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Folklore and Evermore and two albums with the same vibe as this.

Her song 'Exile' with Bon Iver is spectacular and you must listen to the long pond version of 'This is me trying".

Exile from long ponds with Bon Iver.

love this!

If you’re new to Taylor, as I’m guessing you are, you need to start right at the beginning but if you think time is too short for in excess of 200 songs, not counting what she’s written for others, then start from Evermore&Folklore, then Midnights, then TTPD part1 the. TTPD part2 the anthology). Get to all the other albums in time but the 5 most recent are all from lockdown years to present but get in with it because she’s already working on the next album and she still hasn’t released the Taylor’s Versions of her Debut and Reputation Albums which are imminent and most swifties are clowning for them to be released together as a double album named Debutation. Then out of left field there is a lost album still in the vault with the working title of Karma or Woodvale that she never finished and maybe never will but they were at a really bad depth she found herself so may have buried it completely.

You should definitely also listen for yourself the original track in the album, it's very beautiful and haunting ❤

The thing about Taylor is that she makes music for every taste whether you love fun, catchy pop songs; heartbreaking ballads; deep, introspective indie songs; or even youthful country songs. Her storytelling and lyricism has improved with maturity, but she's had those from the time she was a teenager. In my opinion, she has several songs in contention for the best written lyrics. I would check out All Too Well, the 10 minute version which is also a short film music video, Tolerate It from the Eras Tour, Illicit Affairs from the Eras Tour, and from her new album The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, How did it End, loml, and I could just keep going with songs from each album. Love seeing you're journey here.

Great reaction . To some that say you stop too much, ignore them and be yourself. Most Swifties have seen the videos, have the albums, go to concerts and know the songs. We come to reactions to hear your opinions. You appreciation of her lyrics and musical sensibility will make you a popular reactor in the Swiftie universe. I believe she is one the top lyricists of her generation ( maybe even the top) Her writing touches the soul

You should watch the live performance of this at the eras tour.

Great reaction : for something very different react to her live concert from 1989 tour of “ We Are Never Getting Back Together” I know you have heard the radio pop version, but this version is special (1989 is the tour name, the tour was 2015 and the video of this song is from Dec 15, 2015 live) I love her song Marjorie, which is abut her Grandmother. For lyrical and epic dissing thanK you aIMee is great. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me and The Black dog are also amazing I subbed for more Taylor ❤

If you enjoyed the lyricism in this song, I would recommend any of the songs from this album Folklore or its sister album Evermore. She also just released a new album TTPD some good lyrical songs from that album are So Long London, LOML, Peter, I Hate It Here, How did it end, or The prophecy.

Ok, Izzy..here is the song you must react to.. Loml Its such a great song lyrically

Carolina and Safe and Sound are 2 songs you should check out.

Love your reactions! This song is about her music. When her first 6 studio albums were sold without her knowledge and to someone she did not want them sold to. Her music, her words, her art. The lyric, “when you can’t sleep at night, you hear my stolen lullabies” is powerful. She has fought for the right to regain the rights to her words by recording those same albums, and in doing so has also fought for the rights of other artists to do the same. Only one of the many reasons her fans respect her on a level I have never seen with another artist. The Long Pond Sessions are, as you said, magical. The lyrics she weaves together are a tapestry of truth, pain, and damn good storytelling. Happy listening!

I’d say half her catalogue is like this and half is more fun upbeat pop. She is a lyrical genius!!!

Check out Exile Feat Bon iver from this session as well!

"Man...If there's a lot more of this kind of stuff in her catalog, I'm lookin' forward to delving a lot more into it." INSTANT FOLLOW, because she totally does. I'm excited for you!

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This song is so painful. I know it's about something very specific to Taylor but I always think of it as a divorce. This is only a small sample of the beauty of Taylor's songwriting. She writes all the lyrics and melodies and those two guys in the studio, Jack and Aaron, are her closest collaborators at the moment. This entire studio session is so special. You would like the Folklore Album and its sister album, Evermore. She released these during the 2020 pandemic and she really grew into her already good songwriting. I think without the pressure of marketing, touring and just being a star she was able to create in a really deep way.

You mentioned that you like interwoven stuff. You get A LOT of that with Swift. A few examples from this particular album are from the songs Fortnight, Down Bad and The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. These three songs reference work from previous albums. The opening lyrics in Fortnight say, “I was supposed to be sent away but they forget to come and get me.” The last line from her last album, Midnights, says, “Is that you or have they come to take me away?” Down Bad has a line that says, “How dare you think it’s romantic, leaving me safe and stranded.” In her song, New Romantics (1989 album), she sings, “Please leave me stranded. It’s so Romantic.” The song, The Smallest Man, has the lyrics, “But you are what you did.” The song, Innocent (Speak Now album), has the lyrics, “Who you are is not what you did.” Now, I’ll be the first to admit that some Swift fans can get carried away “linking” her songs and albums. That started, though, because it’s clear she does make reference her other work far too often for it to be coincidental. I think the references I made here are probably too specific to be coincidences (although it’s possible at least one of them is). I heard an interview with someone who works for some organization studies popular music. They’ve actually created a working group to study “inter-textual” references in Swift’s work.

sir ur voice 😩😩😩

I would love to see more of your reactions to her long pond studios and TTPD

Taylor has dipped into so many genres that it's incredible. Its frustrating that some only see her as this bubblegum pop princess but that is what happens when you start your career at 16 I guess. You can tell by the look on her face here that she really still feels this song. Im sure people have mentioned in comments what exactly this song is about... contrary to what some might believe, it's not about a lost lover. But "stolen lullabies" is a giveaway that it was about her stolen music. Folklore and Evermore would be the albums for you.

Enjoyed your commentary! My interpretation of “miracle move-on drug”, in the context of the rest of the album, was diving into a new romantic relationship to try to get over an old one. But, as with many great songwriters, the line is open to multiple interpretations. 😊

I would love to see you react to The Black Dog or loml.

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No I think her best song is “loml”

You are going to lose your shit over Taylor Swift 😂 I'm 38 now and only really started getting into her full albums in 2019. I was SO ANGRY with myself when I realised that her overplayed radio hits (and even those have a few gems) only represent maybe a quarter of her catalogue. So on an album of say 18 tracks, she will have maybe 5 singles tops....of the other 13 songs, 2/3rds of them are in the realm of this quality of songwriting. I am not lying, I promise. Her latest project that you reacted on Fortnights to is a double album of 31 tracks. I can say with hand on heart that of the 31 tracks, I only have 1 permanent skip on the entire album. I maybe like 4 occasional skips if I am short of time, but I am not angry in any way if I don't skip those songs. Also, 2 or 3 that I listen to less frequently because they emotionally just hurt too much. I actually think Fortnight is one of the weaker songs in the album, and by no means is it a bad song. You are going to love her work, most specially from a song writer's perspective 🥰

Try "Tolerate It" gets me every time

Just a quick note in her vocals, it was fairly early on in her career that she had a readily big performance (I think an award show) that she had a very weak vocal performance on. Since then she has worked with a vocal trainer and it absolutely shows. I've been studied voice for over 20 years and I've sung in various internationally competitive choirs as well as done eisteddfods, etc., for ever. Swift has developed (obviously as she got older) one of the strongest alto voices in the pop/mainstream industry. She moves easily between her lower register and her falsetto and both sound incredibly good. She is also incredible at adding texture and nuance to her vocals. She also has world class, classical level breath control, phrasing and articulation. I exponentially prefer her voice to so many "pretty" vocalists who rarely challenge themselves to make their vocals interesting over the aims of just sounding pretty. I think of vocalists like Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey and Justin Bieber in this regard. It's either a belt, a nasal straight note, or a mumble. And it's oh so pretty and oh so boring (to me). Give me an Adele, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, Pink, Taylor Swift, Hozier, etc., any day over artist just doing everything they can to maintain an image over sound 😬

Can you do the live video version

Buddy, If you loved this, you have to listen to “So Long, London”

Exile from the Long Pond is also a must ❤

From what you've mentioned already, it seems like you're at a time in your life that you need to hear Folklore, Evermore, Red TV (aka Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department. I'm happy to hear her music is inspiring you. She is one of two people I also find inspiring in the sense of who she is at the core and what she puts out into the world. She puts in all the work and effort into everything she does. She's such a visionary artist. Keep watching and delving into her work. You're barely scratching the surface my friend 😉👍🏻

I actually dont know how Taylor did it. As a mother I always feel her pain in all her songs.Love you Taylor knowing you are happy now ❤❤.

Oh boy you found a portal to this dimension of the swift catalogue. I am absolutely positive you will blissfully suffer, deeply painfully indulge in joy, in communion with the rest of us! Although the music is slow and somber, buckle up, this gets very deep very fast! In behalf of us, welcome brother!!!

Can we get a smile!! 😂

Exile. Listen to Exile from this session.

There is a lot more like this in the catalogue! Most of the album, folklore, that this song belongs to, and it's sister album evermore are like this, a good half of the most recent album is too, and you'll find songs like this scattered all throughout her discography, as far back as her very first one.

Grab your hoe and dig deeper in her discography, especially these long pond sessions, she has plenty of this performances.. check them out

You should do a reaction to YOU’RE LOSING ME

Subscribing; I love your thoughtfulness and intentionality. Only skimmed the comments, so sorry if this is a repeat of what others have said: Taylor and Lana are good friends. Check out their duet Snow on the Beach. Some got twisted because they couldn't hear/identify Lana too much on it; Lana then explained that was on purpose and that she intentionally sounded like Taylor and was woven in throughout, not just a verse. Jack Antonoff (of f.u.n. and currently The Bleachers) has been collaborating and producing for Taylor for years. The other musician is Aaron Dessner of The National. It's his studio in upstate New York where this was filmed during the pandemic. Taylor has said that Aaron is her musical soulmate. He's been writing a lot of the music and then Taylor always writes her own lyrics. Agree with others that Exile from Long Pond Sessions is a MUST; it's a duet with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver (remember it was pandemic filming when you see him in the video). So many other songs. Really, anything from folklore, evermore, and TTPD/Anthology. I have to go back and watch your Fortnight and Anti-Hero, but Fortnight is more poppy than most of the songs. A lot of it is more like this vibe.

Thank you for your reaction! I adore when someone takes the time to listen to the lyrics and also apreciate the music. You'll see that she is the queen of songwriting but also the mother f queen of melodies that stuck in your brain. Greetings from Argentina!

Oh boy then your in for a ride lol I'm guessing your going to love the anthology for sure. She has so so many songs like this

Champagne problems, happiness, tolerate it are amazing examples of more songs like this one

Folklore and evermore are her Magnum opus and it's crazy she has two works that to me at least are just the best of the best. Most people would choose one of those but they will always be mentioned as her best

Love your reactions. Please keep them coming

The Folklore and Evermore albums are probably right up your alley. She dropped these albums just a few months apart early in the pandemic with zero notice. They’re spectacular. Shes an incredible lyricist.

The Folklore and Evermore albums are probably right up your alley. She dropped these albums just a few months apart early in the pandemic with zero notice. They’re spectacular. Shes an incredible lyricist.

I'm always nervous when people who are unfamiliar with Taylors music start off with the radio hits. Mostly because her album deep cuts are usually less poppy and can impress those who only see her as a shallow teenage hit machine. Imagine my relief when not only do you not carelessly write her off but you also LISTEN to the lyrics. So many people skim over the meaning and fail to recognise the intelligence she possesses. I love your philosophical musings and super smart insights. You're like every Swiftie's dream reactor. I'm looking forward to more Taylor videos from you. Oh and on a side note: that one line from your own song was great. I'll have to check your stuff out.