the fact that augustine called her relationship with james “summer love” and james called it “a summer thing” still haunts me to this day
@andreaf84043 жыл бұрын
yeah it’s very sad when you love someone more than they love you
@anaaguilar43733 жыл бұрын
YOU'RE RIGHT
@mockingjasonn86603 жыл бұрын
poor august:(
@nikhilkumar68653 жыл бұрын
i didn't even realize this... until now.... raise ur hand if you've ever been Augustine
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
heartbreaking.
@gosiacal55333 жыл бұрын
she's a genius writer, imagine if she wrote a novel
@itsmeharperjacksons66333 жыл бұрын
Listen, I would love if she writes one in the future
@lawlersweeney3 жыл бұрын
I would love that
@jayda98233 жыл бұрын
*coughs in all the young dudes*
@midnightsparkle32763 жыл бұрын
@@jayda9823 I love this conspiracy hahah
@marsinthealps3 жыл бұрын
she wrote all the young dudes
@alexrose203 жыл бұрын
seven is underrated
@user-xx2th9dj5r3 жыл бұрын
YES it's honestly one of my Taylor's favourite
@lakshitapopli97003 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Seven and mirror ball are my favourites from folklore
@esterluian8263 жыл бұрын
Agree
@reesedavis48773 жыл бұрын
YES IT’S MY FAVORITE
@itsmeharperjacksons66333 жыл бұрын
Not in my house it isn't
@morticiaaddams57563 жыл бұрын
if you do every single album of hers, I would more than gladly watch them.
@nellyrodriguez84103 жыл бұрын
pleeeesse do
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
ahh thanks! you can watch lover here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGLYeWSVrp5_hZo
@anisaadiba3143 жыл бұрын
Sameeee pls do it
@lu_arevalo3 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSSSS
@sbrngldmn2 жыл бұрын
l
@Curlzi3 жыл бұрын
This is really stupid so don’t judge me, but I just noticed that August The eighth month is the eighth track on the album and now I’m really freaking out lol
@brookerichardson35663 жыл бұрын
Wow!!
@zinzolin143 жыл бұрын
Track 1 - the 1, Track 7 - seven, Track 8 - august. There are a few number plays in this album, and it makes me wonder if there's more.
@joti_astra3 жыл бұрын
Seven it the 7th track
@MillieAkister3 жыл бұрын
@Rebecca Walsh omg!! mind blown
@dylankai213 жыл бұрын
August; the 8th month is track number 8th, on the 8th album of Taylor
@anaaguilar43733 жыл бұрын
Taylor sings "I've come too far to watch some name dropping sleaze tell me what are my words worth" in "the lakes", that can be a reference to Scooter Braun too.
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@juliaz8043 жыл бұрын
it could also be a reference to William Wordsworth, an english poet who wrote hundreds of poems while living in the lake district
@reesedavis48773 жыл бұрын
For sure
@hannahmontana44012 жыл бұрын
*🛴 we dont say that word
@biggnome46533 жыл бұрын
This album is so complex I love it. This really is the album of the year.
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
true. if it doesn't win any grammys......it's a scam
@victoriabrown33743 жыл бұрын
It won album of the year at the grammys
@wisdamnmaglangit39653 жыл бұрын
YOURE VOICE IS SO SOOTHING, ITS SOUNDS SO PROFFESIONAL.
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
awww thank you!
@narjisseljarmi2003 жыл бұрын
mad woman is also a reference to Jane eyre (the mad woman in the basement and Edward's first wife) Edward kept his wife hidden in a basement since he was ashamed of her she also mentioned in the making of the man calling out the music industry " a man is allowed to react but a woman is only allowed to overreact "
@narjisseljarmi2003 жыл бұрын
I forgot to say this but Taylor mentions Jane eyre a second time with invisible strings as in the book it says " I have a strange feeling regard to you as if I had a string somewhere in my left ribs tightly knotted to a similar string in you " i think Edward said that
@YeeYee147912 жыл бұрын
No Jane says that I think
@aneeshakandala25453 жыл бұрын
i also think that hoax can reference a bit of her life as well? the line “you know it still hurts underneath my scars from when they pulled me apart”; and how “they” could be about the media and how “they” constantly demonize taylor
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
yes definitely!
@nicolestefaniahunziker96333 жыл бұрын
Also “you know I left a part of me back in New York” !!!
@Sweetasanni3thing3 жыл бұрын
@@MadisonGraceN I actually always thought this song was about Selena and Justin. That line, the scars, in reference to Selena’s surgery. Taylor has mentioned using other people’s break ups as story lines now that she is in a solid relationship. For some reason, that is how I’ve always imagined this song.
@astrangerontheinternet13 жыл бұрын
0:33 the 1 0:50 cardigan 1:13 the last great american dynasty 1:44 exile 2:15 my tears ricochet 2:40 mirrorball 3:03 seven 3:35 august 3:56 this is me trying 4:18 illicit affairs 4:32 invisible string 5:02 mad woman 5:33 epiphany 5:58 betty 6:33 peace 7:03 hoax
@jadenthemusicfreak3 жыл бұрын
7:30 the lakes
@woolfric3 жыл бұрын
Doing the Lord's work
@houdamatar53497 ай бұрын
Genuinely curious, what does this mean? Is there a hidden message at the time stamps you mentioned?
@amauricastaneda77763 жыл бұрын
Reputation next? ♡
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@ernestopalacios3 жыл бұрын
@@MadisonGraceN evermore too!
@joswiii3 жыл бұрын
Joe also co-wrote exile
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
yes!!!
@flamingaish2 жыл бұрын
Not them writing a heartbreak song while being in a relationship 💀✋🏻
@justthenamekevin2 жыл бұрын
and betty
@antoniaalvarez8453 Жыл бұрын
@@flamingaish this didn’t age well
@flamingaish Жыл бұрын
@@antoniaalvarez8453 uh oh 😭
@at-fg4dd3 жыл бұрын
am i the only one who thinks that peace is connected with willow music video SOO MUCHH
@lieli_tash27773 жыл бұрын
and also invisible stringgg
@vaibhavikulkarni3180 Жыл бұрын
this is the beauty of folklore lthough there might be a certain interpretation that taylor thought of while writing these songs they are all up for interpretation. like i always associated "this is me trying" with academic stress and validation especially with lines like "i had the shiniest wheels now they're rusting" hinting that it was easy to be a top student as a kid but as the years went on i wore out. mirrorball is a song i associated with being a people pleaser, always adjusting into peoples expectations and liking so they would like you. just my opinion tho have a nice days folks :)
@abhinandansharma21443 жыл бұрын
I also remember her grandfather who came back from war.. the date was August Seven, 1943. August. Seven!! See that?
@mileybag58183 жыл бұрын
Y’all I want a book and a movie about this love triangle 😫
@nicoleprado23582 жыл бұрын
same
@anotheruser8748 Жыл бұрын
SAME
@SanveeRoshan Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking of writing one. Like a trilogy with each one of their povs.
@osielescalante27853 жыл бұрын
Folklore is actually all about the life of Rebecca Harkness. Rebecca and Betty are the same person (Rebecca also went by Betty), and it follows her life from when she was a teenager in a love triangle in St. Louis; to the success she found after she left. Taylor sometimes gives us her own perspective on things and how Rebecca influenced her and how Rebecca’s story changed her perspective on life (TLGAD, Seven, Invisible String).
@charlos70403 жыл бұрын
this is a great concept, but taylor stated in the long pond studio sessions how she purely wanted to put her imagination into specific songs. im not disputing what you said, but she has never stated that. she talked about how she had the mindset of a small quaint town with so much occurring/happening in it. :)
@zacc35953 жыл бұрын
You should totally explain the Red album🙏
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
i will!!
@ericl97382 жыл бұрын
ok hold on, how did it take me 16 months to find out that the entire album isn’t exclusively about James, Betty, and Augustine lol? like, I obviously saw parallels with Taylor’s life, but I thought every song had something to do with the same love triangle
@oliviakay2936 Жыл бұрын
i still keep that in the back of my mind… it’s kinda nice to think abt
@blameitoncapitalism Жыл бұрын
to me it's the other way around: the love triangles IS ACTUALLY about Taylor's real life, but in disguise. I think.
i have always listened to betty like james is a girl and i won’t stop lol, idk why but it just feels so much better
@avamorgan78603 жыл бұрын
me too. taylor said gay rights ! kind of !
@rloyBB3 жыл бұрын
I applaud you for being able to explain each song in detail in just 8 minutes!! :)
@carley86913 жыл бұрын
The fact that I had no idea August was a person😯
@jadenthemusicfreak3 жыл бұрын
Same
@hemaurr Жыл бұрын
hearing the explanation of peace is so heartbreaking after their split
@hitikasainiyt3 жыл бұрын
I haven't listened to these two albums yet, I've always loved and respected her but this overview just brought tears to my eyes. She writes and sings so good, performs so good, a true storyteller
@ronaldedmond99573 жыл бұрын
I can't count the times I have listened to this album. It has saved my sanity during the lockdown. The songs are so good.
@natalietaylorsversion65792 жыл бұрын
her lyrics are truly art.
@gummy4163 жыл бұрын
hi i love this video so much (and the evermore one)! i just wanted to add some other information i retained for "the lakes - bonus track" and share it with you guys :) the song talks about how poetry is a dead art, just like her type/genre of music. now it seems that everyone is into the very superficial stuff and not the old, true, sentimental things. i think she explains it really well with the lyrics "take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die". i think it displays our new generation so well because shes saying that true authentic love and art is dying and it is our job to keep it alive!
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
yes!!!
@zinzolin143 жыл бұрын
I *knew* mirrorball was Taylor's message to every listener going through Covid-19! It kinda makes me think of a song you'd hear in a graduation night party, which all 2020 graduates had to miss out on.
@dolphin72828 ай бұрын
Yes prom scene movie vibesssss
@sofiegoldie4861 Жыл бұрын
she also says in Betty when James talks about how Augustine said "get in the car" it's at the exact same time in August when Augustine says "get in the car"
@everex1239 Жыл бұрын
I’m Betty it was “James get in” not “Get in the car” but it is interesting
@jeannienelson84937 ай бұрын
This is also true for the 'front porch'! I didnt realize it happens twice 👀
@carebear2025b3 жыл бұрын
I love this breakdown. U should definitely do When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go next
@khushichauhan70263 жыл бұрын
She’s just a freaking goddess
@edgarlucasan12683 жыл бұрын
Betty - 2:46 "get in the car" August - 2:46 "James get in" Cardigan - 3:14 " standing in my front porch light" Betty - 3:14 " I'm hear in your doorstep" Genius!!!!🙀🙀🙀
@kevinang28363 жыл бұрын
WHAT
@kevinang28363 жыл бұрын
2 : 47 betty and august 2 + 4 + 7 = 13.
@harpercleland7213 жыл бұрын
i actually had no idea that folklore had this much to it!!!
@MOONDEAN Жыл бұрын
I’d always interpreted “this is me trying” as Taylor speaking to the listener. It’s her confessing how she feels like she hasn’t handled previous things in the best way and that she wants us to know right now as the world is falling to ash, she is trying
@astridberntssoningelstam41213 жыл бұрын
I always interpretated peace as a song about a love that isn't meant to be because the personalities don't quite match, and the narrator desperately wanting it to work out and be willing to give anything. Like "I'm not perfect for you, I will never give you peace, but I'm hoping I'll be enough if I give you my all". Reminds me of a relationship I went through that turned a bit toxic by the end.
@mystardustlife3 жыл бұрын
I love the song 'epiphany' but I can't listen without crying. 😭
@sherlockstrange47813 жыл бұрын
I went back to my "Liked videos" to rewatch your evermore video. Then I thought about checking your channel if you ever had a folklore video. Really appreciate your inputs about Taylor's songs. Maybe I'll go watch your covers next😁
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for your support!!
@noname-jo2fc2 жыл бұрын
This album... I cant even express how amazing it is.
@margaridapereira6754 Жыл бұрын
When I listen to Folkore I always imagine "the 1", "august" and "ilicit affairs" is the perspective of augustine, "Betty" and "this is me trying" from James and "hoax" and "mad woman" from betty. But idk
@paigerawlins06822 жыл бұрын
HOW IS SHE SO GENIOUS LIKE WHAT
@jadenthemusicfreak3 жыл бұрын
Betty has always been one of my favorites from this album lyrically, probably even more than Cardigan
@hazelroberts13 Жыл бұрын
i thought that illicit affairs was also a song about the love triangle, and how it was told from augustines perspective of how sneaking around and having an affair was really like...
@char52973 жыл бұрын
this is incredible!! i could listen to these for ages, your voice is also the most soothing thing ever ??? it all sounds so professional
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
ahh thank you so much i actually hate my voice so that means a lot!
@august-wg7mw3 жыл бұрын
Nooo it's nice
@ramasrimadanapalli3 жыл бұрын
This was simply FANTASTIC 🤩!!!!! Just what I needed, Thank you soooo much ☺️
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
ahh thank you!
@bettip43313 жыл бұрын
she is such a genius omfg
@littlecakes1233 жыл бұрын
Please do all her albums, idk how people figure things like this out lol
@meghantheestallionrunpop2 жыл бұрын
Well swifties are literal investigators
@servicedogkyzanna17613 жыл бұрын
Very nice, Madison! It is really nice to hear from someone so obviously educated, and well-spoken. When I saw the title, I thought this might be almost click-bait, but you did a nice job. No contractions, no slang, no profanity, no lol's- do you have any idea how rare that is in this world? You are obviously quite young, and I have to give you high praise and tell you that no matter the temptation to give in to the pressure to seen like a Marjorie Green- please remain this educated version of yourself! I will absolutely be subscribing, and recommending you to others. The other thing that was so nice, is the lack of drama. Thank you.
@laurenhansel65362 жыл бұрын
I just realized the song august is her 8th song on the album, and august is the 8th month of the year!
@sara_365113 жыл бұрын
Woah this video taught that I’m a (me me me me) person because I tried to connect with the album in my personal life. Also that I know next to nothing about her life.
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
i think that's great! taylor has always said that she wants people to connect her songs to their own experiences. that has always been her purpose
@julleswift Жыл бұрын
immediately when i heard your voice for the first time i could just tell that you are such a nice person and i just love your voice. i love you thank you for this❤
@Melissa-gc5hz10 ай бұрын
I’m not a Swiftie like my brother, but I really love this masterpiece so much😍🩷
@miumiuslut3 жыл бұрын
This album makes me feel something different
@stienlens18213 жыл бұрын
I love this! If you have time and want to, please do Fine Line! :)
@kira34013 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. It made my day :) Ms. Swift’s lyrics mean more to me every single day. She’s truly incredible.
@my-dd3wc3 жыл бұрын
This album is beautiful, I feel like I have sinned by not listening to it fully yet. But I'm about to 🤙🏼
@jozuapatalan15943 жыл бұрын
we need more of this from all of taylor’s albums
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
of course!
@jozuapatalan15943 жыл бұрын
@@MadisonGraceN YAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
@ethanormonde11043 жыл бұрын
hi i’m gonna need one of these for every taylor album thank you ❤️
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
coming right up
@GG-vi6pv3 жыл бұрын
I always connect my tears ricochet with Karlie Kloss,mostly because of what she said in the long pond sessions abt it also being abt a betrayal from someone who you would never expect and then a reference to her songs “ you hear my stolen lullabies”
@emmatroise64963 жыл бұрын
why did i watch this in class because now i am crying
@mariaclaraeugenioalbuquerq6043 жыл бұрын
im new on the fandom, so thank you soooo much for all you videos, they help a lot!!!!
@Alliamm28 ай бұрын
FOLKLORE IS MY FAVOURITE ALBUM!
@taracat7723 Жыл бұрын
Great album.
@ceriksawyer3 жыл бұрын
Love you for your addressing the non-specificity in breaking shit down. 🙌🏼
@jarawegerif7423 жыл бұрын
loved the video! could you do Norman f**ing Rockwell by Lana del Rey? or chemtrails over the country club? Also, the first 8 minutes I spent well this day..
@sydneymcgill25943 жыл бұрын
I would love if you did this for 1989! ❤️ (it’s my sisters favorite album)
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
it's coming up!
@sydneymcgill25943 жыл бұрын
@@MadisonGraceN cool!
@flklrevrmr3 жыл бұрын
she's such a genius.
@fatinahhusna9833 жыл бұрын
this may be a weird pov, but ive always thought that The Lakes was about her wanting peace, which only comes after death? i had always assumed it was about her wanting to escape life itself, is it weird that im the only one who thinks that? 😩
@JDM-is-my-name3 жыл бұрын
Well, the first line in the chorus is "Take me to the lakes, where the poems went to die"
@iheartquestionmark51713 жыл бұрын
Bless you! Thank you so much for your explanation to every detail. I really appreciate what you're doing ❤️
@katieelizabeth97743 жыл бұрын
maddyyy you're so iconic this video was so good
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
thanks queen
@yeltzinolan4218 Жыл бұрын
My tears recochet is a whole story about a wife killed by her husband, and now he pretends he is suffering the loss, but in secret he feels haunted by her. ( i know is inspired in Scott betrayal, just she was genious enough to make a whole story to portray that)
@gabrielgolz69122 жыл бұрын
Madi, you're so good at what you do! Your voice is so beautiful, you could be a podcaster! Much love from Brazil
@MadisonGraceN2 жыл бұрын
that means a ton, thank you so much!
@SofBeltran1107 Жыл бұрын
best album ever
@999evie_ Жыл бұрын
To me mad women has always felt like “the man” but all grown up (matured)
@rumilbourn44723 жыл бұрын
Your such a good content creator continue doing what your doing!!!
@MadisonGraceN3 жыл бұрын
that means a lot thank you!!!
@carofritz2 жыл бұрын
it's amazing the stories she tells in every song that's why i love her so much♥️
@earthling98913 жыл бұрын
I love this breakdown!!
@LOPGOH2 жыл бұрын
Had no idea Taylor Swift was into folklore. This is cool. Well done explaining. I can't lie I really wouldn't know either way. I've never delved into her music or explored here songs. But this peaked my interest.
@penguinmina7296 Жыл бұрын
The genders of the characters were specified in the long pond studio session and multiple times when taylor talks about the songs not that the weren’t obvious lol💀
@edithelvirasteinkrausoverg444111 ай бұрын
I see a lot of parallels between Hoax and My tears ricochet, and i like to imagine that they are sung from two different perspectives but about the same relationship. Its specifically the Fire/ash line that is used in both songs
@alyssamarie31522 жыл бұрын
I think it's far fetched but the line from cardigan "chase two girls, lose the one" as in the 1?? track 1??
@Kiraa0003 жыл бұрын
This video gave me so much inspiration to draw
@lavendelle_swift Жыл бұрын
How about **Midnights,* Speak Now, Debut and Fearless Albums? I'm so excited for those.
@sergiovelarde57853 жыл бұрын
I LOVED THIS
@jamesmarchetti32862 жыл бұрын
I have saved a live concert of hers at Harvey Mudd college in Claremont California. It was a Songwriters concert. It is on KZbin. They won a contest to have her there!
@CorinneA33 жыл бұрын
Wait I thought the 2nd song in the love triangle was illicit affairs? I guess I was wrong
@charlos70403 жыл бұрын
I thought that too at first. You can see it because the song is called “illicit affairs” and that fits in with the love triangle. but in all actuality it has a deeper meaning of her history with the press, record labels, starting out so young, etc....... you get the gist:))))
@tanyam.87433 жыл бұрын
@@charlos7040 i like to think that illicit affairs is also from the point of view of augustine, for example the line "don't call me kid, don't call me baby" hinting that it was just a random hook up for james but augustine actually fell in love with him and it's now hard for her to let him go so easily
@13alisonseven3 жыл бұрын
I feel like illicit affairs is from the perspective of a fourth person. she knows of the affair and watches augustine and feels sorry for her cause she knows that augustine is in love with james. maybe it's inez? cause that's the only other name mentioned in the love triangle story.. I don't know.. it's just a thought of mine. btw I'm a swiftie since 2008 and I always loved her lyrics but she really blew my mind with folklore and evermore :)
@charlos70403 жыл бұрын
@@tanyam.8743 yeah i def see ur point. maybe she tied it into augustine and maybe it was abt some personal stuff too.
@SebastianSkarpnes Жыл бұрын
Your voice is so soothing!
@ahona51442 жыл бұрын
I feel so blessed that I found your channel. It's really underrated
@MadisonGraceN2 жыл бұрын
that's so sweet thank you so much!
@jillp1343 Жыл бұрын
there is also another connection between cardigan and betty in the lines "will you kiss me on the porch" (betty) and "you'd be standing in my front porch light" (cardigan) (both about when james shows up at her house)
@dariadaniellemusic3 жыл бұрын
Yay it's here! Don't have time to watch right now but I'm so happy you made this!
@alexandrospent10 ай бұрын
I personally think that most of the songs have a double meaning and that the whole album is around the love triangle.
@milicadjurovic83583 жыл бұрын
omg i would love it if you could do this with all taylor and harry albums
@andw0lv3r1n3 Жыл бұрын
idk if its just me, but i always thought illicit affairs could be about the love triangle. im not sure whos perspective it would be from, maybe someone outlooking on the situation, but not betty, james, or augustine. i could've missed something about illicit affairs being (or not being) related to the love triangle but i always just think about the love triangle when listening to it
@_yubilee_ Жыл бұрын
I always thought of it as Bettys answer to James showing up at her porch, since Cardigan is her perspective much later :)
@andw0lv3r1n3 Жыл бұрын
@@_yubilee_ ooo
@total78822 жыл бұрын
taylor is a lyrical genius. august has to be my favorite song by her, ever. this video is amazing!!! :))
@sofiaa.82173 жыл бұрын
i love this !! short and to the point, new subscriber ❤️
@jamesmarchetti32862 жыл бұрын
Hopefully I'll be able to hear a lot from you about ever more. I am curious about that album also.
@arifriedman70432 жыл бұрын
justice for my tears ricochet
@emilyk5224 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@MadisonGraceN Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@russellortega3 жыл бұрын
This was great!! Thanks for sharing
@wianwian1493 жыл бұрын
Wow! You explained them so well. Would love to these kind of videos for her other albums. x