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Post by Mack on May 17, 2011 10:58:02 GMT -5
I really love 'Haunted', but sending it to pop (or any other format, really) would be a terrible idea. I have a feeling that the final two singles will be 'Sparks Fly' and 'Speak Now' and both of them will go to pop and country.
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Post by Modern Myth on May 17, 2011 12:22:39 GMT -5
I really love 'Haunted', but sending it to pop (or any other format, really) would be a terrible idea. I have a feeling that the final two singles will be 'Sparks Fly' and 'Speak Now' and both of them will go to pop and country. I agree with this, but Speak Now doesn't need to go to pop, too country imo. They'd be better off with "Better Than Revenge" even if it's a bit juvenile because if you think about it what else on the album could be a pop single? Everything else on the album isn't radio friendly enough or its too long.
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Post by austin on May 17, 2011 13:04:05 GMT -5
I really love 'Haunted', but sending it to pop (or any other format, really) would be a terrible idea. I have a feeling that the final two singles will be 'Sparks Fly' and 'Speak Now' and both of them will go to pop and country. I agree with this, but Speak Now doesn't need to go to pop, too country imo. They'd be better off with "Better Than Revenge" even if it's a bit juvenile because if you think about it what else on the album could be a pop single? Everything else on the album isn't radio friendly enough or its too long. I am with you on this. I want "Sparks Fly" next to both followed by "Speak Now" to Country and "Better Then Revenge" to Pop, but I don't see it happening. By the time the fifth country single rolls around, the album will be just about done.
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Post by Mack on May 17, 2011 16:44:23 GMT -5
I want "Sparks Fly" next to both followed by "Speak Now" to Country and "Better Then Revenge" to Pop. That would be ideal.
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Post by Kyla on May 17, 2011 17:29:23 GMT -5
^I agree. Although I really don't really care for Speak Now, I don't see what else from the album they could send to country. After Sparks Fly.
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Post by Mack on May 18, 2011 16:17:39 GMT -5
^ Yeah, that's why I'm guessing that 'Sparks Fly' and 'Speak Now' will be the final two singles from the album. They could always ship 'Speak Now' to country and 'Better Than Revenge' to pop instead of sending the former to both formats.
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Post by passionformusic on May 20, 2011 9:02:00 GMT -5
Taylor Swift Offers Live Video Streams From Fundraising ConcertTaylor Swift will be offering live video streams of two songs she'll perform Saturday (May 21) at her "Speak Now ... Help Now" charity concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Originally scheduled as a dress rehearsal for the North American leg of her Speak Now World Tour, Swift decided to turn the Nashville concert into a public event to raise money for tornado victims. The video stream will include information on how to make a donation. All proceeds from the concert's ticket sales will go directly to help victims via the Speak Now ... Help Now fund established through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The live streaming begins at 9 p.m. CT at www.Taylorswift.com, Ustream.tv/taylorswift, Facebook.com/TaylorSwift and MySpace.com/TaylorSwift. She begins her tour May 27 in Omaha, Neb. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What an incredibly nice thing of her to do. Will check this out.
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Post by passionformusic on May 20, 2011 12:02:38 GMT -5
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Post by CammyCan on May 20, 2011 21:23:05 GMT -5
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Post by neally on May 20, 2011 21:42:58 GMT -5
^^ I am very impressed that Taylor is the first female country artist since Shania Twain to make a good-sized dent on the international market. Even more impressive is how much she has accomplished in just 4 short years and at such a young age !
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Post by slayZ on May 20, 2011 23:42:47 GMT -5
Fearless passed 10 million.
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Post by Mack on May 21, 2011 19:43:08 GMT -5
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Post by CammyCan on May 21, 2011 19:48:31 GMT -5
What time will it be streaming? Fearless passed 10 million. Probably shipped, because the numbers in the article are actual units sold.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on May 21, 2011 21:13:14 GMT -5
What time will it be streaming? Supposed to be at 10pm ET but it has been delayed This is what she has sung so far 1. Sparks Fly 2. Mine 3. Story of Us 4. Our Song 5. Mean 6. Back to December 7. Better Than Revenge 8. Speak Now 9. Fearless 10. Last Kiss
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Post by Mark on May 21, 2011 21:15:11 GMT -5
Waiting for it to start :) The people chatting below are literally spazzing out because she's late lol
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Post by Mack on May 21, 2011 21:17:03 GMT -5
^ I really feel like I should be calling ambulances for some of them. They're insane.
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Post by Mark on May 21, 2011 21:17:57 GMT -5
^ I really feel like I should be calling ambulances for some of them. They're insane. I hope they know whatever they are posting is going on their Facebook/Twitter
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Post by Mack on May 21, 2011 21:23:03 GMT -5
^ I'm guessing most of them have no idea. I hope so, anyway. Some of the stuff they're saying is .
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on May 21, 2011 21:37:35 GMT -5
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Post by Kyla on May 21, 2011 22:14:26 GMT -5
Setlist from the dress rehearsal tonight:
Sparks Fly Mine Story of Us Our Song Mean Back to December Better Than Revenge Speak Now Fearless Last Kiss You Belong With Me Dear John Enchanted Haunted Long Live
Encores: Fifteen Love Story
So she's doing all but 2 songs from SN. Only one song from TS. And 4 from Fearless.
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Post by Mack on May 21, 2011 22:23:34 GMT -5
Can't believe she isn't performing 'Tim McGraw', 'Should've Said No', or 'Teardrops'. :'( :'( :'( Major bummer. She should have swapped out 'Fifteen' for one of them. On the bright side, she's doing all of my favorites from SN.
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Post by Mark on May 21, 2011 22:26:34 GMT -5
One song from TS? Fifteen as an encore? REALLY Taylor?
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Post by Kyla on May 21, 2011 22:52:44 GMT -5
Yeah, it should be Tim McGraw & LS. But I don't think she'll change it now. The setlist for the Fearless tour was the same throughout. With only the encore song changing between the first and second legs of the tour. (because she released a new song... TWAF as a single)
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Post by passionformusic on May 22, 2011 3:42:40 GMT -5
What songs did they show over the net...encore ones? I think she should add 2 more songs at least. Tim McGraw and Teardrops preferably.
Also she had some kind of message on her hand- "You've got every right to a beautiful life"? I am guessing she meant tornado victims. :)
EDIT. Wow. Saw some clips. The show seems incredible. Europe was robbed.
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Post by Mack on May 22, 2011 8:33:47 GMT -5
^ They only showed 'Mine' and 'The Story Of Us'.
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Post by passionformusic on May 22, 2011 9:05:21 GMT -5
Taylor Swift’s Speak Now…Help Now Benefit Concert Raises Over $750,000 Taylor Swift took the unprecedented step of opening the last dress rehearsal for her Speak Now Tour to fans as a fundraiser for victims of recent deadly tornadoes in the Southeast. “Speak Now … Help Now”, the final dress rehearsal for Taylor Swift’s Speak Now Tour, was held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, May 21st, and was open to the public as a benefit event for tornado victims. Taylor expanded her fundraising efforts for tornado victims by streaming two performances during Saturday’s “Speak Now … Help Now” benefit event. 100% of ticket sales will go directly to help tornado victims via the Speak Now … Help Now Fund established through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The event raised over $750,000! The open rehearsal and online stream gave fans around the world a first look at Taylor’s new stage and her show for the North American leg of the Speak Now World Tour. Information on how to donate to help tornado victims was posted during the stream. During the two-hour show, Taylor played acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ukulele, banjo and piano. blog.gactv.com/blog/2011/05/22/taylor-swifts-speak-now-help-now-benefit-concert-raises-over-750000/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That is pretty huge.
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Post by Modern Myth on May 22, 2011 9:18:41 GMT -5
Man, I can't wait for live videos of "Last Kiss" and "Haunted!"
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Post by Joe1240 on May 22, 2011 9:33:12 GMT -5
What songs did they show over the net...encore ones? I think she should add 2 more songs at least. Tim McGraw and Teardrops preferably. Also she had some kind of message on her hand- "You've got every right to a beautiful life"? I am guessing she meant tornado victims. :) EDIT. Wow. Saw some clips. The show seems incredible. Europe was robbed. The message is from the Selena Gomez song "Who Says" that she had on her hand. Anyways,From what they showed on the livestream,It was awesome what they showed on it. It is also awesome that we got the North American World Tour Setlist. At least Last Kiss will be played on tour. :)
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Post by austin on May 22, 2011 9:33:16 GMT -5
The only thing weird about that setlist is that "Fifteen" would be part of an encore. She is doing the right thing slowly getting away from the debut because though it has some of her best songs, she is a woman now, and she was a child when she wrote most of those songs.
"Our Song" is a MUST, not only because it is the album standout, but is her biggest country radio hit to date. Very glad that one is on there.
I am not very excited that I will have to sit through "Last Kiss" when I see her in concert, but can't complain otherwise. I can see some complaints that she should add another two songs to make the setlist longer, but I would add songs from Fearless (You're Not Sorry/Forever And Always) or maybe "Should've Said No".
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Post by passionformusic on May 22, 2011 9:47:18 GMT -5
Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now-Help Now’ Raises $750,00 Last night, Taylor Swift opened her last Speak Now Tour dress rehearsal to the public…Selling tickets for $50 a pop, Taylor raised over $750,000 for the victims of the natural disasters in the south over the past few months. The show is getting rave reviews, and fans left happy with a commemorative t-shirt knowing they contributed to the relief efforts.Say what you will about Taylor Swift, but few artists would open up a rehearsal full of blunders and potential mistakes, much less broadcast portions of it online for all the world to see. She’s got a big heart, and this is going to help a lot of people. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- countrymusictattletale.com/2011/05/22/taylor-swifts-speak-now-help-now-raises-750000/
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