Taylor Swift - Lover (August 23, 2019) Album • Page 101

You Need To Calm Down being used in an Amazon ad is a lot

 

There is no way on God's green earth that taylor is indifferent about kimye. even YNTCD references kimye. Sometimes Taylor repurposes who songs are about so it wouldn't surprise me if she set out to write it about someone different or if it applies to multiple ppl.

 

I feel like I'm really bad at the who is it about game because I was like aww It's Nice To Have A Friend is about Abigail missing the entire verse about it being a romantic relationship

 

I wish I could be anything other than miserable about her re-recording her whole catalog. I get why she wants to. I do. But ugh. Do not want.

 

Ah man, we're on totally different pages w/ this apparently, lol.

Worst case scenario, it's an endeavor I listen to maybe once in my life but never pick over the originals (especially w/ the later ones), but still celebrate as her taking back what's hers. Maybe ends up w/ less heart & a little uncanny valley sounding. Best case scenario, hearing what'll be a 31-yr-old Taylor sing songs from her youth, which were literally about being young & growing up, brings a beautiful, additional layer to the songs.

*shrug*

 

I really do get why she wants to do it. Her situation is awful.

I want her to just move forward. It's so counter-productive to an artist at her peak to look backwards for as long as this project will take. Older artists who are out of new idea do it all the time, but she's one of the all time greats at the peak of her powers. The presumable years it will take to do this are valuable time she'll lose.

And if they come out meh and everyone shrugs them off? How does that alter her career? Her state of mind?

It just bums me out across the board.

 

Wild theory, but could it possibly be about Karlie Kloss if the rumors about them having more animosity than most realized is true.

 

Honestly don't care who that song is about it's a great opener.

 

Anyone else realize that Paper Rings is basically (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To?

I say it in a very positive way

 

I Forgot That You Existed carries the I Did Something Bad formula:

Kimye: First Verse
Calvin: Second Verse

 

Also I just hope a re-recorded catalog brings a balanced setlist tour where she does all eras. I’m fine with Lover having it’s day, but she has too many great songs for a rotational one night every couple years performance.

 

can't wait to forget someone so hard I write a song about it

 

Cruel Summer and Cornelia St are abt Her too but y’all aren’t ready for that convo :’)

 

You and I are definitely on the same page with this whole thing. I really do wonder how much time she’ll devote to that project.

 

Omg @unbornwhiskey you have Swiftie stans

 

AND HE LOOKS UP GRINNIN LIKE A DEVIL

is my favorite moment on this album by far it makes me smile so much every time

 

Also my favorite. I love when she let's herself lose control just a liiiiiittle bit in the vocals. Rare but nice treat.

 

lol. not sure i would've turned in a more positive review than anna did, much as i love the record. also i'll never know how to fix this but one of these days it'd be nice to figure out how to not get misgendered by strangers lol

 

i don't think i'd be able to successfully resequence this record, kinda think what we got is a best-case scenario. regardless: i dream of this album starting with "the archer"

 

oh nooo i'm sorry, i hope bringing the tweet here wasn't distressing.

the reactions all over are hilarious for these reviews though - swifties are still mad (minus Red) and half of the ppl on the other forum i read think Pfork was paid off to write positive reviews.

 

Agree with some of the review. Disagree with it in parts as well.

Mainly agree that I would chop about 5 tracks from this and it would be one of the best records of the year. Would chop some because they are bad (Me!, London Boy) and some because they are musically redundant even if I like them (Daylight). I also think Miss Americana is a littler minor.

13 best tracks here are so good.

 

Dude! That's my favorite part of the album too!

 

I played with re-sequencing Red, 1989, and Rep this morning for fun as well.

Red:
1) State of Grace
2) Red
3) Treacherous
4) Stay Stay Stay
5) Holy Ground
6) IKYWT
7) I Almost Do
8) 22
9) WANGBT
10) Come Back...Be Here
11) Sad Beautiful Tragic
12) Everything Has Changed
13) All Too Well
14) Begin Again

1989:
1) New Romantics
2) Blank Space
3) Style
4) Out of the Woods
5) All You Had To Do Was Stay
6) Welcome To New York
7) Shake It Off
8) I Wish You Would
9) Wonderland
10) Wildest Dreams
11) How You Get the Girl
12) This Love
13) I Know Places
14) Clean

B-Side:
15) You Are In Love

Rep:
1) Ready For It?
2) End Game
3) IDSB
4) Don't Blame Me
5) Delicate
6) So It Goes
7) Getaway Car
8) King of My Heart
9) Dancing With Our Hands Tied
10) Dress
11) Call It What You Want
12) New Year's Day

 

Please don’t tell my bosses that I’m about to spend my day resequencing for this thanks for your discretion

 

Give me their number I’ll make them understand.
Only caveat the day section has to start with ME! lol