Even Andrew Lloyd Webber said the only good thing about being involved in the movie was working with Taylor. The director wanted a new song and Taylor and Andrew did this.
The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, he asked Taylor to write the lyrics. that is a high honor. But for the movie, the lead actress sang it. Taylor also sings the song "Mcavity".
PS: Taylor Swift does not sing BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS in the movie she did her version of BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS as credit she sings Macavity the original was played by Francesca Hayward a British Ballet dancer
I think a lot of people hate on this song. It’s not supposed to be a BB Hot 100 song. It’s supposed to be a Broadway song, which is a different style. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music and she wrote the lyrics and melodies. He praised her songwriting abilities on the song and said the only positive thing about the movie was getting to work with her. The reason it is in a British accent is because Cats takes place in Britain, it’s a British musical. She doesn’t sing the song in the movie, but does sing it in the ending credits. Which is one of the pre-requisites for Oscar nominations. It was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Grammy, both for music in a motion picture. “It’s just not Taylor Swift”, sure it is. You know Taylor switches genres and this is just her working with ALW on a song for the movie, that’s why it sounds different, it has to represent the movie, not Taylor. Writing for a movie is very different. Like Carolina, that doesn’t really sound like a Taylor Swift song either, but it fits in with the movie, the themes of the movie, the timeline of the movie, etc. I really like Beautiful Ghosts, I think it is exactly what it was supposed to be. Not supposed to be a top 100 pop hit. It fit into Cats. A horrible movie. but the song fit perfectly in the movie.
The hate for this song and her performance is nothing short of pure madness. It’s a beautifully written song, tainted by the fact that everybody hates the movie. And there’s literally nothing wrong with the vocals. She sings with a feigned British accent because the movie is set in London. Is that really so hard to understand?
she keeps saying "old taylor voice" when this was around Lover 😂 "old taylor voice" is anything before reputation. i swear sometimes she acts like she knows enough about taylor lore and it's funny but also annoying when she tries to present it as factual information
I don't wanna be that guy but its very American to not like this song and the play.....its a beautiful story. The movie isn't amazing but the songs and the vocal performances in the film were all top notch. This also came out in 2019 woth the Lover album when Taylor had full creative control of her work. She wrote most of the song herself haha. If you watch the movie and the play, this song perfectly fits....The belt comes in cause the last half of the song worms almost as a repirse......
I mean... People don't hate the play, right? just the movie. I don't think people think the song is poorly written either, I just think it's a little hard to listen too because of the accent, plus final note.
@@craftingranger7552 Oh yeah, sorry if it seemed like I was saying she couldn't. That wasn't the intent. I was just saying that the way it sounded in this song specifically, with this accent, and arrangement, how she sang it, can be hard to listen to. I definitely think she can and think it would be cool to hear. Hopefully she tries this again sometime.
She’s playing a character in a story that is set in London. I think it would be a bit strange if she sounded totally like her usual self and didn’t, at least, attempt more British sounding vowels.
Audrie this was all about Andrew Lloyd Webber and what he wanted to the Cats soundtrack to sound like, ordinarily Taylor would never be involved with so,thing like this but this was whilst she was in a relationship with a British Actor, spending a lot of time in London and was noticed by a musical legend who asked her to write a song.
“When all you wanted was to be wanted, you wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now.” - Fifteen "All that I wanted was to be wanted." - Beautiful Ghosts There are so many repetitive lyrics in her discography. I love deciphering them when they pop up. She's singing with a "British" accent because Cats is British. Also, fun fact, Taylor is a theatre kid. She did tons of musicals as a child. I hated this film, but enjoyed her in it and this song is def the best part.
I absolutely love this song. And it makes way more sense if you’ve seen the movie. I prefer hearing Taylor’s version versus the movie version, I feel like Taylor has more emotion in hers.
Oh no!!!! They had Taylor do a British accent as well. If they let her do the performance without trying to do the accent then yeah maybe but girlllllll....
It’s a decent song. I didn’t like the decision for her to sing with the British pronunciation of some words. Most of the critics that saw the movie said Taylor’s 5 minutes and her singing the song of the final credits were the only redeeming qualities but still not worth the time. I mean it’s so bad that after she saw the premiere she didn’t even make a single comment about the movie or tell us to go see it. Meaning she didn’t like it and didn’t even want to subject ourselves to go see it.
You should react to this movie with your husband! It would be hilarious! It’s not a good movie but it’s worth seeing just once. She was good in her one big scene. The poor actors and dancers had no idea that their performances would be ruined by very bad CGI. It’s worth noting that Andrew Lloyd Webber loved this song and loved working with Taylor. He had nothing but stellar things to say about her. Taylor didn’t sing the song in the movie so her version is singing in the character’s accent and in her style.
Taylor isn’t singing This song in the movie, another actress is singing, beautiful ghost in the movie. Taylor is singing beautiful ghost, when the end credits roll in.
Basically you are skating the king of musicals… Andrew Lloyd Webber. This is his music. This is the credits song so bringing us down from the emotional ending of the musical… it tied perfectly in context.
Haven't seen Cats, didn't know that it was by Andrew Lloyd Webber but I recognized his music almost immediately. Some parts made me think of LND, I think I recognized notes from 'Till I hear you sing'?
I mean, THAT song you’re talking about from this musical is Memory so there really isn’t a need for a new one of those but I do love when she belts Definitely not her best song and it did take me a while to come around to it but I love it now
I read that she wrote the words to this piece after the producer ( I forgot his name, sorry) decided to compose this piece for this cat character and Taylor wrote the lyrics immediately.
OMG I love you but you were SO hard on this one, it's not about what could have been it's abut what IT IS. Ugh. Worried and annoyed at the way she pronounced born? come on.
I agree with you 100%, coming from a musical theatre background and being a Swiftie. I started following you a long time ago for these kind of analyses, so I'm elated and so thankful for this video! Reminds me of how much I used to love musical theatre. I think we've got a similar style when critiquing it.
The brief was to write a new song for the movie version of a musical (and musical theatre folx have a LOT to say about ALW’s songs) So she wrote a version that could be pop or fully musical depending on who sings it. It’s not Taylor swift, it’s Cats.
I don't understand why people are getting so offended by honest opinions and critique. Not once did she say that Taylor couldn't sing or that the song as a whole was bad. It's not a bad song. I'm sure it was a huge moment for both Taylor and Andrew Lloyd Weber, to work together. All that's being said is that there are some stylistic elements of the song that either didn't make the most sense when she was listening or that didn't fit with Taylor's vocal talents. CATS takes place in London, so I'm sure it was a decision made between Taylor and Andrew Lloyd Weber to sing with a bit of that attempt of an accent to stylistically fit with the rest of the movie and the songs that were already existing. This was, after all, a song written new for the Movie Adaptation. It is a beautiful song and weaves a haunting and relatable story for some, I'm sure, but she's right, stylistically speaking it's not Taylor's best song out there. There's no harm in saying that.
I don't know I love this song, is beautiful and her voice sounds amazing, maybe if she added an extra adorn to an C#5 like on wicked oh_OHOHOHHHHHHHH ahah anyway. It's an honor to be able to work with Andrew Lloyd Webber, she told also he has the best gossip she ever heard, they definitely bonded.
Cats the movie came out in 2019. Also you’re reacting to the lyric video. Check out Taylor actually singing in the movie. She’s singing Macavity in the movie.
I just listened to the version from the character in the film and it was vocally shaky from emotion. I wonder if that’s why some of the singing on Taylor’s version was a bit off as well? She was replicating the emotion?
By the way, out of Taylor's albums, which one do you think is the most "Musical Theatre"-ish of them all? Imo, Speak Now, Lover and my favorite, evermore, have some really theatrical bops. You should listen to evermore!
The song is good ..... when Taylor sings it but she doesn't in Cats she just wrote the lyrics. There's a video of her and Lloyd Webber writing it, as a Featurette to the film th-cam.com/video/0_yhrD6IJQA/w-d-xo.html Very interesting, your other half will like it.
This song was purely an attempt to have a shot at the Best Original Song Oscar, but it didn't work at all within the context of the film. The character (not played by Taylor) sings it at Grizabella, and it makes it feel like she's trying to outdo her for sympathy for no reason.
Oh wow. Yeah I agree, it sounds like it would be really beautiful but the accent takes me out because it's not good, and she has a beautiful voice but she just doesn't have musical theater vocals. And if she does, she's holding back for some reason.
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please react to "carolina" taylor sounds so gorgeous in this song
Even Andrew Lloyd Webber said the only good thing about being involved in the movie was working with Taylor. The director wanted a new song and Taylor and Andrew did this.
The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, he asked Taylor to write the lyrics. that is a high honor. But for the movie, the lead actress sang it. Taylor also sings the song "Mcavity".
Oh no she found it 💀
I mean the song is not bad, I like it...the movie tho....
she wished for it 1 too many times lol
Either way Taylor is the best thing about that movie
Better than the Macavity song imo 😭
@@kobrownkid1356 I mean yeah, Taylor didn't write that one tho
PS: Taylor Swift does not sing BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS in the movie she did her version of BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS as credit she sings Macavity the original was played by Francesca Hayward a British Ballet dancer
“Because maybe it’s a character?? Just a thought??!”
Daaaaaaaavid I love you.
I love how hard Taylor tries at everything and isn't afraid to take on new things she's interested in 😍
I think a lot of people hate on this song. It’s not supposed to be a BB Hot 100 song. It’s supposed to be a Broadway song, which is a different style. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music and she wrote the lyrics and melodies. He praised her songwriting abilities on the song and said the only positive thing about the movie was getting to work with her. The reason it is in a British accent is because Cats takes place in Britain, it’s a British musical. She doesn’t sing the song in the movie, but does sing it in the ending credits. Which is one of the pre-requisites for Oscar nominations. It was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Grammy, both for music in a motion picture. “It’s just not Taylor Swift”, sure it is. You know Taylor switches genres and this is just her working with ALW on a song for the movie, that’s why it sounds different, it has to represent the movie, not Taylor. Writing for a movie is very different. Like Carolina, that doesn’t really sound like a Taylor Swift song either, but it fits in with the movie, the themes of the movie, the timeline of the movie, etc. I really like Beautiful Ghosts, I think it is exactly what it was supposed to be. Not supposed to be a top 100 pop hit. It fit into Cats. A horrible movie. but the song fit perfectly in the movie.
why are some words in a british accent and some in an american one… she should pick an accent instead of flip flopping it sounds inauthentic
I didn't like the movie (duh, no one did) but I LOVE this song. It gives me goosebumps everytime. It's so eerie and haunted.
The hate for this song and her performance is nothing short of pure madness. It’s a beautifully written song, tainted by the fact that everybody hates the movie. And there’s literally nothing wrong with the vocals. She sings with a feigned British accent because the movie is set in London. Is that really so hard to understand?
The song is very clearly an Andrew Lloyd Webber song stylistically. Writing this with Taylor was the one part of the film he enjoyed.
It’s interesting that you think some of the things aren’t vocally as strong with Taylor’s voice, because this wasn’t that long ago. It was still 2019
Thinking of it,its still 5 years ago
Pandemic really messed with our sense of time
she keeps saying "old taylor voice" when this was around Lover 😂 "old taylor voice" is anything before reputation. i swear sometimes she acts like she knows enough about taylor lore and it's funny but also annoying when she tries to present it as factual information
the song makes sense for the movie, she’s singing in a british accent
this music is SO underrated. beautiful lyrics, stunning vocals, no matter what the movie turned out to be, Taylor did an AMAZING job with this one
I don't wanna be that guy but its very American to not like this song and the play.....its a beautiful story. The movie isn't amazing but the songs and the vocal performances in the film were all top notch. This also came out in 2019 woth the Lover album when Taylor had full creative control of her work. She wrote most of the song herself haha. If you watch the movie and the play, this song perfectly fits....The belt comes in cause the last half of the song worms almost as a repirse......
I mean... People don't hate the play, right? just the movie. I don't think people think the song is poorly written either, I just think it's a little hard to listen too because of the accent, plus final note.
@davisfinney7526 Taylor could do musical theatre, she has the vocal strength and control to do it
@@craftingranger7552 Oh yeah, sorry if it seemed like I was saying she couldn't. That wasn't the intent. I was just saying that the way it sounded in this song specifically, with this accent, and arrangement, how she sang it, can be hard to listen to. I definitely think she can and think it would be cool to hear. Hopefully she tries this again sometime.
She’s playing a character in a story that is set in London. I think it would be a bit strange if she sounded totally like her usual self and didn’t, at least, attempt more British sounding vowels.
@@Brightheart998 exactly!!!
Who told you about this movie?!? Stay away 😭😭😭 for our sanity
Either way Taylor is the best thing about that movie
This musical autopsy was brutal. Are we ever happy with anything? Like, ever?
Girl this is for cats…it’s composed by legendary andrew Lloyd…
This is the first time I’ve seen her react to Taylor negatively.
I, a swiftie, absolutely love the song cause yay more Taylor songs but like…. I get it lol.
@@elibarides487lol I’m gonna start all I comments with “I, a swiftie…” from now on. Applause for you, that was great.
This song is literally from a musical
Audrie this was all about Andrew Lloyd Webber and what he wanted to the Cats soundtrack to sound like, ordinarily Taylor would never be involved with so,thing like this but this was whilst she was in a relationship with a British Actor, spending a lot of time in London and was noticed by a musical legend who asked her to write a song.
“When all you wanted was to be wanted, you wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now.” - Fifteen
"All that I wanted was to be wanted." - Beautiful Ghosts
There are so many repetitive lyrics in her discography. I love deciphering them when they pop up. She's singing with a "British" accent because Cats is British. Also, fun fact, Taylor is a theatre kid. She did tons of musicals as a child. I hated this film, but enjoyed her in it and this song is def the best part.
Also, she uses the word haunted a lot (including as the title of a song I adore!)
I absolutely love this song. And it makes way more sense if you’ve seen the movie. I prefer hearing Taylor’s version versus the movie version, I feel like Taylor has more emotion in hers.
taylor’s vocals were GORGEOUS in this song
I LOVE this song 😢
Well, this was annoying....Anyway,Beautifully written song along with beautiful vocals....
oh Also, Taylor was a theatre kid
Oh No 😂, I think even swifties try and forget about Cats
But not the song "Beautiful Ghosts" hopefully. It is not Taylor's fault the movie didn't do well.
I loved cats
Either way Taylor is the best thing about that movie
@@ADIAZ-sy9vw True... The movie is kinda scary
@@L_taylorsversion24 same :).
She did the accent because the CATS musical setting the place in London, England.
Oh no!!!! They had Taylor do a British accent as well. If they let her do the performance without trying to do the accent then yeah maybe but girlllllll....
It’s a decent song. I didn’t like the decision for her to sing with the British pronunciation of some words. Most of the critics that saw the movie said Taylor’s 5 minutes and her singing the song of the final credits were the only redeeming qualities but still not worth the time. I mean it’s so bad that after she saw the premiere she didn’t even make a single comment about the movie or tell us to go see it. Meaning she didn’t like it and didn’t even want to subject ourselves to go see it.
3:17 it was released 2019/20 😭
You should react to this movie with your husband! It would be hilarious! It’s not a good movie but it’s worth seeing just once. She was good in her one big scene. The poor actors and dancers had no idea that their performances would be ruined by very bad CGI. It’s worth noting that Andrew Lloyd Webber loved this song and loved working with Taylor. He had nothing but stellar things to say about her. Taylor didn’t sing the song in the movie so her version is singing in the character’s accent and in her style.
NO!!!!!
Taylor isn’t singing This song in the movie, another actress is singing, beautiful ghost in the movie. Taylor is singing beautiful ghost, when the end credits roll in.
Basically you are skating the king of musicals… Andrew Lloyd Webber. This is his music. This is the credits song so bringing us down from the emotional ending of the musical… it tied perfectly in context.
It's from the movie that tanked I loved this song. Idc what anyone says, so did my little ballet nieces
Haven't seen Cats, didn't know that it was by Andrew Lloyd Webber but I recognized his music almost immediately. Some parts made me think of LND, I think I recognized notes from 'Till I hear you sing'?
I mean, THAT song you’re talking about from this musical is Memory so there really isn’t a need for a new one of those but I do love when she belts
Definitely not her best song and it did take me a while to come around to it but I love it now
Beautiful ghost is beautifully written song regardless what ppl might think....
@@laverneswartz it truly is
yall saying “no she found it” is actually killing me 😭😭😭
I read that she wrote the words to this piece after the producer ( I forgot his name, sorry) decided to compose this piece for this cat character and Taylor wrote the lyrics immediately.
Oh really? So she probably didn't have anything to do with the pacing then, huh?
It was Andrew Lloyd Webber. The guy who wrote the original musical and asked her to write this song
@@davisfinney7526it was rushed out for the movie
@@jasonpeet6198 oh okay. good to know
Either way Taylor is the best thing about that movie 😁
This song really grew on me, I love it now
sooo maybe you can stop now with asking for a taylor in a musical? 😅. i mean she sings while being in character and yall hate her for it.
OMG I love you but you were SO hard on this one, it's not about what could have been it's abut what IT IS. Ugh. Worried and annoyed at the way she pronounced born? come on.
I agree with you 100%, coming from a musical theatre background and being a Swiftie. I started following you a long time ago for these kind of analyses, so I'm elated and so thankful for this video! Reminds me of how much I used to love musical theatre. I think we've got a similar style when critiquing it.
At least is not macavity 💀
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Why do you act like it isn't good....is this an American thing? To hate actual good musical theatre
@@craftingranger7552 i'm not a gringo, please respect
@@Pablorome 😂😂😂fair but I feel like a lot of the flack this play and movie get is down to Americans not understanding the point of musical theatre
@@craftingranger7552 bcz its not i guess
They do this movie in English accents.
She wrote the song with something Webber guy
Lord and Saviour, not “something Webber guy”. The DISRESPECT. This “something Webber guy” wrote Phantom of the Opera.
I feel like you completely miss the emotion and are focused so much on her technic
That's her job
The brief was to write a new song for the movie version of a musical (and musical theatre folx have a LOT to say about ALW’s songs)
So she wrote a version that could be pop or fully musical depending on who sings it.
It’s not Taylor swift, it’s Cats.
I don't understand why people are getting so offended by honest opinions and critique.
Not once did she say that Taylor couldn't sing or that the song as a whole was bad. It's not a bad song. I'm sure it was a huge moment for both Taylor and Andrew Lloyd Weber, to work together.
All that's being said is that there are some stylistic elements of the song that either didn't make the most sense when she was listening or that didn't fit with Taylor's vocal talents.
CATS takes place in London, so I'm sure it was a decision made between Taylor and Andrew Lloyd Weber to sing with a bit of that attempt of an accent to stylistically fit with the rest of the movie and the songs that were already existing. This was, after all, a song written new for the Movie Adaptation. It is a beautiful song and weaves a haunting and relatable story for some, I'm sure, but she's right, stylistically speaking it's not Taylor's best song out there. There's no harm in saying that.
I guess they are also giving their “honest opinions and critique”, too.
I truly love this song ❤
Coincidentally I watched this movie finally for the first time!
I don't know I love this song, is beautiful and her voice sounds amazing, maybe if she added an extra adorn to an C#5 like on wicked oh_OHOHOHHHHHHHH ahah anyway. It's an honor to be able to work with Andrew Lloyd Webber, she told also he has the best gossip she ever heard, they definitely bonded.
She use British accent not American bc the story in this movie is happen in London (if I’m not wrong) you’ll see Big Ben in this lyrics video too.
Cats the movie came out in 2019. Also you’re reacting to the lyric video. Check out Taylor actually singing in the movie. She’s singing Macavity in the movie.
I dont think she understands what this song actually is.... 😅
Please do Macavity next!!!
the reason she has a kinda english voice is because her character in the movie is english/talks english
I believe this was a cowrite with Andrew Lloyd Weber and the composition structure is very him.
I just listened to the version from the character in the film and it was vocally shaky from emotion. I wonder if that’s why some of the singing on Taylor’s version was a bit off as well? She was replicating the emotion?
By the way, out of Taylor's albums, which one do you think is the most "Musical Theatre"-ish of them all?
Imo, Speak Now, Lover and my favorite, evermore, have some really theatrical bops. You should listen to evermore!
Listen to macavity!
Bit harsh she wrote the words to Andrew Lloyd Webber music, so blame him 😅
Bruh April 12 that is in so long
Thought it was an April Fool's Day review. They can be a blast.
Weber lost him mind this song ruins the feel of what Cats is suppose to be.
She was trying too hard to sound British 😭
she had to sound british for it
well cats takes place in london
Ppl are way too critical🙄.... she sounds amazing
I thought she sounded beautifully ❤
Maybe it's for a Disney film.
The song is good ..... when Taylor sings it but she doesn't in Cats she just wrote the lyrics. There's a video of her and Lloyd Webber writing it, as a Featurette to the film th-cam.com/video/0_yhrD6IJQA/w-d-xo.html Very interesting, your other half will like it.
Why do you put up things to premiere so far in the future LMAO I'm just going to forget about it
This didn’t happen
could you do a reaction to lucy dacus?? please 🫶🏼
Lol I can see why this seems earily Taylor.
now who showed you this...? I just need to talk to them so they don't ever appear ( I btw love the song and that Taylor wrote it herself )
React to Renee rapp's snow Angel snl performance plssss
Noo why did you watch it 💀😭
This song was purely an attempt to have a shot at the Best Original Song Oscar, but it didn't work at all within the context of the film. The character (not played by Taylor) sings it at Grizabella, and it makes it feel like she's trying to outdo her for sympathy for no reason.
oh that's not! we didn't want you to find this project
anyway please react to macavity next please
So I guess you don’t like Andrew Lloyd Webber either! 😂
Oh wow. Yeah I agree, it sounds like it would be really beautiful but the accent takes me out because it's not good, and she has a beautiful voice but she just doesn't have musical theater vocals. And if she does, she's holding back for some reason.
It isn't that good , but it's still the best thing of the movie
Big oof lol
I love the song