rowdawg21
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Post by rowdawg21 on Dec 8, 2010 10:41:50 GMT -5
But Taylor, I think she has a great chance for her first BB #1 since "You Belong With Me". This is a great song, her best single to date, imo. "Mine" actually did top BB's Country chart. No, it didn't. It only hit #1 on Mediabase.
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dcowboy77
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Post by dcowboy77 on Dec 8, 2010 20:31:28 GMT -5
I like when she has the same song going on country & pop (#40 this week) at the same time.
Otherwise when they peak on country then afterwards goes to pop its already in burnout phase for me.
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Post by slayZ on Dec 13, 2010 2:56:08 GMT -5
Taylor performed Back To December at a special concert on David Letterman. She did a 30 minute set. I believe this is the best performance of the song so far. She sounds exactly the same way she sounds on the album. I'm really, really impressed by her vocal control and the way she's managed to improve her singing. You can tell she's been taking vocal lessons. This is beautiful.
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Post by joey2002 on Dec 13, 2010 3:42:52 GMT -5
^ with the drum beat, this performance sounds more pop than the album version... but her vocals are great.
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Post by dcowboy77 on Dec 13, 2010 10:44:42 GMT -5
Its #40 on the pop chart so maybe it was the pop version.
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Post by mairy on Dec 17, 2010 4:23:37 GMT -5
SHOT: Taylor Swift - Yoann Lemoine, dir. artist: Taylor Swift song: "Back To December" label: Big Machine director(s): Yoann Lemoine production co: HSI rep: LARK Creative
Source: VideoStatic
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Post by justlurkingaround on Dec 17, 2010 17:46:18 GMT -5
So we are getting a video :)
I'm not familiar with the director. Any previous works worth mentioning?
Edit: I googled the director and apparently he did Teenage Dream for Katy Perry. Not sure if I should be excited as I didn't like the video treatment for TD that much.
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Post by joey2002 on Dec 17, 2010 18:51:30 GMT -5
SHOT: Taylor Swift - Yoann Lemoine, dir.artist: Taylor Swift song: "Back To December" label: Big Machine director(s): Yoann Lemoine production co: HSI rep: LARK Creative You scared me there for a second... I read the bolded part too quickly, and thought that Taylor was shot by someone named Yoann! Guess I need to slow down when I read things...
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Post by Gravity. on Dec 17, 2010 20:33:14 GMT -5
So we are getting a video :) I'm not familiar with the director. Any previous works worth mentioning? Edit: I googled the director and apparently he did Teenage Dream for Katy Perry. Not sure if I should be excited as I didn't like the video treatment for TD that much. I thought that the video for "Teenage Dream" fit the dreamlike feel of the song, and overall I liked the video. I'm curious to see what he and Taylor come up with for this video. Apparently Taylor liked the "Teenage Dream" video as well, considering that's the only major video he's done.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 3, 2011 22:20:46 GMT -5
And the "They Just Didn't Care" award goes to Dial Global's New Hit Country feed. They skip almost all of verse 2:
"I go back to December all the time...then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind"
I think they have to cut down some songs slightly because it's a satellite feed and they need strict time limits, but this is ridiculous. (They also hack out the climactic bridge of "Believe".)
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 4, 2011 4:32:01 GMT -5
^ I always thought it was dark days.
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Post by joey2002 on Jan 4, 2011 5:24:47 GMT -5
Yeah, it's "dark days", but I agree that it's so annoying when radio cuts songs like that or speeds them up...
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 4, 2011 8:18:33 GMT -5
Of course it's dark days. Fingers got ahead of mind.
It's so weird anymore. WKJC speeds up the songs, WWTH (the station with the Dial Global feed) cuts them down and yet WATZ still manages to play at least 15 songs an hour without doing either. Granted, WKJC also has very, very, very gabby DJs and absurdly long ad breaks...
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 4, 2011 8:45:47 GMT -5
I hate it when songs are modified extensively for radio too but I don't think this song would be doing half as well as it is doing now if it were kept at a length of 5 minutes. Although I think the song is deserving of that length and does not feel dragged on.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 6, 2011 7:18:14 GMT -5
Favorite country artist the Peoples Choice Awards. Congratulations. :)
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Jan 9, 2011 12:10:47 GMT -5
According to Billboard's latest country update "Back To December" ranks #1 (overall) on Callout America. The song ranks at #2 and #1 among females (for passion and positive response) and #1 and #3 among males (for positive response and passion). It seems country radio listeners are liking what they're hearing (which is a very good sign)!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2011 14:29:24 GMT -5
According to Billboard's latest country update "Back To December" ranks #1 (overall) on Callout America. The song ranks at #2 and #1 among females (for passion and positive response) and #1 and #3 among males (for positive response and passion). It seems country radio listeners are liking what they're hearing (which is a very good sign)! I've been watching this one climb the callout chart. I can't remember a Taylor song showing such strong callout scores, and I'm not surprised too much about BTD. I'm not a huge crazy Taylor fan (meaning no disrespect when I say that), but I certainly don't dislike any of Taylor's singles (only one I didn't like was "Fifteen"--and I've actually enjoyed most of her other singles), and "Back To December" is a much stronger song that most, if not all, of the singles she's released up to this point. The only thing I would've liked changed about this song is a bit more of a "country" feel to the production--still, the production works well. It's not exactly pure "pop" sounding either, but I think that the more traditional sounding songs from Taylor would perform even stronger on the country chart--of course, they might be hindered then on other charts. Anyway, I won't get into all that. Taylor is a multi-genre artist with country roots, and this is a strong song--good music is good music. I've thought from the beginning that country listeners of all ages would enjoy BTD more than her other efforts, and the callout scores are backing up my thoughts. I think this one will go to #1, though she'll probably have to let Brad Paisley by her.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 10, 2011 7:48:03 GMT -5
"Back To December" enters top10. :)
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Post by Zazie on Jan 10, 2011 22:08:40 GMT -5
^ Not on Billboard. Wait 'til next week.
Should be fairly easy for Brad Paisley to go up ahead of this song, but Swift ought to be able to pass Blake Shelton and get to #1 second in this little group. It's not possible to be sure yet, but I'd guess Brad/Taylor/Blake/Billy C can all get to #1, in that order.
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Post by Dominic on Jan 13, 2011 6:32:16 GMT -5
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 13, 2011 7:16:19 GMT -5
LOve it. :) Beautiful.
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Post by sbp17 on Jan 13, 2011 10:17:10 GMT -5
I kept expecting something to happen in the video but it didn't. It was just Taylor singing in the house and the boyfriend walking in the snow.
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Post by ekgoodman92 on Jan 13, 2011 11:08:06 GMT -5
I found the video to be kind of boring. There was so much she could have done with that song to make a really good video but she didn't. I would have liked to have seen her on his doorstep like pleading with him or something besides her just singing around the house and they guy walking in the snow. I did like how she put the song in his jacket pocket but I just feel like this video is really boring and disappointing. I don't like her hair straight either.
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Post by dcowboy77 on Jan 13, 2011 11:42:07 GMT -5
& the buckle for "worst hair by all involved in a video" goes to....
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Post by draggintheriver on Jan 13, 2011 12:20:46 GMT -5
Just seen the video over at TheBoot. She should have kept with the CMA performance video lol.
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 13, 2011 12:30:21 GMT -5
It's the perfect video for the song.It matches the song well.What's not to like? It's a great video.I love it!!
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Post by freeman on Jan 13, 2011 13:17:01 GMT -5
I think the video is well made. I just don't like the snowing indoors thing. I feel like that is too cliche. Besides that, it is a nice video.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 13, 2011 14:02:57 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 Its a beautiful video showcasing her growth as a woman and an artist. A lot more mature than "Mine" or "YBWM" video.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 13, 2011 16:00:07 GMT -5
Great video. Like the song it really had an element of high artistic quality about it. This was a really good single choice for sure, I'd say. I really hope this hits #1 on Billboard.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 17:28:48 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.
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