Best part is that the mistress, who didn't kill anyone, was not put in prison bc they didn't have evidence, but was seen as guilty by everyone anyways.
This song made me immediately remember “ Goodbye Earl”… a song put out in 2000 by the Dixie Chicks, now just known as The Chicks. Swift has performed that song with Chicks frontwoman, Natalie Maines and probably had a good old time creating her own sister-solidarity revenge song. ☺️
I have watched a hundred reactions to this song. Never before did anyone think that verse 3 was alluding to her killing Este- but somehow I knew from his expressions that’s what he was thinking. It was so fun to watch as he realized the final piece that she killed the husband.
Excellent Reaction. I appreciate your candor. You are understanding the many aspects of what draws people to Taylor. Her lyrics and storytelling are central to that. Also, Este is the name of one of the three Haim sisters (the tallest one).
When it starts to click your face is priceless!!! This is one of my favorites by her. Just because true crime is my jam and this is a musical version. I can see this episode in my mind.
if you like this song & writing style you should check out “Two Black Cadillacs” by Carrie Underwood and “Gunpowder and Lead” by Miranda Lambert and “Goodbye Earl” by the Chicks formerly known as the Dixie Chicks
I love how this song really plays on the "don't mess with women, they watch true crime shows as a hobby" idea hahha. At the end, she murdered the cheater/murderer, got away with it, the mistress might not be involved in Este's murder so she could take away the insurance money but she still flirted with a married man so she would forever be linked to a murder scandal.
Please react to both her masterpieces: sister albums "folklore" and "evermore". Her level of storytelling is insane, her use of words will make you cry multiple times!
The look on your FACE when you said 'you evil bitch' is glorious, I love this reaction, thank you so much! Keep it up, loving all your reactions tbh. I think you'd love some of the Grammy Museum performances! I'm a singer myself and I'm married to a composer, you have a great voice too, meant to say that before. All her radio play songs are probably the least of her artistry! Definitely listen to a whole album! Or if you're not sure about a whole one, pick up on the 1989 Vault Tracks from 1989 Taylor's Version maybe? OOH or the Midnights extra tracks?
Start with folklore!!!!!!! Trust. It's an entire album of stories that give me chills. I have been with her since Teardrops on My Guitar. And Folklore pushed my admiration to New Heights.
I really adore the way she talks about Country as a genre. She speaks about it in the Long Pond discussion bits and also in the presentation portion of the Grammy Museum thing, always with respect and appreciation.
I love that song so much too! He killed her best friend, so she got him back. Taylor is a huge fan of crime shows, so she told that story perfectly. I agree.
This song is from ‘Evermore’ the album after the one I highly suggest you listen to, ‘Folklore.’ I consider that one to be her renaissance album. While ‘Reputation’ re-birthed another side of Taylor, ‘Folklore’ brings her back to her stylistic roots, but reworked and matured. You see the evolution of her craft. With softer vocals, a lot of acoustic guitar play, and piano melodies, her voice shines while still sticking to the roots of what she does best, songwriting and storytelling.
It was so beautiful when the HAIM sisters came up at the Eras Tour to sing NBNC live for the first time, I was watching in a grainy streaming but I was screaming as if I was there
It’s so nice to see someone listening to this for the first time while knowing the twist that is coming :) so glad you enjoyed it! We love TS for a reason
that's exactly what it's about, the secret to taylor's songs are the lyrics, always look at the lyrics, I love your reactions, a song I recommend is "this is me trying" by folklore
I think this is my favorite reaction from you! "Oh yeah he did it!" So emotionally invested already 😂 (This is one of my favorite songs of hers as well) Also, I love the pause at the part where she says she knows how to cover up a scene and I can see that you're thinking she's going to uncover some evidence that he did it, and then the huge twist comes and your jaw drops ❤😂
It IS time for an album. You need to start with Reputation. Trust me. I am not a Swiftie, but my daughter is. I came from old school gangster rap. She kept trying to get me, and she didn’t get me until reputation. Start there.👍😎
If you're going to do an album, the "suggested" first one is Reputation because it's her edgiest album, but you've already heard a ton of those. Next one would be Folklore and then Evermore because they are true storytelling masterpieces. This reaction was absolute gold, keep 'em coming!
Love your reactions.❤️ It’s never too late to become a Swiftie. Personally, I was not a big fan until Folklore. When she recorded in her teens and early twenties, the songs were targeted to the same age group which was fine. I just was too old to enjoy them. I did like a few of the songs, for example Haunted. Reputation was great but the material in Folklore, Evermore, Lover and Midnights is so much more mature and interesting which makes sense because Taylor has grown so much in her storytelling. Her voice is so much fuller too.
If you react to the Midnights album, it’s important to know that she describes it as a “concept album” about the things that keep us up at night. That’s why it’s a little all over the place. There are songs about karma, things left unsaid, old loves, insecurities, mistakes made… all kinds of stuff that keep us from falling asleep, past midnight.
I'm so happy you did this song and showed it the love it deserves! It's so underappreciated imo, even among Swifties I often see people say this is a skip for them and it just leaves me baffled. The storytelling through "show don't tell" is so clever and well done, I love the way the chorus lines are repeated so much but refer to something different every time (Este thinking her husband cheated, the friend thinking he killed Este, the police thinking the mistress killed him/ the mistress thinking the friend did it) - it's so easy to miss but once you catch on the storytelling technique is so amazing in this. Love the story, love the style, love the flow - and loved the reaction!
I grew up listening to artists like Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert, who write/sing songs in this particular style. I'd been wanting to hear something like this from Taylor for YEARS, so when evermore first released and I heard that harmonica/mandolin/lap steel, I SCREAMED. Easily my favorite song on the album.
Highly recommend the Reputation Tour as a full watch. Her performances in it are great..and you already liked her Don't Blame Me & Look What You Made Me Do from that tour.
YES OMG ALBUM REACTION!! i really think folklore is always the best place to start! it gets into her songwriting, storytelling, and has some hard hitting moments
If you love this, then you would love one of the classic country story songs by Reba, that's the night the lights went out in georgia. I am betting that Taylor was at least partly inspired to write the song this way because of her country roots and particularly this older song. As much as i love the Chicks, Goodbye Earl tends to get played for laughs and hide how sinister it really is, where Reba calls a spade a spade like Taylor here. It's an interesting story and lyrically creative, with a more stripped down melody and straightforward vocals to play up the point she's making. I don't understand how someone could listen to this and then think Taylor is a pushover they can safely cross or patronize. She straight up got away with murdering a guy who hurt her friend. She is keeping receipts, buddy! She will totally go to the mattresses. And yet, "Reputation" (iykyk). Proof that these people hear her, but they just don't listen. She wouldn't need to keep telling them not to cross her if they just listened the first damn time. Seems like she'll need one of these "warning, don't kick the cat" songs on every album just to reiterate the point. I bet we all know at least one from each of her albums. Not just savaging a specific person, but warning off everyone else in the process. It's so satisfying for all the "nice girls" and "sweet ladies" who tend to have their kindness disrespected. She's all sweetness and light until you cross her. So don't.
Omg…. I do not have time to go down this Rabbit hole 🕳️ today…. Yet it’s my 4th song this AM. Discovering T swizzle genius in my 50s👏👏🔥🔥🤯 When she was very young on Ellen… I remember her saying a fear was being framed and being put in prison…. Cause “ look at me… I’d never survive “ Taylor you’d be Running that Prison… you Genius !!!how old is this song and when did she write it?????? Was that a Easter egg wayyyyyyy back then 👀👀 🤦🏻♀️🤯
I have been watching all your Taylor reactions and a few others for months now. Today, I spent time catching up and this is the one that’s really brought me a big smile and a smirk, the most in a while! I needed that after a rough day at work. 😅 Thank you!
If you're gonna do an album & like storytelling, I recommend Folklore Long Pond Sessions (she talks about each song then sings it) or Evermore (which this song is on)
fwiw, the detail about her boating license at 15 is probably fact; she moved to Hendersonville (Nashville suburb) at 13 and the new house had a boat dock (some old video clips of the neighbors fishing off the dock, lol.) In Pennsylvania, she lived on a Christmas tree farm, then in a townhouse in a West Reading suburb called Wyomissing. She used to tell interviewers that she liked crime shows (CSI used one of her songs, then had her cameo as the "murdered teen" sometime around 2009.) And she named a cat after a crime show detective. Este is one of the Haim sisters; When Taylor wrote the song, she called them up and asked for a restaurant name without telling them why; and they agreed to sing backup on it after they heard it. They were laughing about it later, bc this was the first time they'd ever appeared on the country charts (indie rock band).
Oh my, been waiting for you to do this. LOL Singer, us girls do stick together. This is Goodbye Earl (Chicks) without the record company forcing the comedy.
