I listened to Folklore by Taylor Swift

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @meganrosier8316
    @meganrosier8316 3 года назад +1768

    thank you all for the kind comments! i truly had so much fun writing the little explanations 💜

  • @MiloCantTalk
    @MiloCantTalk 3 года назад +1464

    If "This is me trying" and "Epiphany" are some of your favorites, then you're an Evermore guy, my dude

    • @lukedoingthings983
      @lukedoingthings983 3 года назад +10

      true

    • @graced.6711
      @graced.6711 3 года назад +25

      @Withro Anime Edits ah what a masterpiece

    • @chrismarieee
      @chrismarieee 3 года назад +44

      Such a funny comment for me, because I'm an Evermore girl but those two songs rank lower on Folklore for me. Haha

    • @existance143
      @existance143 3 года назад +9

      Yeah! My favs! Evermore girl here!

    • @anusribrahmachary2139
      @anusribrahmachary2139 3 года назад +11

      Actually I don't exactly like epiphany but I'm a evermore girl😁

  • @adelinehanson815
    @adelinehanson815 3 года назад +744

    You are correct: Taylor Swift *is* the queen of lyrics

  • @Jeff-ul8qk
    @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +1128

    Who else agrees that Cardigan deserves the songwriter award of “Song of the year” breathes

    • @swiftlylovestruck
      @swiftlylovestruck 3 года назад +15

      YES YES AND ALSO YES

    • @VaaleBeetancurG
      @VaaleBeetancurG 3 года назад +24

      Shes the only one the actually made the song all by herself the other songs at the grammys category are all co-writter

    • @Jeff-ul8qk
      @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +4

      @@VaaleBeetancurG in the credits say that Aaron wrote it too

    • @graced.6711
      @graced.6711 3 года назад +1

      No.. illicit affairs? Betty? Peace? This is me trying?

    • @yezzN02
      @yezzN02 3 года назад +25

      @@Jeff-ul8qk the lyrics are hers, the music is his. Most of their collaborations were like this. She's also said that producers are not well compensated, so she gives them songwriting credits.

  • @chinmayeedesai
    @chinmayeedesai 3 года назад +637

    The songs betty , cardigan and august are three songs that portray a love triangle story from all three perspectives
    August- augustine’s perspective
    Betty- james’ perspective
    Cardigan- betty’s perspective

    • @chinmayeedesai
      @chinmayeedesai 3 года назад +77

      No Taylor confirmed in the long pond session that her name is Augusta/Augustine.. inez is just the gossiper

    • @nikola2168
      @nikola2168 3 года назад +53

      @Mikey Inez is just someone who tells Betty that James is cheating on her for Agustine.

    • @huma19
      @huma19 3 года назад +5

      @Mikey no inez is a gossip girl in their school

    • @huma19
      @huma19 3 года назад +4

      And cardigan is sang by betty years later when she and James are married

    • @oxitocyn
      @oxitocyn 3 года назад +1

      @@huma19 in my head Inez is also Jame's sister haha just cause Taylor picked the names Inez and James from her friend's Ryan Reynold's and Blake Lively's children

  • @aananditagurav8430
    @aananditagurav8430 3 года назад +370

    I swear the lakes is one of the most peaceful songs on the album

  • @ulemeknenad
    @ulemeknenad 3 года назад +324

    it's time to add folklore vinyl next to born to die me thinks

  • @willamccarten6657
    @willamccarten6657 2 года назад +182

    0:38 the one
    2:20 cardigan
    3:45 the last great american dynasty
    4:46 exile
    6:30 my tears ricochet
    8:15 mirrorball
    9:30 seven
    10:16 august
    11:47 this is me trying
    13:22 illicit affairs
    15:07 invisible string
    16:10 mad woman
    17:13 epiphany
    18:50 betty
    20:33 peace
    22:05 hoax
    23:06 the lakes

  • @Jeff-ul8qk
    @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +595

    Joe Alwyn (Taylor’s boyfriend) he is an extremely talented actor, but also an extremely talented songwriter and pianist. He played the piano in Exile and Evermore. He also wrote Exile, Betty and Evermore with Taylor

  • @sofiasalviano3045
    @sofiasalviano3045 3 года назад +480

    Alex: likes Epiphany and This is me trying
    Me: Tis the Damn Season and Tolerate it are Gonna be his Evermore favs

  • @mksketchms
    @mksketchms 3 года назад +318

    Who's gonna tell him she has performed betty live and its on youtube

  • @destinykendall7999
    @destinykendall7999 3 года назад +181

    The fact that Taylor wrote folklore and evermore because she was bored in quarantine...

    • @rabhya.p9456
      @rabhya.p9456 3 года назад +7

      Only if I was 1% talented....

    • @shiobhan1845
      @shiobhan1845 3 года назад +12

      And winning grammy's album of the year for it, Just taylor swift things 😆😆

  • @devika6609
    @devika6609 3 года назад +239

    folklore is a gift to humanity. It is helping me get through this pandemic so much.

    • @EatTheRich848
      @EatTheRich848 3 года назад +5

      🎵 We were both young when I first saw you, I close my eyes and the Flashbacks start, I’m standing there...🎵 ( I saw your profile pic and couldn’t help it)

    • @devika6609
      @devika6609 3 года назад +4

      @@EatTheRich848 haaha so true

  • @saraduarte5132
    @saraduarte5132 3 года назад +257

    “Peter losing wendy” is kinda metaphor, because Peter lost wendy cause she grew up and he chose not to do that

  • @giuquintero
    @giuquintero 3 года назад +235

    cardigan(betty pov):"When you are young, they assume you know nothing"
    betty(james pov):"I'm only 17, I don't know anything"
    betty(james pov):"I was walking home on broken cobblestones just thinking of you, when she pulled up like a figment of my worst intentions
    she said, "James, get in, let's drive"
    august(girl2 pov):"But do you remember?
    Remember when I pulled up and said, "get in the car" and then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?"
    cardigan(betty pov): "I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
    And you'd be standin' in my front porch light.."
    betty(james pov): " I showed up at your party
    Will you have me? Will you love me? Will you kiss me on the porch in front of all your stupid friends?" "Standing in your cardigan, kissing in my car again, stopped at a streetlight..."
    taylor swift is a fucking genius

    • @mscxmsc
      @mscxmsc 3 года назад +15

      And the icing on the cake: those matching lyrics happen at the same times in their songs. 2:47 for betty/august and 3:13 for betty/cardigan. And I don't think those time stamps are coincidental either.

    • @lovingherwasgay
      @lovingherwasgay 3 года назад +3

      Also !!!!!! this is just a fan theory, BUT: The 1 is from the perspective of August! "rosé flowing with your chosen family" = "August sipped away like a bottle of wine".
      And in cardigan, Betty clarifies James lost "the one", which is herself. So August would sing "it would've been fun if you would've been the one/it would've been sweet if it could've been me" because she wasn't the one for James. Also "You weren't mine to lose".
      "In my defense I have none for never leaving well enough alone" = August singing over and over "remember when i pulled up and said get in the car..."

  • @aananditagurav8430
    @aananditagurav8430 3 года назад +131

    My tears ricochet is such a sad song, but it’s one of my fave tswift songs ever

  • @Juliak0410
    @Juliak0410 3 года назад +192

    so the love triangle
    cardigan: from bettys perspective
    betty: from james perspective
    august: from unnamed girls perspective (referred to as august or augustine)
    betty and james were in a relationship but james cheated on her with the girl who sings august. inez, mentioned in the song betty, is the one who told betty about the affair. i think that should be enough for you to figure it out because it’s fun to find more details on how they connect on your own! anyone else feel free to comment on this.

    • @carlosku5841
      @carlosku5841 3 года назад +1

      He didn't finish to listen betty :((((

  • @AnkitSingh-vm1gn
    @AnkitSingh-vm1gn 3 года назад +121

    I became a real swiftie this pandemic. I was a fan before but not a swiftie. The first time when i listened to mirrorball, i had the same reaction as well. But after she dropped evermore, i completely drowned in the swiftie pool and then i went back and listened mirrorball. Since then, i couldn't stop obsessing over the song.

    • @kmac8055
      @kmac8055 3 года назад +1

      Literally same 😂 I always loved her and knew every song, but I’ve become OBSESSED during the pandemic. Like I can’t consume enough Taylor Swift content.

    • @rupsa9432
      @rupsa9432 3 года назад +1

      SAME!! i was a huge fan before but i became truly obsessed and addicted to her music after folklore, and when evermore came out, it became therapy for me literally... now i can't go a day without listening to her, either old or new songs

    • @LolLol-kt8cq
      @LolLol-kt8cq 3 года назад

      Same!!!

  • @dianna3327
    @dianna3327 3 года назад +175

    THAT WAS MY EXACT REACTION TO BON IVER’S VOICE LMAOOOOOO

  • @iaralaurella2934
    @iaralaurella2934 3 года назад +55

    "GIVE ME THE BRIDGE": everyone while listening to a Taylor song

  • @devika6609
    @devika6609 3 года назад +78

    I think the line "Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven" in invisible string explains how after lots of toxic relationships and criticism from the media, Taylor found Joe who is her one and who doesn't care about her 'reputation'.

    • @Hey_Jamie
      @Hey_Jamie Год назад

      I mean it’s pretty cut and dry. Not a lot to dissect there

  • @allisonv4270
    @allisonv4270 3 года назад +99

    Took me a while to get mirrorball too, but now it’s one of my favorites. If you watch the Folklore long pond studio film she goes pretty in depth about the song and how it’s about disco balls reflect and are cut into so many pieces and it’s how she views fame that she has to show every version of herself to please others

    • @janvibhatt4768
      @janvibhatt4768 3 года назад +4

      Same man at first I wasn't that into mirrorball but then I never knew it was my favourite ❤️

    • @Steph-ey3hh
      @Steph-ey3hh 3 года назад +4

      Same honestly, like I liked it when I first heard it but it wasn’t my favourite. However then watching the long pond studio film, it became one of my favourites since we got to hear the meaning of the song and Taylor’s perspective on it.

    • @lucymartin9564
      @lucymartin9564 3 года назад +1

      When I first heard it, I thought it sounded like a Christmas song and it kind of put me off 😂 Now it’s my all time favourite from Folklore!

    • @jesshebert5633
      @jesshebert5633 3 года назад +2

      I really connected with mirrorball from the beginning and her explaining it on lps really confirmed how I felt while listening so I’m really glad she did that

    • @mailarobidoux1591
      @mailarobidoux1591 3 года назад +2

      mirrorball is my fav too ! its such a relatable song🥺

  • @fauzanazim5978
    @fauzanazim5978 3 года назад +129

    *him listen to the 1* :😔😔 "ahh poor Taylor"
    *taylor and joe somewhere* : 👀 👁👄👁

  • @amelias6138
    @amelias6138 3 года назад +69

    i’m just so excited for the my tears ricochet reaction

  • @marialuisacabralpizziteixe555
    @marialuisacabralpizziteixe555 3 года назад +34

    I'm a simple woman: I see Taylor Swift in the title, so I watch it (even tho it's 1am in Brazil)

  • @mokshgauri9099
    @mokshgauri9099 3 года назад +34

    Seven is her best song to date
    Cowboy like me comes closer, but the way seven encapsulates the innocence of a child is just beyond perfect

  • @andreatorres2163
    @andreatorres2163 3 года назад +59

    the fact that you listen to taylor makes you 100 times more attractive

  • @Jeff-ul8qk
    @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +44

    I’ve been waiting for this the whole day, even though I didn’t know it was a reaction to “folklore”, I knew it was Taylor’s Tuesday

  • @ayeshai3184
    @ayeshai3184 3 года назад +76

    Take a shot every time Alex says “powerful”.
    Who am I kidding, down the entire bottle cause we know Taylor IS powerful

  • @katdrinkard3271
    @katdrinkard3271 3 года назад +33

    Finally some respect for “this is me trying” and epiphany is literally the most underrated song on this album. People think it’s boring but it’s so so beautiful.

  • @anushkasharma4486
    @anushkasharma4486 3 года назад +21

    In long pond sessions, Taylor told that she wrote my tears ricochet on the concept of how usually in super hero movies the villian used to be hero's bestfriend and how they turn from best friends to enemies.

  • @Jeff-ul8qk
    @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +81

    That’s okay if you didn’t connect to some of the songs yet. I didn’t connect at first either, but most of the songs that I didn’t like at first, They ended up being my favorites at certain moment.

    • @mksketchms
      @mksketchms 3 года назад +6

      Yes on first listen i just thought of it as a slow album but with 3rd listen i fell in love so deeply I haven't stopped listening since it came out its my favourite album (+ evermore) i cannot get enough

    • @Jeff-ul8qk
      @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +4

      @@mksketchms same :)

    • @graced.6711
      @graced.6711 3 года назад +3

      Mirrorball, epiphany, seven.. haven't listened to those a second time.

    • @mksketchms
      @mksketchms 3 года назад +6

      @@graced.6711 seven is one of my favorites probably one of my most played as well in the beginning

    • @graced.6711
      @graced.6711 3 года назад +6

      That happened for me with Invisible String. Didn't really LOVE it the first time. But now, it is one of my very few 'happy place' songs (songs that instantly put me in a good mood nmw).

  • @debora_aguirre
    @debora_aguirre 3 года назад +74

    Alex's water bottles are growing up woth the channel

    • @ehluxb
      @ehluxb  3 года назад +34

      This literally made me laugh out loud

  • @gabtoledo5144
    @gabtoledo5144 3 года назад +10

    also, i loved that you saw folklore as an album to listen in a spring night, bc taylor said that folklore is a spring/summer album and evermore is autumn/winter one, and very few people can get those seasonal vibes at first listen so that means you're becoming a swift specialist congratulations!!!

  • @ieshaaafr
    @ieshaaafr 3 года назад +38

    this video is all i want and more

    • @Juliak0410
      @Juliak0410 3 года назад +1

      abby speaks nothing but facts

    • @ieshaaafr
      @ieshaaafr 3 года назад

      @@Juliak0410 LOVE U JULIA

  • @lizzylg8
    @lizzylg8 3 года назад +29

    There’s is actually a performance of Taylor singing Betty live with an acoustic guitar

  • @dizasuryavanshi3882
    @dizasuryavanshi3882 3 года назад +33

    this is me trying is literally the most underrated and least talked abt MASTERPIECE of a song. i said it.

  • @GiulioLavenuta
    @GiulioLavenuta 3 года назад +25

    Taylor is a poet, I've never realised her lyrics before but only you could point that out for me. She is so incredible!

  • @valerialopezduque2847
    @valerialopezduque2847 3 года назад +9

    every song on folklore and evermore grow so much with time, just wait to find them even better than now

  • @DaianaLisJagou
    @DaianaLisJagou 3 года назад +21

    I don't understand how people can have favourites songs from TS! Everytime I tried to pick a few, I end up picking every song of the album. And I'm not just talking about folklore... this happens with every album!

  • @miranoceur3607
    @miranoceur3607 3 года назад +42

    alex saying “dont make me cry” on a track 5
    .... honey you got a big storm coming

  • @irenezachariadis7177
    @irenezachariadis7177 3 года назад +40

    “this would be great live” boy do i have some news for you

  • @kristopher8205
    @kristopher8205 3 года назад +25

    Album Of The Year 🥰 I really hope she wins the Grammy

  • @HeyKimJ
    @HeyKimJ 3 года назад +12

    Thank you for this! This albums lyricism was a welcomed return to the “old Taylor” that a lot of Swifties fell in love with and is the mainstay of TS 1-4. It’s also very present on 1989 with Clean and This Love, on REP with New Years Day and Lover’s Cornelia Street... I could go on and on. Once you know you know 😄
    You’re not the first to express that opinion about mirrorball and I’m glad you did bc it was honest! I adore that song, especially because she wrote it (and cardigan) to and for us.
    Another observation I’ve made is that, in my experience, men really seem to relate to this is me trying. It took Blank Space’s spot for my bf’s fav song! Can’t wait for more ts reactions from your channel!
    💛💛

  • @stephstarsshine
    @stephstarsshine 3 года назад +10

    I love love love “This is Me Trying”. The line about regrets hits me in the chest every time.

  • @amelias6138
    @amelias6138 3 года назад +11

    welcome to another episode of me living vicariously though alex because i wish i could listen to this album for the first time again

  • @mblaqloverr
    @mblaqloverr 3 года назад +8

    goddamn, every time someone reacts to this album I'm reminded of what a GREAT album it is, brb gotta listen to it for the rest of the day now bye (also I loooveed your reaction, made my day a whole lot better)

  • @ishika8216
    @ishika8216 3 года назад +22

    folklore and evermore's lyricism are ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE

  • @charlenechan8189
    @charlenechan8189 3 года назад +5

    folklore just does things to me... it’s such a special album 😩 love this reaction video!

  • @karlaalejandracordova9088
    @karlaalejandracordova9088 3 года назад +8

    It’s hard to find music reactors who have genuine reactions. It often feels like people try too hard to appease a fan base which translates poorly in their videos through overly dramatic reactions. But you’re one of the few taylor reactors I’ve found (alongside Ajay & Michael Beveraggi) who are open minded, actually lose themselves in the music, and give honest reviews without trying too hard or pretending to like something they don’t. You’ve just gained a new subscriber! ❤️

  • @janvibhatt4768
    @janvibhatt4768 3 года назад +16

    "I have never been a natural all I do is try try try" Simply the best iconic line❤️

  • @enbrill
    @enbrill 3 года назад +2

    My man you are NOT ready for evermore. I cannot wait to see you react to tolerate it and no body no crime

  • @selenagomez4ever813
    @selenagomez4ever813 3 года назад +13

    Taylor Tuesday makes me so happy omg

  • @spooky.biscuit
    @spooky.biscuit 3 года назад +7

    Time to get the Folklore vinyl record Alex 💜✨ thank you for this reaction.

  • @Eclaredegrassi95
    @Eclaredegrassi95 3 года назад +1

    Taylor is just magical when it comes to lyrics and painting such a clear picture. I love when people actually pay attention and see that!
    In regards to cardigan, august, and betty I feel it's best to just listen to them all in a row. Once you've listened a few times you'll be able to hear the parallels. One example is in august's bridge it goes "remember when I pulled up and said get in the car" and in betty's bridge it goes "she said James get in lets drive" both those are talking about the same moment. Also august is about a summer love/fling (on his part.. she fell deeper) "but I can see us lost in the memory, august slipped away into a moment in time, cause you were never mine" and betty starts at the beginning of school and he says "would you trust me if I told you it was just a summer fling" and "those days turned into nights slept next to her but I dreamt of you all summer long" and that shows you that the girl from august (Augustine) knew he was never truly her's and that he was thinking of someone else and that was Betty. There's obviously more you'll catch and some between them and cardigan as well.

  • @andreaestrada101
    @andreaestrada101 3 года назад +6

    THANK YOU ❤️ We love u, You are the best

  • @divishagarwal1234
    @divishagarwal1234 3 года назад +5

    Explaination on the love triangle :
    We have three characters 'Betty' , 'James' and 'the other girl'
    Cardigan is from Betty's pov . It's about her reflecting back on her past and thinking about all the events that happened when she was younger .
    Betty is from James's pov . It's an apology because he cheated on betty with the other girl over the summer .
    August is from the other girl's pov . Originally we didn't have a name for her to symbolise that she's that forgotten girl in James's and Betty's story but in the long pond studio session Taylor revealed that she always thought that her name would be something like Augusta or Augustine . While her and James's relationship was only a summer thing to James ,she truly believed it could blossom into something more because she really did love him . Only to be disappointed in the end when James went back to Betty and she got left behind

  • @georgiathomas2015
    @georgiathomas2015 3 года назад +14

    4:59 was everyone’s reaction to exile

  • @ellasiev6335
    @ellasiev6335 3 года назад +4

    If you want even more detailed explanations for the whole album you should watch Folklore: the long pond studio sessions on Disney plus, which she and the co writers explain each song individually!

  • @15TaTyJoVeL
    @15TaTyJoVeL 3 года назад +6

    she can make you feel relatable to lyrics EVEN if you have never lived such a thing, THE POWER OF THIS WOMAN IS 💥 INCREDIBLE!!!

  • @enzoque4947
    @enzoque4947 3 года назад +6

    “Cause I just really wanted to give Taylor Swift a hug”
    Me too, buddy. Me too.

  • @luizarocha5342
    @luizarocha5342 3 года назад +31

    challenge: take a shot every time he says “wow” and comment bellow if you’re still alive by the end of the video

  • @debora_aguirre
    @debora_aguirre 3 года назад +6

    also saying it here too: you don't need to be afraid of disliking songs, bc that's why we are here, to know your opinion. 💜

  • @brandiking2045
    @brandiking2045 3 года назад +3

    One of my favorite reactions. Loved that you had a description to help! The album is complex, though evermore beautiful (pun intended) with each listen! Thanks for sharing your insights. 😊🙏

  • @Jaseyrae213
    @Jaseyrae213 3 года назад +4

    Honestly feel like you just came out of nowhere for me and hopped into my list of favorite reaction channels

  • @highflyinryan8319
    @highflyinryan8319 3 года назад +1

    Probably my favorite video of yours yet. I loved how you could balance the finger dancing/vibing portions and the comments on her lyrics.

  • @meghanwalker6146
    @meghanwalker6146 3 года назад +15

    His reaction to bon iver being the first to sing on "Exile" is literally all of us 😂

  • @JemWykeSmith
    @JemWykeSmith 3 года назад +1

    this is me trying has been my fave song on folklore for months every lyric is so poetic and raw. i'm so glad you love that one too!

  • @pallasxo9936
    @pallasxo9936 3 года назад +1

    Mirror ball snuck up on me. I didn’t like it at first and barely listened to it but I randomly started listening to it and now it’s one of my faves

  • @meghanwalker6146
    @meghanwalker6146 3 года назад +4

    The acoustic versions of "Mirrorball" and "This is me trying" are stunning and I love them so much more than the originals

  • @ishwaryaram2551
    @ishwaryaram2551 3 года назад +2

    Kay I've been watching his videos for about an hour now and i think am starting to have a crush on him

  • @akashi3000
    @akashi3000 3 года назад +8

    Dude... There live version of Betty which she played in the ACM.

  • @bjsoales
    @bjsoales 3 года назад +13

    When an artist puts their entire essence into their music, you get folklore and if it doesnt sweep then having a Grammy no longer means what it used to.

  • @jasminc696
    @jasminc696 3 года назад

    I have to study and everytime i get too unfocussed i watch one of these videos because they give me so much serotonin! you got me through another study day successfully!! thank you and taylor for that!!

  • @swiftie4ever82
    @swiftie4ever82 3 года назад +15

    Fun fact: folklore & evermore album has only 1 Single and thats a lead Single: cardigan & Willow from the best albums in 2020 🥰🥰

  • @daniiel198
    @daniiel198 3 года назад +2

    I love that reaction so much... 👏🏻👏🏻
    The way Taylor wrote all that songs and the album in few months. (4 month)

  • @hisparadiselost5342
    @hisparadiselost5342 3 года назад +5

    anyone else watching after Taylor won aoty for folklore? 🥰🥰🥰

  • @anaclarabenez5317
    @anaclarabenez5317 3 года назад +3

    Betty playing*
    "this would be great to see live. just her with an acoustic guitar.."
    there you go ruclips.net/video/orXAg5dIMa8/видео.html

  • @luciatorrebiarte689
    @luciatorrebiarte689 3 года назад +2

    19:47 she did do a live performance at the country music awards its on her channel!!!

  • @STAYSWIFTIESCIRCUS
    @STAYSWIFTIESCIRCUS 3 года назад +6

    FOLKLORE IS A MASTERPIECE 💜💜💜
    AND SHE DID IT WHILST PANDEMIC
    HER MIND!!!! SHE'S THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!

  • @nataliaconsuegrarubias2477
    @nataliaconsuegrarubias2477 3 года назад +21

    "Peter losing Wendy" is THE LINE #sorrynotsorry

  • @granola1998
    @granola1998 3 года назад +6

    I come here because :-
    1, I'm a swiftie 😎
    2, I like your ocean blue eyes💙

  • @carla6485
    @carla6485 3 года назад +2

    I didn't know Cardigan is Betty's persepective 20 years later! I see the connections now.
    I like how " I'm only 17 and I don't know anything" in Betty references Cardigan's line " When u are young they assume u know nothing"

  • @megw2096
    @megw2096 3 года назад +7

    Taylor Tuesday holds a permanent place on my weekly schedule.

  • @meisinger5341
    @meisinger5341 3 года назад +11

    The high school love triangle is made up of “Cardigan,” “August,” and “Betty.” Cardigan is written from the character Betty’s point of view about 20 years after the events of the song. She and James, the boy she’s singing about have gotten back together at this point (Taylor talked about it in the Long Pond Studio film on Disney+) and she’s reminiscing about that and how he makes her feel. August is written from the point of the girl who he had a summer fling with (her name is August according to Taylor) and how she honestly fell in love with him. Betty is written from James’s point of view after she learns he had the fling with August in the summer and he’s coming to apologize. Oh and the names Betty, James, and Inez are Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold’s kids. Taylor got permission from them to use the song Betty to reveal the name of their third child.

  • @RyannBarton
    @RyannBarton 2 года назад

    weird, mirrorball is my all time fav taylor song. so beautiful.

  • @stephstarsshine
    @stephstarsshine 3 года назад +1

    Had to pause halfway through to work but can I just say the Star Trek camera shaking is giving me so much life.

  • @richardh776
    @richardh776 3 года назад +1

    She did perform Betty live with an acoustic guitar at the ACM Awards in 2020. Really great.

  • @MyaAutumn
    @MyaAutumn 3 года назад +3

    Ahhh...love this!💜Folklore is such a good album...I am literally OBSESSED with it! Taylor is literally soooo good at songwriting!

  • @rainbowinbeigeboots6190
    @rainbowinbeigeboots6190 3 года назад +5

    "This is me trying" always reminds me of Justin Foley

  • @MermaidCore_
    @MermaidCore_ Год назад

    Epiphany was my #1 on this album for a long time (I’m a nurse) the juxtaposition of war and COVID frontline healthcare workers was just brilliant!

  • @keelz83
    @keelz83 3 года назад +1

    I love that you actually take the time to check out the lyrics! A lot of people don't bother when doing reaction videos! Taylor is truly gifted when it comes to lyrics 💚

  • @Jeff-ul8qk
    @Jeff-ul8qk 3 года назад +4

    Thank you, Meg💛💛

  • @lupismay
    @lupismay 3 года назад +2

    “This is me trying” was my favorite song on the first listening and still is one of my favorites. So relatable

  • @raylynne5280
    @raylynne5280 3 года назад +1

    There is a documentary on Disney+ about the album and they play the songs, its not "live" live but better than nothing

  • @gracebillman9738
    @gracebillman9738 3 года назад +1

    living for the reaction to the beginning of exile because that was 100% my reaction the first time i heard it

  • @martinachooffey1843
    @martinachooffey1843 2 года назад

    mirrorball was a grower for me, i wasnt a huge fan of it at first but i like it a lot now

  • @drew1944
    @drew1944 3 года назад +8

    I dont care but mirrorball is my jam!!!!! ❤️ Favorite song on the album, i don't know it is so underrated, its a great song, reminds me of the cranberries

  • @TheRubyGamersTRG
    @TheRubyGamersTRG 3 года назад +4

    I love how everyone is always so caught off guard by bon iver going first in exile

  • @nur-bo8yl
    @nur-bo8yl 3 года назад +1

    finally someone who appreciates epiphany... this song is so magical and beautiful. always make me cry.