FIRST TIME HEARING | TAYLOR SWIFT - "MY TEARS RICOCHET" (FOLKLORE: LONG POND STUDIO SESSIONS)

[@ingobordewick6480]

Rock/Metal dude here... THIS was the song that pulled me into her work. She is an amazing songwriter.

[@ingobordewick6480]

@@CarrieHamptonPhotography yes, i know.

[@kateg4623]

I'm so glad to see more musicians from other genres actually listening and admitting they at least respect her.

[@ingobordewick6480]

@@kateg4623 i am not a musician.

[@kateg4623]

@@ingobordewick6480 you might mot be, but there are a LOT doing react videos… and to be honest, anyone stepping out of their musical comfort zone -muso or listener- with an open mind still makes me hope

[@monimoo88]

One of my absolute favorite lyrics of Taylor’s is in this song “I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace, cause I’d fight you used to tell me I was brave.” This refers to how Taylor had to fight her label many times in her career to make creative choices she wants, most famously when she wanted to switch genres from country to pop from the albums red to 1989. Her label, especially Scott the person this song is about wanted her to remain in country, but she wanted to stretch her creative legs and prove she could make pop music that was basic or generic. It also shows another level of bravery as Taylor called herself a perpetual people pleaser and for a people pleaser to stand up for what they truly want and believe in is incredibly out of the ordinary and brave. As a people pleaser myself I understand the feeling of standing up for yourself after years of allowing people to steamroll you and being villainized for it. That’s exactly hat happened in this situation with her master recordings. She chose to publicly stand up for herself making a statement and she was deemed the villain in the story for doing so. So she wrote this song to her old label head as well as the songs mad woman, vigilante shit, and karma for the man who bought her old master recordings scooter Braun.

[@elizabeth5985]

This song is about the owner of her record label, not her manager: Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Records. She was with him since she was 14. He owned the master recordings of her six albums, so basically she couldn't use her own music without his permission. She asked to buy the master recordings (she has the money). He said NO, but for every NEW album you make for me, I'll let you buy ONE old master recording. She said "I'm leaving, I'm sorry," and went to Republic Records. He then SOLD HER MASTER RECORDINGS to her enemy, Scooter Braun, who had bullied her along with some of his clients, for $300 million dollars. Scott Borchetta knew Scotter Braun was evil to her and he still sold him her masters instead of just selling them to her!! She has the freaking money!!! So she decided to re-record her first six albums so she would OWN HER MUSIC. Yes, she was saying to him: everything you have is because of me, and you're burying me, you got that right!

[@justme5578]

Thank you for sharing that! I didn't know.

[@charbenz2768]

OMG! That was a Great summary of the whole thing. ❤

[@bodigames]

Actually Taylor did not have the money to buy them at the time. This is only proven again later on when Scooter Braun sold it to Disney for 405 million dollars in 2020. In 2020 Taylor swift did not even have 400 million dollars in the bank…… After all it’s business. Business is about money. And in fact there are very few artists that own their own masters…… so let’s not pretend like Taylor got robbed or something. She didn’t own them in the first place and she never did nor was she destined to own them.

[@zingaash1266]

1. Actually From her 2006 self-titled debut to 2017’s “Reputation” - was believed to be worth some $140 million at the time. The complete price tag for the acquisition encompassed all aspects of BMLG’s business, including its client roster, distribution deals, publishing and owned artist masters. Swift's masters were only a portion of that sale. Swift was worth $280 million in 2017. She had the money to buy her master's at the time, they would not entertain the idea....unless. She could buy back each album, by making them a new album, effectively tying her back to their label. 2. Her team had initially attempted to negotiate with Braun in 2020. "Scooter's team wanted me to sign an ironclad NDA stating I would never say another word about Scooter Braun unless it was positive, before we could even look at the financial records of BMLG. So, I would have to sign a document that would silence me forever before I could even have a chance to bid on my own work. My legal team said that this is is absolutely NOT normal, but they've never seen an NDA like this presented unless it was to silence an assault accuser by paying them off. He would never even quote my team a price. These master recordings were not for sale to me." 3. I don't think anyone is pretending robbery. Extortion, a bit of blackmail, some manipulation, strong arming and the buyer at one point using harassment and scare tactics early on in her career. Now those things, tend to rile people up, and with good reason. 4, she's re-recording those albums, which will mitigate the ownership and use of them to anyone else but her. Apparently, she is destined to own them.

[@craigmoon2121]

The lyrics are up for interpretation, it's a storytelling album. But that's the most common interpretation. EDIT: Personally, I like it better just as a story of a lady that was killed by her husband so she haunts him.

[@mycitylightsxoxo]

Honestly haven’t seen another male reactor get Taylor’s situation so immediately and with such empathy. The way you validate that songwriters write from lived experience and people acting shitty because she’s talking about the times she was heartbroken. People saying that nonsense about male writers and artists? Not nearly!

[@kateg4623]

isn't it amazing? I've literally stopped all my other plans for the day since I came across this playlist. I've fallen in musician-ship love, I wish everyone would approach artists so openly.

[@Burketag]

Wear the same Jewels I gave you while you bury me… =all the gold and platinum awards she won him

[@nmswjm]

You definitely hit it. She was literally the first client Scott B signed when he started his label. He had nothing before her, acted like he was so invested in what was good for her. Signed her to an unheard of 13 year contract when she was only 15 and her parents didn’t understand the business. At the end of her contract he sold all of her masters to a really shady guy who’d tried to ruin T’s career. It was a whole, miserable thing.

[@oliviagracemiller1786]

Yes this and not to mention she had begged for him to not do any kind of business dealing with her music to him for a long time and when the time comes she wanted to buy the masters herself and for him to let her know but he never did

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Amanda sounds like a very smart Swiftie, amazing song choice, and she’s 100% right, us Swifties aren’t going anywhere. We will always stand behind that amazing woman!

[@patheticat-homequarantinek5494]

Exile from the Long Pond Studio Session is amazing, but it will hit you in the feels.

[@ChristinaRoDyk]

Every time I think I have a favorite song of hers, I hear another one and it becomes my favorite. Today it's this one, 2 days ago it was Exile. Too many goodies!!

[@angiedemoncada2603]

We Swifties are just yanking you all around her heavy emotional stuff from Reputation to this... But that's what she did to us, and we loved it so much, we want you know the same roller coaster... It is such a good ride. Welcome aboard💞

[@chelsecraythorn2233]

This is one of my favs on Folklore. I was never a hardcore swiftie. I liked songs here and there but the Folklore album is what converted me.

[@NRQ-zv5bp]

Same here

[@mstngsali1]

Ditto... now I can't get enough.

[@Heather61776]

The whole entire Long Pond session is react-worthy!!! ❤🎉

[@NYandAZ]

I couldn’t agree more. I was in awe watching the shooting of that album. Loved the in between dialogue and then heard yet another fantastic song. She sang her heart out during Covid. She said everything that she needed to say and felt lightened from the load after releasing it. She came back stronger and better than ever after the Long Pond Studios sessions. Absolutely beautiful and brilliant, as always. ❤🎶🎧

[@mallorymyers7525]

I love how you really pay attention in your reactions. That's exactly what a fan wants to see : )

[@TraceyM-mj5vg]

People that say she can't sing are just bitter people, because this is beautiful. No one could sing perfectly, dance, skip, play instruments etc. that she does for almost 4 hours. She's amazing. Most just stand or walk around a bit. She reaches all her fans and writes 99.5% of her music too. She's a true artist.

[@jenunmasked]

Jack Antonoff ıs on the piano. She collabs with him a lot on songs and he produces the albums too. Great reaction. Def do more of the long pond sessions!

[@laurenduthie2203]

The Long Pond studio session is the entire Folklore album, and it includes conversations about the meaning and making of each song beforehand. She definitely stepped away from pop with this album, so I’d probably mix up different eras/albums between Folklore reactions if you want to get a good mix of everything she does 😊

[@charbenz2768]

During Covid.

[@kateg4623]

the interview about "This is me trying..." Broke me.

[@bluecastle25]

It’s the jewels line that gets me. It makes me wonder if Scott is wearing some jewelry she gave him as a gift in the pic he took with Scooter to officially announce the purchase.

[@marisagettas]

I took it as her referring to the numerous Gold, Platinum, 2x Platinum, and Diamond records she’s responsible for achieving for Scott’s record company. Like her records are probably still hanging on the walls at Scott’s company, and he’s using them to get more clients, even though she’s gone.

[@ChelseaArroyo-1]

And the line about "we gather stones, some to throw and some to make a diamond ring"... I think the stones/jewels are talking about her songs/albums. Also "wear the same jewels that I gave you". Also "my pennies made your crown" in the song karma

[@CarrieHamptonPhotography]

The jewels line refers to the gold, platinum and diamond albums she gave him and his label.

[@demaj87]

Congratulations my friend you have discovered the lyrical genius that is Taylor, Swift

[@morganadair1220]

My guy you hit and DIDNT miss... but i think since this was 8 months ago and youve listened to so much more taylor since then, this deserves a re-listen. Id like to see you listen to this again with the appreciation you now have for her!!

[@SelfAwareEmo]

Oh, this hits right in the feels, my man. I think it's one of her most powerful songs! Sooooo much meaning behind her words. Just a masterpiece.

[@earthladykenz]

I’m also a KC native, and I just found your page and am in LOVE with your reactions! You’re so insightful. Love that! Keep up the great work🥰

[@ABtheKreator]

Thank you!!

[@khills]

Do yourself a favor and watch the little mini interviews she does about each song before you watch the corresponding Long Pond song. They’ll give you a lot of backstory - but you’ll also get a feeling not only for who Taylor is a person, but who her closest collaborator, Jack Antonoff is, as well as Aaron Dessner, another very close collaborator (and the owner of Long Pond Studio).

[@SwiftZilla]

You definitely need to react to the Eras Tour performance of this song. It's so much more powerful instrumentally.

[@vjmcdonn]

I didn’t know the background of this song!! So good!! Your reactions are the absolute best!!

[@amandajohn4713]

This song just hits so beautifully.

[@OrlandoMarrero]

Someone Named carolla_michelle , opened my eyes on a KZbin comment..... ( the 6 Stolen Albums reference ) The Mastermind Chorus of : My Tears Ricochet - 1. RED = " I didn't have it in myself to go with Grace" - song: State of Grace 2. SPEAK NOW = " " And you are the hero flying around saving face" - song: Superman 3. REPUTATION = " And if I'm dead to you why are you at the wake"- song: Look what you made me do 4. FEARLESS = " Cursing my name" - song: The way I loved You 5. 1989 = "Wishing I stayed" - song: All You had to do was Stay 6. Debut /Taylor Swift = " Look at how my tears Ricochet " - song: Teardrops on my guitar

[@kprgomet9221]

Love your reaction so much. Personally I feel the entire Long Pond Session is fabulous but my favorite track is "EXILE" featuring Bon Iver. 🎶❤👍❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@bethm5791]

Exile from the LP studio sessions is great too. Also her 1989 Grammy museum stuff… one was on the electric guitar and one was on the piano. It’s very good. Both are.

[@SparkimusPrime]

I hadn’t listened to this one yet. Beautiful. I can’t wait for All Too Well!

[@nanekkii]

Yes!

[@TaterCot]

The whole long pond session is a revelation into her lyrical genius. You should really watch the intro conversations she has before each song. Absolutely worth the watch! We get a revealing look into the meaning of each song and the inspiration for them. I highly recommend "This Is Me Trying!"

[@JillCrowe55]

1989 Tour live version…Clean

[@jennyboggs6641]

Exile with Bon Iver from the Long pond Session is one you check out ❤

[@NicholeSowell-k9j]

Her tears ricocheted into another Album of the year❤

[@heatherkingston1445]

Jack at the piano. Rare because he usually has a guitar in his hands.

[@csmith170]

Love watching your reactions. You might really like the rest of the long pong sessions - it’s a live studio recording of her whole folklore album, so you get those raw vocals and the stripped down instrumental for each song. Thank you for giving the swifties your time! 🫶

[@NicholeSowell-k9j]

The long pod is pure art its so beautifully done❤

[@Rachellegrabs]

My favorite TS song.

[@warrenhampton9837]

The big sigh at the end kills me.

[@carked5707]

All the feels

[@brandimarble1496]

You nailed it!! 🎉 impressive actually a lot don’t catch this one

[@LoreleiSwiftnezz87]

❤😢This is one of my favorites of Tays hits me hard everytime 😭 😭 jus so raw i feel how bad it hurt her what he did 💔

[@Hey_Jamie]

Seems like my fellow swifties are following my curation of video order for reactors! As I’ve given the same order of videos to about 6 different ones ahahaha

[@OrlandoMarrero]

A comment from a Swiftie said that the Chorus has easter eggs of her 6 stolen albums: She's a Mastermind !!!! 1. …..I didn't have it in myself to go with grace ( Song - State of Grace ) Album: RED 2. …..And you're the hero flying around, saving face ( Song - Superman ) Album: Speak Now 3. …..And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake? ( Song - Look What You Made Me Do ) Album: REPUTATION 4. …..Cursing my name, ( Song - The Way I Loved You ) Album: FEARLESS 5. …..wishing I stayed ( Song - All You Had To Do Was Stay ) Album: 1989 6. …..Look at how my tears ricochet ( Song - Teardrops On My Guitar ) Album: Debut - Taylor Swift

[@lindataggart9076]

you have been swiftified

[@Burketag]

And she earned them at least 300 mil. They were a start up label and she was their only big artist

[@juanjeanjohnful]

Eras Tour Movie (comes out on streaming in a couple of days) “Champagne Problems” or “Don’t Blame Me”

[@kerrichristian7991]

You did great! Thanks to Amanda!

[@jessierivera3216]

AB, you’re a natural born Swiftie!!😂 You get her my dude!! Love your videos of breaking her tunes and lyrics down👌🏽😎

[@charbenz2768]

We all believe this song refers to Scott Borchetta. Yes, the Long Pond session is a documentary on Disney plus. I believe it's the whole album.

[@crazhesarah663]

Taylor herself talks in this Long Pond Studio Session that this song reminds her of divorce.

[@dasbestgirlever]

One of the sweetest disstracks. 💗

[@KimberlyLake-o7i]

You did not miss! You hit a home run!❤😂

[@demaj87]

Congratulations my friend you have discovered the lyrical genius that is Taylor, Swift! There is more to come, especially from this album

[@anibindi3752]

One of her best!

[@MindyRRD6760]

Yessir! All of it. I LOOOOVE thr Long Pond session. And if you watch the whole thing, you get her talking to the other guys about the song writing process too. 🥰

[@sambuys6415]

With the Eras Tour Movie out you can see how these songs have changed for her, especially Folklore and Evermore. Several songs get a much more confident and angry vibe. The angry tour version of Tolerate It is insane

[@jessicamerrill5897]

I love the angry tour version of illicit affairs

[@kateg4623]

I am SO GLAD she specified the Long Pond Session version... once you hear it you struggle to go back to the studio version.

[@Kimberly-qg3ks]

Gives me goosebumps at the end

[@kaileyrosemahan8101]

Whoops, look what you made me do! An entire list of songs to react to based on theme! 😂 Exile: Long pond studio session will have another vibe of heart-wrenching acoustic realness. If you want rock: Never Ever getting back together Live from 1989 tour If you want badass/dark/shade vibes: Endgame music video, Don’t Blame Me from the Reputation tour If you want lyrics like a catana: do All Too Well (10 minute version) lyric video followed immediately by the All Too Well (10 min version) Short Film If you want fun bubblegum “classic Taylor”: Blank Space music video, or basically anything from 1989 album. If you want se*y: Dress, midnight rain, OR vigilante Sh*t Live from the Eras tour If you want gut wrenching breakup songs (her speciality): You’re Losing Me, Say Don’t go, Right Where you Left Me That should get you started 😂🤡🐍

[@kaileyrosemahan8101]

Oh yeah! And if you want the John Mayer journey: Dear John and Would’ve could’ve should’ve

[@kimkwan57]

6 albums in top 10. April 19 Torchured Poets Dept.

[@DiannaDoyleFNP]

Jack Antonoff. Very good friend and co-producer/writer of a lot of her newer stuff. Folklore was her first album not under Big Machine. She also collaborates with Aaron Dressner. She's re-recording her first 6 albums so that she owns the rights to her music.

[@maribiddle5859]

This song is so emotional performed live too!!!!

[@sophiav.5384]

Please do Exile next from the Long Pond sessions! Also, are you a Swiftie yet? :)

[@daynagillham7393]

Another great reaction AB as always!!!

[@martinklink1]

I'am house fan hardcore house from the Netherlands and trap and drill But i love this song the piano love it❤

[@callahantics7731]

You got this 💯

[@karen9av]

Long ponds studio session is the live studio session of folklore (the album) + her commentary on writting the songs. It’s on Disney plus

[@yyysyyysyys]

I think she has gained alot of new "swifties"

[@kilroygirl7347]

Great reaction as always AB!

[@Callumlore]

YESSS

[@tammycombs167]

Great reactions. We appreciate you. Liked and subbed!!!!

[@shawnamcfarlane8132]

You should definitely check out Exhile, also fepm the Longpond studio session.❤

[@TashaVanNatta]

U need to react to all these songs from the long pond sessions has about 11 songs I think and you need to do exile, and just all of them lol 🤣🤣. The jewels were her diamonds and platinum albums

[@randystalnaker6700]

Exactly on point! Great reaction

[@yyysyyysyys]

"Exile" is also on Folklore

[@AmandaPanda531]

first video ive seen of yours and i had a mini heart attack when i heard my name at the beginning lmao (im not the patreon swiftie but shoutout to my fellow swiftie amanda)

[@1214ceg]

You hit spot on!

[@DiannaDoyleFNP]

Taylor was Big Machines first artist when she was 14. They signed other big artists like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato but Taylor was their first artist. The others have left Big Machine since Taylor did. She's changing the industry by bringing awareness to the rights of artists.

[@StefanieTaylorsVersion]

This could be about many things, but you definitely hear pain in there and I think a lot of it has to do with Joe. There was a lot of things going on with Joe that we did not know about and we're just now finding out

[@grantz579]

you hit it hard

[@1214ceg]

Exile long pond

[@italcook1]

Fun Fact….Taylor Swifts grandmother was very close to Taylor and encouraged her singing. Taylor’s grandmother happened to be an Opera Singer… the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

[@melanies1359]

Me over here waiting to hear the reaction to Vigilante Shit from the Eras Tour movie.

[@italcook1]

Another fun fact Travis Kelce shares the same birthday as Taylor’s beloved Grandmother. October 5th.

[@dmeyer6711]

Watch the videos with the lyrics showing to catch it all

[@hbmjr]

I may be wrong about this being accurate, but you are the only person who has any credibility that this is a “reaction”. It’s abundantly clear that folks are pretending not to have heard/seen TS. Liars fishing for views. You seem different. I hope it’s true. I value honesty. I’m commenting without even having watched this whole video, but you’re striking me as genuine. Should I be worrying about this? Nope! But I’m sick in bed and watching You Tube. It happens. 🙂

[@ABtheKreator]

Feel better soon!

[@warrenhampton9837]

I love your comment. I like your reaction the best.

[@warrenhampton9837]

You right about her imagery The pianist is one to the key members (I like them all) of the band the National. .

[@KetlinCarramanhos]

Well, I guess maybe it's time for you to listen to her saddest song ever: Soon You'll Get Better. I mean, this one is so so soooo sad that I still cry every time I listen. Listen to it on a day you're feeling well, cause it's a hard one. It's about her Mom: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKnJaHeEm7CDkK8si=OMpVI_ob7cUnZu2m

[@audreyhamilton8293]

PLEASE do Vigilante Shit… it’s the angry half of what happened

[@keliwadsworth7466]

AB please react to Taylor’s I Bet You Think About Me with our guy Chris Stapleton. So good!!!

[@HelenaNilsson-ou3fp]

Taylor plays piano, guitar and banjo.

[@connorluv05]

Please do Endgame! The video with future and Ed sheeren

[@novascotiaskater1868]

These battles in the comment sections to see who can out- educate who on Swifty trivia is getting out of hand... not necessarily in this video's comments but I've seen other videos where Swifties are going after each other's jugulars to prove they are the Queen of Taylor Trivia ... it's kind of funny tbh...

[@alinawallauer9699]

❤

[@StephenYounginer-bq4hg]

Go watch the chiefs dance to shake it off love your channel.You have to play reputation tour,it will be great on your show

[@joanevelazquez319]

Her exmanager Scott Borchetta really hurt her. She trusted him and he betrayed her.

[@jcwalter9973]

I love that song. She said it’s word were very ‘divorce’ like. Well put.

[@fevienkayfloreta5410]

My Tears Ricochet...is about Scott Borchetta selling her SONG RIGHTS to Scooter Braun (who does not like TS). Denied her the chance to BUY her own songs

[@paulineweppler778]

You need to listen to dear John also

[@jennifermorris6848]

How about those chiefs?

[@ABtheKreator]

😂😂 we lost! But I love my boys and we will get it together at some point! Either way I’m in it for the long haul

[@randipearson4930]

You gotta do Look what u made me do video version by Tay Tay .. she was out for a year after a bunch of shit went down w Kanye and Kim K with the infamous phone call … they set her up and she eventually proved they lied .. Kim K called her a snake ! Katy Perry took Tay’s dancers fm her ( they are now made up) but this video is taking her power back after all this stuff .. also she sued her producer $1.00 for S harassment and won the case !! Lol 😂 anyways the video has all kinds of signs to these betrayers after she was off a year and unknown to fans and everyone she was writing !