Hip Hop Fan listening to Taylor Swift - Folklore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2020
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As a rapper heavily inspired by Kanye West, I never gave Taylor Swift's music a chance. In this video, you'll see my first time ever time listening to a Taylor Swift album. In this video, I listen and discuss the stories/lyrics in Folklore including the Love Triangle. This is more than a reaction. This is a strong deep dive into the lyrics. Like, comment & subscribe! Please share!
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suggestion: if you want storytelling, speak now is a MUST. i feel like you're gonna vibe to reputation so good and 1989 is full of bops.
i know you already saw lots of comments about teenage love triangle.
yes it's Cardigan, August and Betty.
cardigan - betty's PoV
August - james' summer fling, side chick's PoV
Betty - James PoV.
I hope you will do a full Taylor Swift catalogue but i hope you'll do most recent to oldest sequence. thanks !❤️
I’m only on cardigan but can I say I enjoy your editing, like it’s so unique and funny. Other reaction channels aren’t doing it like that just saying
All I really want in life now is to see you in this cardigan
Don't vote for kanye
I love it when rappers/rap fans react to Taylor Swift because they seem to appreciate the lyrics much more and have interesting perspectives.
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Totally agree!
samee
Hip hop and rap fans hear lyrics I've noticed. Rock fans hear the arrangement
I was just thinking how much more i got from this than other reaction videos and i think this is exactly why
"I'm a sucker for lyrics."
Oh then Taylor is your girl.
Yeah… just dont listen to “ME!”… we dont talk about her…
@@CommanderNamme isnt that bad tho 😭
@@azukichiu come on .. its bad 😂
@@CommanderNamI love ME! it’s such a bop❤❤❤ it gets sooooo much hate but it is 1 that is really is fun 2 dance 2
@@cemileoei love ME 🤷🏻♀️
An intellectual who appreciates the lyrics ahhh Swifties protect this man at all cost.
Thank you Ed!! Y’all are awesome
I mean he's a hip hop fan so we pretty big about lyrics
@@AnthonyAikenJr love youu
@@akcalbumreviews3719 appreciate y'all
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I actually can't believe you picked up on the teenage love triangle on first listen!! That's skills. Loved the editing too!
Thank you!! I been listening to this album non stop ever since and have picked up on some more things... also, please subscribe/share and my Instagram/Twitter is @ anthony96jr
(two years later lol but) I was super impressed at how close he got with the love triangle.
Taylor is a storyteller! The rarest kind of songwriter that we dont have a lot nowadays
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Nobodys gonna talk about the brilliant editing!!!! Wow. Just wow. ❤
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@@AnthonyAikenJr Yah Sure. If you have time, check out the "reputation" album by taylor swift. Its more hip-pop inspered! And its about finding love, through hard times with her reputation.
Agreed!
Yasss FACTS
Anthony Aiken Jr
love taylor 🥰swiftie
rappers are some of the most substantial musicians. I love how you took appreciation of her lyrics, which is pretty much the main reason taylor's fans consume her music no matter what genre she crosses over to. I never imagined seven with some rap but that sounded really good! Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much!! I love that you said that about rappers!! & glad you love the review/freestyle!! Please share/subscribe & my Instagram/Twitter is @ anthony96jr ...Wishing you all the love!!
wow you really connected the dots with the songs my tears ricochet and mad women. you could be a swiftie now
Thanks!! I love comprehend stories and Taylor actually fits my desires in music writing. If you know any other Swifties, please share
holy crap ur reacting to taylor i’m gonna go cry give me a minute
Yes!! I hope you enjoyed the video! How did you like the album?
Anthony Aiken Jr i loved it! it’s definitely tied with 1989 as my favorite🦋
@@heyliem6844 red is my personal favorite
“I dunno if I’m doing good at this” You didn’t do good; you did GREAT. You were engaging and thoughtful, noticing tons of little details and offering plenty of unique insights. I’m especially glad and appreciative that you didn’t brush all the meanings off as “about boys,” because as you realized, Taylor’s so much more. Your analysis was a delight to watch. This video’s editing really topped things off too. Thanks for the great watch!
yeaka I’m glad you enjoyed it all. Thanks!! I appreciate the kind feedback and would love for you to subscribe if interested. I’ll be doing more Taylor soon. Peace & love!
"Girls don't always sing about guys " yes exactly I hate it when some people do music reactions and try so hard to match every song to a certain guy or a certain phase in a relationship when it's not about that at all. ofc people can interpret the lyrics in a way that can relate to their own life and her lyrics is usually purposefully vague enough for people to do that but also specific enough to know what exactly she's talking about. but common people are more than the relationships they've been in and it's not the only thing that goes on in a songwriters head.
Exactly!! Also, a lot of artist use “love” as a metaphor for something else. It’s not always a relationship with a significant other like you said. It could be about their vices, their family, their careers... etc.
@@AnthonyAikenJr Preach!!! You're a rare one.
agreed.
"I just see a galaxy of stars in this album, and I just know they align. I know they do." Yes, King!!! You are absolutely correct!
That came out very poetic.. I’m proud of myself
"He's seems like an asshole." - Anthony on Scooter
Me: "Preach."
Also: Fantastic reaction, best one yet. Intelligent comments, brilliant editing. Bonus that you made a lot of clever connections that most people wouldn't make if they didn't know her catalogue/history.
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Asshole is such an understatement tbh. Scooter Braun is so exploitative and burns so many good artists out before they even have a shot. He's arguably a big part of the reason if not THE reason Carly Rae Jepsen's career has never reached the heights it could have.
@AnthonyAikenJr review Karma on Midnights... the lyrics kill Scooter DEAD.
"Spider-boy, king of thieves, Weave your little webs of opacity..
My pennies made your crown..."
She brought a gun to a knife fight.
I LOVE this reaction. Someone who doesn’t know a lot about Taylor but going into it with an open mind. Most importantly, you paid attention to what you were reacting to and gave actual insight to your thoughts about it. Lyrics are a huge part of Taylor’s songs so doing that is important! Also, your editing is fire and so unique ! It really fills in gaps of silence while you’re listening to the song but still entertains the viewer. Love it. And good job picking up on her references to scars and movies. In most of her albums she will have an overall motif or theme she likes to touch on throughout so you’ll notice repeated phrase throughout each album. Sometimes its a time of day, or a feeling, or some other description or phrase she’ll play with in different ways!
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@@AnthonyAikenJryeah this is a great vid good job
In Peace, the line that goes “All these people think love’s for show but I would die for you in secret” you questioned is it heroic if it’s hidden. I feel it is because she would die for him without “showing off” her sacrifice to the world. She isn’t doing it to gain praise from everyone else, she would do it just for him.
YES! specially since the line before is "all these people think love's for show" to which she responds "but I would die for you in secret" so she's stating to what degree her love is not for show
OMG! You are one of the few reactors who actually got most of the connections and I loved the editing btw
Paula Moya Ojeda Thank you!! I didn’t really know what to expect but I’m glad I was able to catch on. I feel like I missed a lot too but it was my first listen. Glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe if you haven’t and feel free to share. More coming soon...
Same!!!
So about the love triangle.
“Cardigan” - is the point of view of Betty
“Betty” - point of view of James after he cheated on her
“August” - Point of view of the girl James cheated Betty with.
Manasvi Gandhi Inez was just a classic popular girl that spreads drama. But Inez didn’t actually cheat she just spread the news
HOW ARE YALL SO SMART I LITERALLY CRIED AT THE MOOD OF THE SONGS
I prefer to see it through my gay lenses instead
@@antidave are you of the opinion that James is a girl? Personally I don't think it matters however I did get the vibe that the protagonist of Betty was a female up until the line "she said, James get in". Now I'm not sure.
@@1sTEfFaniE1 Even though the official narrative is straight she did named all the protagonists from the love triangle songs after the children of ryan reynolds and blake lively (who she's friends with) and all these children are girls. James is even featured as the baby voice in taylor's song "gorgeous"
ok but actually you should do a hip-hop remix of seven I'm already obsessed
Thank you!! I should haha. Subscribe!! I’ll do a cover soon...
@@AnthonyAikenJr You should!!
OMG ANTHONY I CANT BELIEVE THIS!!! First you listen to one direction. And then you listen to my other favorite artist. ITS OFFICIAL MAN THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHANNEL
Thank you for watching Ayana!!! I always look forward to seeing your comments now. & I’m glad you enjoyed the review. If you know any Taylor fans, feel free to share and let me know what songs/albums or artists I should cover next
Personally, i think mad woman might be about the Kim + Kanye thing cuz “women like hunting witches too” and “it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together”
@Amelia De groot it’s the song “peace”
Yes yes yes
Totally agree!
seven is about a childhood friend who confided in her about being in abusive home, because they were so young, this is what she wished she could say to them; but they lost touch. "I can't recall your face but I still got love for you"
Your rap verse during seven was EVERYTHING 👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you! If you have social media, I’m @ anthony96jr ... I plan on tweeting and maybe doing something for IG too with the freestyle. Hoping she’ll see 🙌🏾
@@AnthonyAikenJrohhh you, Tay and Kendrick could drop a remix. #facts
I’m gonna start a petition for seven ft. Anthony, that would be iconic
Can you please!! That would be amazing!! I’ll sharing it later on my Twitter... (I’m @ anthony96jr on Twitter
The editing is killing me haha
BTW My tears ricochet is about her old label, yes, but it is actually about Scott Brauchetta (I never know how to spell is last name and I will not bother looking it up). Scott signed Taylor when she was 14 to his BRAND NEW record label, she was his biggest act, earned him millions, he was like a father to her, his wife was a close friend as well and he ended up selling her masters to Scooter, the guy who tried to destroy her career on multiple occasions. She even told Scott she would give him all her money for her masters but he refused and proceeded to "blackmail" Taylor with her own work (he refused to let her have her old songs in her recorded concert, almost prohibited her from performing her old songs when she was named artist of the decade etc.). It is really sad, he was family to her and she was just money to him.
Glad you loved the editing. & thank you for the info... it was helpful. I would love to do more Taylor soon!! Please share if you can ❤️. I hope all is well
Taylor swift is a great lyricist. She takes you on a ride in her songs and keeps you interested throughout. This album is all about storytelling. You always find some part that you can relate to.THANKYOU for checking her music out.
And it doesn't matter if your early or late your reaction was amazing and we're here for your point of view on the music so do it your way👍
Thank you!! Much love
I think Illicit Affairs sums up how it feels to be in an affair with someone (most likely an older man from a younger girl's perspective). Where you're in love with them and you're initially riding that high of secret meetings and feeling valued - and then over time you realise that this isn't the 'whirlwind love story' that you painted it out to be ('what started in beautiful rooms, ends with meeting in parking lots'). And that over time it's become degrading (to the point where you've essentially erased yourself and your own morals, respect, beliefs etc, for this love) when you realise that he'll never leave his 'wife' for you.
It has one of my FAVOURITE bridges too - 'Don't call me kid, don't call me baby, look at this idiotic fool that you've made me. You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else.'
Again, going back to the idea of an older man and younger woman dynamic (like a teacher dating a student), you can see where the idea of a power dynamic comes into play ie. calling her 'kid' and 'baby' to try to explain himself. Also the concept of love/relationships being like a 'secret language' that you build with someone - having inside jokes, memories, nicknames... all that stuff that you can never replicate with anyone else, no matter how much you try, that is ingrained and personal between only the two of you.
LOL SORRY ABOUT THIS ESSAY. YA GIRL'S GOING OFF😂😂 I just really love this song/album and it's just so LAYERED AND INTRICATE. Also really enjoyed your reaction and it made me laugh a lot. Also. You did ask for help😁
Ok, I love everything you said and you actually made me understand this song a whole better so thank you. Especially with the “kid” references, I missed those. & thank you for watching and taking your time out to comment. I hope you subscribe. Please continue to comment your thoughts. I would love to interact with you more
I'm pretty sure "My Tears Ricochet" is about Scott Borchetta, the man who owned her former label. She knew him since she was a kid and he was like a family member to her, but he sold her music to someone who has bullied her named Scooter Braun. I believe "Mad Woman" is about Scooter Braun.
Omg pls i dont wanna associate these masterpieces with those rats 😭
Bernie!!!
yes. I am sure that it's about scott
Awesome freestyle rap in 7. Taylor should hear that.
I really hope she does. Not quite sure how this can get to her but I’ll try. If you have Twitter, I’ll be sending out a tweet of my freestyle if you would like to help share it. I’m @anthony96jr
If you like Kendrick Lamar, he did a remix version of Bad Blood w Taylor Swift. Also loved the freestyle rap you did listneing to Seven!
Oh wow, I feel like I heard this song. I listen to anything Kendrick haha. I’ll check it out. Thanks for watching. If you know any other Taylor fans, please share and Subscribe. More coming soon...
Anthony Aiken Jr She also did a collab with Future (and Ed Sheeran) on her Reputation album called End Game and earlier than that she did a collab with BOB on his song Both of Us (2012). Do you plan on reviewing any of her previous albums like 1989 ? I really enjoyed this review!
@@AnthonyAikenJr omg but how you haven't heard bad blood remix, it was Kendrick's first #1 😳 I will always love K-dot he really improved the song with his verses and he appears on the video, very cool
Anthony Aiken Jr There is a music video for the bad blood remix if you are interested!
Who wants to tell him that all of her works are full of gorgeous lyrics 🥰
I guess you can tell me!! Thank you Marian
When you said it sounds like a breakup album, I was screaming Yes!
One other thing, in "The 1" when she talks about "the roaring 20s." It hits two themes at once. The crazy, wild, partying aspect of the 1920s, but ALSO... she spent all of her 20s, the breadth of her career, with Big Machine Records and Scott Borchetta. The one she wishes could have been the one she continued her adventures with, if he wouldn't have screwed up so badly by not letting her buy the rights to her own music. He could have kept being part of her life, and she would have made sure he didn't lose out on the deal.
Seven is my favorite. I love your rap in that song ♥.
Thank you!! ❤️
I listened to Hoax so many times because I wasn’t really sure who she was talking about at first, but I think it’s about Scott Bruchetta who she worked with since she was around fourteen years old. For the line “your love is the only hoax I believe in,” she is talking about how she saw him as another father figure, and then he destroyed it after more than a decade of working together. Also, when she sings “you know it still hurts underneath these scars from when they pulled me apart but what you did was just as dark,” I think she is referencing to the fact that he stood by her side to give her support when the public tore down her reputation, but then he turns around, doesn’t sell her back her masters, and then sells her songs to someone (Scooter) who does not respect her on any level. Also, I loved your review, and your freestyle in seven!!
Love your Hoax analysis & Thank you!!
I like this one, we should put him on the keep list for when we get rid of the rest of men
I’m 3 years late to this comment but u made me laugh so 🤘
God! Did he just freestyle "seven" in just a matter of seconds? I love it! Can u do a cover of it like the chorus is from the seven, then your own on each verses? Sending you two thumbs up from the Philippines 😊
Thank you ❤️💜 & I would love too. If you don’t mind sharing the video, that would be awesome. On my Twitter @anthony96jr, I’ll be sharing this freestyle and hopefully Taylor can see
can't believe you picked up on the love triangle so fast!! another thing about betty and august: in betty she sings "she said 'james get in'", and in august she says "remember when I pulled up and said get in the car". it's the little subtle lyrics that connect the songs so well that amazes me. betty is from james' perspective, august is from the girl he had the summer fling with, and cardigan is from james' girlfriends' (betty) perspective. loved this so much! thank you for going into the album with an open mind
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my read on illicit affairs is she’s the other woman and she’s heading to meet him again but it’s become really sad and degrading after so many times...having to leave her perfume behind so she leaves no trace...she’s erased, like she’s not a human being who lives and has her own desires and inherent worth.
my favorite parts are the variations on the chorus; illicit affairs are born from one single glance but dies one million times, tells the truth just once but lies a million little times. poetry. i appreciated your thoughtful listen to each track and your editing really adds a lot. would watch additional taylor reaction videos too ☺️
Thank you!! Stay tuned. I’ll do more. If you know any Taylor fans and can share, that would help a lot. I would like to do Red, Reputation and 1989 next
@@AnthonyAikenJr YESSSSS red is lyrically amazing (people say folklore is red 2.0) 1989 is the most awarded pop album ever and there's a lot of hits. Rep is amazing as well!!!
I thought it was about hiding her relationship with Joe from the media. August is about being the other woman
@@AnthonyAikenJr oh I think you're going to LOVEEE Red!
Okay that verse you did was lowkey a vibe
Thank you!!
the perfect amount of dictionaries to find the definitions for the the many words in this album
Haha yes!!
Betty was written in the point of view of “James” who was mentioned earlier in the album.
This dude is so smart omg. He picked up most connections first listen
Talking about Illicit Affairs you said home is where the heart is. It's actually a T.swift lyric! From London Boy. She says *home where is where the heart is but that's not where mine lives*
Ps- absolutely loved this reaction!
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This is the best reaction to this album I’ve watched!!! I literally was so excited that you didn’t have much background context and managed to start to get where she was going with the songs! There is 3 songs that are a story about a teenage love triangle and Invisible Strings was about Joe (her boyfriend) and her. You also mentioned things I hadn’t thought of. Good job on this video, it was fantastic!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate that. If you can, please share this to any taylor fans you know & subscribe. Much love!!
cardigan is betty's pov
august is the third party's pov
betty is james' pov
it's the love triangle taylor mentioned that are connected but fans also have theories that the whole album is about these 3 characters and taylor's own life 💓 hope that helps!
love your reaction as always and so glad you reacted to folklore!
Thank you!!! That helps a whole lot! What about the friend on “seven”. Is that connected to the rest?
@@AnthonyAikenJr no no seven is a memory of her childhood friend who she can't remember, but still remembers and loves their friendship. Her friend was probably in an abusive house and that's what the song is about. Fans do have theories that could connect the song with the storylines as Betty's childhood instead of Taylor's, but we'll never know I think
@@AnthonyAikenJr ^^^ yeah! most fans think "seven" is about her childhood friend but if you would align it to the story, personally I think it is about betty's childhood and how she and james met heh! it's a fun album to think about and create your own theory of what actually happened to their love story ;;
Supriya Sharma ok, got it. Thanks for helping
Janna Bague Thank you. I actually think “seven” and “Betty” can connect. That’s a great point you made. It’s so fun discussing lyrics haha. If you know any other Taylor fans, please share. I would love to do more of these in the future
I love you because a) you listen to taylor swift and b) you almost have the same last name as me.
Love u 2
its so adorable to watch your first taylor swift reactions after watching the ones where you wear her merch😭😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻
Mad Woman's lines about "women like hunting witches too" and "doing your dirtiest work for you" definitely sounds like something that could've been about Scooter Braun. Scooter Braun is the manager for several big artists (ex Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande) and it seems she's had major issues with him. Last year, he bought her old label, and with that purchase, he also gained ownership of the master recordings to her first 6 albums, which she was very uncomfortable with because she doesn't trust him one bit. There were also issues with the original owner of her label (Scott Borchetta) who she had a longstanding professional relationship with and felt betrayed by when he didn't give her a chance to buy those master recordings and sold them to Scooter instead.
I think My Tears Ricochet might be a bit more about Scott Borchetta and Mad Woman might be more about Scooter Braun.
Anyways, she posted about the issues she was having with those two on social media, and instead of defending himself, it seems Scooter was getting others to do that "dirty work" for him. Like his wife made a long post that basically felt like she was trying to paint Taylor as crazy. Justin Bieber also made a post but there was evidence that someone else wrote the post for him (Scooter being the obvious suspect). Taylor was also close with Karlie Kloss, who was a client of Scooter Braun, and it seems like there might've been a betrayal there. Perez Hilton claimed that Taylor and Karlie Kloss weren't friends anymore because Karlie leaked personal information about Taylor to Scooter, and two of Taylor's closest friends gave a like to that Perez Hilton tweet.
With the “women like hunting witches, too” line, I thought of Kim KW, because of the debacle she started with Taylor. She hunted a witch by secretly recording Taylor’s phone call with Kanye, then editing it and posting it, effectively doing Kanye’s “dirty work” for him by devaluing Taylor’s word and defending him.
@@impish_snake3526 Kim K fits but it's been a while since that happened while the Scooter situation is more recent so that's why I was thinking it could be referring to Yael, Demi or Karlie.
@@Lochness19 I think it's about the time when Taylor was posting about the struggles with her masters and Demi Lovato signed with BMR around the same time and she said "wELl hE iS nIcE tO mE" I think that lyric is about Demi's response, Kim Kardashian, Scooter's wife and Karlie Kloss
@@LolLol-yn8uv Technically Demi only signed Scooter (as her manager). She's still on her old label, not BMR.
@@impish_snake3526 Yeah. I think it could also be about Demi or any of the other women who signed on, but based on other lines like "Good wives always know" I feel like she's definitely referring to Kim.
I’ve been listening to this album non stop since it dropped. Even though it’s very narrative I find this album the most relatable she’s ever put out-it’s bringing to mind memories I hadn’t thought about in years. Was so happy to see you gave it a listen! Appreciate that you really paid attention to the lyrics and gave it a good analysis. I think in my experience as a woman it also had some of her most profound reflections such as, “Before I learned civility I used to scream ferociously any time I wanted.” I felt that DEEP.
Another week gone by and I'm still listening non stop ;)
@@prariepryer3119 Same here, I just can't get enough
Cassie that lyric in seven is my favorite off the whole album... ugh it twists my soul
A year later and this continues to be the best reaction to Folklore.
Since I'm a year late, I wasn't going to comment and I know nobody will probably see this but in 'betty' she mentions "She said 'James! Get in!'" so that means betty is from the perspective of James who broke Betty's heart and the girl in august (who I first thought was Inez but then I saw the folklore documentary and realized it's actually another girl, Augustine) was the one was in the car. 'august' also has a line "remember when i pulled up and said get in the car" so that part is clearly about the aforementioned line. Also, in august, there is a line "so much for summer love" and in 'betty' there's a line "it was just a summer thing" so Augustine was the girl whom James slept with but Betty was the one he liked and most probably was in a relationship with her. now to 'cardigan' references, there's obviously the entire last part Standing in your cardigan - the song itself
Kissin' in my car again - "to kiss in cars and downtown bars was all we needed"
Stopped at a streetlight - "Dancing in your Levi's, drunk under a streetlight"
and the last connection...
James showed up at Betty's doorstep... He wondered if she'll "kiss him on the porch in front of all her stupid friends"
and in 'cardigan', there are lines "I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired and you'd be standin' in my front porch light and I knew you'd come back to me"
See? it's all 3 perspectives of the same story. cardigan is how Betty felt about the whole thing, betty is how James felt and august is how Augustine felt.
To sum it up, James and Betty were in love but James had a summer fling with Augustine. Augustine loved him but he loved Betty and went back to her. But the best part here is, we don't know if any of them ended up together. Nobody mentioned anything about what happens after James went back to Betty.
WOW this is long 😅
I hope someone reads this though, I think it's beautiful how Taylor put out all three perspectives so beautifully... how she laid out that nobody wants to be a bad person... it's mistakes and circumstances that make you feel like that.
Where have this video been and why am I just seeing this!? Thank you for appreciating Peace. The lyrics alone had me in tears ❤
You should react to Reputation, that was an interesting era. Also that freestyle in Seven was so good.
HeidiLynne LaCoste Thank you!! I’ll give it a try soon!! & thank you. I wasn’t expecting that freestyle to come out that good haha
I would love to hear your opinion too. Even though reputation was my least favorite album of her.
@@Kelly-cl7cm and that's how you lost me sis
am i the only one that wentttt krazzzyy when he figured out the love triangle between August, Betty, and James? AAAHHH
As a swiftie I loved this reaction!!!!
Thank you so much for taking the chance and watching. If you know any other Taylor fans, please share. Also, is this your favorite album from her or do you think she has better?
@@AnthonyAikenJr Since you seem to enjoy songwriting, Red is often praised as one of her best albums, you can also check out Speak Now (Its entirely self-written by her). Lover is also a very good album which you should definitely check out.
As far as favorites go I dabble between Lover and Folklore (preference for a particular album mostly depends on my mood).
:)
MAN WHY DID I JUST SEE THIS VIDEO ON MY RECOMMENDATION NOW?? YOU'RE AMAZING I LOVE YOUR REACTION!!
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You should definitely see the folklore long pond studio sessions, it’s beautiful! She also explains every song before playing it with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antanoff! It’s beautiful.
Also, the first verse of ‘epiphany’ is about her grandfather who fought in world war 2 and he never spoke about what happened there. She’s describing that kind of unspeakable pain, the kind that the doctors are experiencing at the moment due to the whole pandemic situation. The exhaustion, the anxiety, the helplessness they feel when they lose their patients, working day and night while staying away from their loved ones! They only have 20 mins to take it all in before it all starts again. Loved how much thought she put into this whole album!
BTW Absolutely loved your reaction, great job! ✨✨
As a poet and a swifty, thank you! Its so hard to find people who love to analyze the lyrics and this was everything.
My tears ricochet is actually about Scott Borchetta who owned Big Machine label (her previous label) and they had a great relationship until he sold the company and her songs to Scooter Braun knowing she wanted to own her music.
I’m gonna say it again. You so smart. Connecting my tears ricochet and mad woman. You are definitely on your way to Swiftie land.
I'm late to this party but DAMN what a fantastic review of this album. SO good.
“You know the greatest films of all time were never made” to me means all the real live love stories that are happening out in the world that don’t get put on film for others to see are the best stories. Such a beautiful thought, to think reality is even better than what happens in the movies. Wonderful reaction and editing! You really put a lot of thought into the lyrics and the video you create and it shows!
God damn - that freestyle was out of this world bro
Also - this is hands down the best reaction Ive seen re: t swift lyrics. It takes another writer.
Love going back in 2023 to see the beginning of your journey with Taylor's music! I love all your Kendrick references too. Makes me want to dive deeper into his music and see all the things you reference!
I see a galaxy of stars with this album and I know all these stars align. That is such a beautiful description. ❤
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IMMEDIATE FOLLOW!!! this is the best folklore reaction i’ve ever watched!!
I cry every time i listen to ephiphany. Brings me the worst memories, I can feel the pain that I felt back then as if it was just happening. Every time
INVISIBLE STRINGS and PEACE are about her current relationship with joe alwyn. MY TEARS RICOCHET is about her feud with her former record label. MAD WOMAN is her feud with scott burchetta and scooter braun.
Thank you!!!
your breakdown of "mirrorball" though! I hadn't thought of it that way but I love your take
I’m glad a lot of people love my breakdown to it. I always look for hidden messages and metaphors with music. If you know any Taylor fans, please share. I would love to do this same thing with her other albums. Thank you
Wow! I really like ur perspective on mirrorball
Thanks!! I was wondering if anyone else would feel the same way
The thing about Taylor’s songs is that there’s no right way to view the lyrics. Everyone connects to them differently and that’s what makes her songs so special. Love your reaction ❤️
I think one thing about the august, betty, cardigan love triangle I haven't seen in the comments yet but that I think a lot of fans (that I know at least) really like is the lyrical contrast between august and cardigan. August has a lot of repetition, especially in the bridge and outro with lines like "you were never mine" or "you weren't mine to lose" and "meet me behind the mall" because Augustine, the character James cheated on Betty with, only had a little bit of time with James and so they didn't know so many things about each other or have many shared memories.
Also side note but the aforementioned line in august; "meet me behind the mall" I think is a really interesting one because it can also be heard as "meet me behind them all" to really delve into the illicit affairs side of the song, like this isn't just some random couple, they're definitely trying to hide from their friends or from the public eye.
Anyway. Then, in cardigan, the song from Betty's perspective, the lyrics are constantly changing and Betty keeps revealing more and more things that she knows about James because they knew each other and were together for so long, it's almost like she's trying to prove to whoever is listening that she knows James the best and that she was the best fit for him, that's how I see it at least. I mean Betty says "I knew you" literally 11 times in the one song and she always follows it up with things she knew. I can't even pick a few examples so I'm just gonna copy them all, feel free not to read them.
But I knew you
Dancin' in your Levi's
Drunk under a streetlight, I
I knew you
Hand under my sweatshirt
Baby, kiss it better, I
But I knew you
Playing hide-and-seek and
Giving me your weekends, I
I knew you
Your heartbeat on the High Line
Once in twenty lifetimes, I
'Cause I knew you
Steppin' on the last train
Marked me like a bloodstain, I
I knew you
Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy, I
I knew you
Leavin' like a father
Running like water, I
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me
And you'd come back to me
And you'd come back
Ok that became very long and very convoluted quite quickly but this is like one of my favourite theories in Taylor's songs and I feel like it's one of the most interesting ones, if only I could so easily write that much for essays I have due.
I loved this video though, it was so entertaining and you went impressively in-depth for a first listen.
I LOVE your analysis to mirrorball!!! That's also what I thought after a few listens to it. At first I thought it was about a person trying everything to get the person they like to like them back. But it could also be about her and her music and her fans / those who listen to her. Love it!
Thank you!! Glad you can agree! Mirror Ball is lyrically complex to me. I love what it symbolizes. Also, If you can share this in any way to other Taylor fans, please do. Much love!
this is me trying - I think each verse is from a different person's perspective.
The first person is suicidal and talking to someone they care about. "I didn't know if you'd care if I came back." The second person is an alcoholic talking to their psychologist/counselor. "... and I ended up here, pouring out my heart to a stranger."
But both of these people, they're trying. And they don't feel like it's enough necessarily, but at least they're trying. They're trying to get better and that's what matters.
that rap in seven oh my god LOVE IT
Thank You Tatiana 🤍
Damn, love a reactor that really goes in depth and is genuine
you are literally one of the only people to get the love triangle songs right, right away, and with NO CLUE about the tweets and TH-cam comments about it. lol
This album just spoke to me I guess!! Loved it... how did you feel about the album
YOUR BARS AT THE END OF SEVEN SO CUTE
Thank you so much!! Please share if you can ❤️ & my social media is anthony96jr if you want to follow
I'm really impressed with all your editing and thoughtful insights. You put in a lot of work! Btw, each of Taylor's albums are very different from each other. You won't regret checking them out. They are all excellent.
Thank you!! It took a lot of work but I’m glad everyone enjoyed it
I have been on a TS reaction kick (cuz my soul needed a kindred bleeding heart). I have seen reactions to the instrumentation and production, but you are by far the best at trying to understand the lyrics. And Folklore is all about the lyrics. I loved it.
Who’s here after he became super fan of Taylor ? We love a character developement
😂😂 this is the best comment. My character has developed though 🙌🏾
if you want to hear some more great lyrics, listen to speak now. she wrote the whole entire album self written at the ages of 18-20.
I’m rewatching some of my favorite folklore reactions in honor of the 1 year anniversary and this is one of the very best 💛
you are soooooo amazing!!!!! first harry, then 1d, now taylor?? you have TASTE
Thank you!!! You are too!! I’m glad I opened my ear to them and interacting with people like you is amazing. If you know any other Taylor fans, please share... I’ll try to do more from her in the future
Love your video!"Cardigan" is Betty's POV, "August" is the other girls POV, "Betty" is James POV! Taylor not only writes amazing stories in her songs but on this album she wrote three songs connected together, so good, so fun to listen to! Please review all of her songs and videos. Her writing, even when she was young was amazing!
Thank you so much... her writing is so great. I might do an update version of this video. I’ve learn so much listening more... If you can, please share this video and subscribe. More on the way
@@AnthonyAikenJr I've done both!
carolann500 thank you!! I hope you’re well and safe with everything going on!
Taylor is known to leave "Easter eggs" in her lyrics and videos. For example, her lucky number is 13. In Cardigan video, the clock is set to 1 and the other hand is on 3. The line, "and when I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed, you picked me up and said I was your favourite". Her boyfriend stared in a movie called The Favourite.
THIS REACTION IS AMAZING
Thank you!!! More coming soon... please share if you can!! My social media is anthony96jr
I really enjoyed this reaction 👏
Thank You so much! If you know any other Taylor fans, please share. Much love to you!!
Also this album is not like her others. In this album she really focuses on storytelling with most of her songs. She does still have her usually personal experiences incorporated however it is a lot of story telling like in the last great American dynasty.
You did a great job with analyzing the lyrics! This album is actually hard to understand at first cuz you think it’s about her specifically. And when you said it’s not always about relationships I was so glad someone actually understands that!
And also with the love triangle songs as you can read from some of the comments
The storytelling on this is amazing!! She reminds me of my favorite artist (Kendrick Lamar) because she knows how to end a great story. Her plot twists are perfect. My favorite “story” (not song) was The Last Great American Dynasty”. The way she gave us a history lesson and in the end said “oh yea, I bought the house she lived in” was perfect. I’m glad you appreciate lyrics. I can talk to you for days lol. What was your favorite song?
Anthony Aiken Jr oh my gosh yes! My favorites were exile and Betty overall I think but I am seriously in love with this album
Ayana Bhatt dame!! I love those two a lot
@@AnthonyAikenJr man woman is my favorite
One of the best reaction vids I have seen in a while.
Thank you!!
How can i like this video more than once ??
😂😂 I wish you can! If you know any Taylor fans, tell them they’re welcomed
@@AnthonyAikenJr sure i will ! The video is so good man one of the best folklor reactions i've seen so far and trust me i've seen A LOT of them
I need the Seven rap versión
You are smart dude. You picked up on things that no other reactors ever get the first listen. The one that stands out the most to me is last great American dynasty. No other reactor gets that she flips it’s around to herself at the end. They are all so confused by that song. Props to you. This is only the second video I’ve watched by you but I’ve subscribed and I’m gonna be binge watching your shit for awhile.
Thank You!! Hopefully you enjoyed the videos
The flow on seven dayum man you killed it
Thank you so much!! I’m thinking I should do an actually freestyle rap cover to one of her songs soon. Much love! & If you can, subscribe & share.
That RAP ON SEVEN!!!! omfg you're so talented! We need this version
You are the only one that reacted and loved my favorite lyrics of this album omg
Loved your discussion of Epiphany I'm so glad you noticed all the pieces of it, most people don't right away! The connection between fighting a battle (I think it's supposed to be her grandfather who was at Normandy on D-day) and COVID and how sometimes the worst experiences are ones you can't ever put into words or talk through, just hoping for an Epiphany that tells you you've made it through and it's getting better. And the heartbeat/hospital monitor sounds at the end - that makes me tear up every time. That song of all of them will always bring me right back to this summer. It's brilliant storytelling from Taylor
Never thought of it but it will always bring us back to the year 2020 and remind people of the pandemic. Great song
im not sure if you figured it out because i havent finished the video or if anyone cleared it u but betty, august, and cardigan are a love triangle between james, betty, and his mistress so the song august is in the point of view of the girl that james cheated on betty with, the song betty is in the oint of view of james after the summer when he realizes betty foud out he cheated, and cardigan is in the point of view of betty a few years later i believe. thats why in the song betty james says "im only seventeen i dont know anything but i know i miss you" and in cardigan she says "when you are young they assume you know nothing" and later on in the song she says "i knew youd miss me once the thrill expired and youd be standing in my front porch light" which refers to him showing up at her porch during her party!! thats just a little bit about it there is much more but i loved the review
I love the way you really try to understand the meaning of the songs
I’ve always loved lyrics and storytelling over all so any artist that focus on lyrics is interesting to me
Love your reaction! You got it all right in epiphany! More specifically the first verse is inspired by Taylor's grandfather's experience fighting a war, and in the second verse she makes a parallel with covid and the people fighting it in the frontlines
Thank you Giulia