Am i now a swiftie? Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver - Exile | REACTION

[@jessicathompson2895]

You said so many things in this that were not only incorrect and misguided, but downright ignorant and rude. The first couple things you said, I brushed it off, then you did more, making me go “oh damn, that’s not right, I guess he’s just super unfamiliar with her work.” And I wanted to start typing and addressing your slights and inaccuracies, one by one, but then you just kept going and if I did, this would turn into a fucking dissertation. But beyond you CLEARLY not knowing shit when it comes to her music, you started throwing shade as if the only things you know about her are from TMZ headlines. I’m honestly glad you’re taking the time to actually sit and listen to her music beyond whatever earwormy song that wouldn’t stop getting played everywhere in 2012 to the point that you just wanted to turn it off and got turned off to her in general. And listen, I get it. No Swiftie is a Swiftie because of her poppy radio shit. We’re here because of the songs that never got airtime and you’d only know if you listened to her whole album. We’re here because of the beautiful, profound songwriting that is so carefully and so expertly crafted. Her pen game is unparalleled, and she really is one of the greatest writers of a generation. She can tell stories that are like full fucking movies, so vividly that you can practically SEE it, and all in just like 4 minutes. We’re here because she’s a genuine and sweet person, and so endearingly so. We’re here because, sure, she’s insanely rich, but still seems like the girl next door that you’ve known your whole life and never changed. She’s somehow still so relatable that when she pours her broken heart out onto the page, we feel it too because it perfectly mirrors our lives, our broken hearts, our experiences. So I’m glad that you, at the very least, stopped and listened to a song like Exile, because it encapsulates so much more of who Taylor Swift is and what she does than any lame ass Shake It Off that you thought she was only capable of. And I hope you explore more of her work. It will probably surprise the hell out of you. But please, for the love of god, take your bullshit preconceived notions and stick them somewhere else other than sprinkled throughout the whole fucking video, because you honestly had my blood boiling and I was debating the whole time on whether to turn YOU off and be turned off of YOU forever, or to chew you the fuck out in the comments. But Taylor would never want that on her behalf and Swifties generally try and educate instead. But I’m still going to tell you that you were talking out of your ass, and if you continue down this road of listening to more Taylor Swift- which you should (no fandom will flock to your channel and support you more, too)- you need to dial it the fuck back and go into it with an open mind and not go into it expecting it to be awful and throw shade at it the whole time like you did here (and if you do, trust me when I say no fandom will turn on you harder and faster and you may as well delete your whole ass channel now).

[@markabusireactions]

Em… I’m pretty sure I went in saying I expected it to be shit and then finished the video by saying I really liked it? Isn’t that kinda what you would be hoping for? I’m not disagreeing I went in with a bunch of preconceived notions, but I also went in fully willing to be proven wrong, which… is kinda the point of the channel. You kinda sound like the middle part of your comment is appreciating me being open-minded, but the start and end are telling me to fuck my self for not already knowing everything about something I’m doing a blind reaction to lol.

[@simonpimpernel]

Sounds like someone is on the break. 👀

[@SingingMagick]

comments like this are the reason people refer to Swifties as rabid, and it's a bad look for the rest of us. this person is just as entitled to their opinions as you are, and it's ok to disagree, but if it drives you to the point that you attack someone like this in their comments, perhaps you should see yourself out.

[@markabusireactions]

@@SingingMagick thank you! But it’s okay, everyone can stay ☺️ I don’t mind a little disagreement here and there, it’s all subjective opinion at the end of the day isn’t it?

[@SingingMagick]

@@markabusireactions that's true! The comment just felt unnecessarily vicious.

[@st0r4g36]

The reason why people underestimate Taylor's songwriting ability so much is that most of what they heard is only catchy singles. She shines the most in the deep cuts that present on every album of hers. The title "the music industry" or "one of the best songwriters of this genernation" is actually given and acclaimed to her by famous critics. If you want to check out more of her stuffs, get ready for great story telling, great live performances (yes she's a heck of a performer, too), and her depth and maturity as a person. A few suggestions to check out her songs: - All too well (10 mins version) - Evermore (feat. Bon Iver) - The whole "folklore" album (I'd recommend watching the Long Pond studio version of that album where she goes in-depth about every songs) - Champagne Problems - Tolerate It - Right where you left me - The Lakes

[@markabusireactions]

I keep hearing that I should check out All Too Well, and Folklore, so I will! Keep your eyes peeled in the future!

[@rollandgoodwin7310]

Taylor is one of the best songwriters of this generation and her music is truly so beautiful and well composed

[@markabusireactions]

Based on what I’ve heard so far I’m not sure about that one lol, but I’m willing to be proven wrong! Who knows, I might end up a fan ☺️ this song was great though, I’ll say that!

[@rollandgoodwin7310]

@@markabusireactions well don’t let people’s perceptions fool you on that👍 she’s won albums of the year in three different genres and is heavily involved involved with production and writes every song she’s put out.

[@markabusireactions]

@@rollandgoodwin7310 got any other suggestions for me to check out in the future?

[@S3ptiGaming]

Love the sign..shouldv said HALLO tho 😅

[@rollandgoodwin7310]

@@markabusireactions my tears ricochet, Marjorie, ⭐️all too well ten minute version, or willow

[@Violet316]

Justine Vernon (Bon Iver) features in another song with Taylor on her "evermore" album the song is "evermore", he uses his higher voice. The songs on folklore and evermore are mainly stories, there are some that are about Taylor. I think you would really like these 2 albums.

[@markabusireactions]

My missus has been saying the same thing and I’ve been putting them off because I’m lazy lol, but maybe I should check them out and see what I’ve been missing!

[@Violet316]

@@markabusireactions You would not regret it, folklore and evermore are excellent.

[@amycope7970]

Yep so this song i think is beautiful and very relatable to anyone whos gone through a breakup. Yes its basically 2 ex lovers, a recent break up, seeing each other while out. His pov is one wherebits still very raw, hers has moved past that, shes sad but she already mourned the end of the relationship because by the time it actually ended shed already processed it and moved on emotionally, but he hadnt read the signs or heard how unhappy she was.

[@markabusireactions]

Yeah that makes so much more sense!!

[@KateinVA]

If you’ve only listened to her radio play, you haven’t heard most of Taylor Swift’s catalog and the depth and breadth of it. Also, you have to keep in mind that she came on the scene as a teenager. Of course her songs have matured as she has. She’s 34 now.

[@markabusireactions]

Check my TTPD album reaction, you’ll be pleasantly surprised lol, I’ve become full blown swifty at this point haha

[@mehlev]

Great reaction! I always love seeing people discover her music and talent. This song wasn't a surprise to fans; she's been writing heart-busting lyrics since her teens and has only improved as she's grown. She's a beast with lyricism and melody writing. I'll preface this by saying I'm a huge Swiftie so I'm very biased lol. Your preconception of her is wrong. It is justified: alot of her singles are designed for radio play and so not her best work. Also, because the public/media were sensationalist and very unkind to young female stars in the 2000s, her image/talent as an artist was really skewed from a slow trickle of propaganda that she was this talentless man-eating serial dater only famous because of her looks/celebrity. Alot of non-Swifties still carry a bit of that preconception around without even realizing it. I urge you to go back through her discography with an open mind, you'll fall in love with her style I promise! Yes, even her pop stuff 😂 An example from her early work "Dear John," has great lyrics -- she wrote at 18/19 years old. Cheers, would love to see more!! ❤

[@markabusireactions]

Thank you! I’ll freely admit I’m guilty of all of that bias haha, I didn’t have any other information to work from! But I plan on doing a full folklore reaction soon, so who knows what will happen? 😂

[@IvyCowboy]

@@markabusireactions I'm going to predict that you'll realize just how wrong those preconceived notions were and you'll be pleasantly surprised how much you like folklore, especially if you watch the long pond versions.

[@markabusireactions]

@@IvyCowboy do you like kpop?

[@IvyCowboy]

@@markabusireactions I'll admit I'm not super familiar with it, but I do like what I've heard. I liked the Blackpink songs I heard. I mostly listen to indie stuff and my favorite band is KALEO.

[@markabusireactions]

@@IvyCowboy cool, cause I might need your levelheadedness to stop me getting ripped apart soon 😂😂

[@marylou6487]

I take this song to be at the point in the relationship where they're breaking up, but she's already emotionally moved on because she's been unhappy for so long while he's been kind of out of touch with what she's going through. also, Taylor hasn't released a county album since 2012 - you should definitely check out some of her other stuff like the reputation album, midnights, and the rest of folklore/evermore.

[@markabusireactions]

2012?! I knew I was out of touch with her music, but I didn’t realise I was that bad lol

[@kelloneill74]

Listen to Folklore and Evermore stat. She's not who the haters think she is. She's so much more.

[@markabusireactions]

It’s in the works, keep looking out for it!

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

Taylor is the only artist that has won Grammy’s Album of the Year 3x in three different genres (country, pop and alternative).

[@markabusireactions]

Whilst that’s impressive, it also doesn’t mean much other than the songs she’s writing are getting produced in different styles across different albums.

[@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD]

I believe this song was already written by Taylor and her boyfriend Joe when Justin was asked to sing on the song However he added a bridge, which was a pleasant surprise to Taylor. Ironically that was the portion you suspected was written by Taylor. It’s hard to guess these things. A really fantastic and entertaining reaction. I’m a year late to the party but look forward to watching more

[@fantastischfish]

Oh mate. You need to do a deep dive of Taylor’s album tracks, not just the chart releases. You’re going to have a journey.

[@garystubblefield5559]

Exile was my conversion song

[@mstrazze17]

Great video. My wife suggests: All too Well (10 min version) My Daughter suggest: You Belong w Me (Taylor version)

[@markabusireactions]

Dammit, I’m gonna end up liking Taylor swift arent I?

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Nice, I’m glad you gave this a shot. It’s a great song. Taylor wrote the song except for “step right out….”. Her pop songs pay the bills but her songwriting is spectacular. She has a way of just bringing in real life situations that everyone can relate to. Folklore & evermore are her pandemic albums. From folklore, try “my tears ricochet” ,”this is me trying”, “peace” which is Paul McCartney’s fave song on the album. Songs from evermore: “evermore” ft. Bon Iver, “tis the damn season” written in the middle of the night while drunk, “Marjorie” about her grandmother, “champagne problems”, “tolerate it” and the evermore list goes on & on.

[@markabusireactions]

I’m doing a full folklore listen soon 😉

[@carsten1989]

Justin Vernon is a bit of an 80’s boy for a couple reasons. Justin wrote the devastating bridge for this song. He’s my fave artist. Taylor is in my top 5 for sure

[@demonhoopa]

I love seeing reactions from a skeptic, it’s so much more interesting. This was a really enjoyable reaction One thing I did learn from her Long Pond documentary on Disney Plus, the section of the song you thought was likely written by Justin Vernon was written by Taylor and her Boyfriend Joe. The middle 8 that you found to be a tad country and suspected was written by Taylor, was written by Justin Vernon 😂 This and the following lockdown album converted me to a Swifty (Her new album, Midnights, a mature, dark, ethereal pop album is also great)

[@markabusireactions]

Well I keep hearing about the long pond stuff, so my plan is to do both lockdown albums, with the long ponf stuff, and proper deep dive every song lol

[@jaylynn8630]

I'd say that Exile is a song that tells the story of an extremely common way that relationships end: breakdown of communication. The man in the song is bitterly lamenting that his ex just left him one day, never gave any signs that something was wrong, never gave him a chance to fix it, and he still doesn't understand why. He sees her with her new boyfriend and is pissed off about the whole thing. The ex, on the other hand, is pissed off at him for being pissed off, because she gave so many signs, and they all got brushed off, and nothing changed. After all those instances piled up, she got sick of it and left him. And how dare he act all bitter now, after she gave him so many chances and nothing ever changed? He made his choices, and now she's nothing to him, and he has no right to act jealous. Meanwhile, in the bridge, jury's out on how well the ex-girlfriend was actually communicating. She says "you never learned to read my mind", as though to some extent she expected that. I've seen it both ways: where a woman gives a lot of signals she thinks are very clear but in fact they aren't, and where a woman is truly communicating well but the man just doesn't pay attention to them at all. I feel like the song leans towards the latter, but there's definitely room to interpret it as the former. In any case, there are many failures of communication, and the relationship breaks down as a result, leaving a man feeling blindsided, and both parties feeling bitter and hurt. Perhaps you've already heard of this, but if not, Taylor did the Long Pond Sessions, where she discussed each song with her two producers and recorded fully acoustic live versions of them. Seems like that might be interesting to you! Also: I don't know if you've ever listened to her pop or country albums in full, but if not, you might be surprised by some of the deeper cuts in them! She picks her most pop-y songs to be her singles because, of course, they'll sell the best, top the charts, all that jazz. But most of her fans would agree that they are almost never the best songs on her albums. They're usually a strategic choice, rather than an artistic one (I'd say the big exception to this is Look What You Made Me Do, which was a very thematically significant choice for a leading single; in spite of it not being the best song on the album, I don't think she could have chosen anything better as a single for that era.)

[@ImpulsivePursuits]

Taylor Swift is the best song writer of our generation. Most of this song was written by her except for the "so step right out.." part which was written by Justin Vernon from Bon Iver. If you want recommendations that showcases songwriting skills, then I can recommend a few songs but she has dabbled in so many genres that it's difficult to pinpoint just a few songs. If you like the indie / folk vibe, you can react to the entire Floklore and Evermore albums. While she usually has a biographical/diaristic style of writing, in these, she took inspiration from literature (the great gatsby, rebecca, poetry of wordsworth, etc) and wrote songs in fictional settings. If you like more pop sounding songs, with some devastating lyrics, I can recommend songs like All too well (10 minute version), dear John, would've Could've should've, soon you'll get better, nothing new, ronan, never grow up Honestly it's all good. I suggest that you look at each album in depth starting with Folklore and Evermore, then Red TV, Lover, Midnights, Fearless TV and Speak Now TV. Wait for Taylor's version of 1989, reputation and her first album before reacting to those.

[@markabusireactions]

That’s a lot to sift through tbh! But at some point when I have the time I do plan on doing an entire folklore reaction video! I will say, not to start a fight, but I disagree with the best songwriter of our generation comment, but only because I’m giving that to Lana del rey ☺️

[@ImpulsivePursuits]

@@markabusireactions I guess we are both frogs in our own wells in that case. I haven't heard much of Lana's songs and you haven't heard much of Taylor's songs. Any Lana recs? To get started with? Also, Lana and Taylor shared the same producer Jack Antnoff (?) in her newer albums Folklore onwards, I think. Stylistically you may like it.

[@markabusireactions]

@@ImpulsivePursuits I think in a lot of ways they might be quite similar, in that they seems to have started doing one thing and have now went on over time and changed their sound to fit who they wanna be. NFR by Lana is a great album, to get started on! But yeah, I do plan on doing more Taylor songs in the future, so who knows, I might be forced to change my mind!

[@ImpulsivePursuits]

@@markabusireactions I would love to see your reactions. But changing your mind wasn't what I was looking for :) Just give her a chance and I'm sure you'll like her music if nothing else.. I'll give NFR a shot, thanks :)

[@TheNraveles]

@@markabusireactionssee I think a lot of us feel different bc I do NOT like the writing on NFR at all

[@Anthology_of_Holly]

Taylor Swift essentially gatekeeps herself with her singles. They are usually undeniable bops, but they aren’t the songs that really showcase her true vocal and lyrical skill. She has been writing mature and beautiful music her whole career but it’s not the music everyone knows. So glad you enjoyed this one!

[@markabusireactions]

The problem is, if you listen to the singles and decide it’s not for you, everyone gets annoyed at you lol. Most swifties have to realise they got into her when she first started, through the pop bops, and grew up afterwards. I’m saying most, not all. But I think it’s a fair generalisation. For rock fans, they just instantly switched off reckoning the pop songs was all there was to it.

[@MoyaoftheMist]

Ah, here’s “exile”! I guess the playlist is out of order. That explains it-I was worried you’d taken it down because of Swifties being dipshits, since that can happen in the comments when reactors take time to warm up to her. 😅 Me, I actually enjoy the journey more when I know what kind of preconceived notions a person is rising above. It’s just nice, I think, to watch people be pleasantly surprised by a new experience? It’s like getting to listen to the song for the first time again.

[@markabusireactions]

Well… that’s what I was anticipating the response to be… 😂

[@MC-bj6kr]

You should watch her Long Pond Studio versions they are amazing.

[@markabusireactions]

I have been, I’m tryna do either a king pond session or an official music video, working my way through the entire album ☺️

[@wobbly_doo]

When i saw the thumbnail for the first time i thought it was Justin Vernon reacting to Bon Iver

[@markabusireactions]

I’ll take that as a compliment!

[@wobbly_doo]

@@markabusireactions snow cap and the beard made you guys look kind of similar. Especially looking at it from my phone. Also would like to mention that i had the same opinion. I didn't know Taylor Swift had this in her. I was turned off by her generic pop songs. I tried listening to this because of Bon Iver and it is just amazing.

[@Taylah13]

Can you react to one of her live performances I would recommend her song death by a thousand cuts live from Paris

[@markabusireactions]

Can do! It’s now on the list lol

[@jessicawhittemoore7829]

I would react to Timeless and Marjorie Marjorie is about her grandma and she was an opera singer and at the end at the lyric video it says backing vocals Marjorie Finlay Timeless is about her grandparents and I would watch the lyric videos of them they have photos and videos of them

[@HiSummerWasHere]

It’s funny, the part you thought sounded like a Bon Iver song (the verse) is what Taylor and her boyfriend Joe wrote, and the part you thought sounded like Taylor (the bridge) is the part Bon Iver wrote 😂

[@markabusireactions]

😂😂😂 well that’s bloody embarrassing hahaha. I’ll take it lol

[@lisademoss9308]

Don't feel like I even heard the song.

[@markabusireactions]

Too busy staring into my eyes, quite understandable

[@lisademoss9308]

@markabusireactions 🤣🤣🤣

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

I thought your reaction to the song was good. You’re probably just getting started with Taylor Swift so there’s a lot to learn about her song writing and music! I highly recommend checking out her Folklore album. I will say that if you do, in order to understand the meaning of her lyrics, listen first to the Long Pond studio session where she and Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff discuss what the lyrics mean to them. Then, check out her recording the song in the long pond studio with Aaron and Jack on guitar and piano. It’s so good and you’ll really appreciate her God given talent to write amazing lyrics. And I have no idea how she comes up with all her melodies!

[@markabusireactions]

Well. I’ve been trying to keep the videos shorter than ten minutes because I don’t have an attention span at the best of times, but I also was considering just doing a massive video where I reacted to the entire folklore album. You think that’s something anyone would be interested in?

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

@@markabusireactions -Swifties are drawn to all things Taylor Swift, so reacting to the entire album is always a good idea. You’ll be most successful with it by letting your followers know from track one what you’re doing. Just do track one first. Listen to her and the boys discussing the lyrics (they all sit outside of the Long Pond Studio which is in the Catskills I think. It was Covid!) followed by them in the studio recording that song. That should def take less than 10 min. And don’t cut the song short. You can stop it a couple times to comment, but fans love her music and don’t like when the song is skipped along. If you really want to excite the Swifties, if there is a music video available, watch that last. But you’re in it for 15plus min if you do that, but her music videos are like movie quality! (They’ll survive if you don’t do the music video, but love it if you do). I recommend reacting to other artists you’re interested in, then come back to track 2 in a few days, and do the same thing. I think one song (or two songs tops) per week is more than enough. Followers really look forward to you getting to their favorite song, and you’ll have their attention for a number of weeks to get through all the songs. Then they’ll beg you to do the same thing with her Evermore album, lol!

[@markabusireactions]

@@carolynnewcomb2153 that’s… really clever haha! I was gonna do like, a one hour long video just listening to the album, but deep diving each specific song, one a week, to keep viewers engaged? That’s genius. Thank you!! I’ll definitely do that!

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

@@markabusireactions - Great! And you’ll be filling a void. There was a reactor, his name is Aaron and his channel was called For Whatever Reason. He was tackling Taylor Swift in the way I outlined and was getting a huge following. We loved him so much, but there was an issue with his family and he deleted his channel, said he was sorry he couldn’t continue, and was gone! So Aaron was more of a genius than me lol! But I know it’s a successful recipe for reacting to Taylor. Take your time, song by song, and do a deep dive into each one like you said. Which really just needs to consist of the discussion of the song (which she only does for Folklore), and then them recoding it in the studio. You won’t get burnt out taking it slowly. And like I said, let the entire song play and you’ll be golden!

[@markabusireactions]

@@carolynnewcomb2153 well I recorded a bunch of reactions earlier today, and I wanna space them out, so it’ll be a couple of weeks before you see any more Taylor on the channel, but keep your eyes peeled, it’ll be there eventually! In the meantime, there’s a whole bunch of other songs you might like I’ve done videos for if you don’t already know them ☺️

[@qkzyc]

i will say, it is very clear to me that you are very misguided, but everyone has to start somewhere. my advice is just go in with more of an open mind for future reactions, especially since now you know she’s more than just her radio singles! she writes ALL her own songs, and shes an insane storyteller. hope to see more reactions from you 🫶🏻

[@markabusireactions]

There’s another two, you’ll be pleasantly surprised 😉

[@emmavink]

... What the what were you trying to say about Justin Vernon's voice in the beginning? Some weird tech stuff..??? No. He can just sing both in falsetto and in his own deep tone. It's called having a vocal range. Neither his high falsetto or low register are artificially manufactured. Watch any live performance and you will know what he sounds like. It's also quite strange to hear you comment "maybe Covid brought some introspection" for Taylor. Her music has always been introspective. Those songs just don't typically end up being the radio hits.

[@markabusireactions]

Em… Bon Iver uses the Prismizer Effect. Google it. 🤷‍♂️ Also, see at the start when I said I wasn’t familiar with her work and so said “MAYBE covid brought some introspection.”

[@markabusireactions]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3y1pZukpsmfrq8 this shows exactly the thing I’m talking about. Also, I feel like you think I’m taking away from the guys talent somehow by pointing out he uses a vocal encoder, but I’m really not? It’s the same as a guitarist using a distortion pedal.

[@karmaficionado1163]

You lost me when you made the remark about her writing as "immature". Um, she was 14 when she started, so yea...she was still immature. Also, TS isn't the only artist to write about breakups or the opposite sex. From Led Zeppelin to Prince, and beyond, they ALL write about the opposite sex or partners (potential).

[@markabusireactions]

Yeah… that isn’t what I meant by immature, though. I meant her pop songs are pretty basic, radio friendly fare. As opposed to the songs that I’ve been listening to on the folklore album, which are more mature and nuanced. Now, everyone has been pointing out that all of her albums have songs like that on them, but I also said at the very start I only knew her radio songs. So… I stand by what I said. Her radio songs, in comparison to every song I’ve heard on folklore so far, is immature. It’s not the subject matter.

[@emmavink]

... Do...do you just not understand what harmonising is??? There is no weird technique. Just layering vocal harmonies.

[@markabusireactions]

No… he uses a very specific pedal called the prismizer effect, which gives live harmonies

[@kirstymcconnell3518]

He famously uses an effect. Same one as Imogen Heap, Agnes Obel, Frank Ocean etc. Don’t think the guys saying anything against Bon Iver. You seem a bit pressed. 😂