Michael Knowles REACTS to Taylor Swift's "Lavender Haze" 

Lavender Haze is a 1950s phrase I believe for being in love or the honeymoon phase

Hey Michael! Actually, the phrase "lavender haze" was a saying back in the '50's that meant to be deeply in love! She's explained it an interview. Just wanted to share some info!

Whoever edits Michael's videos should get a raise. The "'Cause she's dead" interjection killed me 😂

lavander haze is about an absent lover, a lover who does not fully want to commit (to marriage), a love who treats you as somewhere in between a one night stand and a wife, and wants to perpetually stay in the "honeymoon stage" of a relationship. It is a lover who is distance, who is unknown like space (which is why the map of stars in his back), or underwater, whom she does not know, and who does not listen to her. He is only happy with her in the lavendar haze haze, not in real everyday life.

Lavender Haze is a 1950’s phrase that Taylor heard being used while watching MAD MEN during the pandemic.

I understand that people have different opinions on Taylor Swift. That's fine. It is explicitly said in other media that the phrase "Lavender Haze" is for the honeymoon stage of love. That being said, I do not support her political beliefs. I just enjoy her music. On a different note I'd recommend Michael listen through her folklore or evermore albums. I think he would really enjoy them!

Lavender Haze means feeling so in love that it envelopes you like a fog, but the next part of that is to get married, I think she wants to love as intensely as she does then, but without taking to take the next step, but that's not how it works

I like how Michael averts his eyes at points in the video. You can tell he's trying to keep his thoughts pure ❤

I don't think it's a question if she's woke she is full woke.

She's very intelligent. She woke when it sells, she's not woke when it sells. Conclusion: she's commercial. It's all about money you know.

I really think Michael should do a full album reaction to both 'FOLKLORE' and 'EVERMORE'. I think he would enjoy it. Please make it happen!🥺🤗

Lavender Haze is a term used in the 1950s to describe love and happiness so she's saying she wants to stay in this all consuming love with her boyfriend instead of worrying about what other people say, so I don't think I'd call it a "political statement" but she definitely had some of that in there. As a swiftie I genuinely believe she knows it's all wrong and is simply trying to stay relevant which she is, but I just hope she becomes brave enough to stand up for what she believes in and gain more success the right way.

Lavender Haze is an anachronistic phrase for fantastically optimistic love without boundaries. Interestingly enough it echoes into the transcendental and chakra-based cosmology. Lavendar is a color of soul awakening and transcendence beyond human contructs. Careful what you allow to earwig into your soul, folks.

Jimi Hendrix reference to purple haze was a description of being under the influence of LSD. Don’t ask me how I know.

The fish is actually a reference to her third album’s tour, where she played with a guitar that had koi fish on it. It’s supposed to hint at her next re-recording.

She doesn't want to stop being that young pop star always in love. Before, it seemed her youth was endless, but now she can see the horizon. She can see the end of her "good years". I thought her music would grow more mature as she ages maybe even go back to her country roots, but instead taylor went more pop. Its actually sad when a 30 something still acts like she is in her early 20s. Taylor spent her entire life building a career that focuses on being "wild and free" in whichever persona she comes up with. Personally, I'm tired of this "can't hold me down, but I someday dream of the perfect prince who will whisk me off my feet." That attitude looks yucky on someone her age. I stopped being a fan after her 1989 album because her music regressed as I got more mature. At that point, I realized I was no longer part of her demographic. She doesn't give a crap about growing with her fans, Taylor just wants to grow her wallet.

Let's appreciate the moment the editor work put giving us the insight of Micheal in club, partying,drunk mode moment.. exactly how i imagined it..😂😂🎉

Taylor was using marriage imagery in every single one of her albums about her now ex boyfriend Joe from Reputation to evermore, but especially in Lover. Every single fan thought it was strange when Lavender Haze came out and she was acting like marriage was stupid and beneath her. It was a complete 180 from the literal marriage vows she wrote in Lover. People had actually been speculating that she and Joe were secretly married due to her lyrics about being married to him but he shot it down in every interview. Then Lavender Haze comes out and they break up due to “a difference in personalities” ALL of her friends unfollowed him right after a girls night out so it doesn’t seem to be that amicable. It kind of makes me sad. I don’t agree with Taylor on everything but I don’t wish her harm or hurt. I’d love it if she could find someone to live the rest of her life with. I don’t need to finish the video to know that the secret woke thing is that her love interest in this video is trans. Yes, her music is great, her social and political opinions are 🗑

I'm convinced that if Michael took time to listen to her whole discography that he'd become a hardcore Swiftie and I love that for him

I interpreted the phrase (and overall the song) Lavender Haze as meaning short term pleasure at least from what the song seemed to imply. I mean Taylor depicted different kinds of activities that we do in society that brings short term pleasure, like promiscuity (i think she even alludes to this in her lyrics), partying, and implying that all she wants to do is live a life the way she wants it (which will only bring short term pleasure. If you are a Christian like me, you'll know). But i think that's basically what Michael was saying tbh lol.

Sorry…can’t get into it sounds like every other new song these days…

So she is living an empty vapid life. Understood.

This song isn’t complicated to understand at all. She has even explained it on camera. “Lavender haze” is a phrase she heard on Mad Men from the 1950s which she is using to refer to wanting to stay in a bubble of love in a relationship and ignore the pressures and speculation from outside parties. “The only kind of girl they see is a one night or a wife” and the reference to “1950s” is about how everyone expects her to either be married or have hook ups, when in reality she is just enjoying her relationship and doesn’t want to do either of those things despite how she (and other women) are often placed into either category. The song also seems to be influenced by other themes in previous music about wanting to stay away from the media and negative rumours after what she went through in 2016, as her partner at the time of this song’s release was a private, less well known artist. There may also be some allusions to smoking weed based on the reel and video for the song, but it isn’t predominatly about that. Her including a trans man in the video was pretty irrelevant to the song and just her supporting the community, as she has with including mostly LGBT artists to open for her tour. Because.. gasp.. she is ‘woke’ (aka left wing) and has made that very clear with her making explicit statements supporting democrat politicians on social media, and having all of her social circle be other openly left wing people.

When will Michael Knowles review some metal music? I demand answers! ✊🤘

She is so woke

“Is ‘lavender haze’ a gay thing??” 😂😂 Also, whoever edits Michaels videos, is amazing 👏🏼

The answer to the title of the video is obvious. She wants everyone's money, so shes both based and woke.

also lavender haze is A type of cannabis strain. Lavender Haze is a sativa-dominant hybrid cannabis strain that is known for its relaxing and euphoric effects. It is a cross between the strains Haze and Lavender. Lavender Haze has a sweet, floral aroma and a taste that is reminiscent of lavender and berries. It is a popular choice for medical marijuana patients who are looking for relief from stress, anxiety, and pain.

Lavander haze is a turn of phrase to being in love. She spoke of it in a video explaining the song. I honestly don't think she is full woke. Her woke "moment" was during Lover era and it was viewed as childish and honestly made her less relatable. She's kinda stopped beating that drum ever since. I loved your analysis of Anti-Hero. As a Swiftie i think lavander haze, while catchy, is kindof a nothing burger and there really isn't too much deep context in it apart from being she wants to be in love vs love isn't enough for her, vs the medias idea of what her love should be. I honestly had no idea her Love interest in the video was trans either. 😂 I don't think that's necessarily "woke" I think sometimes in this day an age being an artist of any kind actor, singer, etc... It HAS GOT to be difficult navigating cancel culture. She was already cancelled once for something she didn't do and that was very traumatic for her. As people messaging you to kill yourself would be for anyone. So i wonder if some of these quote on quote "woke" choices might just be self-preservation for an artist as large as she is. Lavender Haze itself is a song about her actually being in love vs what the medias idea of her being in love is. The phrase "Lavander Haze" she heard on an episode of Mad Men during the pandemic and it means being in love, falling in love, and that love is a Lavander Haze that consumes you. "All they keep asking me. Is if I'm going to be your bride." Is because more often then not the media focuses on her dating life not her music. Even being in a stable relationship with Joe for 6 years didn't stop the media from prying. "The only kinda girl they see, is a 1 night or a wife." Is simply stating that being a fling or being a bride are the two big headlines so the media can't seem to get off those two types of stories. Fake engagement rumours etc. Now, post us realizing that Taylor and Joe have now split I think this song is deeper than we all realized. It's a comment on how her relationships can never grow organically. There's always going to be outside noise and most of her partners won't be able to take it. And she just wants to stay in the Lavander Haze with them but it's not possible. "Talk your talk and go viral I just need this love spiral." I think that Taylor's songs at this point are written for the fans. Let's face it she has a huge fanbase she doesn't NEED more fans. So her poetry is speaking directly to us. Which is why the lyrics might seem cryptic to a non-swiftie because we know what she's referencing as her fans. I think she writes her songs like letters to close friends in ways sometimes that only we can understand.

I enjoy these song breakdowns and video analysis. Hope you do more.

Though many commenters have corrected the meaning of "lavender haze", there are terms regarding lavender that refer to homosexuality, so I'm not surprised Michael drew that incorrect conclusion.

That's a trans model she is with, so not a man a biological woman

Why, after listening to this, ummm, video do I have the urge to crank Black Sabbath Paranoid?

Great analogy and insight. When grounded, a person lives in reality with a clear mind without haze. The opposite message of this song - ha

2:11 no it's not. It's associated with Straight people. So, the song did Lavender bashing, Heaven bashing, & Purple bashing. (Note: Lavender is a holy herb that has to do with Adam & Eve.)

I didn't know Lavender was considered a gay thing, I always associated with relaxation because of how soaps & stuff use lavender in them. I thought the haze part meant she wanted to be on a (drug?) high which is similar to what the honeymoon phase is

I love how Michael always looks for the deeper meaning, although with this song I don't think there was one. Would love to see his reaction to BTS Blood Sweat and Tears for his interpretation. And Heagum by Agust D would be fun too.

I’m convinced Taylor Swift is obsessed with herself.

Ps Her love interest is trans. (Check it for yourself) I think she’s fully woke But I still love her music

Lavender haze is apparently just an old fashioned phrase for that lovely, sweet excitement of when you first meet somebody you adore, that fades fast when real life hits, or getting to know them better you don't like them so much anymore. It's really not more complicated than that.

Okay, whichever editor put Kanye’s “Famous” in the intro of a video of Michael reacting to T-Swift needs a promotion immediately. That’s hilarious.

Lavender haze sounds like a trendy smartphone color

That ending... are you guys at daily wire for real?😂😂😂

The clips of Michael at parties, bars, and clubs 😂😂😂😂😂

I don't think Taylor Swift is full woke like some people are saying, I think she and her team are just playing to what's popular. It's more of a causual corporate wokeness than an actual commitment to the ideology. I still really enjoy some of her albums, especially Red, 1984, and Folklore. Athough the older I get the more I notice that her music really over-romanticizes hookups I'm

This song is about never settling down and always dating randos. Basically, Taylor Swift is over the hill age wise now so she has to keep upping the sexual ante to stay relevant.

How does this make me laugh yet help me see right and wrong better, all at the same time? Lmao, ladies love Michael Knowles!!!

As Mr. Plant of Led Zeppelin sang: There's a sign on the wall But she wants to be sure 'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings ... ( And she's buying a ) stairway to Heaven

Taylor Swift is a business, she understands what needs to be done in order to stay popular. Middle aged southern white guys are not her demographic she needs to keep as customers, it is young white women and girls. If you want to better understand her demographics then you should have waited in line at Record Store Day on 4-22-2023 at your local independent record store. It was young girls with their parent who waited in line for 10 hours or more just to buy her new album release Folklore the long pond sessions. I also talked to other Indie retailers who said people waited from 7 pm the previous night just to be the first to buy her album and the shop opened at 8 am. So whether she is woke or based has nothing to do with it, she is smart business wise.

you must be kidding. She is woke as hell. She’s been woke ever since she stopped producing country music and sold her soul

Sounds like a high school teacher trying to draw extra meanings from things the author didn't intend.

Lavender is purple i.e. "Purple Haze" (which I always took to denote being high when Hendrix sang it).

I’ve seen this music video and heard this song 100times+ and never knew her love interest was Trans and Lavender is a nod to the trans community, I feel completely deceived.

Well, Mr. Knowles. Was it necessary to play the song in its entirety? I mean, I could actually feel my IQ slipping away, near the end there. Also, now, I might be wrong about this, but, I b'lieve her " love interest" is actually a trans...ok..there we go..started my comment before vid was over..

The “of space” edit took me by surprise ,nearly crying 😂😂😂

I was so sure it was about drug and a drugtrip :-) . Anybody else noticing the last joke about her not seeming too "happy" at the end of the video ??? Savage!

As always the editor is 👌👌👌

She said she heard the phrase from watching mad men and it meant being in that 1st phase of love when you just want to be in that bubble with those chems in yor brain. And not worry about what others say. But when i heard it thought she was talking trans..... shes in hollyweird so they got to to stay relevant.

I just love how they edit your face in places😂😂

What does lavender haze mean? To be 'in the lavendar haze' means to be deeply in love with someone or in the honeymoon stages of a relationship, it's a common phrase from the 1950s. Prior to the album's release, Taylor dished on each song's meaning during her 'Midnights Mayhem With Me' video series, she spoke about the first track: "I happened upon the phrase when I was watching Mad Men and I looked it up ‘cause I thought it sounded cool. "And it turns out that it's a common phrase used in the ‘50s where they would just describe being in love, like if you were in the lavender haze that meant you were in that all-encompassing love glow - and I thought that was very beautiful," she explained

She is pandering to her base. Which includes Mulvaney.

She fills a couple of albums with love songs about him, including the lyrics “I like shiny things but I’d marry you with paper rings” and then complains about people wanting that 1950’s shit for her - whatever that means.

I love Michael analysing music and their videos ❤

I thought lavender haze was a reference to a calming state of mind being in love or a Marijuana reference 🤔

she was sitting on the bed and suddenly a cloud of purple smoke came from underneath the best, looked like a fart, nothing more...

Thats a transgender model in the video, she is woke af. She told all of her fans to vote for biden harris, and at that point I really lost respect for her. Im not really into her newest album. But I was a huge fam of her when I was younger.

Lavender Haze is a phrase from the 50s that means to be so deeply in love with someone that you're oblivious to what's happening around you.

Lavender Haze is a Starbucks drink that’s off menu.

Please do "Would've, Could've, Should've" from the 3am edition of the Album!!!

*she is so woke she is asleep.*

That vinyl with the constellations has the constellation of her zodiac sign, Sagittarius and the constellation of Pisces, which is the zodiac sign of her, most recent ex Joe Allen, who she was with for six years. Also, the Koi fish could be a nod to Joe’s Pisces sign because fish are the Pisces and she has a blue guitar with a Koi fish on it and she play the guitar and her speak now world tour back in 2010 and she also featured it in the antihero music video.

Here Is The Sad Thing About The Music Industry... Most The Artist Are Slaves To Sing Songs Others Rote With These Messages In It. Swift Might Not Even Be Aware Of The Messages She Sings In The Song. They Have Sold Themselves To The Morning Star Who Controls This Industry.

As a swiftie, I’m watching this and laughing 😂 on the stretching of the mind of a conservative. You can’t make this shit up 😅

If Taylor swift is based then am superman

Hilarious that Michael Knowless didnt clock Laith Ashley until someone told him then proceeds to call him a "chick". Whatever dude.

I don't know much of Taylor Swift's work so I appreciated Michael's take on the imagery in the video. Because they used carp/koi as the fish I did not think of the ocean because they are freshwater fish. Also, I didn't think of space when Taylor was stroking her lover's back, I thought of Heaven. The song came across to me as a rather cynical assessment that love isn't all it's cracked up to be, but infatuation is fun. Of course, that is not untrue. I find her music boring and I wouldn't have listened to it all the way through except I was curious about Michael's assessment. Also I kept waiting for some association / relation to Jimi Hendrix' Purple Haze

The sea in the Bible stands for sin.

“1950’s s-h-i-t” 😂😂😂😂😂

Taylor wrote the song about being madly in love in the honeymoon phase. I get so annoyed when people try to make it a gay thing 😂. I love the Kaylor theories too but come on people.

PLEASE PLEASE have michael react to evermore and folklore!!!! it would make him a swiftie, those are some of her best albums

He’s trans

Taylor said that lavender haze is a term they used in the 50s that means falling in love or being in love. Their is not hidden message in this song other then not wanting to get married and just wanting to stay in the haze of love. Which is not something that just Taylor feels I think this is a problem of feminism and the fact that Taylor is such a powerful woman makes it hard for her to want to be tied down in a traditional marriage. I love this song and I love Taylor! She is free to hire whoever she wants in her music videos I don’t really care

Lavender haze refers to the first throws of romance, the honeymoon stage. This stage has such power that you will do everything to hold onto it. Yep ...good times....

Somebody needs to overdub fart sounds all over this video! Looked like he crop dusted her!

Taylor is always breaking up with men, so I’m taking the “lavender haze” with a huge truckload of salt.

they really had the beat to 'famous' playing at the beginning

It is one of those songs. Mellow, a tiny bit catchy (but not so much you actually think of looking up who performed it) that's nestling comfortably between far more intense songs. The Video is full of iconography, the titular lavender tones and of course Taylor and a guy as a boytoy. Well, if i would be a Taylor fanboy i'd probably drool over it, but this...."nice....but next!"

To me the message if the song was obvious, the symbolism of space I think is being used to describe a feeling that is infinite or everlasting. Vague and corny it may be, I don't think the song is trying to be based or woke, it's just a corny love song. She's had so many public relationships that are closely scrutinized by the media that this song sounds like she isn't going to let all that distract her in the future and undermine her will to love someone new and finally make it last.

Taylor Swift is not woke...shes a master strategist and a genius in marketing...she supports certain ideas just to cater to her fans and to expand her brand...a talented Shylock

I love this song, I love Taylor Swift, and I love Michael Knowles. All three of them are great❤

Good morning, Michael, your 1950’s statement at the end is spot on. I want to invite you to do a little more research on the internet. You will find a tiny detail that’s not gay and confirms what you said about the 1950’s reference.

That was a painful listen - very unappealing. Artificial sounding voice laid over a beat laid over a noise like a distant, muffled radio.

Isn’t that a transgender man on the video?

I think this was the kindest or most empathetic analysis from someone on the right I’ve heard 😂

Forget T swift, waiting on that T Mac reaction Michael!

Never liked her anyway. Always thought she was fake & her identity appears to not be her..really.

I never heard a Taylor Swift song before. Thank You Michael for making me wish I never heard a Taylor Swift song before or again or ever.

The song is a Piscean inspired song song, about being in love, uncommited, feeling dreamy, yet awake. Making everything fewl like a fantasy. In yhe begining younsee the zodiac constellations of Pisces and Sagittarius,and throughout the video you see the bature, haziness, and dreamy state of pisces. She uses lavender, fishes, 12, dreams, disassociation, love... All Pisces.

Just say you don’t know what Lavender Haze actually means, Michael.

Swift is nothing more than a brand. Like Adele. She uses her relationships to define her product i.e her music. Constantly whining how she is the victim of the men in her life whilst making untold millions in the process. But the men in her life are her choice! So if they are all that bad! Then that speaks more about her than it does them.