EXPERIENCING a TAYLOR SWIFT ALBUM RELEASE FOR THE FIRST TIME: folklore REACTION/REVIEW

[@FabrizioSalerno]

Only three words to describe this project folks and that is “She Did That”!!! Incredible vibes and best believe when fall/winter comes around, this album will hit so so differently! I might need to add 1 of the 8 versions of her vinyl to the wall haha. More details about that coming soon! Comment down below your favorite track! Twitter _fabrizio13 Instagram _fabrizio13 Tik Tok _fabrizio13

[@Bratwurstdealer]

Thanks! Asked for this a few hours ago through Instagram :D

[@snehanadar8]

My favourite track is- 1. Illicit affair 2. My tears ricochet 3. Cardigan 4. August 5. Exile 6. Epiphany I love every single track but these 6 are❤

[@brandytrowbridge1348]

When I first saw the cover art and the name Folklore, I was feeling Safe and Sound vibes. I was ready for it-But then I wasn’t ready for this. This was the sadness I never knew I wanted and needed. Her writing, her sound, her stories etc. The way it all flows, my favorite piece of work from her! To quote my husband “she made a whole CD of track fives” and I am so grateful. No skips, no dislikes. Loves Tears of Ricochet, Exile and Peace the most.

[@yamilafernandez6509]

I agree! It's winter here in my country, and listening to this album while it is so cold and cloudy outside it's a whole mood

[@macycambre8756]

Invisible string August Betty Cardigan Exile

[@samanthamichaels4959]

Taylor once said “I will never make the same album twice” and she has never disappointed.

[@Plainejan]

this album is my go to sleep album, its hit differently, the other albums cant make me sleep i have to dance and sing along, this one its so calming, soothing and relaxing,

[@ErikaKayeFama]

@@Plainejan i just had to agree, it's singing me to sleep with all of its comfort hugging me 😌

[@yz5456]

@@Plainejan since this came out, i listen to it to sleep and it never disappoints 😭

[@Plainejan]

@@yz5456 omg same.... i feel you...

[@FionaPGTgames]

@@Plainejan but legit tho, the first time i heard it i only heard like 2 songs(Cardigan, Exile) before i decided ima listen to it when i sleep. And when i TRIED to listen to it in my bed, i fell asleep after 2 or 3 songs (after The One, and Cardigan) which have never happened to me before 😅

[@fannylidjaya2635]

this whole album smells like hot coffee and cinnamon rolls on a rainy day

[@Surreality22992]

It's a total fall/autumn album. It can chill alongside "Red."

[@HeatherRMassey]

THIS.

[@dazzlinggene]

Fanny Lidjaya IT REALLY DOEEES 🥀

[@Isabelle-Cassels]

😃

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

"When you're proud of your buns so you post them on the internet"🍩

[@alexasamebrada3422]

"Robbers to the East, clowns in the West." *Cough* _Scooter and Scott_ *Cough* _Kanye West_

[@Iivforevermore]

Omg yes!

[@idkman3096]

Yes

[@biancaegeriis2364]

Yes!!

[@karlaalejandracordova9088]

& kim ;)

[@annabelleh8193]

She is such a genius love Taylor so much ❤️❤️

[@zainabmohammad3389]

The holiday house in the last American dynasty is Taylor’s house in Rhode Island. She’s telling the story of the original owner

[@islaballard9594]

I’m not gonna like bc you have 13 likes, but THANK YOU!

[@idkman3096]

Yes

[@aravchubsbaba]

Rebekah Harkness

[@wiwstoyw]

really?!

[@shiaoweiz]

Yea I was listening and I was like “is...is she writing about the previous home owners....?”

[@sashawiellette984]

This whole album is vulnerable track 5.

[@Nyanyzinha]

OMG! I was thinking about the album a few minutes ago and thought exactly this!

[@arslanzahid4214]

Thats very true. This album is so apt for the times we are in. She really is the music industry when you see how she has flexed her craft. For eg: compare Rep and folklore.

[@alicat7633]

Well not really because track five is the vulnerable song about her. Most of the songs on Folklore are not about her or not only about her.

[@May-cu6cb]

Yes!

[@hannahl6442]

PERIODT BOO

[@brightspark19]

Haters: All of Taylor's songs sound the same Fabrizio: It all sounds completely different

[@peternystrom921]

For me a Taylor hater is one who hates music and life itself. I just dont get it, its impossible.

[@ahmedmaison875]

It's sounds f**** AMAZING

[@arielm106]

@@peternystrom921 They just haven't listened yet... some people got clouded by that smear campaign the media put her through... It's tragic and they're truly missing out.

[@enreno]

the sentence the haters said just make me want to let them compare folklore and reputation lmao

[@paulall221]

He’s officially a swiftie now, we’re claiming him😹

[@reyque]

Periodt

[@connordrake5713]

Anyone can be a swiftie, a kanye west fan or any singer he wants to listen to. We should not let artist personal attacks on each other not to appreciate their own style of art. :-)

[@analuisavitali4832]

She really has albums labeled country pop and alternative. She is the most versatile artist alive I said what I said

[@jasmineflora1619]

And that's the tea

[@FuzzyChup]

She is very versatile and extremely good at genre-bending. Personally, I think Kanye is more versatile in terms of artistry but Taylor is also up there!

[@aoshikichu6985]

FuzzyChup I see nothing versatile about Kanye. In case of trash or trash can, he is very versatile though. I respect that

[@AKLabs-xl4re]

Hmmm I love Taylor but when it comes to versatility, Gaga is the most versatile alive. She went from pop-electronic-edm-jazz-country-soundtrack. Taylor can’t top that.

[@folkwhore8322]

FOR REAL CHANGE MY MIND

[@SatishKumar-sr7lu]

"don't call me kid , don't call me baby.Look at this god forsaken mess that you made me"- literally every teenager on earth

[@quinnmunc396]

He was so excited when he said “This is the first listen for all of us!” And that made my heart glow because it shows how he considers himself a part of the fandom and a swiftie! And he was happy that he was experiencing this new album release with us!!! Together! 💞 Edit: thanks so much for the likes guys, I’ve NEVER gotten so many, I’m like blushing, thank you!

[@deivbisp]

YEAH YEAH YEAH

[@saskiakamil]

There's a lot of profanity in there but it's the calmest album of Taylor.. lol

[@andrewjones9603]

there’s really not a lot of profanity just a couple words. but it’s the most she’s ever said in one album and it’s the first time any of her songs are marked explicit. there’s like one bad word in the explicit songs though

[@andrewjones9603]

casually cruel however I’m still shook to the core that she said the f word in her song. I know she’s a grown ass woman I’m just like 😱😂

[@danielphung6146]

@@andrewjones9603 I was walking on the street while properly listening to the vid

[@edensylvester13]

@@andrewjones9603 no, betty swears in the chorus so it's multiple times and the 1 swears in both verses

[@alimarie94]

I love the simplicity of this Taylor! It’s very rainy day vibes not too much going on

[@jessxo4363]

Folklore is a matured, slowed down version of Red and I love it

[@qiqisongs]

It is nothing like childish Red. It is mature, calm and much better.

[@Dinandaxx]

It has it's autumn vibes tho

[@qiqisongs]

@@Dinandaxx Red has summer vibe too. So?

[@Dinandaxx]

@@qiqisongs yeah true, I was just mentioning it because we relate Red with autumn so much. I didn't say there aren't any summer vibes on Red..

[@gabriellalicia]

Reds older sister

[@sunnykanda13]

THIS ALBUM IS GIVING KINDA SAFE AND SOUND VIBES WITH GAME OF THRONES THEME!!!

[@jasminemackenzie3451]

Same I totally thought of safe and sound

[@annacook1222]

Yes!

[@velotsiory550]

I agree 90,000%. I love this song so much and I had always hoped deep down that she would create an entire album in the same style as safe and sound. And she did, I still can't believe it.

[@jenniferzhou8635]

TOTALLY agreed, it's a style very up my alley

[@crc6166]

IKR I THOUGHT THE SAME EVEN FROM THE ARTWORK

[@rajeshkumar-ez7hw]

Nobody noticed how Fabrizio wearing t shirt of folklore aesthetics .

[@logandevereuxvb]

The fact that Kayne dropped an album today as well but his first reaction is to reacts to Taylor’s. We have made him a true swiftie :)

[@StreetSpirit135]

did he? 🤔

[@FabrizioSalerno]

No Kanye album as of yet lol. I always knew it was going to get delayed. That been the MO for years on end now lol

[@logandevereuxvb]

Fabrizio Salerno OMG YOU REPLIED TO ME!!!! I LOVE YOUR SWIFTIE CONTENT OMG OMG OMG I LOVE YOU!!!

[@logandevereuxvb]

Fabrizio Salerno also didn’t know it was delayed, I sound stupid

[@StreetSpirit135]

@@FabrizioSalerno yandhi where ;-;

[@x13Mango13x]

"And you hide away and find your piece of mind with some indie record that's much cooler than mine."

[@lindseysquire8417]

That was the first thing I thought of when I heard Folklore was going to be an indie album.

[@alicestocklistockli8394]

Yes now she made that album

[@kayleighryan6583]

in epiphany when she said “hold hands through plastic now” i CRIIIIIIEEEDDDD quarantine mood

[@katerussel5686]

You're not alone I feel the same 😭

[@hevinwilkey4030]

That songs is about wwii (specifically her grandfather that fought in it), though I originally took as blm and COVID-19 stuff. That’s the good thing about this album, it’s up for interpretation

[@kayleighryan6583]

@@hevinwilkey4030 Yeah, I saw it as kind of drawing parallels between how it feels to be in war with how it feels in the world right now with COVID. I took "hold hands through plastic now" to be a reference to how now to protect the people we love we have to shield ourselves from them in a time when we want to be close and support each other so badly. But yeah, this album has a lot to unpack so there's definitely a myriad of interpretations!

[@pandorafox3944]

Sobbed.

[@upscaleavenue]

@@hevinwilkey4030 The first part of the song is about her grandfather's experience, but the 2nd verse is very obviously about the pandemic.

[@rachelchunnlowery]

Listening to peace really broke my heart for her. She is talking about how she always has all this drama in her life and how even if she doesn’t want it, it just follows her. And here is Joe this very chill low profile guy with no drama and she worries is my drama too much for you? I can give you my everything and all of me but I can’t promise that there will ever be peace in my life. I hope that it’s not too much for you. I think she’s being super vulnerable showing us an insecurity she has and that sometimes it’s hard always being in the spotlight.

[@JoseRamirez14]

The perfect comment doesn’t exi-

[@alejandrarivera9721]

why did I cry with this comment????

[@YCPYT]

When I listened to Peace I felt heartbroken too, idk if it's true but I remember seeing a comment telling that apparently in one of Taylor's secret sessions she mentioned one time that when she's on her break she gained her weight back (after her eating disorder) and she was spotted by a paparazzi on a gym, then they're shaming her weight. After that she's just so depressed that she wondered if Joe will be alright with her when there's all these rumors and media around their life, so she ask Joe to break up with her, but Joe refused. I'm just thankful that Joe is such a great guy and hopefully both of them can be together forever because they compliment each other so well.

[@rachelchunnlowery]

Tenshio Natari well now I’m crying 😭 It breaks my heart to know she goes through that kind of stuff al the time. I hate we live in such a cruel world. I love them together so much. I really hope they do last forever. He is such an upstanding, good guy.

[@mitkit99]

Was I the only one getting Innocent, Sad Beautiful Tragic, False God, Ronan, and It’s Nice To Have A Friend vibes when listening to this?

[@kaileem3048]

yesss and i love it those are all one of my favorites on their albums

[@jasminemackenzie3451]

It was giving me safe and sound vibes

[@rufflypuppy1144]

No girl me too

[@mitkit99]

Also, My Tears Ricochet is giving me Daylight Vibes crosses with Ronan just a bit.

[@Ifiwereuidome2]

Same tbh and I loved it.

[@disneyjunkie19]

Fabrizio: y’all didn’t NEED to request or ask or beg because I am ON IT

[@ellvse]

the *_"teenage love triangle"_* is speculated to be *august, betty & cardigan* (sequence of events in that order). august is from the other girl's pov, talking about the summer with james. the lyrics "whispers of are you sure", "meet me behind the mall" (implying she's being hidden by james), "cause you were never mine", and "'cause you weren't mine to lose" matches with the context of james cheating on betty with this other girl. cut to the song betty, which is from james' perspective: "would you trust me if i told you it was just a summer thing?" parallels the line "so much for summer love and saying 'us'" and "will you call when you're back at school" in august. the same way the line "she pulled up like a figment of my worst intentions, she said "james, get in, let's drive" those days turned into nights slept next to her, but i dreamt of you all summer long" in the song parallels this line "remember when i pulled up and said 'get in the car'" from august. "standing in your cardigan" shows up by the end of betty too. and then finally we have cardigan, which is from betty's point of view. assuming this is years in the future, by the words "when you are young they assume you know nothing" almost wistfully. the song has a very bitter and dejected vibe, the cheating narrative being driven home with the line "chase two girls, lose the one". james and inez (name mentioned in betty) are also blake lively and ryan reynolds' kids but make of that what you will. nope i didnt write this but, *the complexity*

[@adrianaroa4621]

And Ryan and Blake children aka james and inez are two GIRLS, and also taylor was named after JAMES taylor mmm methink

[@JazSoop]

Sorry for my english, but I think it's Illicit Affair instead of Cardigan, mostly because of the fact that Cardigan wasn't written with Jack, like August and Betty were. But then it would be August from Betty's pov, Betty from James's pov and Illicit Affair from the other's girl pov.

[@aemeyer13]

I like this

[@yassalvess]

Illicit affair is also Inez pov and like exile may be about James and Betty. Exile is James seeing Betty years later, maybe even after cardigan. She's happy and with someone else. Someone said and for me it makes total sense: exile is what they thought when they saw each other years later. All the things that they were wanting to say to each other but in the end didn't.

[@MonikaSingh-pg5tg]

@@yassalvess taylor swift mentioned only 3 songs are about the love triangle and according to most theories those are cardigan betty and august

[@itsjinxnow4814]

Folklore is the best album in her catalogue. This album demonstrated the scope and depth of her artistic skill. Some of the greatest songs she has ever written.

[@Dancho_ss]

in my mind I'm not even done with Lover yet and she blessed us with another album

[@deekshachoudhary3792]

I am not even done with Rep lmao

[@williammcintosh5204]

Not done with Lover until I get to go to a concert :-(

[@hebthealien]

@@williammcintosh5204 okay but what if we get a Lover x Folklore concert after the pandemic is over?!

[@williammcintosh5204]

Heb The Alien The dream! Especially if Lover is all acoustic / piano

[@hebthealien]

@@williammcintosh5204 yessssss!!!!!! I swear the Cornelia Street live from Paris is the best and it shows how much those songs are really great in acoustic

[@eunicehannahmanzano8945]

exile reminds me of “the last time” from her Red album 🤍

[@munchkinn02]

I thought this too!

[@emilylohnes.]

i thought so too but i almost think it’s better because it’s more mature!

[@eunicehannahmanzano8945]

Emily Lohnes yep! I agree! More matured. 👌🤍

[@eduardauchoa8175]

Yees! I loved

[@hebthealien]

The last time is criminally underrated

[@hectorsanchezmenacho1027]

My top tracks are: - exile - my tears ricochet - august - hoax - this is me trying - illicit affair - invisible string the whole album is a new experience and the songwriting is the best she’s ever done... and vocals, wow...

[@ThisIsMeMorgan]

Right now I think my two favorites are Mirror ball and epiphany

[@mikkelpadilla589]

Don't disrespect Betty like that 😭

[@hectorsanchezmenacho1027]

13wonderland I love “Betty” and still trying to figure out the Love Triangle in songs Taylor said were hidden as Easter eggs

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

Exile, August, and Hoax have some real singles potential.

[@danielphung6146]

My fav tracks are 1-16

[@mochanrannangsha6255]

This ALBUM IS TOO MATURE for me to understand

[@OwaisFazal]

I feel ya

[@carolinarey7778]

SAME

[@brisajuliana]

same and i’m 19

[@mra3707]

Yeah, it's a very complicated piece of art and I think this absolutely deserves a Grammy just for the amazing lyrics

[@shooshe8211]

Mochanran Nangsha Ikr. But I do understand some, like Betty 😅

[@biancaegeriis2364]

“For the boys who broke my heart, now I send their babies presents” might be a reference to Joe Jonas 🤔🤔 and the song ‘mad woman’ a reference to Kim and Kanye? More specifically the line “it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together” 🤔

[@c573]

it’s probably not about kimye

[@annette5950]

Yeah I read a comment somewhere saying mad woman is about scott and scooter

[@annette5950]

c I think “a great American dynasty” is the only song about Rebekah (the owner of Taylor’s house as you probably know. what does her divorce have to do with the love triangle 😅). I read that mad woman is about Scott but it could also be about kimye.

[@brisajuliana]

i don’t think that line is referring to Kim and Kanye since Kim had no reason at all to hate Taylor before dating Kanye, she even said that she loved her music or something like that in an old video. I think that line is about Scott and Scooter but only Taylor knows haha

[@biancaegeriis2364]

Brisa Canadé true, didn’t think about that 😅

[@mwasserfall7522]

I appreciate this album not being so hype, cause that's just not what the majority of us are feeling at the moment.

[@bobbyswanson3498]

The way it was a surprise works really well too like if she announced it months ago and released singles we would have to anticipate it throughout quarantine and having nothing to do, but it’s like in a time with not a lot of good news we suddenly have something good to think about

[@katerussel5686]

Epiphany is like a song for the situation during this pandemic.

[@HarmonicBliss555]

Yes! For the first responders perhaps. That's what I got from it.

[@rebeccahebb8572]

Yep! It's also about her grandfather's experience in the war, and the way she connects the two is genius

[@xamfoam1438]

i thought that too. when i did research i found out its her grandfather’s experience from the war!

[@HarmonicBliss555]

It's beautiful that it works for both.

[@depaima44]

Folklore is definitely a beautiful story of a Woman in love A granddaughter’s memory A lady’s responsibility Woman alone in lockdown Girl’s ruined fantasy Teenager’s memory & lesson How hard is to grow up? Uncertainties of in twenties Woman’s maturity Learn woman / Daughter’s knowledge Female celebrity (stigma) Mad woman Peace of mind Godmother’s teaching How a strong lady be Broken love #TaylorSwift #Folklore

[@thayammalp1496]

The fact once (or still is I'm not sure) Kanye fan is reacting to Taylor Swift album on the day Kanye releases his album too just speaks legends of Taylor

[@lizcastro5896]

He did not

[@Wonder-zm4cc]

Kanye delayed his album. Hahahah... Tayvodoo is doing the work

[@user-rr2ep3gt5p]

Don't know if someone pointed this out, but in the Lover house, just below the attic, there is a room with the color scheme that matches folklore's aesthetic. And would ya know, that room has a clothing rack with CARDIGANS on it. On a side note, I think Exile is about a dysfunctional relationship with communication issues. *_I think I've seen this film before and I didn't like the ending_* could signify that the woman had been in an abusive relationship in the past and decided to walk away this time before she could get hurt. On the other side, the guy has dated women in the past and they left him too without telling him why. So he never changed and is left confused as to why they all left. the contrast between *_You never gave a warning sign_* and *_I gave so many signs_* is very telling that she thought he knew what he was doing, when in fact he was oblivious and genuinely doesn't know what he did wrong. So communicate with your partner, people. Just my interpretation.

[@emilylohnes.]

for the lover room thing i think that really cool but a coincidence since she said she didn’t even start writing till april! but I think it’s still cool to think about!

[@user-rr2ep3gt5p]

@@emilylohnes. Maybe she decided later to write a song that was a nod to that room? You know, like in Blank Space where she made the clicking noise with her mouth and then later changed it to a pen while recording? I'm just speculating here. It is a defining characteristic of this fandom 😂

[@emilylohnes.]

casually cruel ya that could make sense

[@conmom2534]

He hasn't reacted to the Lover MV yet. He just got to 1989.

[@reisahagun]

No one: Literally no one: Fabrizio: “here from *auntie taylor* “

[@theelementalist8472]

I laughed so hard when he said that😆😆

[@beatrizgusmao4454]

I love how he is already sooo into TS's world, he's always quoting her others songs and seeing references I just love it

[@MostafaAhmed69]

Am I the only one that notices that his clothes always fits the album cover and album aesthetic? Love ur reaction man ❤️

[@justanotherhalloqueen]

Anyone else feel like whatever you're going through, Taylor follows through with an album chronicling that phase? -1989 I was moving out on my own -Rep I went through the worst breakup and went into a dark lipstick/bad reputation but eventually finding love phase -lover, finding and embracing the love I've found -folklore, I just want whimsical tunes and woodsy/Hozier vibes that I can listen to while drinking my coffee, clacking away on a typewriter and watering my plants 😂

[@klacxiie]

Yeeeeees!!!!

[@danielphung6146]

Can't relate to any break up or finding her kind of love, however, all somehow relates. reputation and folklore reflect my emotional states though

[@Blukyu]

Same!!!!!

[@beatrizcarrico6613]

YESSS! Mainly folklore, I’ve been listening to so much Hozier and folk music lately and now she drops this! It’s a blessing ✨

[@justanotherhalloqueen]

@@beatrizcarrico6613 right? Just waiting for Hoziers new album now! Our forest king 🤴 Can you IMAGINE a collab??

[@elenakasabov2129]

There is a love triangle story in three of the songs. Cardigan- Betty’s perspective Betty- The guy’s perspective (James) August- The girl’s who he cheated with perspective (I think, but it all makes sense when you listen to it)

[@crcstfall]

i thought illicit affairs was the girl who he cheated with’s perspective

[@c573]

amelia no illicit affairs is more of a third party’s perspective on the love triangle

[@analuisavitali4832]

there’s so much to talk about in this but the lyrics connect this 3 so much ITS PERFECT SHES A GENIUSSSSSS

[@sarahelizavoldy]

@@c573 But she says about not putting on the perfume so his girl doesn't smell it. That is from the other women's perspective.

[@c573]

sarahelizaf no it’s what a third party (for example: taylor) says about the affair

[@backgroundvisuals13]

*T I M E S T A M P S* _1 | __2:09__ | the 1_ _2 | __4:24__ | cardigan_ _3 | __7:29__ | the last great american dynasty_ _4 | __10:08__ | exile_ _5 | __12:15__ | my tears ricochet_ _6 | __14:33__ | mirrorball_ _7 | __16:49__ | seven_ _8 | __18:39__ | august_ _9 | __20:28__ | this is me trying_ _10 | __22:17__ | illicit affairs_ _11 | __24:12__ | invisible string_ _12 | __26:36__ | mad woman_ _13 | __28:41__ | epiphany_ _14 | __30:23__ | betty_ _15 | __32:05__ | peace_ _16 | __34:20__ | hoax_

[@sweetdisaster6339]

the font goes with the aesthetic of folklore. thank you so much! 😌

[@gigin6534]

Thank youuu

[@fifiyow]

the effort ♡

[@annadacapio5046]

Thank you aaaaa

[@fiammap.6353]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!!!💕💕

[@lindseysquire8417]

This album feels like gray skies and rain early on an August morning, before anyone else is awake.

[@user-ox2py6jr3p]

I found this out last night, but basically “the last great American dynasty” tells the story of Rebekah Harkness (night of spelled her name wrong) who owned her Rhode Island house. Some things she mentions that are true is, “trying to keep her mind off of st louis” Rebekah was born in St. Louis. “Bill was the heir to the standard oil name and money” I researched her husband while she lived there and his name is William Harkness but one family history site had “Bill” as his nickname and he also had a large share with standard oil. “How did a middle class divorcée do it” she was divorced several times before marrying “Bill”. “They picked out a home and called it holiday house” this refers to the house that is now owned by Taylor in Rhode Island. “The doctor had told him [bill] to settle down. It must of been her fault his heart gave out” this refers to how her husband died, which was from a heart attack in their home. “Flew in al the bitch pack friends from the city” she actually had a group that she started called “The Bitch Pack”. “Blew through the money on the boys and the ballet” she eventually started her own ballet company and for awhile had rehearsal at her “holiday house”. “Loosing on card game bets with Dali” Dali is the artist that designed and made her urn for her ashes when she died. The only thing I haven’t found evidence for if it really was said/happened or not is the part where she says “she stole his dog and dyed it key lime green”. And then 50 years later, it was bought by Taylor.

[@whoami23358]

Thank you for doing all this research, I appreciate it!

[@user-ox2py6jr3p]

Ima female oh no problem it was really interesting

[@cat-zh5ut]

Kimberlie Garcia wow, thanks this had me very interested

[@user-ox2py6jr3p]

Also I read on a fan page that Rebekah actually did steal her neighbors pet and dye it green but it wasn’t a dog, it was a cat. I can’t remember the fan page or I would credit it

[@AJ-te6tf]

Kimberlie Garcia Yeah, I read that too. I think Taylor changed it to dog bc she’s a cat person?😂

[@theevilcactus9543]

Ok but the way she says "hush!" in mirrorball literally made my heart skip a beat

[@markjosephcayanan9504]

Me too!! It's so pretty.

[@mahgiftedbymoon2717]

The 1= better man The last american dynasty= the lucky one Exile= The last time Seven= never grow up Illicit affair= sad beautiful tragic They have the same vibe

[@annieherondale5707]

The lucky one and the last American dynasty gave the exact same vibe I loved it

[@edensylvester13]

oooh yes

[@lauranabrown8696]

Yesss

[@PRM77]

@@annieherondale5707 it reminded me of Starlight because of the story

[@mgibbs2326]

I kinda wondered as I listened if some of the songs on this album were ones she wrote and loved and was told she couldn't do them because they didn't fit her 'sound', and now she's able to do what she wants so shes gone over old poems and writings and evolved them.

[@manevinsanpasion3396]

According to Taylor's post, the songs were about the images she had in her mind during isolation, they started as poetry until she started creating stories of those characters she had in mind. I have read some comments from fellow Swifties about a love triangle which I believe haha: Cardigan - Betty's point of view August- the girl she cheated with Betty - point of view of James (the one who loves betty)

[@rufflypuppy1144]

I thought that James cheated with the girl

[@ElectricSnivy]

I heard one about how the entire album is about the story of Betty

[@aniak9715]

@@rufflypuppy1144 he did but he loved Betty

[@aniak9715]

@@ElectricSnivy yeah for me it seems that TLGAD is also about Betty

[@annieherondale5707]

And also illicit affairs sounds kind of how it was to cheat on Betty

[@sandramoilanen9443]

fabrizio salerno 🤝 steven in stereo being the only taylor swift reactors i care about

[@Surreality22992]

Include Ash, and you get the 3 I care about 😂

[@ariblue17g21]

Include Ajayll!!!

[@Surreality22992]

@@ariblue17g21 Of course!!!

[@jezdolly]

Surreality22992 TASTE!!!!

[@sodreamsgirl]

YES 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Seeing them both turn into swifties has been so heartwarming

[@hellogoditsmesara3569]

Huge tone shift from what she’s previously done. We love a girl who can do everything

[@sophialawrence5850]

its so nostalgic and farmiliar like old stories you've heard a thousand times before. this album is crazy timeless and im obsessed.

[@potatobean2120]

It just came out, how could it be timeless 😂

[@Mad12982]

I immediately looked up your social like “DOES FABRIZIO KNOW YET?!”

[@magdalena9405]

She's like the Tolkien of romantic pop...There is so much intricacy and richness behind her songs!

[@allenisidro26]

I kinda understand you with this journey for TS8. And to tell you honestly I did hope or more like expect for the banger / heavy production since we have jack and jack is a legend in pop. And so on my initial listen, it kind of throw me off guard. But then lyrics got me. And when i put my head phones on, it took me to every different moods and vibes. And I just fell in love with folklore. This is indeed a new era. And every era is a fresh masterpiece. To TS8 everyone 🥂

[@sparklesrpretty]

I stopped my second listen through of folklore to smash the watch button on this video

[@Supremo_C26]

SAME!!!

[@403_not_found.]

I stopped my fifth listen lol

[@ches753]

"August" has Getaway Car and Cornelia Street vibes. Is it just me? Okay, just me. haha.

[@sophiab1613]

Yes!! It’s one of my favs!!!

[@norjannahmamalo7206]

DBATC!!!

[@okaymayara_]

Not at all! It also reminds me of out of the woods (the bridge). I think it’s because all of these songs are produced by Jack. They have his fingermark.

[@annette5950]

I didn’t even realize that seven and August were the 7. and 8. track 🤦‍♀️

[@nonasyt]

TRACK 5 "my tears ricochet" IS MY FAVOURITE, i get goosebumps at the bridge when she says "you can aim for my heart, go for blood... but you would still miss me in your bones". 😩✨ It gives me "someday when you leave me I bet these memories follow you around" Wildest Dreams vibes, i swear every track 5 hits me like a train, but thank u taylor 🤍

[@upscaleavenue]

Great comparison there! I didn't think of that. It's my favorite track too. My favorite part is the final chorus, when she sings, "and the battleships will sink beneath the waves." It's so deeply moving.

[@samanthamichaels4959]

Betty is literally a more detailed version of how you get the girl!!

[@melindaabond]

Only if you think in hygtg he cheated aswell

[@amandaelizabeth21]

In Invisible String the line: "now I send their babies presents" is about her ex Joe Jonas and his wife Sophie Turner who are expecting.

[@baileydavis5000]

I love epiphany, to me it’s like the doctors and nurses during COVID and they dream about finding a cure, wishing they could help their patients

[@rebeccahebb8572]

Yep! It's also about Taylor's grandfather and his experience in the war. The first verse is more about the war, and the second verse is about the current pandemic. The way she connects the two together is brilliant

[@upscaleavenue]

I got tears in my eyes when I heard the second verse. "Doc, I think she's crashing out" is sung with so much grief and intensity, and it's a direct reference to the pandemic 😪

[@alicedesaulniers3735]

The doctors and nurses are like soldiers...

[@biancar5763]

I still go "WHAAAAT?" whenever she swears.

[@rex8951]

My favourites are Betty, Invisible String, Mad Woman, August and Exile.

[@Iivforevermore]

Same!!

[@aishwaryaviswanathan4753]

I also like cardigan!

[@Eli-ft9lb]

Same

[@kirtigupta8963]

Literally the same

[@rex8951]

@casually cruel well it might change 😂 cornelia street wasn't my favourite until this month

[@drew1944]

Dude I've been waiting for this! I may say that this album was the best thing that happened this 2020

[@Karolina-kt9vy]

the way he's a full blown swiftie now!? we STAN a character arc

[@TalkingShinobi]

Drink a water everytime he says "I GOTTA SAY, THIS ALBUM..." lol

[@7.seven.7sev]

we gotta stay hydrated ❤️

[@tekken4granted913]

The fact that this album was a surprise album, yet it is this cohesive - it didn't disappoint. And this album was created in a short span of time, in her isolation in this pandemic, and it is this GREAT. How much more Taylor releasing new album in a monthly basis. UGGGHHH! THE ARTISTRY IS 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@jodiggg]

When she announced folklore yesterday, i went to your twitter immediately!!! I was so happy when i saw you already had tweets about it hahaha

[@richihuq1703]

It's another genre switch. Welcome to Indie Folk genre Fabrizio 💙

[@helenakohlhoff]

This is a total story album. She started with imagery and vibes and went from there. Not all of these stories are hers. Not all of them are even real people. You can see all about this on her social media.

[@mariekosikova1292]

Man, I cried hearing this album for the first time. It's such mature sound and I just couldn't be prouder. It's a goddamn masterpiece.

[@emezamarripa4365]

Me listening to folklore:man i love this (also me) I hope Fabrizio is listening and fangirling over his first album release experience

[@lking1758]

This glowup we’ve gotten to witness is my literal favorite thing.

[@Karolina-kt9vy]

I love that he can't go 5 minutes without referencing another song of hers

[@faithservan6822]

folklore is safe and sound family, safe and sound belongs to this album. 😭😭

[@VioletEmerald]

I really feel this.

[@elifranas]

As a rep stan I love this album. I don’t think folklore is better than rep but definitly better than others. Btw my top 5 1-my tears ricochet 2-exile 3-cardigan 4-august 5-the 1

[@morghann21313]

Same, this is like my number 2 album

[@meganstewart1977]

SAME i love reputation so so much

[@itsjinxnow4814]

Nah Folklore is the best album in her catalogue. This album demonstrated the scope and depth of her artistic skill. Some of the greatest songs she has ever written.

[@jens2449]

As a Rep fan, I kinda hate this album ngl

[@itsjinxnow4814]

@@jens2449 I'm sorry it's just funny to me how Rep stans don't like folklore. That is on being brainwashed into thinking good music can only be basic pop crap. Also just because one genre isn't mainstream doesn't mean it's automatically "not good" please that's so ignorant. Recognize art when it is worthy to be recognized.

[@KatelynnEnchanted]

This album is a dream come true. It’s what I’ve wanted since Safe and Sound and Enchanted and that one time she covered White Blank Page. While my previous top 3 albums were Reputation, 1989 and Lover, this is more my style and it’s perfect.

[@witchesdontburn]

My top 5: Cardigan, Mad Woman, Exile, Hoax and Epiphany. I’m a rep stan and this has become my second favourite album.

[@zjdelms]

same here!

[@sunnykanda13]

"Here, from Auntie Taylor" 😂 ~ Fabrizio, 2020

[@jeanpaulmartin4004]

i love this album of her cause i think she finally jumped into the indie/alternative side of music, her voice sounds so sweet and soft for this genre and it’s something i’ve been wanting from her since she did Wildest Dreams and This Love on 1989. great reaction!

[@sebasmendez-ruiz784]

Fabrizio and Ajayll are the only reactions that matter

[@rosmmytoledo2286]

And that’s is the tea 😌

[@sarahcarolinac]

I really like Steve in the stereo. His reactions are pure gold, he cry in a lot of songs, he's a huge fan and doesn't like Kanye anymore, in his reaction to this album wears RED merch, says he has all Taylor's albums andddd he's thinking getting a tattoo of Taylor ✨💗

[@sarahcarolinac]

@IMOGEN RUSSELL trueee! I like her a lot!

[@phoebebridgerton99]

And reacts by ash

[@zainabwaseem2897]

And reacts by ash!!

[@srishtigulaty5281]

I WAS WAITING FOR THISSS, AAAAAAH, YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFORMED INTO A SWIFTIE🥺❤️

[@supriyasharma2653]

So just as an insight into the album. The whole album is about different themes explored through the perspectives of three people in a love triangle. So there's Rebekah harkness also known as betty who's perspective is explored in cardigan and is basically is kinda the protagonist of this story. She has a boyfriend who cheats on her with another girl, who's name we don't know. The guy is James. So the person with whom James cheated with-their perspective is explored in the song august and later James's perspective in the song betty. The song great American dynasty gives an insight into how the public saw James and Betty's relationship. The reason these people, especially Rebekah is chosen as the people whose story Taylor is exploring is because Rebekah harkness actually lived in the same house/mansion Taylor bought in Rhode Island (in 2013). So the album is folklore because these stories about these people have been passed down through facts, gossips and talks in the town and she is passing it to us through these songs. Sorry for such a long comment, this is both my interpretation and some bits and pieces I found on twitter.

[@katerussel5686]

Thank you so much for this!!! 💕💕💕

[@supriyasharma2653]

@@c573 cardigan is also Rebekah's perspective, also proved by the fact that she (Taylor) references the word cardigan again in betty. A lot of songs, while not directly, have themes that reflect Rebekah's perspective, so it's not just one.

[@melonmilkice2755]

Thanks

[@mariecostabile7596]

The only song I cried to was the 1st minute of "epiphany" My grandpa was in WW II and so was Taylor's grandpa. As I'm sure it was the same with Archie Swift my grandpa also saw stuff that he just couldn't talk about. "Keep your helmet keep your life son" was something that soldiers where told before storming the beaches and having to crawl through the sand to the trenches. Yes obviously the rest of the song is about nurses and doctors dealing with this pandemic.

[@stormborn23]

YEEEEEEESSSSS Also, am I the only one who STILL hasn't have a proper 8 hours of sleep? I'm a wreck rn.

[@jaclynbarbarise9390]

I feel like Exile is a nod to both The Last Time and If This Was A Movie because the lyrics say “I think I’ve seen this film before and I didn’t like the ending.” Taylor sings “I didn’t like the ending” in the exact same tone and melody as “baby what about the ending?” In ITWAM 😭 I love this album so much! My faves are: Exile Betty August Cardigan My Tears Ricochet Invisible String

[@Baileyykatt]

I realized the “if this was a movie” tidbit like a week ago and I was so excited!

[@samantharollins8720]

To answer your question about the stringed instrument in Invisible String, Aaron Dessner said on Twitter that the instrument he used was an old silvertone guitar with a rubber bridge (from Old Style Guitars in LA) and that's why it sounds so interesting! It's one of my favorite songs on the album.

[@cmsandino]

Top songs rn are: the 1,Cardigan!!, August!!, Illicit affairs, Invisible string,Betty, Peace!!

[@emilylohnes.]

same but i need to keep listening!

[@pyarosz]

Fabrizio reacting to Taylor and fangirling so hard is literally my favourite thing on youtube except for this new album

[@maatszz]

august is a masterpiece

[@reyque]

Yessssssss

[@haleyezuniga]

Invisible String was my favorite! Also, shoutout to Fabrizio for color coordinating his outfit for this special occasion 🤩

[@abrielle13]

She tells the premises of most of the songs in one of her Instagram posts from yesterday. Most of them aren't about her, they are other people's stories or characters she made up. Hence, the title "Folklore"

[@elliepaige3217]

Taylor Swift is the only person I know who can swear aesthetically

[@brettrankin9594]

I've never been so hooked on a song as I am for Exile, its hitting me so deep and i can't explain it but that one song has been on repeat for the last hour and I've never done that with a song before

[@Brennnnnnnnnnnnn]

this album is insane. i ended up buying the deluxe version on her website and also ordered a sweater. my favorites from listening to it the first time around are seven, august, invisible string and betty

[@Kammy-nh8vl]

“my tears ricochet” is about her stolen lullabies and each line was taken from a song from each stolen album!! “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?”- rep (LWYMMD/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)

[@biancam007]

My top tracks are: Cardigan Exile My tears ricochet August This is me trying Epiphany Betty Hoax

[@amandamclane5170]

I am a huuuuge Tay fan, & you are the first person I thought of when I heard the news 😂 Absolutely love your reaction vids

[@isamnde]

Fun Fact: If you put the song titles the way they're arranged on the back of the cover into a soundwave you get the soundwave of the phrase "I love you"

[@seliees9223]

When I found out that ''folklore'' is an album of calm, soothing songs one of my first thoughts was ''Fabrizio will love it'' hahha So glad you recorded your reaction this quickly! By the way, I hope someday you'll react to Panic! At The Disco. I sincerely recommend two albums: Death of a bachelor and Too weird to live, too rare to die ❤

[@ayiswift]

YOU GUYS MAY DISAGREE WITH ME BUT AUGUST IS A STUNNINGLY GENIUS TRACK IN THIS ALBUM. I have been playing 100 times and I won’t ever, ever get tired with it. This album for me, is the best she ever released, it’s hard for me to put Red as number two but what would I say? Folklore is that album you’ll listen 20 years later and still sounds harmonious. It’s a timeless record, I smell Grammy on this.

[@richihuq1703]

Never came so fast. I only begged so much thanks 😭😭😭

[@Mad12982]

Hoax: “don’t want any shade of blue, but you” Lover: “my hearts been borrowed and yours has been blue” Dancing with our hands tied: “deep blue but you painted me golden”

[@augustmiller5202]

oh my word, the amount of times she brings up gold too... DWOHT: "deep blue but you painted me golden" Dress: "you made your mark on me, a golden tattoo" Daylight: "but it's golden, like daylight" Invisible String: "one single thread of gold, tied me to you"

[@bryannashuck6290]

I have this theory joe alwyn struggles with depression because of how often she references blue in songs that appear to be about him. Don’t want any blue but you. I’m with you even if it makes me blue. My hearts been borrowed, yours has been blue. Dreary Monday’s. There is always this quiet sad empathy in the subtext of all these lines. Obviously, it’s complete speculation, but joe has been defined by blue from the start with her lyrics. As someone with depression who has had relationship problems with partners who couldn’t handle the storm that can be, it makes me feel a warm fuzzy she might be professing her love and support for him even on the hard, bad days

[@mariaizabelafernandes5852]

The way you comment the songs based on the other ones from the past albums is GOLD! You really became a TS fan! References there is just... GOLD. I love your reactions and comments