BLACK GUY REACTS TO TAYLOR SWIFT FOLKLORE (2020 ALBUM) FOR THE FIRST TIME

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[@marrymetaylor]

the 1 00:25 cardigan 03:56 the last great american dynasty 07:32 exile 11:16 my tears ricochet 14:28 mirrorball 17:45 seven 20:37 august 23:28 this is me trying 26:13 illicit affairs 27:53 invisible string 29:50 mad woman 32:49 epiphany 35:35 betty 38:03 peace 41:40 hoax 43:58 the lakes 46:34

[@ALSHoaxMovies]

Thanks ❤❤

[@marrymetaylor]

@@ALSHoaxMoviesur welcome!

[@madelyn06565]

I appreciate you!!

[@bigcoconut]

lifesaver

[@kaitlynwyatt9498]

I didn't see anyone say it yet , but i believe that my tears ricochet is about scooter stealing her masters.

[@sarahaustin5238]

my favourite thing is watching people not clearly swifties listening to folklore or evermore for the first time and realising her genius and creativity

[@LanaJulie33]

Me tooooooo, I get so much seratonin!

[@madgirl4love428]

Literally anytime I’m down I search for these kind of videos cause they make me so happy

[@coffeatnight]

it's become a hobby hahaha

[@alucardmorningstar2296]

ahh when that sweet dose of Taypraise hits 😻

[@uhhhliza]

right omg! when i say i listen to her, THIS IS WGHAT I MEAN

[@cleowithmayo9359]

Most people spend their reactions laying into what a wordsmith she is, and that’s fine, but I love that you spend the whole time acknowledging her vocal performance and musical composition too

[@mkmetri]

i appreciate a good singing voice

[@nicoleshindel1548]

​@@mkmetrimost people think she can't sing cuz she doesn't have stri g ballads on the radio. Wait til u hear reputation. Or better yet, reputation on the eras tour as her voice gets stronger every year.

[@IvyCowboy]

Taylor is nothing if not a poet. She definitely has bars. Even her more "generic" songs are cleverly constructed, if you pay attention to the lyrics and how the songs are put together. Love that you reacted to this album and so happy to see how much you enjoyed it. This album saved me during the summer of 2000. edit: good choices. The Lakes is one of my favorite Taylor songs.

[@Violet316]

2020, Taylor was too young in 2000.

[@IvyCowboy]

@@Violet316 yeah an obvious typo

[@neontyler6663]

Yes The Lakes! 🖤

[@ur_favharrie]

I love The Lakes 🫶🏼

[@just_swiftly_shake_it_off_1989]

1.1k likes and only four replies I got u and also THE LAKES IS THE GOAT I LOVE IT SM

[@sergi0593]

Black ppl reacting to Taylor swift is probably my favorite genre right now

[@dogoklub]

That sounds wrong but it's true 😂

[@dinglesworld]

@@dogoklub🤣 could be easily taken out of context

[@jenna_11_12]

oh that’s not..

[@sergi0593]

@@jenna_11_12 in the sense of… you know I didn’t mean it like that😭

[@karlajean3766]

@@dinglesworldquandale dingle what are you doing here

[@jordanmcclure8407]

Your personality is a 10/10! Ugh I love watching men appreciate Tay.

[@SusanAnnan]

Lol my girl Taylor was just bored during quarantine like the rest of us. She just has the creativity to write amazing stories 😭😭 so glad this came out then. & then folklores sister, evermore months later

[@Sammy-f2l]

and woodvale! (i still believe on it.)

[@carahicks24]

@@Sammy-f2lwoodvale was the other suggested name for the album as a visual for the font on the cover

[@juliet327]

NOOOOOO! she wanted to keep folklore/evermore a secret so she came up with a fake name so if a leak happened it wouldn't actually reveal anything.

[@KeithLOONAtic]

@@Sammy-f2l you need to let go 😭😭😭

[@shirokuma6147]

I still believe that the extra songs from ttps is woodvale 😭​@@Sammy-f2l

[@aurorasandsadprose]

the song "last great american dynasty" is actually a real story!!! she wrote it about the woman who owned "holiday house" (a house in watch hill, Rhode island) her name was rebekah harkness and after her husband died she threw a lot of partys and her neighbours, who were either familys or old rich men (the average cost of a house there is 2,3 million right now), felt disturbed. after taylor bought the house in 2013 for almost 18 million she was in her early-mid 20s and threw a lot of partys with famous people. a few years later the kim/snake thing happened and she was known as the annoying girl that always plays the victim. as we know rebekah was also described as mad and crazy. taylor related to that so she wrote a song :)

[@I-DIDNT-MEAN-TO]

the whole folklore album is a story about a love triangle

[@IoreIai]

@@I-DIDNT-MEAN-TO no.. that sonly cardigan, betty and august

[@jefflong9936]

You are correct. When I listened to it I wondered alot about it so I researched it. Cool story

[@TianaValdez-e5u]

I was looking for this comment because she spelled Rebekah based on how the real Rebekah H spelled it.

[@r0gue_988]

@@TianaValdez-e5u It's also worth noting that the "Rebekah" spelling has its roots in the Hebrew version, רבקה (anglized as "Rivqah," as the Hebrew letter "bet" is pronounced as a "v" sound). :)

[@madison8568]

What’s so crazy about Folklore and Evermore is that they were completely unplanned albums. She was supposed to be touring that year but COVID happened. She made folklore in about 3-4 months then 5 months later she dropped Evermore both complete surprise drops with no warning. Folklore got her, her 3rd album of the year win. Albums that would have never happened without COVID. Seven is a top 5 song of her whole discography for me. It about child like innocence and naivity. A time where you could do whatever you want as a child with no worries and being free

[@csmith63]

I think Folklore being album of the year was a stretch--and an acknowledgment almost of "oopsie, so sorry about that whole trashing your Reputation thing," which is going to go down as a top 5 DISCOGRAPHY entry! That said, I'm betting we would've gotten tour/break up sooner without the pandemic. Instead, she wrote the break up songs first this time!

[@sam_sa09]

Agreed!

[@sam_sa09]

@@csmith63have no idea what you’re blabbering about

[@YEAHHYAHH]

Seven is my absolute favorite song of hers it’s so powerful

[@sparrow.mp3]

@@csmith63 how miserable do you have to be to bet on the downfall of two real people's relationship

[@anchorofthenightsky]

you're stronger than me because the first time that i ever listened to folklore i was bawling my eyes out- especially to exile, my tears ricochet, mirrorball, this is me trying and peace 😭

[@mkmetri]

i can’t cry on youtube i had to hold it in 😂.

[@anchorofthenightsky]

@@mkmetri😂😂

[@Hannah_ily]

@@mkmetri be real, what song were you going to cry on?

[@laurabella13]

Same I was bawling. I was lucky enough to go to the eras tour Pittsburgh n1 and I bawled again 😭

[@anchorofthenightsky]

@@laurabella13 i was in la n1 show and SMAE

[@courtneycriesalot]

Never gets old seeing someone react to this album for the first time. And you GET ITTTTT. Evermore and Long Pond Studio Sessions please!!

[@suzanneanderson6921]

So true. I'm 63 years old. My daughter shared this album with me. This is not the TS of old. This is fire. I'm a huge fan now. She is so talented.😊

[@jcs1090]

“That shit exquisite.” 🤣That made me laugh. Well done. And yes - wth - her vocabulary!!???!! Crazy good. I needed a dictionary for Folklore.

[@erikwick]

Im a bartender in an extremely busy bar. I listen to this and Evermore to get me in the calm down zone on my 40 minute drive to work to ease my anxiety. Works every time.

[@LanaJulie33]

Soooo smart. Such comfort albums for me 😊❤

[@Diana-ze8wu]

I hear you bartender in an extremely busy place. I was too in the past, still teach online lessons 🤪 atst I can still feel the high energy and anxiety associated with one place in particular. Took hours to come down after each shift 🥂

[@deaditeera]

This is one of my favorite Taylor albums ever. It’s a masterpiece. She’s a brilliant poet and storyteller & her voice is so beautiful here.

[@ravent3016]

I agree, this album is a masterppiece.

[@makaylawhite1888]

“Was she going bankrupt around this time???” LMFAOOOO

[@zaravaughan3827]

the way you cut out the my tears ricochet bridge you’re done

[@mkmetri]

😂😂😂😂

[@ndcINC]

@@mkmetri ur laughing, but ur done

[@marrissamiller3196]

Seeing your eyes water on epiphany - I feel that. I've listened to that song 100 times and it still gets me every time. Heartbreakingly beautiful poetry.

[@mkmetri]

you caught that 😂

[@mkmetri]

youtube been ruthless taking my album reactions down hope i edited this enough. in other news this shi was DEFINETLY 10/10 NO SKIPS. brah mirrorball was so gas lmao the singing on there was wow just wow. i think i want to react to some billie eilish next idk yet.

[@danielaalvarado1517]

BILLIE YES BILLIE

[@wynstical]

if you listen to billie, i recommend the album “when we all fall asleep, where do we go?” to start off :) her EP “don’t smile at me” is great too as well also “what was i made for?” is such a beautiful song u gotta react to that too (and her 2 guitar songs hahah she has a lot of good music)

[@marta9164]

after that you def have to listen to evermore!!

[@lwtduda]

YES BILLIE PLS, i recommend you start with the album “when we all fall asleep, where do we go?”

[@jenniferhernandez2029]

Please react to Stick Season by Noah Kahan

[@Cucumberstopickles]

My tears ricochet is about her manager and record co. Selling her master recordings of her first 6 albums to someone who wanted them for nefarious reasons. Not all songs on Folklore and Evermore were about her personal experiences. Some are about struggles that people face. She gets inspiration from all aspects of life.

[@rachelcurrent9614]

“I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace” - Red (State of Grace) “You’re the hero flying around saving face” - Speak Now (Superman) “And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?” - reputation (Look What You Made Me Do - old Taylor is dead) “Cursing my name” - Fearless (The Way I Loved You) “wishing I stayed” - 1989 (All You Had to Do Was Stay) “Look at how my tears ricochet” - Debut (Teardrops on my Guitar)

[@swetakhurana8629]

​@@rachelcurrent9614oh my gosh I just realised this!!! How th did I miss this earlier??? 😭

[@tlhw]

this is her best album, and you are so right IT HAS NO SKIPS! I enjoyed it so much, thank you

[@laylam13]

my girl was just bored during quarantine and decided to create a masterpiece 😭

[@sofi7899x]

folklore and evermore lyrics occupy my mind 24/7

[@katyg28]

same lol

[@samuisworld7716]

Her vocals went CRAZY in seven, the bridge, and that second chorus 😭

[@iburnedthetoast13]

this is the album that turned everyone's head. her pen is so sharp

[@ThatKatGuy]

Bro this is EXACTLY how I felt listening to this album for the first time. This is probably one of the best folklore reactions on KZbin & I stand behind that 100%!! It was nice listening to this album for the first time again, with you. Thanks for the video!

[@kristangrande8338]

this album is mainly about the lyrics and storytelling. he hardly talked about the lyrics. all he did was give a stank face and say "this is fire" "I'm liking this so far". how tf is this your favorite reaction? the bar is low

[@samfrikinrocks]

My favorite aspect of this album is the love triangle. Betty's perpective looking back at her and James's relationship, in Cardigan. Augustine's perpective with her short but real to her relationship with James. And James pleading for forgiveness, in Betty.

[@agnesemuratori60]

the singing. the concepts. the BAAAARS. finally someone who appreciates this album.

[@brash_and_sassy]

Finally? Isn’t this a pretty universally beloved album?

[@staneverglowpixy5012]

well yes, Taylor had lost sumn at that time and that's what my tears ricochet was abt. so basically, the record label that handled Taylor betrayed her and sold her songs to Scooter Braun. when she won the Artist of the Decade award, she wanted to perform a medley of her songs from when she started up to her latest at that time which was Lover (2019). but then the record label gave her choices, either scrap the plan to rerecord her stolen albums to make it her own in order to perform her songs, or sign a contract with the label again, and each time she released an album she would own one of her stolen album. she decided to rerecord her stolen albums, now known as taylor's versions.

[@ameliadavis1979]

Lost money, lost her albums

[@LanaJulie33]

The worst thing about the sale of her songs is that her masters were sold behind her back and, even though she already vocalized wanting to purchase them so she could own her life's work, she wasn't given an option. And the person who sold them without her getting any say in the matter was like a second father to her, so it was a massive betrayal that she went through. On top of that, they were sold TO Scooter Braun, who worked closely with K*nye (and honestly traumatized her in 2009 and tried to ruin her life in 2016 with Kim K). Her first 6 albums, starting from when she was just a little teenager, stolen ("hear my stolen lullabies" in my tears ricochet). And that's what ultimately led her to doing the Taylor's Versions project, so she can take back ownership of her work, album by album 🥹🫶

[@Cathy80H]

“And this is the second song?!??” is probably the most relatable reaction I’ve heard. You can’t be that talented and attractive and be a good person.i It’s not fair to the rest of us regular people.

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

Many of these songs have gorgeous videos that she directed that you’ll want to check out at some point. They add so much to the song. There is also a short interview before each song on Folklore that you can watch. It’s her with Jack and/or Aaron discussing the meaning behind the lyrics. For example, who the heck is Rebekah? Turns out she’s real and Taylor bought her house in Rhode Island after it sat empty for 50 years. They’re called the Long Pond Studio sessions. Check those out too! You’ll become an even bigger fan!

[@NatalieLarson-l9w]

Cardigan, Betty and August are the same story from three views. James was with Betty but he leaves her for a summer fling with Augustine. Cardigan is Betty looking back on the whole situation years later. Betty is James coming back to Betty at the end of the summer. August is Augustine remembering her summer with James. Hopefully that makes sense? ALSO the last great american dynasty is the history of the people who were in the rhode island house she now owns. She bought holiday house and the song is about the history of Rebekah, the woman who lived there before her.

[@Sassy_Princess]

What happened during the albums of Folklore and Evermore you ask?... She was bored. These albums came out during lockdown/covid and we were all bored looking for something to do. Taylor did story telling on 2 albums both released in 2020 🤍🩶🤎 please check out her movie All Too Well.❤

[@danalutz3829]

Dude you’ve hooked me, I just realized I’ve sat here and watched your reaction videos folklore evermore and reputation back to back!!! Yikes I need to get some work done today!!! Stop!!!🎉😂

[@mkmetri]

i appreciate the support 🫡!

[@dhairyarami1374]

A lot of Taylor swifts music is not always autobiographical. Especially her recent projects that are mostly based off her imagination or inspiration from books/movies she has seen. So don’t be surprised with a lot of complex stuff in these songs. She isn’t going through all dat 😂😂

[@ericxplosion08]

I'm so glad you liked Mirrorball. Among my friends, it's a polarizing song, but it's my favorite song from the album hands down.

[@dinahsaur7999]

Your friends needa get their ears checked cuz mirrorball is one of the best songs on folklore. But tbh they all are 😅

[@Katiethedreamer]

You dont see folks who appreciate her vocals like this very often. A true Swiftie

[@ZATennisFan]

This album is IMHO the finest complete album released in this generation. There is not one false step anywhere. She is a genius lyricist and this album showcases that ability. The crown jewel of this album is Epiphany..

[@Rebecca-bz6ph]

“Why is she singing like this?!” was the best reaction ever 😂

[@themindfullone]

If you liked her collab with Bon Iver, she has another one with him on Evermore (it’s the title track). And Bon Iver has another group called Big Red Machine, they have a song with Taylor (it’s basically Taylor’s song bc she sings so much of it lol) that you should check out called Renegade. I think you would like it!! It’s one of my faves.

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

I love Renegade

[@Bloodmoonwitch13]

Yo I fucking loved this reaction!!! You made us feel like we were right next to you listening to it 🩵 Please do more more more All too well 10 min version - you gotta do the song and then THE VIDEO 🎉

[@neontyler6663]

The Masterpiece The Timeless album of the century ❤ The Shakespearean Album ❤ Taylor’s Pen Game is out of this world Her Vocabulary and poetry 🔥❤️

[@sweetnothings12]

I just recently became a fan of Taylor and my opinion this album doesn’t get enough praise

[@sweetnothings12]

My fav is mirrorball

[@cuteasabutton8025]

@@sweetnothings12 omg i love mirrorball, i got that as my surprise song (night one of tour!!)

[@ever.lore.13]

@@cuteasabutton8025OMG LUCKYY 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@sydsuarez7785]

Listen to Midnights (3am version) next cause that was her last album release (not counting the re-records) and she has improved so much and that album shows it.

[@highperformer5532]

Man, folklore is my favorite piece of art ever created, I've listened to it hundreds times, and still the way you enjoyed brought even more love to this masterpiece. Funny thing is that august and mirrorball are my favorite songs too. And Mirrorbald is my nickname. Thanks for the video and looking forward for more Taylor.

[@cjredwine_author]

"This don't mean I'm a full-time Swiftie." Give it another album or two, lol. We'll wait. :)

[@Swan1012]

My fav line ever from Taylor is in invisible string when she says “bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first trip to LA” because it’s a massive flex to how huge and influential her discography is! he was hearing bad blood in the car years before dating her. Also is yet another invisible string between the two of them it’s just so fucking clever

[@peytonteague5965]

I don’t think people realize there’s a specific purpose for every lyric in her song. Every phrase and verse to perfectly describe the message of the song. Her songs often have call backs to previous ones, symbolic elements and poetic diction. She’s really a song writer of the generation🩷

[@miacooper-g200]

SO glad you enjoyed this album ❤

[@WillowSages]

Love your reactions so much, keep it up!!:)

[@katiejane09]

your reaction to mirrorball was my fave! mirrorball has to be my favorite song of hers on folklore, the perfection in that song

[@reddahlia6583]

Long pond sessions of Folklore for even more beautiful, genuine and haunting vocals (plus song backstories) 100% worth watching. Makes me cry every time ❤️

[@aprilc.3697]

Your reaction to this album is EVERYTHING! It confirms that this is my favorite album of Taylor’s and this is the one that locked me in and I can’t stop listening to it!

[@abbyo6578]

folklore and her other album evermore are mostly storytelling based, she was bored and wrote them during the pandemic and they both came out within a year because she had sooo much time. most are not actually about her! the last great american dynasty is about the previous owner of her rhode island house, yes her name is actually spelled like that lmaoo. cardigan, august, and betty are inspired by a made up teenage love triangle, cardigan from the perspective of betty, august from the perspective of augustine, and betty from the perspective of james. you can find more information about that other places, if you listen to those songs again you’ll find parallels between them. seven is about a little boy who grew up with an abusive father i’m pretty sure illicit affairs is based off a tv show couple but i forgot which show invisible string is about her it was about her boyfriend at the time Joe Alwyn, more songs about her would be peace (her being worried that her fame is too much and she’ll never be able to bring peace to the people in her normal life), mirrorball is pretty self explanatory and i also think the 1 is about herself. epiphany is about the idea of living in chaos so she wrote about her grandfather in WW2 and the selfless nurses who worked during covid. this is me trying is about battling addiction. the best thing about these songs is how she uses figurative language and metaphors so anyone can interpret them however they want and apply the lyrics to their own life. my tears ricochet for example how she uses the example of a breakup or extreme betrayal but the deeper meaning is so much more specific to her. love your reactions and can’t wait for the next!

[@smriley24]

I too go “mmmm” whenever I listen to those parts in the 1 and the whole folklore album. 😂 This album is by far my favorite as it really started to show to all non-Swifties what a raw and powerful artist she is. And this came at the perfect time when we all felt somber and longing was with the lockdowns.

[@th13rte3n]

It’s so interesting to watch you experience this album for the first time because you don’t know what she was going through at the time this came out. You don’t know all the references. It’s great. You have fresh ears haha Epiphany for example I think was for healthcare workers working during Covid. There’s so many Scooter Braun and Kanye references too. NO SKIPS

[@samuisworld7716]

epiphany my fav from folklore

[@welcometoapollocabin2432]

I think the one thing in life I enjoy above all else is watching men making the stank face listening to taylor swift. It's just so good

[@kelseybowman5463]

I love this reaction video! Seeing you enjoy this beautiful music for the first time is a joy to watch. And love the acknowledgement of her vocal ability as well, we all know she has bars for days but very rarely do her vocals get some love! If you weren’t already told by 50 million Swift fans by now (I apologize for wasting your time if you were!) The spelling of Rebekah in The Last Great American Dynasty is spelled that way because the song is about Rebekah Harkness, the woman whose home she bought in Rhode Island. And all the storytelling about Rebekah is true- the marriage to the standard oil heir, his untimely death, filling the pool with champagne, the stealing of the neighbor’s dog and dyeing it key lime green, the card games with Salvador Dali, her love of the ballet (at least from what I’ve been able to research about Rebekah Harkness). But that’s why it’s spelled that way 😊 Taylor says in “Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions” that she’s been wanting to write a song about Rebekah Harkness since 2013. She was looking at the house and the realtor told her about the home’s history and prior owners and she was so fascinated by the story she’d been waiting years to find the right track to write the song about Rebekah. And YES she was going through it with My Tears Ricochet; it’s about the sale of her masters by Scott Borchetta (the man who created her old label and who she trusted implicitly) to Scooter Braun (not someone she is a fan of). She offered to buy the masters for her first 7 albums herself and instead they were sold to (or stolen by) Scooter Braun. This inspired her idea for the rerecording of the seven albums that were sold, (the Taylor’s Version project). Since she couldn’t buy her own music she wrote, she re-recorded it so that she could finally own her music. “This is Me Trying” came from her ruminating during lockdown about people living with addiction or mental health issues and how they try every single day but no one knows. No one knows that every day is a struggle for that person. “Epiphany” is about both her grandfather’s service in WWII at Guadalcanal and about the healthcare workers battling the pandemic in the second verse. Also Cardigan, August, and Betty are a trilogy about a love triangle. 😊 Sorry if you already knew all of that! It’s so wonderful to watch people listen to Taylor’s music for the first time and watching you listen to and discover this album for the first time is a pleasure to watch ❤ If you haven’t already seen it, I’d recommend watching “Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions” on Disney+. Would love to see your reaction to that!

[@Sassyglbeauty]

Last Great American Dynasty is a song she wrote about her house she owns in Rhode Island - about the people who owned it years ago.

[@O___________0]

It’s me and The Last Great American Dynasty against the world 💚🫶🤍🩶

[@barieconway9631]

Her writing in insanely amazing. Swiftie now? If so, welcome to the club :).

[@laura-bl5bq]

i was waiting for you to react to this masterpiece!! Please do evermore next

[@sv0726]

Mirror ball is such an underrated song! It’s beautiful and I love Seven too! I love how you not only appreciate the music but also her lyricism. I love Seven the song about a child that is running away from an abusive home and her trying to care for her friend.😢 I love it so much. Thank you for doing these reactions her songwriting is next to none ❤

[@salem5923]

I love seeing people react to taylor swift. It’ll always be my favorite thing because i know i’m not the only one covering my mouth and screaming into my hands. And just how people realize how talented she is. Especially people who didn’t think in their Wildest Dreams (haha get it?) that they’d listen to her. It is such an enamoring moment.

[@Eva.1562]

The way he cut the best part of illicit affairs 😭

[@ashjamil1893]

Omggg Midnights HAS TO BEE NEXTTT. Love ur reactions

[@mylestv2543]

THE KEY LIME DOG PART REACTION 😭

[@valeriedash8289]

As a New England native, The song Great American Dynasty is based on her home in RI. The story of this woman was a socialite named Rebekah Harkness who allegedly stole the neighbors dog (as told by the town’s historian) lived in and owned the house in 1948. Taylor’s song reflects the history. Cool song.

[@danplantman62]

On the Last Great American Dynasty.This was a true story .The house she speaks about Taylor bought that house on the beach in Connecticut. Thats why she changes it at the end when says I had a marvelous time !

[@ordopiko7083]

This is why folklore is my fav album its so much storytelling, poetry and the beat of these songs is incredible she also has an amazing and soothing voice she is really a genius

[@xedsdays5515]

I had the best time watching your reaction! This is my fave album from mother!!!🥹🫶

[@Cab1726]

I think one of the best comparisons I often hear (which I believe this artist has said himself, as well) is when people say she is the millennial Paul McCartney. Because I always think of Paul McCartney as someone who writes both melodies and lyrics that seem SO simple that it's almost like... "Ok.. so what? Where's the genius there? Anyone could have written that!" But of course, the opposite is true. It's actually a real gift to make things so plain and true.

[@taetae_k872]

folklore is an amazing album. there is no way anyone could deny it. if you dont like the vocals/her voice or if you dont like the music in the background listen to the lyrics. this album is a masterpiece

[@saradoingstuff6650]

putting mirrorball right onto the playlist is so real

[@paulapg24]

The immediate reaction to august was so real

[@tvil8]

Thanks for doing this! Appreciate it!!

[@gaelrynswiftbalde]

My tears ricochet is famously about the fight for creative and monetary control over her catalogue. Her fans were front and center in that fight bc we were what made it possible. No one had ever been able to get millions of people to stand by an artist for control of their catalog. Shes a hero to a lot of us for that reason.

[@vegcomcarinho]

your channel is SOOOOO good hahaha i'm loving the reactions

[@cherylcugno7208]

Glad you're getting to know her and I'm getting to know you. She's got so many great songs. She changes with every album. Her song writing and lyrical pen is amazing. Liked and subscribed

[@jwinn2441]

I’m laughing at your reactions. 😂 This is a great album!

[@happyradish6886]

When I tell you I have fallen asleep to this album (in a good way), driven through the forest with this album, studied to this album, blasted this album for hype, it is PERFECTION.

[@MCP920]

Epiphany reminds me of my father’s experience in World War 11. He couldn’t speak of it, the things he’d seen. Heroes among us.

[@performingnormality3535]

Rebekah is the Hebrew spelling of Rebecca, the English spelling. More popular in Eastern Europe and Russia. Love you deep appreciation of T Swift’s and her love of language

[@danplantman62]

My tears ricochet is about the guy who sold her first 6 albums rights to someone else without her knowing it.

[@HappyNBoy]

I can't tell you how many videos I've seen where a dude reacts to folklore and you can see them become a Swiftie by the end of The 1.

[@lilly.x1]

“August” - is james summer fling and her pov of the whole thing and how she really thought her and james had something special. “betty” - is james pov and it’s a letter to betty saying how his summer fling meant nothing to him and he still loves her and realises his mistakes. “Cardigan” - is bettys pov of everything.

[@user-nb3gv4fq3g]

Watching you appreciate *epiphany* made me literally cry. I just found your channel and I've been voraciously watching every single one of your videos. Your reactions are literally everything to me right now. You react in exactly the same way I do. You're helping me through something tough and I appreciate you and your channel so much. Thank you.

[@IBRADG]

I have been watching so many reaction videos lately -- and I'm now obsessed with yours. You are so adorable and your open mind and expressions make me experience TS in another new way! I can't wait to experience Tortured Poets through my own ears and then through yours!! Thank you!!!

[@lizlynette5864]

It’s so cool to watch you react without context for certain songs on the album like the Last Great American Dynasty, or the love triangle between Cardigan and August.

[@TianaValdez-e5u]

Or my tears ricochet cause he can tell she’s going through something but doesn’t know what.

[@Rep1313]

I cannot wait for you to listen to Midnights 💙

[@aliciakendrick5856]

Excellent album. I listened to it on loop for weeks after it was released. And Rebekah is the correct spelling of the name as it's the telling of the story of Rebekah "Betty" Harkness, a composer, socialite, etc., who was the previous owner of the mansion Taylor purchased in Rhode Island.

[@_jupiter_8864]

Cardigan,August and Betty are a love triangle , Inez is August cause like when in “August” it says “But I can see us lost in the memory August slipped away into a moment in time 'Cause it was never mine”, Cardigan is Betty cause she is heartbroken and hurt after James wrongs her, and then Betty is James apologizing to Betty and he also refers to her wearing her Cardigan. And my tears ricochet is about her old manager Scott Borchetta selling her music to scooter braun.

[@Violet316]

Actually, I originally thought Inez was August, but in the long pond sessions, she refers to her as Augustine. So Inez is just the girl who is a bit of a gossiper.

[@aurorasandsadprose]

inez is just a random girl who told betty the rumors the person of august is usually reffered to with august/augustine

[@aubreyc123.]

idk how you dont have 1 million, I watch all of your videos!!

[@AngeliqueDLM]

THANK YOU! You expressed oso much of how I reacted! I saw her live at 16 opening for George Strait. Just a country girl,guitar cowboy boots and country dress. HOWEVER, WE STOOD IN LINE TO GET HER ALBUM,SIGNED BY HER. They ran out!!! All these old Country Farts were in awe of this gangly long legged country singing guitar playing girl that was/is Genius❤. TY for your great review/response.

[@maureen3770]

Loved your reaction and this album IS fire. 🔥

[@hermitwatcher8997]

Seeing you chefs kiss to epiphany… my eyes welled up too brother. Epiphany is super meaningful to me because I worked on the front lines as an RN through 2020 and when Covid finally started fading, I was diagnosed with with stage 4 cancer (I’m happy I’m at 3 years and going strong). A lot of swifties say epiphany is their least favorite song but… if you know, you know.

[@anyonebutyou87]

I enjoyed this reaction way too much. But you are right mirrorball and August are top tier songs right there.. still haven’t finished the reaction and am halfway through, but I just had to come and comment. Welcome our newest swiftie ❤

[@barbararogers3751]

In reference to painting the dog keylime green… this is a true story about the Standard Oil family . This really happened. The house was empty for 50 years and Taylor ended up purchasing the property several years back . Here home she lives on the Connecticut coast.

[@johnnydr4970]

Bro you need to react to her album 1989 (Taylor's version deluxe - with vault tracks). Literally has some of her biggest hits but also when you listen to the lyrics it hits different being older now.

[@alexandrabillett6451]

the story in cardigan /august / betty is sooooooo good, it's like a book fr. it's about three teenagers: betty, james and augustine. cardigan is sung by betty, august is sung by augustine and betty is sung by james. james cheats on betty with augustine for the summer, "just a summer thing" he sings in the betty song, but augustine thinks it's true love in the august song, and in cardigan, betty sings that she knows james would come back to her because he may have a summer fling with augustine, but BETTY is the one he loves and will crawl back to. MAN, these three songs are so good and interconnected. there's also theories that other songs such as illicit affairs are also connected to the "folklore love triangle", that illicit affairs is later on, that even after crawling back to betty after the summer, james cheats on her again in secret, going back to augustine for clandestine meetings in parking lots, but he doesn't treat either woman with respect. shivers i tell you, shivers! where's the movie taytay?

[@cactusonline]

37:06 epiphany is my favorite