How Taylor Swift Created a Cinematic Universe (The TCU)
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One of the things that makes Taylor Swift’s songs so addictive is that they exist in a larger musical universe. We’re pretty used to this in film and TV, as numerous interconnected story worlds have chased the explosive popularity of the MCU. But few artists have applied the cinematic-universe approach so extensively to music. Through her combined discography, The Taylor Swift Cinematic Universe tells a unified narrative of a woman navigating her place in the world, maturing from brash, naive youth to confident, self-assured feminist full of mature, reflective wisdom. Here’s our deep dive into the motifs and takeaways of the expansive TCU.
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Have you all considered doing an depth breakdown of the show Billions? It is chock full of fascinating characters, and personalities, and what each person represents in the world of Billions (like you did with the folks in Breaking Bad) would be amazing. I love your channel and always look forward to the work you put out!
You guys need to do better in being more inclusive. We know the tokenism you guys enact when it comes down to it, at the same time you make it seem like you’re critical of it. This the white liberal feminist female you need to watch out for
Her nose keeps getting smaller
Taylor write 'I knew you were trouble' before she met Harry styles. Do some research
This video is clearly not made by a swiftie. Gold rush is inspired byJoe Alwyn, her current boyfriend. Gold rush is not about anybody but just about a crush who you can't dare to talk to. Please, its embarrassing and heartbreaking. I really love your videos, but half way into this video, i am so disappointed
Taylor never mocked herself in LWYMMD! She mocked the versions other people had of her. Genius, but often misunderstood
Exactly. It's like how people took "Blank Space" as proof that she was that person. Why do people think she's serious every time she does satire? People are just taking everything at face value and it really bugs me.
@@nurpeachmusic and now people are saying that in Antihero, her most honest and vulnerable song, she's playing a character. The hypocrisy.
@@Eric_BroArmy13 People are actually saying she's playing a character?
@@nurpeachmusic yeah. They were insinuating that she's being performative and using the concept of self loathing to gain sympathy. Or in other words, using mental health issues as an aesthetic.
And there are those who found it hard to believe that someone like her can be that depressed, and called it rich people problems.
If I've learned one thing in the past two years after becoming a Swiftie it's that IKYWT is NOT about Harry Styles.
It actually could be, I didn't know this for a while but she did first date Harry before Red came out, then he cheated on her, then they got back together afterwards which is when most people think they first got together. That's why 1989 is all about an on-off relationship
@@edengallagher1044 you are definitely living in an another planet. For God's sake, IKYWT is not about Harry Styles.
@@srishtibhadani8490 yeah but she USE him to promote the song
The video of the song show us moment of their relationship and Taylor say during the Brit in 2012 that the song was about him even if the album was out before she dated him
She just know that making the song about him will give her more spotlight
@@cadeaualicia4370 yes it was Directed at Harry at the Brits, but originally it wasn't written for him
@@cadeaualicia4370 it was the mtv vmas, and the only person trying to make it about harry was the cameraman who turned towards him. the dude in the video even had john mayer's style, and the actor had the tattoo before harry did. they filmed the video when she and harry were still dating.
when you already know 99% of this info but you watch anyway cuz its taylor and the take is entertaining
But there are few facts wrong
@@srishtibhadani8490 same like I was so excited when I saw the notification for this video but they have distorted so many facts that anyone who doesn't know the real story will believe.
I even wrote a long comment about it.
@@Swiftiebooklover7 great, I too wrote a long comment about few of the facts that they got wrong
@@srishtibhadani8490 few? I think a lot of the facts were wrong. It sucks because I was so excited for the take's video on Taylor Swift but they didn't do any research and just talked about anything.
@@Swiftiebooklover7 exactly, usually their videos are very researched and logically explained, but this one just felt like they wanted the views which they got on the cottagecore video just by using taylor in the thumbnail. They are now giving more importance to quantity than quality.
One aspect that I enjoy the most about Taylor's songwriting is the constant reference to certain metaphors ; colors representing emotions ,High school archetypes , the car , then the whimsical ,storybook childhood references; "snow white", "Peter losing Wendy"", "white horse"", ""fighting dragons with you ""etc. It makes each album different but familiar because she has developed trademarks.
She's in her thirties though, shouldn't she move past high school metaphors?
@@aleksandramachaj529 she has plenty of different metaphors. She doesn't really use high school metaphors that often anymore, but the one time she did recently is in "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince," which actually uses a high school experience as a metaphor for the American political situation
When does she use "snow white"?
@@sabrinac8453 the best day when she is talking about her childhood
@@aleksandramachaj529 I'm in my 30s and I still find them relatable. In her youth the high school setting was more literal like in you belong with me but in her 30s it's more of a metaphorical setting for new topics like politics in Miss Americana and the heartbreak Prince and that's how her music becomes a universe ,when you can still hear echoes of her past songs in new ones ,it feels as if its one continuous story or series making it both familiar but new .I also don't think a writer who writes and co-writes their own songs would change their style as much. I think Taylor has reached that level of popularity and fame where she is not actively looking for new fans but has a wide enough following that she can produce the kind of music she knows her fans still like and can build on the past which also feels familiar to a fan.
Gold Rush isn't about Harry. She dated him for three months over eight years ago. If it is actually about anyone in particular, it would be Joe Alwyn (see: Gorgeous).
yes or i thought possibly karlie kloss, even if they didn’t date.
@@abbykelly4124 Considering that Gold is about a realization of how you and your crush could never be together, Gold Rush fits Kaylor so much better.
The whole folklore and evermore album is inspired by her imagination of new imaginary world in her head . It isn't about anyone .
@@zafarahmad5324 Yes and no. You see, everyone knows that she wrote 2 songs about her grandparents and My Tears Ricochet is about Scott. Some songs are fictional but you can't claim that both the albums are 100% fictional because they're not. Besides, Taylor has been using the term " gold " since reputation and why wouldn't we guess who it's about?
@@BezddRed I don't think Gold Rush is about anyone in particular. Or rather, it's about so many people that the question is irrelevant. Everyone has had that experience more than once. You meet someone who's hot, day dream about them, but brush it off. It's just a crush because it's just not worth perusing and you're fine with that.
I truly completely admire Taylor Swift. Using your own narrative, being able to channel another person's emotions and making something so beautiful... Hats off, Swift!
we think we know who inspired her songs, but 90% of the time we are wrong. she's selling a story and she's smarter than people give her credits for. There are clues and intentional inconsistencies waiting for fans to discover to get a truer version of the story. But does it matter that we know who the songs are truly about? absolutely not.
You're right & you should say it. People always forget that she has the highest selling ENTIRELY self-written album in the modern era.
i hate that ppl married the idea that certain songs are about styles for example, what? she never said nothing about it, unlike joe jonas and forever&always. also most of her songs aren't confirmed to be about a guy...
@@esAmaranta yep. thinking about rep prologue: When this album comes out, gossip blogs will scour the lyrics for the men they can attribute to each song, as if the inspiration for music is as simple and basic as a paternity test. There will be slideshows of photos backing up each incorrect theory, because it's 2017 and if you didn't see a picture of it, it couldn't have happened right?
Let me say it again, louder for those in the back...
We think we know someone, but the truth is that we only know the version of them that they have chosen to show us.
She is a genius. A musical GENIUS, in real time.
Also why does it matter who they're about? It's art, we're meant to interpret it and let it speak to our own lives and feelings. Taylor said it best: "These songs were once about my life. Now they are about yours."
If you look more closely, Gold Rush seems to be more about Joe Alwyn than Harry Styles. “Eyes like sinking ships on waters so inviting, I almost jump in” which can be a reference to “Ocean blue eyes looking in mine / I feel like I might sink and drown and die” from Gorgeous
“Everybody wants you” and “I’m highly suspicious that everyone who sees you wants you” from Lover
Taylor has used “gold” to describe her relationship with Joe in many songs including End Game and Daylight
“Deep blue but you painted me golden” (Dancing with our hands tied)
“It's like your eyes are liquor, it's like your body is gold” (End game)
“Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo” (Dress)
“I once believed love would be (Black and white)/But it's golden (Golden)” - (Daylight)
“One single thread of gold
Tied me to you” (Invisible String)
Also, I knew you were trouble was written before she started dating Harry Styles.
YES she always uses imagery of gold to represent joe i immediately attributed the song to him
AND with "my mind turns your life into folklore" she literally had songs written about him on folklore
@@kaitlynrain899 Yes!! I just added invisible string to comment too!
@@kaitlynrain899 I think that part also means that Joe was not that well known before he dated Taylor, and so everything we know about him is through Taylor’s songs!
harry isnt embellished so strongly as you think. it's more that the media played it up so much
She kinda use him too, to have a lot of promo during 1989
She says during the Brit the song was about him when it’s not
She wrote about their accident in “out of the woods” and call one of her song “style”
So she knows exactly what she doing
yes, and i think she doest have songs about him, even style i think is about someone else
@@cadeaualicia4370 pfff like tons of artist are innocent to that.
Ok Larry calm down
@@cadeaualicia4370 she doesn't need anyone actually .
I don’t think Harry is as prominent a “character” as you’re trying to make him out to be.
Yup. They got quite alot wrong
I knew you were trouble is definitely not a song for Harry Styles because it is from Red and she dated him after Red. I think Joe Alwyn is the most prominent character in her albums. Her past boyfriends have had a small share in her discography.
@@sharanyadey5534 yeahh
@@sharanyadey5534 very true The i knew you were trouble reference caught me off guard. 1989 was basically Harry Styles the album (Style, Out of the woods, I Know Places, Wonderland, Clean probably more) But not IKYWT. It is a bit like looking back at a previous main character. But Joe has taken the space over 3-4 albums now (or should we say seasons).
@@RomanZolanski123 yes
This is NOT a hate comment. I love your channel and i have been a subscriber since the beginning when it was called Screenprism. So please try to understand where I am coming from, I am a Swiftie and it really hurt me to see wrong facts in the video
1. I knew you were trouble is not about Harry Styles, it was written even before she dated him
2. Gold rush is definitely not About Harry Styles, its written from a fictional character's perspective about having a crush but not being able to confess to the person. Some of its lyrics are inspired by Joe Alwyn which you kind of acknowledged afterwards.
3. Happiness is about her childhood bestfriend's divorce. It's written from Abigail's (her friend) perspective.
4. Closure is about Scott Borshetta, her old label owner who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. It's definitely not shading Kim in any way,
Taylor is over that whole kimye drama and usually doesn't bring it up anywhere now.
There were a few more wrong facts which I am overlooking, but the aforementioned 4 are important to bring into light. Please do read my comment and If you respect Taylor in general or at least as an artist, please acknowledge this.
Wait? Abigail is divorced? I didn't know that. 💔💔
@@subchannel3571 as far as I know, she is. But I can't find any official report or statement regarding it.
Completely true
There csn be different interpretations of things take it as that
This was a very mature comment. You respectfully presented your points & corrections without being insulting and/or having an attitude. And that is more than I can say for 60-80% of people in the comments
I love Taylor swift because she grows with her audience. Other artists stick to a certain age and their audiences outgrow them, but not Taylor.
That's how we know she's a true artist rather than just someone trying to fit a market or an image. Artists grow and change. They don't stay the same forever and neither does their music.
like who?
"People haven't always been there for me but music always has."
Taylor Swift
That's a sweet quote, and sums up Taylor quite well. She's been performing at a young age, so music is literally her whole life!
@@trinaq Why is she still boring though?
That quote is so relatable. It can be about any music preference or genre. Regardless music is there for every human being no matter the taste
@@_blank-_ because u have got no taste
oh nooo, I Knew You Were Trouble was NOT about Harry !!! ;(
she wrote it before they even dated
So who what's it about?
@@kittykittybangbang9367 this song was released on October 9th 2012 and she started seeing him in November 2012.
It would make more sense if it was about John Mayer…
@@nvmai102 oh, 👌
Maybe they had something before and it wasn't public
@@marilima9986 that seems unlikely… why would she write a song saying he was trouble right before dating him?
also, from the way Taylor and Harry talked respectfully about each other after the breakup, i doubt that she would write smt like this about him …
the whole 1989 album has a different vibe, and it WAS mostly about him ;)
Jeez there are so many facts distorted in this video that it's actually funny.
1. I knew you were trouble is not about Harry styles. It is about John Mayer or jake Gyllenhaal.
2. The bad boy in Taylor's story is not Harry styles but John Mayer. She herself talked about it in songs like dear John or I knew you were trouble. Infact she never refered to Harry styles as a bad boy. Every song about Harry is about how the media ruined their relationship.
3. We don't know when Taylor and Harry broke up. Just because the media said it was ain early 2013 doesn't prove anything. The media also said that her and jo Alwyn are not gonna last and they have been together for 5 years.
4. Gold rush isn't about Harry styles. None of the songs on folklore and evermore are about her exes. She wrote fictional songs there.
What is everyone's obsession with making every song Taylor has written about Harry styles? She has only written 4 songs about Harry on the 1989 album, style, out of the woods, I know places and Wonderland.
5.all the theories you gave for songs on folklore and evermore were false. None of the songs are about Taylor's relationship with her high profile exes like Harry, jake etc. Dorothea is from a fictional boy's perspective whose soulmate left his small town and became a famous acctress. He is talking about how he only sees her on a small screen now. This the damn season is from that acctress's pov when she comes back home for Christmas and has a fling with the guy reminiscing about past but ultimately leaving him and going back to LA.
Happiness is from her best friend Abigail's pov after she ends up divorcing her husband.
Jeez. Closure is not about Kim kardashian. It is about her previous record label owner Scott borchetta. He sent Taylor a letter asking for closure. She is writing in the song that she is fine with her spite and she doesn't want closure from him.
I thought I know Places was about Tom Hiddleston?
@@farwakhan4423 no😂
I know places is from 1989 album. It came out in 2014. She dated Tom Hiddleston in 2016-2017(don't know the exact time but around this time only). How could I know places be about Tom? It's about Harry styles and how they need to hide from the extensive coverage from the media.
@@Swiftiebooklover7 aaah ok
I agree with most of this but I wouldn't say NONE of the songs on folklore and evermore are about her personal life. She even mentioned some of the songs in the Long Pond Sessions in relation to her personal life, and the ones that aren't entirely personal are still from experience. Mirrorball, my tears ricochet, invisible string, mad woman, peace, hoax and the lakes are all very based on her personal life. She's also said that she really relates to this is me trying, so even though she created characters for it it's very much from experience. You literally said that closure was about Scott Borchetta, which makes it about an element of her personal life. Long story short is also very obviously about her. If Taylor was actually a movie franchise, I feel like that would be the credit song.
@@nurpeachmusic ooh I should have specified. I meant none of the songs were solely about her personal life as in her relationships with ex boyfriends. I think she is always gonna take inspiration from her life to write songs. But lover was the end of the era in which she only talked about herself or her high profile exes. I also kinda think that in the bridge of Coney Island she sort of gave a farewell to all of her exes and moving on there might be slim to none mentions in her newer albums. I will edit the comment tk add that.👍
"A mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you" damn...
which song is that
@@gayatrimestry4509 Cold as you, from her debut album
She wrote this when she was like 15
"you made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter" is also top tier
@@ber71421 a lot of her one liners actually.
It’s very degrading to her as a person and an artist to insinuate she’s still hung up on a 3 month relationship from 8 years ago
I agree. Artists include past experiences into new art because it helps shape the narrative, because it's a universal feeling or because they are looking for inspiration in the past, but it doesn't mean they are still stuck there. People move on, forgive and forget. And it's insulting to her and to her current healthy relationship she's been in for years.
And its just ridiculous!
Right??? Like that man is too ugly as well. let it go
agreed, it's also very lame to assume certain songs in folk-more are about certain exes. These albums are purposely written for us to channel our imaginations, stop obsessing over her past relationships
Hahaha true
Ya'll Haylor is dead, get over it pleaseeeee
Also, it's pretty disrespectful to her and her current relationship to keep assuming that she's hung up on a 3-month relationship from years ago.
lol the gold rush part seemed like a bit of a projecting! XD
@@blissclair9743 honestly, I mostly associate harry styles with gold rush because that's what I feel about him lol. It's obviously about joe.
Is it disrespectful when you see a paper airplane in the Cardigan video? That isn't assuming. It was purposely put in her video.
@Christine Harris Taylor already confirmed that Cardigan, August and Betty are about a teenage love triangle, none of those songs are about her so you’re wrong
Donkeykong doesn't negate the fact there's a paper airplane in the video. Rather obvious Easter egg and she put it there
Taylor and her journey are so fascinating, what she managed to create going through life is simply amazing.
this video is awesome thank you!
Wait… are you THE aurorasadprosee? From wattpad ?
You misunderstood Harry and Taylor’s relationship to no end
What do you mean? I know they're friends now
Literally like I Knew You Were Trouble wasn’t even about him and he’s not as much of a “character” in the TCU as they’re making him out to be. They’re friends. They’ve moved on.
@@deplamarijke2555 yeah
@@idontevenhaveapla7224 yeah, but the public part of their relationship was short, they dated a bit before and a bit after what the general public thinks he is. I Knew you were trouble isn’t about him, and she didn’t “imagine” their relationship
@@idontevenhaveapla7224 just because they interacted at the Grammys doesn't justify the fact that they're friends. Stop assuming things. They're in good terms which is very good and mature but I don't think they're friends.
I'd love a whole series on Taylor, please and thank you
Mee too
I'd unsubscribe
@@ravenswood118 noone would even notice
@@ravenswood118 all the more reason
@Umamaheswari G lol
I knew you were trouble isn’t about Harry, I’ll say this every time 😓
Exactly
This is NOT a hate comment. I love your channel and i have been a subscriber since the beginning when it was called Screenprism. So please try to understand where I am coming from, I am a Swiftie and it really hurt me to see wrong facts in the video
1. I knew you were trouble is not about Harry Styles, it was written even before she dated him
2. Gold rush is definitely not About Harry Styles, its written from a fictional character's perspective about having a crush but not being able to confess to the person. Some of its lyrics are inspired by Joe Alwyn which you kind of acknowledged afterwards.
3. Happiness is about her childhood bestfriend's divorce. It's written from Abigail's (her friend) perspective.
4. Closure is about Scott Borshetta, her old label owner who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. It's definitely not shading Kim in any way,
Taylor is over that whole kimye drama and usually doesn't bring it up anywhere now.
There were a few more wrong facts which I am overlooking, but the aforementioned 4 are important to bring into light. Please do read my comment and If you respect Taylor in general or at least as an artist, please acknowledge this.
I usually don't comment but I wrote this long comment, because it's really hurtful to see people thinking IKYWT is about Harry, its disrespectful for both Taylor and Harry
@@srishtibhadani8490 I thought there was a nod to Kanye&Kim in Mad Woman "women like hunting witches too. doing your dirtiest work for you."
And maybe this last line could be Kanye&Kim and Scooter's social circle..or just about Kimye
It's obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together"
yeah but she USE him to promote the song
The video of the song show us moment of their relationship and Taylor say during the Brit in 2012 that the song was about him even if the album was out before she dated him
She just know that making the song about him will give her more spotlight
Taylor wrote 'I knew you were trouble' before she met Harry styles. Do some research
Yeah but she told during the Brit 2012 that the song was about him and all the clip show moment of their relationship
She use him to promote the song
@@cadeaualicia4370 not really, the media played it very well. The song is more than likely about Jake Gyllenhaal, both Taylor and Harry parted on good terms and had nothing bad to say about each other in all these years.
@@cadeaualicia4370 big L
I agree with everything the video says, except in the "Taylor's Lovers" section where the video attempts to guess the ex-boyfriends that served as inspiration. Mainly because it's pure speculation. Taylor has never named the people behind those songs out of respect. And they even speculated wrongly at times. Like, I don't know who "I knew you were trouble" is about, nor do I care (it's a good song), but as far as I know Harry Styles wasn't even dating her at the time the song was released.
Also, correlating her art to the guys she's dated (even though they have most likely inspired her) does her songwriting a disservice. She always managed to encapsulate in her songwriting feelings that are difficult to articulate in a poetic medium, regardless of her experience (like illicit affairs, for example, a song she's said was hard to make because she didn't know what is was like to cheat on a partner, even though she wanted to empathize with the character of the song). In "the man" she complains, very rightly so, that people always used to pay attention to her for her relationships instead of her capacity to write. She literally demands to given the priviledge of death of the author. Being able to write about whatever (like a double murder mystery about female rage in "no body no crime") without having people speculate about your personal life is a priviledge rarely given to women, and I don't think The Take should've done the analysis of the TCA so heavily reliant on her personal life.
Her songs are really good pieces of both music and writing. "Champagne problmes" and "Exile", both co-written by her now boyfriend, are a tragic breakup songs that counter the line of thought that she always writes about her ex-boyfriends or lovers. Doing an attempt of correlating her music with her life is rendered useless, in my opinion. Can't we just agree that she is a good writer and start analyzing her work for what it is? Whether experience had something to do with it or not is none of our businesses.
I love that Taylor has turned away from more explicit diaristic songs to writing stories she makes in her mind while still having some basis in her own life, how she’s already started the process of mythologizing herself
All I know is I cannot stop listening to “The Last Great American Dynasty”.
It's ridiculous how good that song is.
No; all you know is we said hello
And your eyes look like coming home
I'm obsessed with that song
It's a bop!
It’s like a book in a song
This is really Taylor's world and we're all just living in it
harry is not an important character in the universe she’s not writing about him 8 years since they dated
the person who created this video CLEARLY isn't a swiftie
People argue all her songs r about her exes but actually she is selling a story by taking references from her own life or others, folklore& evermore r example of telling stories of imaginary characters she build but somehow we can still relate those song about some ex whatever no one can deny what an amazing songwriter she is
I feel like on my feminist journey I had to unlearn a lot of self hate taught to me by misogyny. I had a period of time in high-school where my love for Taylor Swift disappeared. Now as an adult while self reflecting getting all the gossip and negativity away had to question myself. She is profiting over her relationships and experiences but, what artist isn't. I'm starting to fall in love with her music again and be more conscious of these things.
Again, I don't understand this image of hers. Her & Harry are clearly friends now. Joe Jonas wrote songs about her(song called "much better") in which, he's tired of the teardrops on the guitar. Harry also says he's the perfect guy to write breakup songs about lol. The only time she dropped a name in song is in dear john, & I'm with her because he was a 32 yr old dating a barely legal teenager(then he also wrote about her). Not to forget that "Dear John letters" are an actual thing(Google it). Plus she wrote "Back to December" as an apology to Taylor Lautner. She has the highest selling ENTIRELY self-written album in the modern era. She really didn't deserve the shit she got. Being framed & only having the full phone call come out in 2020. I don't think people understand that her fans actually buy her albums, because of her songwriting. You don't do that just out of a few breakup tracks.
@@idontevenhaveapla7224 Very true I feel like it's so important to be self conscious of actively separating the thoughts society has taught you and what is actually progressive/your own thoughts. 2 years ago I got rid of all the gossip medias and I had to unlearn all of that and I'm still working on it.
@@_reyna_love_ I totally get what you mean. I've always loved Taylor, but I became a bit apathetic for a while until I examined what exactly was bothering me and whether those ideas were actually my own.
I super highly recommend watching Miss Americana on Netflix. She shares so, so much of herself in it. It made me look up to her a lot more than I did before.
@@lily-_- Definitely will be checking it out when I get home from work!
@@idontevenhaveapla7224 exactly. She's also been in a stable relationship for almost 5 years yet society still pretends she's boy-crazy
Y'all... Taylor is NOT still writing songs about Harry Styles ffs lol. She's with Joe and has been for a long time. She dated Harry for a few months back in what 2012 or 2013? Stop it! Its offensive to act like she's still hung up on that relationship. Goldrush most likely isn't about him.
yea but Harry‘s on fire rn so they’ll use him to get attention…
@@lostintoomanyfandoms1619 girl Taylor is literally with her soulmate sit down
@@lostintoomanyfandoms1619 please ahe was famous before Harry was ok. She started getting popularity in 2006. Ok. It is also very annoying
@@preranataylorsversion6883 i don't remember what exactly i meant with that comment but i think it was about the VIDEO using him to get attention not Taylor.
an unexpected video i didn't know i needed
Me neither, but I'm delighted that they covered Taylor, and her amazing legacy! ❤️
Yes❤️
So true.
Yes
I love this analysis, but IKYWT is NOT about harry (they hadnt even date by the time it was released), as well as Gold Rush (its likely to be about Joe Alwyn, but its more of a story she made up), and Joe Jonas is more relevant as a lover to Taylor than Harry, he has songs about him both in fearless and speak now, so...
But from the rest, she is really a great story teller!
You forgot about closure, its not about Kim, its about Scott Borshetta who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. And then tried to smooth things over.
I think it's about Harry though because they met exchanged numbers then he was seen kissing some model . IKYWK was a last addition to the album along with treacherouse its about Harry.
The Take: Let's talk about how Taylor created a Cinematic Universe on her videos and career.
Also The Take: Nah, let's just talk about how she writes songs about the boys she dates and feuds she has.
How disappointing.
Why did I cry at some parts of this video? Jesus this was really well done.
Slight correction as I don't think I knew you were trouble is about Harry Styles as it was written well before they started dating.
Was also going to comment this. IKYWT was on Red which came out in October 2012, and they started dating after its release until January 2013. I reckon it's about either John Mayer or Jake Gyllenhall
There needs to be more than a slight correction,
I am a Swiftie and it really hurt me to see wrong facts in the video
1. I knew you were trouble is not about Harry Styles, it was written even before she dated him
2. Gold rush is definitely not About Harry Styles, its written from a fictional character's perspective about having a crush but not being able to confess to the person. Some of its lyrics are inspired by Joe Alwyn which you kind of acknowledged afterwards.
3. Happiness is about her childhood bestfriend's divorce. It's written from Abigail's (her friend) perspective.
4. Closure is about Scott Borshetta, her old label owner who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. It's definitely not shading Kim in any way,
Taylor is over that whole kimye drama and usually doesn't bring it up anywhere now.
There were a few more wrong facts which I am overlooking, but the aforementioned 4 are important to bring into light. Please do read my comment and If you respect Taylor in general or at least as an artist, please acknowledge this.
"One who got away"?!! That's so disrespectful to Taylor and Joe. You made Harry Styles too important in this narrative when they dated only for a couple months. Obviously Gold Rush is not about him, a relationship 7 years before the song was written. The obsession with their relationship, even now, is so disturbing
I mean you can’t really say their relationship isn’t significant because they “only” dated for three months, her relationship with Jake was also “only” three months but that breakup wrecked her and made her write All Too Well. Her relationships before 2014 on never really lasted any longer than a year, so the length of the relationships aren’t relevant. But yeah I agree that Gold Rush isn’t about him, it’s just weird that people get hung up on three months when she dated Jake for the same amount of time.
While I don't think its harry, ¨The one¨ implies there is someone who inspires that kind of feeling in her. And I dont think that it's disrespectful to her relationship, cause it doesn't mean she's not in love with Joe, it just means there are exes she thinks of fondly and she occasionally wonders what could have been
@@user-wr8oe3ex1f there’s a difference between an intense relationship between too grown adults and what Taylor and Harry had which seemed more like a cute college type relationship that was mainly for fun.
I Knew You Were Trouble isn’t about Harry at all. It’s off her 4th album Red which came out before they ever dated.
I liked how you explored the car motif but where’s ‘Getaway Car?’
I have had an idea for you guys to do a video analysis of the Beauty and the Beast romance story/ archetype. A beautiful and caring woman who falls in love with a at first scary and intimidating man. So for reference, Beauty and the Beast; Christine Daaé and Erik (The Phantom of the Opera); Quasimodo and Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame); and even the most famous Ancient Greek story of Persephone and Hades. Would be really interesting to see you dissect this popular romance story that channels the light with darkness, and what it symbolises for humans and shows us about ideas of humanity and love. Also how this story is perhaps quote behind the times in terms of the sexist ideals for women in relationships and expectations of them.
There already is a video
@@psychonline3277 Not the story of Beauty and the Beaat. More so the tradition of a relationship in which the man is dark and brooding and seen as evil sometimes whereas the woman is beautiful and caring and easy to love. There isn't really a name for this but it seems common
Yep! And how it influences people when shipping fictional charcaters together. For instance, the big Sandor Clegane and Sansa Stark (who’s 13 currently in the books) shippers for ‘a song of ice and fire’ book series
Lindsay Ellis has done this video
Edit: it's titled "my monster boyfriend" if you want to look it up
Sexist ideals of women? What?
No matter how hard you're trying to dislike or avoid Taylor, she's gonna be there, and keep winning
Gold rush is obviously about joe alwyn she makes references to other songs written about him , and why would she write about a relationship that ended 8 years ago 😀
"...life was a willow and it bent right to your wind." Her lyrics are what her life actually is. And that vulnerability is what makes Taylor Swift the greatest popstar of this generation. She deserves it.
I knew you were trouble is not about Harry Styles. They started dating after the album was released.
Exactly, and they literally took 2 minutes to justify why IKYWT is about Harry
It will always be a double-standard for women that dare to write about love, relationships or sex. Men have always always done this and are not asked "why do you only write about your lovers", no, women like taylor get shit for it (or meghan the stallion / doja cat etc for making sexual songs)
Oh, poor, poor Taylor...
True, I feel so bad for it
I just wanna thank Taylor with my entire heart, for everything that she ever did, for just being Taylor, despite everything she had to go through...her stories and the life lessons she gave us... Her legacy is a truly masterpiece, rare and one of a kind ❤
I always find it hilarious how James, Betty and Inez are all Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's children.
same I find it hilarious 😂
1989 is not about Harry Styles... Style, OOTW and AYHTDWS maybe are about him, but the concept about that album was living the 20's life in a big fashion city with romance, friends, euphoric moments, paparazzi, parties, polaroids, enemies (Bad Blood)... it's about being in love in NYC and being stunnished about NYC, being heartbroken and ultimately being single and free (the best people in life are free)... Also Lover is one of her most important narratives, is about the closure of the 1989's diva who turns into a Reputation's villainess... it's just about who she really is on terms of the complex meaning of love... yes there's a lot of songs about Joe but there's songs about how she accepts and love herself as she is (Me!, The Archer, The Man), how she loves her friends and society in general, even her country (Miss Americana, YNTCD) and one of the most important songs is about how she deeply loves her mother (SYGB), it's a clear statement of who she is on her late 20's and actually is her most honest album ever... that album completes the trilogy of her pop era and put out a perfect spot of her next Indie Folk era with folklore and evermore and her exploration of the escapism narrative where she is not the protagonist, she's just the storyteller, in that case Gold Rush isn't about her and isn't about Harry Styles at all, the only songs on folklore about her are The Lakes and Peace, both related with Joe, and in evermore we have Willow, also related to Joe and RWYLM and ITTG, rescuing de "Tayla" character (I'm agree with you with the drama narrative)...
Stop trying to make her new songs about Harry as if she's not capable of creating her own stories beyond her lived experiences.
i knew you were trouble came out before taylor and harry started dating
we all know TCU is superior
Best Cinematic Universes:
The TCU - Taylor Swift Cinematic Universe
The PCU - Pixar Cinematic Universe
The HPCU - Wizarding World/Harry Potter Cinematic Universe
The MCU - Marvel Cinematic Universe
You just listed 3 of my fandoms.
Include Conjuring Universe
I love Taylor. She’s an amazing role model and artist.
just one correction in your well made video. "I knew you were trouble" was a song not written about Harry Styles. It was released(with the album Red) before both of them met
Exactly this is what most people always assume. They were together AFTER the album with these songs was released already.
Not just one correction, there are more wrong facts
1. Gold rush is definitely not About Harry Styles, its written from a fictional character's perspective about having a crush but not being able to confess to the person. Some of its lyrics are inspired by Joe Alwyn which you kind of acknowledged afterwards.
2. Happiness is about her childhood bestfriend's divorce. It's written from Abigail's (her friend) perspective.
3. Closure is about Scott Borshetta, her old label owner who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. It's definitely not shading Kim in any way,
Taylor is over that whole kimye drama and usually doesn't bring it up anywhere now.
There were a few more wrong facts which I am overlooking, but the aforementioned 3 are important to bring into light. Please do read my comment and If you respect Taylor in general or at least as an artist, please acknowledge this.
How do you misunderstand closure this much? How is that a diss track?
Can you do a video on the virgin suicides and their take on girlhood.
Her lyrics are deep and meaningful - I love that. She’s selling music and art, not sex - I admire that.
kinda crazy knowing that folklore and evermore are basically fanfic
who needs movie franchises when you have taylor swift
You missed to opportunity to title this The Lovers, The Schemers and T
Thank the non-existent God they didn't
I am really obsessed with her albums lovers and reputation at the moment! Just those 2 albums for weeks and it doesn't get boring! She is just so lovely and talented
I did this recently too after she released the re-recording of fearless ;that's all I listened to for like two weeks straight , then I started listening to Red and I'm so glad I got a chance to listen to them again now that I am older .
Masterpieces. Sister albums in my opinion, like folklore and evermore. They're totally the inverse of each other and they make an even stronger statement to the world than they would on their own. I feel like both are kind of underrated- Lover gets way too much hate in the fandom because somehow some people who call themselves Swifties can't see past the lead singles (which weren't even that bad- if the whole album was like that it might have been a bit much, but there really isn't anything wrong with a couple of lighthearted pop songs). Reputation is overpraised in the fandom but gets completely misunderstood outside of it. All her albums are amazing though, and if you haven't listened to her entire discography yet, you need to.
Taylor Swift is such a talented artist. She has such a way with words. ❤️
It’s honestly so entertains if you just think about all these Taylors/ Taylas and whichever Taylor u like may or may not be a part of her but are reflective of the Taylor you want to see
Swifties are one of the most luckiest fandoms ever cuz taylor puts so much effort and creativity in her art and she loves us so much
"Haylor" is taught in classes as an example of a successful pr relationship lol and i can't believe people still believe ikywt is about him 💀
Thank you for doing such an in-depth study on this! No one ever seems to give TS the respect she deserves for her incredible storytelling regardless of whether they like the music or not & it’s so refreshing to just see that acknowledged
Dear The Take, I LOVE your Channel! Thank you for giving a voice and legitimizing an artists who so often gets cast aside as a "bubble gum" singer. Just because a woman wants to sing about romance, and heartbreak, and her feelings does not mean she is not an artist. You video has made me proud of Taylor because she is sticking to her craft even though not everyone understands it. Thank you for your eloquence. Words can really legitimize and free groups who have not been taken seriously in the past.
Thank you for all your hard work!!!
YOU ROCK!!
Closure is more likely about Scott Borchetta and Big Machine Records or Scooter Braun.
Broke: marvel cinematic universe
Woke: Taylor musical universe
Is that suppose to be a joke or an insult? judging by the reference to the tiring "get woke, go broke" poor attempt for an insult.
@@sammyvictors2603 a joke.
@@sammyvictors2603 Take it with a pinch of salt
@@vishakhatyagi my apologies then
What?
I cannot describe how happy, nostalgic and proud this video makes me feel! As someone who literally grew up with Taylor and looked up to her to navigate through my own life and feelings, my heart just feels so full and happy, listening to her story in such a beautiful way
Your best video so far! Tay Tay is genius and needs more recognition for that.
as a non tayor swift fan...thank you for explaining the fandom. respect the artistry more already
If Hollywood finally have enough brain, and announce the making of Taylor Swift Musical Universe, I will buy it in blu ray🥳
Ive been waiting for this for so long
Finally, Great video! Taylor is really such an interesting public figure that you could have done a whole series on her.
Surprised you didn’t going into more detail about her feuds and how that has affected her public perception including her decision to remove her music from streaming services and re record her masters. Whilst this undoubtedly benefits her financially it also helps support other artists as well as pushing for artists to have the right to own their own work, her decision to leave streaming services also shows just how much power celebrities hold in the social media age.
Another thing that is interesting is how
self aware she is, something she referenced in blank space. Another example being the real unedited Kanye video she says she is so close to having her bubble burst and the public turning against her and little did she know that would happen.
Yes, I don't understand how they just overlooked the whole story behind reputation and her whole reclamation of her narrative after being cancelled. That's such a huge part of her narrative and is one of the main things that makes her story so compelling. It hugely plays into the whole classic heroine image that they rightfully noticed she has.
@@nurpeachmusic agreed!! Wish it was two parts, one about her public perception and fall from grace and the second about her song writing!
Ohh YES! I knew you were going to do it, and I waited patiently and it was worth it!!!
Another one great video and now about an artist I recently fell in love with, being folklore and evermore the most interesting albums she’s done so far. I look forward to seeing what she has in store for the future. I’m really intrigued to know what’s next.
I'm soooo glad you mentioned Jane Eyre because when i listened to mad woman i did also feel like she was singing to the perspective of Bertha johnson 💕💕💕
Im deeply in love with TS and her TCU is beautiful and with so much meaning and growth, I have listen to her since for ever, her passion and talent move me and make me feel alive, the fact that all her songs are part of this huge universe makes it even more perfect and wonderful! Amazing video! I love The Take
I’ve never clicked so fast on a youtube video notification in my life 😭
the take + taylor swift content, this made my day!
It may have made yours, and even though I thought it would make mine but it didn't. Read my reply to know why
This is NOT a hate comment. I love your channel and i have been a subscriber since the beginning when it was called Screenprism. So please try to understand where I am coming from, I am a Swiftie and it really hurt me to see wrong facts in the video
1. I knew you were trouble is not about Harry Styles, it was written even before she dated him
2. Gold rush is definitely not About Harry Styles, its written from a fictional character's perspective about having a crush but not being able to confess to the person. Some of its lyrics are inspired by Joe Alwyn which you kind of acknowledged afterwards.
3. Happiness is about her childhood bestfriend's divorce. It's written from Abigail's (her friend) perspective.
4. Closure is about Scott Borshetta, her old label owner who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. It's definitely not shading Kim in any way,
Taylor is over that whole kimye drama and usually doesn't bring it up anywhere now.
There were a few more wrong facts which I am overlooking, but the aforementioned 4 are important to bring into light. Please do read my comment and If you respect Taylor in general or at least as an artist, please acknowledge this.
Thank you for doing this and acknowledging that she is so much more than a musician. I’m a novel writer, but she is one of my biggest inspirations because she is an incredible storyteller that crosses mediums, which so few people see
This video just made this my new favourite TH-cam channel
I really do enjoy your content, and as a TS fan I was very excited for this video, but to be honest I was disapointed that it focused so much on her dating life and her "feuds" and public image, and not on some more specific parts of her artistry like the recurring motifs and themes and metaphores, and how they evolve throughout her discography.
Not everything is about Harry 😭 u all give him so much credit for being a muse of her songs but let me tell u the truth, he is there for not even 2% of her discography
Loved the video! I think it's my favorite I've watched so far
This almost made me a cry, but what you said at the end, that strong, positive, constructive view of the situation, really brought a smile to my face. This is one of the few times I've subbed to someone after just 1 video, because I already think you're someone who has highly valuable opinions
Reputation was such a good album....its a shame she didnt got any nominations for it bcoz of the whole Kanye-Kim drama but she went out of her comfort zone and made some absolute bangers,some of the best in her discography
I've always enjoyed your analysis videos, but this one is really special because I love Taylor swift so much. Please continue making such videos ❤️❤️❤️
I too was happy to see the take making video on Taylor swift but i was disappointed in this video because of the following reasons, there are a few facts which are wrong and it really hurt me
1. I knew you were trouble is not about Harry Styles, it was written even before she dated him
2. Gold rush is definitely not About Harry Styles, its written from a fictional character's perspective about having a crush but not being able to confess to the person. Some of its lyrics are inspired by Joe Alwyn which you kind of acknowledged afterwards.
3. Happiness is about her childhood bestfriend's divorce. It's written from her friend perspective.
4. Closure is about Scott Borshetta, her old label owner who refused to sell her the masters of her 1st 6 albums. It's definitely not shading Kim in any way,
Taylor is over that whole kimye drama and usually doesn't bring it up anywhere now.
There were a few more wrong facts which I am overlooking, but the aforementioned 4 are important to bring into light. If you respect Taylor in general or at least as an artist, please acknowledge this.
@@srishtibhadani8490 hey, I agree with a few points that you've mentioned. (Although I think I knew you were trouble is about Harry)
And yes, Taylor is done with the Kimye drama.
I was just saying that I really enjoy The Take's analysis of Taylor as an artist. She is a brilliant creative visionary and so many things about the creative process of what Taylor makes go unnoticed. I think they did a good job of analysing it.
Taylor has created experiences with each album rather than just music. The Take has always done really good analysis videos of characters and I think that was their point of view for this video as well.
I understand why you would be disappointed. But eitherways, for me, I enjoyed the video.
@@manasigadgil8525 i agree with you, at the time when i wrote the comment I was just thinking about the things that they got wrong, but after giving it time, I too realised that they did a good job overall.
@@srishtibhadani8490 hehe, happens :) glad to know you're a swiftie too
i have never clicked a video so fast, thank you so much for making this💗💗👏🏼
Loveeeee this video, she is such an inspiration. She definitely have change and mature so much 💛💕
She started to transition from Country to pop what happened in there
So Tayla is like Taylor’s cruella
What an amazing unexpected video, I love your take on Taylor!! However I'm pretty sure Gold Rush is about Joe and I think Closure is either about Karli Kloss or Scott Borchetta.
My favorite channel making a video about my favorite person. Thank you for this!!
FINALLY. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR LITERALLY 2 YEARS AND IT'S HERE
I was never a huge fan of her music but I always want to be her friend. She's awesome.
she's so full of herself and narcissi
@@cadeaualicia4370 you hate her and still cared to comment about her? You can call yourself a fan
what about the time she actually dated someone from the MCU i.e. Loki i.e. Tom Hiddleston? (she wrote the song Getaway Car about him) Feels like that should be mentioned, it's the ultimate crossover.
All Too Well and You All Over Me are my absolute favorite songs of her! I love Taylor 💛❤️
i've been waiting for this one