Falling down a rabbit hole of emotions with EVERMORE *Taylor Swift ALBUM REACTION*

[@thedeanrudd]

We're so back! Thanks for waiting patiently, trust me the content is just gonna keep coming quicker and quicker! Once again, can you guess which song brings me to tears this time? Make sure you join me for my re-listen to Folklore this *Sunday*, 6pm PT at www.twitch.tv/deanrudd

[@lexiheatherly5823]

folklore is SO good and imo her best work, but something about evermore just cuts to the deepest parts of my soul

[@thedeanrudd]

It truly connects in such a personal way

[@JebiIbej]

omg not you immediately connecting the dots between Dorothea and 'tis the damn season. you're a swiftie at heart and soul, if i ever saw one

[@becausemiro]

Swifties! We’re adopting Dean right? I mean we already did! LOVE your videos man! So glad you’re here!

[@thedeanrudd]

Over the moon to be adopted by such a loving community! Reading these comments is the best!

[@becausemiro]

@ @ dude! Just finished watching the video. Not cool man, not cool! You made me sob like a few times! 😀 and yes, men cry!!!!!! I don’t know if you ever decide to do Tortured Poets Department and The Anthology, but I don’t think I’ll survive watching you react to it 😀

[@lalolapolo]

@becausemiro it's nice to revisit Taylor's album with someone like Dean. Genuine and gentle heart. @thedeanrudd we're looking forward to revisiting her very first albums too. those songs I cried to back in high school and college lol I do hope you'll enjoy and love Fearless too. It holds a special place in my heart and a period in my life.

[@caitydid1306]

Adopted, subscribed, so excited! 😍

[@luthietin2]

@@becausemiro Omg he HAS to do TTPD in full...like the whole discography at this point. There are sooooo many hidden gems and amazing deep cuts that are nothing like her radio singles. To really experience Taylor you have to just dive all the way into the rabbit hole head first in my opinion. :)

[@MSerrada1]

Don't rush into a TTPD reaction. It's a deep dive and IMO it really helps having more of a history with Taylor's discography before listening to TTPD. Please react to other albums before TTPD.

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you for the advice! I’ll definitely look at Midnights first

[@MusicalMiranda82]

Definitely midnights before TTPD, and before going BACK to Folklore. Hehe. I left a comment elsewhere but it's hard to find now lol. I thought of another example where songs in TTPD reference Folklore/Evermore, AND Midnights. "I Hate it Here" is the song. So yes, please listen to Midnights before TTPD. :-)

[@isaacccol6754]

Second this! Tortured Poets gets a lot of its value from intertextuality and context; some of the songs, such as So Long, London, are literally built from references, allusions and call backs to songs throughout her discography. This goes for MANY of the tracks on ttpd.

[@MSerrada1]

​@thedeanrudd At least watch Reputation before...and preferably Lover. FYI, both have more bops and upbeat songs that will help energized & lighten the mood. TTPD is a great album. Her most vulnerable, but it can be a tough one to get through for a person who is high on the emotional IQ scale. Be sure to break it up...maybe break the total 31 songs into 3 sessions? Too many tried to listen to all 31 songs the night they dropped. Not recommended.

[@KateDerepas]

100% agree. Ttpd is more for the seasoned swiftie haha Go through folklore/evermore & midnights first

[@mrtmdr]

evermore is in my humble opinion her best work to date. It gets me in the feels every single time. Thank you for a great reaction.

[@thedeanrudd]

It certainly found it’s way deep into my feels!

[@Suprachiasmatic]

I agree, it is the main album that I come back to constantly. I love many of her other albums too of course, but evermore is really something special.

[@leahharding05]

I’m about to have an amazing 1 hour and 18 minutes, oh to listen to evermore for the first time again. I love your reactions, you properly take the lyrics in and it’s so relaxing!!

[@thedeanrudd]

I hope you enjoy it!!!

[@jolynemontoya2151]

Marjorie was her grandmother who was an opera singer and so she literally put her grandmother’s singing in the background and gives her credit on the song

[@thedeanrudd]

What a beautiful way to honour her grandmothers memory

[@luthietin2]

@@thedeanrudd Taylor also played Marjorie on the set list for The Eras Tour so her grandmother could sing in the largest stadium across the world. It's a very touching part of the show.

[@Percy.13]

I love watching people reacting to Taylor Swift song for the first time. It brings me back to the first time I first heard her songs as well. Thank you for being so intuitive with the lyrics, Dean!

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you! I really appreciate your comment!!

[@Loud_Nimai]

Thank you for seeing the positivity in Happiness, its healing!

[@thedeanrudd]

It really is!

[@emy.raislany]

Tolerate it is soooo sad... At the end she repeats the "I sit and watch you" indicating she did not break free 😢

[@thedeanrudd]

It makes me so sad even thinking about

[@Suprachiasmatic]

Thankfully she has now. But yeah, that’s a sad place to be for so long.

[@Becksnnc]

Yes! The last line makes me think that the entire story of the song was just her thoughts playing in her head while she is sat watching him sleep. It's so real.

[@adamwassim9666]

after reading the novel that inspired the song it broke me even more 😢 the ending was bittersweat and just heavy on the heart

[@emy.raislany]

@Becksnnc that's exactly how I picture it. She is sitting next to him in bed while he is asleep, contemplating the idea of ending things because she knows she is not appreciated

[@erc4430]

Evermore is THE December album…never heard something so perfectly encapsulate the feeling of the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas (as a non-Xmas album). Loved the reaction! Can’t wait for the next one

[@Suprachiasmatic]

I always play it when it snows. It’s the perfect snowstorm album.

[@thedeanrudd]

It really does match the season well... Well not here in NZ where it's summer but still!

[@lattectrie27]

Can I just say, the color of your shirt and the lighting on the background fits so well with this album.

[@Hey_Jamie]

RIGHT?!

[@alyssacalloway3793]

I think you MUST listen to Midnights *before* TTPD!

[@Hey_Jamie]

Don’t you worry, sweet cheeks ;)

[@imnevergonnaloveagain]

Yeah, especially now that it's confirmed Midnights and TTPD are sister albums And also considering TTPD are filled with deep easter eggs, even from the sounds like "loml" has the instrumentals of "White Horse", or how "champagne problems" end will continue to "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" And the 'sister songs' like "You're Losing Me" and "So Long London", "Getaway Car" and "The Bolter", "the lakes" and "I Hate It Here" then some lyrics like from " You Are In Love", "And you understand now why...I've spent my whole life trying to fit these in to words" will go to " The Manuscript" 's lyrics, "And at last she knew what the agony had been for" He has to listen to the other albums more to appreciate TTPD fully with the knowledge of "the lore", hehe Atleast, I'm more satisfied listening when I can recognize the callback to some references💛💛💛

[@buildsbyjo]

@imnevergonnaloveagain did taylor say they are sister album and where can i find this information? ive seen many people say that they are sister album but dont know where it comes from

[@KristinSudholz]

@@buildsbyjo. I agree. Lots of her songs have ‘parallel’ songs (The Great War & Afterglow for example) Thing is that Taylor writes about her feelings and she has felt similar feelings several times over the years (like we all have when we think someone is ‘the one’ or you get your heart broken. It has been 20+ years since I have had my heart broken my someone but I can still remember how it feels.

[@thedeanrudd]

That's the plan ❤

[@mxar2074]

cowboy like me is one of my favorite songs ever, the lyrics are incredible and the guitar on that track omgggg

[@thedeanrudd]

It’s so good! 🤠

[@hanaaeri4544]

I love it when creators react to the WHOLE album (including bonus tracks) in one video. Thank you!

[@camilabelleee]

i'm so grateful for the tolerate it appreciation. it's by far one of the deepest most heartbreaking songs taylor has ever written and it's so underrated. definitely my favorite song in her entire discography.

[@KristinSudholz]

If you pay attention to Taylor, the Swifties will come! And support, guide, educate you on the lore, and soooo much more. She is so prolific that there is tons and tons of Taylor content.

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank youuu

[@ShortBreadzz]

Thanks for reacting to the deluxe edition! No one ever does 👑

[@thedeanrudd]

No worries! The bonus tracks were so worth it

[@lavaniyatirgar]

everyone ive seen reacts to deluxe tho

[@ShortBreadzz]

@@lavaniyatirgar a lot of people I’ve seen forget them

[@adriankrue]

Not sure if you already knew this but one of her main collaborators, Aaron Dessner, is a founding member of the National

[@thedeanrudd]

I didn’t know that! That’s really cool!

[@KristinSudholz]

⁠@@thedeanrudd. Aaron actually co-wrote and produced or co-produced much of folklore and evermore. Aaron also has his hands on some of the eat tracks on TTPD main album (So Long London, But DaddyI Love Him, The Smallest Man Whoever Lived, LOML, and Clara Bow) on the 2nd album (The Anthology) is almost all Aaron as co-writer and producer. It’s more ‘sleepy’ compared to main album but the real instruments and layering are amazing. Aaron is pretty much the only person she really works with she writes to track with. When Jack is co-writer, typically Taylor comes to him with much of the song already in her head and he helps fill in the gaps, edits, etc.

[@Hey_Jamie]

This is a FANTASTIC video, Dean!! You’re making us so, so proud! Thank you for caring so much about producing content with quality ❤

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank youuuu! Making me blush 😊

[@simplycharming4593]

Jamie gurlll... Us fellow swifties love u !!! 💖✨ But how do you manage to be everywhere lol !!? 😭

[@Hey_Jamie]

@@simplycharming4593 I’m Santa Claus!

[@simplycharming4593]

@Hey_Jamie 🤣

[@Suprachiasmatic]

You are everywhere!

[@IvyCowboy]

I'm so happy to be a part of your Swiftie journey - you have no idea how rewarding it is to find someone like you, who appreciates her lyricism and songwriting skills, and who's not afraid to FEEL his feelings. It's also pretty refreshing to help someone who appreciates the help and has a hunger and desire to be the best he can be. Much love.

[@imnevergonnaloveagain]

Hello IvyCowboy, thank you !🤎🤎🤎

[@IvyCowboy]

@imnevergonnaloveagain 🤎 Love your username!

[@Hey_Jamie]

That last part tho!

[@thedeanrudd]

Ivy! ❤❤❤ I appreciate this comment so much! I will be doing my best to make y’all proud. The support I’ve already been getting, not just here but in the discord and all, has only made my hunger even greater! Thank you.

[@IvyCowboy]

@@thedeanrudd Dude, you're *killing* it out here. We're so proud! :)

[@aizuddinghaffarud-din9365]

Cowboy like me is my favourite song during pandemic and also Travis Kelce favourite song.❤❤❤

[@thedeanrudd]

It’s a banger

[@m.duda777]

the verse "your midas touch on the chevy door" refers to the mythological legend of king midas, who had the power to turn everything he touched into gold, but this was also a bit of a curse, because he ended up ruining everything he liked and couldn't touch anything. chevy is short for chevrolet, which is a very common car. so, we can interpret this verse as the power that this person had to transform everyday moments or simpler things into important, valuable things, but still, there was something that bothered her, that didn't let her like him completely.

[@thedeanrudd]

Wow, I love that, so much in a simple lyric

[@evafischer6849]

that Tolerate It reaction is SO REAL 😭 she just perfectly expresses what that feeling is like, it is SO validating!!

[@thedeanrudd]

It’s already a very special song for me

[@isaacccol6754]

Yes Taylor has talked about Rabbit Holes and Alice in her song 'Wonderland' from the deluxe version of 1989.

[@thedeanrudd]

Excited for that!

[@isaacccol6754]

@ not sure if you’ve listened to this yet but I’d recommend listening to ‘Renegade’ by Big Red Machine (Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon’s side project) which has Taylor on lyrics and vocals. Instrumentally it sounds like long story short and is probably the best song I’ve heard about loving someone who deals with a lot of anxiety

[@JohnReySicuan]

Successfully coverted to Evermore girlie. Where's my people?

[@Hey_Jamie]

Oh we’re here!

[@isaacccol6754]

Also love your channel. Very high quality videos and a very intelligent and attentive reaction - picking up many things on first listen which most miss. Great stuff

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you! All these comments are why I put a lot of effort into uploading a quality video!

[@matiasmontecinos3141]

53:00 Taylor has a song called "Wonderland" in 1989.

[@thedeanrudd]

Looking forward to it!

[@Jeff-ul8qk]

Loved your reactions as expected! Loved your reference to “la la land” and a little bit of fun fact: Emma Stone (who played MIA in LA LA LAND) is actually one of Taylor closest friends

[@thedeanrudd]

That’s awesome! I bet they’d both be so fun to hangout with

[@mfish1693]

First time watching you and ABOUT TODAY mentioned. Already tells me you have elite taste. Listening to the national play about today live genuinely changed me as a person.

[@Spoopy_Sponge]

ITS HERE!!! The moment we've been waiting for. Can't wait to see the tears flow hehe 💜

[@thedeanrudd]

I hope the wait wasn't too much!

[@imanichilcote5771]

thank you for appreciating her vocals and lyrics!! so many people just constantly hate on her singing and even her lyrics (which is crazy.) i love how you take in and even read her lyrics and listen to her vocals!! I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS 🫶🏽

[@caseyfinnegan4139]

Your interpretations of the songs are perfect and so spot on! I also love seeing you be in touch with your emotions, it's how all of us feel when we listen to the songs too!! Can you please react to either The Tortured Poets Department (The Anthology, so it's a DOUBLE ALBUM!) and/or react to Midnights 3:00 AM version which also has additional songs on the album!

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you! In a world that can be so cold and cut off these days, I really want to create a space here where people can just relax and enjoy the music / experience their emotions together. You’ll be happy because those will be the next three Taylor Swift album reactions! I think ttpd -> anthology -> midnights

[@Hey_Jamie]

Thank you for ruining Right Where You Left Me for me forever lmfao. I cannot believe you would make me associate Hatchiko with that bop 😭😭 DEAN!!

[@thedeanrudd]

It had to be done

[@Hey_Jamie]

@@thedeanrudd it didn’t though that’s the thing! Lol

[@thedeanrudd]

@@Hey_Jamie 🤣🤣🤣

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

I don't know what that is but nothing can ruin right where you left me, it's a top 10 Taylor Swift song of all time for me. 🩷

[@KristinSudholz]

Jamie- 😂 I don’t know how you do it but I don’t think I have watched any Taylor reaction channels that you aren’t all over it right from the start 😂 you really are amazing 🤩 Your commitment all these years on YT deserves some kind of award. I know that YT gives awards for subscribers, views, etc, but they need one for commenters who are everywhere there is a reaction channel 🏆. Amazing.

[@edwardl9683]

Thank you for coming back with the bonus tracks 😊

[@thedeanrudd]

My pleasure!

[@baconloverr5]

Crying is always welcome! ❤ I love being moved by music and art that much!

[@thedeanrudd]

100%, music is so core to us as humans and being brought to tears by a song is beautiful

[@candelary]

There's a theory regarding this album that I love. Evermore is about the passage of time, the deterioration of relationships and change. I really like the idea that the two bonus tracks represent Taylor giving you the choice of what to do, stay stuck in time (rwylm) or move on (ittg).

[@aditijha7895]

PLEASE KEEP GOING YOU ARE A JOY TO WATCH

[@m.duda777]

off topic, but english is not my first language and i'm so happy that i'm being able to watch your videos without subtitles and still understand every word 😆

[@thedeanrudd]

That makes me so happy! I didn’t have the clearest voice growing up so I’m glad to know you don’t struggle with understanding me!

[@sandybourdeau9300]

Dean you are a Swiftie! Loved this reaction! I love this album. So many masterpieces on this album.

[@thedeanrudd]

Yes I think I officially am now!

[@SpaceyStacy333]

Thanks for the reaction and coming back for the bonus tracks ❤

[@chloej559]

Love watching you deep diving into Taylor’s music. She is such a brilliant writer, and her vocals emote every single lyric she sings. I love how easy it is to connect to her music, even the songs that are specific to her life- that’s the beauty of her work.

[@hazeyhails]

for champagne problems, she says that they were college lovers and then on the day of graduation they met up one of them went to break up and the other went to propose

[@thedeanrudd]

Damn… what a painful experience

[@BornNDie]

MY GOD YES!! IT'S FINALLY HERE!!

[@thedeanrudd]

The wait is over!!

[@nickopkins]

Yaay! So excited to watch this. I like evermore much, much more than folklore - its my favorite album of hers.

[@thedeanrudd]

I agree! This album just connected to me so much

[@xztrfyxz]

You have such honest impression! Keep exploring her, i'll be sure to enjoy each of ur album reactions 😇

[@tsunyoku]

for tolerate it you really should react to the eras tour performance, it does such an amazing job at visualizing the feelings that she goes through in that song

[@Julssss010]

Finally long wait is over, Wow! so glad you love Evermore! And thank you for including the bonus track in the video! Evermore for me is one of Taylor's best album lyrics wise, the topic and perspectives in each of the song in it is in another level... Thank god I have new company to be an Evermore girly! Cheers to us! Hahaha

[@justknucklesandtails]

Great video! You picked up a lot more on your first go-through than I did, for sure. You pretty much caught the theme of the album, I believe Taylor stated that the different stories of the album all talk about endings. Various kinds of relationships ending in various ways. I too love the conclusion of the album with evermore, a great reminder that no matter how much the pain feels permanent when these things happen, in reality it won’t be forevermore. I love what she did with the bonus tracks too. She made them to highlight the point that, when something is over, we have a choice to make. We can either choose to get hung up on it, letting it ruin our lives, or we can let it go and move on to find new good things. A great album with great messages! Glad to see your passion for it too. I look forward to seeing what you do in the future :)

[@_pinkjime]

I loved this reaction and how you interpreted every lyric

[@RaWasabi]

Listening to “tolerate it” feels like getting stabbed in the heart. I love it.

[@anibindi3752]

Odd thing to love 🤣 (getting stabbed in the heart) but I absolutely love this some too 🙌

[@sommergibson5321]

Getting my coffee and my 🍃💨 and sinking in for a great reaction! Glad to be following this journey!

[@bellapeterson94]

DEAN!! god you are already up there with my favorite reactors 🫶 you have a very intelligent mind who picks up on all the smallest details that we swifties always look for! For me its like this. Folklore is a better album and evermore has better songs. Idk its just folklore has more of a theme in terms of production when evermore is up and down on production. Which includes closure thats just not my bibe production wise. But the songs on their own are insane! Thank you for making me cry like a baby mentioning Hatchiko 😭 Will come over to the discord soon, just really busy right now before xmas :(

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you so much! This comment made me smile like an idiot 😂 you’re so right about folklore having more of a cohesive theme and feels like the better produced album whereas evermore has so many great songs. We will be waiting over in the discord! I’m not going anywhere so no rush to join ❤

[@threerrific2.0]

i think you're our new favorite! ♡

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you!!!

[@maybememory1]

Wow! This is my knitting album, I listen to it on a loop as I knit, and I’ve never connected Tolerate It with Coney Island 🤯

[@linneathunberg6459]

the national has the song the alcott with taylor also!

[@thedeanrudd]

Let's go! That's great to hear

[@luthietin2]

@@thedeanrudd The Alcott (kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXTUoIGraJusaNE&pp=ygUXdGhlIGFsY290dCB0YXlsb3Igc3dpZnQ%3D) is so amazing. Big Red Machine is a band made up of members of The National and Bon Iver and they have 2 songs that feature Taylor that are amazeballs, Renegade (kzbin.info/www/bejne/npDao2BvjZlql9E&pp=ygUVcmVuZWdhZGUgdGF5bG9yIHN3aWZ0) and Birch (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol6QoHmje7Crhac&pp=ygUSYmlyY2ggdGF5bG9yIHN3aWZ0). You should definitely give them a listen!

[@m.duda777]

i don't know if you know, but "one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready and four to go" was a very popular old saying, and taylor makes the pun with "one for the money, two for the show, i never was ready, so i watch you go"

[@thedeanrudd]

I didn’t know that, thanks for sharing! Learning so much from these comments haha

[@deadfor7yrs246]

i love how you connect songs with movies/shows cause i do that sooo much

[@thedeanrudd]

I have a very visual mind so I’m always connecting songs to movies or even colours, when I was editing this video I assigned a colour to each songs clips based on how it felt to me lol

[@hernilasiah8607]

fun fact: evermore is about all possibility how relationship is end, like happy ending, sad ending, mesmerizing, stuck in time, infidelity. taylor really is amazing how she can write this beautifully

[@kristelpelayo9781]

OMG! You are from NZ! I found a home in youtube away from home! Your reactions are so lovely to watch. Please continue uploading! 🫶🏻

[@thedeanrudd]

I will! There’s a few kiwis in the comment section representing our little home

[@anibindi3752]

Folklore and Evermore are sister albums however I have only recently begun to understand that this runs deeper that I first thought. I saw someone mention a few weeks ago that the track list of each is ‘coupled’ also… so each corresponding song on each album has either a same theme, lyric in common, different time perspective, different character perspective, sliding doors alternate ending type thing… I am trying to compile a list but if anyone has already done it then would be grateful to read or watch it as this has fascinated me

[@thedeanrudd]

Oh that’s awesome! The two albums fit together so well so it would be great to see a list of the coupled songs

[@anibindi3752]

@ some of them are very obvious but others are a bit more embedded. I am working on a list as we speak but it would be completely from my personal observations as I haven’t looked for anything online… just saw one person mention it a few weeks ago and it spiked my interest 🤩

[@anibindi3752]

@ here is a rough start…. The One/Willow- Looking back on a lost love/How you felt when you were ‘in it’ Cardigan/Champagne prob. Maybe how James and Betty ended after they got back together after he cheated as a teen perhaps LGAD/Gold rush. Money theme Exile/Tis TDS. Going back to a small town old flame for a one off reunion. My tears/Tolerate it. Future Vs Breaking Point Mirrorball/NBNC. Maybe how Este felt trying to cling on to her marriage. Predicting her own demise with ‘I know they say the end is near’. Seven/Happiness. In the trees/above the trees opening lines. Innocence and insight August/Dorthea. ? T is MT/Coney Island. ? Illicit Affairs/Ivy. An affair Invisible string/Cowboy like me. ? Mad woman/Long story short. ? Epiphany/Marjorie. Grandfather in war (part of)/Grandmother Betty/Closure. ? Peace/Evermore. ? Hoax The lakes

[@anibindi3752]

Missed off the Evermore bonus tracks because I only just realised they exist 😅 Long story short… I am still falling down the Swiftie rabbit hole 😆

[@loudmoons]

Taylor Swift collabed with The National another time on their song “The Alcott” as well as Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) + Aaron Dessner on 2 other songs under their duo group (Big Red Machine), “Renegade” and “Birch” highly recommend those 3 :)

[@MSerrada1]

Thank you for staying for the final two songs...they are two of my favorites!

[@thedeanrudd]

They were well worth it!

[@helenanunes8904]

The first time i heard closure i was confused, the second i hated it, the third it somehow got in my head and got me addicted I perfectly get why most the fandom doesn't like it, but it really grew A LOT in me

[@CharlesBelloin]

That was a great video !!! Loved everything about it, evermore was my favorite album the second it came out and I can't wait for you to listen to The Anthology which kinda goes back to this sound... but ten times better (yes T.A. is that good). Could you turn the volume of the songs a little bit for the next ones ? Keep going!

[@jorgevargas4677]

OH i’ve been waiting for this

[@thedeanrudd]

Hope the wait was well worth it!

[@thebundybear5557]

The live version of Tolerate it is so good man, It really showcases how good of a performer she is and the amount of effort she puts into the smallest details. Which she doesn't have to do, but she does it for us. Her fans.

[@MusicCityMere]

I'm sure someone else has already said, but Marjorie is about her grandmother who was an opera singer. The music video is really sweet with family clips. During the eras tour, they started holding up pictures of Marjorie and shining lights on it for remembrance 🫶 also, the high ethereal singing in the background at the end is her grandmother. I love this song, obviously lol, as it reminds me of all of mine I've lost

[@thedeanrudd]

That’s so beautiful! Just a wonderful way to remember her grandmother

[@lalolapolo]

I'm glad Evermore is not claimed the way Folklore is. Evermore is my safe refuge, but at the same time allows me space to confront my ugly emotions. Cowboy Like Me, Ivy, Dorothea, Marjorie, Evermore, 'Tis the Damn Season, Champagne Problems, Tolerate It, Long Story Short, Right Where You Left Me, It's Time to Go, Willow, No Body No Crime, Happiness, Coney Island, Closure.

[@thedeanrudd]

That’s such a great way to describe how Evermore feels

[@darsynia]

You should totally listen to the Long Pond sessions of Folklore, which is just different enough (acoustic) to be a fresh experience but the same songs AND she explains the thinking behind some of them!!

[@kassidyoertle125]

oh yes thank you I was waiting for this

[@thedeanrudd]

Well I hope the wait was well worth it!!!

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

Love ur reactions, very insightful. Tolerate It is SO painful, having been married to someone for 20 years who didn’t appreciate me, it cuts deep. Cowboy Like Me is an incredible song, sounds like nothing else in her discography.

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you for your comment, and thank you for sharing! I’ve listened to Cowboy Like Me a bunch over the past week

[@thebundybear5557]

It's impossible to choose a fav Taylor song, but "Right where you left me" is right up there for me.

[@moonbeam6420]

ive been refreshing my youtube everyday for this eeeeeeeeeeeeek

[@thedeanrudd]

Well I hope the wait was worth it!! More soooon

[@moonbeam6420]

oh it was definitely worth it!! not to be that person but do you know which album you’re reacting to next?😊

[@EmoRat0818]

Love the intro "Ladies & Lentlemen" made me laugh out loud which I needed today ❤

[@thedeanrudd]

Thank you! Making y'all laugh is the best!

[@Becksnnc]

These two albums really baffle me as to how some people think Taylor makes "meaningless drivel for the masses" and how they think she's not talented. Like are you listening to the same album as me??

[@Maggielesetoiles6]

New listener - great reaction LOVED “yeah I think you also mighta started it” 😂 I think you’d LOVE midnights

[@leahharding05]

You should do ttpd or midnights next!! Especially “how did it end?” “So long London” and “loml” from ttpd, if tolerate it cuts deep, they will too

[@thedeanrudd]

I think ttpd will be next!

[@leahharding05]

@@thedeanrudd I think you’ll love ttpd!! Might need to be in 2 parts for the anthology though😂

[@deadfor7yrs246]

tis the damn season and dorothea actually are related!! each person has a song for their perspective

[@thedeanrudd]

I love that!

[@eduardoiglesias8166]

I was waiting for this ✌🏼🫶🏼❤️

[@thedeanrudd]

Hope the wait wasn’t toooo long!

[@jessehak1784]

The bridge for 'tis the damn season only has her! She's singing a lower harmony underneath herself

[@thedeanrudd]

That's awesome! It worked so well

[@jessehak1784]

I definitely think her lower register is an underrated facet of her voice

[@caitydid1306]

I love hearing these songs for the first time through others eyes. ❤️ great reaction!

[@sh4dylol]

was so busy this week, haven’t had a chance to watch any new uploads. catching up nowwww!! evermore is top tier 🫶🤎

[@zayne.h7144]

No seriously thank you for listening to the bonus tracks 🎉🎉🎉🎉 keep on doing that for midnights

[@mylittlepeonies8693]

33:19 people were definitely drinking the kool aid, some are still in denial now, but when TTPD or even You’re Losing Me came out a lot of things started making sense

[@kimcruz3159]

We're the same. It was also my girlfriend, now my wife, who introduced me to Taylor back in 2017. 15 albums later, still here.

[@derlis_whatever7033]

Ending the album with the lines "I couldn't be sure, I had a feeling so peculiar this pain wouldn't be for evermore" is so empowering. IMO the top 3 Taylor Swift albums are 1. evermore 2.folklore 3.The Anthology (second half of The Tortured Poets Department) Although I think 2 and 3 are interchengeable now haha. Btw a big part of those 3 albums are produced by Aaron Dessner who also produces and plays in The National

[@thedeanrudd]

I’ve been having a lot of people say I will love The Anthology so I’m very excited for when I get to it

[@nikhilsonavane8939]

omg i would love to see your reaction to the alcott- the national ft. taylor swift 😭 ps- yes, taylor has a song called 'wonderland' on 1989 (taylor's version)

[@tiffylew]

I enjoy your reactions so much. I’m excited that you enjoyed the pop songs! Is Midnights next ?

[@thedeanrudd]

Midnights is probably coming after ttpd!

[@lucia-fj6nc]

not you mentioning la la land twice 😭😭 now i'm gonna think about it too

[@thedeanrudd]

One of my favourite movies so I couldn’t help connect it to the songs 😂

[@emy.raislany]

Taylor with Bon Iver are perfection together.... In the song evermore, the change of rhythm in the bridge with Bon Iver indicates an epiphany, when she realizes that the pain is not forever. That's why in the first verse she was "barefoot in the wildest winter" and in the second verse the "floors of a cabin were creaking under her steps" she was no longer outside in the wildest winter, she was protected in the cabin, where she realized that the pain would not be evermore.

[@thedeanrudd]

Wow! There's so many layers to these songs, I need to listen closer and closer

[@emy.raislany]

@@thedeanrudd maybe that's why she managed to be so successful. People need to listen to her songs multiple times to get all the details. It is impossible to catch all of that on the first listen

[@KristinSudholz]

After folklore & evermore, my next fave is TTPD/Anthology BUT (and it’s a BIG ‘BUT’- to truly appreciate it, you need to know more lore/history or parts won’t make sense. And unfortunately there is a LOT of lore. But (again) we Swifties will get you up to speed as quickly as we can! Discord and long comments on YT will help. Same goes with some videos of hers (Look What You Made Me Do, I Can See You, etc). Maybe start at the beginning (yes, it means listening to a girl who still has a teenage voice singing about teenage angst for a coup of albums… but it’ll be worth it when you get to reward yourself with lots of Aaron Dessner.. 🎉😂

[@thedeanrudd]

This is why I’m so glad to have such a passionate community here! I’m learning lots already and know y’all will help get me up to speed

[@Hey_Jamie]

He definitely doesn’t need to know lore for TTPD to be meaningful or for him to pick up the themes. He’s pretty great in that department :)

[@KarenMcIntyre-en1te]

If you haven’t already please listen to ‘The Alcott’ By The National Ft. Taylor, because it’s actually sooooo good!!!

[@thedeanrudd]

I’ve been getting a lot of comments suggesting the same! I’ll definitely be doing that

[@baconloverr5]

I definitely think you should listen to Midnights first and then TTPD!!

[@LJMurray]

Agreed!

[@kassidyoertle125]

to twist the knife even farther with tolerate it, she ends it with “I sit and watch you” …because no she didn’t remove the dagger and leave, it was just a conversation in her head.

[@thedeanrudd]

Oh wow! Thats brutal but so real

[@LilaDiFalco]

on 1989 she has a song called wonderland, so yes! also look out for those peter pan references like in folklore (there's more of them in ttpd which I can't wait for your reaction to). she loves classic lit references

[@thedeanrudd]

Looking forward to it!!

[@olivialalonde1835]

Marjorie is her grandmother who died.. the vocals at the end are her grandmothers because she used to be an opera singer

[@thomasnewman-j8x]

the song wonderland is literally a whole alice in wonderland reference lol

[@jack.fa04]

I ADORE that the deluxe version gives you two options after ending with “this pain wouldn’t be for evermore,” with YOU getting to pick if you want to stay right where you’ve been left and hope it all comes back to you, or accept that you know it’s time to move on… this album is basically therapy in 70 minutes and it will always be my favourite body of work to ever exist 🤎

[@thedeanrudd]

Oh I didn’t even consider it in that way! That’s such a fun perspective on the two bonus tracks, I love it!

[@jack.fa04]

@ thank you! evermore has loads of little tidbits that i think just show taylor’s writing off sooooo well here! one of my favourites is in happiness (which, by the way, was written 1 week before the album was released) where she says “you haven’t met the new me yet.” i like to think this carries two meanings- “you haven’t met the healed version of me yet” and “you haven’t met my replacement yet” which again is another knife twist in an already painful song 💔