The unrivalled appeal of Taylor Swift | James O'Brien - The Whole Show 

What the "F" happened? Now we are taking our Comedians seriously, and our Government ministers as a joke.

A Recession is when your neighbour loses his job ! A Depression is when you lose your job ! Recovery is when the Tories lose theirs !🤣🤣🤣

That poor man, losing his mum like that, what people in power have done with Austerity is disgusting.

If anybody was wondering and didn't want to wait till the end, the person described as a Russian ally was Nigel Farage, quelle surprise, and he's spent today coping about that fact and accusing the Mail of collaborating with the Kremlin in an attempt to save the tory party (yes really) 😂😂😂

Richy Sunak is not a completely incompetent, useless, hopeless, piece of characterless Jelly ! But, he could be with a little effort!!

I hope labour get the support and the voter’s give them time to sort everything out the corrupt government need a visit from the police after the election

As a recent former ward nurse who now works in a different sector of nursing, I have noticed a severe decline in qualified staff numbers, and how staff feel so deflated and exhausted working in the NHS. Simple things like the linen cupboards are always running out of clean sheets, blankets, towels etc. we have to scrounge from other wards or use paper towels or pillowcases to dry patients with. There’s often not enough pillows for the patients beds and patients have had to use rolled up blankets or even have even brought in their own. The ward is constantly full of patients and a bed was never empty for longer than an hour. I have noticed how many of the trainee nurses qualify and many comment that they don’t want to stay and continue working in the NHS and are looking to work abroad as soon as they possibly can, because of pay, the pressures of working in the NHS and our low standard of living.

Swift’s appeal is interesting. Her music is so bland and unseasoned

Why James, why?

the section about Taylor Swift was so interesting to me because even as a fan I am equally surprised by how much bigger she has become in the last 2 years. More so when Taylor herself in 2018-19 was talking about how close she was to not be that popular anymore due to how much age influence how pop culture view female pop stars

Upto now I have been a huge fan of James O'Brien's, but Taylor Swift is inexplicably everywhere at the moment. Now here too. Boo.

NHS has way too many efficiency managers and not enough nurses at the beds of patients.

It’s TikTok and socials and an incredibly savvy marketing strategy .. it can’t be her music, not saying it’s terrible but it’s quite unremarkable really in the grand scheme of things.

I live on Morecambe bay, and I often pronounce it the same way as your Dad did! It brings me sunshine....

I wouldn’t say Taylor’s success is unrivalled. MJ, Elvis, The Beatles are above her for sure…

Here in America I love how Republicans are having Meltdowns when Taylor Swift told people to get out and vote.

We should have some sympathy for the politicians that have taken out the bets. We are in the middle of a cost crises, how will they pay for there their 5 star hotels now they can't claim it back on expenses.

And the conservative party are incredibly concerned with people who remain on disability benefits longer than they ought to? It's like accusing other people of what you yourself are actually doing.

Three years ago in Gloucestershire royal hospital my 87 year old mum spent 22 hrs in a corridor waiting to go up to a ward. She has since passed on. At least she won’t have to go through that again…

They've lied and made excuses for lying so much that it doesn't register the way it once did. 👁️👁️

Lol James being puzzled by the applause after Champagne Problems is so precious 🫶

Thank you LBC for adding chapters to these videos. Great addition

Hope Simon is doing well, that was a sad story from him

We're talking about Michael Gove's "golden opportunities."

I'm not a Taylor fan, not in a 'I hate her' or a 'I'm too cool for that' kind of way (I'm ASD, I'm not cool enough to be too cool for ANYTHING), just haven't really listened to her, I've heard 'Shake It Off' and that's about it, but I consume a lot of US political satire and media and she permeates the entire culture. If the Pod Save boys are to believed, they are big fans, Taylor has a big footprint online, she interacts with the fans. That fosters that para-social relationship. If I am unqualified in my cynicism, more a dig at modern business culture than at Taylor herself (she seems lovely), it wouldn't shock me that hard to learn if she Facebook/Cambridge Analytica-style data scraped her fans so she could find that sweet spot to write lyrics that were both deeply personal AND hit themes that resonated with her fans in a targeted way, the way Amazon knows when you get paid and what you looked at on other 3rd party sites like ASDA and eBay.

I am flabbergasted. But the irony is that it give the pathway for Nigel a brexit king :-)

Spot on as usual

A POLICE MAN.....OH IM SO SURPRISED.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

When my children were young an aunt came over from the mainland. They proudly showed their laying hens. She asked how much they sold them for 😊 They talked about eating eggs and how home grown chicken could be tough? When she left, my kids asked why she thought they would sell eggs 😊 much less full-grown broilers😂

By the time the conversation swings back to the things you disagree with Nick Ferrari about, he'll have retired, and you'll have spent years agreeing with him repeatedly on air 😂

Common typical Tory tactic. Do something outrageously wrong then pass the buck into an Enquiry as a delay tactic -post office, party gate,Grenfell.

Never say that RU-vid's algorithms don't have a sense of humour, right after the clip of Danny Dyer played, it cut to a Lidl advert for making an Eton mess! 😂

So out of touch, they didn't understand that bookies like taking the money, but will find any way to not pay out, 😂.

Just because William appeared with two children,and megsy turned away apparently.I think we have more important issues to consider.

I would add that Taylor Swift is genuine and a decent person and it shows. She has incredible stamina (3.5 hours singing and dancing). As the lady said she is relatable. Taylor has said that she puts narcotics in all of her songs and there may be some combination of words and music which has that effect and she has found it.

That policeman talking about people bringing sandwich to hospital for a "day out" is so delusional. Typical copper

It’s funny James. Taylor sings about that difference between an ambitious man and an ambitious woman. The song is The Man. That’s why women love her

The real gamblegate question... What odds did the Tories get on the LibDems becoming the official opposition? Would explain a lot.

It’s almost like adoration for her and her songs! On a level with the Nuremberg rallies that the German people used to attend but obviously for very different reasons!

Hey James nathen from Denver here I never knew that you could bet on politics over there that’s pretty cool if u ask me not the politicians or people connected to said politicians gambling on it obviously but for the regular folks that’s pretty cool

Often thought that James and I would be friends, now I know he's a Swiftie I'm certain! 😂

Im from Morecambe nowt wrong with it

Regarding the A&E topic...while I appreciate the Despatches programmes, the state of the NHS, and A&E being the ultimate frontline...are now effectively field hospitals in a combat zone. Decades of politically initiated decay and disregard for our health services and this is where we find ourselves. And I think people sometimes forget, while it's those in power disregarding the NHS, it is also disregard to the people of Britain. But hey...make it bad enough, and people will go private!

To fix it will take a change in attitude from government to pay staff a lot better so to encourage the young to want to go into healthcare.

Tell em Jim!

Oh, my dears - you must realize the absolute determination to privatize your National Health Service.. it's very much on purpose, what you go through at A&E and your GPs offices - the long waits, the short staffing, the shortages of equipment and medications, all of it

It's called PCL - post concert lunacy. It's best to just not talk for a few days. I'm glad you enjoyed the concert! Not so sure you should use your airtime for this instead of other important topics. Btw, all artists' discographies are diaries...

The Spartans declared war against the Athenians. The Athenians were increasing their empire and influence in Greece. Farage said ante-bellum the expansionism would lead to Czar Putin using it as the casus belli for war.

5:57 well i thin that sort of answers your question dont is the fact that such a paper is the bestselling new paper in your country doesn't it

In the interests of balance, other high street bookies are available... 🤣

taylor swift backs biden now i get it

The Taylor Swift concert reaction can be summed up simply with the word "mania". Every concert with a popular artist has the same reactions. The only difference is size. The audience is caught up in the atmosphere at that time. It is not exclusive to Swift. Bear in mind that society in general has a strong fixation with celebrities, to be in with the 'same crowd'. I've seen kids not old enough to walk down the road on their own be caught up in the Swift celebrity simply because they heard from their friends or seen on media that Swift is popular. Let's put it to a simple test - there are strong messages within Swift's songs. If her fans are truly listening to her, how many of them actually act or follow with her ideals? I dare say in terms of percentages, barely 50% will live their lives the way Swift is advocating. Why? Because fundamentally personalities differ, fans grow out of their adoration and they find someone or something else to attach to. Even diehard fans do not always listen to the substance of the songs.

What is will take to fix it is a whole new loom

Won't somebody think of the Waitrose!!!!

Your cup😂😂

Swifts Popularity is reflecting Elvis!! Amazing to see!

7:40 Was he trying to do Norman Collier? He made a bet and that was a mistake? I suppose he was trying to buy a loaf of bread and some milk.

1:29:11 oh its not that you cant look after them its that the people in charge ...wont

That bumbling mp sounds like prince Andrew!

This stick woman needs all the money in the USA to continue this forced status .

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"How can I make a few quid out of this"....vulture capitalism....disaster capitalism. Tory policy. As James sez...truly "Sick"

Swift, overrated slapper, just like the slouch, O'boring...

Why is anyone surprised? Tories being Tories..

The swifties be crazy!

Dave Grohl described her music perfectly!

Taylor swift starts on 1:40 Enjoy.

The comments have lost the plot 🎉

Vile sneering tribalism..

Mr O'Brien, sir, the only true concert with aLCHEMY is Dire Straits. 🙂

Well she is no Donna Summer

Your political insights and critical analysis has helped me develop academic arguments associated with governance, thank you O Brien. Looking forward to reading your book.

Taylor is so overrated- Average at best

I honestly don't understand why a mid-talented pop star suddenly owns the world....? Is it just me?

I attended Taylors concert in Sweden and it was magic. The mood was just one of pure joy and love. Not only towards her, nut between the concert crowd too. Hours before they were gathered around the venue, talking, taking selfies and exchanging bracelets. I got talking to an American dad, that was there with his 2 daughters. And a group of 4 ladies in the 40s.

Mass formation ..and music hypnotherapy

Wow James... other than the occasional political development in the Most Moral Nation, looks like management has forced you to avoid the Most Moral Nation-Pal topic. Instead you're into pop culture. Wish San geeta was here to discuss keep one of the most globally important topics alive. (Name spelt wrong to avoid comment being hidden).

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james o,brien a swiftie how naff

I had to turn LBC off! And go back to listening to Radio 4 and radio 3. The obsession with the overrated Taylor Swift is boring and 🤢.

Ah Brenda... Something has to take the hit for your prized triple lock pension... And that's the NHS... Can't have it all I'm afraid

Whose Taylor Swift?😂😂

35 year old woman acting like a teen with enough breakups to be an example of a red flag. Greay example.

Bunch of moaners going on about first world problems at the doctors. James o' boring at it again

Music isn’t important as it used to be. Many teenagers would rather play computer games than listen to music.

True Taylor swift is phenomenal she's very very clever very talented

One of the most overrated musicians of all time. She only has an appeal to people with no taste or those who want to appear current. James is so lame for talking about her so much