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Post by musiclife on Sept 7, 2024 16:59:29 GMT -5
Fortnight is beating Please Please Please for song of the summer on MTV's Instagram. ❤️
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Post by Choco on Sept 7, 2024 18:21:01 GMT -5
Getaway Car is the Cruel Summer of Rep. It should not have been passed over. My single choices: Look What You Made Me Do Getaway Car Don't Blame Me Delicate Still start with Look, very polarizing, but buzzworthy and has her best video to date. Getaway Car would have been an easier transition from 1989 as the second single. Plus, I think it could have had a killer video. Don't Blame Me could have had a sexy villain video and I think it would also do well on radio. Lastly, release Delicate - I think with the choices above it would have had an easier time to smash. I really like ...Ready for It? but it never made sense as a full single. Should have dropped it as a promo single and moved on to something else. As for End Game, name recognition aside it didn't make sense either. LWYMMD always makes sense as the lead imo and Delicate was a stroke of genius after two "flops".
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 7, 2024 20:14:18 GMT -5
^She could've done with ...Ready For It what Rihanna did with Wait Your Turn and Rated R. A teaser before the real lead single, maybe with a suppressed release until the album is fully out.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Sept 7, 2024 20:28:55 GMT -5
Ready for it SLAPS and if it wasn’t released we would all be lamenting it. End Game was the real problem. Swap it for Getaway Car and it’s a perfect campaign. But Don’t Blame Me also does need to either come fourth or get added as a fifth single.
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 8, 2024 18:57:28 GMT -5
Ready for it SLAPS and if it wasn’t released we would all be lamenting it. End Game was the real problem. Swap it for Getaway Car and it’s a perfect campaign. But Don’t Blame Me also does need to either come fourth or get added as a fifth single. I listened to Rep with End Game removed today and I didn't notice LMFAO
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Post by #brayden on Sept 8, 2024 21:20:32 GMT -5
"..Ready For It?" and "End Game" were good single choices. The rollout for the former was a bit odd but they were both serviceable songs. They weren't huge hits but that doesn't mean they didn't make sense at the time.
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Post by Dylan :) on Sept 9, 2024 6:43:31 GMT -5
She’s experiencing some backlash at the moment for being spotted hanging out with Brittany Mahomes. I’ve never followed NFL, but apparently she is a Trump supporter. Her Wikipedia says she retweeted Trump stuff last month
It’ll be interesting to see if this sticks, given her silence on Palestine and lack of endorsing Kamala already causing some unease in certain parts of the fandom
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Sept 9, 2024 7:20:12 GMT -5
Not being able to maintain friendships while disagreeing politically is one of the reasons we got the point we did in this country. I’m not the slightest bit surprised that she is able to rise above that mentality. You don’t change hearts or minds by cutting people out and not making the attempt.
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Post by Grün on Sept 9, 2024 7:26:05 GMT -5
100 percent voting for Kamala, however; I do have friends and family that are still voting for Trump. Am I happy about it, no. Nonetheless, I am not cutting family and friends out due to politics.
In theory, you would need to cut out 70 mil people in the United States.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 9, 2024 7:58:16 GMT -5
People need to get a life, lol.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Sept 9, 2024 8:14:57 GMT -5
I hate the state that social media is in. Maybe it's me getting older, but this shit is ridiculous. And it's not just Taylor's fanbase.
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Post by zdm1998 on Sept 9, 2024 8:41:39 GMT -5
The Swifties online that have a parasocial relationship with her has always been odd to me. I get being a fan of someone, and adoring them as a person and their output; but this newness of acting like you know everything about a celebrity based on studying their habits is very weird behavior imo. You have a feel for someone, but you don't know their every thought on every single little thing. I'm sure Taylor doesn't agree with Brittney's stance on politics, but the audacity of Swifities to feel like they are entitled to dictate what she should or shouldn't do based on themselves is weird.
Way too many people chronically online these days. Go touch grass.
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Post by Dylan :) on Sept 9, 2024 9:19:02 GMT -5
I’m not 100% sure how I feel yet, but I will leave this here
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Post by thezatch on Sept 9, 2024 9:28:48 GMT -5
Co-signing everything Marooned@Midnight, Grün and wavey.✨️ have said above. I feel like there is silence from her because what happened in Vienna could also happen anywhere else between now and the end of the Eras Tour so she is acting in the best interest of her fans' and her crew's safety. I also would not put it past her to have already donated privately to the Harris/Walz campaign at this point.
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Post by matty005 on Sept 9, 2024 9:30:44 GMT -5
Co-signing everything Marooned@Midnight, Grün and wavey.✨️ have said above. I feel like there is silence from her because what happened in Vienna could also happen anywhere else between now and the end of the Eras Tour so she is acting in the best interest of her fans' and her crew's safety. I also would not put it past her to have already donated privately to the Harris/Walz campaign at this point. Agreed. I would also not put it past her that she is waiting to endorse Harris/Walz. There are still 2 months to go before the election. I am hoping she does something but if she did it now it will lose its impact. Hoping she does something in October.
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Post by wjr15 on Sept 9, 2024 9:31:23 GMT -5
A simple endorsement of Kamala Harris would fix this entire thing.
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Post by Choco on Sept 9, 2024 10:37:45 GMT -5
I'd love for her to just endorse someone and get it over with.
This is also kinda true, weirdly:
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Post by #brayden on Sept 9, 2024 13:31:49 GMT -5
Picking a side will only open up the floodgates for more hatred and vitriol towards her. Taylor doesn't need to fix anything so I hope she stays quiet on the matter if she feels it's in her best interest to. She shouldn't have to cater to the whims of a few lunatic fans.
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 9, 2024 13:42:17 GMT -5
The Swifties online that have a parasocial relationship with her has always been odd to me. I get being a fan of someone, and adoring them as a person and their output; but this newness of acting like you know everything about a celebrity based on studying their habits is very weird behavior imo. You have a feel for someone, but you don't know their every thought on every single little thing. I'm sure Taylor doesn't agree with Brittney's stance on politics, but the audacity of Swifities to feel like they are entitled to dictate what she should or shouldn't do based on themselves is weird. Way too many people chronically online these days. Go touch grass. This and the fact that she is 34! I mean she is not a teenager -- she'll probably have kids and stuff fairly soon. Hope that Swifties just could go and live their lives regardless of what Taylor does with hers.
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Post by Choco on Sept 9, 2024 15:21:13 GMT -5
Picking a side will only open up the floodgates for more hatred and vitriol towards her. Taylor doesn't need to fix anything so I hope she stays quiet on the matter if she feels it's in her best interest to. She shouldn't have to cater to the whims of a few lunatic fans. I'm not worried about Swifties, I'm worried about republicans using her silence for their gain:
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Sept 9, 2024 15:35:39 GMT -5
Taylor has already publicly spoken against Trump so Republicans are gonna have a hard time "using her for their gain" with anyone who actually loves her that they could even theoretically benefit from.
It must be hard to know what to do as a celebrity, because once you speak out about one political topic once, people hold your feet to the fire expecting you to address any and every political situation afterward. And if you don't suddenly your words before were meaningless and twisted to be manipulative etc. I'ma need her to flip out via Chappell Roan on these unwell obsessed super fans.
As far as Taylor getting backlash with some crazies because she didn't cut off her friend for voting for Trump: it must be nice not living in the real world. Everyone knows people or has family or friends who vote differently then they do. This is what happens when your push for tolerance leads you right down the road to intolerance. These far-left radicals are just as bad as the far-right radicals.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Sept 9, 2024 15:51:20 GMT -5
A few things: 1) I’m glad Taylor is getting this negative press because Brittany is a looney toon and I’d really like her to re-think the whole friendship so I don’t have to question Taylor’s taste. 2) Taylor doesn’t DESERVE the backlash because I have a feeling that this was a “fake it til I make it (and I did)” moment. Patrick is Travis’s friend so they will def be meeting all together. I just think Taylor should make it clear who her friends actually are(n’t) to avoid further confusion. 3) we ALL know Taylor does and will support Harris. If I had to guess, her endorsement (which will be the biggest endorsement this election) will come late September/early October. The DNC and Harris team are likely already in talks with Swift about the right timing. Cause the bump that comes with that will need to be timed perfectly to make sure it’s effective come November. 4) Taylor, just stay away from that looney toon. Did I already say that? It bears repeating.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 9, 2024 17:02:20 GMT -5
I'd love for her to just endorse someone and get it over with. This is also kinda true, weirdly: It was very convenient for her to do it after her first flop era indeed.
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Post by Acid Eyes on Sept 9, 2024 17:18:19 GMT -5
Some of y'all need to breathe.
I'd wager the cost of a vinyl record there is a calculated date when she endorses Harris. It's likely going to be after all the debates and during a week when there's nothing else happening. No VMAs, no Chiefs games. I'd bet on or around October 14, when nothing else is happening and right before early voting starts to build some last minute momentum.
Watch her open the October 18 show in a red, white, and blue bodysuit and sing a full version of Miss Americana as her endorsement. It wouldn't shock me in the slightest.
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Post by Koochie on Sept 9, 2024 20:41:54 GMT -5
The narrative that she’s calculated enough to only speak out when it conveniences her, but that she’d willingly tarnish her public image (that she is very, very careful with) by endorsing Trump is… like, insanely contradictory. Like, is she fake, or not?
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Post by pnobelysk on Sept 9, 2024 21:29:08 GMT -5
Yeah at the very least, I don’t Think she can be judged for not endorsing Kamala until wayyyyyyyyy closer to the election. I will be upset with her if she never does, but the fact that she hasn’t so far doesn’t mean me flinch at all . It could literally benefit to wait until it’s closer
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Sept 9, 2024 21:37:31 GMT -5
maaan, I'd never want to be famous, ESPECIALLY not on Taylor's level. I mean, THAT huge and dedicated fanbase doesn't come for free unfortunately, they'll fight for you, watch your back and buy 50 copies of the same album, but they'll always want something in return - the right to interfere in your life. On the other hand, probably the same amount of people will pray for your fall, and notice your every little mistake. This is sooo fucked up, let the woman live her life, people really act like she's not real or something.
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Post by Khia on Sept 9, 2024 22:55:27 GMT -5
She can obviously do whatever she wants, and Twitter stans desperately need to touch grass, but since we're on the topic: I'm so over the whole "rising above political differences" thing. I have no need for friends who are Trump supporters. It isn't 2016 anymore--anyone who can sit there and support him in 2024 after everything that's happened is a fucking lunatic or just a terrible person. Now, I'm not out here grilling people on their politics lmao (I'm sure I have acquaintances/work friends with whom I don't align at all), but I have to draw the line at vocal support. I have friends with whom I disagree on plenty of things, but I have no time for disagreements on human rights.
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Post by ObhiDonna on Sept 10, 2024 3:23:34 GMT -5
I have fallen out with family members in UK for still supporting the fucktard Tories here, so I understand other posters here saying that her association with Homes to be disingenuous. At the same time, Taylor is calculative as fuck, so she knows probably her association looks like, its all harkening back to her “rep”. The calculated backlash and then essential move into rerelease number 5.
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Post by daddy on Sept 10, 2024 3:55:25 GMT -5
I'd be surprised if she doesn’t come out with a major endorsement for Kamala. I’d imagine the timing has been carefully planned and considered.
If she doesn’t endorse her, it’s likely for safety reasons. Given her massive global fan base, losing the extreme Trump supporters who might stop consuming her music wouldn’t significantly affect her career.
However, her endorsement could play a meaningful role in the race and help strengthen her legacy and impact as a public figure in the long run.
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