Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl (October 3, 2025) • Page 90

My only "I'm not sure I like this" listen with this album was the rip that made the album sound like it was recorded in a dumpster. And even then, I think I was more disappointed with the expectations versus reality of the album than with the album itself.

 

they'll never stop coming out, Steve.

 

Someday they'll end, TTPD finally did after about 40????

 

unless she goes back in the studio and does more, different acoustic versions or remixes, i don't see her releasing a ton more versions unless they differ in their artwork. didn't Billboard recently institute a rule on unique audio versions only being limited to 4 across an album's lifetime?

 

I'm wondering why she would do 7 acoustic versions, but not the other 5

 

LAZY.

 

Yes but only for digital. There can be infinite physical variants still

 

Apparently this happened yesterday, but, well, there you go.

https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-s...lbum-sales-record-with-the-life-of-a-showgirl

 

I'd genuinely love to see the first week numbers in a world where Taylor just releases one variant of an album that has a limit of one per person on it, and no pre-release single.

 

Honestly what the fuck Taylor, she just released a 5th digital variant (so this goes against Billboard rules????), available for 7 hours, with these bonus tracks:

1. The Life of a Showgirl (Original Songwriting Voice Memo) Act 1
2. The Life of a Showgirl (Original Songwriting Voice Memo) Act 2
3. The Fate of Ophelia (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)
4. Father Figure (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)
5. Honey (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)
6. CANCELLED! (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)
7. Eldest Daughter (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)

SIX of this songs are spread across the other digital variants, with just the Eldest Daughter memo being new, WHAT IS SHE DOING

 

making that $$$$$$$$

 

acoustic Wish List is pretty awesome

 

She can finally sleep well.

 

why would anyone buy this one when there are another six tracks that she hasn't done this with yet

 

I think about this with her variant/remix game a lot. I’d like to think most people aren’t dumb enough to fall for it. But like. People must or she wouldn’t do it.

 

People are very dumb, I have to remember this often

 

There’s a new TikTok trend of using the Eldest Daughter bridge over footage of pets, in case you wanted to cry a little

 

I came across something today on reddit that showed that 11 of the 12 songs were still on top of the spotify charts, but that "Golden" had surpassed "Honey" so she didn't have the TOP 12. The comments were users posting about how they are going to stream Honey the rest of the day to get her back on top. There is absolutely a hardcore group of fans who are so parasocial, they think her winning is them winning

 

I’m doing my part by streaming Golden 50 times

especially since I enjoy that song (and that whole soundtrack) more than anything on this album

 

I guess you can say she's... Inspired by the $.

 

I'm learning from Reddit that there's some sort of loophole that means the itunes limited releases she did this week don't count toward that 4, and only today's from her website does, so technically she has 3 more website versions she can release

 

Someone made a tracker for bonus tracks because it's that complicated

https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/s/8wq6UugnMO

 

Available for 6 hours only is hilarious.

I’ll be in your DM’s once she turns off the bonus song faucet, Steve.

 

First week sales end at midnight. Only reason it’s 6 hours

 

dumb