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  • @Folklore608
    @Folklore6083 ай бұрын

    As a fan -- I'm not sure I'll ever be able to express what it meant to get this album as a surprise four months into the pandemic. Working from home -- feeling isolated -- and she announced one morning on Instagram that the album was dropping that night. I can still remember clicking play at midnight in the dark -- and listening to the whole thing. What a gift. I'll never get over that she did that for us. She is ALL about the fandom.

  • @Ivan-0000

    @Ivan-0000

    3 ай бұрын

    Wow ❤❤❤

  • @robertthompson7242

    @robertthompson7242

    3 ай бұрын

    she's also a total workaholic who can't sit still. She expected to be touring; was primed and ready to go; all dressed up and the venues all shut down. Bad for her, but really good for us. folklore in July, Long Pond Sessions in September (ish?), and Evermore in December. The image of the piano as her lifeboat in Cardigan is totally true for her.

  • @SarahHublerTheBeautyHub

    @SarahHublerTheBeautyHub

    3 ай бұрын

    Honestly this album helped saved my sanity in 2020.

  • @Folklore608

    @Folklore608

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SarahHublerTheBeautyHub 💯 Played it over and over. Slowly converted my husband and two tween boys into Swifties. Then we went to the Eras tour together. One of the best nights we ever had. Three hours and 15 minutes of pure joy.

  • @inmyReputation-Era

    @inmyReputation-Era

    3 ай бұрын

    ⁠This is exactly how I felt. I was already an introvert and thought I would be mostly unaffected by the shutdown. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I think it was the shift from choosing to stay home to being unable to see and touch family and friends. By the time restrictions were lifted in Missouri I was ready to hug a damn stranger. This album was everything to me and is still my comfort album.

  • @MaryRuth75
    @MaryRuth753 ай бұрын

    Folklore and Evermore are definitely her two best written albums so far.

  • @user-ux7ud7vw4f

    @user-ux7ud7vw4f

    3 ай бұрын

    I agree. Evermore is my favorite :)

  • @valerie..839

    @valerie..839

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re 100% right. Folklore is my favorite album from her

  • @emmytea-uv5ne

    @emmytea-uv5ne

    3 ай бұрын

    And Red.

  • @Charli1996

    @Charli1996

    3 ай бұрын

    In your opinion.

  • @FC-qb9wp

    @FC-qb9wp

    3 ай бұрын

    That’s because those two are indie folk albums which means are heavily into storytelling but her staple singer-songwriter album in terms of storytelling AND Melodies/music is RED

  • @randallaquino1979
    @randallaquino19793 ай бұрын

    1. The one 2:42 2. Cardigan 7:00 3. TLGAD 11:11 4. Exile 14:46 5. My tears ricochet 19:09 6. Mirrorball 23:29 7. Seven 27:00 8. August 31:11 9. This is me tryng 35:56 10. Illicit affairs 38:53 11. Invisible string 42:08 12. Mad woman 46:09 13. Epiphany 49:40 14. Betty 52:58 15. Peace 56:30 16. Hoax 1:01:26 The lakes???!!!😢😢 I know!!😭

  • @Moonz_yel09

    @Moonz_yel09

    3 ай бұрын

    Wish he did the deluxe version

  • @avokittypup

    @avokittypup

    3 ай бұрын

    the lakes has been often missed...so fucking sad! I love it so much that I actually want a 13 minutes version of it! 🤍

  • @pgaslys_
    @pgaslys_3 ай бұрын

    actually swifties really like the bridges. i suggest dont cut those down

  • @jonatannasli

    @jonatannasli

    3 ай бұрын

    That's what I was thinking!

  • @crystalkadletc1944

    @crystalkadletc1944

    3 ай бұрын

    The bridges are the best part for of all her songs

  • @emmavink
    @emmavink3 ай бұрын

    I would argue that Taylor Swift is incredibly underrated by people who think they are too cool to listen to her. Especially those who've only heard a few of the radio hits.

  • @IvyCowboy

    @IvyCowboy

    3 ай бұрын

    100000000 %

  • @WesLinkz

    @WesLinkz

    3 ай бұрын

    Actually very true that used to be me , only heard her radio hits

  • @LanaJulie33

    @LanaJulie33

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes! Anytime anyone says they don't like her, I ask what songs they know and they are all radio singles. I tell them to go listen to an album and then tell me what they think 😂

  • @emmytea-uv5ne

    @emmytea-uv5ne

    3 ай бұрын

    I think that’s majority of people. Songs like Shake It Off, 22 and We Are Never Getting Back Together turned people off and gave people the wrong impression. It’s easy to assume what an artists music sounds like from what they heard and not want to check them out. I didn’t like Back To Black by Amy Winehosue (just not my taste), and after I decided to listen to her music, I realized she had so many great songs and she’s one of my favorite artists. I always liked Taylor and her singles because I was a young girl, but as I got older and my music taste changed, I stopped paying attention to her. After Folklore, I realized she was a great songwriter and has so many great deep cuts. Folklore was definitely the best decision she’s ever made career wise. It brought so many people who aren’t fans into her music.

  • @crystalkadletc1944

    @crystalkadletc1944

    3 ай бұрын

    Omg this is sooooo true

  • @Zal-hh7pi
    @Zal-hh7pi3 ай бұрын

    So fun fact: Majority of this album and Evermore album are written from other people's perspectives. Like she's telling their stories. Also, Last Great American Dynasty is the story of the woman who owned Taylor's house before she bought it.

  • @Joey-rock

    @Joey-rock

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly, hence the title: the lore and stories of the people (in the album). The record it's actually not folky music at all

  • @WesLinkz

    @WesLinkz

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info! I noticed a lot of these were stories tying into the "folk" lore. So Cool

  • @Cucumberstopickles

    @Cucumberstopickles

    3 ай бұрын

    @@WesLinkzyes Taylor bought the Holiday House here in RI and the song is about the previous owners. The lyrics are rumors about the young wife of Bill who owned Standard Oil.

  • @robertthompson7242

    @robertthompson7242

    3 ай бұрын

    not the immediately previous owners, though. Harkness died in the 1970s. But she has a lot of real life connections to the story -- including St. Louis, where her grandmother was from; performing arts, music, gossipy neighbors and media, and celebrity friends. . . . and cats. It was actually a cat that Harkness dyed green to piss off her neighbor. 😍

  • @Ethanbball7
    @Ethanbball73 ай бұрын

    I’d recommend checking out the Long Pond Studio Sessions of this album. It’s stripped down even more. Pretty much just Taylor, Aaron, and Jack in the studio. There’s also little interview tidbits of them explaining the songs.

  • @user-yd1mq5yk9w

    @user-yd1mq5yk9w

    3 ай бұрын

    The Long Pond Studio Sessions (released Nov 25, 2020 on Disney+) was the first time they were able to play the album together in person (Sept 2020) because of the pandemic. She started working on Folklore in March (national lockdown) from tracks Dessner (some from him past files) sent her & they all worked online compiling it. It dropped July 24, 2020.

  • @morganxo4
    @morganxo43 ай бұрын

    idk if anyones pointed this out BUT my tears ricochet is about scooter braun and each line of the chorus correlates to a song on each of the albums he stole from her: i didnt have it in myself to go with grace (state of grace from red) and you're the hero flying around saving face (superman from speak now) and if i'm dead to you why are you at the wake? ('the old taylor is dead' from repuation) cursing my name (the way i loved you from fearless) wishing i stayed (all you had to do was stay from 1989) look at how my tears ricochet (teardrops on my guitar from debut) and of course the line "and when you can't sleep at night you hear my stolen lullabies" like the albums he stole from her. she's literally a genius

  • @sashabowerbank5445

    @sashabowerbank5445

    3 ай бұрын

    😮 oh my god she is, I never knew this, thank you!!!

  • @robertthompson7242

    @robertthompson7242

    3 ай бұрын

    Like how you tied all the lyrics in!! I have always thought it was more about Scott Borchetta than Braun. He was selling Big Machine anyway(he started fishing for offers in 2012), and he had over a decade of refusing to renegotiate the terms of her contract. Braun just comes in for extra hate because he bought the company, but not selling her the masters was Borchetta. The bs BMLG put her through with trying to block her from using her music at the Artist of the Decade award show in 2019, and refusing to license her using her music from the Rep tour in her documentary didn't help, but I expect that to be more from Big Machine's management (Braun didn't change anything at Big Machine, Borchetta still runs it). Sour grapes because her leaving lowered the value of the company. . . . . just guessing, though. Oh, extra hate --- didn't mean she didn't already have reasons to dislike him before that! bc she did.

  • @sirsimonthesentry4787

    @sirsimonthesentry4787

    3 ай бұрын

    I believe it is about Scott, NOT Scooter. She has said that it is about someone who can go from your most loved, trusted resin to the person who hurts you the most and suddenly becomes the person who betrays you. She was never good with Scooter, ever.

  • @morganxo4

    @morganxo4

    3 ай бұрын

    i totally thought i wrote scott thank you for correcting me LMAO

  • @mahnoormajid6545

    @mahnoormajid6545

    2 ай бұрын

    Agree with the others it was more about Scott and BMLG than Scooter, since it was Scott she trusted like family. Also, the ‘jewels’ line refers her albums too, since they went Platinum/gold/diamond etc!

  • @craftingranger7552
    @craftingranger75523 ай бұрын

    If you like this you'll love evermore, the lyrics there are devastating

  • @LanaJulie33
    @LanaJulie333 ай бұрын

    You should check out the album prologue and then give it another listen. The lore for this storytelling is wild! This was groundbreaking for her and only happened because of quarantine. Then, just 5 months after folklore dropped, she announced that its sister album evermore would be released that evening. Evermore also has a prologue to read before you listen. These are highly regarded as being some of the most poetic songwriting and storytelling albums she has ever done (yet!). Btw i enjoyed your performance breaks lol 😂

  • @sarahgray6157
    @sarahgray61573 ай бұрын

    One more thing, try listening to her albums a few times though even when you don't think you'll like some of the songs. I consistently have songs that i don't vibe with on first listen, but on the fourth listen, it's like they open up and reveal their beauty. Taylor's an album artist, meaning that each album is a journey of a feeling, an idea, a vibe, a time in her life.

  • @NYandAZ
    @NYandAZ3 ай бұрын

    Imo, her Covid albums Folklore and Evermore are her best albums by far. Exile and Epiphany are my two favorites, by far. I’m sorry that people are overreacting about your experience with an album. That’s crazy as music is very subjective. I’m just happy to hear you enjoying the album! New subscriber here!🙋🏼‍♀️ She was going through rough patches with her boyfriend of a few years by then, so there’s many songs that are pure folklore (like “Cardigan”, “Betty” and “August” - it is a fictional love trilogy where all songs come from a different person’s perspective from the three people is so good) but some are about war, the pandemic, her awful issues with Big Machine who has her “stolen lullabies” in her song Masters and heartbreak. This album, out of the two, is superior to any others. Fantastic choice. Really showcases her vocal range. 🎉❤👏🏻

  • @melissadavis4981
    @melissadavis49813 ай бұрын

    26:08 I said the same thing about mirrorball when I first heard it and now I can't skip it, it's such a chill, relaxing song and I love it more every time I hear it. It's the same thing with this entire album, it actually wasn't my favorite like everyone else's but I kept coming back to it and falling in love with each song individually ❤

  • @makkufrost

    @makkufrost

    3 ай бұрын

    Same, it was my least favorite to now being my favorite on my favorite album 😭✨

  • @Starlingaledraws

    @Starlingaledraws

    3 ай бұрын

    It ran the middle for me for so long and one day I really listened to it and that bridge felt like she was singing it about me. Ive loved it ever since

  • @MaryRuth75
    @MaryRuth753 ай бұрын

    Taylor was born in Pennsylvania, her family then moved to Nashville to start her music career. Now she has an apartment in NYC, homes in LA and London and also a summer home in Rhode Island.

  • @robertthompson7242

    @robertthompson7242

    3 ай бұрын

    Don't forget her Nashville homes (the estate, and the condo off Music Row) if you're making a list 💖

  • @MaryRuth75
    @MaryRuth753 ай бұрын

    I love both Aaron and Jack. Depends on the sound of the songs. For Folklore and Evermore Aaron is perfect for a lot of them.

  • @florana5961

    @florana5961

    3 ай бұрын

    Arron is not so attractive his look, I prefer cool guy jack

  • @MaryRuth75

    @MaryRuth75

    3 ай бұрын

    @@florana5961that was a very strange comment. Who was commenting on their looks? I sure wasn’t. I was talking about their talents as producers and musicians.

  • @florana5961

    @florana5961

    3 ай бұрын

    But beautiful people are more likely to create beautiful music, right? Look Aaron 's look, his hair looks terrible, Jack is more stylish!

  • @MaryRuth75

    @MaryRuth75

    3 ай бұрын

    @@florana5961🙄

  • @crystalkadletc1944

    @crystalkadletc1944

    3 ай бұрын

    @@florana5961weird thing to say. His looks have nothing to do with the excellent work he does.

  • @TomMoore-ny5qn
    @TomMoore-ny5qn3 ай бұрын

    It's interesting what people connect with and how their life experience shape how they see things. No shade to you or anyone else but the part you thought was funny in "Seven" is the part that makes me cry every time. I interpret those lines as a 7 year old seeing her friend living in a house with an abusive father and having to hide in a closet to stay safe. And this seven years old wants to save her friend but doesn't know how other than saying the friend could come live with her. Different childhood experiences. I relate to the friend she wants to help but can't.

  • @vitnersantos
    @vitnersantos3 ай бұрын

    the editing gave me whiplash

  • @sherriromas5871
    @sherriromas58713 ай бұрын

    Awe, for Seven it is so nice you found joy in it--it actually is partially about a friend who at the time she didn't get it (because she was seven), but was being abused (dad is always mad, hide in the closet etc). The song kills me. Same with Epiphany when you realize it was written during the height of the pandemic and it is about how health care workers will be suffering from PTSD for a long time to come, just like those who go through war--how no one can prepare them for the reality and the horrors. I think you would really enjoy watching Long Pond as she goes a lot into what inspired the songs and her collaboration with Aaron. All the songs you say you probley wouldn't turn on again, I felt the same way at first listen and now there are no throw aways on this masterpiece.

  • @EricAriel5
    @EricAriel53 ай бұрын

    I love her work with both Jack and Aaron. Jack she’s worked with since the 1989 album.

  • @joserodriguezcortes1454
    @joserodriguezcortes14543 ай бұрын

    Your reactions videos are the best because I can actually feel as if we were talking throughout the whole songs and chilling

  • @melissadavis4981
    @melissadavis49813 ай бұрын

    I would say Midnights is also my favorite but these songs specifically I listen to a lot lately like you said, it depends on the mood

  • @maddymarie4311
    @maddymarie43113 ай бұрын

    i was WAITING for this one!! thanks so much ❤❤ pls keep reacting , your one of my favs!

  • @WesLinkz

    @WesLinkz

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Will do!

  • @RedFox57
    @RedFox573 ай бұрын

    Justice for the lakes 😔(it's on the deluxe version. you should def react to it and also the lakes original version!)

  • @crystalkadletc1944

    @crystalkadletc1944

    3 ай бұрын

    The lakes is my favorite 😢

  • @guildedfox1984
    @guildedfox19843 ай бұрын

    Rebekah Harkness was the previous owner of Taylor's RI house... that there is the connection

  • @Joey-rock
    @Joey-rock3 ай бұрын

    Seven breaks my heart everytime. So, In case you didn't know, Cardigan/August/Betty are related s in they're part of a teenage love triangle, each song sung from the perspective of one of them. Betty sings Cardigan, the other woman, Augustine, sings August, and James sings Betty. I have a wild theory that the father in Seven is the same who sings This is me trying, since he is an alcoholic ('I think your house is haunted' = spirits = alcohol). When it hits you, it's so so heartbreaking, that sweet melody hiding the sad context of a broken home. And going even further, that he's also the father of Betty ('leaving like a father'). So the one who sings Seven is maybe James, meaning they're friends since childhood.

  • @sarahgray6157
    @sarahgray61573 ай бұрын

    I enjoy many of the producers Taylor's worked with. Jack has a great way with synths and interesting pop production. Aaron Dessner provides complex time signatures and melodies that challenge her songwriting. Max Martin is responsible for some of her first-class HITS. Nathan Chapman showcased her earlier country and rock tracks. They're all great, showcasing different aspects of her style and evolution.

  • @sirsimonthesentry4787

    @sirsimonthesentry4787

    3 ай бұрын

    I personally like Aaron because he is the only one she writes to track for and is a true co-writer versus Jack or Max or anyone else who just adds/edits what Taylor has done. I think her writing to track brings something special out in her. She has said that when Aaron sends her music it makes her feel something specific and then that inspired her to write to that. I love that about their collabs.

  • @melissadavis4981
    @melissadavis49813 ай бұрын

    27:06 seven has also turned into my all time favorite song which is insane to me because I loved the intro and that was about it at first... again, like mirrorball I kept giving it a chance and it's so damn nostalgic to me now and I was thinking a few days ago that I think it's my all time favorite even though I can't recite the song at all 😂❤ so weird but facts

  • @melissadavis4981
    @melissadavis49813 ай бұрын

    Came up in recommended, excited!

  • @user-tv1nx1hk2j
    @user-tv1nx1hk2j3 ай бұрын

    I love your reactions! Looking forward to the next one! I think you will love evermore too!

  • @zoemn24
    @zoemn243 ай бұрын

    I am so happy you reacted to this, it’s like I get to listen to it through your ears for the first time with you. Taylor gave me the best birthday present when she released this on my birthday because this album truly saved me at a time I needed it, she sang whole stories and took me to a different place for a while and I needed that so much. I’m forever grateful to Taylor for this album and Evermore.

  • @Cucumberstopickles
    @Cucumberstopickles3 ай бұрын

    That calm laid back feeling of this album is because it was started on the 2nd day of lockdown during the pandemic and released only a few months later. It’s the perfect mood relaxed music for sitting at home. It’s also music that makes you think and is super relatable. Love your reaction.

  • @panchorr1444
    @panchorr14443 ай бұрын

    It's difficult for me to choose my favorite Taylor's album, but Folklore is among the top three that I like the most without a doubt. How nice to see you here again handsome 😊 please continue making Taylor reactions 😉

  • @chvrlottc
    @chvrlottc3 ай бұрын

    YESS I BEEN WAITING FOR FOR THIS ONE 🙌🙌

  • @johnreyes3514
    @johnreyes35143 ай бұрын

    We will need you to revisit this in one month please to see how your opinions on each song has changed + what connections you have since found out/made from each song in relation to any aspect of her personal life. 😊

  • @KatrinaMarie614
    @KatrinaMarie6143 ай бұрын

    Loving this! I think you’ll vibe with Evermore too, they’re sister albums

  • @alesaccount92
    @alesaccount923 ай бұрын

    Folklore is imo her best album lyrics-wise.

  • @byfelicia0319
    @byfelicia03193 ай бұрын

    Mirrorball is one of my faves! It feels like spinning in a pretty dress on an almost empty dance floor at the end of a night out. It’s effervescent, like the feeling of soda popping on your tongue. Mirrorball is for the Paper Rings, Bejeweled girlies.

  • @grgracece13
    @grgracece133 ай бұрын

    Loved this reaction!

  • @user-iy9cg5ce8t
    @user-iy9cg5ce8t3 ай бұрын

    Great reaction! PS Your dog is so cute!!

  • @tayllorhitz5335
    @tayllorhitz53353 ай бұрын

    I totally agree that music is a mood. I've always tried to figure out how to word it but it really is that simple. Sometimes I LOVE songs because I want to be in that vibe and sometimes it's just eh. Like how real you are, subscribed

  • @dominicturnea1069
    @dominicturnea10693 ай бұрын

    Track 5 is always one of the super personal songs Taylor writes for her albums. My Tears Ricochet is about Scooter Braun, the creepy music producer who bought all of Taylor's master works (hence why she's re-recording her old work). Her tears really did ricochet.

  • @amydarling9715
    @amydarling97153 ай бұрын

    NEXT: EVERMORE ITS THE SISTER ALBUM TO FOLKLORE

  • @hemman4593
    @hemman45933 ай бұрын

    I really like how you are so honest about the songs please don’t be be scared to say your opinion I know some fans are crazy 😂 but I really like when you tell us what do you feel about the album ❤️ can’t wait to see your reaction on the other albums ❤️

  • @robertthompson7242
    @robertthompson72423 ай бұрын

    Taylor co-produces her albums (all of them after her debut); individual songs are co-produced with people she is working with at the time (so, early albums mostly Nathan Chapman, songs from Red to Reputation include Max Martin and Shellback and Jack Antonoff (but Clean was Imogen Heap). Lover had some tracks with Joel Little; folklore was mostly Antonoff and Aaron Dessner; Evermore was mostly Dessner. On her re-records, she had her tour music producer fill in for Chapman, and brought in some of the original producers to replicate their work (and using new production on her Vault tracks). Easiest way to find who wrote with her or produced a particular track, is to go to her discography on Wikipedia and check the track list.

  • @sarahhackman2245
    @sarahhackman22453 ай бұрын

    I always liked Taylor and was a casual fan, but folklore left me floored. I had not appreciated her writing talent or her flows prior to this album. It made me dig in more and realize her involvement in creating her work. Been a swiftie ever since the Long Pond Studio Session recording of folklore dropped. (It’s in Disney+)

  • @victorianahed7055
    @victorianahed70553 ай бұрын

    I personally think Folkore is one of her best album and one of the best to introduce her as an artist and songwrting ❤ this album and her lyrics are just so special to me and really get me through some hard things this year you just connect with her lyrics and i think its beautiful ❤

  • @erindiemert936
    @erindiemert9363 ай бұрын

    I know you heard her rhyme cardigan with car again!! Can't believe there was no comment! ...But I am impressed that you related the cardigan in Betty back to August. Also, epiphany is about healthcare workers during Covid - as close to a war as I've ever been. It's incredibly accurate to have been written during early Covid. I am an RN and worked through it all. Most of us have PTSD, in some form or another, and find this song difficult to listen to.

  • @isabellaluques1268
    @isabellaluques12682 ай бұрын

    can't wait for evermore reaction, our amazing bon iver is there too

  • @nikkimemmott8872
    @nikkimemmott88723 ай бұрын

    I’m really glad you liked this one! Was not sure how it would go based on how well you liked Midnights and Rep. If I really could only have one TS album forever, I would choose Speak Now, I think. My absolute can’t-live-without TS songs are on there. But day to day to listen to it, it’s got to be Midnights Til Dawn (or quite possibly TTPD). As you say, the mix of the great writing with the pop sound just really does it for me. That said, it would hurt me to part with My Tears Ricochet, Mad Woman, Ivy and Champagne Problems (Evermore). And 1989 just makes me so damn happy even if the writing isn’t at the same level as the later albums. Clean and Out of the Woods? Come on. But Speak Now and Midnights probably win in the end.

  • @cindysmith-putnam8036

    @cindysmith-putnam8036

    3 ай бұрын

    The thing I appreciate the most about her is that each album is its own unique sample of a moment in time, showing her range, her lyrical genius, her growth and progression as a vocalist, her defiance of being labeled or narrowly defined by a single genre or style, and so I don’t bother to compare or rank them… they are all just uniquely beautiful, special and glowy to me, in their own distinctive and different ways.

  • @nach7882
    @nach78823 ай бұрын

    You may react to evermore next. For me, folklore has 'grayish' mood, while evermore has more dark vibrant colors like gold, blue, brown. Folklore is summer/autumn warm. Evermore is more winter cold, but with the heat of fireplace, the smell of coffee, and more depressing😂. I love both so much

  • @xunknownx.m.6421
    @xunknownx.m.64213 ай бұрын

    I do agree some people in all fanbases expect everyone to like everything from their fav artists, it's to each their own preference..I like honest reactions so I enjoy watching your videos..I myself as a swiftie have a few songs I don't listen to more than once or twice and some where I listen to on repeat..

  • @echoasuncion4456
    @echoasuncion44563 ай бұрын

    she wrote this in quarantine. It started out because she’s bored and has nothing else to do and became and album very quickly

  • @echoasuncion4456
    @echoasuncion44563 ай бұрын

    in terms of writing, evermore is her best

  • @crystalkadletc1944

    @crystalkadletc1944

    3 ай бұрын

    Evermore I gravitate towards the most. Champagne problems, long story short, right where you left me, Marjorie. So many beautiful songs

  • @earlisonline
    @earlisonline3 ай бұрын

    I never clicked so fast. Loool Anyways, this is the Taylor Swift album that really well-deserved the AOTY win. Evermore is a tad bit better but folklore is her turning point

  • @jackito0
    @jackito014 күн бұрын

    This album hits me hard. There's a documentary where she performs all of the album and also talks about every song and the meaning of each on. Jack Antonoff said that "my tears ricochet" was her best writting until that point.

  • @anthonyserrado508
    @anthonyserrado5083 ай бұрын

    next album reaction should be evermore or speak now. evermore is the sister album to folklore only coming out a couple months after folklore and speak now her 3rd album is completely self written and lots of songs are very strong lyrically and even production. I don't think you should do 1989 next because that's where a lot of her hits come from and idk save it for later when you have more "respect" for her. Or have more of a "connection" idk just personally I recommend holding off on it.

  • @sarahhackman2245
    @sarahhackman22453 ай бұрын

    Peace is my favorite track ❤ I appreciate the appreciation for it haha

  • @308hannah
    @308hannah3 ай бұрын

    “I feel this shit in my heart!” Yes! That explains exactly what’s it’s like to be a Swiftie! Lol 😂

  • @iGreenifys
    @iGreenifys3 ай бұрын

    Youre gonna love the live version of this album on Long Pond sessions 👌

  • @kateisgreat85
    @kateisgreat853 ай бұрын

    My only critique is her bridges are the best parts so I wouldn’t skip over those next time🫶🏻

  • @robinwaits5828
    @robinwaits58283 ай бұрын

    This was a great, thoughtful reaction. My #1 is Reputation. ♥️♥️♥️

  • @danameyer9198
    @danameyer91983 ай бұрын

    Don’t cut the bridges. That’s her gold. Also we don’t care how long videos are. We are at a listening party and it can take 3 hours if it needs to. 😂

  • @Cucumberstopickles
    @Cucumberstopickles3 ай бұрын

    Aaron Dessner & Jack worked with Taylor on this one. I discovered Aaron from Folklore and he is in the band The Nationals and owns the Long Pond Studios where Taylor Aaron and Jack performed all these songs live. You should review the Long Pond Studio sessions. They are amazing. Aaron is so unbelievably gifted. He wrote the music for the movie Cyrano! Aaron was also able to add Taylor’s grandmother’s opera singing in the background of Marjorie from the Evermore album.

  • @JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df
    @JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df3 ай бұрын

    Hello! I agree with you about the writing on this album. I would strongly suggest you listen to Evermore. Many of us would argue the writing is just as good - possibly even better. The production is also fantastic. Like Folklore, it’s elegant and restrained. What’s a little different from Folklore is, if you really listen, a number of the Evermore songs have a more “layered” production. There’s a lot going on but, somehow, it remains subtle, allowing the lyrics to take center stage. Have a great afternoon!

  • @angiehh516
    @angiehh5163 ай бұрын

    Cardigan is my favorite song because of the vibe. But I love My Tears Ricochet too …because the writing is insane. I feel the betrayal she felt when Scott sold her masters to Scooter. Folklore is my #1 album from her.

  • @sarahhackman2245
    @sarahhackman22453 ай бұрын

    I’m sure there’s other comments here but Betty (James’s song), Cardigan (Betty’s song) and August (August’s song) is a made up teenage love triangle story 😊

  • @gaylenwoof
    @gaylenwoof3 ай бұрын

    Folklore/evermore are my favorite album (I can't really pick a favorite between the two). Now that you've heard the album, you really, really need to see folklore: The Long Pond Sessions movie. Here are two sample clips from the movie: Taylor Swift - this is me trying (the long pond studio sessions) kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWZ52NR9ibWups4.html Exile (Long Pond Sessions) kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWmHs6t-c8jKhLw.html Also: We might need to call out the National Guard, or a SWAT team, or something. You forgot The Lakes! 😧

  • @kristi4936
    @kristi49363 ай бұрын

    Love both Jack and Aaron. I feel like they both understand her and both create amazing songs with her 🫶🏼

  • @michaelsweetman4093
    @michaelsweetman40933 ай бұрын

    A sexy man listening to this album, what a gorgeous combo

  • @thisissmetrying
    @thisissmetrying3 ай бұрын

    you NEED to listen evermore AKA the sister album of Folklore

  • @wxwzrz
    @wxwzrz3 ай бұрын

    I loved your comments on the songs! Please react to evermore, folklore's sister album some time if you can. These are definitely her best in songwriting.

  • @samuisworld7716
    @samuisworld77163 ай бұрын

    You forgot to listen to the bonus track of folklore-the lakes! Please react to it, that song is my #1 in folklore, it sounds like a fairytale; the production, her voice, and the lyrics are just pure magic.

  • @samuisworld7716

    @samuisworld7716

    3 ай бұрын

    If you react to her album evermore next, please react to the lakes first, so it won't be left out. Thanks 🩶

  • @CAMPFIRESKY
    @CAMPFIRESKY2 ай бұрын

    You would have been better served watching FOLKLORE - LONG POND SESSIONS . You get a background for each song and the stripped down version of each song. A great watch.

  • @r1tw1k
    @r1tw1k3 ай бұрын

    finally someone giving peace the respect it DESERVES

  • @heavenbarras8262
    @heavenbarras82623 ай бұрын

    Cardigan, August, and Betty is a teenage love triangle. Cardigan is Betty’s POV, August is the other girl’s, and Betty is from James’ POV. But fun fact, Betty, James, and Inez are the names of 3 of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds daughters. Taylor used their names with Blake and Ryan’s blessing.

  • @danarodriguez3816
    @danarodriguez38163 ай бұрын

    i’m not sure if you’re looking for recommendations but since you’re a fan of good lyrics and interesting productions im gonna push my Mitski agenda since her music excels in both of those areas! my favorites are Be the Cowboy and The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We :)

  • @Veliisthename
    @Veliisthename21 күн бұрын

    Her lyrics are remarkable.

  • @reddvii2308
    @reddvii23083 ай бұрын

    It’s refreshing to see someone give an honest opinion about songs in her discography without sugar coating it; I think critical thinking is missing from a lot of her fandom these days. Good on you for staying true to your own tastes! I think Folklore is, along with Evermore, her most thoughtfully written in her catalogue, though I think each album tells a different story that can be appreciated separately from her others. Her diversity as a musician is one of the best things about her artistry. My personal favorite is Speak Now, as it’s her most emotionally vulnerable and honest album. My LEAST favorite, since you asked, is definitely Lover…overly bloated with some of her most offensive tracks. Good reaction, man!

  • @MariaClara-gp7mx
    @MariaClara-gp7mx3 ай бұрын

    It's makes me sad when people missed that the POV of "Seven" is actually of a 7yo child. 😢

  • @benmarples528
    @benmarples5283 ай бұрын

    This album is good when it's raining, listen to it while looking out the window and there's a sort of mist with rain off the window, it hits so different and every song is good in that way!

  • @r1tw1k
    @r1tw1k3 ай бұрын

    I definitely prefer Aaron's production but that's likely since I feel like he inspires Taylor a lot more creatively. Jack is still an awesome collaborator in terms of consistency and it helps that him and Taylor are very close

  • @eagoparty01
    @eagoparty013 ай бұрын

    just a suggestion, I think you should start reacting to the bridges of the songs, we as fans love them and would like to see your reaction!

  • @JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df
    @JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df3 ай бұрын

    If you’d like to switch gears to a different version of Taylor, I highly recommend you check out the Reputation Tour version of Don’t Blame Me. I know you listened to the album, but the tour performance of this song is epic. Another something different would be the Saturday Night Live performance of False God. It’s kinda jazzy-sexy with a good bit of sax. Have a good day!

  • @LaurenAlexandra417
    @LaurenAlexandra4173 ай бұрын

    THE LAKES!! ?? 😭😭😭

  • @ShelbyCassidy-nf6be
    @ShelbyCassidy-nf6be3 ай бұрын

    "I think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why" - she's insinuating that this little girl's father is an angry alcoholic. "House is haunted" - spirits = liquor

  • @JimHinCO
    @JimHinCOАй бұрын

    Her best album: Yes! So many depending on the day/mood. I thought Midnights would stay #1 for me, but Evermore and Folklore are incredible. Reputation is an unmatched in-your-face vibe. The Torture Poets Department is unreal. Nearly impossible to pick...it's like saying, "What's your favorite cheesecake?" - um...YES!

  • @Tswizzlefan271
    @Tswizzlefan2713 ай бұрын

    You should react to a recording of illicit affairs from the eras tour, it’s sooo good

  • @Rubz3211
    @Rubz32113 ай бұрын

    if you watch the illicit affairs live version she does at the eras tour you might change your mind about that one!

  • @sarahgray6157
    @sarahgray61573 ай бұрын

    Also, though I really like all of Taylor's albums, folklore, reputation, and Midnights are usually my top three, in no specific order.

  • @laurenl6272
    @laurenl62723 ай бұрын

    Gotta do Evermore next before the new album comes out! Evermore is the sister album to Folklore and came out soon after Folklore. Same vibes 👌🏼

  • @melissadavis4981
    @melissadavis49813 ай бұрын

    Make sure you check out Lover album as well ❤

  • @roxxy11
    @roxxy113 ай бұрын

    Honestly, picking a favorite album is too hard, but I can certainly say the one I listen to the least is lover. I don’t dislike it, but I do feel it’s her “worst” of all her discography. Other than a few songs, it’s not I go to often. Thank you for the great reaction, I really enjoyed it!

  • @crislanmartinez1053
    @crislanmartinez10533 ай бұрын

    AL FIN ALGUIEN RECONOCE LO HERMOSA QUE ES PEACE, MI FAVORITA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS😭

  • @sevdaalmaz16ylonce6
    @sevdaalmaz16ylonce63 ай бұрын

    I can't choose which album is the best because each album has its own sound and distinctive features.

  • @gilliantwible4703
    @gilliantwible47033 ай бұрын

    The lakes😢

  • @Clariissaa.x
    @Clariissaa.x2 ай бұрын

    I know ppl have explained the songs to you but I don’t mind AT ALL if you edit and make a longer video ❤ and pls react to the rest of midnights (till dawn edition- few extra songs and the one with Lana (snow at the beach) has more of Lana) 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @tee272
    @tee2723 ай бұрын

    Epiphany is about her grandfather fighting at Guadal Canal and it being so brutal that he never spoke about it at all. Second verse is about medical personnel dealing with Covid and the trauma of that.

  • @CountryMusicReact
    @CountryMusicReact3 ай бұрын

    You can’t cut out the bridges lol

  • @Grandmastervern
    @Grandmastervern3 ай бұрын

    “Evermore” best album

  • @andyjenkinson5070
    @andyjenkinson50703 ай бұрын

    Just a point: If you never listen to a song again you miss the pleasure of a song growing on you😊. Thanks for your reactions.

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