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Post by ethanhunt on Nov 23, 2022 19:32:19 GMT -5
You're On Your Own Kid is really about to overtake Would've Could've Should've as my favorite from the album, that bridge especially is a winner. The Great War, Wouldโve Couldโve Shouldโve, Bigger Than The Whole Sky, High Infidelity and honestly even Paris all should have been swapped into the standard version over songs that made it. Cohesion aside, they are much better songs to me than a majority of the standard record and elevated the album from OK to โthis is wonderful stuff.โ Sweet Nothing, vigilante s**t, and Question...? definitely should've have been 3am tracks instead. I'd throw Karma in the box too cause lyrically its a trainwreck but its melodically a total bop so I'm conflicted lol. Thematically speaking I don't think you can get rid of Sweet Nothing or Question..? From the album
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Post by HamedM1 ๐ on Nov 23, 2022 19:41:32 GMT -5
You're On Your Own Kid is really about to overtake Would've Could've Should've as my favorite from the album, that bridge especially is a winner. Sweet Nothing, vigilante s**t, and Question...? definitely should've have been 3am tracks instead. I'd throw Karma in the box too cause lyrically its a trainwreck but its melodically a total bop so I'm conflicted lol. Thematically speaking I don't think you can get rid of Sweet Nothing or Question..? From the album Ehhhh I don't think they do that much for the album but I digress.
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Post by jodakyellow on Nov 23, 2022 21:04:14 GMT -5
You're On Your Own Kid is really about to overtake Would've Could've Should've as my favorite from the album, that bridge especially is a winner.. The bridge is an all-timer. I loooooove that song
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Post by daddy on Nov 23, 2022 21:12:22 GMT -5
You're On Your Own Kid is really about to overtake Would've Could've Should've as my favorite from the album, that bridge especially is a winner.. The bridge is an all-timer. I loooooove that song It gives me โCastle On The Hillโ which I always thought sounded like a Taylor song. I love it.
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Post by born on Nov 24, 2022 9:47:51 GMT -5
It gives me โCastle On The Hillโ which I always thought sounded like a Taylor song. I love it. Omg I thought that since the very first listen!! "Castle On The Hill" is my favorite Ed Sheeran song so it's definitely a compliment for me!
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Post by daddy on Nov 24, 2022 14:01:57 GMT -5
It gives me โCastle On The Hillโ which I always thought sounded like a Taylor song. I love it. Omg I thought that since the very first listen!! "Castle On The Hill" is my favorite Ed Sheeran song so it's definitely a compliment for me! Itโs hands down his greatest for me as well. โOverpass Graffitiโ also sounds like a Taylor song to me as well.
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Post by irice22 on Nov 25, 2022 14:41:00 GMT -5
I wish "Castle on the Hill" had was released before "Shape of You" so it could have its own moment. For some reason the boring, mundane "Shape of You" was gonna catch on no matter what.
Anyway, back to Taylor...
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Nov 26, 2022 22:52:50 GMT -5
โBlank Spaceโ has officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes her first solo song to reach 1 billion and her second overall, the other being โI Donโt Wanna Live Foreverโ with ZAYN.
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Post by Future Captain on Nov 27, 2022 7:53:06 GMT -5
โBlank Spaceโ has officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes her first solo song to reach 1 billion and her second overall, the other being โI Donโt Wanna Live Foreverโ with ZAYN. I imagine Anti-Hero and Shake It Off would be next. From there it would be a long way since her other massive hits (Love Story, YBWM, IKYWT) already have a Taylor's Version which greatly reduced the old versions' streams
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Nov 27, 2022 10:29:34 GMT -5
โBlank Spaceโ has officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes her first solo song to reach 1 billion and her second overall, the other being โI Donโt Wanna Live Foreverโ with ZAYN. I imagine Anti-Hero and Shake It Off would be next. From there it would be a long way since her other massive hits (Love Story, YBWM, IKYWT) already have a Taylor's Version which greatly reduced the old versions' streams Definitely. Combined, โWildest Dreamsโ and โLove Storyโ are getting pretty close too.
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Post by Forever Winter on Nov 27, 2022 12:40:53 GMT -5
โBlank Spaceโ has officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes her first solo song to reach 1 billion and her second overall, the other being โI Donโt Wanna Live Foreverโ with ZAYN. I imagine Anti-Hero and Shake It Off would be next. From there it would be a long way since her other massive hits (Love Story, YBWM, IKYWT) already have a Taylor's Version which greatly reduced the old versions' streams Lover, Look What You Made Me Do and Cardigan are coming for one billion as well. Maybe in 2024
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Post by joshtheking on Nov 27, 2022 13:34:15 GMT -5
I hope Midnight Rain is a single, it sounds like a smash to me
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 27, 2022 19:23:18 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfy on Nov 27, 2022 20:04:06 GMT -5
Taylor is doing what Madonna used to do, just with stadiums. Due to high demand she's adding several shows at SoFi stadium. Scalpers are buying them up, but since she added so many shows there's going to be a point where most fans have tickets and the scalpers won't be able to sell them well. I used to take advantage of this for Madonna. I'd buy one pair of tickets, then I'd go to the other shows very cheap. I'd just buy them very close to the event. Scalpers will panic as the event gets close and sell them cheap thinking they won't be able to sell them. 5 SoFi shows will probably cause this to happen.
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Post by kimberly on Nov 28, 2022 12:29:31 GMT -5
"Lavender Haze" will follow "Anti-Hero" as the second pop radio single:
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Post by getouttamyway on Nov 28, 2022 16:16:39 GMT -5
Paris might be the best song on the album for me, especially the bridge. So romantic and dreamy, I'm glad she gave it this 1989-esque post-bubblegum synth-y sheen rather than going for a more Folklorian sound.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Nov 28, 2022 20:25:50 GMT -5
I hope Midnight Rain is a single, it sounds like a smash to me Then she can release the acoustic version without the vocal effectโฆ it would give it a nice boost!
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 28, 2022 22:05:25 GMT -5
The vocal effect makes the song IMO
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Post by HamedM1 ๐ on Nov 29, 2022 12:01:41 GMT -5
The vocal effect makes the song IMO At first I didn't like it but it grew on me to the point where I love it now lol I heard an edited version that removed the vocal effect and it just felt wrong. It's giving the same Stockholm syndrome effect I had with Ari's "the light is coming" and the old man voice to where the song feels wrong without it lmao.
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Post by schnetzka on Nov 29, 2022 12:57:43 GMT -5
I feel like the song would be missing oomph without the vocal effect.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 29, 2022 13:32:30 GMT -5
My only critique is that it's too short.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Nov 29, 2022 19:48:50 GMT -5
The vocal effect makes the song IMO I donโt have a preference between the two, but it would allow for an alternate version that fans could (and would) buy and could boost her chart position deep into the era.
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Post by HamedM1 ๐ on Nov 29, 2022 19:58:45 GMT -5
I finally remembered about Hits Different and listened to it, its yet another song where I get to question "why was you not on the base record?". Easily already in the top half of the album after my first few listens.
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Post by Future Captain on Nov 29, 2022 21:07:55 GMT -5
I finally got to listen to Hits Different after finally getting a Target-exclusive copy shipped all the way to my country and holy shit it's so good??? She really should make it available for streaming whenever Lavender Haze finished its run and make it the third single.
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Post by irice22 on Nov 29, 2022 21:20:02 GMT -5
I finally got to listen to Hits Different after finally getting a Target-exclusive copy shipped all the way to my country and holy s**t it's so good??? She really should make it available for streaming whenever Lavender Haze finished its run and make it the third single. Because they are holding on releasing to streaming, that kind of seems like it might be the plan? The Folklore and Evermore bonus tracks were released to Spotify within a week. It's sonically the happiest sounding song on Midnights, despite being about a breakup.
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Post by theflying on Nov 29, 2022 23:20:16 GMT -5
I find The Great War pretty overrated. Idk I just donโt get it. Itโs a catchy little melody but I just feel like itโs so been there, done that. I donโt know, it feels like itโs intentionally mid and subdued. Like thereโs some hazy blanket all over it. Which I guess works thematically but sonically it just doesnโt pop for me.
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Post by Dylan :) on Dec 1, 2022 11:35:38 GMT -5
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Post by spiritboy on Dec 2, 2022 13:20:07 GMT -5
Midnight Rain screams to be a single
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Post by Taylor. on Dec 2, 2022 13:25:04 GMT -5
1. Anti-Hero 2. Lavender Haze 3. Midnight Rain (maybe with a featured artist as the song is short enough to easily add a guest verse) 4. Hits Different (New Romantics treatment)
I would be happy with that.
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Post by bat1990 on Dec 2, 2022 13:29:26 GMT -5
I'm just grateful my favorite song got an excellent video (Bejeweled) with Dita von Teese no less!!!
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