"Look What You Made Me Do" Is About NO ONE
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Great video! Taylor liked several posts on tumblr implying that the song is not about someone specific, it's about everyone who turned their backs on her and started being mean to her. It's also addressing the stupid media you talked about - and that's why, I believe, a lot of them are trashing the song.
I 100% think ( lol ) that the lines
"i dont like your titled stage dont like your little games, the role you made me play of the fool, no i dont like you, i dont like your perfect crime, how you laugh when you lie, you said the gun was mine, isnt cool" was 110% about Kim and Kanye.
"The world moves on another day another drama but not for me all i think about is karma" was inspired and directed at Katy since she said on national TV that Taylor got her Karma. Plus put Karma on the cover art of her receipt for her single Swish Swish.
"I got a list of names and yours is in red underlined" i think is Regina George, Mean Girls inspired as Katy 2 times stated that she is a mean girl. Katy was the one who started the whole Regina thing towards Taylor. So now Taylor is using that card. As regina had a book with names of people, and hers was in red underlined. Love it.
" I'll the be actress starring in your bad dreams" is to everyone who paints her as a villian of hollywood.
" Im sorry the old Taylor cant come to the phone right now, why? oh because she's dead" That is 110% Kanye inspired as the Telephone call snippets that were exposed to the world by Kim, she also rewrote his line in Famous which started the whole thing "I think me and Taylor might still have sex, Why? I made that bitch famous" PLUS used social media bullies who threw parties over her "death" (kim ending her) by now creating a "new taylor" ... GENIUS Level a million.
IQ 200
She's an exceptional artist. No one is smarter than her in the music industry
Clickbait articles be like Taylor Swifts uses the word "what" over 37 times. Kanye West has written over 37 songs so this song has to be about Kanye West!
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A tilted stage is a Shakespearean term also
Cliff got sassy about those articles in this one😂
Saying you could care less means you could care. at least a little.
I for one, like this song. I'm not traditionally a Taylor Swift fan but it's kinda impossible NOT to hear her stuff via other mediums (my relatives). I come from the world of dance music ,or what the less informed listener would call "EDM", and the thing is in our genre ,which is incredibly diverse, depending on which subgenre you listen to there are always those weird obscure pieces that in a traditional sense don't follow the pop formula (Intro, verse, hook,chorus,verse,chorus,bridge, chorus). They are different and invite you to enjoy the novelty of it. While yes there are some pieces that are just flat out bad with no effort put into them, pieces like Goodbye to a World by Porter Robinson, Fellow Feeling by Porter Robinson (basically the entire Worlds album) do not usually follow the pop formula and use very interesting new sounds. So how does this relate to Taylor's song? She has made something that relative to her brand of music is very much unorthodox and weird. It while it does stick to the aforementioned formula, its choice of rhythm between the chorus, pre-chorus, chorus is truly weird and there is no smooth transition between it which in my opinion is why its so brilliant. It invites you to think, it's not like her previous album which contained pieces that were very much the same types of pieces. She used 230 one note melodies in the entire album excluding repetition of the choruses. In a sense, that previous album was very formulaic (not in a bad way). So this piece here breaks that pre-existing expectation of the pop formula and perfect harmonies and transitions. It's GENIUS. In my opinion at least.
Taylor did refer to LWYMMD as a 'bait and switch' for the album in one of the Secret Session recordings. Deliberately putting it out first to get people talking and speculating and then BOOM! It was less about diss tracks and more about romance in current love and former love. She also said it was originally a poem of her venting and then when it was proposed as a song, they got to the chorus and just began saying, 'oooooh, look what you made me dooooo!' in mocking voices.
When did she say that it was originally a poem, did I miss something?
Here's a crazy thought, but an understandable thought behind it;
I don't think she's referring to anyBODY, but an organization. Her reputation wasn't built by any one guy she sang a song for, but the industry itself help her became the star she is. Now, I think she's experiencing the backlash of the industry changing her image and this is her reflection of that struggle. Some can say her record label did this to her, others can blame the illuminati. I just believe that she's referring to a group higher up in the Music business.
It's about ARYA STARK! "No One"
I think there is. The hook itself, "look what you made me do," it's like she’s blaming the media/Kanye and Kim for turning her into this character, a bad person, the villain, thus she has taken over this “bad” persona they made of her for this album, in a very sarcastic, over the top way. Days before the release of this single Taylor teased her fans by posting videos of a snake on her Instagram account, Kim leaked that video in July 16th, the world snake day. Taylor's smart, it's a fun song.
Ryan Brooke totally agree with you!
She is such a professional victim
5:50 : you don't know whether to trust this song. Well, is it flawless?
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I personally think the lyrics perfectly hint at all 3 of the people you mentioned.
Kanye: "Tilted Stage" "Gave you a place to sleep"
Kim: "The way you lie" "kingdom keys"
Katy: "Karma" "your name's in red underlined" (mean girls reference, plus the beat sounds like the halloween scene from the movie)
All 3: "You'll all get yours"
No songs are about anybody anymore they just try to make stuff rhyme.
The only thing that would make me think it's about Kim/Kanye is because of the snake that Taylor posted on Twitter + the snake in the lyric video. When Kim "exposed" Taylor, everyone was using the snake emoji. That's the only connection I see.
I like how you dissect the lyrics of the song. Do you do this regularly? It'd be awesome to hear your interpretation of Lorde's Buzzcut Season. I've been listening to it for years now and reading several articles, however I'm still puzzled.
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i think its about her haters
The new video is out and there is lots of extra stuff in it at the beginning and end that I think are interesting and give more information about what the songs true meaning is.
He is the teacher in this scenario:
"The Curtains are Blue"
What Teacher says: The curtains represents the author's depression and sadness.
What Author Meant: The Curtains were Blue.
This video made me realize while I like your videos so much. I'm doing my undergrad in English right now.
I kinda think it is about the KKK
Katy, kanye, and Kim
oh my godddd. YES YES YES YES! i couldn't agree more!
Can you explain "Coachella- Woodstock in my Mind" by Lana del Rey?
Michelle Miyamoto Yes please please please.
You are the man for this
The thing is Taylor usually never reveals who it is so we will never know who it is anyways
Yayyyyyy. You did it
well i think that this song was created after the whole drama with kanye happened because everyone saw her as a snake. i'm not saying this song is about him at all, i always thought that that "drama" was blown out of proportion by the fans while the actual people involved probably didn't care as much as the audience. audience, yes, audience. this is a show that is being put on. because the public started to view her a different way after that, she ran with it and made it a part of her brand. she's trying to seem badass with this like a good girl gone bad kind of thing, but she is still very tame so it comes off like a threat from a bunny. either way, this song, although it is about nobody, is a smart move in my opinion because it sparks up speculation by the audience. it creates buzz. i still don't like it though.
After seeing the music video and tumblr posts she's liked it changed my thoughts on the song
Can you explained post malone white iverson i know its hard to hear the lyrics but can you explained pls
Just found your channel and I’m already hooked, subscribed 🙂
Could you explain chris cornell songs
The sampling of I'm too sexy was because the song was playing in mean girls in the scene where Regina seduced Aaron in front of Cady , and Katy Perry called Taylor tge Regina George in sheep's clothing...
Tilted stage, kanye west. Cat kostume, katy perry. Diamonds, kim.
Title stage might be about Kanye. But overall it's not about anyone, it's about herself.
Can you please made a video on WItt Lowry - Last Letter ? Rap is a little bit out of your genre, but that song has such a sad meaning
can plz any one explain this song to me!!!
Yesss AWESOME
It is about Katy Perry, Kanye West and the guy who groped her.
"I don't like your tilted stage"=Kanye
"I don't like your kingdom keys they once belonged to me... locked me out and threw a feast" =Katy Perry
"I don't like your perfect crime how you laugh when you lie" guy who groped her
Do you still feel this way after seeing the music video, especially the very end of it?
Could you explain mr blue sky
its about me hehe
lol
Can you please explain modern day cain by IDKHBTHFM
Do a video on his mv of look what you made me do
there is no Melody and I care about the music as much as I care about the lyrics
Can you do a video on the song Unfazed by Lil Uzi Vert (ft. The Weeknd) because I it might be a diss to Bella Hadid
Could you PLEASE explain the meaning of Loyalty by Kendrick Lamar ft Rihanna.
Taylor Swift is the reincarnation of Shakespeare 😎😎😎
I agree with you 100%!!!
Ok if this is true explain why there are snake photos of taylor all over social media
It is about kayne and there are many clues about it
I just don't like the song cause it's obviously a song she didn't put actual effort into. The melody is just boring and a melody that you can tell she just kinda randomly started talking a melody and then a song happened. It's not even the weird emo kinda of style, it's just a bad song, at least compared to the song's she has made. But it'll be a hit on the radio cause it's Taylor Swift so I have to get ready for ear blood.
I still like her & her music tho.
Urban Class I personally think the "simplicity" of the melody is actually a way to show she's taking on this other persona who has the attitude of the very people who have wronged her, but who isn't really her. I take the song as being at least partly parody, and the simplified melody (compared to what she would normally do) as an indication of that.
There isn't anything that Taylor Swift does "not put a lot of effort into".
BS0312 yess
You know my name chris cornell please
There's little proof in the lyrics, however, the references in the video are far more blatant...
can you do a breakdown of the music video coldest winter by kanye west the video is fucked
Tilted stage. Kayne West
I found u on thunder music video
Tilted stage? Is about no one? I think you re being very naive ,Taylor does these things all the time! Is not just metaphorical, she puts it in a way to be clear, just like the Style song is titled like this because of Harry Styles.
yes!!!
Heyo you should talk about after the storm by Mumford and sons or maybe something by Troye Sivan
The DJ guy
Could you please make a video about 444+222 by Lil uzi vert?
THEORY: Taylor is actually talking about the Illuminati 🔼👁️
We know now what/who this song is actually about. Scooter & Scott I'm looking at you 😈
people are literally reaching at this point and it's kind of funny. You can't bring her down, she's making money and you're not.
Yours is in red underlined/I check it once/I check it twice...to me, it means Kanye...once=VMA awards/twice=famous. Look what you made me do, imo = she is taking herself out of the news media/she is not making public appearances anymore because she is fed up with all the drama. People complain about her 'diss records but she disses herself on LWYMMD and that is her genius. No one is better at that than Taylor. Kim called her a snake/so Taylor became queen of snakes=genius!
Maybe its inspired by someone elses life and not about Taylor at all
How you know where your proof😒😒
Soundgarden
It is about Kate perry
do a video on friends by justin bieber
100 pag thesis
Or she meant literally a tilted stage. How do you know? I love your work but you overcomplicate stuff here
*couldn't care less*
Ellen Tally Normally this wouldn't bother me, but someone using their English degree cred really has to get it right!
Also u make my brain hurt...
Your pretty awesome with songs but you are so wrong about this one yes I would stake 500 dollers
Her album is coming out on the 10th anniversary of Kanye's mother's death. That could be proof that she's taking shots at Kanye. But that's just a low blow.
You think Taylor googled Kanye's mom's death on purpose to release her album on the same day- You need to go outside
You really act like this woman said "what day did Kanye's mom die? I wanna release THAT day" like get the fuck real. The biggest reach.
No... the death anniversary of kanye’s month happens to be on a Friday.. and Friday is the best for album releasing.. it’s just a coincidence... stop being so judgmental!, 😐😐
Eveline Labowe true
Guess what she has also released stuff on November 10th, Blank Space for example. Stop trying to reach.
I am so annoyed by this.. it makes more fun to speculate. I'm leaving this video
TBH I didn't really like the song very much
Like anyone cared😑
#EMO🎩💋🚪
It's because she's irrelevant at the moment
How?
Drugstore Cowboy No way😂
She's everything anyone's talking about. How is she irrelevant?
first please
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