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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 13, 2011 18:10:37 GMT -5
Although I wanted there to be more of a plot to the video, I think the video, on an artistic and technical angle, was done fantastically. :) This will easily be Taylor's 5th #1, and rightfully so. If it does hit #1, Taylor Swift will be the 114th artist in country music to have that many.
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Post by desertfloods on Jan 13, 2011 21:22:06 GMT -5
Just seen the video over at TheBoot. She should have kept with the CMA performance video lol. Not surprised you would say that after seeing your avatar. LOL Seriously? If you look in the Pop thread, there are quite a number of people with different avatars who think it's boring too. Including a Taylor fan.
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Post by strikeleo on Jan 13, 2011 21:38:15 GMT -5
video is boring, and a little cheap to be honest. like, it seemed as if they only had two sets and didn't want to waste anymore money. what a boring and disappointing music video :(
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Post by jlatn5b on Jan 13, 2011 21:49:39 GMT -5
The accumulating snow inside the house looks awful... they couldn't get more real-looking fake snow? Other than that... a simple video that matches the song well I thought.
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Post by Taylor. on Jan 13, 2011 23:38:17 GMT -5
It's a very subdued video, but then again BTD is a pretty subdued song. I get why some find it boring but I thought it fit the song perfectly. I do agree that it would have been better with less shots of the guy though.
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Post by joey2002 on Jan 14, 2011 0:53:38 GMT -5
The accumulating snow inside the house looks awful... they couldn't get more real-looking fake snow? Film it up here in Connecticut... we have 25 inches of fresh powder! :)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2011 1:13:11 GMT -5
Impressive Joey! But I don't know if they could to "Back To December" there...it'd have to be called "Back To Antartica" or something like that.
Ok, I just hit 10 on the cheesy scale. Haha.
Anyway, I thought the video was pretty good--this is such an enjoyable song by Taylor. I think the video could've been better, but you can say that for about anything these days. It's pretty good.
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Post by joey2002 on Jan 14, 2011 1:18:00 GMT -5
haha, true, it certainly looks like Antarctica here! Maybe Taylor can write a song about that...
Can I turn "Colder Weather" into an actual weather thread, and post all my snow photos there? ;)
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 14, 2011 5:19:15 GMT -5
I think the video could have been much better. It's very simple. But it's still good. I think it could have had more development.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 14, 2011 10:11:09 GMT -5
Not surprised you would say that after seeing your avatar. LOL Seriously? If you look in the Pop thread, there are quite a number of people with different avatars who think it's boring too. Including a Taylor fan. But is it worse than CMA video? Seriously...
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 14, 2011 10:54:57 GMT -5
The accumulating snow inside the house looks awful... they couldn't get more real-looking fake snow? Film it up here in Connecticut... we have 25 inches of fresh powder! :) That is a month old picture of Buffalo (my hometown) when we got hit with four feet of snow on December 1! P.S.: I had just seen the video for Back To December. Considering Taylor Swift has made boatloads of money for the label, you would think they would have spent some of it on a decent video! I could have shot the same thing myself!
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Post by jlatn5b on Jan 14, 2011 11:59:17 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 14, 2011 12:27:15 GMT -5
My point exactly. I could have driven there in a few hours.
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Post by draggintheriver on Jan 14, 2011 14:48:13 GMT -5
Seriously? If you look in the Pop thread, there are quite a number of people with different avatars who think it's boring too. Including a Taylor fan. But is it worse than CMA video? Seriously... I'm far from a Taylor fan these days. But the her CMA performance was probably one of her best performances she's done live. I just think she should have kept it, because some artists usually end up having a video for a single that has clips, or is just a clip itself of a live/concert performance. I just think she honestly should be proud of it and kept it.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 14, 2011 14:49:07 GMT -5
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Jan 14, 2011 14:57:49 GMT -5
Apparently y`all are just too stupid to understand it. Wouldn't a live music video of a performance that already happened be cheaper than hiring a director, actor(s), and the entire editing team? LOL, your post doesn't make much sense.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 14, 2011 15:00:11 GMT -5
Apparently y`all are just too stupid to understand it. ...and without a sense of humor.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 14, 2011 15:04:48 GMT -5
Apparently y`all are just too stupid to understand it. Wouldn't a live music video of a performance that already happened be cheaper than hiring a director, actor(s), and the entire editing team? LOL, your post doesn't make much sense. it was such a predictable answer from you. it needed to be done for pop, because pop fans have such a fancy taste. but i guess this video failed to live up to their high demands.
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Jan 14, 2011 15:05:46 GMT -5
Country fans are saying the same thing pop fans are saying...
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 14, 2011 15:12:49 GMT -5
Country fans are saying the same thing pop fans are saying... The main reason being that its boring....i can`t see it at all. Oh well, maybe i am just too much of a romantic type.
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Post by someguy on Jan 23, 2011 16:21:37 GMT -5
I know I'm late, but I only just saw the video today. I agree with what some others have said. Visually, it's a nice looking video with the winter scenery as a backdrop, but they could have done a bit more with the plot. It's not terrible or anything, just not that interesting. The song continues to do well - up to #9 on Billboard in just its 11th week. I would be surprised if it missed out on #1. I think she'll fit at #1 in between Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley. Even if Brad beats her to the top, she will most likely still get there after him (but before Jason/Kelly).
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Post by tobykeithfan2324 on Jan 23, 2011 20:38:48 GMT -5
My Only Problem with the Song is that it's a Bore's me to Sleep & She Keeps a Man for like a Month then Kicks him to the Curve & Then She Writes about, To Me her Writing style is also a Yawner, She Needs to Let some of the Nashville Writers write something for herm cause all she writes about is Love, I'm Still a Fan in all, But she needs to Write about something more Fun & Less Lame like Love & Keep a man for more then a Month.
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 23, 2011 20:49:07 GMT -5
I often see the major criticism with Taylor (and her writing) is that she mostly writes about love. What most people seem to miss, though, is that the majority of songs are written about love. Country music is best known for its heartbreak songs. Most classic songs are topically similar: falling in or out of love. Anyone that's actually listen to her albums knows that she doesn't just write about love. Songs like "Long Live," "Never Grow Up," "Fifteen*," and "Change" are just a few examples.
I think that her writing style is very good for someone that's twenty-one years of age. She knows how to write hooks better than most. Her writing style is conversational in its tone, which I find interesting. I would much rather have Taylor's writing than most of the songwriters in Nashville which seem to enjoy rehashing the same ideas.
* "Fifteen" is debatable, I believe. I can see the argument for it being a song about love, but I've always looked at it as more of a 'warning' (probably not the right word to use, but I'm at a loss) to the young girls. She's telling them that there are more important things to do in your Freshman year besides chase that boy on the football team.
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Post by mattyboy on Jan 23, 2011 20:52:48 GMT -5
To Me her Writing style is also a Yawner, She Needs to Let some of the Nashville Writers write something for herm cause all she writes about is Love I think you should help her with her writing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2011 22:19:41 GMT -5
To Me her Writing style is also a Yawner, She Needs to Let some of the Nashville Writers write something for herm cause all she writes about is Love I think you should help her with her writing. Haha, definitely!! lol
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 23, 2011 23:05:24 GMT -5
I agree with what Silly Billy says is pretty much my opinion. She doesn't seem to write about love any more than anyone else, and she seems to use a different phrasing than most — no throaway lines that you've heard in a zillion songs like "how can I be so blind" or "it feels so right, it can't be wrong".
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 24, 2011 8:18:08 GMT -5
%-wise she writes about love as much as anybody. this is a strange thing to complain about. Anyway. New performance of "BTD". Vocally not her best, but great idea to mash 3 songs together. "Back To December"/"Apologize"/You Are Not Sorry"/.
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Post by storm on Jan 24, 2011 10:03:34 GMT -5
I thought the video was pretty simple, which wouldn't have bothered me except Taylor has commented on it a few times so I had higher expectations. I think she looks great in it though...I love the straight hair. I agree that the snowing inside was a little cliche. I told my boyfriend that I was expecting leaves to fall upward before it was over, haha. Did anyone else think it looked a lot like "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"? It was practically the same, just add some snow and a lost guy and subtract all the emotion.
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Post by slayZ on Jan 28, 2011 21:27:37 GMT -5
Song moves up to #7 on mediabase with a healthy bullet. One song ahead is dropping, so I believe it'll most likely reach the top 5 (at least) which is pretty remarkable unless the songs behind it pass it, and it does seem like they could be competition. BTD is becoming another multi-format hit single for Taylor, far more successful than Mine. It just moved to #13 on Pop and broke the top 20 on Hot AC. She won't be doing any promotional appearances soon so the digital charts will have to be based on airplay and not so much exposure, which is fine because the song is about to break the top 10 on the airplay charts, which is quite a pleasant surprise. I like the run it's had so far, mostly because it didn't shoot up the charts, it's been slowly making its way up giving people a bigger chance to enjoy it if they didn't before. I have been hearing this on the radio a lot lately.
What do you guys think are the chances of this song breaking into the top 3 on country, and when do you think that could possibly happen?
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Post by austin on Jan 29, 2011 0:09:22 GMT -5
Song moves up to #7 on mediabase with a healthy bullet. One song ahead is dropping, so I believe it'll most likely reach the top 5 (at least) which is pretty remarkable unless the songs behind it pass it, and it does seem like they could be competition. BTD is becoming another multi-format hit single for Taylor, far more successful than Mine. It just moved to #13 on Pop and broke the top 20 on Hot AC. She won't be doing any promotional appearances soon so the digital charts will have to be based on airplay and not so much exposure, which is fine because the song is about to break the top 10 on the airplay charts, which is quite a pleasant surprise. I like the run it's had so far, mostly because it didn't shoot up the charts, it's been slowly making its way up giving people a bigger chance to enjoy it if they didn't before. I have been hearing this on the radio a lot lately. What do you guys think are the chances of this song breaking into the top 3 on country, and when do you think that could possibly happen? I am pleasantly surprised at how well the song is doing. I am not sure when it will happen, but I expect it to go #1 on Country before it is all said and done. It's been another big single for her.
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