Honestly, you two are just breaking down all of these "masculinity" stereotypes like "cool dudes don't listen to music like Taylor Swift." What makes you both genuinely cool is your open-mindedness towards Taylor's music. And honestly, any music by women that showcases their feelings and vulnerability, you guys aren't pausing to throw shade and tell them they're wrong or overly emotional. Huge respect for guys like you, not only for listening and understanding but also for showing that men can like and appreciate Taylor's music without feeling that it'll make you "less cool"..
Many types of men listen to female singers, and even listen to romantic songs. Rockers and especially metalheads are quite open to this. Mazzy Star is great to listen to, especially songs like Take Everything or something like Kissing You by Des’ree. There are different types of men, but if you look at the mainstream type of males, they’re very closed minded because they mainly follow only the mainstream but they’re not most men. Taylor’s a great singer and a great writer, and honestly much more enjoyable than Beyoncé or JLO, they’re trash imo.
This song is supposed to be about Scott Borchetta selling her Masters without offering to sell to her first. He was the founder of Big Machine Records, and signed Taylor when she was 15 years old (2005). Her contract ended in (2018), and she signed with Republic Records (UMG). Then in (2019) he sold Big Machine Records to Scooter Braun for $300 mllion dollars, which included the Masters to her first 6 albums . That is why she is rerecording her first 6 albums.
Thank you! I love this song but finally reading the lyrics and the guys saying “she was betrayed” I realized this song was about them stealing her masters.
She was offered to get her masters but she had to earn them by giving her first label a new album for every album she wanted back which sounded like more prison time, really. Bad deal so she had to walk away. So glad she decided to re-record…she took shit and spun gold with it!!! 💩💩💩🟰🥇🥇🥇👸🏼👑👑👑
The songs that she wrote directed to another woman are only 4, that I can recall: -Better Than Revenge (Speak Now - 2010): It is said to be about Camile Belle, the girl that Joe Jonas dated shortly after breaking up with Taylor. Taylor changed the lyrics for the TV chorus of this song. The original said "She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress", whilst the Taylor's Version says "He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches". She changed it because this song faced a lot of controversy during the years for being a sexist/slutshaming song, understandable coming from a mind of a 18-yr girl that felt some other girl stole her man, even though the fault of the situation is all on him. -Bad Blood (1989 - 2014): It is about her already over duel with Katy Perry. This fight was nonsense and unnecessary from start to finish and was heavily fueled by the media who wanted to point two women against each other. It started because of backing dancers and went full on shady songs and stuff (Taylor releasing Bad Blood in 2014, Katy responding with Swish Swish in 2017). Years later they got together and talked about the whole situation and found out that most of the things they thought and heard about it were painted and weren't really true and they forgave each other and made peace. Taylor invited Katy to make an appearance in her music video for 'You Need to Calm Down' where they find each other and hug it out in peace (in the context of the fight and also in the context of the music video). -Mad Woman (Folklore - 2020): This one is a more general song about how media likes to portrait women and how they are not able to react and be real about things like injustice and manipulation or else they will be painted as a mad woman (and no one likes a mad woman), but this song also have a singular taste because it also can be considered as a message to Kim Kardashian. In one of the lyrics Taylor says "And women like hunting witches too / doing your dirtiest work for you / It's obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together". I don't know if you guys know about the Kim/Kanye situation that led to Taylor being canceled in 2016 (if you want, I can give you a small recap of what happened, but things got really bad and Taylor LITERALLY disappeared for a whole entire year before making her legendary comeback with Look What You Made Me Do and reputation), but years after that, Kim and Kanye split and she revealed some shitty details about their relationship and about how Kanye was not really a good man, but chose not to speak about it before. This is reflected in one of the lyrics of the song where Taylor says "She should be mad / should be scathing like me / but no one likes a mad woman". -Closure (Evermore - 2020): It is said that this song is about Karlie Kloss. Karlie was an old friend of Taylor that publicly supported Scooter Braun in the whole masters' sales situation and then tried to soften all the things with Taylor, but simply there was nothing to work there anymore because the friendship was over at the moment she chose to be on Scooter's side. Btw love the reaction and I'm loving to see you guys digging and dipping in the world of Taylor Swift. This is an ocean with no bottom and you guys must be ready and prepared if you wish to continue.
indirectly I’d say also seven, it’s nice to have a friend, last great american dynasty and when emma falls in love. but they’re not really directed at the person rather than about them
i just love you guys 😭 it’s so nice seeing men appreciating her craft and breaking it down the same way we do. she truly eats it up every time!!!!! also, i HIGHLY suggest cowboy like me - her storytelling skills peak THRUUUU in this one. also, the fictional love triangle in folklore in the songs cardigan, august and betty. UGGGHHHH just so good when you put it all together. sending love to u guys from brasil ♥️
She was referring to her former manager Scott Borchetta who signed her up into his small company at that time. He was like a father figure to her, they had a very good relationship then and his company got big because of her. She wrote the song Change when they started to be recognized and Taylor got her first award . He was almost in tears when she performed that song .The rest I guess you know what happened to her masters . The line in this song that says " We gather stones not knowing what they mean, some to throw, some to make a diamond ring" refers to the many songs she has written that were kept in the vault , not making into the albums. The diamond rings would be her big hits. She is such a phenominal writer!
Came to the comments to say they should listen to Long Live which is about Borchetta when they were happy. So many great references to it in My Tears Ricochet!
Back to December would be a great song to listen to as she almost plays the villain and talks about her regrets. It’s a different take on her other songs but it’s still beautiful
Yes, it’s one of my absolute favorites. In an interview she described it as an apology to someone who she did wrong, and it’s things she wanted tell him that he deserved to hear… y’all should definitely do this one!
“Here she go…” If there’s any way I could describe Taylor’s lyricism, it’s that sentence alone 😂 Edit: In the Long Pond Studio Session (on Disney+) she basically says that this song was inspired by the idea of betrayal coming from an enemy who was once a friend (she compares it directly to a divorce, but fans also know it’s about what she went through when her masters were sold without her consent) and how dirty people can really get in the process of that betrayal - the things that you’ll do, the lengths you’ll go to, and how your own pain and experiences can also end up hurting you in the long run. It’s BEAUTIFUL storytelling at its finest!!
I love how it's based on the idea of betrayal and not a particular experience. Omg she is able to be so emotional with something that isn't based on any one bad experience. What talent!
I love seeing people appreciate her songwriting abilities. She's so good at painting a picture of things. She does tend to come out on top when someone is messing her up. One song that's about a tiff with another women is "Bad Blood". It's about an incident with Katy Perry .
So many people just thinks it’s like the poppy arianna grande Selina Gomez music (which is fun but not as deep). Taylor tells whole novels in her songs
I would suggest the folklore love triangle songs ("cardigan", "august" and "betty") to react to! Like all three could be one video, they all connect and go together. But they also are great to react to individually, especially "cardigan". These songs really show her gift of storytelling. She wrote them from three different characters' perspectives about teenage love. One song is about what was happening in the present, one in the future from a slightly older and wiser perspective, and one reflecting on the whole situation/what it meant for her close to the event. All songs are off of "folklore". You'll hear familiar words and phrases used in each song, connecting the story together. But they can also stand alone and make sense. It's so interesting and creative. I would do anything to go back and listen to "folklore" again for the first time and realize that the three songs connect. It would be really fun to watch you react to that!! I love y'all's content so much and am so appreciative of people who have an open mind about artists' work and what it's about, when they may not have typically gravitated towards that artist in the past. Keep it up, everyone is loving seeing you guys explore and analyze so thoughtfully! You two are also so smart and hilarious I love it! Fun Fact: In the songs, there are four characters mentioned: Betty ("cardigan"), August/Augustine ("august"), James, ("betty") and Inez. Inez is just mentioned in "betty" briefly as almost a side character, the other three are who the love triangle is about, like the main characters of the story. But they all have different perspectives of what happened. But anyway the fun fact is that Taylor is good friends with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and their kids are named Betty, James, and Inez. So it's sweet how their names are in three of her songs. Sort of unrelated but Betty (the kid not the character) also has a line in another song called "Gorgeous" off of "Reputation" and her baby voice is so cute in the song. Sorry for all the information I know it's a lot, but I do hope you read it and consider reacting and/or just listening! Have a nice day! :)
I’d LOVE to see you guys react to the entire folklore/evermore album! It’s literal poetry and you guys will looooove it. To answer the “other woman” question about a song…. Better than revenge Taylor’s version off of her new re-release 😅😂
honestly I’d love a deep dive into all her music now from you guys. You quickly became my favorite reactors on tt/yt because you’re very sincere but also funny. Loved seeing your swiftie journey so far💜
I love that you guys are getting into Taylor's music. Bad Blood was about Katy Perry, there is a music video, also features Kendrick Lamar. Hopefully, y'all haven't seen it, it also has a lot of famous women in the video. So please, pretty please, react to it.
Why would you recommend that video lol. It has none of Taylor’s verses it’s literally like it’s kendricks song and she features to do the chorus. The original is nowhere to be found online anymore because she hasn’t re-recorded 1989 yet. Don’t recommend this to anyone until she has because it’s not even the same song anymore
@@Hey_Jamie collabs are meant to let feature artists blend their style into it. Even if It has Kendrick rap verses, how is it a bad thing? It is Taylor's song. She will not rap instead of Kendrick in those verses.
@@Hey_Jamie You may not like it, but 1.5 Billion people like it, and it is still on Taylor's channel. The Bad Blood MV is awesome, it is like a mini-movie, and most guys like it. I also like Kendrick Lamar's part.
I'm obsessed with you two. Smart and in touch with emotions, incredible! watching people fall in love and appreciate taylor is my favorite thing to witness. there is no other like her, not now, not in the past, and never again.
just binged all your taylor reactions and you've earned another subscriber. If you keep reacting to her discography youre probably gonna get a lot of subs and views cuz the swifties are gonna spread these like wildfire because these are really great honest reactions, and it shows how you guys are really appreciating her songwriting. if yall are planning on going for a full album, id say her best songwriting lays in folklore, evermore, speak now (taylors version) or red (taylors version)
i’d suggest “closure” for the next song reaction!! it’s allegedly about karlie kloss trying to amend her and taylor’s friendship after publicly supporting scooter braun through the masters sale. love your videos, thank you for making them!!
You guys should react to All too well 10 min version (I promise it feels like 3 minutes) for more awesome deep-cutting lyrics, or listen to Ready for It or Don't Blame Me for more hype songs and showing off Taylor's vocal range. Loving the videos btw :)
I started my journey listening to Taylor as well. What I found amazing is that she can so clearly describe her feelings for a specific situation. I will be 60 in January and never knew how to describe what I was feeling and she just casually writes a song about it like it's nothing. Incredible lyricist. She did a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar you might like. She also writes and produces many of her music videos.
you're amazing! We're in the same boat. Always been into her as a kid but stopped listening to her music when Rep album came out because i felt like she changed too much. i was clearly wrong. I regret not listening to her new music. I am currently trying to learn and analys is all of them.
bad blood is a song about her beef with another woman!! its about katy perry to be more specific, and its featuring kendrick lamar, i think u guys would love it!!
You guys are pretty close, her record label, Scott Borchetta, Taylor had been with him since she was 15/16 yo. The jewels she gave him were her Fearless album, it went Platinum and Diamond.
If she would’ve just called this song scooter Braun, it would’ve been a direct hit, but the fact that she called it something else and we all know who all of this is directed towards. I think makes it even better.
Songs that would be the best to react to: Champagne problems, No body, no crime, The Last Time, Exile and even Ronan. These are so deep lyrically which would be so great for you both to discover.
Loved the reaction! You guys should react to No Body No Crime. Taylor has a love triangle written in three songs, August, Cardigan and Betty. Betty is about a girl and can be interpreted as a girl on girl love song, or you can interpret the interest to be a boy as well. That is because Taylor uses the name "James" to honour a friends child, but the thing is, the child is a girl.
You guys are my new favorite reaction channel! I’m a huge swiftie and it’s so refreshing to see people, especially men, listen to her and respect her craft. I think you guys would really enjoy All Too Well The 10 Minute Version!
I really enjoyed your reaction to this Taylor song. I love that you understood the lyrics on first listen. Taylor was betrayed by Scott Borchetta who was the owner of Big Machine, her former record label. (In the song she says that she could go anywhere, just not home). She's with a good label now. They let her do whatever she wants and they release her music the way she wants it done and she OWNS her work under that label. She has rerecorded 3 of her first 6 albums as Taylor Versions. They have all debuted at number 1. Subscribed.
Hey! So if you want more sad/ slower songs I highly suggest champagne problems, all too well (10 minute version), clean, the 1, august, and bigger than the whole sky (etc, there’s so many!). If you want upbeat, I suggest dress, lavender haze, call it what you want, death by a thousand cuts, paper rings, or the way I loved you (and etc her discography is huge!)
A comment from a Swiftie said that the Chorus has easter eggs of her 6 stolen albums: She's a Mastermind !!!! 1. …..I didn't have it in myself to go with grace ( Song - State of Grace ) Album: RED 2. …..And you're the hero flying around, saving face ( Song - Superman ) Album: Speak Now 3. …..And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake? ( Song - Look What You Made Me Do ) Album: REPUTATION 4. …..Cursing my name, ( Song - The Way I Loved You ) Album: FEARLESS 5. …..wishing I stayed ( Song - All You Had To Do Was Stay ) Album: 1989 6. …..Look at how my tears ricochet ( Song - Teardrops On My Guitar ) Album: Debut - Taylor Swift
I’m literally crying actual tears watching these videos, I can’t even explain how much Taylor’s music affects me & I’m so passionate about my love for her music for that reason! I love watching new people discover her so much!!!!! 🥺😭❤️
7:18 *Bad blood* (about a previous feud with a friend) *Better Than Revenge* (about an ex's new girlfriend, which she wrote in response to said ex's song written about her, how she was "much better" than Taylor. Song originally contained slut-shaming lyrics which Taylor changed for the Taylor's Version, and they're superior lyrics to be honest) *Closure* (personally I think it's about an ex-friend, but possibly, most likely Borchetta) *New Romantics* (unofficial 1989 anthem, 🎉) *Bigger Than The Whole Sky* (about loss, possibly a miscarriage, which is personally how I interpret it) *Anti-hero* (about insecurities) *Long Live* (fans' anthem) *You're on your own, kid* (slow-burner, tear-jerker) *Mad Woman* (about female oppression in relation to anger expression, and gaslighting which results from it) *The Lucky One* (fame) *Seven* (one of my favourites) *Miss Americana and the...* (about U.S. politics, essentially) *Safe & Sound* (hauntingly beautiful) *Soon You'll Get Better* (her mom battling cancer) + *The Best Day* (sweet song for her mom) *Welcome to NY* (starting over in NYC) *Marjorie* (reminiscing about her grandma) *Ronan* (poignant lyricism, real life backstory inspiration)
Bad Blood is about Katy Perry. But the original video with Katy’s verses is nowhere to be found online because she hasn’t done a TV of 1989 yet. And it’s impossible to find the song without kendrick now
She recorded acoustic version of the album, “long pond studio sessions”. The acoustic version of the song is my fav❤ It’s a bit different and there’s video, her facial expressions are something
i am OBSESSED with your videos reacting to taylor!! the way you really pay attention to the lyrics!!!!! please react to this is me trying next 🫶🏻 sending love from brazil 🇧🇷🫶🏻
y'all are amazing literally knowing basically what the song is about but knowing nothing about her. "my stolen lullabies" are her songs, because they were stolen from her (the guy the song is about)
Love y'all, you should do the Long Pond Session of this song where she explaina what this song is about, you can see the sadness and anger in her face while singing.
I love how her lyrics are so evocative and seem specific but at the same time are general enough that it can have me thinking about something very specific to my own life and then before I know it I'm almost bawling. You guys are cool
It may be about Scott Borchetta. When trying to decide what record label to sign with at the start if her career she chose Big Machine Records. She was the first artist this company signed. I remember her and her father talking about this and it was a big deal, emotional too. So yes she definitely felt betrayed, later on Scott knew she didn't respect or like Scooter Braun.
Yay! I love it! I cannot get enough of your videos! I was thinking, for a song where a woman hurt her, there is always Better Than Revenge and Bad Blood (do the one with Kendrick Lamar or the video)! However, I've seen you guys react to a lot of darker T-Swift stuff. I'd love to see some reactions to love songs! -Emma Falls In Love (Talking about watching her friend fall in love) -Lover -Cornelia Street (live from pairs) -Red -Willow -The One -Enchanted -August -You All Over Me Songs I love that I would love to see you guys react to overall: -All Too Well (10 minute version, and/or short film) - awe man this would be epic -All the Speak Now Vault Tracks (I think you guys would be surprised by I Can See You) -Nothing New (about her career/ getting older in the music industry, I'd love to hear your guys'thoughts) -Clean -Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version for the sound) -Don't Blame Me (I think you guys should watch the Reputation Tour for this song... amazing, and campared to what you have reacted to thus far, the sound is different)! -The Archer -All Of The Girls You Loved Before (I'd love to see men react to this song)! -Tolerate it (this is a rough one too, like what you all have reacted to thus far) -I'd Love to see your thoughts on the Anti-Hero and Karma videos too! Honestly anything you react to I will watch! I appreciate these videos if you couldn't tell lol! 💛💜❤
Love these reactions… I always recommend those going down the rabbit hole to watch her performances from Grammy Museum. You get insight as she explains the meaning behind a few songs AND a live acoustic performance - it’s ICONIC
You’re reacting to all the good ones! All too well 10 minute version, my tears ricochet, and would’ve could’ve should’ve are all favorites of mine. Next I would suggest Tolerate It or Champagne Problems from Evermore.
Love watching you guys enjoy Taylor's music! Guys remember that folklore and evermore songs may not necessarily be songs related to her life and are sad stories that she made up.
Something I find crazy about this song is the line "cause when I'd fight you used to tell me I was brave". When the music Mean from Speak Now was first released it won two Grammys and on her speech Taylor thanked Scott for believing in her. They were not only close, he seems to have been a huge supporter for her throughout it all. If we think she released Reputation with his label - an album filled with tea about really important and influential people at the time - and he backed her up... It just gets sadder :( BTW, you should DEFINETLY listen to Mean!
She's talking about Scott Borchetta which was owner of her former record label Big Machine Records. Taylor was the first artist that signed to this label when she was 15 and was really only successful artist from there, so basically almost all money Big Machine made were from Taylor. Scott was almost like 2nd father to her, so i can understand how much pain it cost her when he sold her first 6 albums to her bully Scooter Braun for 300M dollars without ever allowing her to buy these masters. He offered Taylor that he'll give her 1 album for every new album she'd release under them. That means 6 new albums for 6 old albums and i'm not sure but she probably wouldn't own these new 6. He knew she wanted to own her music, he knew about Scooter cause she had endless conversation about Scooter where she was crying and then Scott just blocked everything out and still sold her masters to her biggest enemy. But Karma got him because since she left Big Machine records and released her albums Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and re-recordings of Fearless, Red and Speak Now her net worth more than doubled in those few years. When she left in 2018 her net worth was around 360M and now in 2023 is Taylor's net worth over 740M and her current tour The Eras Tour will cross over 1B dollars and more than half will go to Taylor so she will become a billionar and with re-recordings she highly devalued original masters, so she won in a long run.
I just found yawls channel and I absolutely love it! Subscribed after the first video I saw! This, however, is my favorite song by Taylor Swift! I like how I was confused by it at first, because the word ricochet means come back to you and at first, I couldn't really see how that was happening in the song, but then someone described it as this! She loved and cried over someone - but they didn't show the same energy until she was dead and as they were looking at her dead body (possibly in a casket at the wake she mentions) he is finally the one crying over her and his tears roll off his cheeks onto her coffin (thus making the tears she shed for him ricochet back to her from him crying!) at the end of the long pond studio sessions for this song at the end she adds (look at all of my tears turning into your tears)
I suggest listening to the long pond studio version as well! It’s basically just piano, and it’s absolutely haunting. It’s the only version I listen to now
This song was actually about a story she made up about a guy who left this girl and then that girl died the day after and he regretted everything and that’s what this song is about👍
Had no idea I needed this video today lol but seeing you guys react to her lyricism is healing some part of my teenhood when boys made fun of us for listening to Taylor lol
you should listen to mirrorball (also on folklore)! your comment about how shes in a lot of painful situations, but at least we get beautiful music, but at what cost, really reminded me of part of mirrorball. im loving your videos
Songs written about woman Better than revenge - is about the girl Joe Jonas left Taylor for Bad blood is about Katy Perry (they're cool now) Wonderland - is about Diana agron 👀 Dress - is a sexy song about Karlie Kloss (IMO) Cornelia street - and a lot of songs also about Karlie Kloss Mad woman - she mentions the woman involved in this masters situation It's time to go - she mentions Karlie Kloss again in the opening and their "demise"
I genuinely wish I could experience folklore for the first time again.
My absolute favorite album in the world.❤
Me too… I think it’s truly, objectively, her best album in every way. Writing, production, vocals… straight 🔥
Same. I liked her music before, but this was the album that truly made me a Swiftie and its still my favorite of hers.
Gotta see it live. Lol 😅
Same!
“she on his ass” always my favorite thing he says😂
Honestly, you two are just breaking down all of these "masculinity" stereotypes like "cool dudes don't listen to music like Taylor Swift." What makes you both genuinely cool is your open-mindedness towards Taylor's music. And honestly, any music by women that showcases their feelings and vulnerability, you guys aren't pausing to throw shade and tell them they're wrong or overly emotional. Huge respect for guys like you, not only for listening and understanding but also for showing that men can like and appreciate Taylor's music without feeling that it'll make you "less cool"..
So many men listening to Taylor. Breaking stereotypes left and right
Many types of men listen to female singers, and even listen to romantic songs. Rockers and especially metalheads are quite open to this. Mazzy Star is great to listen to, especially songs like Take Everything or something like Kissing You by Des’ree. There are different types of men, but if you look at the mainstream type of males, they’re very closed minded because they mainly follow only the mainstream but they’re not most men. Taylor’s a great singer and a great writer, and honestly much more enjoyable than Beyoncé or JLO, they’re trash imo.
I could not subscribe fast enough.
@@mikehuntburns9753u bringing down other women who have their own successes and great music is misogynistic, imo.
Incels don’t listen to Taylor men do
i suggest champagne problems. its so well written it’ll blow your mind
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It’s my 2nd favorite Taylor song, it was amazing live!
one thing taylor is gonna do is eat with every song😭 i love how she lays her emotions out in her songwriting.
Fr her lyricism went next level too during folklore/evermore era
This song is supposed to be about Scott Borchetta selling her Masters without offering to sell to her first. He was the founder of Big Machine Records, and signed Taylor when she was 15 years old (2005). Her contract ended in (2018), and she signed with Republic Records (UMG). Then in (2019) he sold Big Machine Records to Scooter Braun for $300 mllion dollars, which included the Masters to her first 6 albums . That is why she is rerecording her first 6 albums.
Thank you! I love this song but finally reading the lyrics and the guys saying “she was betrayed” I realized this song was about them stealing her masters.
She was offered to get her masters but she had to earn them by giving her first label a new album for every album she wanted back which sounded like more prison time, really. Bad deal so she had to walk away. So glad she decided to re-record…she took shit and spun gold with it!!! 💩💩💩🟰🥇🥇🥇👸🏼👑👑👑
The songs that she wrote directed to another woman are only 4, that I can recall:
-Better Than Revenge (Speak Now - 2010): It is said to be about Camile Belle, the girl that Joe Jonas dated shortly after breaking up with Taylor. Taylor changed the lyrics for the TV chorus of this song. The original said "She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress", whilst the Taylor's Version says "He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches". She changed it because this song faced a lot of controversy during the years for being a sexist/slutshaming song, understandable coming from a mind of a 18-yr girl that felt some other girl stole her man, even though the fault of the situation is all on him.
-Bad Blood (1989 - 2014): It is about her already over duel with Katy Perry. This fight was nonsense and unnecessary from start to finish and was heavily fueled by the media who wanted to point two women against each other. It started because of backing dancers and went full on shady songs and stuff (Taylor releasing Bad Blood in 2014, Katy responding with Swish Swish in 2017). Years later they got together and talked about the whole situation and found out that most of the things they thought and heard about it were painted and weren't really true and they forgave each other and made peace. Taylor invited Katy to make an appearance in her music video for 'You Need to Calm Down' where they find each other and hug it out in peace (in the context of the fight and also in the context of the music video).
-Mad Woman (Folklore - 2020): This one is a more general song about how media likes to portrait women and how they are not able to react and be real about things like injustice and manipulation or else they will be painted as a mad woman (and no one likes a mad woman), but this song also have a singular taste because it also can be considered as a message to Kim Kardashian. In one of the lyrics Taylor says "And women like hunting witches too / doing your dirtiest work for you / It's obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together". I don't know if you guys know about the Kim/Kanye situation that led to Taylor being canceled in 2016 (if you want, I can give you a small recap of what happened, but things got really bad and Taylor LITERALLY disappeared for a whole entire year before making her legendary comeback with Look What You Made Me Do and reputation), but years after that, Kim and Kanye split and she revealed some shitty details about their relationship and about how Kanye was not really a good man, but chose not to speak about it before. This is reflected in one of the lyrics of the song where Taylor says "She should be mad / should be scathing like me / but no one likes a mad woman".
-Closure (Evermore - 2020): It is said that this song is about Karlie Kloss. Karlie was an old friend of Taylor that publicly supported Scooter Braun in the whole masters' sales situation and then tried to soften all the things with Taylor, but simply there was nothing to work there anymore because the friendship was over at the moment she chose to be on Scooter's side.
Btw love the reaction and I'm loving to see you guys digging and dipping in the world of Taylor Swift. This is an ocean with no bottom and you guys must be ready and prepared if you wish to continue.
Also the last great American dynasty
and Marjorie for her grandmother
indirectly I’d say also seven, it’s nice to have a friend, last great american dynasty and when emma falls in love. but they’re not really directed at the person rather than about them
Dorothea and Ivy (Emily Dickinson) as well!
+ Betty
Love you guys! Thanks so much for the Taylor reactions. Everything you said - ON POINT my friends!
Keep shining my guys✨
Thank youuu
im a time traveler sir/maam.. whatever im hearing, im scared to a war fight..
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i just love you guys 😭 it’s so nice seeing men appreciating her craft and breaking it down the same way we do. she truly eats it up every time!!!!!
also, i HIGHLY suggest cowboy like me - her storytelling skills peak THRUUUU in this one. also, the fictional love triangle in folklore in the songs cardigan, august and betty. UGGGHHHH just so good when you put it all together.
sending love to u guys from brasil ♥️
She was referring to her former manager Scott Borchetta who signed her up into his small company at that time. He was like a father figure to her, they had a very good relationship then and his company got big because of her. She wrote the song Change when they started to be recognized and Taylor got her first award . He was almost in tears when she performed that song .The rest I guess you know what happened to her masters .
The line in this song that says " We gather stones not knowing what they mean, some to throw, some to make a diamond ring" refers to the many songs she has written that were kept in the vault , not making into the albums. The diamond rings would be her big hits. She is such a phenominal writer!
when i first heard this song i was a bit lost, but when the “stolen lullaby” lyric came up i was like… oh… i get it now…
Came to the comments to say they should listen to Long Live which is about Borchetta when they were happy. So many great references to it in My Tears Ricochet!
Back to December would be a great song to listen to as she almost plays the villain and talks about her regrets. It’s a different take on her other songs but it’s still beautiful
Yes, it’s one of my absolute favorites. In an interview she described it as an apology to someone who she did wrong, and it’s things she wanted tell him that he deserved to hear… y’all should definitely do this one!
“Here she go…” If there’s any way I could describe Taylor’s lyricism, it’s that sentence alone 😂
Edit: In the Long Pond Studio Session (on Disney+) she basically says that this song was inspired by the idea of betrayal coming from an enemy who was once a friend (she compares it directly to a divorce, but fans also know it’s about what she went through when her masters were sold without her consent) and how dirty people can really get in the process of that betrayal - the things that you’ll do, the lengths you’ll go to, and how your own pain and experiences can also end up hurting you in the long run. It’s BEAUTIFUL storytelling at its finest!!
I love how it's based on the idea of betrayal and not a particular experience. Omg she is able to be so emotional with something that isn't based on any one bad experience. What talent!
Watching her face when she sings this song on Long Pond is so haunting/tragic. It’s so raw frt
I love seeing people appreciate her songwriting abilities. She's so good at painting a picture of things. She does tend to come out on top when someone is messing her up.
One song that's about a tiff with another women is "Bad Blood". It's about an incident with Katy Perry .
So many people just thinks it’s like the poppy arianna grande Selina Gomez music (which is fun but not as deep). Taylor tells whole novels in her songs
I really like that you guys know some of the details behind the songs, you got the stollen lullabys and yea she won't just stand there and take it :)
Here to say I’m having the time of my life with these videos. I’m seeing her tomorrow and this is really cozy
Have an amazing time!! So excited for you!
Nash night . Its gonna be the best night of your life. get ready to peak
I’m seeing her on Sunday!
Here to confirm that was the best night
I really love these guyssss; no dramatic expressions ; no over reacting ; no gazing somewhere; their focus is always on highlight.
I would suggest the folklore love triangle songs ("cardigan", "august" and "betty") to react to! Like all three could be one video, they all connect and go together. But they also are great to react to individually, especially "cardigan". These songs really show her gift of storytelling. She wrote them from three different characters' perspectives about teenage love. One song is about what was happening in the present, one in the future from a slightly older and wiser perspective, and one reflecting on the whole situation/what it meant for her close to the event. All songs are off of "folklore". You'll hear familiar words and phrases used in each song, connecting the story together. But they can also stand alone and make sense. It's so interesting and creative. I would do anything to go back and listen to "folklore" again for the first time and realize that the three songs connect. It would be really fun to watch you react to that!! I love y'all's content so much and am so appreciative of people who have an open mind about artists' work and what it's about, when they may not have typically gravitated towards that artist in the past. Keep it up, everyone is loving seeing you guys explore and analyze so thoughtfully! You two are also so smart and hilarious I love it!
Fun Fact: In the songs, there are four characters mentioned: Betty ("cardigan"), August/Augustine ("august"), James, ("betty") and Inez. Inez is just mentioned in "betty" briefly as almost a side character, the other three are who the love triangle is about, like the main characters of the story. But they all have different perspectives of what happened. But anyway the fun fact is that Taylor is good friends with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and their kids are named Betty, James, and Inez. So it's sweet how their names are in three of her songs. Sort of unrelated but Betty (the kid not the character) also has a line in another song called "Gorgeous" off of "Reputation" and her baby voice is so cute in the song.
Sorry for all the information I know it's a lot, but I do hope you read it and consider reacting and/or just listening! Have a nice day! :)
I’d LOVE to see you guys react to the entire folklore/evermore album! It’s literal poetry and you guys will looooove it. To answer the “other woman” question about a song…. Better than revenge Taylor’s version off of her new re-release 😅😂
honestly I’d love a deep dive into all her music now from you guys. You quickly became my favorite reactors on tt/yt because you’re very sincere but also funny. Loved seeing your swiftie journey so far💜
This!!! They’ve become my favorite reaction duo. I love that they don’t overreact just for the camera
I love that you guys are getting into Taylor's music. Bad Blood was about Katy Perry, there is a music video, also features Kendrick Lamar. Hopefully, y'all haven't seen it, it also has a lot of famous women in the video. So please, pretty please, react to it.
Exactly what I came here to say!
Why would you recommend that video lol. It has none of Taylor’s verses it’s literally like it’s kendricks song and she features to do the chorus. The original is nowhere to be found online anymore because she hasn’t re-recorded 1989 yet. Don’t recommend this to anyone until she has because it’s not even the same song anymore
@@Hey_Jamie collabs are meant to let feature artists blend their style into it. Even if It has Kendrick rap verses, how is it a bad thing? It is Taylor's song. She will not rap instead of Kendrick in those verses.
@@Hey_Jamie You may not like it, but 1.5 Billion people like it, and it is still on Taylor's channel. The Bad Blood MV is awesome, it is like a mini-movie, and most guys like it. I also like Kendrick Lamar's part.
I wish y’all would do full album reactions! Love the videos and then they end so quick 😢
You guys need to react to an upbeat Taylor song! Like "don't blame me" or "I can see you" or "cruel summer"
I love watching y’all’s reactions I tried watching other people’s while waiting for y’all’s but it just wasn’t hitting the same 😂❤
You're amazing thank you! More is otw SOON.
I'm obsessed with you two. Smart and in touch with emotions, incredible! watching people fall in love and appreciate taylor is my favorite thing to witness. there is no other like her, not now, not in the past, and never again.
oh man your reactions to taylor’s music has so quickly become my favourite thing to watch on youtube. so much love for you guys!!
just binged all your taylor reactions and you've earned another subscriber. If you keep reacting to her discography youre probably gonna get a lot of subs and views cuz the swifties are gonna spread these like wildfire because these are really great honest reactions, and it shows how you guys are really appreciating her songwriting. if yall are planning on going for a full album, id say her best songwriting lays in folklore, evermore, speak now (taylors version) or red (taylors version)
I love watching men discover and appreciate how amazing Taylor's songwriting is!! 😍 Love your reactions!
It's nice that you two will always have Taylor's back.❤
i’d suggest “closure” for the next song reaction!! it’s allegedly about karlie kloss trying to amend her and taylor’s friendship after publicly supporting scooter braun through the masters sale. love your videos, thank you for making them!!
Since nobody else is gonna say I WILL. Y’all are so fine also love the reactions
You guys should react to All too well 10 min version (I promise it feels like 3 minutes) for more awesome deep-cutting lyrics, or listen to Ready for It or Don't Blame Me for more hype songs and showing off Taylor's vocal range. Loving the videos btw :)
I started my journey listening to Taylor as well. What I found amazing is that she can so clearly describe her feelings for a specific situation. I will be 60 in January and never knew how to describe what I was feeling and she just casually writes a song about it like it's nothing. Incredible lyricist. She did a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar you might like. She also writes and produces many of her music videos.
you're amazing! We're in the same boat. Always been into her as a kid but stopped listening to her music when Rep album came out because i felt like she changed too much. i was clearly wrong. I regret not listening to her new music. I am currently trying to learn and analys is all of them.
bad blood is a song about her beef with another woman!! its about katy perry to be more specific, and its featuring kendrick lamar, i think u guys would love it!!
You guys are pretty close, her record label, Scott Borchetta, Taylor had been with him since she was 15/16 yo. The jewels she gave him were her Fearless album, it went Platinum and Diamond.
Watching this live last month was amazing. This is one of her absolute best songs
where do they live stream?
@@allykath2801 I went to the concert in Pittsburgh but people livestream the concerts on Tik Tok every weekend
Transferred from tik tok to TH-cam to remind you as the #1 Tolerate it stan… Tolerate it
If she would’ve just called this song scooter Braun, it would’ve been a direct hit, but the fact that she called it something else and we all know who all of this is directed towards. I think makes it even better.
Songs that would be the best to react to: Champagne problems, No body, no crime, The Last Time, Exile and even Ronan. These are so deep lyrically which would be so great for you both to discover.
Loved the reaction! You guys should react to No Body No Crime. Taylor has a love triangle written in three songs, August, Cardigan and Betty. Betty is about a girl and can be interpreted as a girl on girl love song, or you can interpret the interest to be a boy as well. That is because Taylor uses the name "James" to honour a friends child, but the thing is, the child is a girl.
Taylor is such an icon. This reaction was amazing, because I felt everything that you too are feeling (and more) when I first heard this song.
You guys are my new favorite reaction channel! I’m a huge swiftie and it’s so refreshing to see people, especially men, listen to her and respect her craft. I think you guys would really enjoy All Too Well The 10 Minute Version!
I really enjoyed your reaction to this Taylor song. I love that you understood the lyrics on first listen. Taylor was betrayed by Scott Borchetta who was the owner of Big Machine, her former record label. (In the song she says that she could go anywhere, just not home). She's with a good label now. They let her do whatever she wants and they release her music the way she wants it done and she OWNS her work under that label. She has rerecorded 3 of her first 6 albums as Taylor Versions. They have all debuted at number 1. Subscribed.
loving these videos, would love an all too well (10 min version) reaction
She has soooo many songs that hit hard, good luck on your journey!
This song is so incredibly heartbreaking. I’ll never forget when I realized this song was about the old albums and Scott.
Hey! So if you want more sad/ slower songs I highly suggest champagne problems, all too well (10 minute version), clean, the 1, august, and bigger than the whole sky (etc, there’s so many!). If you want upbeat, I suggest dress, lavender haze, call it what you want, death by a thousand cuts, paper rings, or the way I loved you (and etc her discography is huge!)
great suggestions ‼️
I'm so glad that she's getting recognition for her lyrics and music. ❤
You two are amazing , thank you for showing the world that it isn’t cringe to like Taylor Swift and for breaking down her lyrics the way you are 🤍
“Why are you guys doing her so dirty?!..”
“…. At least it’s producing fantastic music…”
- the daily inner monologue of a Swiftie
For another lyrical masterpiece you guys should react to all to well ten minute version!
A comment from a Swiftie said that the Chorus has easter eggs of her 6 stolen albums: She's a Mastermind !!!!
1. …..I didn't have it in myself to go with grace ( Song - State of Grace ) Album: RED
2. …..And you're the hero flying around, saving face ( Song - Superman ) Album: Speak Now
3. …..And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake? ( Song - Look What You Made Me Do ) Album: REPUTATION
4. …..Cursing my name, ( Song - The Way I Loved You ) Album: FEARLESS
5. …..wishing I stayed ( Song - All You Had To Do Was Stay ) Album: 1989
6. …..Look at how my tears ricochet ( Song - Teardrops On My Guitar ) Album: Debut - Taylor Swift
listen to peace! it gives a nice insight into how her personal and professional lives clash. a perfect follow up after dissecting MTR.
i will forever hate the industry for making me not like this woman for so many years
I’m literally crying actual tears watching these videos, I can’t even explain how much Taylor’s music affects me & I’m so passionate about my love for her music for that reason! I love watching new people discover her so much!!!!! 🥺😭❤️
7:18
*Bad blood* (about a previous feud with a friend)
*Better Than Revenge* (about an ex's new girlfriend, which she wrote in response to said ex's song written about her, how she was "much better" than Taylor. Song originally contained slut-shaming lyrics which Taylor changed for the Taylor's Version, and they're superior lyrics to be honest)
*Closure* (personally I think it's about an ex-friend, but possibly, most likely Borchetta)
*New Romantics* (unofficial 1989 anthem, 🎉)
*Bigger Than The Whole Sky* (about loss, possibly a miscarriage, which is personally how I interpret it)
*Anti-hero* (about insecurities)
*Long Live* (fans' anthem)
*You're on your own, kid* (slow-burner, tear-jerker)
*Mad Woman* (about female oppression in relation to anger expression, and gaslighting which results from it)
*The Lucky One* (fame)
*Seven* (one of my favourites)
*Miss Americana and the...* (about U.S. politics, essentially)
*Safe & Sound* (hauntingly beautiful)
*Soon You'll Get Better* (her mom battling cancer) + *The Best Day* (sweet song for her mom)
*Welcome to NY* (starting over in NYC)
*Marjorie* (reminiscing about her grandma)
*Ronan* (poignant lyricism, real life backstory inspiration)
Watching those guys turning into swifties has been the highlight of my summer!!
Bad Blood is about Katy Perry. But the original video with Katy’s verses is nowhere to be found online because she hasn’t done a TV of 1989 yet. And it’s impossible to find the song without kendrick now
So nice to watch your reactions in Taylor Swift 's songs. Hope you keep it always innocent (childlike), brotherly, and funny like you always do.
She recorded acoustic version of the album, “long pond studio sessions”. The acoustic version of the song is my fav❤
It’s a bit different and there’s video, her facial expressions are something
i am OBSESSED with your videos reacting to taylor!! the way you really pay attention to the lyrics!!!!! please react to this is me trying next 🫶🏻 sending love from brazil 🇧🇷🫶🏻
POST MOREEEEE!!!!!!!! IM LIVINF FOR THIS!!!
y'all are amazing literally knowing basically what the song is about but knowing nothing about her. "my stolen lullabies" are her songs, because they were stolen from her (the guy the song is about)
Love y'all, you should do the Long Pond Session of this song where she explaina what this song is about, you can see the sadness and anger in her face while singing.
I love how her lyrics are so evocative and seem specific but at the same time are general enough that it can have me thinking about something very specific to my own life and then before I know it I'm almost bawling. You guys are cool
I love and really enjoy yalls reactions pls keep it up ❤️ All too well 10 minute version next!!! Pls
It may be about Scott Borchetta. When trying to decide what record label to sign with at the start if her career she chose Big Machine Records. She was the first artist this company signed. I remember her and her father talking about this and it was a big deal, emotional too. So yes she definitely felt betrayed, later on Scott knew she didn't respect or like Scooter Braun.
You guys make me laugh. You get her like others don’t and that’s awesome.
easily one of the greatest written songs on this planet
The head bobbing is killing me
Yay! I love it! I cannot get enough of your videos!
I was thinking, for a song where a woman hurt her, there is always Better Than Revenge and Bad Blood (do the one with Kendrick Lamar or the video)!
However, I've seen you guys react to a lot of darker T-Swift stuff. I'd love to see some reactions to love songs!
-Emma Falls In Love (Talking about watching her friend fall in love)
-Lover
-Cornelia Street (live from pairs)
-Red
-Willow
-The One
-Enchanted
-August
-You All Over Me
Songs I love that I would love to see you guys react to overall:
-All Too Well (10 minute version, and/or short film) - awe man this would be epic
-All the Speak Now Vault Tracks (I think you guys would be surprised by I Can See You)
-Nothing New (about her career/ getting older in the music industry, I'd love to hear your guys'thoughts)
-Clean
-Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version for the sound)
-Don't Blame Me (I think you guys should watch the Reputation Tour for this song... amazing, and campared to what you have reacted to thus far, the sound is different)!
-The Archer
-All Of The Girls You Loved Before (I'd love to see men react to this song)!
-Tolerate it (this is a rough one too, like what you all have reacted to thus far)
-I'd Love to see your thoughts on the Anti-Hero and Karma videos too!
Honestly anything you react to I will watch! I appreciate these videos if you couldn't tell lol! 💛💜❤
always goosebumps when I hear this song
Love you two. You guys are the best at analyzing everything. This was about her first record label
I love your reactions to Taylor Swift!! Keep doing them!
Love these reactions… I always recommend those going down the rabbit hole to watch her performances from Grammy Museum. You get insight as she explains the meaning behind a few songs AND a live acoustic performance - it’s ICONIC
"Soon youll get better" and "the best days" are her song to other woman which is her mom
You’re reacting to all the good ones! All too well 10 minute version, my tears ricochet, and would’ve could’ve should’ve are all favorites of mine.
Next I would suggest Tolerate It or Champagne Problems from Evermore.
Love watching you guys enjoy Taylor's music! Guys remember that folklore and evermore songs may not necessarily be songs related to her life and are sad stories that she made up.
i LIVE for these
Something I find crazy about this song is the line "cause when I'd fight you used to tell me I was brave". When the music Mean from Speak Now was first released it won two Grammys and on her speech Taylor thanked Scott for believing in her. They were not only close, he seems to have been a huge supporter for her throughout it all. If we think she released Reputation with his label - an album filled with tea about really important and influential people at the time - and he backed her up... It just gets sadder :(
BTW, you should DEFINETLY listen to Mean!
i genuinely cannot wait for you to do more ts reactions, my heart is so happy rn, hope yall cover her whole catalogue together
Please go through her discography!! These videos are my new obsession!
y’all NEED to listen to bigger than the whole sky. THE MOST EMOTIONAL SONG, EVER. will literally have u sobbing.
Love you guys , thank you for really listening to the context of the song
“Here she go” 40 seconds in is so real!!! y’all are my favorite people 🫶🏻
I'm addicted to this channel! Pls we need more taylor swift reactions!!!
She's talking about Scott Borchetta which was owner of her former record label Big Machine Records. Taylor was the first artist that signed to this label when she was 15 and was really only successful artist from there, so basically almost all money Big Machine made were from Taylor. Scott was almost like 2nd father to her, so i can understand how much pain it cost her when he sold her first 6 albums to her bully Scooter Braun for 300M dollars without ever allowing her to buy these masters. He offered Taylor that he'll give her 1 album for every new album she'd release under them. That means 6 new albums for 6 old albums and i'm not sure but she probably wouldn't own these new 6. He knew she wanted to own her music, he knew about Scooter cause she had endless conversation about Scooter where she was crying and then Scott just blocked everything out and still sold her masters to her biggest enemy.
But Karma got him because since she left Big Machine records and released her albums Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and re-recordings of Fearless, Red and Speak Now her net worth more than doubled in those few years. When she left in 2018 her net worth was around 360M and now in 2023 is Taylor's net worth over 740M and her current tour The Eras Tour will cross over 1B dollars and more than half will go to Taylor so she will become a billionar and with re-recordings she highly devalued original masters, so she won in a long run.
2:00 his reaction . literally me all troughtout when i first listen MTR
Sososo happy to see this pop up by the way!! Adore your reactions
love you guys sm😭😭 more reactions of her music please😭😭👏🏿👏🏿
This is my favorite thing I’ve ever come across on the internet! You two 🥰🥰
You guys are the best react channel, you add real thoughtfulness, thank you
I just found yawls channel and I absolutely love it! Subscribed after the first video I saw! This, however, is my favorite song by Taylor Swift! I like how I was confused by it at first, because the word ricochet means come back to you and at first, I couldn't really see how that was happening in the song, but then someone described it as this!
She loved and cried over someone - but they didn't show the same energy until she was dead and as they were looking at her dead body (possibly in a casket at the wake she mentions) he is finally the one crying over her and his tears roll off his cheeks onto her coffin (thus making the tears she shed for him ricochet back to her from him crying!)
at the end of the long pond studio sessions for this song at the end she adds (look at all of my tears turning into your tears)
Taylor’s lyricism is a masterclass in metaphors.
I suggest listening to the long pond studio version as well! It’s basically just piano, and it’s absolutely haunting. It’s the only version I listen to now
This song was actually about a story she made up about a guy who left this girl and then that girl died the day after and he regretted everything and that’s what this song is about👍
my favorite song to ever exist ever fr 🙌
Had no idea I needed this video today lol but seeing you guys react to her lyricism is healing some part of my teenhood when boys made fun of us for listening to Taylor lol
you should listen to mirrorball (also on folklore)! your comment about how shes in a lot of painful situations, but at least we get beautiful music, but at what cost, really reminded me of part of mirrorball. im loving your videos
I love how this song can mean so many different things to people in different situations.
Songs written about woman
Better than revenge - is about the girl Joe Jonas left Taylor for
Bad blood is about Katy Perry (they're cool now)
Wonderland - is about Diana agron 👀
Dress - is a sexy song about Karlie Kloss (IMO)
Cornelia street - and a lot of songs also about Karlie Kloss
Mad woman - she mentions the woman involved in this masters situation
It's time to go - she mentions Karlie Kloss again in the opening and their "demise"