Taylor has always been known to be generous with her crew! For the Eras Tour she gave EACH trucker a $100,000 bonus this year (so a total of 55 million total for all of her workers)
Came to the comments to literally say this. She also brought fistfuls of hundred dollar bills and handed them out like flyers to the staff at the football games she attended for Travis. She’s amazing
and that is definitely great. but truthfully it's not even a blip in her wealth. i wish she was more dedicated to actual philanthropy and not just bouts of generosity, at this point in her career. where are the NGOs? where are the workers funds? i wish she would spearhead those areas too
@@AllTheArtsy she’s an artist not an activist. All of that stuff would take time away from what she loves, which is making music. She still gives more than most people with her level of wealth and has for most of her career.
The fact Long Live is so powerful even 13 years laters, she has given a shout out to all team since she was starting out and I'm glad she keeps doing it today.
As a backstage worker this speech gets me every time. When you’re just a cog in the wheel of a big production you often feel like your work can go unnoticed. To have such a huge artist making such a heartfelt statement is amazing.
You know something I thought about all last year from the start of the ERAS tour. Everyone always talks about how much money she made every night, every city. I mean do the math between 60,000-72,000 seats she's completely sold out, and the cheap seats were over $100. Do the math, its staggering. BUT No one ever talks about how much she spent to make it happen. She had to sit with engineers and designers to map out what the stage would look like, the massive moving platform, what kind of lights and speakers would go where, the massive 3-sided screen at the back of the set and another large screen at the other end of the stadium so everyone can see no matter where they sit, plus of course the camera equipment. Then she had to get the stage built by iron and steel workers. The set pieces for each ERA designed and built. Think about how much that all costs, and she hadn't sold a ticket yet. I heard there were two sets of the main framework set pieces, because one city could be setting up and preparing the next concert, while another is breaking down and packing up the last. I heard there were 50 trucks needed to haul the two sets around. Then, there were Taylor's costumes of which there were multiple variations for all but the Rep set, plus the dancers and back-up singers all had several costume changes. And you know they were expensive. Then, I don't know how you go about booking the stadium for however many nights, but that can't be cheap. And pay for the local help at each venue, as she spoke about in this video. 3000+ people per city. She's paying her own people for months of rehearsals before the tour even starts, then of course the entire course of the tour. And you know she's not paying her artists' minimum wage. It must have been literally millions of dollars spent before the tickets went on sale. All in the hopes that people will want to buy a ticket to see her show. (Obviously the risk worked out and she's got the most successful tour of all time, but there was no guarantee it would happen when she was planning, designing and paying for all the stuff she needs to put on the show.) Lastly, her generosity knows no bounds. As someone stated in another comment, she tipped her 50 truck drivers a life changing amount of money at the end of the US leg of the tour. She also tipped the dancers, musicians and backup dancers enough to make it worth their while to put their lives on hold to come on the tour with her. and finally, she reportedly made an anonymous donation to a charity in each city. Some have come forward to thank Taylor, (it may have been anonymous, but it didn't take a genius to figure out where a sudden and massive donation came from if Taylor was playing in your city that night.) so we know some food pantries received a gift of $100,000 each night in each city where she performed. Not to say she didn't make a lot of money, but how many shows did it take to break even? The logistics and financials of putting on a tour like The ERAS Tour is mind boggling when you think about it. I may never look at a concert the same way again. :)
Remarkable young woman. I heard New Years Day soon after my 33 year old son died. The whole, don’t read the last page and the recognizable laugh hit hard. She writes songs that give meaning to many people in different situations. Just now when she sang it…… I heard my son laughing.
She has a beyond incredible way with words. I just lost my brother, also 33, and songs like The Prophecy get me every single time, even if it isn't directed towards that sentiment for her.
When I hear someone say negative things about Taylor or her body of work I get so sad . I get sad that they won’t ever have an opportunity to appreciate Taylor. She is such a kind person with an unearthly amount of talent
Exactly. If the feelings she brings out in people at her concerts were the only thing she was known for, and not even all the other things like helping others and bringing positive effects to cities where she tours, and her authentic, positive take on the world, and encouraging people to be their best selves, that would be enough to justify her stardom. But, as we know, she does all those other things and more.
She has clever lyrics & a lot of dedication and business savvy but people take issue with the romanticism of the repeated bad relationship choices & playing house without being married. Surprise that's why it didn't work out! And people don't want that as a role model for their kids relationships.
@@orphanedhanyou I can’t imagine what it must be like to be beautiful and wealthy in this dating world. Living under the public microscope has to be rough! It’s not a poor little rich girl thing. Most of us don’t have her life so we (me) shouldn’t speculate
Yeah people love making fun of our fan base because we are so passionate - I don't get why it's funny to people to see people connect and show empathy through music. They are missing out on a beautiful community
When she performed it on Jimmy Fallons show, Jimmy's mother had just passed away. There's a lyric in the song NYDay that says, "you squeeze my hand 3 times in the back of the taxi", meaning I love you, and Jimmy shared with Taylor that his mom used to say I love you to him that way, by squeezing his hand 3 times. When she performed it on his show that night, she dedicated it to his late mother and it meant everything to Jimmy. It's things like that that make her so beloved by everyone who knows her. 💜
The Eras Tour version of Long Live always chokes me up. She's playing guitar flanked by her band and they all look a bit emotional. They've played that song together for so long😢
Jake - love your vulnerability! Evan - I can always tell that you definitely DO get emotional. And Alex, I love that you always validate your brother’s feelings. Love you three! 👏👏👏
Yeah they have to, HAVE TO see the Eras version. I donated for Would've Could've Should've (and thank you!!), but since there were three of us, maybe you can swap me over to Eras Long Live!! That song, she wrote it at what, 21?? And the bridge is so prescient, so perfect. WE REMEMBER YOU TAYLOR.
The specific lyric in long live where she says 'We will be remembered' alwayssss gives me goosebumps. She's recognising that the swifties are also a part of history and will go down in history with her. It's so sweet.
"Please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh I would recognize anywhere" is the line that just pierces my heart every time I hear it! It is so bittersweet.
What a beautiful story of your mom taking you to a SOD concert!!! Please know every tear is understood by the Swifties, that feeling of knowing everything is temporary but some memories are for ever and you have to love who you have right now and the idea of them not being there is so overwhelming!!
Here, let me make your eyes water a little more: Taylor Swift performed New Year's Day on Jimmy Fallon a week after his mom died. Taylor was not scheduled to perform that week & they asked her on a whim. It was last minute, but she did not hesitate. Before she performed, Jimmy had told the audience a sweet story about his mom, how she'd squeeze his hand three times to say "I love you" when he was a little boy. Bc this song was from Taylor's new album, most weren't prepared for the lyrics: "You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi". A staffer said people were sobbing when they heard it & Jimmy could be seen crying at his desk. The hug between Taylor & Jimmy at the end of her performance always gets me. You can see how much Taylor cares & how grateful Jimmy is for her showing up & performing such a gift.
I love seeing grown men cry, but I for one appreciate that you all have different ways of expressing emotions. It took me like three years of therapy to be able to cry when I'm sad (yeah I'm aligning with the psychopath, or what my ex boyfriends called "robot/cold bitch") but there are two things I can always count on when I need to get those tearducts going: Disney movies and Taylor Swift. I forgot what I was going to say, but don't forget that you are entitled to react how you react. You are not less sympathetic just because you don't cry, any more than you are less "manly" or whatever because you do cry. It's awesome that you talk about it, and for what it's worth I think, based on what little I know, that you are wonderful role models for your daughters.
My mom passed 1 yr ago today. She had this huge laugh that embarrassed me as a kid. I hated it! But what I’d give to hear it one more time. That line in New Year’s Day has changed for me so much! Perfectly beautiful
So as a swiftie who has been around since debut and who knows the lore. Long Live is not or was not originally about the fans it is about her first band which at the beginning of her career was called The Agency. There were originally 9 members of The Agency but as time has gone on most of the members went their separate ways to work on different projects. However, there are two members of The Agency that tour with Taylor to this day at The Eras Tour Paul Sidoti her lead guitarist, and Amos Heller who plays the bass and keys. If you watch the Eras Tour movie Paul and Amos can be seen when Taylor performs basically any song with her band on the lift and the entire Fearless Era. But I know for sure during Lover, Fearless, You Belong with Me, Love Story, and Long Live.
I’ve always thought it was also about winning her first AOTY Grammy for Fearless when she felt like she was this teenager with her rag tag band coming in a sweeping the big prize from the adults. There was so much backlash at the time. Like how dare she!
@@musicfangirl7403...so she wrote the entire Speak Now album by herself because no one believed she could write AOTY Fearless "And the cynics were outraged Screaming, "This is absurd" 'Cause for a moment, a band of thieves In ripped up jeans got to rule the world"
Exactly! I think this song moved me more back then for this reason. The song seems a little cutesy now that’s she’s such an awarded artist but it still makes me emotional.
Yes, I was gonna say something similar. You can tell by the way Taylor, Paul, and Amos interact, look at one another on stage they all mean alot to each other. It's really cool to see them stick together for this long!
People always forget Mike Meadows! He has been there since Fearless Tour and David since Speak Now tour and are also still with her today. Mike plays banjo, guitarr, keyboards and vocals. David plays Keyboards and is her musical director. Her band is still called The Agency. And 3 of the Starlights are still with her too.
She’s like the best CEO ever, she knows what’s going on behind the scenes and she’s so grateful to every single person that makes this entire experience possible for her fans, for her own team…she knows it became much bigger she could ever imagine and she wants to enjoy every minute with everyone
I'd like to add also that you three dudes are some of the most likable people on RUclips. I love how real you get with some of the more emotional music you react to. And there's nothing wrong with that, keep it up guys!
Whenever she performs long live in concert it makes me cry. Something about the image of little taylor writing this song and not imagining where she would be performing it years later and how it fulfills this dream she had
Her winter break this year was scheduled around the birth of a band members child. That a beautiful person who’s that thoughtful…she’s a beautiful person.
Well fkn thank you Amanda!!!🙌👏🫶♥️ Yall kill me 😂😂😂 #DoBetterMike Isnt Taylor just fkn awesome though 😍 Jake you fkn killed the commentary for sure 😂 💯🙌
Long Live tends to make me cry even on a good day. It’s just nostalgic. Today I wasn’t going to cry, then Jake cried. So I cried. Great job as always guys.
You should absolutely listen to the whole song of long live. The Bridge in that one has always been for her fans “take a moment and promise me this, that you’ll stand by me forever but god forbid fate should step in, and force us into a goodbye, if you have children someday, when they point to the pictures, please tell them my name”
That’s Taylor’s gift: the poetic lyricism that captures so many human experiences. Without a doubt, she is the pop music culture’s Shakespeare. If you’re listening, she pulls you in with the lyrics, if you’re not, she will get you with the drums, guitar and rhythm. I’m 68 and just recently a swiftie. It was the Etas tour movie that got me hooked. Long live Taylor Nation!
Long live is my fave. 💜 So looking forward to this. True, if you’re a toxic artist, you’ll attract toxic fandom. She is the reason why Swifties are such awesome people. Guys, you made me super emotional. 😂
Taylor has an attitude of gratitude. I heard her say in an interview that there are performers who become successful and are suddenly demanding, rude, etc. She said that is because they don't understand "this" could all be gone tomorrow, just like that. Her introduction to this mashup of songs reflects her consistent stance of being generous, kind, and considerate toward those she employs and toward her fans. Few people have achieved Taylor's level of success. The fact that she continues to be humble and grateful speaks volumes about what a special human she is. Don't forget the $55M in bonuses she gave in 2023 to everyone on the Eras Tour. The truckers received $100,000 each. That's amazing and set a precedent because no other artist has ever been that generous.
long live is THEE taylor song here in brazil, it carries so much meaning between taylor and brazilian fans' relationship, so thank you for this beautiful reaction! 💜
that's so true!!! 17:46 fandoms of all kinds, but especially very passionate and powerful ones like Swifties, Army, Directioners, or Louies are the ones that really come to mind for me. that will, as you said, share love to anyone who shares their appreciation, or recognition of respect, to their patron artist.
I had never heard an acoustic version-so good. She mentioned the families crew members have to leave behind for extended periods, that made me tear up from the very beginning.
You guys now have to react to the full Long Live at the Eras Tour. It's for both her band and the fans, and the fact that pretty much most of them have been with her since the beginning (the guitar and bass player for sure since she was around 15, others shortly after) and she gets to sing it for them with them still on her side is absolutely special. And all together to the fans 💕 On her speech thanking the crowd, I love that they showed that clip of the security guy proud of his job, even though he kept composure, you could tell his eyes are smiling. You guys also made this video special, I always enjoy your commentary, you guys get it and we can tell. Much appreciation to you too!
Evan you are my spirit animal 😂😂😂 jake had me in my feels this reaction 💯 this reaction was so fkn great guys ♥️ i cant stop laughing at Evan being a potential psycho path 😂😂😂😂 fkn hysterical
She is amazing she just loves her music her fans and makes sure everyone feels valued and recognised but she don’t realise she is the incredible she is so real
I've seen this performance more times than I can count, and it gets me every. single. time. There's something so powerful about people being joined together in a huge group and feeling the same thing. It's so human and beautiful.
I'm crying right alongside Jake with this one. I loved this so much. Seeing a System of A Down fan getting emotional over a Tay performance makes me so proud. She makes us feel so many things and invokes so many memories - and I loved hearing the Mum appreciation story!
Jake, Evan, and Alex, Watching grown men fall in love with Taylor Swift has been my favorite thing on RUclips this past year. Taylor has saved my life in more ways than I can explain. It’s truly a miracle I’m alive after the last two years. Trigger warning. The last two years have included gang rape, active addiction, spending a year devastatingly suicidal, three hospitalized overdoses, countless other non hospitalized ones, two suicide attempts, jail (which saved my life - I was caught stealing $127 of groceries for my grandma and I because her boyfriend was stealing all of our money to gamble and we were going to food banks every week, I also have an assault case against him that I won - I had a $300 bond and my family didn’t bail me out because I was safer in there than I was on the streets), inpatient rehab, sober living, a 3 day relapse where I was violently raped and strangled (June 3rd), intensive outpatient therapy, and I’m getting ready to start trauma therapy and EMDR. I had 5 surgeries and 5 organs removed by the time I was 19, I have 7 different diseases that cause chronic pain. In the last year, I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, major depressive disorder, severe generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder. I just turned 31. My mom died when I was 12 at 35 years old after having the same diseases, same surgeries, same surgeon, and being put on an unethical amount of pain medication at a young age. That is also my story. I watched your reactions before I was arrested (December 23, 2023) to distract myself from the sheer hell I was living in and the tragic invasive thoughts I was constantly having. I wrote down Taylor’s lyrics while I was in jail, (after being in solitary on suicide watch for 12 days because I wrapped the phone cord around my neck while I was there - I was coming off of 8 different substances and was unethically not given any detox meds, I had seizures, I hallucinated things I will forever have PTSD from - I wasn’t doing drugs to get high, I was doing them to disintegrate into nothing), I told the other women who were there with me (once I was off suicide watch and with people again) about Taylor’s re-records, her character, the challenges she overcame, what she stood for, and how she truly made me a kinder, calmer, gentler, more empathetic, self aware human being. They all loved my random facts, because jail is pretty boring and miserable. Keep in mind, I had never done hard drugs in my life. That was my hard line in the sand. But I ran straight across it at the end of last August when I was offered cocaine from a coworker because I was so suicidal that my life did not matter to me anyway. I went from never trying hard drugs at the at of August 2023, to shooting heroin, arrested and strapped to a chair in a concrete box by December 23rd. I watched your reactions during my free time in rehab (and That Singer Reacts and G.O.T Games). I couldn’t wait to catch up on what I missed when I got to sober living. And after I was raped again, I holed up in my room for 3 weeks, no one knowing if I was going to survive or not, with Taylor’s new album and reactions on repeat. My love for my sister and Taylor’s music and community she created brought me back from the dead. If you ever think what y’all do doesn’t matter, please remember, you were right by my side the whole time I was fighting for my life, and you don’t even know who I am. And for those particular reasons, I especially respect how protective you are of women, how you talk about your daughters, and the fact that a couple of you were in the military (for different reasons). My ex of 8 years (18-26 years old) and my father both have narcissistic tendencies (I have to be careful how I word that publicly). I was told for 29 years that psychiatry wasn’t real, addiction was a choice instead of a disease, and that mental health was not to be taken as a priority. I finally sought help at 29 years old, but suffered in silence until then. You guys have given me hope that, maybe one day, my dad will validate me, he will understand me, and he will accept me for who I am. I know this is long. I’ve been terrified to share my story publicly (this isn’t even 1/8 of it), but I truly wanted to say thank you. Thank you for bringing me joy, laughter, and restoring a little bit of my faith in men, when I didn’t think I would ever experience any of those feelings ever again.
Your story is heartbreaking ❤️🩹. No one should ever have to go through what you have! We are glad we could provide you with just a sliver of joy during such a dark and difficult time. Just remember that we are always here for you if you ever need anything, you’re not alone! 🫶🫶🫶
@@TAHBofficial thank you 🥹🫶🏻 I edited it to include a little bit more info and correct a couple of errors. Just know, life gets better, even at its darkest, even if you never believe it ever will again. And I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to convince people of that.
Hey, just wanted to also hop in here and say thank you for sharing your story. It's incredibly heartbreaking but for me hopeful. The fact you're still standing is a testament to your resilience as a person, and you should be proud of that as I'm sure your father will be soon. ❤️ Keep going and always feel free to reach out. I think I speak for everyone in saying that I am proud of you. -J
@@TAHBofficial thanks so much Jake. It’s crazy, during therapy last night, I had this really profound thought that, just because I only have one parent right now, doesn’t mean I’ve only ever had one parent. My mom is still very much a part of me. And I don’t necessarily need the validation I’ve been seeking from my dad, because I already have it from her. She lived through this. If she were still here, she would be the one person who would truly get me. And that’s a really good thing to remember. She’s been gone for so long that sometimes I forget she was ever here. But her life and her impact will always matter. It hasn’t disappeared. And I forgot that for a very long time. One good thing that’s come about over the course of the past year, is that I have become incredibly (sometimes exhaustingly) self aware. It’s just crazy. I’ve tested into the top 1% of the country academically, twice. I have letters from President Bush for test scores I’ve gotten. I was doing circuit design, project management, engineering, and VoIP for a fortune 300 telecommunications company when I was 19 years old. This stuff can truly happen to anyone, and I wish more people understood it. All I want to do for the rest of my life is bring people hope. Kindness is what saved me. It’s also what I wish I would’ve had more of. Thank you for being so open minded and receptive of me just jumping in and dropping a major ball of trigger warning trauma on you lol. I’m always willing to share my story with someone it may help. I’ve done a lot of public speaking for nonprofits, and I’m just trying to navigate my way through figuring out how to share it with the people who *need* to hear it. I’ve said this before, but whether it’s a fellow addict sleeping under a bridge tonight, or a policy maker that can enact real change, I think it’s a story that needs to be heard. Thanks for being proud of me. I’m proud of you too (unintentionally, all of my exes are military, so I have an idea of all of the bullshit you’ve put up with, and the possible tragedies you may have been through). Keep moving forward, and keep bringing positivity into this world. That includes crying at Taylor Swift because you’re a good father ❤️
Great reaction! You guys are the best! Taylor is a master at hitting that C spot. ❤ can’t wait for you guys to do some of her new album. It’s a masterpiece.
31:46 my mom did this for me by taking me to see a One Direction concert when i was 14. and she definitely wasn't the only parent there, but it wasn't quite her taste or preference of music at the time, but she made it happen anyway. and she went with me to travel to this concert states away from our home on a really tight budget because it was the closest they were getting to us that tour. and i will remember how that made me feel for the rest of my life. ♥️
😢❤ Oh My God. So I just watched a reaction from a guy named Luke. He reacted to a Taylor surprises her fans clip. 2 minutes in he was getting emotional about her kindness. She had randomly chosen some fans, went XMAS shopping went home wrapped the gifts then personally delivered them. He made the comment that she is so real, honest and genuine. He has never known or seen any artist that would even do that. Long story short I stop in to watch you guys do a reaction, listen and see Jake getting emotional and think 😮Oh Lord not again. Back to back? 😢😢 I grab a kleenex and think these 2 guys are as real as it gets. What a way to start the day.😉 Keep it real. Great reaction and great therapy session. ❤ stay safe.
Everything you guys said is the reason for swifies protect Taylor so hard. I love seeing the emotions. I always cry when I listen to this song. This Taylor way of thanking the fans.
She literally inspires a feeling of gratitude in our hearts. She doesn't just say things. She backs it up. She paid her truck drivers 100,000 bonus... She is all the things you have said! Well said guys!!! Way to recognize🌹
New Year’s Day is such a fantastic song of hers. It’s so beautiful but simple and one of the best things about it is it could be applied to any type of relationship in your life. “Please don’t ever become a stranger who’s laugh I could recognize anywhere” is one of her best lines in any song
Love you and your TED talks, Jake, from one crybaby to another, you make me feel seen 😂. Long Live being about her band and her fans holds a very special place to a lot of swifties. Your favorite artist dedicating a song to you doesn't always happen after all. And now that a lot have changed around Taylor's life ever since she wrote New Year's Day, the line about familiar laughs KILLS me harder this time around. She initially dedicated it to her ex she's dated for six years and I die a little bit inside whenever I hear the song now. Enjoyed this little 30 min hang crying to Taylor Swift with y'all. Can't wait to hear your thoughts about her latest project.
Taylor is soo adorable! taylor does a lovely thing to her fans which inviting them to her house for secret sessions before any album release and she makes us cookies let us take pics with her, her cats and her awards. And christmas (we call it swiftmas) she sends presents to swifties, she buys them a wrap them by herself, and sometimes she's the one delivering them, and that's why we love her soo much
We're all with you guys! New Year's Day is stunning and Long Live has always made so much to us fans ever since it came out with Speak Now years ago. It's a beautiful mashup and it captures the community and love that's shared going to her concerts. Great reaction!
Taylor is very generous and she gives so much to her fans and she is an artist that knows they are the reason why she is as big as she is so she gives her all in concerts, through donations, through Easter eggs and more. Not only is she really generous with her staff and employees every city she goes to she donates 100 grand to a food bank in that area that is in need. She will be coming to Toronto soon for the Eras tour and Canadian fans have created Tayitforward where they ask if fans can donate $13 to food banks leading up to the concert to pay it forward in Taylor’s name as she’s so generous! This is why she’s such a huge role model because even though she is this biggest star at this time she is so down to earth and she is so genuine and generous. I don’t get why people hate her so much other than it’s a train people are jumping on for no reason other than to create hate! Anyways good reaction guys can’t wait for the next one!
Long live was the song that convinced me to go to her concert. I would have to spend a lot of money with hotel and plane tickets, one day I was watching the rep tour on Netflix, and when this started playing I cried so much and I just knew I had to go. And I love BTS too, and totally agree with you, BTS always protect ARMY. In interviews when reporters ask what crazy things the fans have made to get close to them, RM always says that he doesn’t call it crazy, and is such a small thing but is so meaningful and it shows how much they care.
Taylor Swift is a gift from God, sent to us to bring the human condition together in a time when we are in desperate need of real and honest interpersonal relationships that unite us. Acceptance is what every single human being needs. Love is the only answer, and she exudes this Love out to each of us. I went to her reputation stadium tour in 2018, and the energy in that stadium was so emotional and the people in the crowd felt this Love in such a personal way it was infectious. We all were affected in the most beautiful way. TAYLOR SWIFT HAS BEEN ANOINTED BY GOD HIMSELF! She brings us hope for a brighter future❤❤❤
PREACH JAKE! I hear you dude. Both of the songs make me feel ALOT and move me lol. I cry every single time dude. "Long Live" is a beautiful song to her fans. Holy crap does it flood me with memories of my high school years, laughing with my friends, joking around and the things we did together. Once in awhile I'll look in my yearbook to read the little notes my friends wrote on there and to look at their faces again since I haven't seen them in over 21 years. All of that comes to mind and makes me sob when I listen to "Long Live". And also, there's part in the song where Taylor says to her fans, "If you have children someday, when they point to the pictures, please tell 'em my name. Tell 'em how the crowds went wild. Tell 'em how I hope they shine." I am bawling my eyes off lol. Mark my words, the day Taylor is no longer with us, this will be the song that will playing to remember her and the beautiful person that she was. As for "New Years Day", I cry hearing the end of the song as she's repeating "Hold on to the memories cuz they will hold onto you..." Shit. Memories of both my mom and grandma come to me. I miss them so much. They were the only ones who always lend an ear to me so I could just vent and talk crap with them lol. Whenever I saw them bored around the house, I turned on the tv for my grandma cuz she loved watching action movies with me and also enjoyed watching telenovelas. The shock on her face was precious to me and brought laughter. With my mom, every weekend, since I was 7 years right up until I was 32 when she had her stroke, we would get out the house and drive around to different cities, shop around or go eat somewhere and chill in the car listening to classic rock on the radio. Gosh I miss that time I had with her. So yeah, "New Years Day" makes me think of my mom and grandmother. RIP.
I love your family dynamic. You guys give each other space to experience the music in your own way without judgement. Pretty awesome. Great reaction, I was crying along with you. :)
Love you guys! Thank you for being as open as you are and for being emotional it’s beautiful to see and so important! That’s what brings me back to your reactions every time.
Jake is me... Long Live makes me cry every damn time. Something so powerful about it that makes me feel so much pride in being a swiftie. So stoked to see your reactions to some TTPD!!!
The thing that makes it really special is that you can tell that Taylor actually means it when she's thanking her fans. She's not just giving it lip service and saying it because she thinks she should. Like some do.
Swifties in the crowd cried to Taylor’s lyrics, Jake cried at the swifties in the crowd crying, and I cried at Jake crying 😂 it’s a never ending cycle
There are certainly worse never-ending cycles! 😂
“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person within yourself” ❤
I’m crying reading this comment about us all crying
Never ending! 😭🫶🏼
The cycle never ends! Swifties love to cry
@@crystalkadletc1944 it’s cathartic 🫶🏼
Taylor has always been known to be generous with her crew! For the Eras Tour she gave EACH trucker a $100,000 bonus this year (so a total of 55 million total for all of her workers)
Came to the comments to literally say this. She also brought fistfuls of hundred dollar bills and handed them out like flyers to the staff at the football games she attended for Travis. She’s amazing
and that is definitely great. but truthfully it's not even a blip in her wealth. i wish she was more dedicated to actual philanthropy and not just bouts of generosity, at this point in her career. where are the NGOs? where are the workers funds? i wish she would spearhead those areas too
@@AllTheArtsyshe donates large sums to local philanthropies everywhere she goes on tour under a pseudonym. she does a lot, but she doesn’t flaunt it
@@AllTheArtsy she’s an artist not an activist. All of that stuff would take time away from what she loves, which is making music. She still gives more than most people with her level of wealth and has for most of her career.
She also insures all of her staff with full health insurance I believe?
"Nothing in 720p is going to make me cry" - famous last words.
Taylor does like a challenge!
Jake crying makes me cry every time! He gets it 💕
😅 -J
Same here!!! Don’t ever try to hold back Jake!!!
@@TAHBofficialNew Year's Day,You belong With Me and All Too Well all versions are her overall greatest songs🤷🏿♂️
We love Jake!!
@@arsenialedbetter0869we thrive off the tears
The fact Long Live is so powerful even 13 years laters, she has given a shout out to all team since she was starting out and I'm glad she keeps doing it today.
“The more you think about it, the rougher it gets”. This is Swiftdom
As a backstage worker this speech gets me every time. When you’re just a cog in the wheel of a big production you often feel like your work can go unnoticed. To have such a huge artist making such a heartfelt statement is amazing.
You know something I thought about all last year from the start of the ERAS tour. Everyone always talks about how much money she made every night, every city. I mean do the math between 60,000-72,000 seats she's completely sold out, and the cheap seats were over $100. Do the math, its staggering. BUT No one ever talks about how much she spent to make it happen. She had to sit with engineers and designers to map out what the stage would look like, the massive moving platform, what kind of lights and speakers would go where, the massive 3-sided screen at the back of the set and another large screen at the other end of the stadium so everyone can see no matter where they sit, plus of course the camera equipment. Then she had to get the stage built by iron and steel workers. The set pieces for each ERA designed and built. Think about how much that all costs, and she hadn't sold a ticket yet. I heard there were two sets of the main framework set pieces, because one city could be setting up and preparing the next concert, while another is breaking down and packing up the last. I heard there were 50 trucks needed to haul the two sets around. Then, there were Taylor's costumes of which there were multiple variations for all but the Rep set, plus the dancers and back-up singers all had several costume changes. And you know they were expensive. Then, I don't know how you go about booking the stadium for however many nights, but that can't be cheap. And pay for the local help at each venue, as she spoke about in this video. 3000+ people per city. She's paying her own people for months of rehearsals before the tour even starts, then of course the entire course of the tour. And you know she's not paying her artists' minimum wage. It must have been literally millions of dollars spent before the tickets went on sale. All in the hopes that people will want to buy a ticket to see her show. (Obviously the risk worked out and she's got the most successful tour of all time, but there was no guarantee it would happen when she was planning, designing and paying for all the stuff she needs to put on the show.) Lastly, her generosity knows no bounds. As someone stated in another comment, she tipped her 50 truck drivers a life changing amount of money at the end of the US leg of the tour. She also tipped the dancers, musicians and backup dancers enough to make it worth their while to put their lives on hold to come on the tour with her. and finally, she reportedly made an anonymous donation to a charity in each city. Some have come forward to thank Taylor, (it may have been anonymous, but it didn't take a genius to figure out where a sudden and massive donation came from if Taylor was playing in your city that night.) so we know some food pantries received a gift of $100,000 each night in each city where she performed. Not to say she didn't make a lot of money, but how many shows did it take to break even? The logistics and financials of putting on a tour like The ERAS Tour is mind boggling when you think about it. I may never look at a concert the same way again. :)
My wife and I were at reputation tour in the pit for opening night. My wife cried. I cried. Everyone cried. Have a Swift day.
Remarkable young woman.
I heard New Years Day soon after my 33 year old son died.
The whole, don’t read the last page and the recognizable laugh hit hard. She writes songs that give meaning to many people in different situations.
Just now when she sang it…… I heard my son laughing.
I am so sorry for your loss. ❤️
So sorry for your loss 😢❤
She has a beyond incredible way with words. I just lost my brother, also 33, and songs like The Prophecy get me every single time, even if it isn't directed towards that sentiment for her.
@@noorkhan215 then you get it as I do.
Sorry for your loss. It changes your universe.
@@crystaldickson5405 thank you.
When I hear someone say negative things about Taylor or her body of work I get so sad . I get sad that they won’t ever have an opportunity to appreciate Taylor. She is such a kind person with an unearthly amount of talent
Exactly. If the feelings she brings out in people at her concerts were the only thing she was known for, and not even all the other things like helping others and bringing positive effects to cities where she tours, and her authentic, positive take on the world, and encouraging people to be their best selves, that would be enough to justify her stardom. But, as we know, she does all those other things and more.
She has clever lyrics & a lot of dedication and business savvy but people take issue with the romanticism of the repeated bad relationship choices & playing house without being married. Surprise that's why it didn't work out! And people don't want that as a role model for their kids relationships.
@@orphanedhanyou I can’t imagine what it must be like to be beautiful and wealthy in this dating world. Living under the public microscope has to be rough! It’s not a poor little rich girl thing. Most of us don’t have her life so we (me) shouldn’t speculate
Yeah people love making fun of our fan base because we are so passionate - I don't get why it's funny to people to see people connect and show empathy through music. They are missing out on a beautiful community
Jake! Keep living your best life knowing you are our favorite!
You have to listen to the whole Long Live song in the Era’s tour!
Agree, the last part of Long Live is the best part.
First you have to see it on the speak now tour so it can really hit you in the feels at eras. ❤
Or better yet, both!
Yes and New Years Day from Jimmy is one of my favorites!!!
When she performed it on Jimmy Fallons show, Jimmy's mother had just passed away. There's a lyric in the song NYDay that says, "you squeeze my hand 3 times in the back of the taxi", meaning I love you, and Jimmy shared with Taylor that his mom used to say I love you to him that way, by squeezing his hand 3 times. When she performed it on his show that night, she dedicated it to his late mother and it meant everything to Jimmy. It's things like that that make her so beloved by everyone who knows her. 💜
Hey guys. It takes a bigger man to cry and show emotion, rather than act tough like you dont have any feelings at all ❤
The Eras Tour version of Long Live always chokes me up. She's playing guitar flanked by her band and they all look a bit emotional. They've played that song together for so long😢
I hope they react to it🥹😭💜
same hope they react to it too
"please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh i could recognize anywhere" 😭😭😭 one of the best lyrics
It's so underappreciated and I love it with my whole heart.
Jake - love your vulnerability! Evan - I can always tell that you definitely DO get emotional. And Alex, I love that you always validate your brother’s feelings. Love you three! 👏👏👏
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I came to the comments to say the same thing! 🩵
I cry every time I hear long live and the part I cry to isn’t even on the this performance.
Yeah they have to, HAVE TO see the Eras version. I donated for Would've Could've Should've (and thank you!!), but since there were three of us, maybe you can swap me over to Eras Long Live!! That song, she wrote it at what, 21?? And the bridge is so prescient, so perfect. WE REMEMBER YOU TAYLOR.
The specific lyric in long live where she says 'We will be remembered' alwayssss gives me goosebumps. She's recognising that the swifties are also a part of history and will go down in history with her. It's so sweet.
"Please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh I would recognize anywhere" is the line that just pierces my heart every time I hear it! It is so bittersweet.
What a beautiful story of your mom taking you to a SOD concert!!!
Please know every tear is understood by the Swifties, that feeling of knowing everything is temporary but some memories are for ever and you have to love who you have right now and the idea of them not being there is so overwhelming!!
Here, let me make your eyes water a little more:
Taylor Swift performed New Year's Day on Jimmy Fallon a week after his mom died. Taylor was not scheduled to perform that week & they asked her on a whim. It was last minute, but she did not hesitate.
Before she performed, Jimmy had told the audience a sweet story about his mom, how she'd squeeze his hand three times to say "I love you" when he was a little boy. Bc this song was from Taylor's new album, most weren't prepared for the lyrics: "You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi". A staffer said people were sobbing when they heard it & Jimmy could be seen crying at his desk.
The hug between Taylor & Jimmy at the end of her performance always gets me. You can see how much Taylor cares & how grateful Jimmy is for her showing up & performing such a gift.
Thanks for sharing this story.
There's a reason why ppl call it 'The taylor effect' and i mean, it's moments like this she has with her fans....❤ this woman
I love seeing grown men cry, but I for one appreciate that you all have different ways of expressing emotions. It took me like three years of therapy to be able to cry when I'm sad (yeah I'm aligning with the psychopath, or what my ex boyfriends called "robot/cold bitch") but there are two things I can always count on when I need to get those tearducts going: Disney movies and Taylor Swift.
I forgot what I was going to say, but don't forget that you are entitled to react how you react. You are not less sympathetic just because you don't cry, any more than you are less "manly" or whatever because you do cry. It's awesome that you talk about it, and for what it's worth I think, based on what little I know, that you are wonderful role models for your daughters.
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My mom passed 1 yr ago today. She had this huge laugh that embarrassed me as a kid. I hated it! But what I’d give to hear it one more time. That line in New Year’s Day has changed for me so much! Perfectly beautiful
I think of my dad who passed away too. Almost 5 years gone by but I can still hear his laugh like he just left the room. ❤
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So as a swiftie who has been around since debut and who knows the lore. Long Live is not or was not originally about the fans it is about her first band which at the beginning of her career was called The Agency. There were originally 9 members of The Agency but as time has gone on most of the members went their separate ways to work on different projects. However, there are two members of The Agency that tour with Taylor to this day at The Eras Tour Paul Sidoti her lead guitarist, and Amos Heller who plays the bass and keys. If you watch the Eras Tour movie Paul and Amos can be seen when Taylor performs basically any song with her band on the lift and the entire Fearless Era. But I know for sure during Lover, Fearless, You Belong with Me, Love Story, and Long Live.
I’ve always thought it was also about winning her first AOTY Grammy for Fearless when she felt like she was this teenager with her rag tag band coming in a sweeping the big prize from the adults. There was so much backlash at the time. Like how dare she!
@@musicfangirl7403...so she wrote the entire Speak Now album by herself because no one believed she could write AOTY Fearless
"And the cynics were outraged
Screaming, "This is absurd"
'Cause for a moment, a band of thieves
In ripped up jeans got to rule the world"
Exactly! I think this song moved me more back then for this reason. The song seems a little cutesy now that’s she’s such an awarded artist but it still makes me emotional.
Yes, I was gonna say something similar. You can tell by the way Taylor, Paul, and Amos interact, look at one another on stage they all mean alot to each other. It's really cool to see them stick together for this long!
People always forget Mike Meadows! He has been there since Fearless Tour and David since Speak Now tour and are also still with her today. Mike plays banjo, guitarr, keyboards and vocals. David plays Keyboards and is her musical director. Her band is still called The Agency. And 3 of the Starlights are still with her too.
Retired Army vet and huge Swiftie here . . . love your reactions! Thank you!
She’s like the best CEO ever, she knows what’s going on behind the scenes and she’s so grateful to every single person that makes this entire experience possible for her fans, for her own team…she knows it became much bigger she could ever imagine and she wants to enjoy every minute with everyone
I'd like to add also that you three dudes are some of the most likable people on RUclips. I love how real you get with some of the more emotional music you react to. And there's nothing wrong with that, keep it up guys!
Thank you!! 🫶
@@TAHBofficial My pleasure!👍🙏
Long live always makes me feel so proud to be a Swifty 🫶🏼 and New Year’s Day just makes me wanna be in love
We love jakes ted-talks! 😊
Thank you!! 😅-J
Jake is a treasure!
Whenever she performs long live in concert it makes me cry. Something about the image of little taylor writing this song and not imagining where she would be performing it years later and how it fulfills this dream she had
Thats her true talent, being able to bring a feeling into just a few poetic words that say everything!!
Her winter break this year was scheduled around the birth of a band members child.
That a beautiful person who’s that thoughtful…she’s a beautiful person.
Well fkn thank you Amanda!!!🙌👏🫶♥️
Yall kill me 😂😂😂 #DoBetterMike
Isnt Taylor just fkn awesome though 😍
Jake you fkn killed the commentary for sure 😂 💯🙌
Haha thanks dee! 😂😅 -J
Taylor wrote Long Live after the Fearless tour. It's an ode to her band, her crew, and her fans. She really is just a great person!
Long Live tends to make me cry even on a good day. It’s just nostalgic. Today I wasn’t going to cry, then Jake cried. So I cried. Great job as always guys.
Long live gets me everytime.
In New Year’s Day, she says “Midnights” and “Evermore”, which the two albums were released after this tour. ❤️
You should absolutely listen to the whole song of long live. The Bridge in that one has always been for her fans “take a moment and promise me this, that you’ll stand by me forever but god forbid fate should step in, and force us into a goodbye, if you have children someday, when they point to the pictures, please tell them my name”
That’s Taylor’s gift: the poetic lyricism that captures so many human experiences. Without a doubt, she is the pop music culture’s Shakespeare. If you’re listening, she pulls you in with the lyrics, if you’re not, she will get you with the drums, guitar and rhythm. I’m 68 and just recently a swiftie. It was the Etas tour movie that got me hooked. Long live Taylor Nation!
She's an amazing storyteller.
Thank you for being vulnerable with us Jake! You are everything a real man should be! I love this channel!
Long live is my fave. 💜 So looking forward to this.
True, if you’re a toxic artist, you’ll attract toxic fandom. She is the reason why Swifties are such awesome people.
Guys, you made me super emotional. 😂
Taylor has an attitude of gratitude. I heard her say in an interview that there are performers who become successful and are suddenly demanding, rude, etc. She said that is because they don't understand "this" could all be gone tomorrow, just like that. Her introduction to this mashup of songs reflects her consistent stance of being generous, kind, and considerate toward those she employs and toward her fans. Few people have achieved Taylor's level of success. The fact that she continues to be humble and grateful speaks volumes about what a special human she is.
Don't forget the $55M in bonuses she gave in 2023 to everyone on the Eras Tour. The truckers received $100,000 each. That's amazing and set a precedent because no other artist has ever been that generous.
Alex you really deserve more credit, low key. I see you buddy, & I appreciate you.
Yes. He does a great job monitoring, stepping in at the right time, keeping the flow going. Love each of these reactors & their big ❤s!!
New Year's Day is such a precious song. Definitely one of her best
long live is THEE taylor song here in brazil, it carries so much meaning between taylor and brazilian fans' relationship, so thank you for this beautiful reaction! 💜
It's sooo beautiful to hear Jake's thousand thoughts and see his thousand feelings in each video...I really appreciate crying along with him hahah🫶
"I had the time of life fighting dragons with you" gets me every single time 😢
that's so true!!! 17:46 fandoms of all kinds, but especially very passionate and powerful ones like Swifties, Army, Directioners, or Louies are the ones that really come to mind for me. that will, as you said, share love to anyone who shares their appreciation, or recognition of respect, to their patron artist.
I had never heard an acoustic version-so good. She mentioned the families crew members have to leave behind for extended periods, that made me tear up from the very beginning.
You guys now have to react to the full Long Live at the Eras Tour. It's for both her band and the fans, and the fact that pretty much most of them have been with her since the beginning (the guitar and bass player for sure since she was around 15, others shortly after) and she gets to sing it for them with them still on her side is absolutely special. And all together to the fans 💕
On her speech thanking the crowd, I love that they showed that clip of the security guy proud of his job, even though he kept composure, you could tell his eyes are smiling.
You guys also made this video special, I always enjoy your commentary, you guys get it and we can tell. Much appreciation to you too!
Yasss!
This lady is a total class act and always has been. She knows she stands on the shoulder of giants and she is always paying it forward...
Evan you are my spirit animal 😂😂😂 jake had me in my feels this reaction 💯 this reaction was so fkn great guys ♥️ i cant stop laughing at Evan being a potential psycho path 😂😂😂😂 fkn hysterical
😅 -E
@TAHBofficial I am in the same boat so no fkn shame here 😂💯🙌 life will do that shit to you
OK, Jake's third ted talk made me cry! I feel so blessed that I am taking my (grown) daughter to see Taylor next month. I'm crying my eyes out!
Long Live is such an IMPORTANT song for the swifties. It always makes me emotional. Hope u will see the oficial video
She is amazing she just loves her music her fans and makes sure everyone feels valued and recognised but she don’t realise she is the incredible she is so real
These two songs are so underrated and love them so i love she did them together!! ❤️🔥
I've seen this performance more times than I can count, and it gets me every. single. time. There's something so powerful about people being joined together in a huge group and feeling the same thing. It's so human and beautiful.
I'm crying right alongside Jake with this one. I loved this so much. Seeing a System of A Down fan getting emotional over a Tay performance makes me so proud. She makes us feel so many things and invokes so many memories - and I loved hearing the Mum appreciation story!
Jake, Evan, and Alex,
Watching grown men fall in love with Taylor Swift has been my favorite thing on RUclips this past year. Taylor has saved my life in more ways than I can explain. It’s truly a miracle I’m alive after the last two years. Trigger warning. The last two years have included gang rape, active addiction, spending a year devastatingly suicidal, three hospitalized overdoses, countless other non hospitalized ones, two suicide attempts, jail (which saved my life - I was caught stealing $127 of groceries for my grandma and I because her boyfriend was stealing all of our money to gamble and we were going to food banks every week, I also have an assault case against him that I won - I had a $300 bond and my family didn’t bail me out because I was safer in there than I was on the streets), inpatient rehab, sober living, a 3 day relapse where I was violently raped and strangled (June 3rd), intensive outpatient therapy, and I’m getting ready to start trauma therapy and EMDR. I had 5 surgeries and 5 organs removed by the time I was 19, I have 7 different diseases that cause chronic pain. In the last year, I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, major depressive disorder, severe generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder. I just turned 31.
My mom died when I was 12 at 35 years old after having the same diseases, same surgeries, same surgeon, and being put on an unethical amount of pain medication at a young age. That is also my story.
I watched your reactions before I was arrested (December 23, 2023) to distract myself from the sheer hell I was living in and the tragic invasive thoughts I was constantly having. I wrote down Taylor’s lyrics while I was in jail, (after being in solitary on suicide watch for 12 days because I wrapped the phone cord around my neck while I was there - I was coming off of 8 different substances and was unethically not given any detox meds, I had seizures, I hallucinated things I will forever have PTSD from - I wasn’t doing drugs to get high, I was doing them to disintegrate into nothing), I told the other women who were there with me (once I was off suicide watch and with people again) about Taylor’s re-records, her character, the challenges she overcame, what she stood for, and how she truly made me a kinder, calmer, gentler, more empathetic, self aware human being. They all loved my random facts, because jail is pretty boring and miserable. Keep in mind, I had never done hard drugs in my life. That was my hard line in the sand. But I ran straight across it at the end of last August when I was offered cocaine from a coworker because I was so suicidal that my life did not matter to me anyway. I went from never trying hard drugs at the at of August 2023, to shooting heroin, arrested and strapped to a chair in a concrete box by December 23rd.
I watched your reactions during my free time in rehab (and That Singer Reacts and G.O.T Games). I couldn’t wait to catch up on what I missed when I got to sober living. And after I was raped again, I holed up in my room for 3 weeks, no one knowing if I was going to survive or not, with Taylor’s new album and reactions on repeat.
My love for my sister and Taylor’s music and community she created brought me back from the dead. If you ever think what y’all do doesn’t matter, please remember, you were right by my side the whole time I was fighting for my life, and you don’t even know who I am.
And for those particular reasons, I especially respect how protective you are of women, how you talk about your daughters, and the fact that a couple of you were in the military (for different reasons). My ex of 8 years (18-26 years old) and my father both have narcissistic tendencies (I have to be careful how I word that publicly). I was told for 29 years that psychiatry wasn’t real, addiction was a choice instead of a disease, and that mental health was not to be taken as a priority. I finally sought help at 29 years old, but suffered in silence until then. You guys have given me hope that, maybe one day, my dad will validate me, he will understand me, and he will accept me for who I am.
I know this is long. I’ve been terrified to share my story publicly (this isn’t even 1/8 of it), but I truly wanted to say thank you. Thank you for bringing me joy, laughter, and restoring a little bit of my faith in men, when I didn’t think I would ever experience any of those feelings ever again.
Your story is heartbreaking ❤️🩹. No one should ever have to go through what you have! We are glad we could provide you with just a sliver of joy during such a dark and difficult time. Just remember that we are always here for you if you ever need anything, you’re not alone! 🫶🫶🫶
@@TAHBofficial thank you 🥹🫶🏻 I edited it to include a little bit more info and correct a couple of errors.
Just know, life gets better, even at its darkest, even if you never believe it ever will again. And I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to convince people of that.
You are incredibly strong! Thank you for sharing your story with us ❤️
Hey, just wanted to also hop in here and say thank you for sharing your story. It's incredibly heartbreaking but for me hopeful. The fact you're still standing is a testament to your resilience as a person, and you should be proud of that as I'm sure your father will be soon. ❤️ Keep going and always feel free to reach out. I think I speak for everyone in saying that I am proud of you. -J
@@TAHBofficial thanks so much Jake. It’s crazy, during therapy last night, I had this really profound thought that, just because I only have one parent right now, doesn’t mean I’ve only ever had one parent. My mom is still very much a part of me. And I don’t necessarily need the validation I’ve been seeking from my dad, because I already have it from her. She lived through this. If she were still here, she would be the one person who would truly get me. And that’s a really good thing to remember. She’s been gone for so long that sometimes I forget she was ever here. But her life and her impact will always matter. It hasn’t disappeared. And I forgot that for a very long time. One good thing that’s come about over the course of the past year, is that I have become incredibly (sometimes exhaustingly) self aware.
It’s just crazy. I’ve tested into the top 1% of the country academically, twice. I have letters from President Bush for test scores I’ve gotten. I was doing circuit design, project management, engineering, and VoIP for a fortune 300 telecommunications company when I was 19 years old. This stuff can truly happen to anyone, and I wish more people understood it.
All I want to do for the rest of my life is bring people hope. Kindness is what saved me. It’s also what I wish I would’ve had more of.
Thank you for being so open minded and receptive of me just jumping in and dropping a major ball of trigger warning trauma on you lol.
I’m always willing to share my story with someone it may help. I’ve done a lot of public speaking for nonprofits, and I’m just trying to navigate my way through figuring out how to share it with the people who *need* to hear it. I’ve said this before, but whether it’s a fellow addict sleeping under a bridge tonight, or a policy maker that can enact real change, I think it’s a story that needs to be heard.
Thanks for being proud of me. I’m proud of you too (unintentionally, all of my exes are military, so I have an idea of all of the bullshit you’ve put up with, and the possible tragedies you may have been through). Keep moving forward, and keep bringing positivity into this world. That includes crying at Taylor Swift because you’re a good father ❤️
I LOVE JAKE COZ SAME REACTION, im bawling my eyes out with you jakey, so relatable taylor has my entire heart. God bless her
We need a reaction to bad blood/should've said no at rep tour. it's one of the craziest things on the tour
Great reaction! You guys are the best! Taylor is a master at hitting that C spot. ❤ can’t wait for you guys to do some of her new album. It’s a masterpiece.
I truly love Tayler Swift. Thank you guys for honoring her. She’s so awesome!
31:46 my mom did this for me by taking me to see a One Direction concert when i was 14. and she definitely wasn't the only parent there, but it wasn't quite her taste or preference of music at the time, but she made it happen anyway. and she went with me to travel to this concert states away from our home on a really tight budget because it was the closest they were getting to us that tour. and i will remember how that made me feel for the rest of my life. ♥️
😢❤ Oh My God. So I just watched a reaction from a guy named Luke. He reacted to a Taylor surprises her fans clip. 2 minutes in he was getting emotional about her kindness. She had randomly chosen some fans, went XMAS shopping went home wrapped the gifts then personally delivered them. He made the comment that she is so real, honest and genuine. He has never known or seen any artist that would even do that. Long story short I stop in to watch you guys do a reaction, listen and see Jake getting emotional and think 😮Oh Lord not again. Back to back? 😢😢 I grab a kleenex and think these 2 guys are as real as it gets. What a way to start the day.😉 Keep it real. Great reaction and great therapy session. ❤ stay safe.
I follow Luke. These 4 guys are all my favorite reactors on YT.
Yaw are so sweet. Jake, you get me teary eye each time lol.
This is one of my favorite performances EVER!! 🎉🎉❤❤ love you guys!
Everything you guys said is the reason for swifies protect Taylor so hard. I love seeing the emotions. I always cry when I listen to this song. This Taylor way of thanking the fans.
She literally inspires a feeling of gratitude in our hearts. She doesn't just say things. She backs it up. She paid her truck drivers 100,000 bonus... She is all the things you have said! Well said guys!!! Way to recognize🌹
A man that shows emotion openly is just on another level. Never, ever bottle up those emotions! 🫶🏼
16:57 it’s wonderful thing to see others experiencing joy, wonder, awe, etc.
New Year’s Day is such a fantastic song of hers. It’s so beautiful but simple and one of the best things about it is it could be applied to any type of relationship in your life. “Please don’t ever become a stranger who’s laugh I could recognize anywhere” is one of her best lines in any song
You three are such a unique voice here. (3 peeps, 1 voice) I haven't been with you long but look forward to watching your takes. Thanks 🎉
Love you and your TED talks, Jake, from one crybaby to another, you make me feel seen 😂. Long Live being about her band and her fans holds a very special place to a lot of swifties. Your favorite artist dedicating a song to you doesn't always happen after all. And now that a lot have changed around Taylor's life ever since she wrote New Year's Day, the line about familiar laughs KILLS me harder this time around. She initially dedicated it to her ex she's dated for six years and I die a little bit inside whenever I hear the song now.
Enjoyed this little 30 min hang crying to Taylor Swift with y'all. Can't wait to hear your thoughts about her latest project.
Don't worry guys, I cry every time. No matter how many times I watch this part of the concert, it always get me.
And this is why I love taylor swift so much 🥲 she heals me through her music
Thanks!
We love you Jake! 💙 I cried watching you cry
I like these young men. Love how in touch with their emotions they are and can relate to her. I’m subscribing and liking.
We love u Jake 💜 Thanks for making me cry at work 😂
Haha my bad 😂😅 -J
Long live is probably in my top 5 or even 3 Taylor songs. I just connect to it hard. Almost every time I hear it I cry.
They honestly needed to listen to the songs individually first to truly appreciate the mash up
Yall were on a roll today! Everything you said was so wise and so spot on!!
Taylor is soo adorable! taylor does a lovely thing to her fans which inviting them to her house for secret sessions before any album release and she makes us cookies let us take pics with her, her cats and her awards. And christmas (we call it swiftmas) she sends presents to swifties, she buys them a wrap them by herself, and sometimes she's the one delivering them, and that's why we love her soo much
We're all with you guys! New Year's Day is stunning and Long Live has always made so much to us fans ever since it came out with Speak Now years ago. It's a beautiful mashup and it captures the community and love that's shared going to her concerts. Great reaction!
I love you guys because you are so real. Keep up the TED Talks! I love them!
We made the right person famous
Taylor is very generous and she gives so much to her fans and she is an artist that knows they are the reason why she is as big as she is so she gives her all in concerts, through donations, through Easter eggs and more. Not only is she really generous with her staff and employees every city she goes to she donates 100 grand to a food bank in that area that is in need. She will be coming to Toronto soon for the Eras tour and Canadian fans have created Tayitforward where they ask if fans can donate $13 to food banks leading up to the concert to pay it forward in Taylor’s name as she’s so generous! This is why she’s such a huge role model because even though she is this biggest star at this time she is so down to earth and she is so genuine and generous. I don’t get why people hate her so much other than it’s a train people are jumping on for no reason other than to create hate! Anyways good reaction guys can’t wait for the next one!
Long live was the song that convinced me to go to her concert. I would have to spend a lot of money with hotel and plane tickets, one day I was watching the rep tour on Netflix, and when this started playing I cried so much and I just knew I had to go.
And I love BTS too, and totally agree with you, BTS always protect ARMY. In interviews when reporters ask what crazy things the fans have made to get close to them, RM always says that he doesn’t call it crazy, and is such a small thing but is so meaningful and it shows how much they care.
Taylor Swift is a gift from God, sent to us to bring the human condition together in a time when we are in desperate need of real and honest interpersonal relationships that unite us. Acceptance is what every single human being needs. Love is the only answer, and she exudes this Love out to each of us. I went to her reputation stadium tour in 2018, and the energy in that stadium was so emotional and the people in the crowd felt this Love in such a personal way it was infectious. We all were affected in the most beautiful way. TAYLOR SWIFT HAS BEEN ANOINTED BY GOD HIMSELF! She brings us hope for
a brighter future❤❤❤
Taylor hits you in your feels.
Long live has such a special place in the heart of every Swiftie! Her eras tour performance of Long Live is epic 💜💜
PREACH JAKE! I hear you dude. Both of the songs make me feel ALOT and move me lol. I cry every single time dude. "Long Live" is a beautiful song to her fans. Holy crap does it flood me with memories of my high school years, laughing with my friends, joking around and the things we did together. Once in awhile I'll look in my yearbook to read the little notes my friends wrote on there and to look at their faces again since I haven't seen them in over 21 years. All of that comes to mind and makes me sob when I listen to "Long Live".
And also, there's part in the song where Taylor says to her fans, "If you have children someday, when they point to the pictures, please tell 'em my name. Tell 'em how the crowds went wild. Tell 'em how I hope they shine." I am bawling my eyes off lol. Mark my words, the day Taylor is no longer with us, this will be the song that will playing to remember her and the beautiful person that she was.
As for "New Years Day", I cry hearing the end of the song as she's repeating "Hold on to the memories cuz they will hold onto you..." Shit. Memories of both my mom and grandma come to me. I miss them so much. They were the only ones who always lend an ear to me so I could just vent and talk crap with them lol. Whenever I saw them bored around the house, I turned on the tv for my grandma cuz she loved watching action movies with me and also enjoyed watching telenovelas. The shock on her face was precious to me and brought laughter. With my mom, every weekend, since I was 7 years right up until I was 32 when she had her stroke, we would get out the house and drive around to different cities, shop around or go eat somewhere and chill in the car listening to classic rock on the radio. Gosh I miss that time I had with her. So yeah, "New Years Day" makes me think of my mom and grandmother. RIP.
I love your family dynamic. You guys give each other space to experience the music in your own way without judgement. Pretty awesome. Great reaction, I was crying along with you. :)
Love you guys! Thank you for being as open as you are and for being emotional it’s beautiful to see and so important! That’s what brings me back to your reactions every time.
26:15 I appreciate you 🫶🏼
I just woke up. This is the first video I’ve watched. Cause I JUST woke up. WHY AM I CRYING ALREADY TAYLOR.
New years day was my surprise song mashed with peace. It makes me more emotional now
I love your C Spot!!! 😂 again this is a beautiful song!!! Love you Jake!!! Way to keep things real!!😂
Jake is me... Long Live makes me cry every damn time. Something so powerful about it that makes me feel so much pride in being a swiftie. So stoked to see your reactions to some TTPD!!!
The thing that makes it really special is that you can tell that Taylor actually means it when she's thanking her fans. She's not just giving it lip service and saying it because she thinks she should. Like some do.