Guitarist REACTS to TAYLOR SWIFT "Blank Space"

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Thank you all for checking out my videos! It's amazing to hear from you and your suggestions are great! There's many more Taylor Reactions to come! Sorry the chapter markers aren't working. Check the description for the time stamps!

[@blogistuff4383]

The 1st guy that came up is Joe Alwyn, he's a british actor, he's her current boyfriend since 2016. She keeps their relationship very private for the most part, especially because of the media.

[@elizabethjulia20]

I think the song is far easier to understand when you realise it's great because it's 100% sarcastic, she's written a song from the perspective of a character(the manipulative serial dater girl the media paints) and it's *100% not herself* ... so it's the ultimate parody, rather than be upset because she hates the media she becomes the character for a song and makes the joke better. (she also did this with her entire reputation album after being "cancelled" as a "snake" by kanye and kim kardashian)

[@vanessa1052]

This song is just a critic to the media. She was like “oh yeah, that’s who you thinks I am? Let me pretend to be like that and get money from it”. The man it’s also a critic to how sexism exists. You should watch the documentary “Miss Americana”

[@vanessa1052]

Taylor 2014: “Boys only want love if it’s torture” you: “number one: stop dating boys” Taylor 2020: “I’m begging for you to take my hand, wreck my plans, that’s my *man* “

[@beatrizgomes4094]

Yes, or in Ready for it, 2017: “Younger than my exes but he act like such a man”

[@melaniem948]

I thought you were like 💁‍♀️ and I was like yeah!!! And then I realized and I was like “sure okay I guess”

[@vanessa1052]

@@melaniem948 wdym

[@chowzhihang]

For someone who calls himself disheveled and jaded, you sure have a similar sense of humour to Taylor - dry, sarcastic and often self-deprecating, LOL! I think a big reason why Taylor has so many fans is because her catalogue is so diverse - there's something for everyone. As a fellow music snob as well + long time swiftie, her Folklore and Evermore albums are much more experimental in terms of melodies and chords. There's even some mixolydian chords and 5/4 time signatures, which was jarring to hear from her at first. Highly recommend a listen and would love to hear your thoughts.

[@elizabethjulia20]

great comment, and I completely agree!

[@alext9215]

Taylor Swift has the ability to write a whole album about a three month relationship. For me she's the modern Bob Dylan.

[@bonjovi4149]

You do know that this song isn't about any relationship of her? Is just a song that kinda makes fun of how the media always painted her as a "psycho girl".

[@darcystyles7420]

Jake Gyllenhal inspired her best song lyrically, All Too Well.

[@conanmeitantei]

You have to react to her "Folklore/Evermore" album its a masterpiece indei alternative record

[@droptherecord6468]

Yeah Nice guitar melodies too

[@aniruddhasarkar2433]

Yesss please....

[@Riya-nj2wc]

She's channeling the person that the media paints her out to be, here. The introduction she gave is the one she's chanelling.

[@Pippi21]

I think you would be blown away by Folklore & Evermore. It’s so different from what she’s done so far. Taylor is an artist that really has different “eras” that are completely different in every way. Right now she’s in her indie/alternative era and she’s never shined brighter. Personally I wish she stays in this era for like…. ever. Haha.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

The instrumentals on these albums are out of this world

[@blackmilk1000]

'boys only want love if it's torture' - I believe that this line is filled with sarcasm, like the rest of the song. As she said, the media portrayed her as a villain and according to the media, the guys she dated were enchanted by her being that insane lover who'd eventually ruin them. But obviously that's not who Taylor was and it is not what those guys really wanted. In fact, Taylor is known for being extremely romantic and loyal and looking for peace in her love life - this is what most of her songs are about. She doesn't look for the boys who want love to be tortured nor she believes that this is what anybody would want. So this line is suposed reveal how silly the media narrative about her love life was because nobody in their right mind would want to be in a toxic relationship. Unfortunately, a lot of people still believed the media and that she dated guys for publicity (as if she needed it...). I really enjoy your reactions and your respectful honesty. You might not love a song or a chord progression but you understand why others would like it and so you look for a positive side in everything. :)

[@haddadimen8957]

A lot of her music is about her life but she does like to create imaginary characters from time to time The alpha male from her song the man The crazy ex gf from blank space The evil man hating witch from I did something bad The unfaithful widow who lived in the 1700’s from ivy And in her album folklore she has 3 song that are related and she calls it the love triangle cuz it’s about u know a love triangle The bandit who lives a life of deceit and crime from cowboy like me The bank robber who got caught up in a love affair from getaway car The girl who turned down a marriage proposal because she’s unable to love herself in champagne problems(one of her best songs) Rebekah harkness (a real person actually) She has so many songs about imaginary characters that are so interesting with great storytelling and songwriting

[@laurazonta3983]

Please do Death by a thousand cuts on tiny desk

[@khairunnisazulfikri5579]

THIS ONE YES

[@blackmilk1000]

I second that! Either the tiny desk performance or live from paris. The tiny desk performance has a bit if an intro which I think is pretty cute.

[@acecolorsred6543]

No at the concert in Paris

[@mikaylamarie2680]

Jake inspired her "best" song(at least to swifties, not in charts) and also most of the Red album. If you really want to understand what happened listen to The moment I knew and All too well. To sum it up, he forgot about her on her birthday, didn't show up to the party and was out with another girl cheating on her:(

[@AlexSuOfficial]

You should listen to the last great american dynasty from the folklore long pond sessions

[@moonbootsv7383]

YES! That song is incredible.

[@elizabethjulia20]

Good recommendation! I think Andy would find some of Taylor's new songs, where she tells stories that aren't her own or that are inspired by something like the history of her house interesting!!

[@HeyShrads3]

Oh my god you have got to react to 'Folklore' long pond sessions!!!!

[@zia0576]

If you wanna know about her relationship with Jake , pleaseee react to her performance of ALL TOO WELL.. it is a MASTERPIECE very heartfelt.. Please watch her piano performance, maybe Grammy's performance of all too well. It was not her best performance of it live ( she has many amazing performance of this song) but the Grammy's one is still my fave cause she was really emptional that time :)

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Oh I definitely think the Grammy performance is the best performance of the song.

[@matthewquiazon7540]

You must react to her recent work. I suggest her live performance in Disney Plus. (Seven, the 1, the last great American dynasty, and more)

[@beej13]

She's been dating the same person for almost 5 years now. His name is Joe and he's an actor. Just a fun fact lol. You should check her performance of Betty live at the Country Music Awards

[@sarabothe8729]

Love your Taylor reactions. Please keep going with these. Also, it’s funny cause I feel like with Taylor it’s almost impossible to separate learning about her life from enjoying her music because it is so intertwined but that is the thing that makes her so real and relatable for a lot of people I think. She always jokes about how she is basically sharing her diaries with the world…..well and then with Lover she actually did :)

[@ivy5919]

Hey! I love your videos and suscribed to your channel! Thank you for giving Taylor's music a listen, and I'm also really happy that you like her :) As a fan, I would suggest you to react to All Too Well (reputation stadium tour version)! I can't wait to watch your reaction of We are never ever getting back together from the 1989 world tour (it's the rock version but you can also watch her played it with an acoustic guitar on other videos)

[@itsclaraxx]

React to All Too Well on the Rep Tour, she played it on guitar there. Oh and it's about Jake Gyllenhaal. 😉😅

[@Lex-jj7hb]

Jake inspired much of the Red album, but aside from swifties joking about him stealing scarves (All Too Well) or bailing on her Birthday (The Moment I Knew), he didn't actually do anything awful. Her worst ex by far is John Mayer, who Taylor is still not as old as he was when he dated her over a decade ago (he was 32 and she was 19). One of the songs she wrote about him, Dear John is allegedly too painful to sing for her. While she pulled out basically all her discography as 'surprise' songs for her reputation tour (singing an different random old song acoustically every tour stop) and has sung old songs at the Red and 1989 tours, she hasn't sung Dear John since the end of the Speak Now tour.

[@m3l199]

The older you get the more you realize just how toxic some relationships were. Crazy to think that she's just turned 32. I'm not much older than her and the idea of dating a 19 year old is just....gross. I don't mind an age gap, but there's a lot of growth between 19 and day 25ish.

[@clansome]

@@m3l199 She'll have to do it for Speak Now (TV).

[@euge1722]

She recently released two albums with a different sound from what you've been hearing, her most recent live videos are from her album Folklore, you could listen to the song Betty Live on ACMA or The long pond studio sessions where she also plays guitar on some songs with two other musicians.

[@aaronrdomanais]

thank you for all these swift videos!!

[@CocoaGirlie4]

The picture you saw of that first guy is he boyfriend, Joe Alwyn. They've been together about 5 years. If you end up listening to Betty or Exile, he co-wrote those and a few others with her!

[@GeehSavinon]

If you wanna know about Jake G. and still watch an AMAZING performance where she plays the guitar, watch "All Too Well" live at the reputation Stadium Tour, the full concert is available on Netflix.

[@irem021]

you should react to her other grammy museum performances as well! i recommend out of the woods :)

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Added! You can check out "WIldest Dreams" on my channel too :) Thanks for Watching!

[@mariabetweentheseas]

great reaction, great intro with under the bridge

[@poviasmr6784]

Your content is very interesting and you are helping me improve my guitar skills. Thank you for the videos

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Happy to hear that!

[@peternystrom921]

I never ever ever rate or rank her songs, but this one is soooooooo amazing in every way.

[@sarahsulomar7511]

you absolutely should react to Dancing With Our Hands Tied from taylors reputation stadium tour! its the acoustic version of the song and i think you'd love it!!

[@vanessa1052]

Almost all the songs from RED (deluxe version) explain to you perfectly what happened to Jake. Btw, I think it would be more interesting if you (and this is just a suggestion) read to her projects as whole (one album each time) and focuses on the lyrics cuz that’s where Taylor Swift shines, and then, make separate videos with your favorite guitar things she does. Because otherwise it’s just too many thing s to play attention

[@marabu_00]

I just love your humour and nature, I'm binge watching you at 2 pm in Europe and I will be sleep deprieved tomorrow but I don't care. I'm curious if you'd like Tis The Damn Season from Taylor, I really like the feel and guitar play in it, so I guess that's my recommendation. Thank you for the Taylor videos!

[@hrctdelrey9540]

You should definitely check out Lana del rey's music. By the way, Taylor has her documentary on Netflix too. "Miss Americana" you should definitely check it out!

[@almajohansen6356]

MORE TAYLOR!!!!

[@alliyahjanecaelestis1512]

you're so funny and i absolutely love the commentary, but i subscribed for the dog. joking aside, i love your videos, it's the right combination of comedy guitar and songwriting knowledge and awesome takes

[@sunflowertrashcan]

This is my second or third of your videos and I must say I will watch every time you react to Ms Swift and I feel like I’m watching a Swiftie in the making. You can’t dive in this deep and not come out loving her talent.

[@rajevgurung701]

LOVED the under the bridge intro. React to deaths by thousand cuts from NPR next

[@hanax1860]

Thank you! Love your videos

[@ecababe1442]

Can you react to Taylor Swift's acoustic cover of Drops of Jupiter? It's one of her covers from speak now world tour 😍😍😍🎸

[@ll.6379]

Nice to meet you Groucho😍😍 Any chance that you would react to Hayley Williams from Paramore? Thank you.

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

Groucho looks like a dog we had when I was in college - half long haired dachshund, half poodle. Great dog.

[@yardenmermelstein2731]

More videossssss

[@FlyingPandaSquare]

awww your dog

[@lizquin6688]

Good video as always!

[@cinthiaveras9638]

You playing guitar in the song os amazing

[@maja7943]

now you HAVE to listen to all too well (the one about jake gyllenhaal)

[@qikking10]

you definitely need to check out we are never ever getting back together live on the 1989 tour

[@moonbootsv7383]

Love this! I would like to see a reaction to either the Pink documentary "All I Know So Far", or the latest Icon For Hire album "Amorphous". Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@muse-ic2415]

That list of exes is probably why Taylor Swift said she should not Google herself again

[@edpotter1170]

the awkward thing is most of the relationships you saw on the table were true though the reasons for the breakup were either exaggerated, false or overly simplified (for example she broke up with Harry Styles because of the massive media attention). But then if you consider those relationships happened throughout over a decade, not saying it's normal, but it's not that crazy. She even took a break for years staying single to shake off her bad image, but it didn't work. So starting from 2016 she kept her current relationship with the British actor Joe Alwyn very private. Still going strong and they even wrote songs together. But yes, she did display insecurities as she wrote songs like Delicate, Peace, Renegade (rumored to be in Alwyn's perspective), and many more.

[@luizachagas9398]

there are some videos of her playing a 12-string guitar I think you'd really like

[@meggzilla009]

Okay but in the album version of this song the BEST part is the production. When she says "I got a blank space baby... ***pen click noise*** ...and I'll write your name" that's totally why she does the tongue click 😏 like, who's next? 🤔

[@clynnegeorge9471]

U should do We are never getting back together live from 1989 tour, trust me, you will be mind blown

[@arrietty520]

TS’ drops of jupiter cover next vid please? 😭

[@The_age_of_aquarius_]

If you’re interested in checking out her more recent music/performances, you should totally look at the Folklore long pond studio sessions. Or her performance at the Grammys this year was awesome, she did a medley with a more rock version of Willow which sounded awesome. Thanks for your videos! Your reactions are really enjoyable :)

[@ingridbrandt7710]

Just discovered you and love your insightful Taylor Swift reviews, as well as your own music in the intros. Please react to her wonderful & hauntingly beautiful duet ”Exile” from the Long Pond Sessions.

[@ingridbrandt7710]

Never mind…I just found it! 🎉

[@manseedubey4840]

Betty live please

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Coming up next week :)

[@manseedubey4840]

@@AndrewFriedberg thankyou 🥺🥺🥺

[@picturemyversailles]

So good! React to her "Death By A Thousand Cuts" Tiny Desk performance!

[@richardh776]

Taylor is the Queen of Bridges.

[@Fatcatthoughts]

Well... jake cheated on her a bunch and stole her scarf. We're still salty about the scarf

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Yes. It always comes back to the scarf!

[@homeiswherethefridgeis]

you should definitely react to the long pond studio sessions

[@wgrodrig5651]

I think if you watched the video for this song in your own time. You’ll get to see how she expands on the lyrics through the scenarios she sets up. It’s like a mini movie 😁

[@clarak7349]

You'd probably like more her recent work, folklore is where her songwriting really shows.

[@laurazonta3983]

Oh the weird things that you see the first time that you google taylor swift

[@AndrewFriedberg]

If this is what came up when you put "Taylor Swift" into Google, then that is weird indeed.

[@leviblue1795]

please react to her albums folklore and evermore

[@sultanali1863]

You should react to the Music Video of Blank Space too! This version is so different from the studio versio:)

[@sadskeleton5087]

Do you know Phoebe bridgers? I like her music a lot. She's also a great songwriter.

[@isabellaseidman4404]

jake didn’t show up to her 21st bday party and inspired the moment i knew as well as all too well and possibly we are never ever getting back together

[@lizquin6688]

I kinda wanna see you react to Jacob Collier playing guitar or something haha, just a suggestion

[@abdullahjaved0330]

This song was number 1 for like 8 weeks

[@robertthompson7242]

she wrote Blank Space as (another) satire of the gossip Hollywood press and its social media clones. The persona she adopted is the cartoonish "rich blonde airhead" . Celebrity gossip about sexy girls sells views, the more salacious the more they get views. And,, ad revenue. I think she uses the persona again on Reputation as the POV for more than one song; but most people seem to think she was just angry. I think she was smart enough to lampoon them while making good songs. Not sure where your preferences lie, but I think you'd probably like the sound of False God (Lover album). Don't know if it actually qualifies as blues or jazz, but there is some very nice sax on that track. She performed it live on SNL kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZunZH-ljdVghtk

[@Sssighh]

I love the Marx Bros. Groucho's a great name for a dog!

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Thanks!

[@adddash8637]

I hope you see Betty from the ACMA!

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

Imagine Dragons does a really cool cover of this song! She’s crazy talented- must come with writing and singing music since she was little! And a total hustler!

[@gianni4096]

Oh by the way because I didnt see you actually look it up she is currently 31 haha, great reaction

[@michealrhodes974]

calling our daddy Joe "this guy" is so funny.

[@patriciaarceo4311]

At first, I was kinda skeptical to watch your video cause of the thumbnail, like you didn't seem impressed and kinda got the vibe that you were gonna be one of those men guitarist who's gonna criticised her guitar playing lol no offense! But you are so polite and very fun to watch. I'm now a fan as I'm binge watching your reaction videos now lol. And oh, you are very eloquent 👍 subscribed

[@phiferhowe4235]

The video is hilarious! You should watch it even if you don’t do a reaction. She has some funny videos and all are well done.

[@AlexSuOfficial]

I’m so glad I found your channel Andy. I love your guitar skills and I hope I become that good at it someday. I make music myself and would love your feedback on this one folk pop, indie rock song called “Open Call” in which the music video is on my channel :) cheers to this!!

[@williamalexander7481]

I didn't know the origin of this song. It's interesting.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Yea the media is obsessed with her dating life since she was a teenager, a normal teenager snd young twenty something. I’m glad my high school and college dating life wasn’t plastered on the front page. And, hers isn’t bad! She can date who ever she wants, it’s so sexist. Jake Gyllenhall. They dated maybe 3 months age 22? He inspired her album RED. She learned that being in the spotlight by media/social media is toxic so she he has tried to stay out of the spotlight for 6 years. She’s been dating an actor for over 5 years and very private. Delicate live in Chicago- acoustic guitar Grammy performance 2021. A medley.

[@ashishchoudhary8700]

#taylorswift #blankspace

[@goldenskyblue8261]

Aahhh your dog 🥹

[@limitlessends]

1:01 can you please sing a whole song in your beginnings? Or as much of the song that you are watching/reviewing at the end? Really, you're a good performer and I think it could jive.

[@limitlessends]

2:22 see, you're teaching me about guitars.

[@limitlessends]

4:45 lol, what? I did not expect this. But yes, these articles exist.

[@limitlessends]

5:05 "All to well" is Jake's song. You should do a Red tour performance to Reputation comparison. Stark difference in body language.

[@limitlessends]

5:53 she talks about how her dating was totally normal it was just blown up and a super sexist take by the media. She does cite Ed Sheeran and other male artists as not getting attacked the way she was and pointing out the gender difference. In an earlier video, you pointed out Ed had simpler chords and no one was attaching him for it. Very interesting to see the differences and parallel in their lives.

[@limitlessends]

11:58 "All too well". That's all I'm going to say.

[@mariaespejo2851]

if you want to know what jake did, you should listen to all too well 🤭

[@katarinakojis552]

she’s actually in a very commuted relationship now :)

[@nataliatc1]

No, the Man Is not about that. The Man is about what people would says ir she was a Man. She doesn't want to be a Man, of course. She Is just saying that for doing the exact same things Men are way less jugded, which is not a opinion but a fact, the double standards, sexism AND machismo in society, not only in celebrity "culture" but in the whole world. She only speak It from her perspective as a famous artist but women thought out the world also endure sexism in their own fields.

[@rayyaibrahim3622]

Please do All too Well.

[@matejaplavsic]

If u wanna know about Jake and tay go for song all too well

[@taylorswiftie181]

If u want to know about jake u have to check all too well

[@PrincessToyTime]

react to SNL lover performance, such a good one.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

It’s piano, but my favorite performance of lover

[@PhoenixRowe]

I always go back to Jennifer Aniston, Brad and Angelina. Women in the media are victims, psychos, or black widows. Two people had an affair, one was never mentioned, Angelina was the temptress homewrecker that trapped poor innocent Brad Pitt. Jennifer Aniston was the victim or the woman who couldn't satisfy her husband. No one was saying all over the place that Brad Pitt cheated on his wife with a woman most guys want to sleep with and he should learn some self control. No one was saying the truth, that if Brad wanted to sleep with you, most people into men wouldn't have thought twice of saying yes, even if they cared about Jennifer Aniston. No one questions Jake, John or Harry are victims of Taylors psycho serial dater behavior because it's always the woman's fault. Taylor had the guts to show this narrative back to them to show how ridiculous it is

[@Peter-rl4nc]

come on Andrew dont tell me you wouldnt

[@AndrewFriedberg]

You offering...?

[@intimsiw]

Please Check out and React to Alip Ba Ta, choose any song cover/ music u likes in his channel 😍

[@chasx7062]

Taylor has had many men LOL

[@jaynmercysmom]

PopSugar is trash. I unfollowed them quickly.

[@sinkanddrownanddie]

Jake Gyllenhaal hates birthday parties