probably the reason why the 10 minute version isn’t boring to listen to and to watch the performance is that the song has a story to follow, it’s like taylor’s telling a story in a way that she’s just singing it out. not to mention the fact that the lyrics are damn painful and relatable.

The fact that this song is literally TEN MINUTES LONG and yet every time I'm like "oh is it over already??" like it never gets old.

"You told me 'bout your past thinking your future was me" So painfully relatable!!

I LOVE HOW SHE IS ONE OF THE SINGERS WHO SING EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE FEELING WITH EXACT EMOTIONS

there’s a very “F you for making younger me feel this way” energy to this performance. I love it.

This 10 minute version has been wanted for so long and she’s giving all of her. It’s such a masterpiece, just like we thought it would be. RED IS A MASTERPIECE.

I’m a 52 year old man and a swiftie. Her songs are so lyrical. She tells a story each time. And I appreciate that she writes her songs and plays instruments. She’s like Prince in that way, prolific too.

I'm a 67 year old man, I've been in a lot of relationships and this song had me crying for 8 minutes of it, been on both side of the story. I am amazed by her.

Her lyrics and storytelling is everything. The story of the naive girl who fell in love with an older man who cannot commit and take her seriously as she did is truly heartbreaking. I just cant.

No words. It's really difficult to keep a listener's attention for ten minutes with the same song and have them want to revisit it, too. Taylor was meant to do exactly what she's doing now.

Taylor Swift has earned my respect. I went to Eras with my two teenage daughters. I wanted to support them, thinking I would need to silently endure the experience. Instead, I was blown away by her -- the enormity of her talent as a singer, performer, and show woman, but even more so her extraordinary talent as a songwriter and poet. Her lyrics are samples of modern poetry at its finest. She lays bear her soul for everyone to see (and hear!). The images she paints with words are ravishingly beautiful. I sat through almost 3 hours of songs and never once regretted my decision to 'support' my daughters by going to see the movie It was a wonderful experience

‘So casually cruel, in the name of being honest.’ One of the greatest lines ever written!

This song is so captivating, it doesn't even feel like 10 minutes..

Her short film playing in the background makes this performance magical, her past is literally behind her as she remembers on it wow. You can hear how real it is for her

This song hits straight to my heart because the exact same thing happened to me. We fell in love and we were 9.5 years apart, 22 and 31. We were together for 3 months non stop and something (he said it was age as well) happened where he started to pull away. He finally did the no call/no show thing and we broke up. Then for two years he was in and out of my life until I finally said I couldn’t take it anymore. He is the love of my life but it didn’t work out. Every person he has ever been with since then has characteristics that are like me, almost like he is trying to recreate what we had. It has truly changed who I am as a person over the last 15 years and I wish I could go back every single day to who I was before I met him because the heartache is enormous. I think there are some things in life that you never get over and they hurt just as much at 100 years old as they did at 22 years old. ❤

Even with the imperfections that would have been edited out in a studio version, this is the best to watch. The break added in the middle is perfect, as is the a cappella ending. Her acknowledging the background singers is another mark of Taylor's charm. Taylor always knows where the camera is.

Taylor's relationship with her people reflects so much as I noticed that the back up singers are the same people that sang with her back then.

Can we also appreciate her backup vocals? They added volumes to the song. They're equally awesome.

What makes this song so iconic and relatable is the fact that almost all of us have experienced a scenario of being gaslit in a relationship and being told that “it” wasn’t real, wasn’t a big deal, didn’t mean much, etc. when you know it WAS something special, something different. It is such a unique and horrific pain to have those feelings invalidated by another and Taylor completely captures that emotion with her lyrics.

It’s not just a song. She wrote & directed a short film based on the song. She owns it all. I find that very impressive! Love it!

The stage production of autumn slowly turning to winter matches the lyrics exactly. She captures a full season’s turning in ten minutes

This song doesn’t feel 10 minutes at all. Taylor is truly a master of her craft.

Count me another fan. I've never paid 30 seconds of attention to her until the last couple of weeks but I've watched a bunch of interviews and YT videos, just started listening to some songs in the last few days. I'm stunned at her creativity, humor, authenticity, compassion, strength, courage, and the way she is turning her love of life into an incredibly powerful inspiration of a life for so many, including me, a 66 year old guy. Brings levels of hope I wouldn't have thought possible from someone I had always written off as a teeny-bopper bubble-gum pop star. I've never disliked her, just simply never knew who she really is. I'm deeply impressed with her now and wish her (and everyone she touches) many blessings onward.

I don’t know how anyone can say she isn’t talented? Do you hear this song writing? It’s gorgeous

I’m still having trouble processing the fact that she’s giving a live performance of the full version of this song almost a decade after it was released. what a time to be a swiftie

*Lord, please grant me Taylor Swift’s level of productivity.*

Denial. Anger. Bargining. Depression. Acceptance. All in one song without ever outright saying it.

The way that 10 years later her pain is still palpable when she sings this song 😢❤

"maybe this thing was a masterpiece" this song is, indeed, a masterpiece

Taylor is truly an excellent songwriter. I've never had a boyfriend but when I listen to the song, I feel like I lived it myself. She reflects her emotions and feelings very well in her songs.

This song IS the Masterpiece. 63 yr old 'Swiftie' here. T's storytelling is unmatched in her generation. Love her❤ my favorite performance of this song.

That SNL performance was the first time I ever heard "All Too Well," and about a quarter of the way through the song, I started to realize it wasn't a regular song. I watched the video behind her, and noticed the lighting change, the seasons passing. Five minutes . . . six . . . seven . . . eight. It was a remarkable introduction to a piece I've heard a hundred times since.

Literally "all too well" is everywhere currently. Taylor is planet .

I think this is her best performance ever. Especially with the short film in the background that she directed herself. We are witnessing her transition to a timeless musical legend, and this performance is absolutely cementing that. I could not be more proud, overjoyed and impressed by everything she does these days!

This is easily one of the greatest songs of all time. The songwriting is unreal. This song makes you feel her emotion (which in turn become yours) whether you like it or not. She is unique that’s for sure. This song (especially 10 min version on the album) is an unabashed masterpiece. Wow.

Taylor can make a 10 hour long song and i would listen to it non stop

This song is a love letter to every person who feels like that they feel too much, think too hard, and remember the details that most seldom do. Those are the people with the softest hearts, the greatest minds, the most giving of hands. Taylor Swift captured that simple truth in this song, and I cannot possibly thank her enough for it.

10 mins and at the end you still want more.She is a musical genius.

The best lyricist in 21st century

What an artistic triumph! I can guarantee that I'm older than any of the stated ages here and I only discovered this lyrical genius recently. First time hearing this song. I haven't been so moved by a songwriter since listening to her namesake, James Taylor over fifty years ago. A once-in-a-generation talent. Amazing.

She was right. She rewriting these songs and fans like us are reliving those precious memories that we experienced when all too well first dropped

the fact that she used to cry with this song and now she looks so happy and proud of herself, I love u blondie

Taylor is a revolution. Someone who breaks current conventions, the norm, expectations, everything. She’s the Mozart of our generation. We are a lucky bunch.

This is the song that made me a swiftie.

she sang for a straight 10 minutes

"So casually cruel in the name of being honest" is one of the best lyrics from any song, from any genre, ever. And its just one tiny line that passes by in a 10 minute masterpiece.

Her artistry - I understand that her music might not be everyone's taste, but everyone should be able to acknowledge she's an artist on a stellar scale. This whole thing is gorgeous.

This has to be one of her best performances ever

It’s unhealthy how many times I listen to this daily

it's just gratifying to see Taylor's evolution emotionally singing this song, what was once sad has now become a fan-bonding song.

probably the best song ever of all time

This one just feels more raw than the short version

Taylor wearing that revenge red lipstick!! 💄

I love that her back-up singers are the same women we've seen by her side for years. It's a testament to her character that they're still by her side, smiling, and full of joy performing for and with her.

This performance is huge. The lighting how it goes back and forth from reddish tones to bluish tones is symbolic. Same as the video. You’ll see the tones change. When the love is magical and intense it’s red…. when it’s painful and falling apart it’s blue. It’s interesting seeing the different tones pass over her face. No doubt she directed this performance.

The whole song is beautifully written, but I wrote somewhere that the repetition “I remember it all too well”/“you remember it all too well”/ “I was there” is her trying to reinforce her memories through all the gas lighting that he inforced. I can’t get over that…

The fact that this song doesn’t feel like ten minutes is a sign of a great performance.

“The idea you had of me, who was she?” Just hits me. It reminds me of my toxic ex and how I pretended to be someone I wasn’t just to please him. I’d love to know who he thought I was or who he thought he could mold me into.

I'm an older guy who generally does not like pop music... but Taylor is a genius.

I’m 37 years old. I’ve never been in love… but listening to Taylor’s story telling reassures me that I’m capable

Her lyrics are so timeless and sad. I think anyone can relate to her in different ways. I’m 29 yo and happily married now, but this song reminds me of the way I felt at 17 when the boy I liked broke my heart,

People love to hate on her but you can’t deny her staying power. She’s 15 years into her career and still breaking records left and right. Every album she puts out, even ones from a decade ago, go number 1 and a 10 minute song originally from a decade ago went number 1. She’s just as relevant now after 15 years as other new artists in their prime.

A masterpiece. The only reason I don’t want a 20 minute version is because I’d never want Taylor Swift to go through that. An outstanding performance and from the heart 💯

This lady is absolutely up there in the pantheon of the truly great songwriters of all time. Right now, at this point in time I don’t think there is anyone better…..

This song makes everyone cry from a relationship that we even didn't have

This feels so much more like an angry song now, rather than just a sad one--amazing!

This girl is so talented, I'm so lucky to have her for my generation, she makes the memories bittersweet

I love when a musician narrates the story of my life. For Taylor, she narrates the story of everyone's life. Taylor Swift should be a national treasure.

I was never really a Taylor fan before - not against her, just not super into her style of music - but I am now. This song is a masterpiece. The whole album is. No doubt she’s ridiculously talented

Even thought this is the first time she performed the whole ten minutes. SHE SMASHED IT ! Queen.

I can't believe it, but I now am a 68 years old man. I have been on both the giving and receiving side of this story. And I too remember all too well. What a performance and what a song.

"you kept me like a secret, but i kept you like an oath" this makes me wanna cry T-T

The fact that she did a ten-minute performance in itself is amazing. The song itself is just the icing on the cake…

"I'm a soldier who's returning half her weight" - such a beautiful way to describe the toll a relationship like this takes on you - from eating disorders to loosing your other half..

2:22 - That look 😏 after Taylor dropped the F-Bomb 💣 ❤️

This is one of the most powerful songs in the history of music. I was never a fan of hers until Midnights truly gripped me.

I usually don't say that everything happens for a reason, but in this case I believe it did. Because if it wasn't for her dispute with her previous label, this version most likely would have never seen the light of day, the songs from the vault wouldn't have been released either, not to mention All Too Well perhaps wouldn't have got a short film. But instead all of her albums are getting even more appreciation and recognition than they did (meaning more people discover her music). It really worked out so well for her.

I remember when Taylor sang this at the Grammys and literally almost started crying. Couldn’t get through it. Now she’s singing it in the relationship she was meant to be in remembering the times with fondness instead of sadness. And that’s what time does. Heals.

I’m so thankful for this woman. She has wrote so many songs that help me understand how I feel during certain situations, especially this one. I went through a short relationship as well when I was in my junior year and I fell really fast and it ended with not a lot of clarity. This song is on repeat and is my comfort song. Taylor Swift is truly amazing

There is not enough words to describe the feelings Taylor Swift evokes with her uncanny ability to tell a story...I can't stop listening to this song in particular, but all her songs are genius. I wish so much I could have the chance to see this amazing woman's Eras concert and meet her.

I love how she embraces her back-up singers in the end, pulling them up right next to her. Shows what an amazing, generous and kind person she is, aside from the insanely talented icon of our time.

The fact that she loves her fans so much to do all this for us. We've asked for almost a decade for the full version and she did it because she knew what it would mean to us - I'm crying. She deserves everything she has and more. What a rare and beautiful person

Utterly stunning. Best song of the last 10 years. Would love to hear Bruce cover this.

im not even a swiftie but this is actually incredible

From "Hey Joe I'm doing real well" to Joe supporting her in crowd, she grew and we too :')

Only she can write a 10-minute song as immaculate as it is, change its country genre to pop, make a film about it that can make any one cry, have critical acclaim with it, have the longest snl performance with it and get it to number one on the charts. ONLY TAYLOR

This is probably her best song now

Wow this song could be the greatest in 21 century

The power Taylor holds is incredible. NBC literally allowed her to be on air for 10 minutes straight. Iconic, if I may add.

I remember clearly how Taylor performed All Too Well when Red first came out. She sat playing the piano, singing into the mic with her eyes closed most of the time; nostalgia, pain, and heartbreak weighing on every note. There were times she even cried. Then to see her perform the 10-minute version of All Too Well the way she does now, admittedly a version more vulnerable and raw in its lyrics. Just, wow. It’s melancholic, yes. But bold, standing her ground, confident in the person she’s become. She truly is incredible. Proud of her, and to love her.

I’ve had this song on repeat for days. It’s helping me deal with some demons. I can’t begin to express how much I love it.

Still one of the very best all-time SNL performances.

the fact that other celebs attended on this performance is the next level of excitement (JoeJonas,SophieTurner,CaraDelevigne,AnyaTaylorJoy,SelenaGomez,RyanReynolds,BlakeLively)

The fact that she made a 10 minute song that you don’t get bored of listening to halfway through just shows how incredibly talented she is. She’s just pure musical genius and has been since day one. So proud of her🥲

I’m gonna say this is possibly her best performance ever! Just ever!

Taylor is a total package! Talent! Beauty! A poet!

i love that she's singing such a heartbreaking song but her eyes look so bright and happy. her songs are truly a stepping stone for her to move forward. im so glad she's so much happier now, TS deserves all the happiness.

Honestly, I still need the 10 minutes version of Back to December

You kept me like a secret but I kept you like an oath. Such a powerful line and one so many people can relate to

I hope Taylor reads this cause this is one of many of my favorite videos and songs of yours. I’m a 41 year old woman never been married and I now don’t have the option of having children. I have dated a lot through my 20’s and 30’s, if I could write songs or stories about my past loves like you do I would. You’re music is so relatable and so important so stay strong and keep pushing forward when times are tough. Real women deserve real love!! Never settle for less then what you deserve!! I’ve always said if I have to wait till I’m old and grey to find true love I will wait. Your songs give me strength in what I have gone through in my dating life and I refuse to settle till I find someone worthy.