She has written her own songs from the beginning and started writing songs as a preteen. It’s probably not important to a lot of artists whether they write their own songs or not but she has said in multiple interviews that she loves songwriting and feels like she wouldn’t be where she is if she didn’t write her own songs. She wrote her 3rd album as the solo writer on all the songs because people kept accusing her of not really writing them. She has also started recording her songwriting sessions to prove she does the majority of the writing even if she has cowriters.
@@Amandaarford83 Yes! Me too. She's the queen of taking anything anyone says or does against her, and turning into an artistic response. She becomes the perception for a song, and it's perfect petty.
Yes do Intro + Ready For It Rep Tour Live! That's especially a great start for people who often think she's just this country singer singing about boys.
Like her music or not, you cannot ignore the fact Taylor Swift is a generational talent. One of the best songwriter/story tellers in the business. She is special/
Insight into Swift- She writes her own songs. Produces. Directs her own music videos, They are like movies. Plays at least four instruments. She sings LIVE with a real band. Her band has been with her since she was a teen. She pays All her employees extremely well and recently gave 100k bonuses to all the truck drivers on her Eras tour and a total of 55 million just in bonuses to every person working the Eras tour. No other artist does that. She speaks with her fans in a regular basis and has invited fans to her home to hear a new album before it is released called the secret sessions. She has attended fans wedding events and hand delivered Christmas presents to fans. She did this thing called Swiftmas. I recommend looking up secret sessions and swiftmas or fan videos. There are sooo many.
I think it’s a completely different feel to listen to an artist that writes their own songs and Taylor is a brilliant storyteller, her lyrics are definitely an important part of her success.
Her lyrics are the most important part of her success. She is truly one of the all the time lyricist. She is a master of writing incredibly personal songs that are also universal.
Great reaction. I love that your taking the time to get to know her as an artist. She does a lot of different genres of music. To hear something totally different than this I would suggest doing the intro+ Ready for it video live from the reputation tour. It's a completely different sound and she's always better live. :)
As a lifelong Chiefs fan (💍💍💍) I’m new to Taylor. I didn’t really start listening or paying attention until she started dating Kelce. I’ve honestly been nothing but impressed with her artistry and her as a person. I hope you keep checking her out. I know others have suggested the live songs from the Reputation tour and I second those suggestions. The spicy Taylor is my favorite because I usually listen to rap and it just fits my tastes better. All of her music has great writing so even if it’s not my preference I can still appreciate it.
For those that like more production and some driving beats, I strongly recommend her live performances of Ready For It, Don't Blame Me, & I Did Something Bad from her Reputation Stadium Tour concerts. For a more lyrical bent with less production, her songs from her Folklore album...especially interesting to watch are the Long Pond Sessions of the Folklore album because she talks about the making-of for the songs, and it's mostly minimalistic productions...the song Exile as a duet with Bon Iver is outstanding. For more production heavy with a different vibe: Lavender Haze, Would've Could've Should've, & Midnight Rain are good samples. Haunted, Better Than Revenge, & Trouble all have heavier rock influences. So much just depends on what style of music appeals to you...and then there's a good chance Taylor has songs that would fit that vibe. As much as I enjoy the song ME! it's a sugar pop one that you just have to embrace the fun & ignore its 'sappiness'. Not one I would've recommended for a first time reactor. Thanks for taking the time to actually give an openminded listen, and also for being willing to review the songs/vids without denigrating them.
EXACTLY!!! I hope he reacts to these.... REPUTATION STADIUM LIVE - READY FOR IT and I DID SOMETHING BAD are epic! FOLKLORE LONG POND STUDIO is amazing.
What a delight to see someone watch an interview before a song reaction - it's nice to see a reactor take an interest in who she is as a person before even delving into her as an artist. You noticed her storytelling abilities right away and instantly recognized the gaslighting during the fight scene. Well done. One thing - if you want to explore more (and you should!!), I would steer clear of her top hits & radio singles. ;) My suggestions for you based on your reaction are below. I always like to show new listeners some live performances to start: - My Tears Ricochet and/or Exile - Long Pond Sessions - Intro/Ready For It from the Reputation Tour Two completely different songs and performances - just to show you how versatile she is as an artist and performer. ❤
She makes a point to adress her songwriting because that's one of the things that was said about her when she started: because the songs were good the general public, the media and some critics said she didn't actually write them. They have always tried to take away from her success by saying she's famous from other things other than her talent, that's why she always defends herself with her work.
It’s funny they were mad her songs were so well liked they assumed she didn’t write it. When she proved it, now it’s immature or “always the same”😒absolutely infuriating
You are who the Swifties look for...try Reputation live - Intro + Ready for it, I Did Something Bad, and Don't Blame Me. Also, End Game with Future and Ed Sheeran. Bad Blood video with Kendrick Lamar and so many cameos your head will spin. Taylor Swift has written Rihanna songs, country songs that have won country stars awards, and many more songs you've heard.
I agree with all that you suggested but would like to add that if he's interested in learning about what's happened since the in"famous" night at the video awards night, and looking for Easter Eggs... Look What You Made Me Do music video is a great one. I would also suggest the Ready For It music video bc I wish she did so much more onto that mini movie!
@@TammyPietrkiewicz Oh, definitely. Frankly, I think watching the Ms. Americana doc was the most personal I've felt from Taylor, and I love watching the BTS and what you missed videos. The Man had more imagery and EE's than anyone catches on the first watch.
This is so amusing because you did ATW10- a fan favorite .. and then “me!” … the opposite of a swiftie favorite (for the most part) hahaha. Please do more!!! I really enjoyed this reaction.
I like how thoughtful this reaction is! Her music videos are amazing but people tend to get distracted and not listen to the lyrics. Her ability to tell a story, paint a picture, and create something personal that anyone can relate to is her biggest strength. I think you'd like her Long Pond Studio sessions, you get an intimate version of some of her best songs. Highly recommend This Is Me Trying and My Tears Ricochet from those sessions. For something more upbeat, the live version of I Did Something Bad is amazing. You don't have to love her, but its hard to listen and not gain respect for her talents. Her best songs are like listening to poetry with a catchy beat 😂
As she has matured, her story writing as matured as well. Her videos are great, but her live performances are the best. The Reputation tour songs are really good, as well as live performances off the Eras tours. If you want to hear the stripped down versions, the Long Pond Studio sessions are phenomenal. Exile, with Bon Iver is one of my favorites. Vigilanty Shit, live Eras tour is great, and then Don't Blame Me, live from Reputation tour is awesome. You have to understand she's been writing and recording from the time she was 15, so much of her early work is from the perspective of a very young person with limited life experience. She sang what she knew. Her work from her late 20's and into her 30's has the maturity and life experiences one would expect. Great reaction!
Long Pond Studio Session of Folklore including the song explanation before each song. Really showcases her story telling. All of them are great but This is me Trying or my Tears Ricochet are some good introductions.
Your video randomly popped up on my feed. I love the way you articulate yourself, and it's very calming to listen to you speak. Thank you for the video, subscribed! :)
I'm doing the same thing you are - finally listening to Taylor Swift because I never have & her name is so prevalent. I am now a ginormous fan! She is incredibly talented and a real humanitarian. ❤
6:34 it’s actually so crazy the amount of times I love a song from an artist, and then I find out someone else wrote it for them. I think that you def can be an amazing singer and make someone else’s song your own, but that’s kinda all you are. A great singer/musician. But people like Taylor, who write every single song themselves? They’re so much more than only a singer. Especially artists like Taylor who can literally do it all, sing, dance, songwrite, produce, direct, act AND still be an amazing human being. Now THATS talent.
There is a couple who looked into the logistics of her tours. The millions of dollars she brings into a city because fans rent hotels, eat out, sight see while they’re there. She employs hundreds of people. Donates to food banks. She’s also donated to music programs. She wrote a song called Ronan about a little boy that died from cancer. Money from the streaming gets to his charity. She visits kids with cancer. She writes, produces, directs. You should listen to her speech at the NYU graduation. She is multifaceted. I admire her strength and her courage.
Wow! Starting for me to uncover Taylor. ❤️❤️ i’m not a Swiftie but looks like going towards it. Thanks for reacting to Taylor. More..more..more of her please 🙏 .
If you relate to a song, and know the artist has written it.. then it also makes you relate to the artist as a person which explains her loyal fans. A musician who writes and plays their own music is generally more respected no matter the genre.
I think somebody many people like her because she has such a variety of music it’s country. It’s singer songwriter it’s jazz rock pop she just has a variety of everything she even raps .
I’m not familiar with TS’s music but what stopped me in my tracks were statements she has made that supports and empowers women. ALL women. She has created a lot of music. I did watch and pay attention to the lyrics of All to well. She’s deep.
You immediately noticing him dropping her hand and then gaslighting her filled my little Swiftie heart with joy. fun fact: the knobs on the stove are red to highlight the gaslighting in the scene. Taylor thinks of every little detail.
I’m just also discovering Taylor Swift. Never have really listened to her songs except what they play in random places. Now that I’ve listened to some and learned more about her, I think she is a phenomenal writer, singer, and performer. I will now listen to her songs everyday. 😊
Great that you wanted to get to see who she is with an interview before reacting to the music. Appreciate that you took the time with your selections. I agree with others who have suggested the live performances of 'I did something bad', 'Don't blame me' and 'Ready for it'. She explores different styles of music. She is a great storyteller in her song writing. I particularly like the beautiful melody and lyrics in 'Cardigan' if you wanted a slower but lovely 'old/ex love' one.
Taylor writes or co-writes all of her songs, directs some of her videos, a lot of her songs and concert movies. She also plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, paino, organ, keyboard, banjo and drums a little. Her master recordings were sold out from under her, so she is re-recording them. There are 6 albums. Her doing that has changed the music industry. She stands up for small artists to get paid more and mentors them. She took on Apple music(they had a free three month trial period but didn't pay the artists during that period), Taylor wrote an open letter to Apple, in less than 24 hours Apple responded by putting out an open letter says "We hear you Taylor" and changed their policy. That affected EVERY ARTIST on Apple Music. She also took on Spotify. It took longer for them to change their policy, so she refused to put her new album or any new music on their platform until they changed how they paid all artists. That was years ago. She was in her 20's when she did that. That is a Boss move especially for a young female artist. When her record contract ended, every label wanted her. She wouldn't sign with any label that would not pay ALL of the ARTISTS on the label more in streaming. I seriously doubt any artist could or would do that. Her Eras Tour concert movie, she bypassed movie studios because they wouldn't meet her demands and went straight to the largest movie theater chain to do a direct distribution. Since she self financed the movie and skipped the studio it cuts out the middleman. She did all of the marketing herself. She set the ticket prices, what days the movie could be played, they had to allow people to trade friendship bracelets(fan thing) and that people could stand up, dance and sing. Movie studios are now a little concerned that smaller films will cut them out like Taylor did. She has her own management and production companies. She is a songwriter who happens to sing, as she puts it. All of the above plus are the reason people love Taylor. Everyone has different tastes in music but her talent and power moves have to be respected.
I’m always concerned when I see someone reacting to Taylor for the first time or being new to her stuff and the song list includes ME! 😅 because I really enjoy that song but it’s almost no one’s cup of tea sadly besides mine usually 😂 absolutely loved how much you were willing to go into this and get a good picture of her, and so glad you did the All Too Well video and appreciated her storytelling! I know everyone in these comments is telling you which ones to react to, but I figured I’d throw some down here anyway 😂 1: Intro+Did Something Bad from her live Reputation tour 2: tolerate it (storytelling) 3: would’ve could’ve should’ve (storytelling) 4: long live (she wrote this for her fans) 5: anything from the eras tour I’d also recommend watching Miss Americana the documentary if you want some more background for her music, and then the Look What You Made Me Do music video afterwards, so much of her music has a ton of background that makes it richer Also I just really appreciated watching this and seeing you react to her so open to liking and appreciating her and her work, a lot of guys specifically I’ve seen refuse to take her seriously or find any value in what she does and I really appreciated seeing you take the time to watch with the intention of really understanding. So much of what young women or teenage girls enjoy is dismissed as vapid or silly or meaningless and it was really nice to see someone outside of her usual demographic recognize her value!
I appreciate that you wanted to get to know who she is via an interview before delving into her work. Many others start out doing reactions to Taylor for the views because they know the Swifties will watch the videos but it seems like you were genuinely interested in learning why she was such a big deal. I am definitely subscribing hoping you do more Taylor content! We love to see people discover her work for the first time! If you let us know what type of music you like we can recommend songs for your taste. But definitely recommend her Reputation Live performances like Ready for It + Intro, Don’t blame me, I did something bad. Also End Game featuring Future and Ed Sheeran.
She is 34 now. ~ Check out her live performance for 'Are you ready for it' from her Reputation tour or live 'Vigilante shit' form her Era's tour. Great live performances that show you 2024 Taylor. Vigilante shit is her revenge song for him. My favorite line ever is 'I don't start shit, but I can tell you how it ends... Don't get sad, get even'. LOVE it, She rerecorded her music, as a more seasoned singer & she helped his ex, get her divorce from him as mentioned in the song. Sweet revenge. People now only want to hear 'Taylor's version' of her old songs. 'Bad Blood' with Kendrick Lemar is bad ass song & killer video too. Lots of pretty celebrities in that video too. Taylor writes all her stuff. If you listen to her lyrics, you will know Taylor personally. ~ All too well is about her 3-month relationship with the actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who was 10 years older. (He always dates young ones like Leonardo Decaprio does) As shown, he missed her 21st birthday. She elaborates more on that in her song 'The moment I knew'. She is amazing the way she writes. She has a set of 3 songs that are about the same story & each song is for one of the 3 parties in the song. My favorite line in this one is 'You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath'. And she has her 'gentle' songs like this & then she has her 'Diva' songs like I mentioned in the first line. Talented gal.
She definitely made them a lot of $, by bringing in a huge new fanbase, and I’d say she definitely pumped up the players by being there, but she was on screen an average of 25 seconds to just over a minute per game. During the Super Bowl, it was 33 seconds, and she doesn’t control any of it, she’s just there supporting her man.
Yes she spent all of her post-Super Bowl time hugging and kissing Travis. I think that, after all those years of dating and discarding all those youngsters, Dr. Swift has finally found her life partner.
The Live performances from her Reputation tour - Intro & Ready for It, Don’t Blame Me, and I did Something Bad. Cornelia Street and Death By A Thousand Cuts - Live from the City of Lover concert in Paris Those are some of her best live performances. The City of Lover concert is completely stripped down, just Taylor and her guitar. The Rep tour is full theatrics.
If you want to check out more songs that are heavier in production a lot of the ones from the reputation tour would be great. Usually her singles aren’t her best songs and Me! Was a single. It’s also from her usually least favorite album among her fans. Songs I would recommend with heavier production would be: intro + ready for it live from the reputation tour, I did something bad live either from the reputation tour or the AMAs, Don’t Blame Me live from the reputation tour. Some songs that are really heavy lyrically are: My Tears Ricochet from the Long Pond Studio sessions ( this is comparing the betrayal she felt from her masters being sold to a divorce), Exile featuring Bon Iver from the Long Pond Studio sessions, This is me trying from the Longpond studio sessions. Any of those from those studio session it’s nice to include the little interview before they play the song because it gives you an idea of her thought process behind writing them which is really interesting.
I agree with all you said & reccomended. If you don't mind, I'd like to add a few. 1. Wildest Dreams & 2. Blank Space - both @ Grammy Museum (+ pre-song interview) & 3. Cornelia Srreet - Live from Paris Hope you're okay with these. I'll delete if not, just say the word.👊✌️
Subscribed, because I want to see your reaction to anything from the Folklore album 😂 It’s one of my personal favorite albums of all time. My favorite song, from Folklore, is “The Lakes”. 🫶 If you are a musician or a writer, you will love the song. It is beautiful. Honestly, I listen to Taylor based on mood. Her catalog, at this point, is vast. Every album has a different vibe. ✨🦋✨ Dive in! It’s fun to watch strangers become Swifties. I will spend time exploring your older videos ☺️🥂🧚♀️ Thank you for the content ☺️✌️
Lifelong Chiefs fan here. When she started showing up at Arrowhead time and time, I had to check into her further. I always associated her with Shake If Off (which really annoys me) who only does break-up songs. Not a hater, just wasn't a fan. 100% 360 now. I'm going to suggest the Intro+ live from her Reputation Tour. Recommend music video to End Game with Ed Sheeran and Future. Welcome and I appreciate your honesty.
Well 3 concerts in Australia all did very well. The totals were of 93,000, 95,000, and the last night there were 96,000 fans. She did similarly in Japan. Now she’s off to Singapore.
I watched this morning and I love that you did All to Well and Me together... I say that because I was a fan of Taylor's when she first started in Country... I shifted to contemporary Christian music and lost track of her, but last year All To Well was recommended on RUclips and I got sucked in a rabbit hole. Had to dig deeper. I related to the words so much having left an abusive relationship and that's why I love that you reacted to Me too because honestly that song I read was considered one of Taylor's most unpopular songs which surprised me because it was something I also related to when working on myself and practicing self-care/love... going down that rabbit hole though I truly became a fan of Taylor's because of her documentary Miss Americana. She shares her struggles with Eating disorders and relationships. It really helped me to understand her as a human being. I had seen an interview somewhere not sure where that All To Well she walked into practice for an upcoming performance and she had just broken up with her Ex Jake Gyllenhaal sat down at a piano without speaking to anyone and started singing the lyrics... all 10 minutes of it. Her mom looked to the sound person and asked when she was done singing if he got that recorded and he/she did. Taylor later released the shorter version and her fans found out about the longer version and would not let it go. When Taylor re-recorded her albums she included the 10 minute version 🤯 it's one of my favorite songs due to the relatability of the emotional abuse I endured. The story telling in her music it's just so relatable honestly and that's what makes her songwriting such a big deal. I turned 50 last month and I am a proud new Swiftie. I love all of her music but i think you would enjoy End Game which features Ed Sheeran and Future. Anything on the Reputation album is awesome and my favorite Era of hers because you can feel she is finding her voice and she branded the snakes 🐍 which the imagery of snakes was inspired by the West-Kardashian controversy and featured prominently in the album's promotional campaign. I love that album and how she owns her life is why she is so inspiring and not to just the 11 and 15 years old... but there is many of us 50 years olds who just love her actually of all ages. She inspires us to speak up all of these nice girls who have been told not to speak for ourselves 🤷🏻♀️ not sure if that makes sense but Taylor is one of my hero's 🦸🏻♀️
Taylor plays more than the piano, she plays acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, and ukulele. ruclips.net/video/AxjockfZc7g/видео.html here is the link for Don't Blame Me, this is from her Reputation album. I enjoyed your reaction.
I watched all this cuz I love her so much, but... This is my lEast fav interview of all, and me is most pop ie song. SHE'S SO MUCH DEEPER AND ACCOLADES GALORE (NOT REPRESENTED FOR YOUR INTRO OF HER. BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. ❤
Taylor Swift has an enormous catalog of pop and country songs. If you want to experience something musically different from Taylor, listen to her Evermore and Folklore albums. She wrote, produced and dropped these, without fanfare, during the first year of Covid. They are extremely remarkable and great to listen to when all you want to do is chill and vibe. One of the most favorites and one of mine is Cardigan. Naturally, some have videos.
if you want to see more of taylor as an artist the best albums to check out are "folklore" and "evermore" and if you want more of rapish or angst taylor the album to check out is "reputation"
I was never a fan BUT watch her recent live stadium concerts. Listen to "I did something Bad but it felt so good" She is not just for kids with this sassy, sexy performance. She owns the stage.
So her radio hits aren’t too bad but she has better lyrics on songs that aren’t played everywhere. If you love storytelling…. The midnights album was insane writing with Jack showing his crazy production ability on the sound. The albums she did during Covid… Evermore and Folklore are alternative instead of pop. So I recommend those 3. She creates story’s too… Folklore has 3 songs that are from 3 people in a love triangle…. Cardigan, Betty and my favorite August!!!! She wrote Great American Dynasty about her home in the Hamptons. Marjorie is about her grandmother who died right before her career took off. Lover isn’t my favorite album but Soon you’ll get better needs to be dropped more!
if you're into lyricism, folklore and evermore albums are pretty good, I'm not super into her production/sound but I listen cause I just love the lyrics and the fact she writes her own music.
Fun fact she adopted that kitten n real life, his name is. Benjamin Button and he was in her time person of the year. Evermore and Folkore you might like. Acoustic and very intimate almost blue grass sound. Of course Reputation totally different and was after first Kim and Kanye scandal, one of her best and more hip hop rock sound vs pop
I like that you complemented her story telling! I think you should do some live performances to really see who she is… intro/ready for it live from her reputation tour followed up with from the same live tour “I did something bad” and “don’t blame me”
Taylor is unique in one area alone that she does write all of her music, which is unusual in her (multiple) genres. Also, her music is like reading her personal journals.
You may like Dear John ( about John Myer) its really well written. Its very different. The story telling and her heartbreak but that she realises her worth as a 19 year old and then listen to Would've Could've Should've from Midnights 😊
I would check out the song Marjorie and the lyric video. It has photos and videos and you’ll hear her grandma’s voice. It will say at the end Backing Vocals: Marjorie Finlay she is the mom of Taylor Swift mom
You picked an amazing group of examples with these 3. ❤ not only did she write, sing, produce, and direct the song and video for All Too Well, it’s the story of her relationship with the actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who was one of two men who were 29+ years old when she was between 18-20 and are notorious playboys. She was a conquest of Jake and John Mayer. The actors who played her and Jake Gyllenhaal look strikingly similar to her and him when she was experiencing this major heartbreak. At the end, he never even showed up to her 21st birthday. She has written over 300 songs, and only a small handful are about ex-boyfriends. Her depth, vocal range, genres of music, videos, caliber of live shows, etc is so incredibly multifaceted, it’s what propels her to the global phenomenon that has brought you here today. There is seriously not many musicians who are all encompassing. Thank you for taking the time and effort to react, I really enjoyed watching you step out of your comfort zone too create this. ❤😊
I suggest watching I Did Something Bad (Live), Intro+Ready For It? (Reputation Tour), Blank Space Music Video, and I Knew You Were Trouble (Live at 1989 Tour), Out Of The Woods (Live), Bad Blood Music video
This is a good list, but I would switch the first 2: intro+ready for it, then I did something bad. I'd also put in don't blame me while in the rep tour ❤
I think the importance on her writing her own songs is because she broke out as a country artist specifically AS a teenaged girl who'd written her own songs. And obviously she had other folks helping her polish them at that point, but because she first made a name for herself as someone who wrote her own songs, and because she's always had that as part of her identity, it became way more important for her than for a lot of other pop singers who never claimed to be songwriters.
Welcome to Taylor's world. The big deal for her, is she thinks of herself as a songwriter first, who happens to perform her songs. To make recommendations, what are you into and do you like in your music?
I am soooo excited to hear the depth of your reactions! Something that I think surprises new listeners diving into her discography is she is incredibly versatile in style and genre, especially after 17 years of music. There are so many interesting things to listen to - for live performances, I recommend Don’t Blame Me, Look What You Made Me Do (both from the Reputation tour), Vigilante Sh*t, and her Grammy’s acoustic performance of Wildest Dreams. For songwriting and craft (and production behind the scenes), watch Exile (the Long Pond Sessions version) and My Tears Ricochet (the accompanying Long Pond interviews for both go deep on lyrics and technique). For music videos, I recommend Karma (featuring Ice Spice), End Game (featuring Future and Ed Sheeran), Look What You Made Me Do, and The Man. Subscribed! You’ve got a faithful viewer!
Appreciate your approach! I did the same thing. I knew the hits, but not much else and finally decided to get to know who she was and what the fuss was about. A lot of her music is still not my vibe, but a lot of it is now and I am most definitely a newbie, middle aged Swiftie now. My preference runs to higher energy stuff. Recommends: After brushing up on the Taylor/KimYe stuff, watch the music video for Look What You Made Me Do. Then the live performances of: Intro/Are You Ready For It, and Vigilante Shit (which was written about her revenge on Scooter Braun).
Another that is interesting about Taylor Swift its that she puts many easter eggs into her meterial. Like in the "Me" videoclip that was her first single of her album ...She puts alot of them easter eggs hint about her album "Lover".
Publishing rights are a huge deal. This is what has allowed her to rerecord her older maters, aka "Taylor's Version". Any commercial use of her music, regardless of who owns the Masters, gets her paid, because of those publishing rights. So yeah, it's a big deal.
The actress in the short film is Sadie Sink from Stranger Things. Taylor handpicked her and Dylan O’Brien for the roles of “her” and “him” which we know to be Taylor and Jake Gyllenhall
Taylor has written her own songs since she was a child. Her music evolved as did she over the years. Some songs like Shake it Off and Me were definitely messages to young people that have been bullied and to tell them they are each one of a kind. All Too Well is a song about her relationship with Jake Gyllenhal (sp?) - her first deep heartbreak. She plays piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and the banjo. And she writes from her own experiences. She has said she’s a songwriter who sings her own songs.
She has broken every musical record there is to break including Elvis The Beatles all those are really famous iconic people she literally has won almost every award and broken the record for it she's the first person in history not the first woman the first person in history to win album of the year four times and she's just getting started we're having a rebirth and all the Swifties are here for it!
Love your assessment of her. I think "ME" is super pop and is definitely not one of my favs. Her Reputation album is 🐍🐍 fantastic if you want an edgier sound from her. I reccomend "Ready for it" and "I did something bad" to start with. Her BEST is Folklore ....The Long Pond Studio Sessions "Illicit Affairs" and "Exile" are MUST LISTENS!
DEFINITELY INTRO + READY FOR IT PERFORMANCE FROM THE REPUTATION TOUR! Also Don’t Blame Me from the same tour or from The Eras Tour- you’ll see why we scream TAKE ME TO CHURCH TAYLOR!
Here are a few suggestions that encapsulate the breadth of her talent Definitely check out the Rep intro from the tour as others have suggested Check out Cardigan and Exile from Folklore Ivy and Willow from Evermore Cruel Summer from Lover Out of the Woods from 1989 And of course her more country sounds like Fearless and Our Song
you should check out "are you ready for it?", "don't blame me" and "i did something bad" all of from the reputation tour! she has great stage presence!
If you like soulful music, listen to “don’t blame me”. Taylor will take you to church! Also, “ready for it” and “I did something bad” (specially the live performances from reputation tour) are probably more in your wheel house than her poppy stuff. These three songs are what converted me.
The best part of your reaction to me for you is she has made 4 new albums since this interview and 4 re-recorded albums she said she would in the interview!
You gotta try I Don't Wanna Live Forever that she wrote and performed with Zayn. Also get to her live performances from the Reputation Tour, like Intro + Ready For It, Don't Blame Me and I Did Something Bad. If you want something slower from her, try Midnight Rain... If you liked 80s pop then listen to her 1989 Taylor's Version album. She has something for everyone, it just depends on your mood and tastes that day haha
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You totally get it. I appreciate that coming from a male.
She has written her own songs from the beginning and started writing songs as a preteen. It’s probably not important to a lot of artists whether they write their own songs or not but she has said in multiple interviews that she loves songwriting and feels like she wouldn’t be where she is if she didn’t write her own songs. She wrote her 3rd album as the solo writer on all the songs because people kept accusing her of not really writing them. She has also started recording her songwriting sessions to prove she does the majority of the writing even if she has cowriters.
Good to know. Thanks Amanda
@@KingGreatnessKGshe said people underestimate how much she will inconvenience herself to prove a point. I am here for that level of pettiness 😂
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@@Amandaarford83 Yes! Me too. She's the queen of taking anything anyone says or does against her, and turning into an artistic response. She becomes the perception for a song, and it's perfect petty.
@arford83 We stan a petty queen.
Yes do Intro + Ready For It Rep Tour Live! That's especially a great start for people who often think she's just this country singer singing about boys.
This is the best one to start with! The EAS video won't get a copyright violation.
Agree, great one to start off the Taylor Swift journey
Like her music or not, you cannot ignore the fact Taylor Swift is a generational talent. One of the best songwriter/story tellers in the business. She is special/
Insight into Swift- She writes her own songs. Produces. Directs her own music videos, They are like movies. Plays at least four instruments. She sings LIVE with a real band. Her band has been with her since she was a teen. She pays All her employees extremely well and recently gave 100k bonuses to all the truck drivers on her Eras tour and a total of 55 million just in bonuses to every person working the Eras tour. No other artist does that. She speaks with her fans in a regular basis and has invited fans to her home to hear a new album before it is released called the secret sessions. She has attended fans wedding events and hand delivered Christmas presents to fans. She did this thing called Swiftmas. I recommend looking up secret sessions and swiftmas or fan videos. There are sooo many.
Noted! Thanks for sharing and recommending
I think it’s a completely different feel to listen to an artist that writes their own songs and Taylor is a brilliant storyteller, her lyrics are definitely an important part of her success.
Her lyrics are the most important part of her success. She is truly one of the all the time lyricist. She is a master of writing incredibly personal songs that are also universal.
Great reaction. I love that your taking the time to get to know her as an artist. She does a lot of different genres of music. To hear something totally different than this I would suggest doing the intro+ Ready for it video live from the reputation tour. It's a completely different sound and she's always better live. :)
Totally agree! TS live is next level.
Adding to the list
You always gotta start em out with live Taylor ;)
As a lifelong Chiefs fan (💍💍💍) I’m new to Taylor. I didn’t really start listening or paying attention until she started dating Kelce. I’ve honestly been nothing but impressed with her artistry and her as a person. I hope you keep checking her out. I know others have suggested the live songs from the Reputation tour and I second those suggestions. The spicy Taylor is my favorite because I usually listen to rap and it just fits my tastes better. All of her music has great writing so even if it’s not my preference I can still appreciate it.
Ha! Me too! 57 yo Mom who went through all the feels - protective Mom, solidarity Sister, motivating mentor. I want to help her in her next step.
They make so much of the 30 seconds she is on the screen.
@@carked5707you can blame the NFL for that lol! Nothing to do with Taylor . They are milking it !
@@carked5707They do and it’s ridiculous.
For those that like more production and some driving beats, I strongly recommend her live performances of Ready For It, Don't Blame Me, & I Did Something Bad from her Reputation Stadium Tour concerts.
For a more lyrical bent with less production, her songs from her Folklore album...especially interesting to watch are the Long Pond Sessions of the Folklore album because she talks about the making-of for the songs, and it's mostly minimalistic productions...the song Exile as a duet with Bon Iver is outstanding.
For more production heavy with a different vibe: Lavender Haze, Would've Could've Should've, & Midnight Rain are good samples.
Haunted, Better Than Revenge, & Trouble all have heavier rock influences.
So much just depends on what style of music appeals to you...and then there's a good chance Taylor has songs that would fit that vibe.
As much as I enjoy the song ME! it's a sugar pop one that you just have to embrace the fun & ignore its 'sappiness'. Not one I would've recommended for a first time reactor.
Thanks for taking the time to actually give an openminded listen, and also for being willing to review the songs/vids without denigrating them.
Agree...is a must !!!
EXACTLY!!! I hope he reacts to these.... REPUTATION STADIUM LIVE - READY FOR IT and I DID SOMETHING BAD are epic! FOLKLORE LONG POND STUDIO is amazing.
perfectly said. the only other recommendation I would add is Vigilante Sh!t live from the eras tour. 🫶🫶
Let us not forget 'Out Of The Woods' from her 1989 album, one of my most fav songs. I get chills and goosebumps all over me when I hear it.
@@Hey_LB definitely vigilante shit! Of course we all know that one is meant to be seen live 🤣🔥
What a delight to see someone watch an interview before a song reaction - it's nice to see a reactor take an interest in who she is as a person before even delving into her as an artist. You noticed her storytelling abilities right away and instantly recognized the gaslighting during the fight scene. Well done. One thing - if you want to explore more (and you should!!), I would steer clear of her top hits & radio singles. ;)
My suggestions for you based on your reaction are below. I always like to show new listeners some live performances to start:
- My Tears Ricochet and/or Exile - Long Pond Sessions
- Intro/Ready For It from the Reputation Tour
Two completely different songs and performances - just to show you how versatile she is as an artist and performer. ❤
She makes a point to adress her songwriting because that's one of the things that was said about her when she started: because the songs were good the general public, the media and some critics said she didn't actually write them. They have always tried to take away from her success by saying she's famous from other things other than her talent, that's why she always defends herself with her work.
It’s funny they were mad her songs were so well liked they assumed she didn’t write it. When she proved it, now it’s immature or “always the same”😒absolutely infuriating
@@saharah101 yeah, she can't win either way sadly. That's why it's so good when she claps back in her songs
There's something about watching a man call out another man's gaslighting while sipping wine that makes my heart so happy lol
Haha thanks Eileen 😉🍷Cheers!
She directed this short film. And Sadie Sink plays her part perfectly.
You are who the Swifties look for...try Reputation live - Intro + Ready for it, I Did Something Bad, and Don't Blame Me. Also, End Game with Future and Ed Sheeran. Bad Blood video with Kendrick Lamar and so many cameos your head will spin. Taylor Swift has written Rihanna songs, country songs that have won country stars awards, and many more songs you've heard.
I really like this guy. He’s giving her a fair chance.
Those recommendations are great options Blank Space the video needs to be in the mix..
I agree with all that you suggested but would like to add that if he's interested in learning about what's happened since the in"famous" night at the video awards night, and looking for Easter Eggs... Look What You Made Me Do music video is a great one. I would also suggest the Ready For It music video bc I wish she did so much more onto that mini movie!
@@TammyPietrkiewicz Oh, definitely. Frankly, I think watching the Ms. Americana doc was the most personal I've felt from Taylor, and I love watching the BTS and what you missed videos. The Man had more imagery and EE's than anyone catches on the first watch.
Taylor Swift reached billionaire status last year. She is the only popstar to do so based solely on her music.
This is so amusing because you did ATW10- a fan favorite .. and then “me!” … the opposite of a swiftie favorite (for the most part) hahaha. Please do more!!! I really enjoyed this reaction.
Haha
Stay tuned!
I like how thoughtful this reaction is! Her music videos are amazing but people tend to get distracted and not listen to the lyrics. Her ability to tell a story, paint a picture, and create something personal that anyone can relate to is her biggest strength. I think you'd like her Long Pond Studio sessions, you get an intimate version of some of her best songs. Highly recommend This Is Me Trying and My Tears Ricochet from those sessions. For something more upbeat, the live version of I Did Something Bad is amazing. You don't have to love her, but its hard to listen and not gain respect for her talents. Her best songs are like listening to poetry with a catchy beat 😂
As she has matured, her story writing as matured as well. Her videos are great, but her live performances are the best. The Reputation tour songs are really good, as well as live performances off the Eras tours. If you want to hear the stripped down versions, the Long Pond Studio sessions are phenomenal. Exile, with Bon Iver is one of my favorites. Vigilanty Shit, live Eras tour is great, and then Don't Blame Me, live from Reputation tour is awesome. You have to understand she's been writing and recording from the time she was 15, so much of her early work is from the perspective of a very young person with limited life experience. She sang what she knew. Her work from her late 20's and into her 30's has the maturity and life experiences one would expect. Great reaction!
Long Pond Studio Session of Folklore including the song explanation before each song. Really showcases her story telling. All of them are great but This is me Trying or my Tears Ricochet are some good introductions.
I second these recommendations!
Yes!!!
There's more authentic passion felt when the singer wrote the song, imo. Huge difference.
Ah! The way you called the gaslighting is so emotional aware and healthy.❤️
Your video randomly popped up on my feed. I love the way you articulate yourself, and it's very calming to listen to you speak. Thank you for the video, subscribed! :)
Thank you so much for your kind words. Welcome to the Greatness Gang community 👑 ❤️
I'm doing the same thing you are - finally listening to Taylor Swift because I never have & her name is so prevalent. I am now a ginormous fan! She is incredibly talented and a real humanitarian. ❤
Thanks Janice
6:34 it’s actually so crazy the amount of times I love a song from an artist, and then I find out someone else wrote it for them. I think that you def can be an amazing singer and make someone else’s song your own, but that’s kinda all you are. A great singer/musician. But people like Taylor, who write every single song themselves? They’re so much more than only a singer. Especially artists like Taylor who can literally do it all, sing, dance, songwrite, produce, direct, act AND still be an amazing human being. Now THATS talent.
Taylor Swift is the best role model for today’s young girls.
There is a couple who looked into the logistics of her tours. The millions of dollars she brings into a city because fans rent hotels, eat out, sight see while they’re there. She employs hundreds of people. Donates to food banks. She’s also donated to music programs. She wrote a song called Ronan about a little boy that died from cancer. Money from the streaming gets to his charity. She visits kids with cancer.
She writes, produces, directs. You should listen to her speech at the NYU graduation. She is multifaceted.
I admire her strength and her courage.
Wow! Starting for me to uncover Taylor. ❤️❤️ i’m not a Swiftie but looks like going towards it. Thanks for reacting to Taylor. More..more..more of her please 🙏 .
Stay tuned
If you relate to a song, and know the artist has written it.. then it also makes you relate to the artist as a person which explains her loyal fans. A musician who writes and plays their own music is generally more respected no matter the genre.
Vigilante shit is one of her best in my opinion
I think somebody many people like her because she has such a variety of music it’s country. It’s singer songwriter it’s jazz rock pop she just has a variety of everything she even raps .
I'm, as a 50 years old rock guy, waiting for a rock album from her. Would be fire.
@@ingobordewick6480 aren’t we all!!!
The actress you were asking about is Sadie Sink from Stranger Things. She is incredible in this short film
I’m not familiar with TS’s music but what stopped me in my tracks were statements she has made that supports and empowers women. ALL women. She has created a lot of music. I did watch and pay attention to the lyrics of All to well. She’s deep.
Im still in your intro while writing this comment. I just want to say thank you for giving her a chance. That's just what every artist need.
Thanks Jazmine! Make sure to check all my Taylor swift playlist! ❤️
You immediately noticing him dropping her hand and then gaslighting her filled my little Swiftie heart with joy. fun fact: the knobs on the stove are red to highlight the gaslighting in the scene. Taylor thinks of every little detail.
🤯 thanks, didn’t notice
I’m just also discovering Taylor Swift. Never have really listened to her songs except what they play in random places. Now that I’ve listened to some and learned more about her, I think she is a phenomenal writer, singer, and performer. I will now listen to her songs everyday. 😊
Great that you wanted to get to see who she is with an interview before reacting to the music. Appreciate that you took the time with your selections. I agree with others who have suggested the live performances of 'I did something bad', 'Don't blame me' and 'Ready for it'. She explores different styles of music. She is a great storyteller in her song writing. I particularly like the beautiful melody and lyrics in 'Cardigan' if you wanted a slower but lovely 'old/ex love' one.
Taylor writes or co-writes all of her songs, directs some of her videos, a lot of her songs and concert movies.
She also plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, paino, organ, keyboard, banjo and drums a little.
Her master recordings were sold out from under her, so she is re-recording them. There are 6 albums. Her doing that has changed the music industry. She stands up for small artists to get paid more and mentors them. She took on Apple music(they had a free three month trial period but didn't pay the artists during that period), Taylor wrote an open letter to Apple, in less than 24 hours Apple responded by putting out an open letter says "We hear you Taylor" and changed their policy. That affected EVERY ARTIST on Apple Music. She also took on Spotify. It took longer for them to change their policy, so she refused to put her new album or any new music on their platform until they changed how they paid all artists. That was years ago. She was in her 20's when she did that. That is a Boss move especially for a young female artist.
When her record contract ended, every label wanted her. She wouldn't sign with any label that would not pay ALL of the ARTISTS on the label more in streaming. I seriously doubt any artist could or would do that.
Her Eras Tour concert movie, she bypassed movie studios because they wouldn't meet her demands and went straight to the largest movie theater chain to do a direct distribution. Since she self financed the movie and skipped the studio it cuts out the middleman. She did all of the marketing herself. She set the ticket prices, what days the movie could be played, they had to allow people to trade friendship bracelets(fan thing) and that people could stand up, dance and sing.
Movie studios are now a little concerned that smaller films will cut them out like Taylor did.
She has her own management and production companies.
She is a songwriter who happens to sing, as she puts it.
All of the above plus are the reason people love Taylor. Everyone has different tastes in music but her talent and power moves have to be respected.
The reason she is so big is because she writes her own stuff and they are her stories and she is a lyrical genius.
I’m always concerned when I see someone reacting to Taylor for the first time or being new to her stuff and the song list includes ME! 😅 because I really enjoy that song but it’s almost no one’s cup of tea sadly besides mine usually 😂 absolutely loved how much you were willing to go into this and get a good picture of her, and so glad you did the All Too Well video and appreciated her storytelling!
I know everyone in these comments is telling you which ones to react to, but I figured I’d throw some down here anyway 😂
1: Intro+Did Something Bad from her live Reputation tour
2: tolerate it (storytelling)
3: would’ve could’ve should’ve (storytelling)
4: long live (she wrote this for her fans)
5: anything from the eras tour
I’d also recommend watching Miss Americana the documentary if you want some more background for her music, and then the Look What You Made Me Do music video afterwards, so much of her music has a ton of background that makes it richer
Also I just really appreciated watching this and seeing you react to her so open to liking and appreciating her and her work, a lot of guys specifically I’ve seen refuse to take her seriously or find any value in what she does and I really appreciated seeing you take the time to watch with the intention of really understanding. So much of what young women or teenage girls enjoy is dismissed as vapid or silly or meaningless and it was really nice to see someone outside of her usual demographic recognize her value!
I appreciate that you wanted to get to know who she is via an interview before delving into her work. Many others start out doing reactions to Taylor for the views because they know the Swifties will watch the videos but it seems like you were genuinely interested in learning why she was such a big deal. I am definitely subscribing hoping you do more Taylor content! We love to see people discover her work for the first time!
If you let us know what type of music you like we can recommend songs for your taste. But definitely recommend her Reputation Live performances like Ready for It + Intro, Don’t blame me, I did something bad. Also End Game featuring Future and Ed Sheeran.
Thanks Veronica reacting again soon! I’m open to any type of sound/genre
She is 34 now. ~ Check out her live performance for 'Are you ready for it' from her Reputation tour or live 'Vigilante shit' form her Era's tour. Great live performances that show you 2024 Taylor. Vigilante shit is her revenge song for him. My favorite line ever is 'I don't start shit, but I can tell you how it ends... Don't get sad, get even'. LOVE it, She rerecorded her music, as a more seasoned singer & she helped his ex, get her divorce from him as mentioned in the song. Sweet revenge. People now only want to hear 'Taylor's version' of her old songs. 'Bad Blood' with Kendrick Lemar is bad ass song & killer video too. Lots of pretty celebrities in that video too. Taylor writes all her stuff. If you listen to her lyrics, you will know Taylor personally. ~ All too well is about her 3-month relationship with the actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who was 10 years older. (He always dates young ones like Leonardo Decaprio does) As shown, he missed her 21st birthday. She elaborates more on that in her song 'The moment I knew'. She is amazing the way she writes. She has a set of 3 songs that are about the same story & each song is for one of the 3 parties in the song. My favorite line in this one is 'You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath'. And she has her 'gentle' songs like this & then she has her 'Diva' songs like I mentioned in the first line. Talented gal.
She definitely made them a lot of $, by bringing in a huge new fanbase, and I’d say she definitely pumped up the players by being there, but she was on screen an average of 25 seconds to just over a minute per game. During the Super Bowl, it was 33 seconds, and she doesn’t control any of it, she’s just there supporting her man.
Yes she spent all of her post-Super Bowl time hugging and kissing Travis. I think that, after all those years of dating and discarding all those youngsters, Dr. Swift has finally found her life partner.
The Live performances from her Reputation tour - Intro & Ready for It, Don’t Blame Me, and I did Something Bad.
Cornelia Street and Death By A Thousand Cuts - Live from the City of Lover concert in Paris
Those are some of her best live performances. The City of Lover concert is completely stripped down, just Taylor and her guitar. The Rep tour is full theatrics.
Different?....the Reputation Tour live...savage Taylor
If you want to check out more songs that are heavier in production a lot of the ones from the reputation tour would be great. Usually her singles aren’t her best songs and Me! Was a single. It’s also from her usually least favorite album among her fans. Songs I would recommend with heavier production would be: intro + ready for it live from the reputation tour, I did something bad live either from the reputation tour or the AMAs, Don’t Blame Me live from the reputation tour. Some songs that are really heavy lyrically are: My Tears Ricochet from the Long Pond Studio sessions ( this is comparing the betrayal she felt from her masters being sold to a divorce), Exile featuring Bon Iver from the Long Pond Studio sessions, This is me trying from the Longpond studio sessions. Any of those from those studio session it’s nice to include the little interview before they play the song because it gives you an idea of her thought process behind writing them which is really interesting.
I agree with all you said & reccomended.
If you don't mind, I'd like to add a few.
1. Wildest Dreams
& 2. Blank Space - both @ Grammy Museum (+ pre-song interview)
& 3. Cornelia Srreet - Live from Paris
Hope you're okay with these. I'll delete if not, just say the word.👊✌️
@@LK-lz6lk of course I’m ok with you adding songs to the list!
Subscribed, because I want to see your reaction to anything from the Folklore album 😂 It’s one of my personal favorite albums of all time. My favorite song, from Folklore, is “The Lakes”. 🫶 If you are a musician or a writer, you will love the song. It is beautiful.
Honestly, I listen to Taylor based on mood. Her catalog, at this point, is vast. Every album has a different vibe. ✨🦋✨
Dive in! It’s fun to watch strangers become Swifties. I will spend time exploring your older videos ☺️🥂🧚♀️
Thank you for the content ☺️✌️
Thanks for subscribing. Welcome to the Greatness Gang community. ❤️ 👑
Lifelong Chiefs fan here. When she started showing up at Arrowhead time and time, I had to check into her further.
I always associated her with Shake If Off (which really annoys me) who only does break-up songs. Not a hater, just wasn't a fan. 100% 360 now.
I'm going to suggest the Intro+ live from her Reputation Tour.
Recommend music video to End Game with Ed Sheeran and Future.
Welcome and I appreciate your honesty.
Well 3 concerts in Australia all did very well. The totals were of 93,000, 95,000, and the last night there were 96,000 fans. She did similarly in Japan. Now she’s off to Singapore.
I watched this morning and I love that you did All to Well and Me together... I say that because I was a fan of Taylor's when she first started in Country... I shifted to contemporary Christian music and lost track of her, but last year All To Well was recommended on RUclips and I got sucked in a rabbit hole. Had to dig deeper. I related to the words so much having left an abusive relationship and that's why I love that you reacted to Me too because honestly that song I read was considered one of Taylor's most unpopular songs which surprised me because it was something I also related to when working on myself and practicing self-care/love... going down that rabbit hole though I truly became a fan of Taylor's because of her documentary Miss Americana. She shares her struggles with Eating disorders and relationships. It really helped me to understand her as a human being. I had seen an interview somewhere not sure where that All To Well she walked into practice for an upcoming performance and she had just broken up with her Ex Jake Gyllenhaal sat down at a piano without speaking to anyone and started singing the lyrics... all 10 minutes of it. Her mom looked to the sound person and asked when she was done singing if he got that recorded and he/she did. Taylor later released the shorter version and her fans found out about the longer version and would not let it go. When Taylor re-recorded her albums she included the 10 minute version 🤯 it's one of my favorite songs due to the relatability of the emotional abuse I endured. The story telling in her music it's just so relatable honestly and that's what makes her songwriting such a big deal. I turned 50 last month and I am a proud new Swiftie. I love all of her music but i think you would enjoy End Game which features Ed Sheeran and Future. Anything on the Reputation album is awesome and my favorite Era of hers because you can feel she is finding her voice and she branded the snakes 🐍 which the imagery of snakes was inspired by the West-Kardashian controversy and featured prominently in the album's promotional campaign. I love that album and how she owns her life is why she is so inspiring and not to just the 11 and 15 years old... but there is many of us 50 years olds who just love her actually of all ages. She inspires us to speak up all of these nice girls who have been told not to speak for ourselves 🤷🏻♀️ not sure if that makes sense but Taylor is one of my hero's 🦸🏻♀️
Thanks for sharing Tammy ❤️ yes I initially only thought she had a younger following
Taylor plays more than the piano, she plays acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, and ukulele. ruclips.net/video/AxjockfZc7g/видео.html here is the link for Don't Blame Me, this is from her Reputation album. I enjoyed your reaction.
You with that glass of red is chefs kiss to this video ❤
🍷🤌🏽 thanks Courtney
I watched all this cuz I love her so much, but... This is my lEast fav interview of all, and me is most pop ie song. SHE'S SO MUCH DEEPER AND ACCOLADES GALORE (NOT REPRESENTED FOR YOUR INTRO OF HER. BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. ❤
Thanks so much LeeAnn ❤️
The whole beginning of this video felt like a guided meditation video 😂 Your voice, the music, and all the questions… Had me dying
😭 😂 thanks for watching
What an awesome video and reaction!
Glad you enjoyed it
I am glad you appreciate her story telling. 🙂
Taylor Swift has an enormous catalog of pop and country songs. If you want to experience something musically different from Taylor, listen to her Evermore and Folklore albums. She wrote, produced and dropped these, without fanfare, during the first year of Covid. They are extremely remarkable and great to listen to when all you want to do is chill and vibe. One of the most favorites and one of mine is Cardigan. Naturally, some have videos.
Also:
Music videos for “End Game” with Future and Ed Sheeran is a true banger. All 3 have fantastic parts.
if you want to see more of taylor as an artist the best albums to check out are "folklore" and "evermore" and if you want more of rapish or angst taylor the album to check out is "reputation"
I was never a fan BUT watch her recent live stadium concerts. Listen to "I did something Bad but it felt so good"
She is not just for kids with this sassy, sexy performance. She owns the stage.
So her radio hits aren’t too bad but she has better lyrics on songs that aren’t played everywhere. If you love storytelling…. The midnights album was insane writing with Jack showing his crazy production ability on the sound. The albums she did during Covid… Evermore and Folklore are alternative instead of pop. So I recommend those 3. She creates story’s too… Folklore has 3 songs that are from 3 people in a love triangle…. Cardigan, Betty and my favorite August!!!! She wrote Great American Dynasty about her home in the Hamptons. Marjorie is about her grandmother who died right before her career took off. Lover isn’t my favorite album but Soon you’ll get better needs to be dropped more!
It is still great when a artist writes and performs. She also writes for other people.
if you're into lyricism, folklore and evermore albums are pretty good, I'm not super into her production/sound but I listen cause I just love the lyrics and the fact she writes her own music.
Fun fact she adopted that kitten n real life, his name is. Benjamin Button and he was in her time person of the year. Evermore and Folkore you might like. Acoustic and very intimate almost blue grass sound. Of course Reputation totally different and was after first Kim and Kanye scandal, one of her best and more hip hop rock sound vs pop
I like that you complemented her story telling! I think you should do some live performances to really see who she is… intro/ready for it live from her reputation tour followed up with from the same live tour “I did something bad” and “don’t blame me”
Taylor is unique in one area alone that she does write all of her music, which is unusual in her (multiple) genres. Also, her music is like reading her personal journals.
If you're into like a savage song, I recommend "Don't blame me", "Ready for it?", and "Look what you made me do."
Coming soon!
@@KingGreatnessKG Great. Thanks ☺️
So this is where it starts, I'm here for it.
Thanks. Check out all my other Taylor vids. 👑 ❤️
You may like Dear John ( about John Myer) its really well written. Its very different. The story telling and her heartbreak but that she realises her worth as a 19 year old and then listen to Would've Could've Should've from Midnights 😊
Oh you got this pretty quickly!! Great reaction and perspective 🙌🥰
Personally I think you should have started with her Reputation Era, like the Intro+Ready for it video she did live on the Reputation tour.
I would check out the song Marjorie and the lyric video. It has photos and videos and you’ll hear her grandma’s voice. It will say at the end Backing Vocals: Marjorie Finlay she is the mom of Taylor Swift mom
You picked an amazing group of examples with these 3. ❤ not only did she write, sing, produce, and direct the song and video for All Too Well, it’s the story of her relationship with the actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who was one of two men who were 29+ years old when she was between 18-20 and are notorious playboys. She was a conquest of Jake and John Mayer.
The actors who played her and Jake Gyllenhaal look strikingly similar to her and him when she was experiencing this major heartbreak. At the end, he never even showed up to her 21st birthday. She has written over 300 songs, and only a small handful are about ex-boyfriends.
Her depth, vocal range, genres of music, videos, caliber of live shows, etc is so incredibly multifaceted, it’s what propels her to the global phenomenon that has brought you here today. There is seriously not many musicians who are all encompassing. Thank you for taking the time and effort to react, I really enjoyed watching you step out of your comfort zone too create this. ❤😊
I suggest watching I Did Something Bad (Live), Intro+Ready For It? (Reputation Tour), Blank Space Music Video, and I Knew You Were Trouble (Live at 1989 Tour), Out Of The Woods (Live), Bad Blood Music video
This is a good list, but I would switch the first 2: intro+ready for it, then I did something bad. I'd also put in don't blame me while in the rep tour ❤
I think the importance on her writing her own songs is because she broke out as a country artist specifically AS a teenaged girl who'd written her own songs. And obviously she had other folks helping her polish them at that point, but because she first made a name for herself as someone who wrote her own songs, and because she's always had that as part of her identity, it became way more important for her than for a lot of other pop singers who never claimed to be songwriters.
Her song Exile with Bon Iver is my favorite. It’s less of a Pop more of a vibe.
Welcome to Taylor's world. The big deal for her, is she thinks of herself as a songwriter first, who happens to perform her songs. To make recommendations, what are you into and do you like in your music?
I am soooo excited to hear the depth of your reactions! Something that I think surprises new listeners diving into her discography is she is incredibly versatile in style and genre, especially after 17 years of music. There are so many interesting things to listen to - for live performances, I recommend Don’t Blame Me, Look What You Made Me Do (both from the Reputation tour), Vigilante Sh*t, and her Grammy’s acoustic performance of Wildest Dreams. For songwriting and craft (and production behind the scenes), watch Exile (the Long Pond Sessions version) and My Tears Ricochet (the accompanying Long Pond interviews for both go deep on lyrics and technique). For music videos, I recommend Karma (featuring Ice Spice), End Game (featuring Future and Ed Sheeran), Look What You Made Me Do, and The Man. Subscribed! You’ve got a faithful viewer!
Me when I see a new taylor reaction: 😁
Me when I see the reaction is to Me!: 😭
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Appreciate your approach! I did the same thing. I knew the hits, but not much else and finally decided to get to know who she was and what the fuss was about. A lot of her music is still not my vibe, but a lot of it is now and I am most definitely a newbie, middle aged Swiftie now. My preference runs to higher energy stuff.
Recommends: After brushing up on the Taylor/KimYe stuff, watch the music video for Look What You Made Me Do.
Then the live performances of: Intro/Are You Ready For It, and Vigilante Shit (which was written about her revenge on Scooter Braun).
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Ready for It, End Game, I Did Something Bad, Blank Space, You’re Losing Me and Exile are some that often recommended to show some of her versatility
+ don't blame me. I'd add No body, no crime from evermore as well.
Another that is interesting about Taylor Swift its that she puts many easter eggs into her meterial. Like in the "Me" videoclip that was her first single of her album ...She puts alot of them easter eggs hint about her album "Lover".
Publishing rights are a huge deal. This is what has allowed her to rerecord her older maters, aka "Taylor's Version". Any commercial use of her music, regardless of who owns the Masters, gets her paid, because of those publishing rights. So yeah, it's a big deal.
The actress is Sadie Sink. Male actor is Dylan O'Bryan.
The actress in the short film is Sadie Sink from Stranger Things. Taylor handpicked her and Dylan O’Brien for the roles of “her” and “him” which we know to be Taylor and Jake Gyllenhall
Taylor has written her own songs since she was a child. Her music evolved as did she over the years. Some songs like Shake it Off and Me were definitely messages to young people that have been bullied and to tell them they are each one of a kind. All Too Well is a song about her relationship with Jake Gyllenhal (sp?) - her first deep heartbreak. She plays piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and the banjo. And she writes from her own experiences. She has said she’s a songwriter who sings her own songs.
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She has broken every musical record there is to break including Elvis The Beatles all those are really famous iconic people she literally has won almost every award and broken the record for it she's the first person in history not the first woman the first person in history to win album of the year four times and she's just getting started we're having a rebirth and all the Swifties are here for it!
Love your assessment of her. I think "ME" is super pop and is definitely not one of my favs. Her Reputation album is 🐍🐍 fantastic if you want an edgier sound from her. I reccomend "Ready for it" and "I did something bad" to start with. Her BEST is Folklore ....The Long Pond Studio Sessions "Illicit Affairs" and "Exile" are MUST LISTENS!
Taylor Swift has also written songs for Rihanna and Miley Cyrus & other artists.
You should do some from Reputation. It was so good! Talk about production.
DEFINITELY INTRO + READY FOR IT PERFORMANCE FROM THE REPUTATION TOUR! Also Don’t Blame Me from the same tour or from The Eras Tour- you’ll see why we scream TAKE ME TO CHURCH TAYLOR!
Here are a few suggestions that encapsulate the breadth of her talent
Definitely check out the Rep intro from the tour as others have suggested
Check out Cardigan and Exile from Folklore
Ivy and Willow from Evermore
Cruel Summer from Lover
Out of the Woods from 1989
And of course her more country sounds like Fearless and Our Song
you should check out "are you ready for it?", "don't blame me" and "i did something bad" all of from the reputation tour! she has great stage presence!
If you like soulful music, listen to “don’t blame me”. Taylor will take you to church!
Also, “ready for it” and “I did something bad” (specially the live performances from reputation tour) are probably more in your wheel house than her poppy stuff. These three songs are what converted me.
The best part of your reaction to me for you is she has made 4 new albums since this interview and 4 re-recorded albums she said she would in the interview!
More Taylor coming soon
Just saw her performance of MEAN at the Grammys in 2012! She is prophet. She don’t start it but she can tell you how it ends. Yes she plays banjo too.
25 seconds... That freaking the amount of time she was shown during the Superbowl... THAT'S ALL!!!
You gotta try I Don't Wanna Live Forever that she wrote and performed with Zayn. Also get to her live performances from the Reputation Tour, like Intro + Ready For It, Don't Blame Me and I Did Something Bad. If you want something slower from her, try Midnight Rain... If you liked 80s pop then listen to her 1989 Taylor's Version album. She has something for everyone, it just depends on your mood and tastes that day haha
So glad I came across your channel. Brilliant commentary.