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Post by Arabella21 on Jan 17, 2011 14:10:57 GMT -5
Gwyneth Paltrow as Taylor doing "You Belong with Me" with a bar mitzvah twist (starts at about :45 seconds): Here's a link to the sketch at NBC.com if the Youtube gets pulled.
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 17, 2011 20:43:58 GMT -5
I love the lines in "Last Kiss:"
You can plan for a change in weather and time But I never planned on you changing your mind
This song is so powerful.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Jan 17, 2011 21:00:36 GMT -5
Gwyneth Paltrow as Taylor doing "You Belong with Me" with a bar mitzvah twist (starts at about :45 seconds): Here's a link to the sketch at NBC.com if the Youtube gets pulled. Umm yeah this isn't very funny...
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 18, 2011 13:35:16 GMT -5
Gwyneth Paltrow as Taylor doing "You Belong with Me" with a bar mitzvah twist (starts at about :45 seconds): Here's a link to the sketch at NBC.com if the Youtube gets pulled. I liked it :) Thanks for posting!
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 18, 2011 13:56:38 GMT -5
"Back To December" music video was not released to Itunes today?
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Post by Taylor. on Jan 18, 2011 16:31:18 GMT -5
Lady Gaga and Ke$ha seem to release a new single every three months or so. But fans of Subtle Sexuality, the red-hot fake girl group featuring The Office mates Mindy Kaling and Ellie Kemper, have been forced to wait more than a year for the follow-up to "Male Prima Donna," even though Kaling promised us last August there would be more tunes forthcoming. Well, the agony is almost over: A video has been shot for the new song, and Kaling says it's expected to drop in about a month via a new NBC.com webisode series. So what's the title?
Vulture, which considers itself the MTV News for all things Subtle, is happy to reveal that the tune is called "Girl Next Door." "It's a pop-country song," Kaling told us, saying there are elements of Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift in the ditty. (The video is based specifically on Swift's 2009 hit "You Belong With Me," in which Swift plays, as Kaling puts it, "both the girl next door and the hot, bitchy girl.") The plot of the webseries revolves around how Erin (Kemper) and Kelly (Kaling) "are obsessed with the video" and remake it, Subtle Sexuality–style. "Erin plays the hot, popular girl and Kelly plays the dorky, shy nerd," Kaling explains. "Kelly realizes that on some level the actual star part is to be the nerd, but she's still jealous of Erin." Kaling says Kemper "looks really hot in it. She's gorgeous, but she's a spaz on the show, so we don't get to see it." B.J. Novak will also reunite with Subtle Sexuality for the new video, says Kaling: "He plays the handsome basketball star, which we thought was funny because he's very petite." Kaling has been pleased that so many people enjoyed "Male Prima Donna," though she concedes she might have had slightly unrealistic expectations to how big of a hit it would be. "I thought by now I could've retired on it," she quipped.
The Male Prima Sonna video for those who missed it:
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 19, 2011 12:20:54 GMT -5
Good Article here on Taylor!! Taylor Swift, She's All Over The Planet! Taylor Swift has been working hard in rehearsals for her “Speak Now World Tour” that will kick off February 9 in Singapore. This week, Taylor will travel to Mexico where she’s performing a rare concert for radio contest winners. And elsewhere globally, she continues to be very visible as pre-taped performances from her 2010 press tour roll out this week, including Live From Salle Wagram in Paris for French fans and a must-see performance on Japan’s hit show SMAP SMAP, which has triggered a huge jump in album and ringtone sales for Swift there. Meanwhile, Taylor graces the covers of 47th Street (an Argentinean clothing magazine), DYou (an Italian Disney-fueled magazine) and Elle Girl TOUCH (a Japanese magazine). Swift’s music also continues to blast out of speakers around the world, as Chinese airplay of “Mine” remains in power at the bulk of the stations, with a TV special spotlighting the music video airing on the popular ICS network next week. In India, the Philippines and Hong Kong, the album sits at #1 on the national retail charts, while fans give the project a Top 5 sales rank this week in Canada, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Source: Dial Global www.nashville.com/music/2011/01/taylor-swift-shes-all-over-the-planet/
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 19, 2011 12:48:26 GMT -5
35,000 more were sold, pushing total sales to 3,048,000. It is the #3 selling CD overall and #1 country CD.
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Post by maria4hitz on Jan 19, 2011 13:06:31 GMT -5
3 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 35,381 -32 52,028 3,047,740
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Post by Living Legend on Jan 19, 2011 17:54:34 GMT -5
I really hope Sparks Fly is the next single. That song has such a spring/summer vibe and I think it could be the "You Belong With Me" of this album. Does anyone else think that Haunted would be a good single for Fall, just in time for Halloween?
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Post by Rurry on Jan 19, 2011 17:56:08 GMT -5
I still think Sparks Fly is too bland to be a big hit.
The Story of Us is a smash waiting to happen, though. Same with Better Than Revenge.
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Post by maria4hitz on Jan 19, 2011 18:09:27 GMT -5
Better than Revenge was the one that had airplay when the album was released. If radio stations picked it up, of all the songs from the album, it should be a single at some point.
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Post by #brayden on Jan 19, 2011 21:51:35 GMT -5
'Better Than Revenge' is my least favorite on the album, and I hope it doesn't become a single. 'Sparks Fly' and 'The Story Of Us' would both smash as the next two singles.
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Post by kmbgs on Jan 19, 2011 21:53:31 GMT -5
I really hope Sparks Fly is the next single. That song has such a spring/summer vibe and I think it could be the "You Belong With Me" of this album. Does anyone else think that Haunted would be a good single for Fall, just in time for Halloween? Haunted would be a good single any time they feel like it. It is a multi-format smash.
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 19, 2011 22:18:14 GMT -5
I do not think that "Haunted" is a smash of any sort. It sounds like an Evanescence song from 2005. The goth rock song would not do it any favors on country; and it would burn quickly on pop. Plus, the acoustic version is way better, just saying.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2011 22:23:44 GMT -5
I really like Haunted but it has kind of lost i's charm after the first month. Mean, Better Than Revenge and Sparks Fly are all begging to be released! The Story Of Us and Enchanted could also work if a radio edit was made.
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Post by tsr on Jan 19, 2011 22:42:26 GMT -5
I think Haunted could work as a great single. It wouldn't have to be cut down any for radio, it's MAD catchy and I think Taylor puts so much emotion into the song to push it to #1, at least on country if nowhere else. It may not sound that country, but at this point, about half of the singles on the country chart don't either, imo.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2011 22:47:05 GMT -5
I still think Sparks Fly is too bland to be a big hit. The Story of Us is a smash waiting to happen, though. Same with Better Than Revenge. I agree. Sparks Fly is the only song I skip sometimes when listening to the album. It just... bores me. The Story of Us would be my single choice or an edited version of Enchanted.
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 19, 2011 22:55:28 GMT -5
I think Haunted could work as a great single. It wouldn't have to be cut down any for radio, it's MAD catchy and I think Taylor puts so much emotion into the song to push it to #1, at least on country if nowhere else. It may not sound that country, but at this point, about half of the singles on the country chart don't either, imo. It's very true that country radio isn't very country anymore, but "Haunted" is just a little too far. I'd release "The Story of Us" there, actually. I know that the singles predictions have been done a million times by this point, but I'm doing it again. 1. Mine 2. Back to December 3. The Story of Us 4. Mean (Country)/Better than Revenge (Pop) 5. Sparks Fly I think that "Sparks Fly" sounds like an era ending song.
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Post by cufan7 on Jan 20, 2011 0:23:27 GMT -5
I just don't see her label sending one song to Pop and one to Country, especially after not sending out Pop edits of "Mine" or "BTD" so far this era...
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Post by tsr on Jan 20, 2011 0:37:11 GMT -5
I just don't see her label sending one song to Pop and one to Country, especially after not sending out Pop edits of "Mine" or "BTD" so far this era... Absolutely agreed. I hope they don't, to be honest.
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Post by Rhythm Nation on Jan 20, 2011 4:42:04 GMT -5
1. Mine 2. Back to December 3. The Story of Us 4. Mean (Country)/Better than Revenge (Pop) 5. Sparks Fly YES! Story of us HAS to be next. An uptempo hit will be good for album sales and also do well digitaly. Also, by this stage BTD will still be climbing on AC to make sure she is smashing on all formats. Only change I would make to your list is perhaps replace BTR with an edit of Enchanted.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 20, 2011 6:53:58 GMT -5
So have everybody heard these rare songs of hers that leaked recently? I downloaded 48. Some really beautiful songs there. :) My favorites: "Better Off" "Cross My Heart" "The Diary Of Me" "Didn`t They" "Drive All Night" "Firefly" I`m Every Woman" (cover) "I Know What I Want" "Never Mind" "Sweet Tea Gods Graces" "Thirteen Blocks" "We Were Happy" "What Do You Say" (country smash-why was this not released???) And that`s just to name a few...
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Jan 20, 2011 7:35:21 GMT -5
So have everybody heard these rare songs of hers that leaked recently? I downloaded 48. Some really beautiful songs there. :) My favorites: "Better Off" "Cross My Heart" "The Diary Of Me" "Didn`t They" "Drive All Night" "Firefly" I`m Every Woman" (cover) "I Know What I Want" "Never Mind" "Sweet Tea Gods Graces" "Thirteen Blocks" "We Were Happy" "What Do You Say" (country smash-why was this not released???) And that`s just to name a few... Some of them are really beautiful. I wish she had released them. I doubt it she would release them in the future since most of them were written during or before her debut era, but you never know. As much as I love these rares, I feel bad that all these got leaked :(
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 20, 2011 7:50:21 GMT -5
It's horrible that they leaked.These may never get released in a proper format in the future.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 20, 2011 8:35:26 GMT -5
Add "By The Way" to that list. Gorgeous. Who else thinks she should write more stuff to a stronger vocalists. This is how this song sounds covered.
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Post by maria4hitz on Jan 20, 2011 12:44:23 GMT -5
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Post by Living Legend on Jan 20, 2011 13:15:55 GMT -5
When do the rest of her tour dates go on sale? I can't believe it's taking them this long to put the dates up on Ticketmaster.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 20, 2011 16:02:08 GMT -5
Another song that leaked is titled Dark Blue Tennessee. I think it's pretty good, actually.
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Post by r.enato on Jan 20, 2011 16:20:35 GMT -5
I love the lines in "Last Kiss:" You can plan for a change in weather and time But I never planned on you changing your mindThis song is so powerful. Yes. I cried the first time I listened to this part, lolz.
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