0804
    @kellibella0804 Před měsícem +66

    Girl I just finished watching/listening ... that was such a blast!!! And now you need to do a part 2 with the rest of the songs!! Her album being a surprise _DOUBLE_ album - that dropped 2 hours after the original album dropped - made all the ✌🏼and 🕑 easter eggs Taylor had hidden everywhere make so much sense!
    So... now you gotta continue the tradition and do a Part 2! 😊
    I don't have anyone to do listening parties with, other than my dog. My daughter was raised listening to all kinds of music, and she likes Taylor... But she won't listen with me. She's 18 now. I consider myself lucky to have convinced her to go to the Eras Tour with me so I don't have to go alone! (We're going in Nov when the tour comes back to the states for a few cities. It'll be my first time ever seeing her live!) All this to say - that was a much needed video! Truly, thank you so much!! 😊 🖤

    • @BriMyselfAndEye_Ballroom
      @BriMyselfAndEye_Ballroom Před měsícem +1

      Yes! Part 2 please!!!

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +34

      HAD NO CLUE THE DOUBLE ALBUM WAS EVEN A THING UNTIL I POSTED THIS!!! When I recorded this, I don’t think it had dropped yet because this was Friday morning!! Doing part 2 ASAP! Will post tomorrow!!
      Edit to add: I guess I just missed the part 2 when I listened, because you said it dropped 2 hours after the first!! 😂

    • @kellibella0804
      @kellibella0804 Před měsícem +2

      @@elyse_myers no worries! I'm still a relatively new Swiftie too and there's so much to learn/keep up with! I'm super impressed with your analysis and how well you've integrated into the chaos 😂 Your excitement level when you realized "The Alchemy" could be about Travis was the best! I was literally giggling with you when I was watching last night. Still puts a smile on my face recalling your reaction now.
      So excited to experience The Anthology with you!!! 🩶🤍🖤
      (Edited for spelling)

  • @jennaleed87
    @jennaleed87 Před měsícem +12

    Lol @ the knowing head shake after 'he runs because he loves me'. WEVE ALL BEEN THERE TAY

  • @laurieschroeder2071
    @laurieschroeder2071 Před měsícem +17

    Loved this. None of my friends are Swifties. Thanks for being someone to listen to the album with!

  • @karigirl34
    @karigirl34 Před měsícem +17

    Sometimes with reactions I get overstimulated with the simultaneous music and commentary so the way you set this up was so perfect to me! Definitely my favorite reaction I’ve watched so far, thanks for sharing this with us! 💖

  • @betsfsnr1989rlfemttpdtv
    @betsfsnr1989rlfemttpdtv Před měsícem +55

    coming back to this tomorrow to listen with you. very excited to watch this!!!!

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +16

      YAYYYY!! See you here!

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +1

      ​@elyse_myers living for your long form bestie hangouts!

  • @sarahgray6157
    @sarahgray6157 Před měsícem +51

    I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM TO SEE YOU DO THIS!! I love you so much. And Taylor has helped me, a 46 year old teacher, mom, wife, survivor, heal and feel all my damn feelings, including the ones that aren't pretty or neat. Thank you for this reaction... (Oh, and I'm TOTALLY assuming that you'll love the album!!!) If not, that's fine. I'll still love you and I'll still love Taylor. 🫶🏽

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +11

      I love that we’re in this together!!! And I love the album!! The second and third listen through have been even more fun than the first. Making my husband listen to it today while we paint 😂

  • @hannahjoycuozzo
    @hannahjoycuozzo Před měsícem +28

    1. Sooooo so elated you are making more Taylor content. Needed that ❤😊
    2. I can’t believe you asked if Joe was from London 😂 💖

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie Před měsícem +2

      2. Right?! But it's Elyse, so it's absolutely fine. We love her no matter what!

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +2

      On brand, it's endearing! ❤

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +8

      I know way less than I needed to coming into this album and honestly I feel even less prepared for tomorrows listed of the 2nd drop 😂

    • @FindingGinaMarie
      @FindingGinaMarie Před měsícem +1

      @@elyse_myers We'll be eagerly watching regardless! 😉

  • @thesmileyeffect
    @thesmileyeffect Před měsícem +33

    So this is basically a body doubling album listening party. ❤❤❤

  • @padenlemons8563
    @padenlemons8563 Před měsícem +5

    ELYSE!!!! Thank you! This is all I wanted after seeing your clip! Love you! 😚

  • @familyoffour247
    @familyoffour247 Před měsícem +1

    I absolutely loved this!!! Please do part 2!!! Cannot WAIT for all the mashups that will arise out of this album. So many songs fit with other songs from previous albums.

  • @padenlemons8563
    @padenlemons8563 Před měsícem +44

    Your reaction to realizing The Alchemy is about Travis was priceless! I was giggling and kicking my feet!!!

  • @christyhoffman
    @christyhoffman Před měsícem +4

    I never, ever want to listen to another album without you ❤ I really gotta process this part before part 2. But I loved every second! Although, I do wish you could've been able to do this live so we could bounce ideas off each other, I still loved this so much! Thanks Elyse!! ❤️❤️🥰

  • @the1994candleco
    @the1994candleco Před měsícem +2

    Thank you so much for filming this… I sadly don’t have any real swiftie friends that live here in Omaha to like listen to the album with me or ask questions or react etc with me. Me and my best friend used to over the phone (we live in different states now) but we just haven’t had the chance the past several album releases. This felt like getting to experience it with a friend and that means more than you know! ❤️

  • @ameliaolson
    @ameliaolson Před měsícem +6

    I had the exact same reactions as you the entire time 😂 but also my favorite song by far is “i can do it with a broken heart” it broke me so bad but I’m so glad she put it on the album to show people how much she was actually struggling. Also it’s SOO catchy. Thank you for doing this video. I loved watching it and feeling like i had someone to react to the album with. I’m definitely coming back tomorrow!! Cannot wait!

  • @joeliz9082
    @joeliz9082 Před měsícem +8

    Your reaction to The Alchemy was exactly the same as mine. so good. the realization right at the bridge just in time.

  • @meglizsmith78
    @meglizsmith78 Před měsícem +6

    "I just want something I can rage to". Elyse says right as I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART. ;) She got it!!

  • @JulesRN87
    @JulesRN87 Před měsícem +7

    OMG I NEVER CLICKED A VIDEO SO FAST. So glad to see you and cannot wait to see your reactions 🩵

  • @amandapetersen4247
    @amandapetersen4247 Před měsícem +2

    I loved this! I’ve never watched a reaction like this, but it was so fun actually listening to all the songs with you while working on my crochet project. You having the lyrics on screen the way you did made it easy to make sure I had the song synced properly.
    Please do this again with the second half. The way my jaw dropped when I saw that she released, not just a couple extra songs, but 16 MORE SONGS!

  • @bridgetlynch2043
    @bridgetlynch2043 Před měsícem +2

    Okay I LOVE this format for reaction videos. I watch folks who do put it in the actual video, and they have to crop some reactions or parts, and it doesn't get played on my Spotify so it doesn't go towards my wrapped. This actually made me feel like we were truly listening together ❤❤

  • @22capella
    @22capella Před měsícem +4

    Please please PLEASE do a part 2 with the second part of the album! I am a huge Swiftie and have zero people in my life that are as passionate as me, this felt like a was reacting with a friend and it truly gave me something I have been missing. So thank you so much!!

  • @hannahmarieturner6232
    @hannahmarieturner6232 Před měsícem +1

    Ahhhh!! This is my favorite thing! I love watching your real time reactions. It’s so relatable! 🩷 I absolutely love your videos!

  • @MotifMusicStudios
    @MotifMusicStudios Před měsícem +4

    What a GENIUS idea to play it through headphones and explore it together. You are a legend.

  • @jenc3148
    @jenc3148 Před měsícem +4

    I'm so glad i found this! I've been missing your videos and beautiful insights ❤
    And yes, I Can Do It with a Broken Heart is a gut punch. Especially seeing the lyric video. 😢

  • @jocelynfriedman3188
    @jocelynfriedman3188 Před měsícem

    This!!! Thank you for doing this and inviting us along..I felt like I was listening with my friend and asking the same questions ❤

  • @Bandofthieves
    @Bandofthieves Před měsícem +4

    Elyse, this was so much more fun than a typical reaction video because I really feel like I got to experience the whole album with you! I would watch if you did a part 2 for the rest of the album!

  • @PriscilaLemosGorgulho
    @PriscilaLemosGorgulho Před 25 dny

    I honestly appreciate that you uploaded the whole video so we can follow the emotions all the way through

  • @CarpeNutella
    @CarpeNutella Před měsícem +12

    I'm excited for you. I hope you get to collab with her someday.
    The little I know of her music sounds good, and she seems like a great person.

  • @livliveshere54
    @livliveshere54 Před měsícem +3

    Omg seeing that notification made me SO happy! One hour of Elyse AND Taylor? I am STOKED tysm for sharing your reaction with us Elyse 🤍🛐

  • @FindingGinaMarie
    @FindingGinaMarie Před měsícem +5

    Oh, Elyse, THANK YOU! I've been wanting to watch this album with someone! I'd LOVE you to do the rest of the anthology. This double album is awesome, and I adore the second set of songs equally. It would be so fun to see your reactions to some of the songs you didn't understand initially after you've had a little time to dig into them as a prequel. Clara Bow is a self-own all about Taylor herself. And so many of these songs are about Matty Healy versus Joe. I've been clapping and talking back to your video and only wish this was a livestream so that we could have helped you out in a chat!

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +1

      I would rearrange my schedule for a live stream listening party.

  • @jayk6447
    @jayk6447 Před měsícem

    I was hoping for this. I loved the shorts reactions on the other albums. One big video is gonna be amzing.

  • @brentbrooks3
    @brentbrooks3 Před měsícem +2

    Elyse, you are an amazingly sharp and witty person to spend time watching. Thank you for putting this together.

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +2

      Well this is incredibly kind, thank you 🥹

  • @amberbogart4680
    @amberbogart4680 Před měsícem +2

    Obsessed with this!!! Running to make myself an iced coffee and going to hunker down with you for this. I love you!! 💗💗💗

  • @jenniferriske1328
    @jenniferriske1328 Před měsícem +36

    I’m not really a swiftie but I have totally turned into one with this album. I’ve like her songs through the years but never trying to figure out all the meanings behind the songs. I was so excited for the fortnight video last night. I felt like a kid again when Michael Jackson would premiere a video on Fox before 90210. i was looking at all the lyrics and I felt it in my soul. My husband loves Taylor Swift and he found it so amusing.

    • @watersfakeplants
      @watersfakeplants Před měsícem +6

      Glad I'm not the only one fell in love with her end of 2023 when I saw everyone bothered by her simply watching a football game 😂

    • @OyLorelai
      @OyLorelai Před měsícem

      13 minutes ago! And exactly!🩶

  • @karlym91
    @karlym91 Před 18 dny

    I loved this so much! Had to wait to watch till I could block out the time and listen with you and it was so worth it!! Knowing the songs more now it was fun to listen through knowing what was coming and getting to experience the newness of you! Plus I don’t usually dive too deep into her music. Though I love her. I just appreciate for what it is and what I can deduce so hearing you make connections was so enjoyable!!

  • @samiae3
    @samiae3 Před 11 dny

    You are wonderful , Elyse. Seeing your expressions is the best. Thanks for sharing yourself with the internet.

  • @AmyTwigger
    @AmyTwigger Před měsícem +1

    Your face at the end of Broken Heart. Same girl. My fave too! I love the juxtaposition of it being the most catchy, upbeat song, while having the very saddest lyrics. And the comms/in-ears mixed in is BRILLIANT. As a long-time singer who has had to get on a stage and sing when all I wanted to do was cry in a corner, I FELT IT. I've admired her stamina through the whole tour, but this took it to another level. I don't know how she was able to sing when she was struggling so hard. When I cry my whole throat cinches up and only squeaks come out! And her official lyric video for the song, just wow. I've watched it so many times.

  • @torynvolkwein
    @torynvolkwein Před měsícem +7

    Omg I'm first! I need to tell u how much I adore u me and my bf get so excited when u post. U have to be the most relatable person in the world 😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @turttlehp
    @turttlehp Před měsícem +3

    "that escalated" thats it, thats the whole album next to "Taylor, are you ok girl?"

  • @ThatGirlShelbyy
    @ThatGirlShelbyy Před měsícem +32

    ELISE!! I had the EXACT SAME REACTION to that first "You should be" in "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" !!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
    It's EASILY in my top 3 songs on the entire 31-song double album, and might actually be my favourite song on it. I'm changing my mind between a few every time I listen, but the feeling WAoLOM? gives, is just VERY different and I feel it in my spine and nerves every time it plays
    (Chronic Illness probably causes it due to my emotional reaction to the song, but wow I can literally feel it with that song!!)

  • @LeannahW
    @LeannahW Před měsícem +1

    This is so perfect and therapeutic, thank you!

  • @kelsief9114
    @kelsief9114 Před měsícem

    I loved your reactions. I've listened to the album over and over and I was waiting for your reactions. Loved it. Can't wait to see part 2 ❤

  • @carriemead250
    @carriemead250 Před měsícem

    I was so happy to see you posted this! Loved seeing your reactions, it was like listening with a friend!

  • @mollypittman1776
    @mollypittman1776 Před měsícem

    This is such a great way to do a reaction video. I love playing it with you and seeing your face as you listen for the first time.

  • @appleblossom101
    @appleblossom101 Před měsícem +1

    This was so fun, I’m glad you did the whole album, I’d love to see you react to the second album! I was also confused my first listen through, and am starting to feel like I understand it more as I listen

  • @dawnwebb9463
    @dawnwebb9463 Před měsícem

    i felt like i was joining the best listen/watch party. Please do this again. With any album. i loved this 💜

  • @meg.please
    @meg.please Před měsícem +15

    THIS. this is the listen I needed. Thanks friend! ❤️

    • @elyse_myers
      @elyse_myers  Před měsícem +8

      YASSSSSS!!!!! My pleasure!!! Just found out there was a DOUBLE ALBUM DROP and I’m about to listen to part two right now!!

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +1

      @elyse_myers it's so good. The whole shebang is a trip. I spent the past week working in a gallery, and had 2 full TTPD listening days. I tell you, I'm disoriented, and it's not hyperbole. I'm reeling with the stark display of raw emotions, no matter the form they fell out into, swampy is a great descriptor, but like if the swamp was literally just ALLLL of the TS everything and I clearly have no coherent thought yet. I'm still checking in with myself about it, but my #1 takeaway is the POWER of say, listening with you and all the swifties all over the world, like I'm walking my dog, listening WITH so many people simultaneously, and actually feeling the same goosebumps? It's wild! My #2 favorite takeaway is that writing your messy feelings down is invaluable for moving on, even better if you can make art and share it with someone, because who wants to just horde embarrassing diaries and feel like crap about it?! *(Oh! Oh! I tried to write a letter hahah 😅 I've decided to work on not being embarrassed by being alive, so I'm doing embarrassing things.)

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem

      @@elyse_myers ps on my channel lol 😆

    • @cwonderment
      @cwonderment Před měsícem +1

      ​​@@meg.please You have poetic abilities, so does Elyse... use those abilities, collaborate.

    • @meg.please
      @meg.please Před měsícem +1

      @@cwonderment awww thank you 😊

  • @rachelschmitz9
    @rachelschmitz9 Před měsícem

    I was so hoping you would do a live listen! I’m glad I found it!

  • @TennisCourtz
    @TennisCourtz Před měsícem +1

    i did not know you did long form youtube videos!! This is great, so excited to listen to the album with you

  • @Jessie_Graff
    @Jessie_Graff Před měsícem

    This is the listening party I needed!! Thank you Swiftie!!

  • @Arthwaya
    @Arthwaya Před měsícem

    Thank you for making this, it was so fun to watch. I felt like I sat down with a friend and showed them the album and got to see them react at the same places I did when I first listened, and I wanted squeal and shout "I KNOW!"
    Your reactions were literally the same as mine from my first listen. You are such a joy to watch. You're a bright spot on the internet.

  • @MeganKerr-ex3gn
    @MeganKerr-ex3gn Před měsícem

    I’m so happy I found you here! I’ve missed your presence in socials! I didn’t know how much I needed your reactions to this album!

  • @reactswithjax
    @reactswithjax Před měsícem

    I clicked on this so fast! I was hoping you'd react to her new album!! Love your content Elyse!❤

  • @bethanykmyers
    @bethanykmyers Před měsícem

    This was so fun to watch! You’re just the sweetest! ❤

  • @jenesisnavarro
    @jenesisnavarro Před měsícem +1

    Elyse's initial reactions to these songs are my favorite thing!

  • @dcrab16
    @dcrab16 Před měsícem +1

    You are one of my favorites and I love that you did this video!!!

  • @thesavageacres
    @thesavageacres Před měsícem

    Yes! I’m so excited to see you doing this

  • @sheenatalks8529
    @sheenatalks8529 Před měsícem

    Listening to this together with you is the best time of my week!! Such a great idea and I love that I get to experience this with you ❤

  • @silverkyre
    @silverkyre Před měsícem +3

    I was so happy to see this!! Please do the anthology! The second part of the album!
    This was so fun!

  • @kendalltaylor897
    @kendalltaylor897 Před měsícem +4

    I think “Clara Bow” is about Taylor’s relationship to fame. Clara was the original “it girl” of her time. The end is being said to the next “it girl”…after Taylor. Such a beautiful song!

  • @arianamoskwa6531
    @arianamoskwa6531 Před měsícem

    I’m so excited to see you go thru this journey as a full blown swiftie 😘💜 excited for this!!!

  • @hookthatyarn
    @hookthatyarn Před měsícem +12

    I can do it with a broken heart is probably in my top 4 and ThanK you aIMee, who’s afraid of little old me are you doing a part 2 there’s so many songs to react to on this album 😂

  • @Special_Kfed
    @Special_Kfed Před měsícem

    I haven’t planned the listening experience for this album yet, but when I heard you posted something I RAN to CZcams. Honestly it’s just really nice to see you, and to see you smiling.

  • @Michelledawn.
    @Michelledawn. Před měsícem

    Well this was everything I didn't expect. I'll be over here (im)patiently waiting for Part 2

  • @robinwaits5828
    @robinwaits5828 Před měsícem

    Seeing that you did this and it popped up on my CZcams feed made me squeal with happiness! ❤❤❤

  • @kristinabooker8831
    @kristinabooker8831 Před 22 dny

    Love watching you react, it was so refreshing!

  • @ciera1232
    @ciera1232 Před měsícem +3

    Love this album! Love your music and so glad you are a swiftie!

  • @Jessssssssica
    @Jessssssssica Před měsícem +3

    This was awesome. I can't wait for part 2!

  • @SammiLynne013
    @SammiLynne013 Před měsícem +2

    Elyse is the most relatable person online and I love it. “What just happened?” *end of video* 😂 girl SAME. This entire video was basically just a recreation of my reaction to this album.

  • @DanielleInTheWild
    @DanielleInTheWild Před měsícem +43

    YESSSSS AGREED. You nailed it. It's swampy! It's giving appalachian voodoo lore vibes. And omg I had such an emotional reaction to 'Who's Afraid'. The way she YELLS it (I don't even know what the term is) is VISCERAL. I love it so much.

  • @celesterodrigues919
    @celesterodrigues919 Před měsícem

    i think yours is the best reaction yet. loved every minute. can't wait for part 2.

  • @mariahlamb2983
    @mariahlamb2983 Před měsícem +9

    The way my eyes widened and my jaw DROPPED at the same time as you when so long, london played lol

  • @jkindgrenjr
    @jkindgrenjr Před měsícem

    I've never seen anyone do this type of content, it's amazing! I listened and watched the whole thing! So fun and cool Elyse!

  • @the.estheticiancoach
    @the.estheticiancoach Před měsícem +1

    I loved watching your reaction so much!!

  • @carleighrose3
    @carleighrose3 Před měsícem

    ELYSE I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!! Super fun to listen and react along with you😄 I think it's only right that we keep this as a tradition for every T-Swift release and maybe one day we can listen to a Taylor and Elyse collab❤