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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 17. 12. 2022
  • well hello there.....it's been a minute since I've done some taylor content!
    here's my tier ranking of midnights & how I, the swiftologist, would fix the track list if I had my way. warning: you will be mad at some of the decisions I've made...and that is okay!
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  • @theswiftologist
    @theswiftologist  Pƙed rokem +31

    HERE'S THE PLAYLIST: open.spotify.com/playlist/2L6qSvbKdEQzU6EPkILgSA?si=1550fcecc3ad4a62

    • @David.124
      @David.124 Pƙed rokem +1

      Labyrinth is a god tier song
      Edit:
      My rankings
      Tier 1
      - You’re on You’re Own Kid (specifically because of production and melody, not lyrics).
      - Labyrinth (timeless, beautiful melody)
      - The Great War (addicting melody all throughout the song, lyrics are very good)
      - Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve (production is amazing, lyrics as well)
      - Glitch (I love the complexity in the production, a very sensual song, easy to groove to, etc. Don’t like the bridge though.
      Tier 2:
      - Lavender Haze (I hate the bridge but I could see it being played at every house party and I’m preparing to get tired of it)
      - High Infidelity (ok production, love the vocal bridge)
      - Bigger Than The Whole Sky (amazing lyrics, love the guitar)
      - Maroon (I like the production, but the use of color in Taylor’s songs/finding things that have that color is getting overused
      - Midnight Rain (nothing much to say)
      Tier 3:
      Paris
      Snow on the Beach
      Sweet Nothing
      Tier 4:
      - Mastermind (lyrics are kind of juvenile/sounds like something a beginner could’ve wrote)
      - Karma (love the melody, but Lyrics are also juvenile)
      - Bejeweled (same reason as Karma)
      - Question (same reason as Karma, love the bop-ey melody of the bridge though)
      - Vigilante (the lyrics very much lack depth)

    • @lionmuesli4321
      @lionmuesli4321 Pƙed rokem +2

      Not me making the playlist and then reading the comments 💀

    • @foreverAmk
      @foreverAmk Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +2

      Why is the playlist so different?

    • @chikahoshi
      @chikahoshi Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      @@foreverAmkYeah, I’m confused too. I’m wondering did I miss something when watching this video?? đŸ˜”â€đŸ’«

    • @johnlawrencemaniquis9174
      @johnlawrencemaniquis9174 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci +1

      @@chikahoshi he updated the playlist when Joever happened. YLM is actually supposed to be the new track 5 of the new tracklist.

  • @kayleecallister6881
    @kayleecallister6881 Pƙed rokem +167

    As someone who has experience infant loss and miscarriage, I’ve latched onto Bigger Than The Whole Sky so HARD. Even though I can objectively understand that it’s an odd addition in the context of the story and vibe of Midnights, and it isn’t necessarily about Taylor experiencing that
but I just feel so seen with that song and I will forever be grateful to Taylor for writing it. Isn’t that the wonder of music?

  • @rightwhereyouleftme__
    @rightwhereyouleftme__ Pƙed rokem +467

    Justice for Question...? !!! It is literally the most passive aggressive, insane, fun song on the record. She wrote that song specifically for Harry to hear and to get her message across, and if you get it, you get it! It gives AYHTDWS energy, but more passive aggressive and I love that for her.

    • @jessica-bd3rq
      @jessica-bd3rq Pƙed rokem +14

      Question is my favvvvvvv

    • @prettyfrog4176
      @prettyfrog4176 Pƙed rokem

      It's literally her worst the lyrics are so fucking cringe and childish i rather losten to ME! Than ever listen to it again

    • @elephant1871
      @elephant1871 Pƙed rokem +17

      Question rules and I guess it is fine if someone doesn’t like it. BUT EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS SO GREAT!

    • @wowyzowy1895
      @wowyzowy1895 Pƙed rokem +7

      question can e so relatable it's scary

    • @elephant1871
      @elephant1871 Pƙed rokem +5

      question rukes and that isn’t even a question.

  • @fueledbyrobert
    @fueledbyrobert Pƙed rokem +225

    I was initially sceptical about Dear Reader as an opening song but something about “so I wander through these nights
” introducing the album is really clicking with me
 it’s like she’s opening a book and starting to tell you the stories of the nights in question. great vid as per!

    • @fjohnn8
      @fjohnn8 Pƙed rokem +12

      THISSS like join me as I wander through these midnights

    • @theswiftologist
      @theswiftologist  Pƙed rokem +15

    • @dont.talk-2me
      @dont.talk-2me Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +1

      To me, dear reader is a better concept and album title than midnights

  • @rightwhereyouleftme__
    @rightwhereyouleftme__ Pƙed rokem +158

    The way you describe anti-hero made me snort, "I don't know if she's the smartest girl in the room, but she's a very commanding girl" 😂😂😂

  • @LanderDevosefteling
    @LanderDevosefteling Pƙed rokem +243

    I love the dear reader appreciation. I never understood how anyone could place it last in their ranking

    • @legzzzzz
      @legzzzzz Pƙed rokem +3

      Paris is the last of my rankings, with 3am tracks but with 12am only, Snow On The Beach is the last in my rankings.

    • @danameyy
      @danameyy Pƙed rokem +6

      It took time to grow on me, it used to be a complete automatic skip but once I heard the bridge more I grew to like it enough to not skip. I just find the “Dear Reader” repetition kind of boring. But halfway thru the song it picks up and becomes more interesting lyrically and musically.

    • @drewrosen
      @drewrosen Pƙed rokem +6

      IKR ITS SO ANNOYING DEAR READER IS ONE OF THE BEST ON THE ALBUM

    • @LaurenLaass
      @LaurenLaass Pƙed rokem

      Along with Karma, I listen to it the most out of all the Midnights tracks.

    • @Teehee28
      @Teehee28 Pƙed rokem +2

      Dear reader is my number one

  • @rahng1941
    @rahng1941 Pƙed rokem +336

    The way he called me out with “I bet you also love daylight” 😂 Daylight and The Great War are masterpieces

    • @rahng1941
      @rahng1941 Pƙed rokem +53

      I do think The Great War is better than most of the tracks tho. I return to it way more than Maroon even

    • @nikkiknack
      @nikkiknack Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +3

      I was also called out LOL

    • @juliamrtn4837
      @juliamrtn4837 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

      Hahaa same 😆 like you got me there!

    • @cmMcCullen
      @cmMcCullen Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci +8

      The Great War is one of my favorites on Midnights. Definitely top 5 and one of my most replayed.

  • @MineBuild77
    @MineBuild77 Pƙed rokem +235

    Zach's Midnights Tack List:
    1 - Dear Reader
    2 - Anti-Hero
    3 - Labyrinth
    4 - Midnight Rain
    5 - Would've Could've Should've
    6 - Maroon
    7 - Glitch
    8 - Bejeweled
    9 - Karma
    10 - Question...?
    11 - The Great War
    12 - Mastermind
    13 - Lavender Haze
    14 - You're On Your Own, Kid

    • @wickywicky3811
      @wickywicky3811 Pƙed rokem +8

      Thank you! I don't have spotify so I create my own playlists with Zach's rearranging

    • @MineBuild77
      @MineBuild77 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@wickywicky3811 Ohhh nice! I don’t have Spotify either so I just use CZcamsr â˜ș

    • @FolkloreEvermore724
      @FolkloreEvermore724 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@wickywicky3811 he should have not added labyrinth

    • @mave3739
      @mave3739 Pƙed rokem +1

      ily but why is labyrinth #3

    • @alimostafa2067
      @alimostafa2067 Pƙed rokem +1

      ​@@mave3739 ​@mave Bro really cut SOTB, Paris, Bigger than the whole sky, Sweet nothing, High inefedility, And kept Question...? and Karma 😃
      My personal track order :
      1- Anti-Hero
      2- Maroon
      3- The great war
      4- Sweet Nothing
      5- WCS
      6- SOTB
      7- Paris
      8- High infedility
      9- Bejeweled
      10- Lavender Haze
      11- Midnight Rain
      12- Glitch
      13- Labyrinth
      14- Mastermind
      15- Dear Reader
      16- YOYOK
      I cut Karma, Question...?, Vigilante, Because they belong nowhere but the drafts

  • @vladleiva4055
    @vladleiva4055 Pƙed rokem +70

    people don’t really get the 3AM concept
 they’re all deep and sensitive because that’s how 3am feels after the euphoria pf midnight melts down. The fact that those 7 songs are placed as 3am is perfect.

    • @theswiftologist
      @theswiftologist  Pƙed rokem +47

      People get it but the songs don’t match that
like explain how Paris and The Great War fit into the “deep and sensitive” vibe. Quickly.

    • @vladleiva4055
      @vladleiva4055 Pƙed rokem +29

      @@theswiftologist yeah Paris not so much but Paris is rarely a song people say should be on the standard edition. The Great War however is about two people going through a difficult time but being able to survive it and move forward. That is definitely “sensitive” and mature topic. Also the production of the song matches more the 3am vibe.

    • @user-tq8xy3hu5o
      @user-tq8xy3hu5o Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      But then we have glitch thats more sensual and just like sayin thats wrong that was a mistake but withouth that much regreat and we also have @@vladleiva4055

  • @LifeAsACarrie
    @LifeAsACarrie Pƙed rokem +76

    Oh my god I laughed out loud when you mentioned that Joe hears these songs and has nothing to say 😂 Question is proof that Haylor is alive & well and always will be (at least in my mind). One of my favorite interviews is where Taylor talks about Style and the inspiration behind the song. “This song is actually about those relationships that are never really done. You know, you always kind of have that person. That one person who you feel like might interrupt your wedding. And be like don’t do it because we’re not over yet. The one person that floats in and out of your life and the narrative is never truly over.” DEAR GOD

    • @LifeAsACarrie
      @LifeAsACarrie Pƙed rokem +1

      btw the Christmas tree snow globe is magical 🎄

    • @theswiftologist
      @theswiftologist  Pƙed rokem +5

      @@LifeAsACarrie omg thank u

    • @tragicsimmer
      @tragicsimmer Pƙed 29 dny

      omg reading this after is it over now? is something else

  • @KyleOgilvie1
    @KyleOgilvie1 Pƙed rokem +219

    Putting Dear Reader in God Tier where she belongs. Thank you for giving her the appreciation she deserves.
    ‘Bend when you can, snap if you have to’ is one of my favourite lines Taylor’s ever written.

  • @aerithcolfer3623
    @aerithcolfer3623 Pƙed rokem +15

    I cackled so loud when you said ‘I bet you like Daylight’ when you talked about The Great War because its me. I love both songs 💀

  • @fotinik1259
    @fotinik1259 Pƙed rokem +33

    Idk if there's something wrong with me but a primal instinct awakens inside my psyche when "good girl sad boy big city wrong choices..." starts playing. Like I get feral when Question comes on shuffle. She deserves all the attention and love.

  • @KyleOgilvie1
    @KyleOgilvie1 Pƙed rokem +52

    The brief five seconds when you took Bejewelled out of God Tier, I screamed into my phone ‘Don’t you dare, put her back’. And you did, therefore all is right with the world.

  • @LukePrice173
    @LukePrice173 Pƙed rokem +119

    everyone thank zach for giving us our sunday bread đŸ„–

  • @LanderDevosefteling
    @LanderDevosefteling Pƙed rokem +48

    OMG AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE *mentally preparing myself for labyrinth slander though!*
    Thank you for your hard work, zach!!!

    • @ella-roehl
      @ella-roehl Pƙed rokem +5

      LABYRINTH DESERVES BETTER IT IS SO PRETTY

  • @BestBelieveImStillBejeweled
    @BestBelieveImStillBejeweled Pƙed rokem +18

    I’m so happy that you appreciate Question
? and Midnight Rain. They are soooo under appreciated and I’m happy to know that my favorite Swiftie CZcamsr enjoys those too.

  • @tonyivanova7795
    @tonyivanova7795 Pƙed rokem +23

    totally agree with you re: mastermind - when she said "no one wanted to play with me as a little kid, so I've been scheming like a criminal ever since" has SUCH humor and playfulness to it

  • @gabrieldafonseca9238
    @gabrieldafonseca9238 Pƙed rokem +47

    Also, If your planning on doing more videos for this series with her other Albums, I think it would be interesting if combined folklore and evermore together, and made an tracklist that you think are the best parts from both of the records. Anyways, thanks for the video

  • @avani_tak
    @avani_tak Pƙed rokem +38

    I love putting dear reader as an opening track, it adds depth to the record, like yes I'm taylor swift but I don't actually have my shit together ever, so don't take advice from me because I'm an unreliable narrator, I don't wanna tell people what to I just want to express my neurosis. Also YOYOK works as a great bookend.

    • @drewrosen
      @drewrosen Pƙed rokem +2

      I totally agree because dear reader is basically an opposite of yoyok, like at first she is anxious that so many people rely on her for advice when she actually is just falling apart and is not a reliable source. then ending with yoyok, she realizes how far she’s come and that she is actually proud of herself. the song yoyok starts off kinda sad but ends on a hopeful note. Like start to finish, this would leave me going into the album thinking one thing and going out thinking another thing.

  • @mrm4734
    @mrm4734 Pƙed rokem +13

    i am sorry for your loss zach, losing someone is always painful, stay strong ❀

  • @iJamieM
    @iJamieM Pƙed rokem +16

    l like midnights is like the folklore to evermore; they’re both incredible albums but you can tell they’re just her warming up to diving fully straight in. Folklore being the warm up to evermore and now we have midnights being the warm-up to whatever her next on the nose pop record is.

  • @maddiedoesntkno
    @maddiedoesntkno Pƙed rokem +7

    _’Time passes me by and I don’t notice anymore’_ is honestly a new Taylor lyric well done mate😂

  • @rileyprice6058
    @rileyprice6058 Pƙed rokem

    The thing I love about your videos is your analysis of each of the songs they are just spot on and the rearranged tracklist always works

  • @betteronsaturnn
    @betteronsaturnn Pƙed rokem +10

    A NEW EPISODE OF THE POD?! also this year I listened to the pod more than Taylor herself. 😘 never expected this trajectory

  • @chloehorner8958
    @chloehorner8958 Pƙed rokem +35

    I will say I like the Great War because the first time I heard it, it made me think of my husbands battle with cancer. I COMPLETELY agree that it’s not the best song on the album but it makes me reflect on the way art is given meaning by who is consuming it. If Great War is just about a fight with Joe (which feels not super deep) it’s cool that I can hear it and relate to it in a totally different way! Just thoughts. đŸ€—

    • @sujal4078
      @sujal4078 Pƙed rokem +5

      I kinda think The Great War is more about her fight with Joe in a way that it was a fight with herself. I like to think (and kinda believe it to be true) that the song is about Taylor being self destructive in the relationship and causing all these fights and that makes it much more deeper than just a normal couple fight haha.

    • @drew4770
      @drew4770 Pƙed rokem +3

      ​@@sujal4078 yes, every single taylor swift song will ALWAYS have a deeper meaning, she is a lyrical genuis

  • @abbymcgurk9231
    @abbymcgurk9231 Pƙed rokem +2

    I really loved ur vlogs. I’m sure I’m not the only one who really appreciates your vulnerability, so thank you!!!! ❀❀
    But I also adore your other videos!!

  • @diaz9rox
    @diaz9rox Pƙed rokem +8

    Love the new rankings! Love your vlogs and hope you’re doing okay. I have a different interpretation of glitch and where it goes chronologically, for me it seems clearly about joe and the “I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this” time period of them becoming serious (so after bejeweled). Because I’m the song she’s saying I’ve only known love that fails with dudes who give me nothing, this is a glitch that we are together and happy and not what I thought would happen. Also the line “I’m not even sorry nights are so starry bloodmoon lit, it must be counterfeit” seems like “starry eyes sparking up my darkest night” + “the moon is high like your friends were the night that we first met” + “put you in jail for something you didn’t do”/“somewhere in the haze got a sense of been betrayed”. Also, I love the Great War and high infidelity for the exact same reason you dislike them, to me they are ear candy instead of a terrible sound, I can’t stop listening from the first beats, and no I don’t like daylight or Dorothea, ears are just different sometimes.

  • @drewveflin2842
    @drewveflin2842 Pƙed rokem +9

    i think you hit the nail on the head with the great war and being okay with loving a song that isn’t the objective best on the album. i love the great war but i’m never gonna say it has better lyrics than other songs. i just like the melody and the vibe

    • @legzzzzz
      @legzzzzz Pƙed rokem +2

      Yeah, and I am really obssessed with the bridge. And not to mention, the rhythm of the chorus. haha

  • @Galaxy45678
    @Galaxy45678 Pƙed rokem +8

    Finally someone who loves question!!! It’s so underrated, deserves way more appreciation honestly it’s annoying how people overlook it all the time

  • @unfazedgeorge
    @unfazedgeorge Pƙed rokem +20

    The lyrics to "The Great War" are rich in imagery, symbolism, and themes that are far from simple or boring. For example, the reference to their “banners" being torn down and the battle being taken "underground" suggests a secretive or hidden aspect to the relationship and the mention of "crimson clover" could be seen as references to the loss and sacrifice of the relationship. This is also perhaps a connection to “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” and it’s mention of the years of tearing down ‘their’ banners and yet the tomb wont close and how memories feel like weapons. While the idea of using war as a metaphor for a relationship may be simple, the themes within it offer a nuanced and thought-provoking exploration of the complexities of this relationship and the challenges that come with forgiving and healing from it. Also I absolutely cannot stand daylight, but totally respect your opinion.

    • @wickywicky3811
      @wickywicky3811 Pƙed rokem +1

      This!! It's why it became one of my favorite songs in the album, but I do agree that the sound of it is a bit jarring. I wish it had a different track behind it because the lyrics are beautiful.

  • @Sequoya
    @Sequoya Pƙed rokem +2

    Great episode! I’m gonna try the new track list. I love the production on Glitch.

  • @liftingforsweets501
    @liftingforsweets501 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

    I just found you through tiktok and wow, you have such a great voice for videos like this! I loved listening along to your insights even if they didn’t always align with mine 😊 I love hearing other people’s opinions of her songs!
    Would you consider doing a video where you rank your personal top 13 Taylor Swift songs? I think it would be great to hear why you love them and what you think of the songs!

  • @Allydiva87
    @Allydiva87 Pƙed rokem

    Omg can't wait for the next podcast! Thanks for doing this video. Yay! Hope you had a wonderful and safe trip there. I need to watch those soon! :) Happy Holidays coming up to you and your family. :)

  • @betteronsaturnn
    @betteronsaturnn Pƙed rokem +16

    babe is really feeding us a Michelin star feast
 IM GRATEFUL

  • @TheClairelikescats
    @TheClairelikescats Pƙed rokem +4

    I love Dear Reader! I feel like it works so well as an ending track but could also work well as an opener like in your rearrangement!

  • @rightwhereyouleftme__
    @rightwhereyouleftme__ Pƙed rokem +15

    I love that you're obsessed with Dear Reader ♄ I think it might be in my top 2 on the album, and I initially called it a SKIP on first listen. I deserve to be shamed.

  • @luelentiya
    @luelentiya Pƙed rokem +5

    OMG the fact that you only rearranged the songs in the album but changed the whole vibe story and feeling of the album is insane, I wish you were in the room when they were deciding this UGH

  • @JaydenAnne
    @JaydenAnne Pƙed rokem +10

    Paris is my favorite on the album, and I agree it's not objectively the best, but I remember you were talking about how bad the shade line was and, honestly, I was fully expecting you to put it in "meh" or "not today" and I was pleasantly surprised at what you had to say about it and where you put it.

  • @hudsonlewis8843
    @hudsonlewis8843 Pƙed rokem +5

    THE GIRLIE GIVING OUT SAMPLES AT COSTCO! Literally a single has nvr been described better😭

  • @baniroka9206
    @baniroka9206 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

    I'm here very late, but i love ur album list!! You cut the right songs, and made it make more sense to me, ty 💖

  • @trevello969
    @trevello969 Pƙed rokem

    i always learn new words while watching your videos so tyty

  • @ringleadertaylorsversion4955

    When you took Bejeweled out of god tier for a moment but not anti-hero was shocking! Also I love the Christmas tree snow globe in the background, it’s very beautiful

  • @Holmnielsen-
    @Holmnielsen- Pƙed rokem +2

    your makeup looks great, dewey glow!

  • @EdsLorraine
    @EdsLorraine Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +1

    I just found your account recently but I just wanna say *thank you* for being a normal Taylor Swift fan who isn’t afraid to just share normal ass opinions. I’ve been a fan of her since debut but never really got into the fandom because it frankly scared me. Watching you has fulfilled my need recently to have genuine normal discussion about her and her work.

  • @alexdaly3097
    @alexdaly3097 Pƙed rokem

    Can’t wait for the next video x

  • @nutshell93
    @nutshell93 Pƙed rokem +1

    You do these rearrangings so well!! I agree You’re on your own kid sounds like it should be at the end, like a realisation not an emotional track 5

  • @Starbuck-dr7yl
    @Starbuck-dr7yl Pƙed rokem +3

    Nice Zack! So good to see the Dear Reader love! Where do you put Hits Different?

  • @miliseiffert
    @miliseiffert Pƙed rokem

    Im so onboard with your track list!! Even though I like Vigilante S*it, your narrative makes SO MUCH SENSE.
    I still need to take some time to forgive you for putting Paris in very very good, but I’ll get there Zach 😂 at least it gets cut on your track list
    Loved your little tree there. So sweet! Happy holidays!!

  • @Pxrdunk
    @Pxrdunk Pƙed rokem

    you have a good taste. I think the order you put these songs in your tracklist make perfect sense to me, sounds very cohesive but i think that musically and sonically doesnt work much in my opinion I mean put these much more tense concepts and sounds in the beggining of the album literally when i listened the playlist you made, it put a bit anxious. i think how it was originally released made it a little bit more digestible.(to put upbeat /down beat tracks) actually until I listened to your order I didnt realized how dense Midnights is.

  • @anasarracena
    @anasarracena Pƙed rokem

    Merry Christmas, Zack!

  • @jofeta3
    @jofeta3 Pƙed rokem +1

    i am here for the tea honey! spill the tea sis!

  • @taylorpeterson2890
    @taylorpeterson2890 Pƙed rokem +1

    I loved your playlist! I loved WCS and Maroon back to back, so powerful! The clean version of Lavender Haze threw me off 😂 I don’t think I’ve ever heard it before. I loved it going out on the end of YOYOK, it was so positive ❀

  • @radka1989
    @radka1989 Pƙed rokem

    I love that Dear Reader and Question are god tier for you cause they are literally my number one songs from Midnights!!!!

  • @lunawolf5636
    @lunawolf5636 Pƙed rokem

    Great video thank you for the entertainment and can't wait to listen to this track list.

  • @brysonm1342
    @brysonm1342 Pƙed rokem

    i listened to your playlist and can confirm it is SOO much better

  • @annaissodone
    @annaissodone Pƙed rokem +1

    as a fellow crazy person i relate to your experiences :D really happy this channel popped up in my recommendations

  • @daguyudontwannaknow
    @daguyudontwannaknow Pƙed rokem

    I remember on first listen, I had a feeling that if Midnights were just reordered a bit, it would be her most grown up sounding album yet. After listening to your playlist, I can confirm that hypothesis! Well done, listening to it in your order makes the album so much darker, which I am definitely here for. So thank you, I will listen to the album like this from now on.
    PS thank you for leaving in Labyrinth even though you hate it 😂

  • @rachelbyrum7488
    @rachelbyrum7488 Pƙed rokem +1

    Would definitely love to hear the Spotify playlist of how you’d order the track list

  • @petarpesic3959
    @petarpesic3959 Pƙed rokem +1

    If I can be brutally honest, I've never liked any of your videos because our opinions are just so damn different. But this, THIS video is simply phenomenal!!!!! You are spot on with the track list. 10/10. (btw thank you for not getting rid of The Great War lol)

  • @justtakeemhome
    @justtakeemhome Pƙed rokem +5

    you actually have incredible taste

  • @nicolegulino
    @nicolegulino Pƙed rokem +1

    I love your track list! It's so creative. The cut tracks can be bonus tracks or something. Speaking of which, what did you think of hits different? I don't think that was covered here.

    • @theswiftologist
      @theswiftologist  Pƙed rokem +1

      hits different almost doesn't exist to me cuz its not on streaming lol

    • @nicolegulino
      @nicolegulino Pƙed rokem

      @@theswiftologist LMAOOO true I thought it was a fun song but very different than everything else we got

  • @giulianavalarino7892
    @giulianavalarino7892 Pƙed rokem +3

    Finally someone who loves Dear Reader!!! It's SO GOOD!

  • @bitachocho
    @bitachocho Pƙed rokem

    your prayers always crack me up LOL!

  • @mooncloudstar
    @mooncloudstar Pƙed rokem

    I really really love your expressionsđŸ˜‰â€and i love the vid as well❀

  • @socksnslides7021
    @socksnslides7021 Pƙed rokem +2

    I turned off the World Cup final to watch this. Absolutely obsessed đŸ«¶

  • @december3305
    @december3305 Pƙed rokem +1

    This is genius (even if I don't share any of your ranking opinions lol)! Where would you put Hits Different, if anywhere?

  • @jetoplatypus
    @jetoplatypus Pƙed rokem +1

    I really am in need of friends like Zac ✹ someone I can really dive deep with in Taylor's chaotic mind

  • @deltacat27
    @deltacat27 Pƙed rokem +6

    my thoughts on your revised tracklist (as someone who would probably advocate for very few changes to the tracklist at all):
    1. thematically i see how dear reader would make a great opener, but sonically it just doesn't really set the vibes well. this is a pop album at the end of the day, so the first track kinda needs to be a banger. also, personally i think lavender haze can't be beat as an opener because i'm someone who does see a narrative in all of midnights (standard edition), and it sets the scene really well: taylor awake in the middle of the night with joe, trying to blot out the present as she begins to reflect on the past.
    2. honestly agree, anti-hero is one of the songs that really sets the vibes for the album and although i LOVE LOVE LOVE maroon it makes more sense later in the tracklist when she's lost in the past.
    3. disagree... both labyrinth & sweet nothing are songs where taylor is making peace with the present after all the chaos of the past and those fit at the end of the narrative really well, not the beginning.
    4. yeah this works fine. midnight rain works very well as one of the first reflection songs about the past, i would personally put yoyok first but whatever.
    5. i mean if you're intent on yoyok being a closer than yeah wcs is the next best choice for track 5, and i see how it could fit the narrative. again, i think yoyok is definitely a track 5 and i like how it begins a pipeline of songs where taylor is spiraling into the past, but i see where you're coming from.
    6. agree with this one completely tbh.
    7. glitch is not good enough for a place on the standard edition (sorry) but if it had to be, this would make sense
    8. nah... bejeweled works well as the end of the reminiscing tracks on the standard edition. she's still lost in the past but at least it's a semi-happy memory, which transitions well into labyrinth and then the rest
    9. karma is again a song about making peace with the present so it should be closer to the end but i get where you're coming from
    10. track 10 is too late for question, it belongs earlier with the songs about spiralling in the past...
    11. the great war doesn't fit in the narrative anywhere and that's why it's a bonus track, but this placement kinda fits i guess
    12. mastermind not being a closing track just makes so sense to me sorry... like how does the story continue after that
    13. yeah this is my issue with your tracklist... the narrative is gone. i get that it was a kinda vague story to begin with, but now there is absolutely none
    14. this works i guess but the current version is better sorry
    as for the songs you cut... i mean you have your reasons so that's okay, but removing vigilante shit is kinda weird when it inspired the cover art
    this would be my revised tracklist
    1. lavender haze
    2. anti-hero
    3. you're on your own, kid (i know i said this is a track 5, and it is, but from a narrative viewpoint it kinda messes things up. i feel like taylor wrote it and was like "this is track 5", but then she just shoved some random songs before it to make that happen, which made the narrative less clear)
    4. midnight rain
    5. would've could've should've
    6. question...?
    7. maroon
    8. vigilante shit
    9. bejeweled
    10. labyrinth
    11. karma
    12. sweet nothing
    13. mastermind
    epilogue: dear reader (idk where to put this song. mastermind is the perfect closing track but so is dear reader in an entirely different way. very similar to folklore with hoax and the lakes). imo this should've been a target exclusive along with hits different, but dear reader was the one song that got released at 3 am.
    bonus tracks (should've been released a week or two after midnights)
    the great war
    bigger than the while sky
    paris
    high infidelity
    glitch
    snow on the beach
    hits different
    gosh i spent way too much time writing this

    • @octonion1917
      @octonion1917 Pƙed rokem +1

      i agree about LH being a good opening track. if you look at reaction videos (including zach's) everyone's like WOAH this is crazy from the opening synths. whereas if your first impression of this brand new album was dear reader's white key piano chords, you'd think that midnights was folklore/evermore part 3

  • @ry._an
    @ry._an Pƙed rokem +1

    dear reader appreciation im so here for that! one of my fav taylor songs

  • @hannahh.3695
    @hannahh.3695 Pƙed rokem

    The Question
? and Dear Reader appreciation is much welcomed! Love these two.
    Bejeweled is another one of my personal favorites from the album.
    Didn’t like the sound of High Infidelity on first listen either, it’s grown on me a little bit, but I understand that someone might not like it since it’s not her best work.
    Your tracklist is very interesting, more thoughtful than the original one.

  • @chrissy817
    @chrissy817 Pƙed rokem +6

    I like the vibe of glitch but I can’t stand how forced the tying together with a stitch lyric sounds to rhyme with glitch

    • @legzzzzz
      @legzzzzz Pƙed rokem

      I can also lowkey sense that but I kinda overlook it sometimes because I love the melody and the vibe.

  • @devrajd.1958
    @devrajd.1958 Pƙed rokem +6

    The hits different erasure 💀

  • @EdsLorraine
    @EdsLorraine Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +1

    I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one who thought Midnight Rain would be one of the best on the album before the album dropped. I would say that was one of the ones I was most excited for and it’s definitely in my top three for midnights. Not sure if it’s #1 but it’s up there.

  • @Nymphy.
    @Nymphy. Pƙed rokem +3

    I agree with every song on your tracklist except for Dear Reader! I really just can't vibe with it and hasn't grew on me since the album release. It probably never will but I'll respect yours anyway!!

  • @julietjetset
    @julietjetset Pƙed rokem +1

    Random suggestion, I would love your “daily prayer” as merch. Either written out on a candle or a notebook cover 😊

  • @James-ho4sg
    @James-ho4sg Pƙed rokem +1

    Would've Could've Should've really impacted me as I've been through similar things in my life. I think the writing there is fantastic and definitely an A or A+ for me. The song ranks top 10 of my all-time favorites because it was very heartfelt and I could hear her pain

  • @damian2972
    @damian2972 Pƙed rokem

    You're so well spoken and i bet I'm not the first person you're hearing this from

  • @alea280
    @alea280 Pƙed rokem

    We MUST know where you would put Hits Different and why!! đŸ„ș💗

  • @rochelleengelbrecht5155
    @rochelleengelbrecht5155 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    Daylight and clean give me the same energy and I love it!

  • @user-kp1bh6wi7z
    @user-kp1bh6wi7z Pƙed rokem

    I always enjoy your ranking and fixing track-list videos! Would you consider doing one for the supreme Speak Now? I think Innocent (and a few other tracks) could be cut and the track list from track 1 to track 5 should be: Sparks Fly, Mine, Back To December, Speak Now, Dear John and I would like to hear you thoughts. Thank you Zach

  • @ennealebrityland
    @ennealebrityland Pƙed rokem

    loving your london boy, wanting your paper rings blablabla😂😂

  • @Maga-22
    @Maga-22 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    I like Midnights a lot, but your new Midnights track list, are all in the right spot!

  • @shanegriffin6637
    @shanegriffin6637 Pƙed rokem +4

    Got this notification while re watching the 1989 tour film.

  • @ButterBunBooks
    @ButterBunBooks Pƙed rokem

    Wcs has helped me start processing stuff. This song made me feel seen.

  • @bluestrangler0447
    @bluestrangler0447 Pƙed rokem +2

    The phrase "bleep bloop song" is added to my vocabulary now

  • @noaaa7
    @noaaa7 Pƙed rokem +1

    You put all my favourites in the meh section so we definitely have opposite tastes!

  • @booklovershourya1046
    @booklovershourya1046 Pƙed rokem +1

    the great war and daylight are probably my 2 fav songs writing wise

  • @Lena-fn4xu
    @Lena-fn4xu Pƙed rokem +1

    i love the great war and don‘t like daylight but i gotta say it‘s one of the few taylor songs where i don‘t necessarily relate to the lyrics i just love the song sonically and i can‘t explain why

  • @Gabreyes093
    @Gabreyes093 Pƙed rokem

    The amount of god tier songs you had made me think I'm too critical.
    There are 2, maybe 3 songs I see potentially cracking my Top 20. Most of this album's tracks fall in mid to low tiers for me

  • @biancadavino9762
    @biancadavino9762 Pƙed rokem

    question...? is my favourite on midnights. so underrated

  • @catastrophicblue
    @catastrophicblue Pƙed rokem +2

    love it

  • @marianletterio
    @marianletterio Pƙed rokem +1

    Thinking about which would be my pick for album opener, I realised that there aren't many songs on Midnights with enough strength. Dear Reader is nice but I think it sounds a bit anemic... I do agree with you that this album has some very good songs (I think YOYOK, Anti-Hero and CWS are the best ones, lirically) but they still can't compare to her previous works.
    I do like this record, but it is a bit all over the place, and some songs don't fit at all (Sweet Nothing and Paris come to mind). In my opinion, this album was an excuse for the tour, but it could've used a bit more editing and focus in the production.

  • @emilysanders1855
    @emilysanders1855 Pƙed rokem +1

    Question...if you were to include Hits Different on the tier ranking and include it in your tracklist, where would you put it?

  • @darcycavanaugh8795
    @darcycavanaugh8795 Pƙed rokem +1

    zach, what would you consider an A+ Taylor writing song?

  • @liz.a314
    @liz.a314 Pƙed rokem

    Thank god for the midnights podcast pt 2

  • @strvngerinthealps
    @strvngerinthealps Pƙed rokem +1

    the labyrinth and the great war slander 😭 i agree with the question
? take tho it grew on me so much from first listen

  • @taylorsversion1831
    @taylorsversion1831 Pƙed rokem

    we need the improved the tracklist of red and fearless as well! ❀❀❀

  • @katherinechafian
    @katherinechafian Pƙed rokem

    Does anyone else feel like the sound effect that follows the verses in maroon (the dropping ish sound) kind of sounds like "the plane going down" its really conveys that feeling of a relationship ending again and the despair that comes with it

  • @orlianyschimerski6394
    @orlianyschimerski6394 Pƙed rokem +1

    I love when he starts praying on the vĂ­deos lol