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Post by nightshade on Oct 27, 2010 19:39:47 GMT -5
Probably the only one, but I still absolutely adore "Mine". It's one of my favorites from the album. Nope. I love it. It's in my top five from Speak Now...but that may be because I just purchased it last week on iTunes. haha.
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Post by neverduplicated on Oct 27, 2010 20:02:05 GMT -5
Probably the only one, but I still absolutely adore "Mine". It's one of my favorites from the album. I love "Mine" as well! It's got such an amazing chorus and an epic ending to boot! Getting the pop mix definitely increased my love for it even more which is surprising because her other pop mixes have been atrocious to me.
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Post by Janhova's Witness on Oct 27, 2010 20:08:53 GMT -5
My singles would be:
01. Mine 02. Back To December 03. Sparks Fly 04. Mean (country) 05. Haunted (pop) 06. The Story Of Us (country) 07. Enchanted (pop)
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Post by coderebaman on Oct 27, 2010 20:11:31 GMT -5
I think better than revenge is the worst song on the album. I dont hate it, i just mean compared to the other songs it pales in comparison. The beat is way too confusing and chaotic, there are too much things going on in the song, it sounds like something that would work for pink and avril lavigne.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 27, 2010 21:10:34 GMT -5
I love "Better Than Revenge" it's not mature at all, but it's fun.
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Post by tsr on Oct 27, 2010 21:20:11 GMT -5
I think as of now, the singles should go like this:
1. Mine 2. Back to December 3. Story of Us/Sparks Fly 4. Dear John/Last Kiss/Enchanted/Innocent 5. Speak Now/Better than Revenge
For single #4, I'm leaning more towards "Dear John" or "Last Kiss" for the reason that they're a little more of a risk (and they sound more country). If either of these were released, I could see them being huge for her. Crossover? It's less likely. But I think her first priority would be country radio anyway. Not everything she releases has to be a crossover hit; that said, it definitely helps.
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Kyla
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Post by Kyla on Oct 27, 2010 21:35:30 GMT -5
Anyone see pics of Taylor's wax figure? It looks nothing like her...
It just looks like a random mannequin with a long blond wig. And the hair's not even curly.
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Post by strikeleo on Oct 27, 2010 21:45:55 GMT -5
The thing I like the most about Better Than Revenge is the - come show me how much better you are - at the end, because its actually a response to the much better song from the JB.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 27, 2010 21:51:22 GMT -5
What's amazing to me, is that Speak Now is set to open as huge as it is, despite "Mine" failing to have anywhere near the level of impact that "You Belong With Me" or "Love Story" had. Could you imagine what kind of numbers we'd be looking at had she currently benefited from a hugely successful first single? I was thinking that too. Crazy. BTW, I still love Mine too.
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Post by freeman on Oct 27, 2010 22:53:09 GMT -5
Wow. I saw the picture of her wax figure. It does stink! You would totally tell it's fake! LAME...
Ps. Does it bother anyone else that taylor always wears really really red lipstick! It just bothers me. I feel like she could be much prettier without it... :X
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Post by Illusions on Oct 27, 2010 22:58:26 GMT -5
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 27, 2010 23:32:51 GMT -5
Wow. I saw the picture of her wax figure. It does stink! You would totally tell it's fake! LAME... Ps. Does it bother anyone else that taylor always wears really really red lipstick! It just bothers me. I feel like she could be much prettier without it... :X same here. the red lipstick doesn't fit her, IMO. I wish the wax figure could look more like her.
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Post by Jay on Oct 27, 2010 23:36:06 GMT -5
The right one is spot on. The left one... not so much.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 28, 2010 0:05:38 GMT -5
It just looks like a giant barbie doll. And it looks like she has an 'ew' expression on her face.
Eta: And I think the red lipstick CAN work. Looked amazing with what she wore to the 'Easy A' premiere. But it doesn't go great with every look.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2010 1:05:02 GMT -5
The Target bonus tracks are pretty good
Does any other outlet carry bonus tracks, I haven't seen any
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Post by musicintervention on Oct 28, 2010 1:08:38 GMT -5
Wish Taylor's hair was blonder like in her 1st album days, looked really good then. Don't get me wrong she is still amazingly gorgeous now though.
Really hope this reaches the 1 million sale mark, this is just for the US sales correct?
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Post by Kyla on Oct 28, 2010 1:11:48 GMT -5
Does any other outlet carry bonus tracks, I haven't seen any Nope. She had an exclusive deal w/Target. Really hope this reaches the 1 million sale mark, this is just for the US sales correct? Yep.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 28, 2010 1:12:13 GMT -5
My singles would be: 01. Mine 02. Back To December 03. Sparks Fly 04. Mean (country) 05. Haunted (pop) 06. The Story Of Us (country) 07. Enchanted (pop) Not sure if "The Story Of Us" would work on country.
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Post by musicintervention on Oct 28, 2010 1:42:29 GMT -5
Unless your international. Here in Canada just picked up the deluxe version at Best Buy.
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Post by jumpupandburst on Oct 28, 2010 5:38:32 GMT -5
From the International Version, when they label a track as U.S. Only, does that mean that it's slated to be a single?
6. "Mine" (US Version) 7. "Back to December" (US Version) 8. "The Story of Us" (US Version)
her International version of "Taylor Swift" had this bonus track: 15. "Teardrops on My Guitar" (Pop Version) [single]
her International version of "Fearless" had these bonus tracks: 14. "Our Song" (International Version) 15. "Teardrops on My Guitar" (International Version) 16. "Should've Said No" (International Version)
her Australian version of "Fearless" had this bonus track: 16. "Love Story" (US Pop Mix)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After listening the CD over and over again, I feel that "Sparks Fly" could have lead this album instead of "Mine," but it doesn't matter as both are good songs =).
I really like her to release "Sparks Fly" "Back to December" "Innocent" (in no order) MUST RELEASES: "Enchanted" and "Long Live"
For Country, "Dear John" included with the other songs in no order
"Haunted" and "Better than revenge" and "Last Kiss are three of my other favorites, but i find them hard charting CHR.
but seriously, she can go right with just about any release as this is a well produced album all around =)
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 28, 2010 7:13:20 GMT -5
-- Taylor Swift: She makes a record-breaking arrival with the final single in the countdown to the release of her "Speak Now" album. After becoming the first artist in the 52-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to post back-to-back top 10 debuts last week, Swift becomes the first act to claim the chart's top new entry (Hot Shot Debut) in three successive weeks as "Mean" starts at No. 11. Her new track arrives at No. 2 on Hot Digital Songs with 163,000 downloads. "Mean" follows the debuts of "Speak Now" (217,000) and "Back to December" (242,000), which started at No. 8 and No. 6, respectively, on the Hot 100. www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifa81d8937706f99f991542bb92b0b175
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Post by jumpupandburst on Oct 28, 2010 7:14:57 GMT -5
^thanks for the news...darn she failed to barely crack top 10 =(
omg i love taylor's
"Please don't be in love with someone else" "Please don't have somebody waiting on you"
in the background/autotuned w/e
from "Enchanted!!"
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Post by Joe1240 on Oct 28, 2010 8:29:41 GMT -5
Nice to see Taylor breaking records!!!!!!!!!! :)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2010 9:44:47 GMT -5
This is a kute alberm. A real kiikii for me is in 'Dear John' where it sounds like she's about to sing, "add me to your long list of trade" -- I pause for a minute, "damn girl you just went there" -- but it turns out to be "traitors". :kii:
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Post by Eqbk on Oct 28, 2010 10:10:56 GMT -5
It's a little early of course, but Speak Now has an 81 score on metacritic based on 7 critic reviews. What kind of brought it down was the Slant Magazine review. www.metacritic.com/music/speak-nowOn the user review side, you'll find the review of a certain pressed pulse member. Btw, how is this album doing internationally?
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Oct 28, 2010 10:29:34 GMT -5
From the International Version, when they label a track as U.S. Only, does that mean that it's slated to be a single? 6. "Mine" (US Version) 7. "Back to December" (US Version) 8. "The Story of Us" (US Version) Not necessarily. The singles haven't been chosen. Those are just the songs that had poppier mixes chosen for the international editions.
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Post by jumpupandburst on Oct 28, 2010 11:45:15 GMT -5
^but they included the original versions along with those US Version which means pop mixes I guess.
did she release songs on itunes one at a time on "Fearless" like she did with "Speak Now?" if so, what were they?
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 28, 2010 11:48:15 GMT -5
Btw, how is this album doing internationally? according to the mid-week reports, it sits at #5 in the UK chart. Not yet released in Japan. Out in Australia and Germany tomorrow.
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Post by applechic on Oct 28, 2010 12:01:14 GMT -5
I saw on youtube that she performed "Enchanted" for the Thanksgiving special...it is officially my favorite song off this album! It would have been a horrible title but this is easily one of her best songs and has crossover appeal.
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 28, 2010 12:22:01 GMT -5
65 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6,833 5 6,484 6,040,20590 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 4,746 9 4,343 4,830,4338 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 1,090 155 428 570,447Total sales so far: 11,441,085
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