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Post by Gravity. on Feb 12, 2011 19:45:39 GMT -5
I thought that Taylor had a concert tomorrow night?
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Post by will on Feb 12, 2011 19:53:56 GMT -5
Some people are recording it this week. Not everybody maybe taylor already did her vocals. Mariah and jermaine worked on it the whole week.
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Post by Kyla on Feb 12, 2011 19:54:44 GMT -5
I thought that Taylor had a concert tomorrow night? Yep. US time, it's like the morning after the Grammy's. Maybe she'll still be part of this one too, but it won't be this weekend. I remember Taylor was linked to that 'We are the World' re-make last year too but she wasn't in that one either because she had to leave for Australia right after the Grammy's.
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Post by CammyCan on Feb 12, 2011 20:00:48 GMT -5
Actually US time, the concert will be sometime after midnight tonight (it's already the 13th in Japan).
But I'm guessing she's probably recording her part in Asia and sending it over?
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 13, 2011 14:39:17 GMT -5
She won't be a the GRAMMYs then?
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Post by Taylor. on Feb 13, 2011 16:04:20 GMT -5
^ No.
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Post by tsr on Feb 13, 2011 17:04:01 GMT -5
I'm listening to Fearless all over again. Someone please explain to me why "You're Not Sorry" was never released? :/
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Post by mark_mc on Feb 13, 2011 18:44:28 GMT -5
I'm listening to Fearless all over again. Someone please explain to me why "You're Not Sorry" was never released? :/ Exactly!! The highlight of Taylor's career so far IMO. No sure it would have done too well on radio though...
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Post by tsr on Feb 13, 2011 19:06:31 GMT -5
I'm listening to Fearless all over again. Someone please explain to me why "You're Not Sorry" was never released? :/ Exactly!! The highlight of Taylor's career so far IMO. No sure it would have done too well on radio though... I agree that it's one of the highlights of her career so far; I don't think it would've had a problem on radio. I love "Fifteen", and I'm glad it got released because it shows off a more mature side of Taylor, which she needed at the time imo, but I think YNS would've probably been just as huge as LS and YBWM. Same goes for "Forever & Always".
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Post by slayZ on Feb 15, 2011 2:12:24 GMT -5
The tour looks very...cheap. :/
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Post by CammyCan on Feb 15, 2011 2:59:09 GMT -5
Right? Especially after the last tour, I was expecting so much more. Hopefully this stage setup is only for the international shows, because it's definitely not going to be enough for our arenas (let alone the stadiums).
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Post by Kyla on Feb 15, 2011 4:18:47 GMT -5
The tour looks very...cheap. :/ She's told fans at the M&Gs that the US tour will be different. The international part of the Fearless tour was stripped down as well. Personally, I prefer the more raw feel. But I definitely think that'll change. They have almost 2 months between the int'l part of the tour ending and the NA part starting to work on/rehearse for it.
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Post by passionformusic on Feb 15, 2011 9:19:08 GMT -5
The tour looks very...cheap. :/ She's told fans at the M&Gs that the US tour will be different. The international part of the Fearless tour was stripped down as well. Personally, I prefer the more raw feel. But I definitely think that'll change. They have almost 2 months between the int'l part of the tour ending and the NA part starting to work on/rehearse for it. That may be, but why rip off international fans? So few songs...lacking in entertainment department. Disappointing. Just mix in some new performances, but as far as i know its been the same setlist everywhere thus far.
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Post by fridayteenage on Feb 15, 2011 16:41:52 GMT -5
I think Gaga's killed whatever chance Taylor had left of T10 on pop. Boo.
As for the tour: My favorites are Dear John, Back to December, and surprisingly Fearless. I'm okay with her not performing Innocent again, I think I want to hear Never Grow Up live once. I want Mean, Haunted, and Last Kiss on the North America part of the tour esp since Mean MUST be a country single. She can drop Fifteen.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 16, 2011 11:08:25 GMT -5
Taylor Swift's Speak Now CD is out of the top ten on the top 200 chart for the first time. I will rely on maria4hitz's sales figures.
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Post by passionformusic on Feb 16, 2011 12:07:49 GMT -5
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Post by Living Legend on Feb 16, 2011 12:51:19 GMT -5
Does she have any breaks in her tour soon? She should be gearing up to shoot the video for the 3rd single and have it released in April.
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Post by Living Legend on Feb 16, 2011 12:54:28 GMT -5
I think Gaga's killed whatever chance Taylor had left of T10 on pop. Boo. As for the tour: My favorites are Dear John, Back to December, and surprisingly Fearless. I'm okay with her not performing Innocent again, I think I want to hear Never Grow Up live once. I want Mean, Haunted, and Last Kiss on the North America part of the tour esp since Mean MUST be a country single. She can drop Fifteen. I think there is still a small chance that she could go Top 10 on Pop but she would have to wait another 2 weeks. I'll be happy as long as the song can get past 100 million AI. It's still gaining good on Country, Hot AC & AC.
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Post by Living Legend on Feb 16, 2011 12:56:11 GMT -5
I wish they would've just booked her to play Stadiums instead of putting smaller arenas in. She's such a huge ticket seller that it would've worked out better for her and it would've made it a little easier for fans to get tickets.
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Post by passionformusic on Feb 16, 2011 13:44:43 GMT -5
Does she have any breaks in her tour soon? She should be gearing up to shoot the video for the 3rd single and have it released in April. She has a 2-month break before the US leg. April-may, i think.
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Post by slayZ on Feb 16, 2011 17:39:42 GMT -5
What does everyone think the next single will be?
Will be - Sparks Fly Should be - Story Of Us
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Post by Gravity. on Feb 16, 2011 18:13:33 GMT -5
I think that both "Sparks Fly" and "The Story of Us" will be released. I don't care which order. I just want them both released. I think that "The Story of Us" could have an awesome video.
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Post by Kyla on Feb 17, 2011 0:49:58 GMT -5
Apparently, Taylor told someone after the Osaka show that "Sparks Fly" would definitely be a single. SF is so overrated, it's ridiculous. Not happy about it. But I guess it's a safe choice. It's one of the few remaining songs that both country and pop could possibly play. I hope that "Mean" will be a single at some point. I know Taylor said it was the other song in consideration for the second single. And I really hope that SN is never a single... She has a 2-month break before the US leg. April-may, i think. Yep. She also has a couple weeks between the Asian leg (which ends next week) and the European leg starting.
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Post by austin on Feb 17, 2011 9:42:25 GMT -5
Apparently, Taylor told someone after the Osaka show that "Sparks Fly" would definitely be a single. SF is so overrated, it's ridiculous. Not happy about it. But I guess it's a safe choice. It's one of the few remaining songs that both country and pop could possibly play. I hope that "Mean" will be a single at some point. I know Taylor said it was the other song in consideration for the second single. And I really hope that SN is never a single... She has a 2-month break before the US leg. April-may, i think. Yep. She also has a couple weeks between the Asian leg (which ends next week) and the European leg starting. "Sparks Fly" is actually my favorite song on Speak Now (MAYBE "Enchanted" is better), and one of her best ever, so not releasing it as a single would be a huge mistake, in my opinion. The digital sales are also supporting its release (though I understand that is because so many had heard the leaked live version prior to the album release). Story Of Us and Mean would be the other two songs I would choose as singles, but I would settle for Speak Now or Haunted instead of Mean, though Haunted would get NOWHERE on Country.
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Post by passionformusic on Feb 17, 2011 10:01:13 GMT -5
Playing the legendary Budokan! :)
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Post by McCreerian (Harris 2024!) on Feb 17, 2011 19:03:37 GMT -5
My local Country station has been playing "Mean" more lately as well as "December." So that could mean its the possible next single. I think that'd be a good Spring single being is upbeat and the most Country song Taylors recorded. "Sparks Fly" would be an awesome Summer single. Then closing out the year in the Fall with "Last Kiss" would be really cool!
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Post by passionformusic on Feb 18, 2011 18:43:02 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 20, 2011 14:49:13 GMT -5
Finally got some sales figures. Speak Now sold another 32,000, pushing total sales to 3,169,000. Thanks to blackandblue for that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2011 14:51:25 GMT -5
I honestly expect them to use Sparks Fly as a spring single. It could easily be a big pop and country hit. I do hope they eventually go for a dual release.
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Post by passionformusic on Feb 22, 2011 9:09:06 GMT -5
I thought she sounded really incredible here. "Sparks Fly" was amazing,too. It really is a perfect single IMO...its a song she really seems to nail live the most.
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