First Time Hearing Taylor Swift "The Man" | Official Music Video | REACTION!

[@GOTGames]

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[@darsynia]

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[@folklore_hoax]

attempt 14 of asking for champagne problems

[@maribiddle5859]

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[@LisaBrown-q9w]

I am currently a subscriber and a payer on your channel. I would like it if you would do Adam Lambert at the Kennedy Center singing shares believe please you will like it.

[@texasseastar]

She has a younger brother that could have easily played “The Man” but her being him is so much more delicious. She definitely is not wrong about the double standards that still exist today. She is at the top of her game, yet it would have been easier and way less controversial if she was in fact a man.

[@skullkisses8626]

When it came out I was like is that her brother?? I flipped flopped back in front between it being him or Taylor lol

[@GOTGames]

So true! A deep song that she made fun and the fact she played the man was amazing!!!

[@wendymcpherson4432]

You will enjoy the making of this video. So puzzling to hear her voice coming out of ‘the man’.

[@tothelakes]

Yesssssss pls

[@sabarnidas3408]

Yeahhh😁

[@carolla_michelle]

Seconded!! It’s SO good!!

[@GOTGames]

Have to check this out 💯💯💯

[@F1Swiftie]

Exactly what I was thinking! And how concerned she is about everyone after the scenes are done.

[@madisonward2862]

i think the biggest distinction is not is it “i’d be THE man” but also that the things she has gotten criticized for “dating too many guys, being too calculated or manipulative and revengeful or reacting in a way that people don’t like” all things that are often not only fine for men, but praised. this song has aged crazy well

[@SouthernArtist77]

Well said.

[@GOTGames]

💯💯💯

[@Hey_Jamie]

3:19 everything on that wall is an Easter egg but my favorite is the 🚫🛴sign. NO SCOOTERS!

[@swiftigoth]

omg, how did I not get that! Thank you!

[@GOTGames]

👀👀

[@IO_sWorld]

OMG ... I didn't get that ... that's the best!!!😅

[@WarrenPDavis]

I missed the nO Scooters...had to go back and watch just to see that. Excellent.

[@ondeymande]

What is the “no scooters” mean on that wall? I only read her albums written on that wall: Reputation, 1989, RED, Speak now… The man😂..

[@melissadavis4981]

The scene with "world's greatest dad" is obviously somewhat of a dramatization but YES most women find it very annoying that a LOT of dad's get by doing the bare minimum and are seen as "such good dads" when mom's do basically everything and get scrutinized for every decision they make when it comes to their kids. Side note: THANK YOU for being THAT dad that is there for their kids... people don't realize how important father figures are and I've done a lot of research on this topic and it's shocking the amount of criminals that didn't have a father figure in their life or had an abusive father. It's a huge problem we have in society, so again thank you to you and your wife for giving your kids their best chance.

[@wildly_heather]

Yeah, the amount of times mean get told "oh, that's so nice of you to babysit your kids for the afternoon" or similar is ridiculous. (Not meaning GOT of course ❤)

[@GOTGames]

Thank you for such kind words. Nothing I ever do will be as rewarding as simply making my boys smile. Much love ❤️❤️

[@toxyvella]

This is one of those songs where you can sing lines in your real life in real time and it always fits a situation

[@Pathfinder197]

You’d love the bts video of the making of this MV. BTW, anyone who watched the Golden Globes got a reminder of how on point this song still is. From the highkey sexist jokes the host lobbed at Barbie to his Taylor joke and then the reaction to her nonreaction, especially the people applauding Ryan Gosling for having a nonreaction to a lame joke while attacking Taylor for the same kind of nonreaction.

[@ErinHaskett]

THIS. 👏🏻 👏🏻

[@sherriromas5871]

🎯

[@darsynia]

It's soooo clear that people just take joy in bringing her down for things that men absolutely wouldn't be noticed, or might even be commended, for doing. It was so frustrating to witness.

[@clarkbarrett6274]

You nailed that one. Well done.

[@professorbutters]

"..if I was rude..." Literally what she got for *not laughing* and trying to cover it by taking a sip of her drink. At least most of us don't have a camera trained on their faces all the time, but oh my God, "you'd be prettier if you smiled more," and God forbid if you don't laugh at a man's jokes. I feel a little sorry for the host. He got no prep time and they were still messing with the writing up to two hours before showtime. And sadly, he really *likes* Taylor Swift.

[@RoxyRoxanne-px2px]

So glad you enjoyed the MV! I think you'd find find her documentary 'Miss Americana' really interesting. You'll definately cry through most of it, but it gives you a really good insight into her life and gives you context surrounding some of her music x

[@TheTruthAlwaysRevealsItself]

I came on here to say... after watching this reaction how much this video makes sense after watching Miss American.... really puts her in context and I cry every time I have watched it. It shows that even being Taylor Swift deals with what every woman struggles with and she does it under a microscope. I love her and her authenticity we need more Taylor's in this world 🫶🏻

[@hzandarski2711]

I have been saying this every single video

[@madalyn6420]

YES YES YES! I would love if he reacted to Miss Americana. (It’s on Netflix)

[@sydneymiller3970]

PLEASE! You're ready for it!!

[@greywaren621]

Don't know why you think he'd cry! 😂😂😂

[@SwiftieXinfinity]

Yes, Dwayne Johnson was the voice at the end. 😂 her alter ego is Tyler Swift. She definitely knocked this one out of the park!! She’s very much a mastermind with eons of talent and intelligence!!! 😂 In some seriousness too, many female actors/musicians will actually be told to “look sexier” and “appear more likable” next time. That comparison of Leo in Saint Tropez is spot on too. He’s probably bagged more “supermodels” in one week(end) than Taylor has had boyfriends in 20 years. She’s still the “slüt” though, and people call him a “playboy.”. I absolutely love that Taylor is not afraid to point out double standards and say her piece, this one in SPECTACULAR fashion!!! 👏👏👏🙌❤️

[@khills]

This was her first video she directed on her own, yep. But remember: you’re reacting to this five years after it came out - and her star continued to rise after this came out. In some ways, folklore and evermore really changed the trajectory of her career and just put her in another category entirely. But she wrote this song some time in the 1989 to Reputation era - and in particular, during the Reputation era, she was thinking really hard about where her career would go, because most female musicians have their career end after 30, which she was going to be when the Lover album was released. But the song is also talking about feminism and patriarchy, and what women, not just Taylor, experience. That’s what the tennis scene is about. Taylor has never been scolded by a referee… but when this video came out, Serena Williams being scolded and penalized by referees for throwing a racket was still fresh on everyone’s mind. Serena pointed out at the time that she did nothing more than many male tennis greats, like John McEnroe literally did a day (week?) earlier, and her the men were never slapped with a $10,000 fine for unsportsmanlike behavior. (There was also the issue of a referee slapping her with multiple violations during the 2018 US Open, which folks also felt this referred to.) The bit about being just like Leo is referring to Di Caprio, who has dated a string of very young models, and never gotten even half the hate Taylor has received for dating far fewer men. That carries over to the hallway of high fives, which is focusing on the disparity of reactions between people’s reactions to seeing a woman leave a man’s house at 5am vs a man leave a woman’s house, etc. Almost all of the scenes in the video have some real life parallel to them - and that’s not even getting into all of the material in the background. Oh and yes, over here we’d say that men get praised for /babysitting/ their child, because that’s what it’s seen as by so many people, rather than just, you know, PARENTING.

[@bkirstie]

The hallway is an exact replica of Kim Kardashian’s house

[@christinak9587]

@@bkirstie OMG I didn't know that. That's so awesome LOL!!

[@elizajoisreading]

She directed “Mine” before this, I believe. :)

[@khills]

@@elizajoisreading She co-directed it! I was looking it up just the other day, because I know folks always say she directed every MV for Lover, but also that The Man was her first MV. Turns out you square the circle when you count co-directing, which I haven’t been. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@khills]

@@bkirstie Well, without the hands, one presumes. 😉😁

[@taylorpeterson2890]

I was watching so intensely to see if you were going to figure out it was her the whole time 😂 btw the referee in the tennis scene is her dad Scott Swift

[@GOTGames]

It is??? Ah I love that!

[@thomasdworak2030]

Can I start a petition to get at least one Taylor reaction per day from you? 😅 I love them so much!! ❤😆

[@darsynia]

I would sign this in an INSTANT. I checked today thinking 'oh I hope there's been enough time in between, please please please!'

[@thomasdworak2030]

@@darsynia Great! How many signatures will we need? 😅

[@GOTGames]

😂

[@melissadean6874]

Sign me up!

[@anninwhack1998]

This song is my life. I’m 52. Every thing I did right is bc I am a witch. Or I slept with every man involved or that it came from someone else. This why I love Taylor and there’s generations of women who could be in this video w her too. We’re all standing up behind her. She’s epic for all of us.

[@kasiazdrojewska3616]

I wasn't into her in the beginning, I was rebelling big time since childhood, and the sweet country girl didn't sit well with me - that was my sis :P But ever since she started showing herself, her struggles, and what she cares about instead of listening to the company and having that bland nice girl image I've been stanning her HARD 🤘

[@timberhunt4240]

This is the first reaction to this song by a man I've seen whose actually understood and pointed out the message of the song and the points Taylor makes in the music video! So happy to see that you continue to truly appreciate Taylor and her art ❤

[@twinfiresigns]

I could see the wheels turning in your head at the beginning and I really thought you would figure it out 😂 You should watch the behind the scenes video!

[@Violet316]

This is what we live for. When she turned around and winked, most started thinking it was Taylor. She does little winks here and there in her MVs. Also, know she is always the star of her MVs. Super great reaction.

[@swiftigoth]

Love your reaction, you could tell you were on to something in the build up - love it. Recommend "Death By A Thousand Cuts", Tiny Desk version or Paris version (both are Live and AMAZING)

[@jenunmasked]

So glad you enjoyed this one! Her MVs are really good. If someone else hasn't said it yet (ooops if so), the tennis ref is Taylor's dad Scott. And you're right, Taylor winked at you in that little turn in the beginning. I'd love to see you react to Cardigan, AntiHero and Lavender Haze. 💜

[@darsynia]

Would loooove the reaction to Lavender Haze, it's so great but also a surprise.

[@angelahunt2779]

What I love about this video is her placing a spotlight on this male character that she created in a Wolf of Wall Street manner that mirrors current counterparts in the entertainment and business industries that the media praises and gives awards and accolades to while “he’s” behaving badly - the male version ofTaylor’s Blank Space character. In Blank Space “she’s” a mad, crazy, irrational, and an out of control female. Therefore ”she” should be criticized and all of her successes should be minimized and questioned. In her concept of The Man, “his” behavior is the same but is admired and applauded.

[@donnaj9769]

Like Ginger Rogers (dance partner to Fred Astaire) was famous for saying “ I do everything he does only backwards & in heels”. That summed up women’s life. We are doing some better, but Ginger said that in the 1940’s-50’s…and here we are still fighting the same stereotypes. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@noewt]

Please do the "I Bet You Think About Me" MV!

[@KarenMonneau]

Yep she’s the man, she’s the boss, she’s a goddess.

[@aidenrushing9841]

Your face as the realization slowly sinks in is EPIC!! Love it and your haircut!

[@clashfan2875]

They did such a good job on the make up. This is the first time I really noticed they extended that to her legs in the tennis portion. It was a really complete transformation.

[@SwiftZilla]

Same Make-up Artist who did her make-up/prosthetics in the "Look What You Made Me Do" Music Video! You GOTTA react to the "Look What You Made Me Do" Music Video. Opening scene is phenomenal. If you liked the way the prosthetics were used in this music video, you'll love the ones used for the opening of the Look what you made me do music video.

[@hnc89]

She has a few behind the scenes videos for this video that you should watch!!

[@mollyb698]

I can imagine you are an amazing dad and love that you get to be so present! I feel like most men get HUGE kudos just for doing the bare minimum with their kids (like what you were mentioning about the scene with the kid in the video)... And women are always on the losing end of things - seems like women get a lot more criticism of their parenting than men do. I love how this song calls a lot of things out but is also a total bop!

[@adrianabenavidez9343]

Would you ever consider doing a Twitch stream/watch party for Miss Americana (Taylor Swift documentary)? I bet alot of Swifties would love to see you react to that!!❤

[@Burketag]

So many, mostly males but also females have minimized her and have written her off for writing songs abt exes and bubblegum mindless songs for a decade UNTIL now when they give her a true chance.

[@nicoleearp6229]

I agree Taylor is “The Man” and is super powerful, but she is still under extra scrutiny that she wouldn’t be under if she were male. Particularly from the media. That tasteless joke at the Golden Globes over the weekend is a perfect example of this. I really love your reactions by the way. You are always an automatic click.

[@wildly_heather]

absolutely! There's a reason she calls out Leo DiCaprio and his revolving door of models... (That's the Leo in San Tropez)

[@lori.sabrina]

The way you were suspecting it to be her but not wanting to say anything was great 😂❤

[@ThatNorwegianGuy-wo9ub]

I got to recommend the «this love» from the 1989 tour again 😂 I know I have posted about it earlier, But I really love that performance. And more from the ERAs tour as well. «Cruel summer» from that tour must be Amazing. The whole tour must be Amazing, reallly 😂. Love your channel 🎉

[@swiftigoth]

this this

[@victoriarissland1569]

The point is, we (women) have to work 10x harder to achieve the same. Ask any woman, working or stay at home. Everyone has massive opinions about your wrongdoings but men get praised for the bare minimum (and promoted) What hits me most is the "when everyone believes you, what’s that like" part. Thinking about all the women who have gone through hell, and no one believed them.

[@AGloriousLife]

Her point is really that if she were a man, she would have achieved everything much faster and easier, and without question or criticism. Period. The double standard is real.

[@jelinenanashi9466]

I loved that you were suspicious from the beginning about the man being Taylor! She did an amazing job on this video and the team who transformed her was phenomenal. Swifties: YNTCD next??

[@Lizbethann11]

I love that her dad cameos as the line coach 😂

[@MLF-db9do]

So, there's a hint in there if you rewind and slow it down. Go back to 8:25 and pause it. And she's saying that everything she has been criticized for doing a man would have been applauded. It's totally a double standard. And you're right, she is "The Man".

[@ingobordewick6480]

I love the dialoge at the end, where she turns the double standards around criticizsing the male actor and just saying "well done" to the female actor. That's so on point. By the way, the referee at the tennis match is her dad.

[@LPnerd]

Taylor gets my maddest respect for many reasons, but as talented as she is , her standing up for woman and having the gutts to REALLY step up I love her for.

[@robinjackson5771]

She nailed it!!! In her position if she was the man, acceptance would be different

[@SouthernArtist77]

Taylor wrote this for all of us.

[@MoyaoftheMist]

You should watch the behind the scenes videos. The referee for the tennis match is her dad!

[@MoyaoftheMist]

I love that she wonders if she would get there QUICKER if she were a man. And I think she might have, honestly, because she’s been toiling away for more than fifteen years to reach this point. But…she is crushing it. Yeah, she has advantages (not everyone can move to Nashville or afford good vocal training), but I can’t see how anyone could claim she hasn’t WORKED for it, too. She’s written 119 songs solo now, it looks like? Plus another hundred that are cowritten. And that’s just published stuff. She has a ton of vault tracks we’re never going to get to hear. (I know this because some have leaked and then still not been included on the TV for the album.) If you liked this music video, you should book some time to just like… kick back and watch a ton of them. The ones she’s directed are sooo good.

[@stardustmelody2709]

You are my favorite Swiftie!

[@GOTGames]

🥹❤️❤️❤️

[@rocheagram8261]

She hasn't just reached the glass ceiling, she's shattered it! 😅

[@hath21]

The behind the scenes of this would be worth it!

[@kking9474]

So funny to see you realize that she is actually THE MAN

[@soytoast6404]

Miss Americana is a must watch after watching this to better understand where this song comes from

[@colleenjennifer-lynn]

2:04 SAY IT!!!!! OMG SAY IT!!!!!!

[@partiallyhealedsunburn1881]

He thinks he’s going crazy lmfaooooo

[@Neon-Sauce]

Come on folks. Give this man a thumbs up 👍

[@Hey_Jamie]

Oh I wasn’t expecting an upload today! What a fun surprise! Yaaaay

[@hannahrya484]

Nah you’re right Taylor IS definitely THE MAN!!!

[@KarenMonneau]

And in the tennis part of the video, her dad is there

[@eltonfan62]

I'm an old Swifty and watching you have so much fun falling for Taylor and how you get what the rest of us have been knowing for awhile.No other famous superstar I know of has all the talent and on top of that has the most joyfull, thoughtfull, smart and interesting personality as The Man does !

[@mariajunge9510]

Oh my gosh! You are the FIRST man i have ever seen reacting to this song, who got the meaning immediately! Thank you for the great reaction! :)

[@fishandfloral]

He’s so confused LOL I love it!

[@CautiousSquirrel]

When I saw this video for the first time, I didn't notice the eyes. However, the mouth and teeth were so familiar and i just couldn't place it. I felt played when I got to the end lol. I'm a fan but I don't think I qualify as a Swifty and I bet all the Swifties knew immediately. Love this reaction video 💙

[@bethcox3226]

I love watching your face when you watch the end where Taylir is transformed into a man! Priceless!!

[@judithbradford9130]

She crafts an expression of very specific human emotion we recognize we share, then MAKES IT GLORIOUS

[@cherispencer6415]

i just discovered your channel. I am a major swiftie...going to see her in Paris in May. Your reactions are lovely. thank you for sharing!!!

[@mallorymyers7525]

She's a good comedic actor. Her stuff as a teen on SNL was excellent as well.

[@tiffylew]

I absolutely love the performance of the man at the eras tour !

[@alcap-z5d]

Gold Rush.. AMAZING song. ❤🎉

[@Henke_Reboot]

The media still dogs her in ways they’d never dog men. She can’t go to a football game without sexist articles and tweets being written about her. It’s so frustrating. She IS The Man, but society still wants to tear her down

[@lynettemcg1]

When my brother heard this song, his response was that if Taylor were a man in our society, she would be a God. He said she has already surpassed men as it is.

[@GOTGames]

😂

[@bareeraasad-q8w]

Mother always knows what's up

[@saskia.chr_5218]

fun fact: the tennis coach that she’s throwing a ball at in the end is her dad

[@S2K-09ChungHayleyHeiYiu]

This Is why we cant have nice things rep tour is a must!

[@moa7840]

You can se from the start "is that Taylor?" And then not wating to say it 😂

[@adabadoskova2915]

you have to do behind the scenes of this video, they're so funny

[@Suprachiasmatic]

I get what you're saying cause at this point the only person that Taylor Swift is really competing against is herself. I mean, she's already accomplished so much that at this point topping her own accomplishments is really all she has left.

[@hallefarnsworth4154]

i don’t know if someone already said this but her album names are on the wall where he’s peeing and a “no scooters” sign, which is a purposeful slight to scooter braun😂

[@PsyGeek7]

You need to watch the behind the scenes. Its so funny!

[@dhale4837]

She has achieved something no other woman has been able to do. She is THE MAN!!

[@tanvisawant111]

We all waiting for you to realize that its her! hahahaha

[@KarenMonneau]

And yep Dwayne is the voice at the end

[@DyranHunter]

When she turned around and WINKED at the screen, was the moment I thought it was her too... and then I talked myself out of it until the end. I did exactly the same thing as you the first time I saw this! Rofl!!

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Here hoping that Long Live/New Years Day live at Reputation tour, with her intro is soon :(

[@xoxoxANGExoxox]

The flip side of this is so many men get looked down at if they look after their own kids while the partner works, if they cook and clean - that they aren't a REAL man. Society still has a way to go but the more people like Taylor that shine some light on double standards the better.

[@linneathunberg6459]

Taylor has some of the best music videos!

[@LJMurray]

Watching your reactions is the BEST! Your joy and enthusiasm is totally contagious! 😂❤

[@randystalnaker6700]

Soooooooo Happy you are doing reactions from Lover...Taylor's most underrated album!!!! By the way, that was The Rock's voice!!! Thanks

[@swiftigoth]

Yes, so underrated, Death By a Thousand Cuts is one of the best Bridges of all time

[@randystalnaker6700]

@@swiftigoth Agreed!!!

[@kimberlybain9143]

For me, it is her left foot that turns in when she walks and dances. That's when I knew it was her.

[@shraddhajain1907]

Wow, you made my day…I open KZbin to check if you have uploaded any Taylor Swift reaction today and there you go with the The Man video , which myself with many other viewers have been recommending for a while now.

[@CAMPFIRESKY]

I'm laughing my butt off right now... You are a riot... (and her Dad was the Ump in the tennis match.

[@judithbradford9130]

I guess this is how Taylor Swift became the most powerful woman in the world.... Her music and performance are SUBLIME.

[@steveclark6307]

Please react to the behind the scenes! It is so cool!

[@terriluoto6139]

I adore watching you ‘work it oh’, every new video. Love you

[@rafaelfigueoa2457]

The thing about Taylor & female celebrities (specially singers) at first they're the industry darlings but as time goes by and they live their life the media starts holding them to an insane standard, judging them meticulously & in the case of Taylor the media couldn't find something to talk shit about so they started concocting this imaginary persona of the "man eater, serial dater" who is looking for the next relationship to crash and burn "by acting crazy" to "write her next album about" & the public fixated on that, the "criticism" towards her even though it was total bullshit they started saying "She only writes about her exes" or commenting on her body whether she was too skinny or too fat they twisted the talent that she possess of putting her feeling into beautiful poetry that people relate to this "trick" that she "wanted to hurt her exes because she's insane" or making "jokes" about "watch out boys, she'll write a song about you" and made her out to be this conniving serial dater who is insane and only dates men to discard them and then write her next album

[@dmo_13]

I loved watching the wheels in your brain turn watching this, trying to figure it out.

[@tayspyswift9426]

i thought for sure you'd notice taylor as the man, especially since you love her hip movements and baby those hips don't lie

[@ShaylaLeeleigh]

I love this music video. You need to react to Look What You Made Me Do Music Video and Out of the Woods Music Video ....or just all her music videos 😂

[@dipaolav]

I know you love her live videos, but her music videos are mind blowing…trust us. Have been binge watching you and loving it…this one had me laughing sooo hard!

[@aerialnay]

That’s one of my favorites TS MV you can see she’s invested in portraying “the man” hahah

[@aerialnay]

That’s why TYLER works

[@MaryR75]

Fun fact, In the tennis scene at the end of the clip, Taylor’s dad Scott plays the umpire.

[@fionataylor4269]

LOVE this reaction to '' The man'' , So joyful ! Respect to you , as a stay at home dad !

[@dirkus3722]

I think we all experienced some uncanny valley type situation when we first watched this video. Like, is that her? No, that can't be her. But is it? Nah....but...wait.... Fun fact: the scorekeeper in the tennis scene is none other than Scott Swift himself (Taylor's dad) :D

[@21-NguyễnBảoNgọc]

you meant she's so down to earth i get that i love herrrrr

[@elizajoisreading]

You know I’ve been WAITING for this one!!!! Thank you!! Every time I watch it, I catch another detail. When you rewatch, check out all the stuff on the wall that Man Taylor pees on. Especially the sign that says “no 🛴 “ 😂 I feel like you know about Scooter Braun already, but if not, Jamie will definitely be filling you in! Because you appreciated this video so much, you should check out the first one she directed: the short film for the song “Mine.” It’s pretty great and it is such a cool illustration of how she has always had an eye for this, but continues to develop her skill. And though she did not direct them, my other favorite music videos are Wildest Dreams, Blank Space, and I Bet You Think About Me.

[@plrchristian3333]

Hey, you HAVE TO react to the Medley of a few of her greatest hits she has done on the AMA´s 2019. That would be great ❤