Former? TSWIFT HATER checks out Never Grow Up Taylor's Version (Reaction!)

[@hayleyjoness]

I think it’s really important to listen to Taylor’s music as a girl dad. She has lots of songs about different things obviously, but she writes so eloquently about the female experience and what it is to be a woman in a world that isn’t always the kindest to us. Listen to her songs through that lens and really take them in, and I truly believe your daughters will thank you for it as they grow up.

[@TheNraveles]

THIS.

[@kelloneill74]

Wonderfully put :)

[@bibyz1171]

So so true

[@Anthology_of_Holly]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@musicfamily-od2rs]

Ugh this song...the feels...it made me cry before kids and now my 4 and 5 year olds...emotional torture when this comes on.

[@irem021]

she has another song called "the best day" thats about her mom and as a parent, i think you'd find that one really relatable / emotional as well!

[@musicfangirl7403]

“I can’t believe I’m crying to a Taylor Swift song!” Who’s going to tell him? You will cry to most of her songs if you get past the radio hits 😅

[@Hey_Jamie]

You think you’re mad about crying to a TSwift song? Wait til someone asks for Ronan lol

[@angela2k1]

No one is ready for that one, especially the lyric video. I straight up ugly cry every time.

[@conmom1825]

I can't listen to that song it's too hard

[@taengooss]

I really can't listen to Ronan.😭 If I'd have her songs in shuffle, i end up removing my airpods and just let it play. I just can't. 💔

[@boop_9767]

i always skip ronan, it literally makes me cry so bad

[@chelcbarnett]

Also bigger then the whole sky

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

This was a tear jerker! So good! And she’s re-recording all of her earlier albums, calling them Taylor’s version since she wasn’t given the opportunity to own her own material. Well, she owns it now!Total boss move!

[@rissaannster]

As a mother, I cry every single time I hear this song. I used to sing it to my little ones (now 7 and 5) every night before bed. I saw Taylor in Kansas City a few weeks ago for the Eras Tour and this was one of my surprise songs. I held my daughter tight and sobbed the entire time. No shame for crying to Taylor. Won’t be the last time, probably.

[@conmom1825]

Crying while listening to a Taylor Swift song is just a rite of passage man 😂❤

[@ginawoolard]

I straight ugly cried to this 4 times the other day when hearing it again years later b/c now that I have children and feel at this time am at a crossroads about how I feel being adult missing my younger self and the innocence you have.

[@victoriastello2459]

I LOVED this reaction. As a mom of 2 girls and I heard this the first time at 13/14 and now at 27 it hits SO different 😭💜🫶🏻 Please PLEASE do more. The new Vault song Timeless is also a tear jerker for me! It’s a cute love song about love being timeless💜

[@nicole.evelyn]

as a Swiftie for over 8 years, I'm loving your vids and your honesty. thanks

[@madelinewise8692]

Check out her live performance of Wildest Dreams at the Grammy Museum - it's just her and a guitar. Or, Out of the Woods from the same series. Fyi, Taylor has written every song on every one of her albums. With and without collaborators but the impetus is always from her - her experiences, her ideas, her lyrics, her music. How people contribute, if they do at all is helping her achieve the sound she's going for. Everyone in the business knows it's mostly Taylor. However, back when she was the youngest person to ever win a Grammy for Album of the Year for Fearless while she was still in high school many people refused to believe she was this talented. "There's no way an 18 year old pulled her weight in those writing sessions". To prove them wrong, she wrote her next album Speak Now alone. She is the only person credited with writing lyrics and music on all the songs. That's not to say she didn't have sound engineers and producers. She wrote Never Grow Up at 18 and it's on the Speak Now album. She is an incredible songwriter and storyteller. Her music has only gotten better and better. ALL her albums since Fearless were better. Honestly, they all deserved a Grammy. Speak Now was better than Fearless, and Red was better than Speak Now. She won several Grammies for 1989, including Album of the Year for the second time. Lover and Reputation were phenomenal. She won A of the Y for Folklore for the third time. Some people think Evermore was as good if not better. Midnights is more experimental. It's not my favourite but I still like it. Some people think it's some of her best work.

[@melissaisloud7404]

I saw the thumbnail and literally chuckled and said “he’s f$&@ed”. 😂

[@cherylgeorge4200]

Honestly this song should have gotten more popular than it did, it’s so beautiful, and you also ! I love that you said you’re a girl dad. You seem to me very honest. Best to you.

[@kerrichristian7991]

This album came out the year my son was born and I always go back to this song for some easy tears. 😆

[@plantdiva8472]

Taylor is absolutely amazing, phenomenal song writer, story teller!! Only artist who has ever brought me to tears, and I get goosebumps all the time listening!!! It's fun watching you discover her many talents!

[@TheSurvivalist58]

I'm a huge fan of Taylor's country albums! She has so many good songs in this genre. I'm still a fan of the newer music, but the older stuff is definitely better in my opinion!

[@averyyyy397]

when she says “i wish i’d never grown up, i could still be little” i’ll start crying, that hits me so hard and her tone makes it harder to not cry

[@LaDimplez91]

This song makes me get teary eyed EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear it😢❤

[@KarenDelage]

Haters don’t know how talented she is, it will grow on you, you just need to open up and listen to ALL her work which is gigantic for such a young individual. Such a talented songwriter, storyteller, musician, she is calling the shots when it comes to production, she is the one bringing the stuff to the producers when it’s usually the other way around. Unlike most pop stars she doesn’t have people writing songs for her or a team of 50 people behind her. She is the one choosing or not to do a collab and with whom and she is the leading lady of her own story

[@lifeisgoodll]

Another great one is The Best Day, which TS wrote for her mom. It’s beautiful.

[@jopy7004]

I love your takeaway from this. That's the most you can hope for your dad.

[@zontzooit2415]

She has so many sad songs if u truely wanna cry listen to Ronan, soon you’ll get better, Marjorie and bigger than the whole sky…. Ronan I will say though can be a lot especially if you’re a parent…

[@ChicagoDB]

Try her first hit: “Teardrops On My Guitar” I’m not a fan of Taylor’s pop stuff…but her Country stuff from the early years in the industry are superb.

[@angela2k1]

I do believe Tim McGraw is actually her first hit but Teardrops on My Guitar is a good song too. It's a shame Debut is totally ignored on the Eras Tour.

[@starryjuns4322]

it's nice to see the 'former' hater on the title - life is too short to pretend you don't like taylor swift!!

[@davidfarinella129]

I dont know if you've reacted to it yet but another good song similar to this song is Trace Atkins "your gonna miss this".

[@magsteel9891]

I enjoyed my kids at all of their ages, but it is hard as things change. I tell them I wish I could have them at every age all at once

[@laurabella13]

This song hits different listening to it as an adult with teens 😭😭

[@pcbandeira-m]

"Bigger than the whole sky" is from the Midnights album and is (for me) one of the most sensitive lyrics writens Taylor. I mean, I don't always recommend because it's really sad.

[@jamiebowles4588]

I know, bro. I've got two wonderful granddaughters. One 21, one 18. I cannot hear this all the way through with dry eyes. (It just 'got' me, again.) For the record, James Taylor is a fan of her songwriting. That says a lot.

[@isabellezversion]

as a dad you should DEF listen to “the best day” as well she did for her mother!! i SOB every time thibking of my dad with that one❤

[@tinaanderson5525]

Love this so much!!! Great Reaction!!!

[@Asifyoucouldoutrunme143]

LMFAO showing someone who doesnt know her this song???💀 ive known this by heart since it came out and i literally still cant listen to it without crying

[@chrisdutton2975]

As a country music fan, I miss Taylor. As a country artist, she was completely unique. And I was glad when my daughters became fans of hers. I don't care for her new stuff. Just not my style. But she's an incredible talent and if that's where her creativity has lead her, that's great. I just hope she comes back to country someday. We need her.

[@timbit8670]

Honestly I’m not a big Tswift fan but she’s an amazing artist

[@christinapeck966]

🎶Music is life 🎶😉✌🏽love me some Taylor Swift 🫶🏽

[@arianesaldanhaa]

You’re daughters are so beautiful 💜

[@EddieHilfiger-bn8kx]

Dude, I'm a new fan of you, we just met at Mother.

[@leonardolucasrs]

I love this song so much 😍

[@jeromebernal5]

More Taylor Swift please

[@asiachavez1789]

I cried watching this reaction because I just moved away from home and you look a lot like my dad 😭

[@Treasacello]

No judging here. For a while it was the style to hate artists that consistently put out popular and timely music. For example, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Rhianna, Sia, Nickleback, Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks, Harry Styles, Cold Play. There wasn't really a reason for it and if you asked people if they liked this song or that, they did, but they still hated on the artists because it was the popular thing to do.

[@fadhilamad]

Wait til you hear Ronan (Taylor's Version) with official lyrics video, i dare you to hold your tears. 😂

[@ChrisTine-ou7nz]

2:28 OMG lmbo hahaha

[@ChrisTine-ou7nz]

4:06 uh oh …starting to tear up ;)

[@haleighbrie]

my dad physically cannot listen to this song bc he WILL cry

[@samantaorlynmanato6947]

pls do ronan reaction video by taylor swift 💕

[@EmKao13]

you should try to listen to Ronan Taylor's Version , it's not a break up song but it could break your heart listening to it

[@yanigonzalezf]

Reacciona a the best day y Ronan

[@Ken-b9b]

Taylor's older music was much better than the new Pop Princess stuff she puts out now.

[@CelinaSharp]

The fact that this is 100% self written and Taylor was only 18 or 19 years old when she wrote it just proves she’s has always been an amazing songwriter. She writes all her music but Speak Now album is 100% self written, her entire discography in my opinion is such a beautiful representation of her life but at the same time so relatable, and resonates with people. She’s an amazing, talented, singer, songwriter. storyteller, director, down to earth, beautiful human being ❤

[@brucebrown3837]

As a fellow Girl Dad and now a Girl Grandfather, I've loved this song since 2010. It was the hardest thing in my life to let go of her, but we have the best relationship, she calls me every time she gets in her car to go somewhere, I get to go babysit my granddaughter every Tuesday. Daughters, man, they're the best!

[@rawrxheather]

This post made me tear up alone! As a daughter I wished I had that growing up and even now I wish I still have. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@calmmint4030]

hey Bruce I see you all the time on mend with mere

[@leonardolucasrs]

that's so beautiful 😍

[@averyyyy397]

crazy how taylor swift songs can do that to you! they put everything you wanna say or never thought you’d say into songs 😥

[@lemonade16]

Love you so much ❤ I lost my grandfathers very young ❤

[@LinGil23]

I'm glad that you're listening to Taylor Swift with an open mind. She is a very talented songwriter and story teller. She has a lot of amazing songs. There's a reason she's selling out stadiums all over the world.

[@donnysmith946]

True, but it's still not Country!!

[@LinGil23]

@@donnysmith946 You're right. Taylor doesn't sing country music anymore, but she has said in past interviews that her musical influences were country pop artists like Faith Hill and Shania Twain. Faith and Shania started out making country music and went on to have songs on the pop charts as well. I'm thinking maybe that's why Taylor wanted to do the same with her career.

[@donnysmith946]

@@LinGil23 Well, I didn't listen to Faith or Shania when they went POP either@@

[@LinGil23]

@@donnysmith946 Personally, I enjoy both country and pop music, so if an artist that I like branches into the other genre, it's ok with me.

[@whoisdis8201]

​@@donnysmith946she didn't leave the country touch though. A song in evermore called "no body, no crime" and "betty" in folklore are country and it's still very VERY good songs

[@ladylisaromance8129]

I wouldn't call myself a Swiftie but I like her a lot and know she's crazy talented. I'd never heard this song but as a mother of two, I bawled. 😢 As an author, it's her lyrics that always get me. Sometimes it's like being punched in the gut. 😂

[@jeffquinz2118]

I wouldn't recommend listening to Ronan then... :(

[@buahahaevillaugh1113]

Never grow up, Soon you'll get better, The best day and Ronan had me sobbing on the floor.

[@cathyharville7226]

Please don’t let any negative comments stop you from crying, sharing Jesus, and just being who God has created you to be! This Georgia grandma loves you and your precious family and keep you in my prayers!💕💕

[@avery5160]

Contrary to popular belief, dude it is very normal to cry to Taylor swift songs. Shes written so many of the saddest songs ik, some I cant listen to at all just bc of how much they hit me. She writes so much more than just break up songs, infact there are many songs like these that hit so hard. Ronan is one of the songs I cant bring myself to listen to anymore, neither can I listen to Soon you'll get better. Some songs I do recommend tho are: -Best day -Seven -Innocent -Forever Winter -Last kiss -Safe and Sound -You're On You're Own Kid Some of my favourites at the moment and ig guess based on this video these may be some you'd like. But if you want to go really country in terms of Taylor Swift: -Mean -No body, no crime -I Bet You Think About Me -Pretty much anything from Fearless and her debut album is just pure country.

[@lefttrixx]

i have never not cried to this song, but i’m 17 years old now and listening to it hits so much harder. it’s my last year as a kid and i just remember being the 14 year girl hating my life and wanting to grow up so bad. how i wish i could yell at younger self to appreciate it more and show more love to my parents

[@frances1227]

I’m 17 and turn 18 in 11 days. Knowing that in a few months I’ll be at uni and basically moving out makes this song so much sadder than the first time I heard it

[@jimmylu1352]

hate to tell you this but as a 23 year old, this song will WRECK you more the older you get lol

[@raybernier6851]

Show them that love now.

[@markjosephcayanan9504]

​@@jimmylu1352absolutely!!!!!

[@mrsgunsage01]

This song came out when my daughter was 4 and I used to sing it to her every night... now she's 17 and getting ready for her Senior year and she understands the 2nd half better.

[@PlanetJaiden]

Oh okay cool so now I’m crying 😭

[@mrsgunsage01]

@@PlanetJaiden Yeah sometimes I do too.

[@toni_go96]

The first few verses of this song were apparently inspired by Taylor's goddaughter. I think she was 18 or 19 then and these were all the feelings that came up. It comes full circle of her experiences after she grows up (although shes still probably a teenager at the time). This song is a tear jerker, and if you're a parent its probably gonna hit you even more cuz you may feel this way about your kids too...

[@alivesoalive]

i cant imagine if you listen to "ronan" from red (taylor's version) album. ronan is a beautiful song about a mother who lost her son. it’s a real story.

[@jezreelmacaraeg5951]

She is the sole writer on this whole album. She wrote this when she was only 18-20.

[@missaleshia]

She is a word wizard. Her newer songs reference back to her old things. So much thought and planning into everything she does.

[@laurashelton5942]

I was a daddys girl. He refused to see me as an adult. I have a chronic illness and was diagnosed at 13. My dad asked me every morning how his his baby girl was. I was almost 30 when he passed. I was still his baby girl. He raised his daughters to be independent and be able to handle basics. Change a tire, check the oil. All that. But there wasnt one time that we called for help that he didnt show up. I love how much love you show for your little girls. Teach them to be independent and to think for themselves. But show up.

[@leorepaskal9050]

as a girl dad you have to listen to seven from her album folklore. Its honestly amazing and such an underrated song

[@jamiespeese2062]

Living for this rabbit hole! If you enjoyed this song I suggest The Best Day (Taylor’s version) she wrote it for her mom for Mother’s Day 🥲🤣

[@bobbyrw1398]

Please remember when it comes to TS... your wife is always right.

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Hi, I’m new here! Came for the Taylor Swift content, watching people become Swifties is one of my greatest joys. It never fails to blow people’s minds at how amazing she is. Even us Swifties after years of watching her, we’re all still mind blown at her talent.

[@mahnoormajid6545]

I haven’t seen it said yet so: Taylor wrote this song when she moved out of her parents’ home for the first time, into her own place (hence the bridge) 😭❤️

[@carmenx4785]

Hello Listen to Ronan… specially if you have children… grab the Kleenex

[@DawnR3ne3]

Check out “Ronan”. It’s a true story written from a mother’s perspective

[@Tyler_Reacts]

“Back to December”, “Dear John”, and “Mine” are all fan favorites from the album. Can’t go wrong with ANY of those, especially if you’re trying to get into her catalog.

[@Hey_Jamie]

You did this SO fast! Hahaha

[@lynnramadan9855]

I don’t get the hate she gets , she stays in her lane, obsessed with making music, her shows are like a big ass Halloween party with friendship bracelets . She’s successful AF. Anws, m glad I am seeing ppl who are starting to like her !🙏🏻

[@jillleblang3631]

Your comparison of Mary and Jesus was the sweetest thing I’ve heard…. And Taylor is an amazing human being as well as artist 🩷🩷🩷 Thank you for giving her a chance!

[@MarshallLando]

50yo man watching this, never heard this song by TS. sobbing like a mf. this is ridicolously good song. gotta listen to speak now. only have 1989 and rep so far. which i dearly adore.

[@josefinasoderholm6488]

In my opinion you aren’t a “real man” before you’ve cried to a Taylor Swift song! And, you don’t have to explain to us why you get emotional

[@RachelDacusAuthor]

Love your reaction to this! More Taylor Swift reactions from you, hopefully. You're so genuine!

[@npats550]

@2.26, "I'm about to cry...on a Taylor Swift Song..get it together bro!" LMAO. I am pretty much just catching up with her discography too. I obviously know the hit singles- but these last couple of months...I am blown away!

[@alyshamcalpine2238]

hey man, it’s only natural to cry to this song

[@Luckyduck82180]

A lot of Taylor swifts early stuff is more on the country side. Given your growing love for country you might become an early fan 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Taylor is good at the feels. Based on this video you may appreciate a song called the Best Day (Taylor’s Version), a song she secretly wrote and recorded for her mother for Mother’s Day in 2008 and it went on her 2nd album, Fearless. its a lovely song praising the relationship she has with her mom.

[@carol-ina.]

If you keep listening to Taylor Swift you'll get the best of country (the storytelling) + pop songs!! She's amazing in writing lyrics, Never Grow Up was one she wrote by herself when she was 18-20 yo (as the entire speak now album, originally released in 2010).

[@maisiemoo5232]

If you cry or almost cry to this don’t listen to Ronan. I ball my eyes out every time….

[@MeganJPenney]

Whoever submitted this knew you All Too Well. I think you might like Timeless, a new song from the vault on her Speak Now album. You may also like the Folklore or Evermore albums. It's hard for me to choose an album I like better, some days I find my spotify queue is full of Folklore, and other days it is full of Lover, or Midnights, or Reputation. They are definitely a mood.

[@brennadeen1855]

Depends on the vibe

[@gretchenniemann2061]

Stay away from Ronan - it will tear you to shreds 😭😭😭

[@lunakelly2113]

I still can't listen to that song without ugly crying. It's so beautiful and it hurts so much.

[@johannaramirez1242]

As someone with a chronic illness, “Soon You’ll Get Better” hits me hard every time 😭

[@savageman2194]

My granddaughter is a Swifty...you walked my country .. I'm going to try to go down this rabbit hole with you for the granddaughters. I just ugly cried.

[@toni_go96]

If you're okay with crying on this channel again, and open to feeling an overwhelming love for your mom would recommend listening to Best Day from her Fearless album, and Soon you'll get better from her Lover album

[@nickarenas2423]

My daughter starts school in a week so this song hit harder than normal. Glad to see it hit another dad the same way .

[@jessrene]

I hope you will continue checking out her music. Her storytelling and ability to make things relatable to all kinds of people is so impressive.

[@aubreysuarez]

Listen to The Best Day, it’s so good and a song she wrote for her parents. ❤

[@elora512]

This song, The Best Day, Ronan and Bigger Than The Whole Sky, are all songs that really speak to my maternal instincts. I just wanna bawl hearing them.

[@12ofangels]

Crying with you my brother

[@livelurklaugh]

appreciate your honesty and open mind. coming from a country music fan and a fan of Taylor's music, in my opinion what you said about country music ("I hated country music [...] it's a cool thing to dislike country") shared the same sentiments with people's opinions of Taylor in general.

[@brittanylampman5894]

i’m so happy you loved it! you should listen to the rest of Speak Now taylor’s version! (including the vault tracks)

[@janicemackie611]

If you think this is sad, listen to her song called Ronan…about a little boy, a fan, who died of cancer and she wrote the song for his mother..it’s so beautiful 😢

[@Ktcsr17]

My mom just passed so this song tears me apart right now. This one and you’re on your own, kid. But you’re too new to the discography to try you’re on your own kid. It’s full of meaning that you’ll pick up as you listen to her more! If you listen now, the impact won’t be as strong! But good for you for admitting you have a hard time admitting your dislike is unwarranted. Takes guts! And welcome to the adventure that is Taylor Alison Swift. She’s the master of bridges, so start paying attention to her bridges!!!

[@Jen-in-Texas]

Such a sweet song. Another similar one by Taylor is called “The Best Day” (and if Allie hasn’t heard this one she needs to!).

[@chelcbarnett]

The lullaby i used for my youngest son. He is 10 now and i played him this a few days ago and he cried. I play it now and am filled with memories of him in the NICU with me singing this to him, wondering if he was even going to grow up 😢

[@lilypond5158]

Have you listened to slipping through your fingers by ABBA, that one really makes me cry

[@gloriabranch188]

I don’t know if you have reviewed Taylor Swift’s “Carolina”, but you should. Taylor has top credits for the movie, “Where the Crawdads Sing” for the song Carolina. It is one of her best.

[@tinatreitler9192]

I luuuv this song...today is my oldest child's birthday...Hes 40 now......