Listening to THANK U NEXT For the First Time in 2020

[@sophieellen8147]

Imagine is a song that Ariana wrote in reference to her failed relationship with the late Mac Miller. At once she builds an image of ease, happiness and love with lyrics such as " Staying up all night, order me pad-Tai" "Me with no makeup, you in the bathtub". In painting this image of a beautifully simple relationship, Ariana centralises around the question "Why can't you imagine that?". Ariana and Mac failed to preserve their relationship because of Mac's substance abuse, she is simply showing him the life they could have had if he had believed in and fought for it rather than giving in to his demons.

[@sophieellen8147]

@yoskay No problem! It's only when you understand it, that you realise how much of a deep cut song it is 😢

[@ariannariccardo709]

This is beautiful ❤️

[@exasperatedkai]

Imma go cry real quick 😭

[@aashleeeyy]

this was written so well omg

[@sophieellen8147]

@@aashleeeyy Ah I don't know about that, you are very kind (:

[@pierinaprosen_]

2:35 imagine 5:24 needy 7:21 NASA 8:37 bloodline 10:04 fake smile 12:39 bad idea 14:03 make up 14:41 gostin 16:06 in my head 17:22 7 rings 18:49 thank u next 19:42 break up with ur girlfriend, i'm bored 21:23 ranking & final thoughts ~ ur welcome ~ !!!

[@Lau..]

Ghostin*

[@estherswart6413]

If your dad doesn't sneeze extremely loud and extra, is he even your dad?

[@fid.firdhaus]

My dad has never done that though... well,.not that I know of

[@melindaflores1622]

MY MOM ALWAYS SNEEZES SO FREAKING LOUDDD

[@GIEGIE192]

Surprised no army beans brought up taehyung’s dramatic af sneeze

[@lina_ent_123]

Esther Swart i don’t have a dad 😭

[@Jewelapple]

😂😂😂 my dads sneezes scare me too!!! And my mom 😳😂

[@clandestinecoherence]

7 rings has a deeper/darker meaning. It’s all about depression and trying to cover it up and cope using retail therapy, excess, drinking, etc. She made this whole album basically drunk (talks in interviews about how she doesn’t remember the process) and the album has a lot of songs about her unhealthy coping mechanisms with pain and loss. I get annoyed when people say it’s just a flex song when it’s actually a cautionary tale.

[@chloehello3841]

I legit want to hug you. I can finally justify my love for this song and also prove to my friends that it's not just a flex.

[@kartamansta9465]

I agree that it has a darker meaning but the song gives NO HINTS to that, it literally sounds like a rich person flexing on the poor. Its a bad song not conceptually but its a tight rope which ariana wasnt able to walk. Same with Break up with ur gufwin. Both those songs could have been amazing but they werent since she wasnt able to pull off her concept well.

[@holyaubergine]

@@kartamansta9465 Everyone loves them and they are some of her most popular sooo

[@kartamansta9465]

@@holyaubergine popular does not mean good oh my god dude. And no most people dont like either of those songs besides her fans.

[@holyaubergine]

@@kartamansta9465 im so sorry

[@miklsr]

WE DEFINITELY WANT “K BYE FOR NOW”!

[@lucaslamadrid8227]

yess please!

[@shyliapedersen2585]

YES!!

[@rdom4783]

YES

[@berrykissie]

omg yes yes

[@tanyasinspirations]

Миша, ку-ку ❣️

[@remrushan]

her parents had a divorce when she was like 7-8 and she had to be put in therapy because of it. she didn't really have a relationship with her dad, or so we know of, when this song came out. she recently reconnected with her dad tho and has been posting pics with him every now and then of them together and he came to a few of ariana's shows during the sweetener/thank u next tour. now when she preforms thank u next, she changes the part about her dad.

[@kingrodriguez3095]

They've always been cool with each other. But not like public relationship. But since this came out, her father has been more active with her life.

[@ipek8209]

“i like the really emotional sad kind of songs” I RELATE TOO MUCH I ADORE TRAGIC BALLADS

[@edwardchen9619]

yayyyyyyy "I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA LOVE GHOSTIN'" well, gurl...what you're about to witness is a next level ariana (yes a charli xcx reference)

[@tristianbjork5634]

they go hard, they go fast... and they.... :)

[@chzim2091]

Charli queen of pop

[@thesarayahsis]

Tristian Bjork never look back

[@lucasorlando99]

Imagine is about her imagining a world where her and Mac where still together and he was still alive

[@glowdeer_6693]

this comment...😭

[@CedeJacobs]

This song & ghostin hit me in the feels always cause of the deep meanings behind them 🥺

[@pauletickx]

sad but true. and the fact that in the first “imagine a world like that” after it is completely silent cause it’s like imagine a world like that? silent. (nothing) cause mac won’t come to life :(

[@raaefahmed7968]

Btw BUWYGIB is Ariana telling her boyfriend aka Pete to break up with her so that she can focus on herself. This is more apparent in the MV because in the end she goes for a woman that looks like her over a man. That's why she picked it for a closer, this album is about focusing on herself.

[@jeshuafigueroa1697]

Also the instrumental is just amazing

[@masterswordwielder]

She has to see this comment!!!!!!!!

[@natalia8755]

thats not what buwygib is about at all its just meant to be a fun song theres no crazy message but that is what mv is about

[@raaefahmed7968]

@@natalia8755 No it is the message, as that's part of the overall theme of the album and it relates to what she had been going through at the time, but it's disguised as just a fun song meant to be a radio hit. Btw if artists put a message in a MV, it's meant to reflect the idea of the song, she wouldn't have included that if it didn't align with what the song was about

[@natalia8755]

Raaef Ahmed i know that its the theme of the album but the lyrics have nothing to do with that and ari said it was a last minute song that ari and her friends came up with for fun it doesnt have any sentimental meaning like that

[@davidlaughs3144]

Yes she changed her lyrics for thank you next while performing at Grammy’s cause her father came to the Grammy’s with her mother and she sang “cause he’s really awesome “

[@kevinromero3200]

And she did it a couple times while on tour 🙃

[@mateiconstantin3556]

and she did so cause they had recently started to spend a lot of time together that probably made up for her parents' divorce. (just my theory)

[@davidlaughs3144]

Matei Constantin might be

[@ianmusicc]

IN MY HEAD DESERVES BETTER THAN THIS caitlin...i ADORE u but sis...come on now what did in my head ever do to u

[@glowdeer_6693]

P E R I O D T

[@ianmusicc]

@@glowdeer_6693 the TASTE

[@kamronk9251]

u have taste😌

[@ianmusicc]

@@kamronk9251 i knoe 😌

[@ianmusicc]

know*

[@soyagax2006]

🥂 thank u, next timestamps: ✨ 02:33 - imagine 💗 05:25 - needy 🪐 07:21 - nasa 💉 08:37 - bloodline 🎭 10:04 - fake smile 🍒 12:40 - bad idea 🩰 14:03 - make up 🥀 14:42 - ghostin 🧠 16:05 - in my head 💍 17:24 - 7 rings 💌 18:50 - thank u, next 🖤 19:42 - break up with ur gf, i’m bored 📜 21:24 - ranking of the album

[@oreomouse5090]

TY

[@sorahhh2123]

thanks💗

[@lisatoldyoutosmile1971]

Tysm

[@jjankoongkwang]

thanks

[@avgcinephile101]

Ty 💖

[@anpanmann1516]

curiosity: 1)at the end of Ghostin you can hear mac saying "i love u ariana" 2) if u listen to the songs without instrumetal, so acapella, the majority of the songs will seem more sad

[@matthewvillegas3622]

Wait REALLY? What timestamp can you hear that?

[@anpanmann1516]

@@matthewvillegas3622 4:02

[@micahsellers8594]

The Mac thing probably isn’t true. A lot of artist add recordings of them and just lower the pitch to make it really deep. Also usually if someone tells you to hear something your brain tricks you into actually hearing it. Most people who listened to it didn’t hear anything until people made up it was Mac talking. I watched a producer on here talk about this and it’s most likely just a deep recording of Ariana or something. But who knows

[@urded20]

@@micahsellers8594 u can literally hear him say "i love u ariana" and then ariana replies in a robotic voice saying "mac, mac" ariana is really deep in her songs so like i'm for sure that it's true

[@luhvarixo]

Micah Sellers that is Mac tho

[@kamronk9251]

she was about to finish the album with a song called "reMeMber" but she said she didn't want to share it♥️

[@hyperionnova2854]

actually reMeMber was supposed to be Track 11 before ending with thank u, next as the final track!

[@kamronk9251]

@@hyperionnova2854 oh thx for correcting me❤

[@bratzscene3131]

i WISH I could hear this, but I'm also glad that she didn't release it😭🙌

[@kamronk9251]

@@bratzscene3131 exactly i would have crying all day😭

[@talanfrancos]

nah thank u next was the original ending track

[@ipek8209]

“we got new landlines at my house and my dad is playing with the intercom features” BFMSHDKSHDMSHDKS

[@aka_slendy]

fuckin luigi killed me

[@natalia8755]

ik she did not just rank in my head at the bottom😭

[@zaola08]

It’s the best one 😭

[@josephgreen7889]

@@zaola08 THE BEST ONE!

[@avgcinephile101]

One of the best sellers songs from tun

[@sydneyycameronn]

i think she was still on ghostin and like couldn’t get it out her head but who knows-

[@vanessa8891]

I think it just has to grow on her because at first it was the worst for me and now it’s okay

[@guymitri6260]

4:17 Yes it is her voice (whistle notes) she is the queen of music industry ✌🏻

[@sarojchoudhary2852]

Queen of music industry is not made with vocals there are a lot more aspects too. Beyonce , Adele & Taylor Swift have accomplished a lot more than her. But she's good too.

[@David-lk5bt]

I mean the queen Mariah has been doing that for decades, but Ariana does deserve some props for that too

[@aadya.kumarr]

Saroj Choudhary well they’ve also been in the industry WAYY longer. ariana grande has broken so many records and she’s only been a part of the music for 5 years, and she’s broken records that no artist in *history* has. and she’s definitely the best vocalist of this generation. taylor beyoncé and adele have been in the music industry 11+ years. the fact that she’s been for a less time and has same and sometimes more impact as them is amazing, so yeah she kinda is

[@user-im8pj3ok7v]

@@aadya.kumarr periodd!

[@guymitri6260]

Aadya Kumar period

[@nicmakinano]

The last track was supposed to be "Remember", but it was scrapped because she said it was too emotional for her. "Remember" was actually teased in her "breathin" music video. Also, the song "BUWYG, I'm bored" can actually be interpreted as Ariana saying to her boyfriend "break up with your girlfriend (which is Ariana) cause I'm bored", which I think is hilarious!

[@oa3103]

In the grammys performance she changed the lyrics to : I'll be thanking my dad cause he's really awesome" because as you said she now has a better relationship with her dad

[@franciscobaranda1157]

"k bye for now" is amazing. it really feels like you're at the show!

[@mohamedmkacher_]

You should react to her Christmas ep '' Christmas & chill''

[@destiny6279]

yes i would love that during Christmas time!

[@theathuon1662]

Omg yes

[@jae4021]

yes yes!!

[@louarianator]

OMG YESS

[@paulfraancis]

fun fact: almost all of these songs were made while them being tipsy/drunk, especially 7 rings😉

[@pamelap.4084]

also she performed a little fraction of “imagine” at the grammy’s so if you watched that, that’s probably why you heard it before

[@sophiaisabelle027]

The entirety of Ariana Grande's Thank U Next album is underrated. Some of my favourite tracks are bloodline, in my head, nasa, needy, and bad idea. Her vocals are killing me slowly in the inside, and I don't think that's good. Nice reaction video, Caitlin! Keep it up!

[@mariajoyce-johnson9650]

We have almost the exact same favs. I would just change needy for fake smile (I do love needy tho)

[@osmangamaliel3743]

yes, that's HER VOICE. whistle notes on imagine are everything

[@hyunjins1572]

you should definitely watch the full sweetener tour, you have to definitely have an image in your head before listening to the live vocals.

[@kielbalondo4080]

hyunjins yesss

[@pedroadoliveira]

k bye for now/live performances reactions would be perfect!!!!!

[@michaelbsinging]

Oh my god. I loveeeeeee how you’re reacting to thissssss. It’s gorg. We don’t deserve Ari. She’s INCREDIBLE.

[@JBananas-pk5ls]

Well originally, she would’ve finished the album, with a song that got scrapped called “reMeMber”, but she wasn’t ready for the world to hear it and replaced with a “fun” one. BUWYG, I’m bored was one that she just felt to put on there for fun and to not take music always too seriously. Nonetheless, great reaction! Was disappointed you put “in my head” as last, cuz that one really is a great song! Hope it grows on you! ☺️☺️

[@Javier-ce8ue]

actually, remember was track 11 and thank u next ended the album.

[@JBananas-pk5ls]

Javier you’re absolutely right! But if it would’ve never changed, I would’ve considered, remember, the last track... cuz we all knew what thank u, next sounded like. Haha

[@cambenji]

i want to hear remember 😭

[@zambee1219]

Well BUWYGIB is still a song with a great meaning. And even though the song on its own doesn’t convey that meaning very well, the mv did.

[@augustin3]

@@Javier-ce8ue Wait, so what was the original tracklist that included "reMeMber"?

[@caprissn]

ghostin: a very emotional song caitlin: sounds a little haunted

[@jade.9066]

A fun thing about this album is that the background vocals are mostly by her best friends Victoria Monét and Tayla Parx (they produced and wrote a bunch of songs for ari in general and for this album)... ari has said that it makes the songs more special cuz her friends are in it with her, not only in production and I think that's pretty sweet

[@emmazen6699]

Caitlin has the best intro's .

[@arturomarino5750]

U need to react "Norman F*cking Rockwell" by Lana del Rey plz

[@tomk2782]

she would love it so much

[@asterello4325]

up this^^

[@janie4818]

YES

[@mexicopalafox305]

YESS

[@mexicopalafox305]

Yesss

[@hausofash-zf8db]

I relate so much with your rant about being enthusiastic and obsessed with everything. Everyone says I'm "too much". And I think "Yall ain't ENOUGH". Lol. So glad we are finally embracing who we are. I think you helped me along. It's nice to see someone feel deeply and cry and scream. Soul sisters.

[@bwisniewski1226]

"I like the emotional, sad songs..." Ghostin: oh honey...

[@peachyvi7412]

love this album!also if you watched her grammys performance she sang imagine there! maybe that’s where you known it from

[@carliewolff1649]

at the grammy’s, she changed the lyric to “i’ll be thanking my dad, cause he’s really awesome” because he was in the audience. her parents are divorced but they were both there to support her.

[@ishitabhandari3692]

Caitlin what you said about Ariana while listening to Fake Smile literally made me so teary and happy. People hate her so much when literally she doesn't deserve it. Thank u we love u !!

[@michaelbsinging]

Yesssss. She changed the Thank U, Next lyric on the sweetener tour album to, “I’ll be thankin my dad, cuz he’s really awesome”. I actually think he was at that show and that’s why she sang it..

[@elifsahin3747]

we NEED a reaction to her live album!! her voice there is better than ever

[@jfbooysen6954]

thank god finally u reacted... waited so long 4 this. now u just have to wait for her 6th album to come out.!

[@mariannapallizzi2989]

this is my fav album. every song, every lyrics is so so personal and so beautiful. the energy of this album is so self- loving and i love it

[@onedirection_lover]

2:35 imagine 5:24 needy 7:21 NASA 8:37 bloodline 10:04 fake smile 12:39 bad idea 14:03 make up 14:41 gostin 16:06 in my head 17:22 7 rings 18:49 thank u next 19:42 break up with ur girlfriend, i'm bored 21:23 ranking & final though

[@shyliapedersen2585]

Ariana said how Sweetener was the brighter side of things and moving forward from everything she went through. And how Thank U, Next is basically the denial, sadder, more emotional side of everything.

[@ALVPHIN]

Break up with ur gf was put on last minute instead of reMeMber (a song alluded to Mac Miller)

[@lua3706]

Ariana has been closer to her dad now and she sang "ill be thanking my dad cuz he's reeeally awesome" on the Grammys 2020

[@noahkahan4364]

my interpretation for 7 rings, which might help go beyond flexing is that she’s basically exploring her vices that have helped her get through everything that has happened to her. she’s talking about retail therapy and she’s flexing but she’s also talking about how she’s relied on her money to cope. the song was written after she had a rough night. the next morning she brought her friends to tiffany’s and they had breakfast and got drunk off of champagne and bought all of her friends diamond rings. so while yes she’s flexing there’s a lot more to 7 rings than just a flex also in terms of NASA: i think one of the most noteworthy things about it besides that amazing bouncy beat is the way that she uses space puns to talk about needing space in a relationship so like “you don’t wanna leave me but i’m trying to self discover/keep me in your orbit and you know you’ll drag me under” as an example. and the way that she dubs the vocals for that line 😍

[@andreastivella4313]

I really love how she always says "feel free to subscribe/like if you want to", Caitlin you're such a nice and sweet person! Also, I really enjoyed the video!

[@elboriloco]

ITS FINALLY HERE IVE BEEN WAITINGGGG FOR THIS ONE

[@dannywayne7070]

yes. k bye for now is so worth it

[@catarinaferreira6950]

You have no idea how excited and happy you make me with Ariana albums reacts

[@rachelerinmarshall9472]

Needy and ghostin hit different to me 🥺 i absolutely love this album, by far my favourite album she’s ever released!!!

[@pilarlh1668]

I believe obnoxious sneezes are a qualification one has to fulfill to be a dad

[@blackpinksdiscography100]

She performed thank u, next at the Grammys this year and changed the lyric from “I’ll be thanking my dad, cuz she grew from the drama” to “ill be thanking my dad, cuz he’s really awesome” cuz he was attending the Grammys that year

[@killerqueen675]

I waited so long for this, I love this album so much

[@kellyannefitzgerald]

re the thank u next lyric abt her dad: i think it was bc he was in the audience that night, and it was like the first time he and her mom had been at one of her performances together. so she didn't want the line that was shady abt him to be casting a shadow on the moment at all. part of me is like : own your life, if he wanted to be written abt with kindness he would have acted better, but also i understand moving on, forgiving, not creating a scene /tension when there doesnt need to be. (in theory- not in my own life lmao)

[@roflspaz10]

And so ends the main Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande journey for Caitlin. It’s been an absolute blast watching your reactions and I’ve binged sooo many more of your videos. Keep on truckin’ Caitlin :)

[@enterthenameyo]

Fun fact! The bridge of Fake Smile is Ariana singing with a circus melody, symbolizing the clownery of putting on a Fake Smile

[@erne4174]

She has a ep called Christmas and Chill it's amazing and it's fun to listen to.

[@nikkis7375]

At the Grammys she said “I’ll be thanking my dad, cause he’s really awesome” because he was in the audience, she took him and her mom with her. And she has in the past cried when performing singing “I’ll be thankin my dad, cause she grew from the drama”

[@alonzoosuna6843]

If you don’t decided to listen to ‘k bye for now’ right away you should definitely react to her 2020 Grammys performance and her 2018 vma performance

[@neviagee123]

you’re glowing !! 🥺 and you seem really happy in this video ! i hope you’re doing well :))

[@aninhaaa2001]

caitlin i don't know why but everytime i listen to an album that i already watched your reaction to i come back and watch it again

[@engjellushmazelliu1186]

Can you do a video when you rank all Ariana songs like you did in Taylor's video???

[@destiny6279]

yes yes yes! but I think she needs more time for that because they need to sit with her. Also I want her to react to her singles/collabs/movie soundtracks etc.

[@guymitri6260]

YESS PLSS

[@paulinius]

0:10 _when you open a bag of crisps and someone says "can i have sum" but you live alone_

[@kalvinmota]

Literally GASPED seeing my favorite song at the bottom of your list😭 loved your reaction tho!

[@denniswarrink4761]

I love how much she was stanning Imagine. I LOVE that song soo much!!

[@jackb.garcia4794]

The way you picked Ghostin and I already knew the song would be on your lane ❤️🙏

[@pixybubble]

Would love to see Christmas and Chill when it’s closer to Christmas time :D

[@thaniabatres6921]

sweetener is personally a healing album. my great-grandma died and sweetener really did help me get back where I needed to be and I just love sweetener.

[@jamielee8601]

okay caitlin but christmas is around the corner, you need to react to christmas and chill and christmas kisses when the christmas months come around! and k bye for now! so many songs that you may not like on the album hearing them live, the note changes, all the lil things she adds you will love!x

[@kaylarose9711]

there are NO SKIPS on this album

[@elifsahin3747]

u will not regret it to listen to her live album!!! she‘s the best

[@antonilad9294]

YESS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@jaylaanpough5524]

Sweetener took a WHILE to grow on me. The songs u don't really vibe with a still don't really vibe with but "God is a woman" "better off" "everytime"-- pretty top tier. Also "sweetener" does have a choreographed dance for her so that's a cute moment. Thank you next I feel is her best album (even after Positions)... it just hits different in all the right and painful and beautiful places⭐

[@NaNa-pn7cp]

Thank you next should have won album of the year at the Grammys 😭😭😭

[@prince654]

i feel like thank u next was such an important moment in pop music

[@arigraal14]

YESSS U FINALLY REACTED TO THANK U NEXT YEHEY!! THANK UUU!!! And yess u should react to "k bye for now" too!! 😍😍❤️

[@taylenlundequam5700]

Ive been waiting for this!!

[@travisrodgers8578]

Do “k bye for now” for sure

[@danielm6164]

the original closing track was a song called remember which was scrapped for being too personal, she also wanted to scrap ghsotin but her manager convinced her to keep it on the album

[@pamelap.4084]

most of the songs are better live because she adds so many pretty ad libs & harmonies also her high notes are better, so if you want to listen to k bye for now you totally should! but a live visual would definitely make it better

[@rolandoandreomalonesii8550]

U should react to her k bye for now live album the vocals there is insaaaaneee

[@lillyelmore1914]

also u should react to k bye for now and her christmas eps! christmas kisses and christmas and chill

[@jeshuafigueroa1697]

She changed the lyrics during her Grammy performance because her parents both went and she been making up with him so she changed it to because he’s rlly awesome

[@alex-lv1wj]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE! TURN IT UP!

[@westside9445]

she changed lyrics cause she and her dad clicked again and got closer and now she's happy w having him in her life

[@kole1304]

14:50 that look you made whenever you realized how the song is gonna go 😭 exactly all of us.

[@rolandoandreomalonesii8550]

Yayyy finally i been waiting for thiss thanksss 💗

[@manondessandier171]

Thank you so much for your reaction :D Yeah, I would like a reaction to K bye for now if you can :) And AG6 is not still announced so no... If you could, when Christamas period comes, react to Christmas and chill, it is a small album but so good ! Live performances would be great to ! I love your channel ;)

[@tasha1370]

I did this last week on a school night at 3 am and I cried the whole time😭 I've been replaying the album since then

[@zalioo]

buwygib was added to the album last minute! she apparently took off something more personal. which i think is understandable. i think it is one of her most playful and sexiest songs!

[@strangerthingsfanboy0117]

Yea it was "reMeMber" (the 2 M's capitalized for Mac Miller's initials) which talks about mac miller and pays tribute to him and how she's like after his death so it makes sense that she thought it was too personal.

[@xzanddx6264]

i think the reason why this album was so succesful besides the production (we stan) is because every song and the whole album as a journey are so relatable

[@rayjezrel176]

been waiting for this thank u

[@urded20]

ariana is working on ag6 (her sixth album) she was gonna release earlier but she wants to release it when things get better with the world, also you should react to ariana's christmas eps and react to k bye for now. you should also react to ariana's vma 2018 god is a woman performance.

[@yago_16]

omg i'd love for u to react to k bye for now too!!! her vocals are insane

[@matteogiambenini5551]

in grammys live (and also on tour if i'm not mistaken) she changed the lyrics in thank u next in: "I'll be thanking my dad 'cause he's really awesome". her parents divorced when she was young and she felt out of touch with his dad. but in the last few years they reunited so now are in good relationship

[@gldendays8401]

finally!!! i love thank u next and I feel like it definitely changed the vibe in the music world. i really like bad idea and bloodline. thank u for reacting to it. Can u react to born to die, purpose, or ungodly hour by chloe x halle. the vibe for all these three albums are really peaceful and chill and the messages are so beautiful and unique :)

[@jacf4460]

yayy ive been waiting for this