ITS HERE!!! Thank you guys for being here to experience this with me! Again, the full reaction is on my Patreon (link in description)! What should we listen to next from Taylor?⬇️
I think we should dive down to her roots and experience Fearless (Taylor's Version of course) next. This is the first album that made her name rise to where she is now!
GIRL, I beg you. STOP SAYING YOU'RE SLOW !! YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT MUSIC REACTOR I HAVE WATCHED, the way you put the pieces together, the way you get her vision & the situation that she paints with her lyrics. UGH. not to mention all of these are on FIRST LISTEN !? you are SO intelligent it's not even funny at this point. so stop saying you're slow please x. xoxo, gossip girl !! p.s track 5 on an album are her most vulnerable tracks. e.g So Long, London. my tears ricochet. You're On Your Own, Kid. How Did It End? & FUCKING TOLERATE IT p.s when you relisten to dorothea, keep 'tis the damn season in your mind.
Exactly what I’m thinking. She deserves so much more success with the channel. All those big reactors don’t even come close to such detailed and meanwhile not excessive reactions.
Okay I'm only up to Gold Rush and NeeCee impresses me every single time. It's so satisfying watching her put the pieces together and come out of every song with a solid interpretation. Keep it up girl!
notice how track 7 on folklore, "seven", starts with "please, picture me in the trees // I was too scared to jump in but I was high in the sky" and track 7 on evermore, "happiness" starts with "honey, when I'm above the trees, I see this for what it is"
there was an April fools podcast about No Body no crime talking about a fake murder mystery and I was SAT and thought the story was based on an actual murder for way too long..
@@lindsaygarcia3650seriously! I was listening to that Crime Junkie episode and for a bit I was like “THIS IS WHERE T SWIFT GOT IT!!” I was embarrassed by the end lol
And guess what comes at 10? Emily Dickinson's birthday day which is on Dec 10 ..and the album released on Dec 11. Ivy is said to be inspired by the secret love affair between Emily & her childhood bestfriend Sue Gilbert who was later betrothed & married to Emily's brother.
Ivy is my favourite song of hers ever. It sounds so pretty but then every single line is SO deliberate. One thing about Ivy is "promised to another" makes me feel like its the olden days and she was sold off to someone else. Then you research the Ivy plant and learn about how difficult it is to get out once it's there. AND "hes going ti burn this house to the ground" but the house is made of STONE and filled with IVY. Two things that dont burn. Thats the tip of the iceberg i love this song so much. Like cheating is not good but it's literally not my fault that her songs about cheating are such bangers.
@@kaf10_beauty if I'm not mistaken, ivy was in the soundtrack of season 3 of the show "Dickinson" on Apple TV, which is, as you can deduce, about Emily Dickinson
@@kaf10_beauty I commented about this more in depth already, but yes, I came across a video of her speaking about Emily Dickinson in reference to her inspiration for Evermore & her "quill" pen songwriting. Ivy became very obvious this was the main one she was speaking of, and what it was about once I heard her say that. Brilliant stuff and makes me love the song even more. Sue and Emily's secret love affair is a classic secret sapphic love story that happened alot during that time period when it was life endangering to be gay. I love that song so much!!
Coney Island actually has multiple references about different exes and things mentioned in other songs which might be why you thought you heard something familiar."Were you standing in the hallway… with a big cake, happy birthday" - Jake Gyllenhaal. “Did I paint your bluest skies the darkest grey?” - John Mayer. “And when I got into the accident… The sight that flashed before me was your face” - Harry Styles. "But when I walked up to the podium I think that I forgot to say your name” - Calvin Harris. And “Do you miss the rogue who coaxed you into paradise and left you there” - Tom Hiddleston. Hope this helped!
I always loved how "the rogue who coaxed you" sounds like "the roller coaster"- what with Coney Island being a theme park with rides and another lyric mentioning the merry-go (round).
"cowboy like me" is very intriguing. It's about two con artists who hook up with rich old folks (sugar daddies and mommies, lol) solely with the intention of exploiting their wealth. They meet at a marquee-a large tent for outdoor events such as weddings and parties, which the narrator describes as a "tent-like thing" to reflect their guise of an upper-class attendee at the social event. They serendipitously fall in love with one another, although the narrator doubts the sincerity of their partner's love, which Taylor references with the disputable Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The closing line, "I'm never gonna love again," is ambiguous and is generally interpreted in two ways: either they forsake their notorious frauds and commit to their relationship, or the narrator, despite being aware of their partner's congenial yet deceitful nature, is ultimately deceived or abandoned (I believe it's the former though). This is one of my favorite songs of hers; I think she pretty much nailed everything with this one: lyrics, melody, vocals, production. P.S. Marcus Mumford sings background vocals in this song! 🤠
In Tolerate It she ends the song with "i sit and watch you " It means that she never really escaped and the "break free" part only happened in her mind 😢
I think the reason a lot of people found it so hard to move on from joe-taylor was because of how beautiful her version of him in her songs for him were. Also, I'm so excited you're finally reacting to evermore!!
@@jwalkinlife please say your joking because Tolerate It is the most clearly written song about Joe ever. It’s very clear that’s how she was feeling and the parallel between the man she’s singing about and Joe are quite clear. Tolerate It gets real damning when you start to listen to Midnights and understand how their relationship dynamic worked. I’ve said this a million times, but the pandemic is the reason they stayed together for so long. Defending Joe just isn’t something us fans should be doing when it’s clear that he wasted 6 years of their lives for a relationship he didn’t want to be in. Taylor sounded miserable while dating him, he kept her closed off and made it so she shrunk her group of friends. I don’t know where this Joe narrative came from that he’s such a sweet and kind soul when in actuality he was neglectful and controlling.
tis the damn season and dorothea are connected - the starlet comes back to her little old town and the old flames rekindles. You should read the album prologue on the internet, it really ties her albums together into a story more or less :) loving your reactions, by the way! ❤️
@@aakarshsrivastavaait depends. She did an AMAZING interview with Zane Lowe from BBC Radio for Evermore. He has to be one of the best musician interviewers of our generation. He is so incredibly good 😊
Same! My initial thought was he had this extra money now so he just bought new tires for the truck like it was time to upgrade them. Not because he left them wherever the body was.
Hey, 2 fun fact! 1. The national’s lead singer Aaron Dessner produces Folklore, Evermore, and multiple songs on Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department. Alongside Jack Antonoff, Aaron is her other main producer 2. Marjorie’s voice in actuality in the background of the song!
ohhh ok read the responses to your comment. I was just about to say, “holy toledo THAT singing voice was Aaron’s?” 😮 no disrespect meant to Aaron; just that his speaking voice would be astonishingly different than his singing voice, if so! (Crazier things can happen , of course, but still 😊)
PLEASE DO LOVER🙏🏼🙏🏼🙇♂️🙇♂️ also champagne problems is a story that she made with Joe about college sweethearts that had two different plans one night; one to end it and one who brought a ring. so she didn’t actually leave someone at the alter its made up characters which also relates to folklore bc she has the teenage love triangle.
allegedly it was for rory gilmore when she turned down logan ( she also said that folklore and evermore is about imaginary characters and rory and logan are imaginary not real people)
Cowboy Like Me, a song on Taylor Swift's Evermore album, is a song about two con artists or swindlers that established to tricking others with love. But when the two cross paths, they intended to use their same tacktick to each other. In the end, they found out it wasn't really a trick at all. Taylor 's songwriting is immaculate on this song, it really shows her talent on making love songs like Cowboy Like Me. It's my favorite on the album to be honest hahaha
i think cowboy like me is generally the same as you said, but its about 2 people who use others for love, money etc.. and when they finally meet they use their tricks on eachother but the genuine feeling of love is one sided. the lyrics that make me think that are “now you hang from my lips like the gardens of babylon, your boots beneath my bed, forever is the sweetest con” she’s essentially saying “was this even real? did you ever exist? there’s proof of you here but where are you now?”
And then when you find that it is most probably about Matty , a con artist. "She has swindled him into all of her poems". And then in loml, "a con-man sells a fool get-love-quick" scheme.... mindblown becaise this was also my favorite but now i know why... :D
“I hope she’ll be a beautiful fool” is from the Great Gatsby, and it’s not mean spirited - it’s hoping somebody will be naive and believe the fairytale, instead of seeing through it and getting hurt. Also Tis the Damn Season is about going back home for Xmas and seeing that ex - the road not taken.
tis the damn season in my mind is a play on "tis the season" like for christmas, the song is talking about maybe an old hometown boyfriend or someone you would hook up with when you go home for the holidays! also the Gold Rush was when EVERYONE traveled west in the US to get gold from california, because she always refers to him as "gold" it's actually so clever to say everyone is flocking to him as if it's the "Gold Rush"
Coney Island: the bridge mentions different albums/relationships she’s been in. Tree line by the gold clock- love story. Big cake in the hallway, happy birthday - red/jake g. Paint your bluest skies the darkest gray- speak now/dear John. Got into an accident- out of the woods/harry styles/1989. Walking up to the podium definitely references Calvin Harris, he never wanted to give her credit or mention Taylor at all.
us fans speculated that the line "I sit and watch you", in tolerate it, indicates the fact that everything she wrote in the song was all in her mind, what she was thinking about the relationship. In fact, even at the start the song is introduced with the line "I sit and watch you". I hope this helped (love your reactions)
Interesting! I never heard that interpretation. The way i interpreted it is that she was saying "what if i break free? Believe me i COULD do it, but i just sit and watch you" like she wanted to leave but in the end she couldnt bring herself to do it. That being said, i might interpret it that way because i related to the song and thats something i've personally experienced
"'tis the damn season" is about someone who is already making a name in like the celebrity industry, hence the LA reference. The song is about going back to your hometown and meeting like an old flame and both of you discover that love again but also aware that it won't be same. The male perspective of the song is "dorothea" and tells the story from his side. Watching someone you care achieve her dreams, even if it means you being left behind. Then you reminisced the time you shared together, and now she's back in her hometown and you see each other again (even if it's only for the weekend😭). Ahhhh!!! It's so wholesome at the same time so sadd. It's like every coming of age movie I've ever watched 😭. Also the story being "potentially" inspired by 'Normal People' just makes me love both songs even more.❤
What I love so much about this song is how the protagonist’s perspective about their ex changes as the song continues. And how the lyrics of “it’s the damn season” and “road untaken” become almost longing by the end. For me, it ends in this precious moment of saying that I know this is only lasting for a moment, but let’s just pretend, while I’m here in your bed, that this our reality and lasts forever. Shes sensing the heartbreak that’s about to come back into her life, but let’s just enjoy this moment while we have it together. Sigh.
Ooooo that’s a great observation!! I’ve always just thought that “the beginning of closure is messy” as in, what comes before you reach the point of closure can be a tangled mess, and it can be uncomfortable - hence seeking closure
My interpretation is the clanging represents the other person reaching out. The piano is her trying to just move on with her life, and then here comes this person bringing everything back.
I have a theory that 'Right where you left me' is actually from the point of view of Este, as a ghost after her cheating husband unalived her. When you listen to it again with this idea in mind, it all makes sense lmaooo but maybe I'm just tripping
38:29 listen, I think you are the first person I’ve watched who knew that she was referencing the tire track thing 😆 TayTay was also obsessed with True Crime during the pandemic soooo ❤❤❤
the way you can analyse lyrics so well on your first time of listening is fascinating im literally obsessed with ur channel 😭😭 im so glad you listened to evermore because its probably my favourite album ever and i love hearing your interpretations on it!💓
I think Speak Now is a rly good album to react to next once ur ready. It was the first album she made that she wrote entirely by herself. At the time, a lot of her hate was geared towards the belief she could not write her own songs by herself (which is stupid cuz most songs from artists have co-writers), she couldn’t sing etc. so she decided to prove the hate wrong and completely did it by herself. Plus the album is just SUPER good lol
ivy is actually inspired by Emily Dickinson who was a lesbian poet, and the song even references poems she wrote to/for her lover Sue, who was married to Emilys brother!
Omg I truly think you're gonna love RED (TV), it's Taylor's favorite album (from herself lol) and honest it was the album for the folklore girlies before folklore was released, so im pretty sure you're gonna ADORE it like all of us. btw i loved this video sm, evermore is my favorite album
“Gold rush” actually refers to the actual gold rush during the 19th century when there was a rapid influx of seekers for gold deposits in the US. She wrote this as an analogy to the guy she likes who was desired by many, and how she doesn’t like the feeling of having to compete with others. Just like in the actual gold rush.
Taylor even said No Body, No Crime is for the True Crimes fans! One of my favorites on Evermore. She’s such an amazing storyteller. I’ve been saying for years I need her to write a book because it would be amazing!
Still love ttpd! The anthology is my shit. More so than the first part although that one grew on me too. Definitely still one of my fave taylor albums. Hope you enjoyed evermore. About to watch the reaction now. Cabt wait for you to dive into more taylor! So many gems still waiting for you😌
I'm convinced you're the best music reactor on RU-vid, seriously. As a diehard Swiftie of over a decade, you pick up on things SO WELL on first listen, sometimes literally better than I even do having all the context of her past albums and relationships, lol. Thank you for making these videos, they're so fun to watch! I think **Speak Now (Taylor's Version)** would be a great next listen for you. It's her third album, originally released in 2010 and the rerecorded version was released in 2023. It's her only album that is entirely solo-written (meaning she wrote every word on the album with no help from cowriters) and is kind of the transition album between her early "fairytale/girl-next-door" image and her more mature approach to relationships. It has some storytelling-based songs (Speak Now, Never Grow Up, Timeless) as well as some of her most gut-wrenching lyrics ever (Dear John, which is my favorite in her entire discography, Last Kiss) and I really think you'll love the variety! (Hint: Dear John is the precursor to Would've, Could've, Should've on Midnights; they're about the same relationship with her different perspectives over the years.) I also think Speak Now will give some good context for you BEFORE you go into her 4th album, Red (Taylor's Version). Red is a fan favorite so I see that everyone's requesting that next, but trust me - you will appreciate the pain and heartbreak of Red way more once you've heard a little more of her romantic history leading up to that point.
To expand, I think a great order (assuming you're continuing this series... please do!) would be: Speak Now (3rd album) -> Red (4th album) -> 1989 (5th album) -> reputation (6th album) -> Lover (7th album) And then come the newer ones that you've already heard! I really feel like listening to them in release order would help you understand the trajectory of her career and romantic life much better than just jumping from one to another - Ex. The breakup detailed in Red hits even harder having the context of how her Speak Now relationship messed with her head. The albums' themes are somewhat interwoven with each other as she gradually transitioned from country to pop. Of course, that still leaves her first 2 albums, but tbh they are much more country and a little more teenager-y/high school centric. Absolutely worth a listen, but you may not click with them as instantly as you have with her newer stuff.
gurl can you please react to "the rise and fall of a midwest princess" by chappell roan,i think u r gonna LOVE IT. if u r not sure you could at least give her newest single a try "good luck,babe". If you like the single i would strongly recommend listening to the album. Chappell is such a great writer,performer,vocalist and she is authentic (her mv are amazing as well).
Ivy is inspired by the poet Emily Dickinson, a distant relative of Taylor herself. Emily has a love affair with Sue Gilbert, who is married to Emily's brother. There is a lot of documentation between Emily and Sue, letters that confirm the great love they had for each other, but it was forbidden. That is why this song is so beautiful and poetic, it is inspired by one of the greatest poets who ever lived. The Apple Dickinson series used Ivy in a beautiful intimate scene between Emily and Sue, being approved by Taylor I think it was a confirmation on her part.
Girl, you are amazing, the way you dissect everything and tie it together and GET IT RIGHT almost immediately is so crazy (in a good way), I love your reaction and looking forward to seeing more, cause I been waiting!!! And I was at the edge of my seat waiting for the Champagne Problems reaction and tolerate it, also ivy, and Marjorie - my favourites
I’ve always thought that closure is a little “off beat” because a beautifully composed track that matched the rest of the album would, in fact, provide the closure the other party needed. She didn’t want to give them that.
"coney island" is one the most specific song on the album, and at the same time it's also very vague. Like you will get the picture but it seems like puzzle pieces you're trying to connect. And I think that that's the point of the song. Both of them were 'lost in translation' (pun intended) and don't really know how their relationship ended. In both verses, it's mostly questions about the possible reasons of the deterioration of the relationship. Then the bridge ties it all together. They go back-and-forth about moments or situations that they never showed up for each other. Like you had plans to this and that and because of the lack of communication and trust, you both never showed up for each other because you both thought that the other won't show up. "Over and over, lost again with no surprises, disappointments, close your eyes." It keeps happening and you're both unaware of the pain you're causing each other and get disappointed every single time. 💔
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it here, but the little piano riff at the end of champagne problems sounds like the main instrumental of Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus. I’ve been listening mainly to the top half of TTPD so I’m unsure if there’s some sort of connection, or if CoSoSoM is *possibly* the reason why the events of champagne problems happened. EDIT: fun fact!! closure is a song that shifts back and forth from 4/4 to 5/4 time signature, so if it sounds a bit dissonant and messed up, that’s probs the reason, but it makes so much sense since closures aren’t always supposed to be clean and peaceful.
can i just say that you get taylor's music more than like half of the fandom. like you literally showed me new meanings and parallels i hadn't thought about before. so thank you and welcome!!!!
What is interesting about “Tolerate It” is that it was already a repeated cycle. She had already been second-guessing about this relationship, thinking of leaving but in the end she still end up giving this man a chance “I sit and watch you” in the end of the song and in the eras tour where she sat back. Ironically, tolerating the man’s half-ass treatment to her. It adds another layer of sadness on that song
Omg! You are so right about him being a force that came into her life! She had mentioned it in her earlier songs (e.g., gravity, magnetic force, magnetic field, etc.). 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
I feel like tis the damn season is kind of a christmas story like those christmas movies where the girl comes home to her hometown and meets her past lover and they start dating again (call me babe for the weekend) and then instead of the happily ever after she is back in la and thats kind of the ending at least thats my view of the song
I think that tortured poets is one of her absolute best work and is in my top 3 albums of her with folklore and evermore 🤍 Please react to reputation or 1989 next 😍
I was so ready to scream "AND I PULLED YOUR BODY INTO MINE EVERY GOD DAMN NIGHT NOW I GIVE FAKE NICETIES" lmao. Like SO ready. Anyways hell yeah this was so fun. I think what you listen to next depends on what you're in the mood for. Debut / Fearless are country. Speak Now is country/pop and Red is """country""/pop. Red is also a very long album that tells the story of 1 relationship. 1989 is full "upbeat" pop. Read the tracklist, I guarantee you'll know a handful. Reputation might be a good bet, the Taylors version isnt out and may not be out for months so it'll be interesting for you to listen to it now and be able to hear the changes in the TV when it comes out. It's heavily EDM /electropop. Lover is her very in love pop.
Marjorie is even on the track when taylor says i think you are singing to me now you can hear marjory singing in the background its the opera sounds you called out but thats actually her
I may be the only one- but I think happiness is about her old label- Scott Borchetta in particular! It feels like the sequel to My Tears Ricochet, when she’s had more time to process!
For "tolerate it," someone mentioned that the last line is "I sit and watch you" because it implies that all the stuff she said about walking away from him only happens in her head. She never actually leaves.
So on happiness, the thing you mentioned about "7 years in heaven". Taylor said that evermore is about "endings". I do think that she was able to explore aspects of the breakdown of her relationship with JA under the guise of storytelling -- I think lots of this album is exploring sorts of "alternate endings" to a relationship, both happy and sad, something I think she must've been thinking about a lot around this time. It's a little controversial to talk about cos everyone disagrees, but the thing is nobody knows for sure. I for one think this album is such a beautiful reflective piece, and my absolute favourite album of hers.
At the time, bc there was so much speculation about this song, she stated it was about her hometown bestie Abigail's divorce. Taylor deflects at times what a song is really about (Tolerate It I am looking at you) but I think this might be true. She was in Abigail's wedding and she could have been writing from Abigail's perspective.
@@TheCinder24what's interesting is she very likely wrote these about other people or were made up stories, but now post TTPD it feels like subconsciously she identified with various elements (ending with Joe, thinking of Matty) probably exacerbated by pandemic depressions (for an extrovert like her it would be rough to be isolated) come through. Obviously that's just an interpretation and I could be super wrong, but that's the feeling I get.
Bon Iver sings backround on Ivy but isn't credited as a featured artist, and Marcus Mumford (of Mumford and Sons) randomly does the male vocals on Cowboy Like Me.
Champagne problems=first world problems. Also love your reactions started watching you since the Folklore reaction. You're so smart while piecing all the parts together,love your insights.❤
champagne problems is, like, two people that had different ideas for their relationship: one of the wanted to propose and the other wanted fo break up - it's fantastic how you caught up on that so fast cuz i had to listen to it multiple times before i got what was happening
Girl I love evermore sm so glad to finally get a reaction!! Please consider doing speak now or fearless next! Speak now is personally my favorite by her. It was all self written!! Fearless was definitely a big album for her with songs like love story and you belong with me but there are so many hidden gems on that album that you need to hear!!! 💜💛
Please react to 'All too well: 10 minute version' You'll Love it so much!! Taylor has poured all her emotions in it and has told such a beautiful story ❤❤
You should react to reputation next!! I just started watching your videos, not even just the Taylor ones, and you are so incredible. It’s so nice watching someone provide their perspective from a new angle, and you’re STILL spot on 🤣 or do a reputation reaction video once she releases REP taylor’s version!! 🐍🖤
I’ve been a swiftie for 16 years and evermore is my favorite Taylor album. I needed it a lot after I lost both my grandmothers on the same day two years apart (2018 & 2020). It took me probably round 20ish listens of Marjorie to stop crying. This album is so special, it’s encapsulated a very specifically dark, but hopeful time in my life. There’s only 4 songs off the entire album I don’t usually listen to and everything else I absolutely love. I can’t wait for more Taylor albums and I’ll be subscribing to the Patreon very soon! I love watching NeeCee’s journey with Taylor’s music! Keep it up icon!
I honestly can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy your reactions❤ You somehow always manage to give me a different perspective on the same song…you’re one of the best reactors on RU-vid girl!
Love your reactions to Taylor's albums, you put so much thought and care into it, thank you !! 'tis the damn season is actually one of my favorites, the storyline is connected to Dorothea, but for me it can stand on its own and make a lot of sense, cause I actually relate to it a lot. For me, it's about the kind of situationship where you know this person could have been just right for you, maybe you had something beautiful while you were young and living in your hometown, but then life happens and you have to make difficult choices and ultimately you end up growing apart and only reconnecting when you come home for the holidays and such. The love is still there, hence the "you can call me babe for the week-end", cause you can't help but going back to them when you see them, but you know your lives are incompatible. So for me the "I won't ask you to wait if you don"t ask me to stay" is more about the impossibility than the willingness to do it. You know you wouldn't be happy if you had to sacrifice the life you chose in order to be with them, and they wouldn't be happy either if they followed you, but they're still the person who knows you best and could have been the love of your life in another life. Alright, I think that's quite enough, sorry for the looong explanation, and thanks for reading!
I think on Closure, she isn't saying that she doesn't need closure in general. She says she doesn't need HIS closure. She doesn't need to agree with his take on events or the version of the story that makes him look like the good guy. None of this sounds like a romantic relationship to me. It sounds like Scott Borchetta who wanted to play the "hero flying around saving face". She seems done here just giving people what they woukd take from her, whether she has consented to it or not.
Also just wanted to add, I am enjoying your reactions so much 😊 I think you may have enjoyed Evermore even more if you just let go of trying to make the songs fit too autobiographically into Taylor's own life 😬 I know it's confusing because TTPD is so heavily autibiographical 😂 Evermore and The Anthology are my tied for #1 of Swift's projects. Evermore I love so much because it is far more free of strict interpretation than any of her other projects 😊
oh girl wait til taylor catches a whiff of you, you're going to be her favorite reactor hands down because you are soooo funny and intuitive. i am obsessedddd with the passion you bring. No Body No Crime reaction had me in stitches the whole time
