Timestamps: Part 1 RED 1:11 State of Grace 7:20 Red 12:45 Treacherous 17:58 I Knew You Were Trouble 22:52 All Too Well 29:30 22 34:13 I Almost Do 39:24 WANEGBT 44:54 Stay Stay Stay 50:21 The Last Time

She was so proud of the treacherous bridge that she sang it twice. Cruel summer is also an example.

I love that you give The Last Time the recognition it deserves! it's an underrated masterpiece

The Last Time is Supreme tier! It walked so Exile can run❤ also Taylor starts it high and ends it with low while Gary starts it low and ends it at a higher note! In my mind it is Taylor begging him but losing all the hope at the end while her partner not fighting to stay that much but at the end wishing to stay when she is sort of done(you call me up again)

She used state of grace to open her red tour and i cannot tell you how cool it was. The intro builds up a lot of excitement.

22 is a weird follow-up after All Too Well at first... But once you puzzle piece together going from The Moment I Knew to All Too Well (10 Mins Version) then you'll get to 22... You'll see why she placed that song in the tracklist. At 21 it was the WORST she ever felt even on her birthday and the aftermath before the inspiration for making Red album.

This held out as my favorite album until Folkmore came around. I’m excited to see what you think.

Red centers around a relationship and its breakup. It's named after the passion, both good and bad feelings the realtionship brings. That's why songs like 22 follows songs like All Too Well. It's a total rollercoaster of highs and lows. At the same time, it still makes sense storytelling wise. If you listen to the 10 minute version All Too Well or The Moment I Knew, you might be able to figure our that her lover missed her birthday party which led to the end of the relationship. This birthday was her 21st. This puts new meaning to 22 coming after All Too Well because after the tragedy of her 21st birthday, she decides to celebrate to the fullest on her 22nd.

this is such a very good album. front to back a really satisfying listen.

red's really one of the albums that's got my heart. it is such an intense album & the vault tracks are sublime

Red is by far not my favourite album, but if someone was to ask me what album i'd recommend they listen to for taylor and it could ONLY be one for the rest of their lives - i'd say Red. It has some of the pinnacles of her songwriting, it has the start of her pop stardom, the twangs of country still there and encapsulates some of the key themes across her life, love, heartbreak, friendship, grief and loss outside of love, longing, nostalgia and just overall a really cohesive story of a young girl growing up and moving on

The RED Vault tracks are my FAVES of all the Vault tracks. RED Vault shows off Most Vulnerable writing of Taylor. "Ronan" and "Better Man" just tugs the heartstrings and makes me cry everytime. Better Man won Country Song Of The Year.

i think splitting the album into 1-10 11-20 and 21-30 is really the best call! also, keep in mind that the standard version of the album ended in track 16 (begin again). then, the following 3 (the moment i knew, come back be here, girl at home + state of grace acoustic were the deluxe tracks. then we have "ronan" which was a charity single, but didn't belong to the orginal album, although it was released in the same year (2012). then, from track number 22 on, we have the real vault. "better man" was, of course, written by taylor, but she sent it to Little Big Town, and it became one of their biggest songs. the song "babe" was written by taylor but we also already knew another version of the song, performed by Sugarland featuring Swift (I think it would be cool for you to check this one out when you react to the Red era MVs, since taylor appears on the video as well).

already excited for part 2!

yayyy!!! can't wait for part 2!

You're currently my favorite Taylor Swift reactor, your perspectives, interpretation and insights are always topnotch and never surface level, which really satisfies me. I'm here since the reputation reaction, and all your Taylor videos for me is top-tier. Hope we get more! (Say the folklore reaction, since it's my fave album and I have no Patreon)

loving your deep dive through her albums, happy holidays jim!

welcome back, jim! it’s very nice to see you again. great reaction as usual 🤟🏻✨

I love State Of Grace! So glad you reacted to Red!

Got a flat today while driving, but I saw a notification to your reaction to Red that put a smile on my face 😊

“Stay stay stay” as always been a ‘meh’ for me and “This is the last time” was my fave but I prefer the old version (Gary sounds off to me on the new one 😅) and if you like the 2 POVs songs you will LOVE folk-evermore - excited for pt.2

I've been waiting on this video like crazyyyyy❤

I am hoping you were just joking about dying, there is nothing wrong with your voice or face. The look on your face when you listened to The Last Time really shined with pleasure. Wishing you well.

Stay stay stay is an imagined love from the Red perspective. Later on, when she finds a truer love she admits she thought love was burning red, but it’s actually golden 💛 (and healthier lol)

Ayeee, he's back HAHAHAHA I've been waiting❤❤❤

So so so happy you liked The Last Time. I think it's one of her best songs!

Don’t have much happening for Christmas, so I very much appreciate this today. Happy holidays Jim!

Stay Stay Stay is really a narrator thing, I think from what Taylor explained that it's about wishful thinking about a relationship where, despite the hardships, the other person would love her enough to stay. I think the phone throwing thing is just an exaggeration to emphasize this idea of hardship and difficulties.

I really hope you also do Safe and Sound, Eyes Open, and Highway Don’t Care! 🥰

My favourite TS album! What a ride. It totally encapsulates the feeling, happy, free, confused, lonely at the same time. Miserable and magical too. ❤❤❤❤

You're actually right about stay stay stay, she wrote it thinking what her dream relationship would be like

Omg best Christmas gift today!!!!

The Last Time broke my heart for the second time around. First time is from the OG version, and second time from Taylor's Version. 😭

I am in the minority who prefers the original 5 minute ATW to the 10 minute version. The chronological storytelling is very important imho and it's not done in the 10min version. I also prefer the instrumentation & production choices in the 5 min, I think the sound of it evokes more heartbreak than the 10min. 👍❤

Been loving your videos. The Swiftologist just did a reorder of Red. He points out and I agree--Taylor's ordering to the songs is always confusing. Honestly I don't think it's crazy to think she has some insane logic to why they go in the order they do and we're just missing it. But he did a great reorder on it to put it into how he thought they should go and it really does make for a great listen... a more cohesive complete story to the album. Excited to see what you think of Holy Ground.

WE NEED PART 2 PLEASE!!!

The last time is my favorite collab taylor song of all time right next to exile

loved this video! looking forward to part two (and tree?)

can’t wait for part 2

Can’t wait for Begin Again. My all time favorite Taylor Swift song. 😊

I have absolutely loved watching you become so intense in your discovery of Taylor Swift. Big hugs and you've made me a swiftie!

happy holidays! this video is one of your best 💙

Finally someone appreciates The Last Time!!!!!!!! I replay that song twice so I can sing both parts

THE LAST TIME WALKED SO EXILE COILD RUN

Stay x3 is definitely a song you have to grow to love. The 5 minute craft music in the background always gets me, but for some reason I just love the song so much.

Starting to be a Swiftie now watching your channel reacting to Taylor Swift. ok ok I'm subscribing now....

i know this is about taylor swift, but i do hope you also react to sabrina carpenter's new EP "fruitcake" i feel like you'll love it!! love your reactions btw and cant wait for more taylor and others!!!

Hi Jim ! Nice to see you again. Well I've a request. Please do a review session on different genres of Pakistani music. Regards

One of the things I love about "the last time" is how out of synch their lines go at the end, which sort of foreshadows them asking for the same things at different times and breaking up again

thanks a bunch jim

Gary said he hope he could work with Taylor again. The song, they wrote and record in 9hours. He said she work so fast and extraordinary.

happy free confused and lonely at the same time the thesis of the album

this is the last time run, so exile could walk JUST LEAVING THIS HERE

Did I miss your SPEAK NOW review??? I thought you said you would go in order… I love your reviews!

i am sooo excited for u to react to lover and midnights i even set twitch notifs LMAO

If you noticed her 21 birthday was ruined she talk about it in the album how she was waiting him on 21 birthday and the heart break that why 22 is what it is lol

Merry Christmas!

Oh my god i can’t believe I never realized that the guitar riff was reversed in wanegbt that adds a whole other layer to the song 😧 i love the little details she thinks of

I'm also a fan of Snow Patrol! So good.

Red gets knocked for being not "cohesive" sonicly....whatever that means. It stands solidly in the gap between Speak Now and 1989 as the true transition album from "country" to "pop". Also...as much as I appreciate the All Too Well 10 version, I think the original album cut still hits harder for me. The 10 minute version has a place...but if I'm constructing a day-to-day playlist, the album version is my go-to. Either way...the ATW bridge is the best lyric put on paper. That's a hill that I'll die on....even in Taylor's vast sea of amazing bridges...

I love she intentionally wrote we are never ever getting back together in the post pop song way she knew the guy was “too cool” for

Red is one of my all time favorite Ts albums the last time is so underated

My fav T album on Christmas yesss!!!!

I couldn't bearly recognize you. I remember I watched your reactions to dimash it's like 2 years ago. You look so different right now...

Merry Christmas everybody! 🎅

what i love about what she said on the title track, Red, is that if she has to pick a color that represents the experience she had with that guy and the relationship they had... it's the color red because this color is not necessarily a bad thing or a good thing, it has a wide spectrum of emotions seeing Red as a color that is daring and bold and passion and love and affection but also on the other side, it's jealousy and anger and frustration and intense. she really loved him and i can see it on how beautifully written the songs are for him. also, i love how Red (song) is full of similes describing the entirety of their relationship.

Did you skip the Speak Now album? Lots of bangers on that one

Can't tell you how happy I am that you loved The Last Time as much as I do

red was nominated for a grammy but didn't win and she believes (idk if it was ever proved) that it didn't win because it wasn't sonically cohesive (which was intentional) and she said she'll make a better album and that's what led her to 1989 going completely to pop and she did win a grammy for that.

You gotta listen to "The rise and fall of a Midwest princess" by chappel roan I think you'd LOVE IT

You should checkout Taylor’s short film for All Too Well! It’s awesome, excellent & heartbreaking. Beautifully acted.

RED is her least cohesive album but has some of her best songs and instrumentals! I wish she had leaned more into the "State Of Grace", "Treacherous", "All Too Well" and "Red" sound than the "I Knew You Were Trouble" ,"22" and "WANGBT" sound personally.

22 is one of those songs that takes me back to my early 20’s when I was happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time, and things were definitely a mixture of miserable and magical. 😅😄

He just went straight to "I'M DYING!"

🎄Merry Christmas 🎄

Stay stay stay = "find great deals at temu today." Lmao.

The Last Time is one of my favorites TS tracks

my favorite taylor swift album ❤️

So, you’ve got a bit of a cold then. Poor you, lemon & honey in hot water + 2 paracetamol! Get better soon. (You will, in about 7 days, or a week if you’re lucky😉) Merry seasonal greetings🎄🌸

red is such a great album

The last time was the bomb. When everyone was hearing Katy Pery Roar, i was blasting the last time. Lol.

The Last Time ❤️❤️❤️. Should have been a single 💔

The last time is soo much better than exile. Production is sooo muahh 💋

im so stupid for not knowing this song the last time how how God im in love

Where is my guy with the time stamps !!!

how are you not scared for copyright strikes posting the full song like that 😭

Oh my god, I LOVE Snow Patrol! I've always loved their colab, but it doesn't seem to be a fan favorite.

Is Speak Now patreon only or do you react to it later?

my absolute favorite album ❤

Taylor does a great rock cover of Trouble live.

57:05 you listened to folklore? 👁

Where’s Speak Now reaction tho

Gary Lightbody is amazing, but when I listen to The Last Time the first verse sounds like kermit the frog is singing it... I can't seem to un-hear it.

I've always been of the mind that "Stay Stay Stay" is written from the POV of a very delusional fictionalized version of herself, something she does to a much more exaggerated degree in Blank Space on her following album. I'm glad you're listening to this, Red is my favorite album, and what Taylor's Version added really helped solidify its place at the top of my list.

Big Machine Records was an indie record label so when she says "some indie record that's much cooler than mine"... people forget she was also making "indie" records. The elitist indie bros of 2012 would have lost their minds at the idea of her collabs with Aaron and The National, folklore, evermore, etc.

The Last Time is so good!!

Please react to red taylors version especially the vault tracks red tv is sooooo much better!

did we miss speak now?

I’ve always thought this album was about Jake?? Maybe I’m wrong

i think stay stay stay was a tune meant for her younger audience. her fan base has quite an age and emotional range. i think stay stay killed her chance for Grammy ATOY. a cute song though.