F AROUND AND YOU FIND OUT | Taylor Swift - Dear John (Speak Now Tour) | (REACTION!!!)

[@Brandi2281]

“Don’t Blame Me” live from the Reputation Stadium World Tour is 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌 Taylor takes us to church with that performance!!!

[@HIM_066xMusicReactions]

Added ty for always putting me on Brandi

[@valentinaolivarez9816]

PLEASE DO THAT ONE

[@jessicamahoney4610]

Ready for It and I Did Something Bad also from Reputation are my favorite live performances of hers along with your suggestion.

[@meredith1017]

Yessss came here to say this exact thing. Dont Blame Me SPECIFICALLY Reputation Tour live performance. Slayed.

[@wickedwillis5611]

She wrote this about her relationship with a 32 year old when she was 19. Now you need to listen to the song she wrote about the same relationship when she was his age of 32 called - Would've, Could've, Should've

[@JRay.R]

So this song came out when I was 18-19 years old and now I’m 32 and it honestly hurts no less now than it did back then. I can only imagine the complex and intense energy and emotion that must come with her so poetically putting her own traumatic life experiences in writing, having so many people relate with it, and having all this happen publicly. She’s honestly on a different level, in my opinion. The strength that it undoubtedly took to bring all this full circle deserves all the applause and I’ll always respect her for that.

[@elizabeth9674]

She was such a kid when she performed this. I’m sure by now you know it’s about a relationship she had with John Maher when he was 32 and she was 19. So yeah, she let him know about it.

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

This was 15 years ago. She was a baby! Check out 'grown up' Taylor! 'Vigilante shit' live from the Reputation tour.

[@ambersharpe]

Love that she used a very similar guitar riff to John’s “Gravity” in this OG version! Like here you go, John Mayer, this one is for you!

[@crystalkadletc1944]

It’s the best part

[@LittleFrosty333]

We all love angry Taylor. Just in case we aren't sure which "John" she's referring to, she included a perfect mimic of John Mayer's guitar riff.

[@taralovesdiamondart]

Angry Taylor subscribes to the mindset of "anything you can do I can do better." In Dear John, she's got the John Mayer guitar riffs, like you said, She's finally had enough of Kanye and her reputation album is full of rap rhymes and cadence, and 2 songs have guest artists rapping. Matty Healey breaks her heart, and TTPB has a few songs that sound like The 1975. She outperforms and outsells them all. I love petty Taylor.

[@tinawhite8835]

I deeply respect the work TS has put into mastering her craft as far as her singing. I watch a lot of professional voice coaches praise her breath control and the tone and range of her voice, and that all comes from a great deal of work on her part. In truth, Taylor is a poet, a storyteller. Her delivery is with her music, and in that she excels. When she was young, she sang as a young person, and now her voice has matured, and she has honed that instrument to perfection. I don't think there is any professional musician that works as hard as she does to master all phases of her craft, and her success is testament to that. She is a masterclass entertainer and businesswoman.

[@crystalkadletc1944]

100% She wasn’t a great singer at the beginning of her career, she worked very hard over the years to become a great singer

[@Brandi2281]

“John” is John Mayer. He was 31 and Taylor was 19, when they dated.

[@HIM_066xMusicReactions]

HOLY !@#$ that age gap smh

[@jamiespeese2062]

You should do her follow up, Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve off Midnights. Her telling the same story but from the age he was when they dated…very powerful lyrics

[@laurawurst8731]

@@HIM_066xMusicReactionsyes so would’ve could’ve should’ve the song she wrote at 32

[@winkpinky1445]

She was blindsided by the creep

[@clarem8784]

There are a lot of women who have come out and had really horrible comments about being romantically involved with Mayer and most of them were closer to his age. She was barely of age, right at that age where you think you know everything but you aren't really grown yet. I have 4 daughters. I don't know how Taylor's parents were able to restrain themselves and allow her to have her own agency...

[@lindabound1701]

You hit the nail on the head. TS has so many skills in her writing, story telling, show stopping performances, her singing isn't what she's showcasing - it's EVERYTHING ELSE!!!! The thing is, her music is from her own experiences, she really is the only one that can showcase the real meaning and emotion that her work is meant to do. So, she performs because she wants to be sure to deliver the WHOLE message as intended. She sings very well, she's no Celine Dion or Julie Andrews, but she's good enough to bring in 70-90 thousand people day after day to her shows. Deep respect for this brilliant woman and artist.

[@laurawurst8731]

Her voice has improved so much but live she’s always been amazing!

[@crystalkadletc1944]

Taylor always thanks her band, singers, dancers, security, the staff at the venues she performs at, she doesn’t miss anyone. It’s one way she’s remained relatable because she is aware of everyone that is needed for her to put on her shows. Shes always thanks everyone at every show in her entire career.

[@AnjeannetteMarie]

Dear John was the 12th song (out of 15) on the Speak Now tour set list

[@skepticalmaiden]

Recommend “False God” live on SNL. Another amazing live is the rock version of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” 1989 tour. She wrote a follow up of this gem from the perspective of her 32 year old self, which is the age he was when he played her.

[@randystalnaker6700]

MINDBLOWING SONG

[@LittleFrosty333]

My favorite Taylor performance!!

[@musicfangirl7403]

False God is a great song but it isn’t a good live vocal from Taylor. SNL is always bad with the sound and I don’t think it showcases anything but the sax player.

[@LK-lz6lk]

​@@musicfangirl7403Huh! I disagee, I don't think it's a bad vocal at all! The little riff at the end esp...showcases vocal agility that she's rarely displayed! & I've watched several vocal coach reactions who were impressed with it too.

[@randystalnaker6700]

Shw was 19 or 20 when this performance happened...34 years old now...soooo good even then...oh and she still to this day, has the same band...😅

[@DebbieHancock-i2m]

John Mayer and Swift were romantically linked from late 2009 to early 2010, when Swift was 19 and Mayer was 32. Swift's 2010 Speak Now track, "Dear John," is the singer's most infamous alleged reference to the much-discussed relationship. (From Google)

[@vjmcdonn]

She’s still really young in this. Her voice matures a lot in a great way the older she gets!!

[@heatherthomas1690]

I would recommend Ready for it/intro and I Did Something Bad live performances from the reputation tour (also Don't Blame me recommended already above).

[@genekineret]

i love watch new people admire Taylor´s talent

[@AnjeannetteMarie]

Enjoyed ur reaction to this iconic Taylor performance. Besides the emotional lyrics that she wrote 100% herself (no co-writes) and the vocals, she cleverly used a recognizable John Mayer guitar riff style, she named this song “Dear John” which is a generic name used for breakup letters to soldiers but, ofc, is also John Mayer’s name, and she called out his complete predatory bullshit. Taylor is 🔥🤘

[@emmurrenauthor]

John Mayer was a notorious user of young women and basically she called him out with this song. So many young women came out after this that he was outed. My husband was a musician and knew the gossip and when he heard this song he was glad. This was actually the song that started me paying attention to her.

[@brucebrown3837]

The nod at 16:19 has always made me smile.

[@RowdyRomantic]

But her talent has just increased so much. She was talented here but she just continues to get better. She was so young here.

[@H8Red92]

speak now was her 3rd album so this performance is more than 10 years old and her vocals really inproved. as already mentioned “dont blame me” from reputation tour is extraordinary. but i also love “wildest dreams” at grammy museum, its my fav live performance

[@H8Red92]

dear john is about john mayor who was 32 and she was 19 when they dated, a follow up to this song is “wouldve couldve shouldve” she wrote it when she was 32 looking back to that relationship, definitely an experience of a song. you should check it out

[@Spookymama08]

Her band is always fire! They have been with her for years! You really can’t go wrong with a live Taylor Swift performance. She’s flawless!

[@teresagormley903]

You have to follow this up with would've could've should've its Taylor at 32 the same age John Mayer was when they dated.She is looking back.It gives chills.

[@LovecraftianGodsKiller]

The lyric "memories feel like weapons" sums up how Taylor felt during the time perfectly.

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

Oh good Lord you will absolutely love her live performances. Her song Would've Could've Should've she wrote at 32 which was John Mayers age at the time of their relationship. It's a powerful song. ❤❤❤❤

[@tatianebernardo2482]

This is one of my favorite songs and performances of Taylor, it's crazy to think she wrote it alone when she was 19! Great reaction as always!

[@kathyditlevson5085]

❤❤❤this performance so much! I'm so impressed how good she was at 19-20!

[@charbenz2768]

This is way back in 2011. Taylor's Speak Now tour. She has never claimed to be a great singer, she's a songwriter, a storyteller. She alone wrote every song on the Speak Now album. Im glad you noticed that really long note, not everyone notices it. 😀 (John Mayer)

[@KateinVA]

Other lives to check out: Vigilante Shit (Eras Tour, I believe), Intro/Ready For It (Reputation Tour), I Did Something Bad (Reputation Tour), We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (1989 Tour - rock version), Mean (Grammy performance), and all of the Long Pond Studio session songs. As others have mentioned, this is about John Mayer. The Story of Us is also about him. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve is her looking back on the relationship when she finally got to the age John Mayer was when they dated, and it’s brutal and heartbreaking.

[@twiffidy]

Taylor would appreciate you giving her band flowers

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Dear John is such an amazing song, and extra special to me(and 68k other people,) bc it was one of my surprise songs last year in Minneapolis, and she hasn’t played it again since!!

[@bellapeterson94]

Taylor live is elite. She actually elevates each song which is rare. You should do would’ve could’ve should’ve next cause its a follow up she wrote at 32. The same age john was when they dated

[@Lala22292]

John is John Mayer.....she should have known. ❤

[@Koreankimmie]

Such a great performance. You are in for treat if you watch more of her live performances.

[@musicfangirl7403]

Thank you for pointing out the difference between a vocalist and a singer/songwriter. Taylor’s skill is in writing the songs and then telling the story through the performance. She’s not out here to do vocal gymnastics all over the melody, so comparing her to the legendary vocalists is unfair. She much closer to a Joni Mitchell or Carole King or Stevie Nicks. She’s maybe 20 or 21 here and she looks like a literal child in her little dress and ponytail. It really emphasizes the age difference between her and John Mayer.

[@cassyf1949]

THIS is my absolute favorite live performance of her early days :D I love how she is the whole song like "I should have known" and in the end when she said she wrote him a song, she says "You should have known." because he is gaslighting her and blaming her, while he is the one that was older and should know better than getting involved with such a young woman. Also he wrote her an Email threatening her that she shouldn't write a song about him. So the absolute sass of her to say in the end he should have known that she would write a song about him! I just love her 😂😂

[@JuneHeinssen]

Loved your reaction ❤ i cant wait for more live performances. Theres some great suggestions in the comments. Taylor always praises her band , back up singers and dancers a lot of them have been with her for years

[@caitlingreen7355]

You have to do Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve now! She wrote it at 32, the same age John was when they dated, reflecting back on the relationship. It’s like a part two of this song!

[@sullythespoiledrottenhusky627]

she has improved a lot since then (not that this wasn't a good performance - it was - it's just she was so young) - start watching the Reputation Tour - Intro + Ready for It kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIKtkplsptZroLM King of My Heart kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoTMlWZ8qKamis0 I did something bad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKfapYCtrLtla7M Don't Blame Me kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZaye5-bd8eZY7c Dress kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4axmouuhteopq8

[@NicoleSHolness]

She sing live with Mary J Blige “doubt”

[@JRay.R]

It’s SO good.

[@Kelly-i4j]

She’s so young here! ❤️

[@IanHillan]

Don't Blame Me from the rep Stadium Tour and, actually, the intro and ...Ready For It? from the same tour along with I Did Something Bad live from the same.

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

This was about John Mayer, who was 32 to her 19. A grown ass man, taking advantage of a young girl impressed with one of her heroes. POS She is around 20 or 21 here. She is now 34 & no man will take advantage of her again. She grew up & got tough. Her song about Jake Gyllenhaal called 'All too well' & you must watch the official 10 minute movie/video she directed for it. Soooooo good.

[@jessicaconeza997]

I’m excited to see more of your live reactions! Dont Blame Me and Ready for It live…….. just waiting for it really.

[@shalynlowe3143]

She’s not a “whistle-note” singer, she does more deep note singing and it’s gotten better over the years. Like her low notes are low and sound amazing! Like in Maroon and Say Don’t Go and many more.

[@Ethanbball7]

Would’ve could’ve should’ve is a follow up to John Mayer. Written by Taylor 2 years ago at age 32. The age John was when he was messing around with 19yo Taylor

[@kassisalinas8714]

And yes

[@WarrenPDavis]

The emotion and passion in this performance is real.....John is John Mayer...a scum bag.

[@sulathenewfie4277]

Her band and her backup singers have been with her for years. Two band members have been with her from the beginning. Her backup singers (the Starlights), have been with her since her Red album (2012). As for her singing, she was still very young and her voice was changing. She has worked hard on her singing skills thru the years, but she definitely sounds like a teenager who is singing. I hear that on some songs until 1989. But I was still a fan since Debut (I am in my 60s) because I recognized her songwriting prowess… so I tolerated that teenager voice - and I will always sing Love Story and You Belong to Me at the top my lungs whenever I hear it. I really hope you do her full tours (in one sitting to get full impact) and Miss Americana.

[@Kelly-i4j]

You should do intro/ready for it from reputation tour

[@sarastewart7343]

Ok now we NEED the reaction to the sequel song of this, "would've, should've, could've"

[@bryandaves1005]

This is deep into her set. She is a lyricist first, but her voice is still beautiful

[@alisong826]

The rumor she can’t sing isn’t true. She’s a strong solid singer songwriter 💗

[@LISAGSTONE3]

I am so excited to see you react to more live shows from Taylor Swift... And this was a long, long time ago, so you're gonna be shocked with some of the newer stuff

[@LISAGSTONE3]

All of her songs Are the story of her life... So I do recommend you pull up the lyrics so that you can see them at the same time, that you watch her live shows just so you don't miss anything

[@romancereadingfrenzy]

I think that's one of the best parts about "discovering" Taylor later in the game, that realization of how much you've been missing out on how AMAZING she truly is. I always respected her, never hated on her or had issues with her or her music, I just thought she was alright (inattentively hearing radio hits) but once I started *listening* I was swiftly swept into Swiftiedom! So watching others make that discovery just makes me giddy to a whole other level.

[@cfor8129]

She said in an interview some time that she only sings because she's a writer, and I think that tracks.

[@sonicAndHedgehog]

Shes has pretty much the same band since the beginning

[@jennifermetaschk2998]

Taylor can actually sing very well, if you look at her tours and the long pond studio session for example. She did struggle with televised performances though and i think thats why people keep saying she can't sing. But she can!

[@Jess-y7c]

No people keep saying she can’t sing because they hate her guts so much she’s so hated in 2024 it led to the massacre in the UK! That’s the reason though they hate her so they will not recognize her talent at all. It’s Pure Hatred and Selfishness.

[@JRay.R]

To be fair, she’s also more loved in 2024 than she’s ever been before. There will always be people in the world who find something to hate. Inevitably, some of those people, unfortunately, will allow that hate to destroy their humanity and that can lead to violence against anyone who can serve as a representative of the hatred in the persons mind. It’s so tragic and completely unnecessary, though…idk if it’s preventable, what happened in the UK. RIP to those lives lost and my condolences to all those affected by the tragedy.

[@eleanoreleroux5515]

You need to watch the 1989 World Tour live! It's absolutely beautiful. And then the Reputation Stadium Tour is absolutely insane! You will love it!

[@crystapodrasky]

Omg baby Taylor ❤️ i miss those days and singing this song in my room as if my high school boyfriend drama was the end of my life You should also listen to would’ve should’ve could’ve with this song! It’s her reflecting on this relationship a few years later.

[@MrsMiddleAtlantic]

Happy to see a song from one of her older albums!

[@Yephimł]

While she sounds great here, this is really old. She's gotten significantly better over the last decade. Love this though!❤

[@AshlynnTaylorsVersion]

This song is from her 2010 album Speak Now, complete self written I might add! This is her Speak Now World Tour when she was about 20-21, so she was still working on her vocal skills. The song is about John Mayer who was 32 and she was 19 when they dated. He groomed her, essentially trying to mold her into someone he wanted her to be. She was young and still learning, and she was a HUGE fan of John Mayer. This is also evident in her song "Would've Could've Should've" from her album "Midnights." Multiple women have come forward saying that he did the same thing to them, and guess what, they were all much younger than him too. John tried to sue her for this song, but he lost because "Dear John" comes from the "Dear John letter" which is defined as a letter that is sent from a woman to a man stating their breakup. Also notice how throughout the song she says "I should've known," but at the end of the song she says "you should've known" as in he should've known what he had done would make her write a song about it. So clever! I love this woman and her talent.

[@tinaanderson5525]

Great reaction! If you want to see some vocal gymnastics, you can check out her lives from 1989 Out of the woods Australian tour, Reputation- Don't blame me

[@thetannaree]

Taylor is the penultimate singer/songwriter with such a unique timbre. And we all know it’s about that trash person /great guitarist John Mayer. He had a prissy fit about it 😂😂😂

[@crawfish70510]

If you really interested John made a song back to her called Paper Doll

[@JRay.R]

Wow ok so this song apparently still makes me shed a few tears, even nearly 15 years later. Jeesh. Ow. That kinda hurt.

[@kathyespey4511]

This is a young Taylor. Check out the current performances. She sings 45 songs in her Eras concert

[@ashtonholland1877]

Also! I Knew You Were Trouble from the 1989 World Tour is PHENOMENAL vocals. ❤

[@SwiftieXinfinity]

7:58 Dimash does that incredibly amazing too with that to high and high to low. Taylor is my favorite celebrity across all mediums and has been for years now. ❤️👏🙌 I absolutely adore the way she put John Mayer in his grooming teenage girls when he’s in his 30’s place. He is a self proclaimed “playboy” and was super proud of himself for being so. 👀😬🤢🤬 He’s Swiftie public enemy number one, followed super closely by Jake Gyllenhaal for the same type reasons, though he wasn’t quite 30 yet when he played her with his mind games. 🤬 On a side note, I think you’d like Dimash as well, if you’re not familiar with him already, that is. ❤️

[@MikkiHjalmquist]

Taylor live is epic!

[@Mandamf]

The guitar players hair. I keep thinking of that video “BECAUSE TONAYAT WILL BE THE NAYET THAT I WILL FALL FER YEW, OYVARR AYGAYAINNNN!!!” 😂😂

[@simoneryland3152]

I did something bad from rep tour is a MUST!!! It’s one of my favorite live performances. Do yourself a favor and watch it!! ❤

[@Jess-y7c]

John Mayer that’s who this song is about he was 32 and she was 19 years old! And the people that say she can’t sing are lying because they hate her so much the hate is atrocious to Taylor in 2024! I would recommend also checking out Taylor’s Version of Dear John her voice is completely developed and it sounds 10 times better and I would also recommend live performances from Reputation and The Eras Tour where her voice is fully developed and better than this performance she was also 19 year people are hung up in the past about Taylor Swift because they miss her country side but yes I would recommend recent performances!!! Trust Me you will be way more impressed!

[@amandaribofpalmetto]

You should listen to the 2012 album "RED" its mostly about her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal. She was 20-21 and he was 29-30. The 10 minute version of "All too well" whoa 😮 then "The Manuscript" from The Tortured Poets Department Anthology is also about JG.

[@mmlory78]

Wow this is a good song live but if this is your first your in for a real treat cause Taylor gives everything live! She has so many amazing live performance that would just blow your mind! Wait till you start reacting to her Reputation,1989, and Eras tour! She is very young in this video and you can see the stage presence she has here in her story telling!

[@kristenjensen5757]

So, the line about acing his tests was a literal thing he would make the women he dated do. Jessica Simpson, who also dated John, wrote in her book that the women he dated had to "meet his intelligence level" so he would make them take tests. If they got answers wrong, he degrade them and call them dumb. He's so disgusting.

[@thetannaree]

He is such a dbag!!!

[@karinrommel5925]

Watching this video it always strikes me how young she was!! She looks young and she sounds young....I try to imagine a 32 year old man playing games with her! 😢😢 I fully assume she was mature beyond her years, but still..she is clearly a young girl when this happened.

[@rachelmcknight1470]

Hey, so as far as vocal ability, I always recommend "Beautiful Ghosts." She wrote it for the movie "Cats." She really shows a level of vocal range I didn't expect. 😊

[@vjmcdonn]

You need to react to “shoulda woulda coulda”

[@melissatomlin13]

She seems to be more alto than soprano in range …this was also early in her career

[@ianjavier9423]

what about her ALL TOO WELL 10 MINUTES VERSION

[@kassisalinas8714]

Don't blame me

[@kassisalinas8714]

Hello, love your reactions. Please watch out the woods. Thank me later.

[@little_miss_snushine]

ehem john mayer ehem

[@sonicAndHedgehog]

Would've could've shouldve after this. Its from midnights (concept album of 13 sleepless nights in her life) and its the her looking back on it. Live rep tour are the best live performances!! Intro+ready for it, i did something bad, dont blame me. Allll live from rep tour

[@annietrahan7322]

This is supposedly about John Mayer. He even sued her over this song, but he lost.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

He did not sue her, that is a rumor and an old wives tale that never happened. If you really dig deep, there is a bogus suit from some deranged person using the name John Mayer Gyllenhall (?) that made accusations against swift, none that had to do with this song. it was of course dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. You can’t sue someone over interpretation of a song.

[@amandaribofpalmetto]

"Dear John," "Ours," and "The Story of Us" are about John Mayer. He was 32. She was 19. He later said he "didn't deserve" how she portrayed him in "Dear John" and she "kicked him when he was down" my dude, you were the "real" adult, gtfo.

[@alexisjakuszeit]

The Taylor's Version cuts me even deeper with her "seasoned" tone in her 30's.