I haven't listened to Taylor Swift in 10 Years... (Music Producer Reacts)
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
- Taylor Swift was never my favorite artist, and I really haven't listened to anything she has released in the past 10 years. That changes now!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:20 "Maroon"
5:25 "Tolerate It"
10:35 "Midnight Rain"
14:07 "August
18:19 "Anti-Hero"
22:21 "Champagne Problems"
25:51 Final Thoughts - Hudba
One of my favorite TS quotes:
"I'm not a singer that writes my own songs, I'm a songwriter that sings my own songs." -Taylor
That's so true, I think many people miss the fact that she's not trying to be the most powerful singer on earth, she likes to remain in her confortable range. Instead the true joy of her music comes from her songwriters.
WOW. Very powerful way to describe herself and how she earns her living.
May God Continue To Bless Taylor And All She Has Ahead In Her Future!
AMEN. 🙏
I wish I could find the eyeroll emoji
@@common-girlhope you found your eyeroll emoji so you can roll your as$ out this coment section with it
@@just_j74 lol
“She writes like a knife.” Yes. This is why so many people love her songs. The storytelling, the clever phrasing-she’s such a talent.
This guy got it. Even if he's not going to do much more listening, that sentence. Precise description.
I heard another male reviewer say: 'She doesn't write with a pen. She writes w. a katana dipped in ink." That seems like an accurate description. 😂
I'm like the water when your ship rolled in that night
Rough on the surface but you cut through like a knife
Literally, anddd she's genius
You’d get “August” if you listened to “Cardigan” and “Betty.” “August” wouldn’t seem surface level to you if you understand that it’s part of a trilogy.
I’m kind of sad that “Exile” was left off this list. It’s one of the most visceral songs she has ever written
Exile - My absolute favorite Taylor song of all time.
That next to tears ricochet. Umph
That's the song that made me discover her music beyond her greatest hits
Agree I have Exile as the song from Spotify I wake up to every morning. I love this song sk much
@@sistafunk1 the bridge is fantastic
I am 83 years old, I shouldn't be a Taylor Swift fan. Not that long ago, I started thinking, OK, I've heard so much about this Taylor Swift, let's have a listen. Now I am a Swiftie and proud of it. I am absolutely blown away by the girl. Well, woman. She's got BRAINS, too, people, she can in fact sing and has amazing vocal control. No two songs are alike, really. But what comes through more than anything else, is Taylor's innate EMPATHY. I listen to a song like Ronan and she's got me bawling my eyes out. I understand she basically writes most of her songs herself, and there seems no doubt that the songwriting is one of her basic strengths. Every song tells a story, has a message, she has a lot so say and it's the music that lets her say it.
You sound like a cool person :)
Couldn't agree more! I feel like I have grown up with Taylor.. Even being Scandinavian, not American. I was born in '81, her in.. well is there a person who doesn't know, left?? 😂 She's from '89, so we are JUST barely born the same decade 😆
Any who. I wasn't a fan per say, but knew of her music and liked to just fine 😊 Until my daughter became a swiftie, and began telling me the stories behind the songs, about all the Easter eggs etc. And Taylor's life and so on..
I must say I had the same journey as you, and I have nothing but admiration for that woman! ❤
I'm a swiftie mom, and a swiftie myself too, now 😄
I am currently 42. I still think that I belong to the older segment of Taylor Swift fans(?)
Any who.. I just really loved your comment!❤❤🎉
She pulled me in,too;like a rip current.💜
And every song is surface level and mid😁👍
That is so BADASS. I hope when I'm 83 I'm still into music!
He really went from "I hope this is deeper than shake it off" to "I like to keep my tear ducts dry"
it always makes me smile when people use “shake it off” as a label for, idk, “viral radio tracks with zero lyrical content”, when there’re plenty of good thoughts and reflection in “shake it off” actually 😅
but it requires some awareness about the song structure consists not only of choruses lol
@sophiemoroz5744 right??? I have when people are kinda prejudicial just because those are "happy" or "commercial" songs
Shake It Off set the bar a bit too low lol
Must listen to Karma . And The Man.
It did, no doubt, but it demonstrates how powerful she is as a song writer. She can create songs that win over the entire audience, but us Swifties know there is so much more.
I'm 41 years old and a white male. I love Taylor. I've always said she's the Paul McCartney of this generation.
Even Paul McCartney agrees with you.
Kinda like all 4 beetles in one. 🤷♂️ maybe + Michael Jackson performer genes.
❤
facts, they’re even friends ❤
42 yo male who was in similar shoes as the op. My wife is a full-on swiftie and I just "liked" her radio songs. When newer stuff like Willow made it to the radio I was pleasantly surprised, but didn't go deeper than that.
The Eras tour started up and my wife wanted to go, I pulled some strings and got 2 tickets in Seattle. She requested I go with her and gave me "homework" on Lover-Midnights. I instantly saw the differences between what I knew and the reality of who Taylor actually was. I immediately liked the non-radio stuff on 1st listen, becoming actually excited to see if the hype matched the concert.
The concert was an incredible performance. Honestly, that was the best concert I've ever been to, and I've been to about 150 in my life. Since the July concert, I have listened to her music consistently and consider myself a newforever Swiftie. Her talent is beyond comparison.
Great video, enjoyed your reactions. Will check out more of your stuff.
What is badass is that she didn’t buy back her music, she RE-RECORDED every single album and stamped them as “Taylor’s Version “, had all of the radio stations only play her versions AND her followers gladly purchased her new albums along with people like me who are new SWIFTIES because of her newer albums. Her songwriting is genius and her work ethic is beyond measurable.
It’s funny because I was a country taylor fan and stopped listening as much when she ventured away from the more country-ish style
After Taylor’s version era I’ve now listened to all of her new music and fallen in love all over again with her first couple albums. She’s so awesome
Yes exactly!!!
To be fair, her mother was a marketing executive, albeit for mutual funds, but sales/marketing skills can transfer markets. Not diminishing Taylor's choices; just saying that she probably had a good teacher.
@theresakruse1655 but it was Kelly Clarkson who suggested she re-record her stuff. That's why she sends KC flowers when she drops a re-release
She wasn’t able to buy back her music 😢 💪💪❤❤
as a huge swiftie i really love the honesty in this video. it’s so rare to see someone blatantly admit that they disliked taylor’s music but be willing to revisit her new stuff. it makes me trust that your compliments really mean something! great video :)
Thanks! I decided at the beginning of this journey that I’d base my reactions in honesty.
There are three people I admit I was 100% wrong about: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Taylor Swift. She’s remarkable. And I really would love to meet her mom.
Hehehe right I appreciated the honestly snarky way he was speaking about her songs first. Ik he’s a real one
@@becauseisaac You should listen to Swift's whole albums uninterrupted post-1989 (the extremely commercialized pop album that you can't handle at all so you can skip 1989 for now, 🤣) before making a final decision on Taylor Swift. These 6 songs are not the only type of songs that she made and I think there could have been better songs chosen from all 3 albums that your sister recommended (as a Swiftie I approve of her picks, of course).
The Reputation and Lover (Lover is a very happy group of songs and not gut-punching like the ones you listened to here) albums have both amazing songs and very subpar songs (you will know what I am talking about). The really good songs on those 2 albums are some of her best songs in her discography, easily. She is a jack of all trades when it comes to different genres, really.
@@becauseisaacIf you liked her songs you should listen to less popular ones, such as illicit affairs and better than revenge, speak now 1989 and folklore are great albums, i suggest, cardigan, new romantics, speak now, enchanted, marjorie, willow, my tears ricochet, betty, and others on those albums I mentioned!
Nobody was ready for “Tolerate it.” The eras tour performance is a work of art. It’s devastating and so beautiful.
Yes great song!
Yes! I will say watching the concert movie has made me appreciate Evermore and Midnights more. Tolerate It is brilliant.
I've been a fan since September 2020
One of my fav songs of her. Unfortunately, I identify with female character in this song.
I cried watching tolerate it in the movie at the cinema. I was NOT ready for it
This is why it’s so frustrating when people just brush off her entire career and discography because they don’t like “Shake it Off” or one of her big pop or country hits. We’ve been trying to tell y’all she’s a lyrical genius for the last decade but people don’t want to give it a shot because she’s just some pop star. This is not our late 90s pop star yall- this is an ARTIST.
Glad you gave it a good shot, she has some really incredible tracks, with amazing stories.
That is the snippet people get though. There are plenty of hits on the radio I like or random songs in tv soundtracks I hear but I rarely do a deep dive into the artists discography.
britney sweetie…
@@anna.phylactici learnt very late in life that Britany spears is actually a very good singer. Her original singing voice is incredible. It's so sad that she had to alter her voice and sing higher.
Love you supernova4.
Great insight!
@@habim9670 Stop it with your moral high grounds. Some people dont make it their life to listen an entire discog of an artist. If I've only known her for shake it off, I wouldnt be a fan too.
"I've never heard music that tells stories like that" welcome to taylor swift ☺
btw since you mentioned only having heard the radio singles, I recommend listening to her album tracks, they are widely beloved by fans and where you'll find her most incredible songwriting.
OMGGGG ALLY I LOVE U
omggg its allyyy......hii!!
ALLY QUESTION? ARE YOU READY FOR TTPD
COINCIDENCE I JUST WATCHED HER VIDEO AND THEN WATCHED THIS ONE AND NOTICED THIS!?!!? I THINK NOT
Allyyy!!?? omg ilyyy!
I just hate how people only respect her after listening to tracks like this. Her pop songs are top tier, that should be enough for her to be taken seriously. The pop genre is so disregarded nowadays.
I think "Shake It Off" is awesome. It is completely tongue in cheek and like all Taylor Swift songs you have to know the background of what she was dealing with that created that song.
Yes, like you may not like pop but her pop albums and bop tracks are awesome. Style is, for me, the most amazing pop song ever. Taylor Swift has an awesome range and people should let themselves enjoy all that.
Writing a fun catchy upbeat pop song is really really hard and Taylor Swift delivers on that consistently. I wish more people could respect upbeat jams because they’re really difficult to pull off and may even be harder than writing a sad song.
My daughter is 9 and she got these albums for Christmas, l was never a Swiftie, she was walking around the house singing this deep lyrics and l was like "what are you singing?", l agree, l loved the pop tunes, the anti -hero one is my favourite atm, she's an amazing lyricist, but yes, people sing along but don't give respect to the fact this young lady is writing this stuff herself. Just fabulous. I think Taylor got boxed in until she started re-recording her stuff to gain her rights back. For some one who isn't a Swiftie l know way too much about her journey thanks to my 9 year old ( going on 19 😂) daughter. Taylor is a great roll model in general.
@@laurenlovesstories she once said she'd be in advertising if she wasn't a song writer, l can see that, she'd write jingles that earwormed into your head about something random and we'd be singing an advert all day 😂
To be fair, she has always written like this. She's always used metaphors, told stories. Her vocabulary and production is more advanced in these albums. But what non-swifties are familiar with from older albums are only radio singles. If they listened to the whole albums they would find plenty of deep, well written, beautiful songs even back to debut
The song Tim Mcgraw, tear drops on my guitar, and white horse don't get enough credit in my opinion. Like to write songs like that right away that young..
cold as you, a place in this world and invisible thoo
I couldn’t agree with you more. I never took her seriously until Covid hit. I listened to Folklore and Evermore on repeat every single night. Then I went back and learned every lyric to every other song she created with her musical genius. I have no shame about proclaiming to the world that I am a Swiftie. Glad I found her. She’s been my therapy for the past 2+ years.
Real
Indeed and now we have access to tracks from the vault in the Taylors Versions, the ‘snake label’ at the time deemed those tracks not good enough to make the final album but that was a big mistake, I’ve loved all the vault tracks I’ve heard so far and not one of them can be remotely put in the same park as some of the tracks that were singles releases. Taylor should have been in charge right from the start!
The true crime is Taylor’s best work is typically not what they play on the radio. She is an incredible storyteller and lyrical genius. Most of her singles are her catchy glitter gel pen songs, not her deep, heartbreaking songs. Also, her producer Jack Antonoff is a master in his own right. They like to experiment together and that’s why she has so much variety as far as genres/sounds.
It’s not a crime. It’s deliberate. Taylor has been a troll her whole life. She used to be a 4chan regular FFS. She does it on purpose. “This is what the media thinks I am, okay I’ll give them that”
Her radio stuff,aside from anti-hero, are her songs I like least
It's her own fault. I love her, been a Swiftie for 15 years, but she's terrible at picking singles.
because thats what the radio likes
@@RosanneSolI wouldn’t say she is terrible at picking singles, but radio requires catchy songs.
Giving you “midnight rain” was a great decision because it’s such a good show of her penmanship combined with production that slaps. If you’re into that I’d check out more of her reputation stuff like dancing with our hands tied, ready for it, end game. I became a fan during that era!
Ahhh Reputation was such a big attitude album! I loved it so much!
him thinking midnight rain was a remix at first had me screaming
I know Reputation is one of her least favorite albums according to many of her fans, but I love it.
I wish he would have listened to midnight rain til the end. He didn’t even get to the best parts of the song.
@@AbstractMindsThinkAlike one of my faves for sure
Never listened to her. I’m an opposite of swiftie. I’m a Kelcie 😂. So I’m learning about his love - TS. I LoVe Folklore. Watched the studio version on Disney. I might have cried. She’s great. So happy Travis brought me to Taylor 🎊
That’s so cool!
You should definitely listen to Mary's Song (Oh My My) her debut❤ it's Kelcie coded especially with the love being much older than her and how the lover is different instead of being scared of loving her he loved her so much
And I don't wanna spoil the song but there's a line about 87 Kelcie's number and 89 Taylor's birth year
Mary's song is so them coded 😭❤
@@Taylorswiftmidnights1989Travis and her are nearly the same age.
@@Bodynbloom oh I didn't knew that but the song still gives major vibes from them both😁
JUSTICE FOR AUGUST. Its not just a songs about a girl who likes a boy. It’s part of the deconstructed musical theater masterpiece that is Folklore. The whole album is written like a musical, and she plays all the characters. Betty, cardigan and August are all connected. It’s a love triangle. You neeeeed to listen to all three.
somebody who isn't a fan is obviously not gonna care about all that
wow someone woke up on the other side of the bed @@fedem14 💀
@@charviannepI’m a Taylor fan, but some Swifties need to get a grip on reality. The person who you responded to stated a fact. Just because you find it offensive for some reason doesn’t mean they are wrong.
Folklore is a masterpiece. Seriously. Listen to the whole thing and see what you think.
Oy. I love Taylor, but wish some Swifties weren’t so cringey. “Deconstructed musical theater masterpiece”??? Are you for real? Folklore is one of my top 5 albums of all time (from any artist), but no. Just no. 🤦🏻♀️
her music has BEEN hitting different her whole career, people just never dug further than her radio hits and the "annoying young girl" the media painted her out to be. she writes about the female experience in a way i've never heard before starting in childhood and it's ALWAYS hit
Exactly. She’s fine-tuned her talent over the years, but her lyricism was always powerful and poetic.
so true. i used to think she was bad because all i ever heard of her was her pop radio hits, but now i love her so so so much
Thank you 👏
so true
Yes! Her music is so relatable. She writes about things we all experience, and says the things we wish we could say (for better or worse)!! ❤
The Folklore movie on Disney+ is a great watch where she explains the lyrics and the background, helpful for people unfamiliar with the background. My husband loved it. He was shocked by the twist in the Last Great American Dynasty haha
I actually loled at calling August "surface level" because it seems like I'm always hearing something new in the story between this song, James, and Betty. That rabbit hole could go on for miles
"Tolerate it" is one of her most tragic songs. I can't help but think of Princess Diana when I listen to it. Being the most beautiful, beloved woman in the world, and married to the only man in the world that didn't want her.
Oh wow now you come to mention it yes it really does it's the song about Princess Diana and her pain
this song pairs well with high infidelity (one of my favorites and a bit underrated)
I thought of Diana the first time I heard it and properly digested the lyrics too!
I love that comparison.
Me too. Always thought it was about her!
If you like Tolerate it, listen to “Would’ve, could’ve, should’ve”, “my tears ricochet” “this is my trying” 🎉🎉🎉
This so so so this .
!!!!!! And "right where you left me"
he literally asked for less sad songs though lol
He needs to listen evermore
@@fedem14I don’t care 😂😂😂
that “everybody agrees, everybody agreesssss” with the dragged out s is so important to me cause it goes back to reputation when everybody hated her and she was really the antihero of the story. that line isn’t discussed enough
I just noticed that now 😊
Maybe not so much talked about but there are more than a few of us “old” folks who have recently discovered Taylor’s Swift’s music and are low key Swifties. Folklore and Evermore were the gateway drugs. Thank God for Spotify. PLEASE check out her collabs with Bon Iver (the actual reason I started listening to her music).
I just gotta say that your sisters not assigning you exile was personal. It’s like tolerate it but even deeper emotionally. They’re some of her most under appreciated and she pairs with Bon Iver incredibly well. The Long Pond session version is just….. breathtaking
I’m not sure that I would agree that it’s any deeper, but I do think that they are pretty equal in that regard and it would have been a great addition to the list!
Omg, yes!! Exile, especially the long pond version, is my go to off of folklore!!
This was a really interesting list of songs. Tolerate it is the only one that I really feel strongly about, the others not so much. Tolerate it is a top-five Taylor song for me. The emotions are off the chart and visceral.
I listen to the Long Pond version of Exile at least once per day!! Top 5 definitely for me.
I agree 💯%
The thing about Taylor Swift is, she's not at all about her singles. She typically picks the catchiest songs with high replay values as singles because she's a smart businesswoman and is aware that such a decision will bring loads of commercial success.
Of course, this leads to many people thinking that she only writes songs like Shake It Off, so it's a double-edged sword
But shake it off doesn’t have bad lyrics at all, I don’t get where people got this from 😢. It’s not a “Why you no love me?” Type of songwriting so I still don’t get the hate 😭
Taylor: writes song about her relationship
“She only sings about her ex!”
Taylor: release fun catchy songs as her singles
“She is so cringy and have bad writing!”
That what the masses thinks about her
also i don’t understand the disrespect for shake it off. are we gonna sit here and pretend that song wasn’t a cultural reset?? it was such a different sound from her the first few times i heard it i didn’t know it was her
i dont think its a double edged sword. people usually expect the first single/the A side/the first song of the album that got an MV to be a best one. so people will tend to be reluctant to purchase /listen the album since the rest are likely to be mediocre. but Taylor just flipped it of. “if you think this single is pretty good, you should listen to the rest, its even better”. + people nowadays wont be able to escape her musics anyway, people will hear it somewhere, those “undiscovered songs” somehow sometimes somewhere. 😂
So true. Her first singles are usually not the best from the albums.
This was me a few months ago too. I listened to The Eras Tour and Watched Miss Americana and was sold.
I've also caught my husband singing some of the songs I play without realizing it.
Folklore and Evermore are 2 of the most beautifully written albums I've ver heard. I didn't start listening to her music until Repuation. I have been turned into a Swifty for sure!
Influenced by Joe 💚
MY TEARS RICOCHET!!!!!!!! People think it’s a breakup song but it’s actually about her producer who wouldn’t give her the rights! So good.
Not the producer, it's the head of her former label.
It is technically a breakup song. She was with Scott Borchetta and his label for years before the Scooter Braun BS. She is basically telling Scott that, while she is sad all of this happened, her tears ricochet, which in turn will make him sad that she won't be joining Scooter like Scott thought.
And Exile is fabulous too.
Its technically a breakup song because its about broken relationship. Not a romantic relationship but someone she trusted since she started and I think thats even more painful.
Taylor writes more like a classic author than she does a pop singer. Her lyricism is so rich without being overly flowery or pretentious. It’s the subtle word choices that feel so deliberate and precisely defining of an emotion. Like just saying “you tolerate it” carries so much weight.
You provide great perspective. I couldn’t agree more with every world you shared.
August really punches when taken in context with Cardigan and Betty as the trilogy. As a solo listen, Betty has more guts coming from the perspective of the boyfriend who knows he screwed up and is asking forgiveness but not groveling. A good reminder why listening to whole albums is a valuable and awesome experience!
I’m a new swiftie, introduced to her by my daughter in preparation for the eras tour 8 months later. I’m not picky about music, I don’t go deep into the lyrics, I just like to have something to listen to. I listened to all of her albums and I’m a big fan now and really enjoy following her journey. I’m not sure I could think of a better role model for my daughter. Strong, powerful, unapologetic, empathetic, successful career woman.
What I found interesting is some of the things you took a step back and were impressed with are some of my most favorite parts. Both in how it sounds and the stories being told. I have no musical experience or talent, but I found it fun that our opinions aligned a bit. Thanks.
So, she did not got the rights back to her music. She is re-recording her first 6 albums because she was not allowed the possibility of buying her masters. Also, she always wrote her songs. ALL of them. She started in country, went into pop, dabbed lightly with rock, got into folk, etc. Her body of work is super super varied and should not be judged based on singles. Singles are exactly that. There are whole albums and hers were never short
Came here to write this! the fact that she was barred from owning her masters and FOUND A WAY to own her songs again is the best part of the story and i was yelling at the sceen lol
Exactly. And Radio Stations all seem to have promised that once she drops her “Taylor’s Version” [TV] re-released albums, they will ditch the Scooter-Braun-owned versions and *only* play Taylor’s Versions. I love that. It’s like the entire music industry revolted against the Patriarchy, and if someone who owns an artist’s music library plans to sell it, they had better offer it to the Artist themselves first, give them the Right of First Refusal, or suffer the wrath of everyone in the music biz who can make his life miserable (I hope). That ought to be a law, musical artists don’t have enough (any?) protections under the law. Only the slimy record producers have control. That must end.
Came here to say this. @LegalEagle has a great video (that also features Rick Beato) that explains the whole thing. Essentially there are 2 types of copyright law at play - the copyright for the song as written (music & lyrics) and the copyright of the master recordings of those songs. TS owned the rights to the songs as written compositions but not to her masters, which we all now know her former manager sold to Scooter Braun. So because she's wealthy beyond belief and has a lot of power and clout in the music industry, and because she owns the rights to the songs themselves, she had the means to essentially just go re-record and re-release all of that music.
New artists generally lack the means and money to pay to have their songs recorded and distributed which is why the managers/producers/record labels often own the master recordings - because they pay for all that stuff. It's how they make money after investing in a new artist and why owning masters for a famous musician has traditionally been a very lucrative investment. Taylor has completely upended that. Now that she's re-recorded those songs, anyone with two working brain cells is going to pay for and use the "Taylor's Version" so they don't piss her off. Which means with every recording she is further devaluing those original masters. It's kind of beautiful. KARMA INDEED.
You should check out the video - it's well worth the watch: czcams.com/video/M-A_RrOeoWw/video.html&pp=ygULbGVnYWwgZWFnbGU%3D
@@michellemartin3240 SAME @becauseisaac
It’s interesting as I’ve watched men listening to her adult albums. They forget she was a child when she hit the scene and had her awkward identity years on the front pages of the tabloids. They also completely miss the age and abusive/trauma undertones to these songs. It’s healing hearing her heal.
I love how she proved to the world that one can still be kind, gracious, dark, deep, insightful, but as the saying goes, don’t mistake kindness for weakness. ❤️
My husband was not really opinionated on her music but he ended up loving folklore and evermore
When you realize that she is possibly neurodivergent (her brain is wired completely different from normal people) it makes sense why she is the way she is like all her boyfriends who have completely misunderstood her because her brain is different and stuff like the way she celebrates or reacts is "not normal" like her "happy dancing/happy hands" which could come off as awkward and her very shocked faces at awards ceremonies which people tease/joke about to her face all the time. Also she is obsessed with things like the number 13 and cats. When you realize that she is possibly a neurodivergent savant it all kind of clicks for you regarding why Taylor Swift is Taylor Swift and why she can come up with amazing and unique lyrics and melodies.
She says that the way she tolerates pain is to simply write a song about it. It comes from her whole childhood when she was ostracized at the lunch table and nobody ever invited her to a party or sleepover as a child. She wrote songs to tolerate and cope with the pain. When she grew up she simply wrote songs about the new group of people who did the same to her (exes and groups of other people who were horrible and mean to her).
@@nogoodnameleft I’m glad I’m not the only person whose thought about this
Exactly. Like, “tolerate it” is so clear about an abusive relationship, not just “he doesn’t like me as much as I like him”. It’s a very dark song.
I was like you. Never bothered to hear anything from hers that wasn’t forced into my ear from the radio. I met a woman who convinced me to listen, and I gave it a shot. I’ve learned that the ear worms are meant to lure in the masses. But the rest of her discography is meant to hit you in places you would have never expected it to based off of her radio hits. Some of the best songwriting out there. You kind of go from “it’s just pop bullshit” to okay now i see why people say she might be going down as one of the best artists to do it, and it explains her longevity.
She is a masterful writer, that’s for sure. Let’s not forget Aaron Dessner who wrote a lot of the music for Folklore and Evermore, which is what gives them that Indie feel. The way Taylor beautifully matched the music with narrative, poetry and vocal melodies is what makes them masterpieces (in my opinion 😁)
HIGHLY recommend ivy, cowboy like me, mirrorball, ALL of the album reputation if you’re looking for upbeat with killer production that still has the storytelling quality, cornelia street, death by a thousand cuts, false god, & a personal favorite for this time of year- tis the damn season.
can i add an honorable mention evermore or coney island
YESSS PLEASE
Ivy is incredible
cowboy like me is so underrated
Ivy is literally my favorite on Evermore it’s so underrated it’s actually CRIMINAL
I read a quote from Taylor Swift that said, "I'm not a singer who writes my own songs, I'm a songwriter that sings my own songs. " and I love that.
Your speechlessness after "tolerate it" was a perfect reaction to a first listen. I teared up because of the words. Crazy how she can effect us like this 😅
The lyrics get even more clever and fun to dissect the more you learn about her life. Example: the extended ssssss in Anti-Hero is very deliberate 🐍Glad you're giving her another listen!
Your sisters have really good taste in music. Taylor is a story-teller. That's why I like her music, it's more poetic than regular pop.
Agreed, they picked out the most heart-wrenching, truthful ones for him to listen to. Smart Swifties.
So was PM Dawn (a story teller).
I disagree, they could've picked a song from reputation or even 1989 instead of Anti-Hero. But I guess they are new fans so they chose that or they just don't want 🛴 to earn money.
@@jaxonmcalley
I believe they did not recommend it because they weren't re-recorded. I too haven't listened to the stolen versions till TV release.
I love that you said “I’m feeling inspired by that” after Midnight Rain. That’s what art and music should do!
I love everyone's reaction when they hear the intro to Midnight Rain. Everyone is so caught off guard.
Has she always done this? YES!! She has always been the best storyteller period! Some people just didn’t want to dive deeper than Shake it off & Bad Blood
I always loved her music, but Midnights changed everything. That's when I became a mega fan. She is a wordsmith and poet. ❤ her lyrics are so damn good, and her musicality is otherworldly
Same here!
This video was every music fan’s kink. Making someone listen to full length songs of your artist while you watch them react. 😂
Men discovering that Taylor is actually good is my favorite genre ❤️🔥 I loved this video I hope you can react to more of her work ❣️
You talkin about me!? :)
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it’s embarrassing for them 🤭
@@ashblu3embarrassing realizing they write her off for being “teenage girl-y”
You must be talking about me.
She got him on the second song😄… from im not sold yet to i love this!😄 looking like he was about to cry..
All the movements during the second song were perfectly timed with my own reactions. Thank you for not editing out or re-recording your raw reaction
She was 16 when she released her first album, just a kid. She's 33 now, we all evolve and grow in life.
I could say that not everyone can grow and evolve with time)
As someone who is also 34, it’s been interesting aging at the same time as her, because we’ve hit a lot of the same benchmarks l at the same time.
It’s also been interesting to remember that I was that same age when those things happened, and how far I’ve come since then.
Honestly she has like 250 songs in her catalogue, 6 songs isn’t nearly enough to understand, let alone appreciate, her music. She’s so diverse, and writes all her music.
To get a handle on her huge musical diversity, I would also recommend these songs (TV means Taylor’s version / the re-record): no body no crime, right where you left me, the last great American dynasty, Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve, You’re Losing Me, All Too Well (10 min version), Forever Winter, Cardigan, You’re on your own kid, getaway car, End Game (Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran), “Slut!”, Clean (TV), Castles Crumbling (ft. Hayley Williams), Haunted, Is it Over Now?, That’s When (Ft. Keith Urban), Vigilante Shit, The Great War, Girl at Home (TV) Daylight, Mad Woman, and Call it What You Want
In no particular order. I’m sure you won’t like all of them, but just trying to show her range, she’s done a bit of everything! And Taylor swift reactions seem to get loads of views so that doesn’t hurt 😂
nbnc as first mention is so REALLL (also i would’ve given literally the exact same list lmao)
This 🫶🏻💯
Yess... good list for somebody to do a blind react if they don't normally listen to Taylor... actually some of them I don't know... guess I'll be checking out a couple of those myself!
This is a great list!
He said he didn't want to cry and then you recommend him You're Losing Me 😂😂😂
The thing with August is that it was written as a trilogy with Betty and Cardigan. So alone, it might be a bit surface level but when you listen to all three of them, they were cleverly crafted together
Video coming soon :)
Some people think illicit affairs and my tears ricochet are connected ti the story too! @Splodgeit03
I find all her songs from the perspective of a cheater to be annoyingly good - I always feel a bit guilty for how beautiful they feel because cheating shouldn’t feel beautiful. Ivy, illicit affairs, August…
I loved the video! Your sister recommended the saddest ones lol, all of the recent ones are as deep and clever but a lot of them are also upbeat! Honestly, there's a lot to hear. Glad you liked it, she's a star.
Your sisters gave you some HEAVY ones. Don't get me wrong, I love them, they show how clever Taylor can be with words and shows off all of her talent, but if you're not so much into heart-wrenching songs but you still want meaningful lyrics with a great beat, I would recommend these:
State of Grace
Style
Ivy
False God
Seven
The Great War
Cruel Summer
Cruel summer for sure.
Seven and ivy are very heartbreaking to me
@@27p16and41p666 I don't see Ivy as heartbreaking. I know what you mean, cause there's obvious unhappiness in being in a marriage and being in love with someone that is not your husband, but still, I don't find it that much sad because she does not only talk about the pain of being in that marriage, she also talks about the love she has for this person and how now she's covered in it, so it is not completely dark, there's also light in it, it's bittersweet. And also, the melody and the energy in this song make you feel like it's not as heavy as it is, they make it lighter. As for seven, yeah, you're right, I'm guilty, this is a heartbreaking song, but I just find it so hauntingly beautiful that I had to put it there just cause I feel like any person with a decent taste would hear the beauty in the melody and her voice and love it even if they're not so much into sad songs. Plus, there's also so much innocent and nostalgic imagery in it, happy memories of childhood that are mixed with the not so happy ones, that I feel like it's not all just sad.
bro seven makes me ugly cry
@@Dingdong0130 Ronan the most though!
here's a list of songs you should do next :
1. you're on your own, kid
2. my tears ricochet
3. Illicit Affairs
4. back to December
5. Marjorie
6. mastermind
I am sure you are going to love these songs very much...
All too well 10 min version also 😊
@@raginigoswami9184 he has already reacted on it ☺☺
I love you're on your own, kid. It helps so much going through stuff in life. I will have the lyrics tattooed on me soon
@@raginigoswami9184 I love that song so much!!!! It is so healing yet heart-breaking!! he has already reacted to that song. You should check it out
@@noesdetubusiness It is my favourite. That's a great idea. My Sister tattooed the lyrics in Spanish on her forearm in calligraphy. It looks beautiful and its translation is You're on your own kid
I really enjoyed this video but I was waaay too busy just vibing and screaming internally while singing during Maroon and Tolerate It to watch your reactions 😂
I love her song This is me trying. As someone with depression, I relate to it so much. Also yeah, I love her story telling too.
It drives me crazy when people judge her music yet don't understand her lyrical genius or even know the background or purpose for the songs she writes. Unmatched in every way.
They only hear her radio singles. That is the snippet people get. There are plenty of hits on the radio I like or random songs in tv soundtracks I hear but I rarely do a deep dive into the artists discography.
Exactly!!! They call her mediocre and make fun of us swifties for liking "generic" pop music, but it's the lyrics that made us fans
Thank You...good point
To be fair, she sucks at picking singles. I thought she was mediocre until I listened to the non-singles on Rep and fell in love. I don’t have enough time to delve into the embarrassment that was ME! right now
What she said.
On every level she is the best song writer of all time.
Poor guy doesn't know that navigating Taylor Swift reactions is like trying to back-flip through rotating lasers. Buddy is absolutely swinging at the hornets' nest and has no idea lmao. Speaking as a Swiftie, please for the love of fuck let's all be normal about this reaction/reactor. People are allowed to dislike/like what they've listened to, and everyone has different tastes in music. We don't need to shove all of Taylor's lore down his throat so he can "get" her music better. It's not fair to expect people to read essay-length paragraphs of information for background info on each album. It won't kill anyone for him to not know 100% of her story and meanings
it's useless swifites don't understand that concept
Well said!
Lol Fr , I don’t think reactors know what they’re getting into when they react to her
I’m a proud over fifty swiftie! She’s amazing. My 12 year old daughter introduced me to all her incredible songs. I only knew shake it off. Boy, was I in for such a ride! I can’t stop listening to her - such a fantastic role model for young girls too. Not needing to become a sex object to sell music. Strong, unapologetic, smart, and super talented. She is an amazing lyricist.
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This was SOOO FUN to watch! Can't wait to see more of your vids. :)
Great reaction. You should listen to All Too Well 10 minutes version if you like the storytelling songs. You’ll enjoy it. I garantee you :)
YESSS
This! I came looking for exactly this comment!
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You'll need an entire video to devote to just this song, but it's her magnum opus.
He did say he wanted his eyes to be dry when he listen to music. Good luck doing that with All too Well. That song had me feeling emotions that I haven’t felt in 10 years. 😂😢😮😊
She got me with Folklore. It is fascinating. Betty in particular utterly charmed me (pov is an idiot 17 year old boy trying to fix things), so I gave the rest a shot. The collab with Bon Iver is gorgeous. I don't claim to know or see the through line story the super fans mention, but talk about an "indie" feel. It's interesting to see her role play in the songs, everything from a soldier to a serial adulterer.
Same here. Saw the long pond recordings on Disney+ and got hooked. Amazing album!
And Folklore is literally just that. She said she basically wrote songs about made up things and stories and characters that were floating around in her head!! Covid lockdown got her creative juices working overtime!
I wish she picked a prettier name than Betty
@@kittymaya4615betty is her best friends daughter name. 2. it’s a pretty name. so shush
Keep
Listening!
You’ll be sold.
You’ll be a Swiftie.
Indie is my favorite genre, and I hadn’t listened before I heard Folklore and Evermore.
Fan for life.
I Can NOT believe that “All to Well” (Taylor’s Version!!!!!!!!!!) wasn’t on the list?!?!?!?
And he begins to understand! She is so much more than people give her credit for. Must have been hard for his sisters to only pick 6 songs!
Taylor Swift is an amazing storyteller. She always was, when she was a teenager she wrote about that, now she has more life expirience, and of course her writing matured.
Like what the comments had already said, she’s always been a great storyteller. Her popular hits don’t really show that side of her because well, they have to be catchy and surface-level.
Her storytelling is what drew me into her, and I’m glad more people are realizing that she’s not just a “I write catchy and childish break up songs about my exes!” kind of singer. She’s an artist
Her music is so heart wrenching, I had to take a break. I would listen to “bigger than the whole sky” “new years day” “all to well (10mv)” on repeat for hours and cry in the fetal position. Lol. That had to stop.
You have to make a part two, bc Taylor have a lot of songs (lyrically and greatly production in her songs) for example: The Lakes, Ivy, Dear Reader, That’s When, and a lot of other songs that have a lot more meaning and a great production, for example it would be This Love of 1989, it’s so interesting how she write songs, and connect with her fans with her lyrics, and the way that she sings is so amazing
i wish they picked out a song from each album to showcase her versatility because she's a Really versatile artist, she's dipped her toes into to so many genres and her storytelling always ALWAYS shines through all of them!!!
Yesss
August reminds me of The Cranberries ❤️
I love this! Small critique for your sisters… I think I would’ve added Exile instead of August to your list. Exile is such an incredibly beautiful heart-wrenching song
I thought Exile or Cardigan. Was kinda sad it was August.
@@shyliaa8I really like seven or like tlgad
Exactly what i wished.
or anything other than anti-hero 😭if they wanted to recommend something upbeat, they could have chosen something from lover
Yeah, August seemed to be out of place in these choices.
I absolutely loved this reaction video. No bullshit, no screaming and the pure hatred for Shake it off. Made me chuckle out loud. Also, I absolutely love seeing people get mind blown by Tolerate it. Such a powerful song.
You should watch her performance of 'tolerate it' at the Eras tour.
Its a deep song anyway, but seeing the story come to life definitely hits differently
You should listen to “the last great American dynasty” in her Folklore album. It’s great storytelling, lyrically interesting, and not terribly sad.
I love that song! And also no body no crime
One of m favourites!
Ohhhhh my god love that song first Taylor song I listened to
Yes!!!! I love how visual it is. One of my fav bridges!!!
Perfect storytelling in a song. Love it.
You NEED to listen to these necessities:
- All too well (Taylor’s version, and preferably 10 min version)
- Cruel summer
- Cardigan
- You’re on your own kid
- Enchanted (Taylor’s version)
- Better than revenge (Taylor’s version)
- Clean (Taylor’s version)
- This love (Taylor’s version)
- Is it over now? (Taylor’s version)
- now that we don’t talk (Taylor’s version)
- Look what you made me do
- Delicate
- …ready for it?
- Don’t blame me
- King of my heart
- I did something bad
- Dress
- call it what you want
- Lover
- No body no crime
- Would’ve could’ve should’ve
- high infidelity
Adding some requested ones and other ones I forgot to add:
- daylight
- afterglow
- the lakes
- marjorie
- You’re losing me
- wildest dreams
- right where you left me
And may I add Mirrorball and The Lakes
The concert version of I did something bad though 😍
You forgot you’re losing me
Marjorie
You just summed up my favourites ❤❤
The only regret I have in life is not listening to Taylor's discography sooner. I was always the "radio listener". I remember hearing Teardrops on my Guitar on the radio in 2006. I remember songs from Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and Rep. I have always liked them but I shamefully admit that I was the kind of person in my 20's where I avoided what was popular. I didn't want to follow trendy things. Taylor Swift was one of those situations. Finally in 2021 at the age of 33, I saw a random guy on CZcams reacting to her music videos for the first time and at that time I was trying to branch out into new music. I decided to listen to her entire discography in order. I'm not a big country person but Debut, Fearless and Speak Now were so good. Red got me interested even more. 1989 was the album that had me dancing in my chair while working at home. Rep was the album that blew my mind when she was giving rap vibes. Lover was a fun album as well. Folklore and Evermore were so different in the best way. I could not believe the song writing. I needed a dictionary. Now it was 2 weeks after Fearless TV was released and I knew in that moment that Taylor would be my #1 artists forever. Midnights was the first new album experience I had and it was so much fun. I don't understand how people underestimate her.....say her songs sound the same.....say she only talks about exes. I used to be one of those people and I am so glad that I'm not anymore.
About Midnight Rain, the mix is interesting and it always kind of realated, to my ear, to the beginning of Lavender Haze, which is the album opener. From the first listen, it sounded to me like approaching a party, or a gathering, but you hear it first as you get into the hallway through a giant fish tank, and it gets noisier and clearer as you get nearer, until you turn and walk in.
It felt really strange, after that, to see that she'd chosen a directed a music video for it in which she ENDS up surrounded by koi fish.
The "vibe" of Midnight Rain rings very similar, to me. so it speaks of the same ambiance. of an intentional link between the themes.
Taylor has been writing like this from near day one. Even shake it off is a big middle finger to the critics that talk about her “bad” dancing. She’s encouraging herself and her fans to shake off the opinions of others. Encouraging her fans to try new things and do the things that bring them joy even if you can’t be the best at it. Yes, it was ridiculously over played, but the larger problem is that people don’t listen to her or take her seriously when she speaks about her art.
“I never miss a beat, I’m lightning on my feet” is one of the most self aware lyrics she has… ok there’s an argument there for so many other lines to compete with that 😂 But you can unpack that sentence and relate it to so many moments in her career. Excellent writing.
I've always loved Taylor, but that folklore album was just absolutely beautiful from her. A true gift during the pandemic!
I feel for her during the pandemic as well. Swiftie for life!
i rather evermore
i'm on a "listening to new taylor swift" vids from her channel era and this vid was recommended to me haha i'm in the same boat here, midnights really has me going in my feels rn
People who say she can’t write lyrics have not actually read her words
I'm 48-year and have recently just completely fallen in love with her music. There are no words to really quantify her talent, she's so incredible.
Same. A Swiftie at 49 1/2.
She got me at Folklore and Evermore, and now every song and album in between.
I love her diverse her fanbase is. I'm a younger one - wasn't even born when Debut and Fearless came out.
Yep, her fan base is super diverse, I myself was less than a year old when her debut album released.
Tolerate it? Your sisters have TASTE! That is my favorite taylor swift song and is underrated!
Thankyou
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Thankyou
Cowboy like Me and Ivy are some of her lyric masterpieces , please do a part 2!!!
Isaac,
great vid and reactions to the "other sides" of Taylor's music..the experiences you shared were almost identical to my own, previous earlier music of Taylor's left me with an impression of her as mostly "light Pop" but I agree with you 100% on her newer music, much more diverse, creative music influences and DAMN her newer lyrics really are more honest, sometimes darker, but so much more authentic and descriptive of the struggle we fact to find our human "missing half...right? As human's we're stupidly unrealistic so much of the time but our and perpetual optimism keeps us coming back again and again... I hear you on the dark, maybe depressing lyrics, but my added years allow me to live with and even enjoy the darker views becuz they are real and happen all the time... Great reaction... you got a new subscriber for your musical insights and honesty...they serve you well!!
Her discography is DENSE! I think she’s ready to be the next McCartney. IMO. Lyrics, melody, and rhythm are her key tools. And she’s damn good at them.
Agree. New Swiftie at 61 yo. Storytelling/songwriting abilities are stellar.
Right where you left me and No body No crime are two songs that really show off her lyrical prowess, I would totally recommend listening to them (especially No body No crime as that one is not so sad, its more like a fun true crime lol)
Right where you left me is so criminally underrated. It’s a total masterpiece lyrically. Probably my favourite Taylor song
She's a literal genius. A very special person ❤
Since you mentioned the bass / panning effects in "Midnight Rain": If you can, listen to the Atmos mix. I only have a 5.1 system at home but even with such "few" speakers, the immersion is insane. Same goes for all the albums she's released since 2019, of course with some mixes being stronger than others.
Also, August, Betty and Cardigan are songs that are all connected and reference each other. It would be cool to see you try and piece together the story between the 3 songs.
Yeah she and jack antonoff are amazing together. She’s a fantastic storyteller and writer and he produces her song so well with her
Aaron Dessner also.
I really hope you do a part two and if you do, I have more song suggestions for you to react to!
- my tears ricochet
- hoax
- seven
- clean
- i know places
these are more of her deep songs and they are reaaaaaally good I hope you see my comment!! awesome video btw (mostly tho i recommend hoax and seven)
Yes!!!!
I like that you are open to giving her a chance. Maybe she's not your cup of tea, but it's good to know what all the fuss is about, right? I'm obsessed with her, but i digress. Have you ever listened to The Places You Have Come to Fear The Most/Dashboard Confessional? Chris Carraba is the only other person i can think of that has been able to tell a story that can cut like a knife in my recollection. Wait, I lie. Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life has done it too. I highly recommend Cursive's The Ugly Organ and the Good Life's Album of the Year if you have not heard them and you like indie rock.
Taylor has always been able to write like this but they’ve usually been the deep cuts on her albums that only her fans knew. The great thing now is that even her radio hits are showcasing her amazing lyrics and complex songwriting.
I hope "Midnights" wins Grammy Album of the Year
Not a album song of hers but Carolina is also an incredible example of her stellar songwriting! She wrote it and recorded it for the Where the Crawdads Sing movie, and it completely encapsulates the books tone and main character’s outlook on life! Plus, she performed it with only instruments available during the time period the movie takes place in to make it more authentic which I think just adds to it!
This!!!!
not forgetting safe and sound (for Hunger Games) too, that was such a different vibe from her other songs when it came out, it was when i realised she was such a good songwriter
i love when other people have the reactions i have to music, i have listened to maroon so many times but watching your reaction gives me goosebumps like i'm listening for the first time.
you should for sure listen to "invisible string" or "right where you left me", both great songs!!
omg they are are literally my fav songs at the moment
@@taylorsversion13130 same, love your pfp btw!!
@@taylor3-si1yh omg Ty!!
Tolerate It getting the respect it deserves and I fully believe it’s because of the performance she gives during The Eras Tour!
My friend was joking that Taylor decided to copy her cats for that performance 😅
That’s the reason, all right. It’s now my go-to song if I see a piano in a room.
tolerate will always be my no 1 song :D
Ouf! That performance was gut wrenching 💔
I was trying to explain to someone the other day how i love Taylor swift but don't listen to pop music. This encapsulates it perfectly. It's because she writes like a storyteller. My background is musical theatre. I love a story. Her songs (a good majority of them) have always felt more indie and genuin than any "pop" songs out there.
There are two types of music enjoyers: rhythmical and lyrical. Taylor is very much a lyrical songwriter which is why some people don't get the hype about her. Once you actually listen to the lyrics you see how amazing she really is. Even from her old albums like 1989 with shake it off on in she has some great lyrics, like in the song out of the woods. Maybe you could listen to some Olivia Rodrigo, she dropped her sophomore album GUTS quite recently, not sure if it's your taste but I love it!
Thank goodness you didn't overlook Tolerate It. We've all done at least a tiny bit of that in our relationships.