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I still wish we had gotten an Evermore session 😭😭

I would've liked if she had continued this kind of "mini-documentary" with her following albums cause she describes what made her write the songs, the songs meaning and we even get her beautiful acoustic vocals. Tayloooorr we beg you

Folklore is just her absolute most authentic album and is so peaceful.

Early on fans noticed that track 5 tends to be her most emotionally vulnerable on the album and she leaned into it so now it's a Thing; therefore, pressure. Also her split with her first label after her 10 year contract was like a divorce.

Taylor's Track 5s are known to be the most vulnerable and most honest song in an album. As she started to make more and more albums, she realizes that she coincidentally puts the most honest, saddest, and most vulnerable songs as track 5, so it's kind of like a tradition among Taylor and Swifties.

The song 'My Tears Ricochet' is about Scott Brochetta/her old record label. Scott is the former CEO of her old record label Big Machine Records. Taylor met Scott when she was only 15 years old. Scott was like a father figure to Taylor, so when he sold her masters to Scooter Braun (which she has always strongly hated). Taylor was very hurt and felt betrayed by Scott considering Scott knew how much Taylor hated Scooter Braun.

FUN FACT: during one of the nights filming this.....Taylor was up *drunk* and she wrote Tis The Damn Season (from the Evermore album). next morning she approached Aaron in the kitchen about it. (because Jack and them slept there that night.)

There are a couple of reasons Justin's wearing the face wrap- this was during quarentine and there was a camera crew in his location. Taylor, Jack and Aaron all self-quarantined for 2 weeks before this was filmed in the fall of 2020, so they didn't mask. Also, Justin seems to be pretty introverted and didn't seem to want the focus fully on him.

5:11 This song is “The Last Great American Dynasty” (my favorite). It’s a true story about Rebekah Harkness and her life in the spotlight balancing fame and her personal life with a husband and friends. Taylor is also trying to balance her fame with her private life just as much. The Holiday House Taylor sings about in the song was the real name of the house that Rebekah lived in in Rhode island. “And then it was bought by me” is a great way for Taylor to tie herself into the story and the doing because Taylor ending up actually buying Rebekah’s “holiday house.”

Her and Jack have worked on every one of her albums since 2014’s 1989. She was the first artist to ever let him produce,now he works with many people.

"Who is he!?" is Justin Vernon from the band Bon Iver. He has a beautiful voice, doesn't he? He has another feature on Folklore's sister album Evermore.

❤ Exile is my favourite duet ever i will never get sick of hearing them sing together

joe is joe alwyn aka taylors bf of like 4years at that point. william bowery is the name he used on the songs he co wrote. track 5 is like a tradition on taylors albums where the fifth track is always the most vulnerable and personal and honestly heart wrenching on the album jack antonoff and aaron dessner (the guys shes with) have been her main collaborators for the past few things she did. Shes known and worked with jack (the guitarist a lot from when she was young so she knows him well and theyre great friends. jack also has a Grammy i believe. Aaron is newer but hes worked with her on what are in my opinion some of her best songs. Hes her musical soulmate.

consistently taylor’s track 5s have been the most emotional songs on the albums. Dear john, the archer, You’re on your own kid, White horse, tolerate it, my tears ricochet, all too well. Some of her best tracks are track 5s

I kinda love watching non-Swifties slowly becoming Swifties. Interesting to get Audrey’s professional analysis of Taylor’s underrated vocals, along with her growing appreciation of Taylor’s top tier lyricism. I’m no expert, but her range actually seems pretty impressive, and her lower register is just elite. But the most fun was just the appreciation of Taylor as a person. Had to laugh at Audrey asking “does she smoke pot?” 😂 Like, who’s gonna tell her? Most figured there was at least a double meaning to track 1 of Midnights (“Lavender Haze”) and then Bun B’s IG post about being at a Quest Love party catered by a renowned cannabis chef and being introduce to Taylor there. He also noted that he’s only met two other people as good as Taylor is at making you feel completely seen and heard - Beyoncé and Barack Obama. Very cool.

Timestamps The 1 - 1:25 Cardigan - 2:29 The Last Great American Dynasty - 4:49 Exile" (featuring Bon Iver) - 5:56 My Tears Ricochet - 8:26 Mirrorball - 10:32 Seven - 12:00 August - 12:46 This Is Me Trying - 15:25 Illicit Affairs - 16:50 Invisible String - 17:35 Mad Woman - 18:57 Epiphany - 20:44 Betty - 22:18 Peace - 23:55 Hoax - 24:40 The Lakes - 25:15 Love all these Taylor Swift reactions!! Keep them coming!!

The long pond sessions is just a dream to me. I’ve always wanted a completely acoustic album from Taylor. That’s why I love watching her surprise songs every night of her Eras concert, I haven’t missed a show yet.

This album is classified as alternative and it won AOTY for it so she’s the only artist to have 3 AOTYS from 3 separate genres

My first job was at a nursing home I was 17 it was during Covid and I still cannot listen to epiphany without thinking about it all

Okay, answering some of your questions! Justin is Justin Vernon, from Bon Iver "Joe" is Joe Alwyn, her then boyfriend of 4 years (they dated for 6 years and broke up just a few months ago). And the track 5 discourse is actually because Taylor has a tradition of making her tracks 5 the most sad/vulnerable in the albums since her debut ("all too well" and "dear john" are also track 5s), and even though she mentions a divorce when talking about my tears ricochet, the song is most likely about her leaving her old label and losing her masters (hence the "stolen lullabies" line). Aso, just a fun little fact, the "guitarrist" in august that you mentioned might be her buddy, actually is one of her closest friends and collaborators, Jack Antonoff, from Bleachers! He has been working with Taylor since the 1989 album and has produced for Lana Del Rey and Lorde a bunch of times too :) He is the main producer on Midnights! Hope that helps you understand her a little more :)

😂 "I don't understand the storyline".... yeah, you did. You totally got it! True story of the woman who owned Taylor's Rhode Island house before she bought it. OOH, Exile... SO effing good. It sucks that Justin a/k/a Bon Iver had to be all masked up for covid.

This album is a masterpiece. It's one of my favorite albums from any artist of all time.

Track 5 In the first albums without planning it, the 5th song was always a sad vulnerable honest song, someone noticed the accidental pattern and now it’s tradition to have track 5 be super sad

Your astonishment with Justin’s voice is my favorite thing 😂

It's such a beautiful way to play an album for the first time with those who you made it with. The sister album evermore continues the story telling bit with more grown-up themes, i think you'd love it

LPS is beautiful and Taylor’s voice feels so intimate and sweet, can’t wait to watch your reaction.

I love Taylor’s vocal choices because they’re sooo emotionally driven 🥹🙌🏻

epiphany is so beautiful

One of my favorite parts of folklore reactions is watching people discover the magic that is Justin Vernon's voice lol

Audrey: idk much about Taylor swift. Also her: literally crying and knows everything we stan

Track 5 are her more personal intimate songs!! And Jack is not her guitarist jajaja is her writing partner and Gramny winner producer! Jajaja

every time I hear Exile I get goosebumps... obviously in a good way. Beautifull album❤

her soft voice is so magical that's why i love her so much it's her voice who really makes me her big fan

Pianist (and co-writer of several songs on this album) is Aaron Dessner of The National.

The guy is Justin Vernon(Bon Iver), he's made some of the best folk music of the last decade.

Her boyfriend at the time, Joe, co-wrote some of the songs with her but he used the name William Bowery. That’s what they were talking about at the beginning of Exile.

hiii loved the reaction :) the guitarist guy is Jack Antonoff who’s her personal friend but also her producer and co writer on many of her songs, he’s a very renowned producer too he works also with Lorde and Lana del Rey amongst others

Since you’ve been on a Taylor binge lately, you should react to her singing Evermore live! It’s Cincinnati night 1. It’s on KZfaq. Probably her best surprise song performance vocally on the tour so far

The record of the Long Pond Studio Sessions is amazing, but it's pretty expensive by now. I paid about 300 Dollars for it. But to me, it is worth every penny, because this is the most intimate you can ever listen to these awesome songs from Folklore. It feels like she is singing just for you and that's awesome.

one thing you might not know is that part of the reason folklore was adapted to a complete acoustic session instead of like a performance is that the album itself is 90% acoustic sounding to begin with. so tayler added some more words and emotions in this documentary, however the studio versions generally have the same or less amount of vocal performance. im not saying this as a negative, folklore is my favorite album ever written and i love the acoustic vibe.

I'd never heard any Bon Iver songs with him not singing high pitch & it's sooo good it's chilling

you're on a roll with these taylor reactions

I’m at the beginning of the video and I just want to say… I love seeing people’s eyes falling in love of her… There needs to be more knowledge that Taylor Swift is not just a Pop star rich celebrity, she’s a feminine force that bring light and warm to people’s souls, and I mean ALL people, no matter what age, background, physiognomy or believe you have, somehow you will connect with her in such a deep sense 🥲… okey… now I’ll watch your reaction… and yeah… welcome home, fellow swiftie 😅

You should watch lover live in Paris. I think you would like the song Cornelia street. Some of the best vocals from Taylor there

for reference, the last great american dynasty (track 3) is about rebekkah harkness who was a woman in the 20th century i believe. taylor has always found her story very fascinating and has wanted to write a song about her for a while. also, rebekkahs (spelled wrong i think) house is on Rhode Island and is called “holiday house” which Taylor now owns.

Taylor Swift made the lockdown bearable and lifted our spirits.

if you want to react to powerful taylor vocals react to “lover live in paris”! specifically the songs death by a thousand cuts, daylight, and cornelia street are vocally powerful there

i love you just eating popcorn and digesting this album, this is such a cozy video

Her low register is of the gods

Taylor's co-writers are Jack Antonoff from Bleachers & fun. (they've worked together a lot) and Aaron Dessner from The National. Joe is Joe Alwyn, Taylor's boyfriend at the time. He co-wrote/co-produced Exile and Betty as well as co-produced My Tears Ricochet, August, This Is Me Trying and Illicit Affairs under the pseudonym William Bowery. He also co-wrote Champagne Problems and Coney Island on Evermore as well as Sweet Nothing on Midnights. Justin Vernon, who Taylor duets with on Exile, is from the indie folk band Bon Iver. The reason he's wearing that cloth is just simply because of Covid and the fact he's in a studio with other people. Like Taylor said, Cardigan, August and Betty are all linked. Cardigan is from Betty's perspective, August is from Augustine/Augusta's perspective and Betty is from James's perspective. The Last Great American Dynasty is inspired by the life of American socialite Rebekah Harkness, who previously lived in Taylor's home in Rhode Island. Like Taylor, she was often scrutinised for her personal life. Track 5 is usually her most personal and vulnerable song on her albums. My Tears Ricochet is about Scott Borchetta who sold her masters to Scooter Braun. Some of the lyrics are also inspired by the movie Marriage Story. The baby she sent presents to in Invisible String is the first daughter of her ex Joe Jonas and his wife Sophie Turner. She also references other songs such as Bad Blood, Delicate and Daylight. The sexism and double standards she sings about in Mad Woman is similar to The Man from Lover (which has a great music video you should react to). The "But there's robbers to the East, clowns to the West" line from Peace refers to Scott Borchetta & Scooter Braun (robbers) and Kanye West (clown). Finally, Taylor has 3 cats: Meredith Grey (after the character from Grey's Anatomy), Olivia Benson (after the main character from Law & Order: SVU) and Benjamin Button (from the Brad Pitt movie). In the music video for ME!, which is the song she and Brendon Urie from Panic At The Disco collaborated on, he gives her a cat. That cat is Benjamin.

I really love how much you appreciated this album and hearing how deep it truly is. I am a swifty and know way to much about her lol, but to see someone who doesn't know much about her, react this way to one of her most beautiful and deep albums, makes my heart sooooo SO happy. Thank you for reacting to this. I loved it!!

The Last Great American Dynasty is about the history of the woman who owned her house before and then it refers to her (Taylor) buying the house

I can't wait to see you react to the entire Long Pond Studio Session!!! 😍🥰

Taylor is a very down to earth person ❤

Loving the reaction. Taylor is a musical icon and soon to be one of the greats, a legend ❤😢🎉

Exile is my favorite song from this album! I cried like a baby when listening to this!

If you want to see her belt more, I’d recommend to watch the clip of illicit affairs from the eras tour! I was in shock when I was there

it’s the casual munching on popcorn for me 😂

My tears ricochet is about Scott Borchetta. The man who sold her masters out from under her, to Scooter Braun.

Last great american dynasty says “and then it was bought by me”, it’s the story about the previous owners of the house she bought

People come for me all the time but idc, she is the Bob Dylan of this generation with her song writing

4 minutes in and I already love this reaction video 😭🥺

We get excited when she swears, we are so used to clean Taylor she feels so fresh when doing something every pop artist does all the time.

Love your Taylor reactions!!!!keep it up!

you would LOVE the folklore set from eras tour. so much passion

I love this woman she's so cute and fun it's feels I'm talking with a friend

The look of wonderment in your eyes at Taylor’s singing and creative process is literally all of us lol

Exile is a gorgeous song and probably my favorite but it's so frustrating because I feel like you have to choose which side you're going to sing! Ha! 😂 Great reaction.

Just so you know, the guy with the glasses playing the guitar is actually one of her producers, Jack Antenoff. She writes with him a lot and they’re very close!

I love watching you slowly turn into a Swiftie!!!! Welcome to the family❤️

William Bowery was a secret identity for Taylor’s ex boyfriend joe Alwyn. Joe help create the song exile. Also Taylor and her fans decided that track 5s on Taylor’s albums are the songs that are very vulnerable. That’s why my tears ricochet was a track 5

Folklore is one of my favorite albums as of recently.

Yes thank you for noticing the literal immeasurable value of Jack A. (The guy in the leather jacket) he’s an absolute genius musically, but also just perfect big brain New Jersey man. We love him here.

Your audio quality is really good. Thanks!

i literally love this girl

Omg because of you I realized that folklore is really extraordinary and i understand the hype now on folklore

My reaction too!!!!! How I fell in love with her genius 🎉this!!!!

you should watch ‘the making of a song’ series to see her songwriting process!!

EPIPHANY makes me cry every single time. It's an epic capture of historical events.

15:33 - 16:27 💔💔💔 Really enjoying watching you watch this. And learning a lot about voice. I bet you’re an awesome voice coach.

omg u having popcorn just made u my favorite reaction channel...

Love your Taylor content

I think we need more of this kind of videos. I LOVE " LOVER" Album 😊, i literally Do , would be very thrilling to see you reacting on that album 😂❤❤❤ lots of love and support 👍🏻

Im so happy you connected to This Is Me Trying and Epiphany!

My favourite album for a reason

Gosh, Taylor is so talented!!!

With Taylor, the song becomes a great deal more, when you learn the story behind it. There have been songs I didn't really care for, till I heard the backstory, and then it just sort of unlocks the song for you, and you really hear just how good it is. There are many songs like this from Taylor. The more you learn about Taylor, and each song, the more you grow to like her music. I don't think I've ever really experience this with any other artist. Most people are only surface level listeners, then you have the people that really listen deeply, and really understand just how good she is. There is a reason why she's one of the best songwriters in generations.

The actual album is worth a listen to. Epiphany is so much more atmospheric.

the guy with the wrap around is bon iver and the song is called exile, they also have another song together, it's called evermore on album evermore, i highly recommened it!!

would LOVE to see u react to evermore!! it came out a few months after folklore (yes she released two albums in six months!!!) and she calls them sister albums because the style is similar, yet still very different. i think you would love it.

Suggestion I would love to hear you do Taylor's songs that she has made for movies and lyrics she did for other artist. That is amazing to hear!

Love that you became a swiftie

LPSS always makes me smile, her vocals on it are so ridiculously amazing.

She toned down her vocals in some of the, I guess, “louder” and belting parts of the songs because this was in a more intimate setting. But in her concerts, she belts. Clips of the Folklore set are abundant on TikTok, and her belting in Illicit Affairs and My Tears Ricochet are my favorites.

This is what made me a Swiftie!!!

Not sure if anyone has said it but the man on Exile is Bon Iver! He did the song Skinny Love which Birdy had a popular cover of. That’s how I first discovered him

Taylor saved 2020 This movie used 0 auto tune.

just in case you hadn't listened to the recorded version, for track 5 "My Tears Ricochet" She actually sings the lines "When I'm screaming at the sky" and "you hear my stolen lullabies" n an octave up but faded/muffled

All of these things & why I just fell in love with her back in 2008. She's an amazing human & so intelligent. Makes me sad how much the haters hate her.