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loved-lefthaunted · 3 years

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What are your thoughts on all the evermore songs?

oh my god. this is such a hard question for me so brace yourself. it’s taken me nearly 2 months to write this out and i still don’t think i’ve managed to encapsulate all my thoughts.

So, I have very strong feelings about evermore. I immediately loved it three times as much as folklore, for a variety of reasons. I can do a song-by-song breakdown alongside my general thoughts of the album below:

Firstly, I want to preface this by saying that I do not disregard the impact that folklore had on me prior to evermore’s release. I am not oblivious to the fact that folklore likely primed me for the sound that evermore had and that my mind was set up for a similar sounding album so was willing to receive it with more open ears.

That being said, I think that evermore is the superior album. The overall emotional range and sonic variety of the album is wider and more thought out. The different songs provide a more well-rounded listen in my opinion and give me much more emotional investment than folklore. Each individual song feels strong and there are far more songs with single potential than folklore.

So let’s get down to it:

1. Willow - iconic. The big sister that cardigan deserves. The song that I wish the Lover album had been. A song so fully devoted in such a soft and sweeet way without feeling sickly. A mature way to dedicate a song to the person that you can’t live without but in a way that doesn’t throw pink confetti at your face and tell single people to fuck off. TAKE MY HAND? OKAY TAYLOR. WRECK MY PLANS? FOR SURE BABES. THAT’S MY MAN? 100% FEEL U GAL.

2. Champagne Problems - LOOK. I AM CLAIMING THE NAME SAMPAGNE PROBLEMS FOR ALL FUTURE CONTENT. I want to be proposed to just so that I can reject them and then get wildly drunk on overpriced alcohol. It’s heartwrenching in a way that Taylor hasn’t been since the likes of Treacherous. It doesn’t throw sadness at you, overwhelm you with tears. It hides heartbreak within a soft piano riff and gorgeous imagery.

3. Gold Rush - a sapphic daydream. i cannot believe this is real. The return of a heart-thumping drumbeat and the most lovely, pure song that just describes the infatuation with someone beautiful and how you can wonder about them and be so happy about them and jealous of them all at once.

4. ‘Tis The Damn Season - this christmas song makes me wish i had a boy next door in my hometown that i could randomly sleep with. why don’t i have a fluffy hallmark holiday film based upon this premise? why isn’t there a christmas music video to show me how their interactions work during the holidays and how it differs so vastly with their normal lives? Why can i feel both the distance and the closeness that these two people feel? the cutest dedication to a very un-cute casual relationship. a bittersweet shout out to the people who make us happy for a few fleeting moments spread out over the long haul.

5. Tolerate It - i have very VERY strong feelings about this one. it feels like it both encapsulates romantic and non-romantic love so perfectly. It pairs perfectly with the likes of Closure (more on that later). We all deserve to be celebrated. In a world of people settling for less than they deserve, we should reach for those who deserve us. We are worth it. Find someone who will show us how worthy we are. It’s aching and slow and painful and just....everything. Just because someone has always been there doesn’t mean they deserve to continue to be there. Tolerating you is not the same as deserving your loyalty.

6. No Body, No Crime (feat. HIAM) - IT TOOK 14 YEARS BUT TAYLOR FINALLY MURDERED A MAN IN COLD BLOOD AND I AM HERE FOR IT. MEN ARE TRASH, LADIES. REMEMBER THIS. ENGRAVE IT INTO YOUR TOMBSTONES. TATTOO IT ON YOUR FOREHEADS. MEN AS AN ENTITY DO NOT DESERVE US. MURDER THEM. A YEEHAW DREAM. (I have no strong feelings about HIAM but the existence of Este’s name is a blessing in itself, their backing vocals are a lovely addition and a true testament to their friendship as we know how protective Taylor is about mixing business and friendship through collaborations)

7. Happiness - this song is HURTFUL. a song about growth, a song about finding yourself amidst the loss of a partner, a friend, a family member. a loss so deep that it will hurt you for years to come and take a piece of you away forever. but a loss that you have to be resigned to and grow from and let go of. the slow build of the backing is something i haven’t heard since Holy Ground. Both songs talk about loss and moving on in such starkly different ways but still encompass the feeling of reminiscing on something good and pure and perfect whilst battling the knowledge that it’s over and trying to be happy for the person now that they’re gone.

8. Dorothea - the sweetest girl in the neighbourhood. a childhood friend that we all miss having. a person we watched grow into something massive and successful and we’re so genuinely happy for them. the song encompasses the feeling of a distanced joy. a joy that has nothing to do with you, everything to do with this person that you’d be happy to accept again with open arms but will be equally as happy to watch succeed from a distance. a bouncy backing track and lovely vocalisations that really build a sense of a warm hug and the feeling of soft morning sun on your skin.

9. Coney Island (feat. The National) - alright. so i’m sat on a bench in the cold, wrapped up in a winter coat and a hat and gloves and a massive scarf that covers half of my face. i can see the air when i breathe out. there’s an empty ferris wheel at a deserted fairground and i can remember when it was alive and bustling and when i was surrounded by all of the people closest to me on a late summer’s day. and i miss them. i yearn for that to be back. the way we yearn for a time before covid, before masks and elbow touches and sanitising everything. a time when you could sit around a table with your friends and welcome someone with a hug and visit your family for the holidays. a time of joy that was so overlooked until it was gone. The presence of The National is also a breathtaking addition and truly deserved after Aaron’s input on both folklore and evermore. I’m glad they saved it for this song.

10. Ivy - this song just radiates GREEN. Am I in a forest? Am I just in a greenhouse, watering the plants? The guitar/banjo sounds make me so horrifically nostalgic for Speak Now era. The male backing vocals remind me that Taylor has evolved so far from the girl we used to exclusively listen in conjunction with Caitlin Bird and Liz Huett.

11. Cowboy Like Me - one of the only songs I don’t really care about? it’s not bad, it’s just not great. it’s yeehaw without the accompanying passion. It’s the end of a sad, sad wild west movie. It’s a backing track in a scene of a TV show when someone is going on a journey alone to find themselves. But it’s nothing special.

12. Long Story Short - DO NOT FUCKING TOUCH ME. THE BEST SONG ON THIS ALBUM IN MY OPINION. THE STRONGEST BEAT, THE NOSTALGIA OF 1989, THE LYRICS OF RED, THE FUCKS GIVEN OF REPUTATION. THE PERFECT IMMERSIVE TAYLOR EXPERIENCE. TRULY A 10/10 ENTITY. I WILL HAVE THIS PLAYING AT MY GRADUATION. I SURVIVED.

13. Marjorie - the loss of a grandparent is always a lot. i’ve lost 2 due to Covid and it’s cut me deeper than I ever imagined. Marjorie is the 50′s sepia toned daydream that sends you flying back to being a child and being taught life’s most important lessons when you were far too young to understand them from someone so much wiser than you. It feels like I’m being taught to live again. Another build up backing track, but in such an uplifting way? A way that makes you think of the sun slowly coming out of the clouds. Of the end of a rainstorm and the start of a new day. Optimism and innocence. Peace and hope.

14. Closure - right, the return of sadness. The use of the clatter and discord in the background. The death of a Big Machine (subtle and perfectly done). She’s doing better. We all are. It reminds me of the friends I’ve lost and crave to have back but know I’m better off without. We have to let go of this. Close the chapter. You don’t even need the epilogue, it’s over. The production makes me so uncomfortable and it’s SO NECESSARY because lack of closure is UNSETTLING. It’s horrifying. It’s devastating. But the lyrics and the power of the song show how strong you can be and how important it is to push through the discomfort and continue to live.

15. Evermore (feat. Bon Iver) - the titular song. The return of Bon Iver’s vocals and the lone piano background are truly something to be commemorated for years to come. Although it lacks the painstaking hurt of Exile, this is one of her most simple pieces of artistry on this album and it’s BEAUTIFUL. Something that feels bare and raw. A song that cuts deep and shows us the true core of what she’s currently feeling right now: that although pain might feel forever, it’s not. all pain, much like joy, is fleeting and we have to feel it but we need to remember that it’s only a piece of our experience and place it into context. The song veers on self-pity and wallowing in hopelessness until the latter third, where suddenly hope rises out of the ashes alongside a slightly padded out production from Bon Iver’s vocals. A strong end to the album. This song sets us up for future albums on a note of optimism. It’s a new dawn.

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loved-lefthaunted · 3 years

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thoughts on evermore?

LOOK. I AM NOT EMOTIONALLY STABLE.

Considering how ambivalent I was towards folklore at first (which as slowly improved with time and the release of long pond sessions to provide more insight into the songs and the new acoustic renditions of the original production), I FUCKING LOVE EVERMORE.

I have emotionally claimed closure, tolerate it and evermore but I have metaphysically claimed long story short, no body no crime and gold rush.

I am truly shook to my core and I am so, so excited to continue to listen to it whilst I prevent my own despair during my exam season for the next few weeks.

#ask #asked #answer #answered #anon #anonymous #taylor swift #folklore #evermore #opinion

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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I get why you might not like folklore as much as her other albums, and it not being touring friendly. But do you really not think it's era defining? It's a whole new shift. And the range and depth of this album is stunning, I wouldn't say it seems concept or all the same. Even if the music is similar, that doesn't make a weaker album, it makes a cohesive album and this one is beautiful

I can see it being it’s own era due to the shift in dynamic and tone but I just mean like, I don’t know how it can carry itself for two years without becoming a bit stale? I think something can be cohesive and beautiful but still lack variety and that’s what I fear this will feel like.

Maybe it’ll be more palatable once there’s opportunity for bite-sized single releases rather than being surrounded by the entire album constantly and therefore feeling little variance in musical tone.

I agree that it’s not exactly weaker, that was the wrong word to use. I just think it’ll be an odd “era” should she choose to carry it out as a full era rather than a quarantine project due to the lack of pop friendly radio singles or country rooted themes from years prior. It doesn’t lend itself to lots of happy upbeat award show performances or dancey talk show acts. It’s sombre and delicate and precious but I think the novelty of the new genre in this album will fade much faster than most and it’ll leave the era feeling quite flat.

#ask #asked #answered #answer #anon #anonymous #taylor swift #folklore #opinion

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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Have you warmed up to the album any more?

I stick to my previous analysis that this is definitely a concept album. An album made for playlists or to be shuffled in with other calm music. An album designed to paint pictures and tell stories, to study to and fall asleep to, to play in the background.

This album is not an Era Defining Album. It doesn’t lend itself easily to creating a tour, it doesn’t provide sonic range for different moods, situations or vibes. It doesn’t fulfil the same purpose as her back catalogue.

I like the album, truly I do. But I don’t think it’ll ever be my favourite because I need the aural range of albums like Lover and Red and even Speak Now/Fearless. I need to be able to happy sing and dance around, to cry and curl up in bed, to drive along and belt out, to relax and study with it. I can’t get that full application from folklore. It ticks all the boxes for a critically fantastic, sonically cohesive, lyrically brilliant album. But it doesn’t tick all my boxes as a fan who wants more than a singular concept spread over 16 tracks.

#ask #asked #answer #answered #anon #anonymous #folklore #taylor swift #opinion

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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What are your thoughts on folklore?

So here’s the thing: I love Taylor. I love the aesthetic of the album. I love that it was created with Bon Iver and The National. I love soft acoustic sounds and lyrics that paint a picture. I love how timeless it is.

BUT

The album sort of blurs into one for me? I couldn’t tell you my favourite song because they all fulfil the same purpose and make me feel similarly relaxed and touched. I think the beauty of all of her albums is the variety in the songs she creates within them. You have different songs for different moments; upbeat or relaxed, angry or sad, personal or mainstream, pop or country. There’s always some major switch ups even within the same album rather than various shades of grey.

So I think that I’ll need a bit of time to adjust to this new album. To really pick out the intricacies and apply their situational/emotional differences. Because right now, it all seems foggy rather than crisp, so it’s difficult to give a fully formed opinion.

#ask #asked #answer #answered #anon #anonymous #folklore #taylor swift #opinion

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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Have you watched City of Lover? If so, what are your thoughts?

I have!!! I thought it was lovely to hear all of the songs from Lover in better quality. I’ll forever be sad that this pandemic prevented us from hearing the likes of Cruel Summer and I Think He Knows live so this was a nice surprise to tide us over.

It’s obviously sad that we didn’t get to hear any of her old catalogue due to the BMG/Sc**ter drama and I’ll be furious that we were deprived of the Red/Daylight mash-up but overall, it was a lovely little concert special.

It was especially nice to have those close ups of her acoustic set of DBATC/Cornelia Street as it meant I could see how she played the chords and it’s inspired me to try the songs out on my own guitar! I’m still working on it though!

#ask #asked #answer #answered #anon #anonymous

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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2020 is so fucking surreal like it started off with all of australia burning & a potential 3rd world war, then a worldwide pandemic is forcing everyone to stay home and now there’s another twilight book

#this shit is bananas #b a n a n a s #mood

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I feel no need to burn down the house I built by hand. I can make additions to it. I can redecorate. But I built this. And so I’m not going to sit there and say, ‘Oh, I wish I hadn’t had corkscrew-curly hair and worn cowboy boots and sundresses to awards shows when I was 17; I wish I hadn’t gone through that fairy-tale phase where I just wanted to wear princess dresses to awards shows every single time. Because I made those choices. I did that.

#taylor swift #lover

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#the suite life #suite life #the suite life of zack and cody #suite life of zack and cody #tslizac #tsl #slozac #disney #disney channel #dylan sprouse #cole sprouse #my childhood

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Selena Gomez - Boyfriend (Behind The Scenes)

#selena gomez #a princess

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dylan o’brien + dragging trump ✿❀✿❀

#dylan o'brien #we don't deserve him

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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i wanna have her adopted babies

#killing eve #villanelle #villainelle

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get to know me meme [1/5] male characters → finn hudson (glee)

“I’ve got the rest of my life to be a grown-up. And for now, it’s okay to be young.”

#finn hudson #rip finn hudson #cory monteith #rip cory monteith #glee #:(

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loved-lefthaunted · 4 years

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do you ever wonder what happened to your old internet friends. the ones you joked around with on forums or connected with over early fandoms on ff.net or used now defunct chatrooms or were close with on tumblr until blogs got deleted…it’s like your heart is missing a piece of this person that you never met in person and who you only knew by who they were online but you still loved them and wanted what was best for them…but it’s hard to stay in touch online and sometimes lives get busy or people just stop logging on and then they’re lost to you forever. and you just still hope that they’re doing well and that they did everything they talked about wanting to do and they still have things that make them smile and laugh even if it’s not the things that bonded the two of you. and even if you don’t think of them often, when you do think of them it’s filled with love and nostalgia. and you can only hope they feel the same way about you.

#nishitaa1 #jonasbrolover16 #UltimateLuvStories #NelenaStoriesRock #miss u girls

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