Ranking every song on FOLKLORE by TAYLOR SWIFT

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  • @mariposaa13
    @mariposaa13 6 месяцев назад +136

    I think you would like illicit affairs more if you watched it on the eras tour, she does it with more fire in her belly ! To me its like a whole different song

    • @sonicAndHedgehog
      @sonicAndHedgehog 6 месяцев назад +17

      angry live eras version of illicit affairs is superior!!

    • @xxtaylorcheerjbhsxx
      @xxtaylorcheerjbhsxx 5 месяцев назад

      Can confirm! I didn't like illicit affairs until I saw her perform it in person. So much passion!

  • @ehr0
    @ehr0 6 месяцев назад +145

    Personally, I've never been able to get into Betty either lol also, hoax used to be a skip for me but randomly I listened to it a few months ago and the lyrics took on a new meaning... it suddenly stirred something deep within me and now I love the song. What you say about music is so true. Really excited for the rest of your journey!

    • @emmavink
      @emmavink 6 месяцев назад +6

      Absolutely the same for me on Hoax! I skipped for the longest time to get to The Lakes, but especially the Long Pond version has crept into my heart 😊
      Cardigan's bridge is the only one of the 3 triangle love songs that I will go to bat for 😬 that bridge just kills me it's sooooo good.

    • @rachel1478
      @rachel1478 5 месяцев назад +1

      I feel like that is true of so many of Taylor’s songs. There are songs I’ve never connected to but will randomly hear it and it hits different that day and now I’m obsessed

    • @AdityaJain-cc7yk
      @AdityaJain-cc7yk 5 месяцев назад

      I am waiting for her to perform hoax and happiness live on eras tour but she is not doing 🥲🥲🥲😭

    • @whalewolf7477
      @whalewolf7477 Месяц назад

      Broo betty is my fav smh

  • @ltsmari
    @ltsmari 6 месяцев назад +80

    the thing about taylor's music is: they grow on you. this happened a lot with her new album. lyrically it is one of the best, along with folklore. but people had to sit with the album to understand its greatness. in the first few days the reviews were harsh, but the amount of positive reviews it received after a whole week has passed was enormous. so keep that in mind when you listen to it, it's a contemplative album and it's impossible to judge it at first listen

  • @widewithord
    @widewithord 6 месяцев назад +25

    so glad you put my tears ricochet where it deserves to be. that is THE taylor swift song. her best one

  • @Ihemaa4
    @Ihemaa4 6 месяцев назад +66

    I really respect a react channel when they have different opinions, and they arent afraid to say they like/dont like a song,
    can u react to her miss americana movie?

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +15

      I will try, my main focus is her albums right now. even if I don't react to it, I will still be watching!

  • @autumnwinegar9216
    @autumnwinegar9216 6 месяцев назад +13

    The fact that you have peace and epiphany as perfect makes me soooo happy! So many people sleep on those two. And this is me trying!

  • @meafsuats
    @meafsuats 6 месяцев назад +30

    My top 5 would be: Peace, My Tears Ricochet, Exile, Mad Woman, and Last Great American Dynasty. I enjoyed your ranking - thanks for sharing.

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +2

      aw yay we have a very similar top 5

  • @wgrodrig5651
    @wgrodrig5651 6 месяцев назад +14

    I’m in awe of people who can rank her albums. I have a love affair with each song for different reasons and each one speaks to me differently depending on what’s happening in my life.
    Solid ranking though! I’m so glad when people give her a real chance and are nuanced enough to understand the subtleties in the stories as well as how the music itself enhances each track. Glad to have you on board queen, looking forward to more reactions from you.
    I would recommend waiting to listen to TTPD after a few albums because it will make sense given the context of the other albums. It’s pretty heavy and revisits several of these stories so waiting a little to listen to that album makes sense.

  • @enriquemedina2882
    @enriquemedina2882 6 месяцев назад +20

    You have to see the Eras Tour, specially Folklore set, its just superior melodically, I know for sure you will love the arrangment for My Tears Ricochet, oh girl!

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +16

      its 3 hoursssss, but I will be watching it on my own time this week :)

    • @AnjeannetteMarie
      @AnjeannetteMarie 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@L4urynking would love to hear ur feedback/ ranking after u watch Eras 🫶

  • @haloum
    @haloum 5 месяцев назад +6

    I was so surprised when you mentioned that you went and listened to the long pond sessions, and the little notes??? omg not only did you have great takes but also the dedication what? It's so admirable tbh

  • @mr_noah7819
    @mr_noah7819 5 месяцев назад +9

    this is what i love about folklore, the ranking of songs are constantly changing.

  • @carolynnewcomb2153
    @carolynnewcomb2153 6 месяцев назад +9

    Great breakdown of the album! So happy you’re loving some Taylor Swift! The correction of pod to pond made me chuckle. Looking forward to more reactions!

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +3

      hahaha thank you! I said it so many times too smh

    • @carolynnewcomb2153
      @carolynnewcomb2153 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@L4urynking 😂

  • @martas277
    @martas277 6 месяцев назад +7

    You're very soothing. It's relaxing to watch ur channel. Thank you for your work

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +1

      My pleasure 😊

  • @elaineoliveira3179
    @elaineoliveira3179 6 месяцев назад +8

    Your skips being the same as mine lol.
    But I can't agree about seven, I LOVE this song so much, especially because I also had a dad who was always mad, so I always cry with this one

  • @jujuka488
    @jujuka488 6 месяцев назад +27

    I swear the ONLY thing i would change is seven I agree with you on all the rest

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +1

      Where do you place seven?

    • @brighthavens
      @brighthavens 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@L4urynkingwell I personally think it's a perfect song.

    • @brighthavens
      @brighthavens 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@L4urynkingwell I personally think it's a perfect song.

    • @MoobWorld
      @MoobWorld 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@L4urynkingif there was a tier above perfect i'd put it there

  • @CindyEvens-nh2tm
    @CindyEvens-nh2tm 6 месяцев назад +10

    I suggested a live performance. Reputation Tour Don't Blame Me. I'm a new fan and her ability to perform blew me away, along with her amazing poetry

  • @oliviajoan473
    @oliviajoan473 6 месяцев назад +5

    I agree with you completely!! Can’t wait for you to hear evermore

  • @bonniea.1941
    @bonniea.1941 6 месяцев назад +4

    Ha! I was watching your Folklore reaction and this popped up! Welcome to SwiftieVille. ❤

    • @florana5961
      @florana5961 6 месяцев назад

      Actually it's a bad choice to start with Taylor 's worst album, she should listen to Midnights, way better than Folklore

  • @anastasiakuehn3078
    @anastasiakuehn3078 2 месяца назад

    Loved your reaction video for this album and how much of a deep dive you're doing on everything! We have a very similar top 5. Mine in order is Last Great American Dynasty, Peace, The Lakes, My Tears Ricochet, and This is Me Trying.

  • @Yaya65kmk
    @Yaya65kmk 6 месяцев назад +3

    I love the Long Pond Session. I think it is much better than the album. The piano on track 3 is a favorite of mine.

  • @justknucklesandtails
    @justknucklesandtails 3 месяца назад

    Folklore is my favorite of her albums and my favorite tracks have always been Peace, This Is Me Trying, and Epiphany (not necessarily in that order). Those songs get so slept on so it really made me happy to see someone else rave about how good they are and love them like I do 😄

  • @lkcough
    @lkcough 6 месяцев назад +2

    Love watching you so much, welcome to the rabbit hole.

  • @atumns
    @atumns 6 месяцев назад +6

    I need to see you reacting to Red Taylor's Version

  • @lizzy1058
    @lizzy1058 6 месяцев назад +1

    Would love to see you react to some of her live performances. She is really amazing when she performs and can't wait to see you delve into more of her music.

  • @sirsimonthesentry4787
    @sirsimonthesentry4787 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Last Great American Dynasty is grower for sure. I love it. You might have the same reaction to TTPD album (both albums). But that is what is great. It isn’t a one and done. Several early reviewers of TTPD have recanted their early reviews and said after several listens they discovered how great this album really is. It is a LOT of music to digest at one sitting the first time, especially when you have a master lyricist as Taylor. When I first listened I tried the whole thing and while I could tell I was loving the Anthology more I realized I was no longer really listening and absorbing her words but getting caught up in Aaron’s instrumentals which are gorgeous. To really absorb it, it took several listens. That is really art.

  • @kateayotte8109
    @kateayotte8109 3 месяца назад

    Folklore made me a Taylor Swift fan for life. I was just a casual listener before this album. My favorites are: Cardigan, Peace, Mirrorball, My Tears Ricochet, and Hoax. The Lakes, which is a bonus track is also amazing.

  • @nimy9238
    @nimy9238 6 месяцев назад +2

    Love this kind of videos ! Trust me the ranking always change, my favorites on this album change everytime haha but right now I would say
    1. Hoax
    2. The lakes
    3. Epiphany
    4. Cardigan
    5. Exile
    So excited for your reaction of evermore !

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +1

      let me go stream hoax again..

  • @Shandalorian
    @Shandalorian 3 месяца назад

    Pretty solid ranking 👏 My top 5 are Exile, This is me trying, Mirrorball, My tears ricochet, and The last great American dynasty

  • @emmavink
    @emmavink 6 месяцев назад +3

    I am SO looking forward to you doing Evermore! It probably still my favourite album of hers.
    I mostly agree/overlap with your ranking. However, for me, Cardigan is the one of the love triangle I enjoy the most... Because of that fking BRIDGE 😍😍😍 It just pulls me in every single time.
    August and Betty are cute, but just not where I was in my life then or now. Cardigan works for me because the song is from an older person's perspective. But yeah, all 3 are good but not great.
    Musically, I prefer both Illicit Affairs and Seven especially to Invisible String. They just both have a more emotional impact on me. And I'd probably place Mad Woman over Invisible String too.
    My perfect song tier looks almost identical to yours, just 2 or 3 place differences.
    I also deeply, deeply love The Lakes. Please don't forget the two bonus tracks on Evermore. I've come to understand from Taylor's work that bonus tracks are intentional. And I think those two are even better than one or two on the standard edition 🥰

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +2

      I loveee the lakes, and yes! I will be doing the deluxe versions of all her albums moving forward

  • @justhere-uu6mw
    @justhere-uu6mw 6 месяцев назад +1

    Ty for ur opinion it was enjoyable seeing different opinions from someone new into Taylor's game nice ranking and great vid ❤

  • @brittanywadsworth7839
    @brittanywadsworth7839 4 месяца назад

    You are so intelligent and I love how you update in your comments when you change your mind about a song. I think I’m in love with you. So rare to see someone active in their comments

  • @mbb131
    @mbb131 5 месяцев назад

    TTPD is really only now, a month after release, getting its flowers. I’m excited for you to hear it, but even more excited for your rankings after you’ve digested it and give it a few relistens.

  • @thatguy-sp9vv
    @thatguy-sp9vv 6 месяцев назад +2

    My #1 and #2 are august and illicit affairs! you should watch the eras tour version, since she does a mashup and sings them together.

  • @englishben2565
    @englishben2565 5 месяцев назад

    I really love your vibes . So soothing and calm🤍🤍

  • @aeboi86
    @aeboi86 6 месяцев назад +1

    So happy you liked it. It was my first time really immersing myself into TS. ❤

  • @southerndarlin4
    @southerndarlin4 2 месяца назад

    This Is Me Trying will always be the top for me on this album. It has no anger or animosity and rather only a request for grace from someone else. As someone who is very driven and has an immense fear of failure, that track hits me at my core. I am someone who was so ahead of the curve that I managed to loop all the way back around and somehow ended up “behind”. The “ahead of the curve” line also reminds me that life is not a direct path. Things are messy and just because society tells me I should be in a different place doesn’t mean I’m behind. There is no straightforward trajectory or timeline for life. You must take it as it comes. It has been difficult at times for me to communicate my own efforts without tangible results to other people so I really love the notion of this song.

  • @SassyCass06
    @SassyCass06 5 месяцев назад

    I’m also a Betty skipper, it’ll be my bathroom break when I go to the eras in Toronto lol

  • @mbb131
    @mbb131 5 месяцев назад

    Cannot wait to see you watch My Tears Ricochet performed at Eras.. it’s so fucking brutal, and you get a little illicit affairs too!

  • @grace0331
    @grace0331 6 месяцев назад

    Loved both your reaction and this commentary/ranking. I don’t agree on everything (but then again everyone is entitled to their own opinion/taste) BUT I think you should listen to the Eras Tour live version of August/Illicit Affairs (she transitions from the first one to the bridge of Illicit Affairs) and it hits so much more! Also can’t wait to eventually see the Evermore reaction :))

  • @angellmaeroberson3169
    @angellmaeroberson3169 5 месяцев назад +1

    My top: Peace, The Lakes, Cardigan, Hoax, Mad Woman

  • @rissaannster
    @rissaannster 5 месяцев назад

    Everyone’s ranking is valid. Glad you love the album!

  • @rainiersangeles6208
    @rainiersangeles6208 6 месяцев назад

    I can't wait for you to listen EVERMORE. The lyrics and story telling were savage. REPUTATION too. Amazing vocals!

  • @nickybull2361
    @nickybull2361 6 месяцев назад

    Love your reaction and ranking, even though it’s quite different to my personal ranking. I think when you get into the rest of the albums it’s important to note the different kinds of songs she writes. The glitter gel pen songs are poppy and sparkly and fun and often not meant to be taken too seriously! Then she has quill songs which are very deep and poetic and fountain pen songs which are very emotional (I think I’ve got those the right way round!) just to be aware so you don’t dismiss the glitter pen songs - good example
    Of one of those is shake it off which gets a bad rap but is actually an incredible pop song ❤

  • @jacquelynnziola6427
    @jacquelynnziola6427 5 месяцев назад +2

    You’re a deep cut girlie, I like it

  • @brendan4163
    @brendan4163 6 месяцев назад

    Do reputation next! Its very different but hits so hard

  • @rexanael243
    @rexanael243 6 месяцев назад

    I'm looking forward to watching your journey. Folklore was what started my swiftie journey so you will probably follow a similar order as what i did. While Folklore still remains my most favourite album, there are sooooo many amazing songs on all the other albums. The only albums I struggled to get into were her earliest stuff, not because I didn't like it but maybe because I feel too old for it now 😅

  • @lujainekhaled2664
    @lujainekhaled2664 5 месяцев назад

    i agree with you on betty and august...cardigan in my favorite song on the album tho lmao and then my tears riccochet

  • @RinSicairos
    @RinSicairos 6 месяцев назад +1

    Seven is my #1 😂❤ but youre list is grear ❤

  • @iteachlit
    @iteachlit 3 месяца назад

    My top five: “My Tears Ricochet,” “Exile,” “August,” “This is Me Trying,” and I have a couple others battling for the last spot. Depends on the day. 😆

  • @bruna335
    @bruna335 6 месяцев назад

    Reaja a outros discos da TS! Você não vai se arrepender ! Sua reação foi honesta e eu chorei junto com você kkkkkk

  • @AdityaJain-cc7yk
    @AdityaJain-cc7yk 5 месяцев назад

    My top 5 are seven, hoax , my tears ricochet, invisible string, epiphany

  • @ivy5919
    @ivy5919 5 месяцев назад

    Mirrorball on the amazing tracks I love it, this is my favorite from Folklore. Sonically I think Mirrorball and This is me trying are kinda similar

  • @jordan226
    @jordan226 5 месяцев назад

    mad woman above cardigan and illicit affairs OMGGG also justice for August and Hoax

  • @abhya12
    @abhya12 6 месяцев назад

    My top 5 at the moment would be
    The 1
    August
    The last great American dynasty
    Exile
    Betty
    When i first heard the album, betty and august were my two favs but now the 1 has really grown on me.

  • @ia490
    @ia490 5 месяцев назад

    I understand your feelings towards Betty but also it's the song I listen to regularly that's from folklore 😂 I just love the way she sings the chorus

  • @ohifonlyx33
    @ohifonlyx33 6 месяцев назад +1

    Finally someone who agrees with me about betty. I tried and i tried and I just can't get into it. I can't get through it since the first time i listened to it. It's really written like a 16 year old boy trying to get his girlfriend back and it sounds clunky and i just don't care about his POV. Illicit affairs is great though (once you realize it's not condoning an affair but about condemning the allure of one)... i mean the line "a dwindling mercurial high" is such a fantastic string of words.

  • @hecateazureen6020
    @hecateazureen6020 5 месяцев назад

    Wow so real with this is me trying, tbh my ranking is kinda off because for me : 1. august 2. this is me trying 3. cardigan . I'm still not sure between august and this is me trying because sometimes this is me trying is my #1 but most times august is my #1 because it reminded me so much of back then when i was stupid and foolish and gave all of me to a boy

  • @_rat_5758
    @_rat_5758 3 месяца назад

    YES. THE LAKES AND PEACE LOVE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @marionschierz1537
    @marionschierz1537 6 месяцев назад

    I would switch Mirrorball and Seven but with EVRYTHING ELSE I agree 100%

  • @emmavink
    @emmavink 6 месяцев назад +1

    The songs of Taylor's that often sit with me long after are the ones with that amazing driving rhythm she does so incredibly well.
    I also LOVE The Last Great American Dynasty and I am very sure it's that driving rhythm that keeps me drawn to it over and over.
    I have the same feelings for the Long Pond version of Mirrorball. Somehow the track falls a little flat on the studio recording for me. I don't know why...but the Long Pond version...it just has so much texture and again, such a driving, gentle but persistent pace.
    Really enjoying your recap 😊

  • @CindyEvens-nh2tm
    @CindyEvens-nh2tm 6 месяцев назад

    Ok. Never mind. Didn't pay attention. Loving your self-reflection and analysis.

  • @Sadielady1978
    @Sadielady1978 5 месяцев назад +1

    The sheer amount of times you said "long pods" 😂

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  5 месяцев назад +1

      Tbh that’s the name to me now 😭

    • @Sadielady1978
      @Sadielady1978 5 месяцев назад

      Run with it! Made me giggle

  • @raquelourives8396
    @raquelourives8396 5 месяцев назад

    betty is my least fav too and btw I LOVE THE PEACE APPRECIATION it's such an underrated song

  • @josepha133
    @josepha133 6 месяцев назад

    Except for hoax (my favourite song) we share the same perfect song rankings :)

  • @AnjeannetteMarie
    @AnjeannetteMarie 6 месяцев назад

    Really enjoyed ur revisiting / ranking of Folklore. What happened to u with The Last Great American Dynasty happens to me A LOT of time with Taylor’s music. Songs I don’t enjoy at 1st open up and grow on me. You might enjoy watching this reaction, it’s a RUclipsr named Anthony Aiken Jr, he compare The Last Great American Dynasty to Kendrick Lamar’s Duckworth, it’s srsly a fantastic video essay on how the two use 3rd person to 1st person storytelling. I think you’d really enjoy this particular video:
    ruclips.net/video/qc-MHvqJ-KA/видео.htmlsi=H57gxrcA83gyq4lK

  • @cassidydivita5678
    @cassidydivita5678 6 месяцев назад

    betty get behind me no one gets you like i do

  • @chrisdaven4775
    @chrisdaven4775 Месяц назад

    FINALLY AN EPIPHANY STAN

  • @Strangering-i6x
    @Strangering-i6x 6 месяцев назад

    Evermore NEXTTTT

  • @ApolloHudson-iq1en
    @ApolloHudson-iq1en 6 месяцев назад +2

    I always enjoy seeing someone’s own ranking and thoughts of music due to how much they differ from my own opinions due to their own subjective and personal taste. It’s really interesting because we have completely different rankings.
    I personally don’t understand most of your rankings (especially that mirrorball placement and the whole list in general) but at the end of the day, I’m really glad you’re enjoying the music!

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад

      ah, understandable. music is so cool for that.

  • @enriquemedina2882
    @enriquemedina2882 6 месяцев назад +1

    Never click so fast

  • @faleh__s6313
    @faleh__s6313 6 месяцев назад

    Not my favourite song ‘illicit affairs’ being a skip 😂 whoever loved your ranking hope u do a reactions to Melodrama by Lorde💙💙

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +1

      AMAZING ALBUM! I’ve heard it, if lords drops sometime soon I’ll make a vid. One of my favorite artists. As you can see I have a ‘love club’ tattoo lol. Thanks for the support 🫶🏾

  • @zontzooit2415
    @zontzooit2415 6 месяцев назад

    Evermore is a good one, I will say towards the middle-end it does get kind of confusing/boring to me ngl but it’s still a solid album with lots of pumpkin spice and hot chocolate vibes, vs folklore gives sweet tea in the summer vibes

  • @RobertoR-uq6bm
    @RobertoR-uq6bm 5 месяцев назад

    Trying to rank taylor's song is the worst idea, the songs grow in different ways..
    I used to hate illicit affairs as well, now its my fav in folklore.

  • @kenobiwan3291
    @kenobiwan3291 2 месяца назад

    i don't like betty either and i haaate the fact that taylor think there will be happy end between james and betty

  • @AnjeannetteMarie
    @AnjeannetteMarie 6 месяцев назад

    Your discussion of Mirrorball / admirable is not a super stretch, Taylor does use slant rhythms at times. A lot of people think the line “meet me behind the mall” in August sounds like “meet me behind them all” because of the way the lovers have to hide their relationship

  • @CindyEvens-nh2tm
    @CindyEvens-nh2tm 6 месяцев назад

    Did you watch the long pond intro conversations?

  • @aphextwice
    @aphextwice 6 месяцев назад

    REACT TO EVERMOREEE

  • @paprikacrocante
    @paprikacrocante 6 месяцев назад +1

    lol I always skip Betty

  • @JM-tw3gy
    @JM-tw3gy 6 месяцев назад

    You haven't listened to the lakes on the deluxe album!

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад

      Yes I did

    • @JM-tw3gy
      @JM-tw3gy 6 месяцев назад

      @@L4urynking my bad!

  • @ishikajaiswal7458
    @ishikajaiswal7458 6 месяцев назад

    My top 5 would be : The lakes, last great American dynasty, this is me trying, my tears ricochet and mirrorball
    I have some good news for you. Taylor doesn't have 2 cats. She has *3*!!!. They're Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button! And we love them ofcourse!

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +1

      omg Olivia benson is iconic

    • @nickybull2361
      @nickybull2361 6 месяцев назад

      @@L4urynking the lady who plays Olivia Benson in SVU now has a cat called Karma (in honour of the lyric in Taylor’s song- karma is a cat, purring in my lap cuz it loves me”)

  • @mbb131
    @mbb131 5 месяцев назад

    DUDE BETTY IS TOTALLY MID!

  • @MoobWorld
    @MoobWorld 6 месяцев назад

    I'm so happy seeing epiphany get the recognition it deserves, my top 1 in folklore 🩶

  • @MintyPur
    @MintyPur 6 месяцев назад +2

    Did you watch the cardigan mv? Watching that during quarantine was magical! ✨️

    • @L4urynking
      @L4urynking  6 месяцев назад +2

      I have not, running to go watch now

    • @MoobWorld
      @MoobWorld 6 месяцев назад

      @@L4urynkingdid you watch it? what did you think?

    • @LittleFrosty333
      @LittleFrosty333 6 месяцев назад

      Love your approach to reviewing this album. I’ve been listening to it since the night it dropped and am still amazed by how good it is. August will always be my favorite…not so much because of its place in the love triangle but because of how it captures the vibe of that surreal summer of the pandemic. This is Me Trying is second and brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.