Guitarist REACTS to We Are NEVER EVER Getting Back Together REACTION

[@conanmeitantei]

"Indie record that's much cooler than mine" After 8 years she won Album Of The Year with her indie record Just taylor things :)

[@fiv5by5ive]

Thats so cool of her.

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

No wonder. Folklore is a masterpiece

[@haddadimen8957]

She has a lot of songs that are just for fun. She’s either making fun of herself (like in blank space or 22) or someone else (like shake it off and this one) She made this a super poppy song because her ex Jake Gyllnhaal hated pop music and she wanted to make sure he heard this song everywhere on the radio because he kept wanting to get back together. I love petty Taylor

[@elizabethjulia20]

I find it hilarious that you got that she was making fun of pop because she has said that she made this breakup song as pop as possible (on an album that was still labeled "country") because her ex hated pop music HA. She's very intentional with her tone and production, including personal easter eggs both petty and interesting: "dear john" has a very John Mayor style guitar, in "betty" she uses the names of her close friends' children for characters, in "soon you'll get better" she features the Dixie Chicks because they were her mum's favourite band.

[@robertthompson7242]

In Betty, she also used a Harmonica to sound like Bob Dylan, and ended the song with a Dylan chord sequence that is very noticeable😂

[@ivy23173]

​@@robertthompson7242 why bob dylan?

[@robertthompson7242]

@@ivy23173 You never saw Dylan live playing guitar and harmonica at the same time? The harmonica line she used at the ACM's sounded just like ol' Bob. He started out in Canada as a folk singer.

[@edpotter1170]

You mentioned that this song sounded deliberately pop, because you're 100% right! This is her first song she went fully pop from her country root because the person she wrote this song about definitely had prejudice against pop music, so she wrote this song simply to annoy him.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Don’t worry about the Joe comment, you are playing guitar with Taylor, you don’t need to know who she is dating. He does seem like a good guy for her. He doesn’t care about fame, he’s an actor who doesn’t seem interested in all that. And I think that is one reason why she is with him, she has tried very hard for the past 6 years or so to be out of the spotlight (it will never happen), but I think she’s trying to have whatever normal life she can with him. I love this rock version of the song. I think she wrote this around 21-22? This is a good song, she’s not whining about it, she’s taking control and saying no more. The cycle ends now. She means it. It’s a great empowering song for women, or men, to end what just isnt working and we all deserve better and someone who treats us well.

[@raelalaful]

"She writes relatively simplistic pop music, so does U2" I've never laughed so loud honestly

[@brynanderson375]

you have been listening to her pop stuff, but she is actually very versatile as an artist! Her most "poppy" songs were made with Max Martin. She started in country and switched to pop, but she has some more pop rock songs (on her 3rd album Speak Now which was entirely self written) as well as more recently folklore/evermore which is still pop but harder to define! I think she can write for many genres and her true gift is as a songwriter (although she is so good at performing as you mentioned!)

[@VanessaBritneyTaylor]

There's nothing pop about Folklore and Evermore. Literally nothing, not even the structure of the songs. Those are indie/folk albums, with a bit of country and alternative rock.

[@YourvitamineD]

@@VanessaBritneyTaylor it's actually still kinda in pop area. Professional called it "chamber pop"

[@Michelle-ev8if]

And then she wrote the perfect indie record: folklore. Okay, let’s not forget the sister record evermore.

[@frankieflow13]

I actually like evermore more than folklore.

[@josefinaazpiroz]

Since you're also a songwriter you should really react to her "the making of" series that she made about how she wrote most songs on her 6th album. It's really great because you see everything from when she comes up with the concept from her helping with the production to come up with the final song.

[@Katrein]

I would love to see that, too!

[@Katrein]

I think the reason Swifties come to these videos is that there is so much fun to be had in watching people fall in love/appreciate Taylors great storytelling, poking fun at the industry, jumping genres all while being a songwriter/singer at the base. - my favourite are rap enthusiasts (? english is hard) because they adore great lyrics, too. You're also interesting because of your eye for detail in that regard but I really appreciate hearing it from a point of sound and guitar knowledge which I haven't heard before.

[@Anna13Tonks]

Lol don't worry about it I wasn't offended personally by you not knowing who he is, don't worry about it, you weren't disrespectful at all it was funny in the moment. Don't take the video down! It's very good

[@Sssighh]

Her band is so awesome! Some of them are old guys who've been with her forever. She purposely rearranges her pop songs to include the band so they go on tour with her, and the reputation tour is a great example of that!

[@belabarretoq]

I watched your previous video and, even though I'm a die hard Taylor fan, I didn't really think much of you not knowing who Joe is and you were never disrespectful. I also only know who he is because of Taytay ahha

[@artsyswarley]

Omg can y'all let this man live. He has always been respectful thus far in regards to Taylor and he doesn't have to know who Joe Alwyn is or hate John/Jake just because he's reacting to Taylor. Stop tryna ruin a good thing and just enjoy him enjoying Taylor's guitar playing!!

[@dvkins6394]

I'm a swiftie and didn't know who joe alwyn was. And honestly I've only seen him in 2 movies which i only watched for taylor. If she didn't date him, he wouldn't be on my radar.

[@Archer0113]

Her band did an amazing job on her reputation tour. I liked when they played don’t blame me and the bad blood/should’ve said no remix. She doesn’t play any instruments during these performances herself though.

[@robertthompson7242]

she did slow down and play a few songs on guitar, to give the band a break (and catch her breath------the stage was bigger than a 747)

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

She can write simplistic pop songs Andy!!! But they aren’t all simplistic. I want you to listen to her latest music, she isn’t playing the guitar but the instrumentals are phenomenal! I really think you’d enjoy it even if she’s singing and not the one playing… Tis the damn season (my favorite guitar riff) Willow August (she plays some guitar here) And if you haven’t already Death by a Thousand Cuts, live in Paris just her and the guitar is top tier.

[@elizabethjulia20]

I really appreciate your introduction and addressing your take on gossip, as someone who also - while also not claiming to be above anything - doesn't like to engage in perpetuating assumptions about the personal lives of people I don't know. That said I think Taylor's music is difficult to discuss without any curiosity when one of her most significant assets is storytelling, fans love the vulnerability of her music, and until folklore she believed most of her songs had to be personal stories. I honestly think you've been really great about interpreting the lyrics and speculating without being at all disrespectful or assumptive! It's a hard balance with Taylor's writing in particular, but you strike it by actually talking about her musicality and lyricism rather than *just* the inevitable context/topic (aka the superficial "who's who" of the stories) and that's why I've been enjoying your reactions so much!! As someone who's terrified of "swifties" even as a Taylor fan I promise you would *know* if anyone felt you were being upsetting, so don't overthink it. Her lyrics are important to react to. :)

[@idontevenhaveapla7224]

I can assure you swifties don't spend their time talking about her exes. It is literally the general public that does. We got here through the music, not the gossip, unlike the people who know her primarily as a celebrity.

[@GeehSavinon]

Hi Andy, love your videos! You understood We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together PERFECTLY. She was still a country artist when this song dropped, and she made it EXTREMELY pop and repetititve just to make her ex annoyed (and of course, this way the song would be played everywhere and he would be even more mad haha) For the next one, you REALLY REALLY REALLY should watch her perform All Too Well at the reputation Stadium Tour. The videos you'll find on KZbin are very low quality, but the whole concert is available on Netflix, and All Too Well starts about halfway thought the show, it's an only voice-and-guitar performance and it's AMAZING. I recommend the whole concert, of course ;)

[@alexchung736]

taylor's band is amazing! on the 1989 tour, she brought out different special guests every night and the band had very little time to prepare the song they were going to sing.

[@luizachagas9398]

The guy the song is about allegedly hated pop music so even though it was on a country album, she wrote this in the most pop way possible lol

[@anave2640]

Swiftie here. Just saw this, love how you reacted the video and the deepest meaning behind the lyrics. Taylor is literally can do any genre! Legend.

[@robertthompson7242]

I like your voice! Don't apologize for not knowing her dating life---the tabloids made nasty comments for years, and not much of any of it was accurate. She's been happy w/Joe for a long time now; very few of her other relationships lasted more than a couple months (work, paparazzi, tabloids, work, stress, work. . .) You should look at her channel for the music video for this, it is hilarious. She did it partly as a Halloween party. The folks in the animal costumes are her band. She did a stage version (arrangement like the album) with an Alice in Wonderland theme of White Rabbits, Tea Party tophats, circus performers, and the "boyfriend" staked out on a big archery bullseye target. Also, liked the comment early on about how she used the voice to advance the song, over what was essentially an unchanged chord sequence. And, sorting out the lyrics. Glad you caught her sense of humor; a lot of her stuff is tongue-in-cheek. And, young people caught in that revolving door sort of never-quite-over on-again, off-again relationship know exactly why she repeats "ever" about a hundred times.

[@arirenaldi508]

Joe's been her long term boyfriend and he's a pretty cool guy from what Taylor shares of their relationship. He's in one of my favorite movies and is great in it. Haven't watched the entire video yet but i wanted to put out that I found your semi apology about engaging in speculation a good one and a good stance to have about celebrities and peopIe in genral.

[@Katrein]

which movie is your favourite one?

[@vanessa1052]

The fact that you are reading the lyrics now just makes me way more in peace. Thank you

[@pranita23]

Loved your reaction. Yes the music is poppy because her ex boyfriend (Jake Gyllenhaal)didn't like pop, he prefered indie music so she decided to write a pop break song.🙏Can you react to Betty at ACM award show?🙏

[@bornfromstardust1526]

I think you'll like her latest stuffs. Folklore and Evermore has a very laid back production with acoustic Taylor. She isn't all pop.

[@siriuswarren6764]

This is 🔥, should've been a Grammys performance. It will mark as one of the best rock performances at Grammys of all time.

[@coryharbour57]

It’s cool you talked about her band! Most of them have been with her since the beginning of her touring back when she was still opening for people like Keith Urban (so about 15 years) and most of her background vocalists have been with their since her Red tour (about 8 years).

[@laurazonta3983]

I think that is very difficult to talk about taylor songs and no be caught up in all the gossip surrounding, but you are doing on a very respectful way. And on the Joe thing i think most fans didn't even now who he was before he started dating taylor.

[@aaronrdomanais]

love that u always appreciate her songwriting. i recommend seeing her cover of drops of jupiter on the speak now world tour

[@chermanentpalk]

I’m impressed by all the insights you’re able to glean from this song without having a ton of knowledge about her past lol! Also loved the segue into relationship advice in the middle. Keep up the great content. 😊

[@destinykendall7999]

Her making fun of herself in an empowering way is kind of her thing

[@artsyswarley]

Something that I LOVE about Taylor is that she always plays with a live band.

[@robertthompson7242]

when the venue allows. She didn't for the 2018 AMA's; and some other shows where she was a guest. But, whenever she can, it's live!

[@jacquesparzival3308]

17:37 She usually highlights everybody on stage on the last song with little solos from each band section but if you look at these videos, the band is more visible in the performance: Long Live, Speak Now Tour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6bGnIyhfb2Xfrs (originally she wrote this song for her team and band but when it was released, it also became a song for the fans) Mean, Speak Now Tour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3-VlXVneaeUn9k Better Than Revenge, Speak Now Tour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJW0qHSZidSCm68 (with solos from her two guitarists at the end) Out Of The Woods, 1989 Tour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYK2o2x7jKyanJI Tell Me Why, Fearless Tour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5TEhKCkq7l4hcU I think there are others, this is just what I remember as I'm typing this. Especially in the reputation Tour, the band was placed in a very cool place but you can't find the specific songs in KZbin that highlights them because of copyright.

[@Michelle-ev8if]

Now, Betty live at CMAs, please!

[@Maggielesetoiles6]

Yes - then she went and wrote folklore and changed the music world with her perfect indie record

[@esterlita2866]

I just started watching you and I find you so refreshing among the other content creators that react to Taylor. I hope you react to the Love Story/Style/You belong with me Live medley of her from the Reputation tour because she shows off her amazing band there and gives them the spotlight. It is so clear how fond they are of each other and they looked so happy making music together. Thanks for an amazing video!

[@unhingednerd6227]

She also plays piano very well

[@robertthompson7242]

piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and I think she has played around with dulcimer.

[@royalwarriorness]

you should listen to some folklore or evermore, it's really something else

[@samuelgoldberg4976]

you would absolutely love her live performance of Death By a Thousand Cuts

[@marabu_00]

I so want you to check out more of her music. I really like your personality and I like Taylor so I am curious of your input on her deep cuts. This song is one of my least favorites of her but I like the rock flavour of this particular performance.

[@Sssighh]

Also your channel is such a reminder of why I love music!

[@tekken4granted913]

I wish you could react to Taylor Swift playing banjo and performing "Mean" at the Grammys. (Maybe country might not be your tea, but could please react to it?) Pleaaaaase 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sojansetly6810]

I’ve binge watched all the recent vids you’ve posted and loved all your commentary and insights! Keep it up✨

[@FlyingPandaSquare]

I do enjoy your intros and hearing bits of your own music :) and how you're not really thinking about who specifically she wrote the song about (obviously i'll admit i do speculate to some degree on my own etc but in general i prefer/try not to focus on those things) 11:55 I love that line too XD Great reaction as always! also not to add more to your plate... but if you'd like to see a bit more of her band, I'd suggest Taylor Swift - Eyes open (harvey mudd live) either way looking forward to your other videos :)

[@maiteroman4741]

i'm loving your taylor videos!! you should check some of the songs in her two latest albums: folklore and evermore. you can find the live version of all the songs in folklore and she plays them with two amazing musicians aaron dessner and jack antonoff. there's also a live version of her song "betty" at the CMA and of course her performance at the grammys earlier this year. xx

[@soyunaardilla]

Your singing is great!

[@katie__joy__]

PLEASE react to anything from the long pond studio sessions- you can't go wrong there, plus its an indie record ;)

[@Maggielesetoiles6]

YES! She’s making fun of herself - she does this a lot - it’s so cool 😎

[@mac8827]

You have a soothing voice, I like it! I would like to hear more about your music!

[@katiarhdz]

I would love for you to react to her album folklore, a true masterpiece

[@ecababe1442]

Yes please 🙏 more Taylor Swift contents soon 😍

[@clarenceloie8995]

Love the reaction!

[@gianjacinto]

you should listen to her recent discography with folklore & evermore, we didn't expect her to switched from pop music genre to alternative cause she's mainly a pop star.. i think you would appreciate the stripped down music more with her incredible songwriting/storytelling there😁

[@droptherecord6468]

I love your reaction & opinions I learn a lot from them 🎸

[@hrctdelrey9540]

Loving these taylor reactions. I'd love of you'd check some of her non pop stuff. Maybe her older country albums or newer folk/alt/pop albums folklore and evermore (they are her best albums)

[@dani010203stor]

I really really liked Misty! (sorry if i wrote it wrong, english is not my first language) also i loved your disclaimer on the tea, even knowing that it doesn't really affect them and knowing that that wasn't the intention (it never occured to me that it was) you still clarified that and that makes you an amazing person

[@willdoesmaths]

I am in love with this performance FOREVER

[@jimena.the.swiftie]

ive been waiting for this for weeks!!!

[@AndrewFriedberg]

:)

[@irisismail1310]

Taylor really loves to perform. 💖💖💖

[@kena5651]

Yes the year she was born in was 1989 her birthday 🎂 is December 13, 1989

[@loud_hailer6240]

I really liked your intro song Misty!

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Thank you!

[@zia0576]

About her band and back up singers, most of them esp the guitarists has been with her since the beginning of her career. Pleeeaaasee react to EYES OPEN live at the HARVEY MUDD COllege. She's with her band just sitting together and playing so you can have a good look at her band members. And the song is reaaallly good. thanks ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIGcZGycqauHhpY link here 😊 OR, MEAN PLEASE in the same concert this is still in her COUNTRY DAYS so this is a country song haha you can still hear her country twang here,, and she's playing the Banjo. link here kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6fOoWmDZ7ierMk

[@elizabethjulia20]

OK last comment ha. A bit of a different video idea, but your reactions have made me really interested in hearing your thoughts about her song "I know places", and Vance Joy's acoustic cover of it(which Taylor shouted out, she also covered his song "Riptide"). I think it'd be cool if you listen/react to the song and then Vance's acoustic cover. The song is essentially about evading the media, and I think you'd appreciate the analogy/lyrics, and feeling of it - I find Taylor's voice especially emotive in it. And I'd be interested in your thoughts on Taylor's lyrics performed through different styles, not to compare *against* but to talk about musicality, the style of Vance's guitar performance, the tone, and the lyrics. Links: "I know places": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2GXi6F5rsZng5Y Vance Joy's cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6WapWVgs6NpJo Taylor's only acoustic performance, but I don't think it does the distinct tone of the produced song justice (even if you prefer it to the actual song lol): kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppirqmmPfp6hmNU

[@educatedinyellow8189]

I just wanted to say I'm enjoying your reactions to Taylor's music, too, and also your general attitude of low-key good humor & thoughtfulness. Really nice to see someone approaching music that's not their usual type of thing with such open-mindedness and positivity. I'd like to second this commenter's recommendation -- I think there are some really interesting covers of her songs out there that would give you a chance to talk about how different musicians can approach the same work, and also consider how Swift's songwriting/composition holds up outside of her own performances. The Vance Joy cover of "I Know Places" recommended above is excellent, and another cover with neat guitar work and a cool transformation of sound and tone from Taylor's original is James Bay's version of "Delicate," available here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZfbf3qgm7h-iLs

[@nono-mu9rw]

if you want to see the band better, you can watch love story from reputation tour where she brings them out!

[@almajohansen6356]

MORE TAYLOR!!!!!!

[@robertthompson7242]

She has a wonderfully quirky sense of humor, and a laser guided homing instinct to puncture the overly hypocritical, hyper-critical pompous talking heads. According to her, the best revenge is just having more fun than the people who hate you. She is a poet; but largely self taught after the 10th grade or so. Part of the joke is that she was always raised to be a "good girl." Rich parents (dad worked for Merrill Lynch, mom was a hedge fund consultant), so, good manners in public. Private christian elementary school, public middle and junior high, and touring before she was even a junior. So, home-schooled with materials from the Aaron Academy (Christian focused education). As a child in Pennsylvania, she attended church, had a couple weeks of Bible camp in the summers, before the parents dragged her off to their vacation home on the Jersey Shore for another couple weeks. She's so good on stage because her (coloratura soprano opera singer) grandmother got her into children's theater at around 8 or 9 yo. Her public persona is someone who is always poised and polite, doesn't swear, didn't have a drink until she was 21, doesn't smoke or do any drugs. Her accent is a mix of Reading PA and Nashville (from age 14). And, some people hate that it is all true. But, she doesn't do gospel (she did have a gospel group as an opener on an early tour, though.) The parents of young women loved her; every headline tour was a theatrical pageant of storytelling without a lot of vulgarity. Her fandom wasn't just girls, or she never would have had that success. Check out her album sales on Wikipedia sometime.

[@anabellasantana5327]

MORE TAYLOR SWIFT PLEASE

[@addieemma7233]

Love your videos, Andrew! I recommend watching Miss Americana on Netflix and Taylor's 2019 Billboard Woman of the Decade acceptance speech if you want to understand her and her music a bit more. They are a good intro for anyone who is not a Swiftie or just someone who closely follows every aspect of her career.

[@kenzclove765]

love these reactions thanks!!!

[@willinguyen1]

Luv this rock version

[@Vendemiair]

Wow, I didn't know there was a rock version of WANEGBT!

[@robertthompson7242]

It is part of a tour video filmed in the Olympic Stadium in Sydney Australia; Apple Music filmed it and had it as an exclusive on their site; but just after Lover was released and she got into the argument with Big Machine over what she was allowed to sing at the AMA's that year, Apple took it down. It seems to be on KZbin, for now, anyway. There is a lot of behind the scenes stuff, especially about guest artists who appeared at various times in other cities. But to see the video, you used to have to be subscribed to Apple Music.

[@Vendemiair]

@@robertthompson7242 I see, as a Swiftie thanks for the info!

[@robertthompson7242]

@@Vendemiair forgot to say-- the video title is THE 1989 WORLD TOUR 😁

[@frankrutkosky4365]

I wasn't going to say anything. I like the reaction, light hearted humor, laughter. I am here for a good time and don't take this all serious like. I like the Guitar you were playing and I liked your song. I was not a big fan of her performance of that version of the song, actually never been a fan of that song. BUT BUT After watching this i get it. She tells how the song came to be and what she does to the crowd and to the band and back up singers. she has everyone into this song, including me . A must watch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6OqfaqqZ951Y6c Actually if you watch the official video for the song haunted, Is kind of rock type. Actually reminds me of Skillet, who I love skillet.

[@robertthompson7242]

I wish the VH-1 Songwriters would put this in their listing; they were the ones who filmed it. They still have some other artists. But, I will take what I can get, and the acoustic concert was excellent. I get annoyed that a lot of the content has to be uploaded overseas, though. This is the whole concert; with a time stamped set list in the comments. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKWphKKhotWWjJY

[@riya4750]

The way you read the lyrics 😂 you should def check out Lover performance in the live lounge. It's an excellent contrast to this performance and you'll be able to see her band too. Most of her band is the same as her first tour. Her guitarist Paul Siddoti is with her for 15 years. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWWsZ4Oefcd7bdE

[@luizachagas9398]

I love your shirt!!!

[@ishahakeem]

Hi, I really really hope you see this because I absolutely adore the very beginning of what she plays and was really hoping to find out the chords here. I'm unsure as to whether you had said them in the video but if you see this could you please please let me know. I can't find music sheets or anything for this performance and I'm an absolute die hard for this tour and era. Its the very very first thing she plays up until the "UH". THANK YOU

[@mountainrock7682]

It's not Taylor's words when she sings "much cooler than mine". They should be in quotation marks. On a side note, who even decides that a particular genre is better than another? Like, come on! What's with the "I only listen to underground stuff" trend?

[@giulia7694]

“Don’t get at me for that” 😂

[@meggzilla009]

1984 baby here. I don't like to know anything about people I admires personal lives. BUT Taylor makes a game out of her music for her fans and being a swiftie is like being in an exclusive club. She respectfully tells us what she's comfortable with us knowing and true swiftes are happy to share in the fun. It's such a brilliant marketing technique and she has finally mastered the art of keeping her private life to herself while sharing her perspective on things. She's such a smart woman that has used music to teach us that we're not crazy, everyone goes through bad relationships and stupid decisions. "We're all breaking up with our boyfriends" made me LOL okay done ranting.

[@sig4319]

keep going 🔥

[@TheNraveles]

Funnily enough, the song was purposefully super SUPER poppy because her ex at the time, Jake Gyllenhaal, HATED pop music and she did that to fuck with him lmao.

[@hannahm.5967]

Can you please react to her Death By A Thousand Cuts tiny desk performance??

[@adoragrayskull]

You should do "death by a thousand cuts - tiny desk concert" and if you want some really emotional stuff do her Ronan performance(kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ6QmqyDrM2CkKc)

[@lauriep2018]

Would you consider listening to a new band? They’re a trio of sisters from Mexico (who sing in English) called The Warning. They’re amazing, very young and musical prodigies. They’re definitely rock, their latest upcoming album is actually very very hard rock lol. They’re best heard live but they just released a official video for their latest single called Evolve. I think you’d really enjoy it. They’re so passionate and give 110%, eeehhh 150%. Anyways, us fans are called The Warning Army. And although we aren’t anywhere near as numerous as Swifties(whom I love btw) but we are loyal as hell and they’ll swamp your page lol

[@joseronelombion5882]

Yes please

[@dvkins6394]

This song, along with i knew you were trouble, all too well, and i bet you think about me is about Jake Gyllenhaal. It is known (dothraki accent)

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

If I close my eyes when she first starts singing, I might guess it’s Avril Lavigne. Great anthem!

[@houssamel2040]

Wtf u re so sweet ily 😭

[@ZATennisFan]

Us Swifties want a rock album from her...

[@Lochness19]

Taylor said in an interview that the guy this song is about was complaining about how some band he was listening to was getting too popular because they were able to draw 100 people to their shows or something. Which of course begs the question of what does he think about her seeing as she had been starting to sell out full stadiums at that point, had multi-platinum records, Grammys, etc. She also mentioned that what inspired the song was that her ex sent one of his friends after her to test the waters by saying "hey I heard you and x are getting back together", and she didn't even know who he was because this ex "never introduced her to any of his friends". If the song is about who we all think it is, he was around 29-30 and she was 20-21 when they were dating. So you do wonder if he was self conscious about his friends thinking he was dating an immature mainstream teen pop idol or something. That could also explain the commitment issues this song (and other songs) are hinting at. If he liked her and wanted to be with her but was also embarrassed about it, then that would explain why Taylor felt conflicted, frustrated and ultimately fed up with the whole situation.

[@cameronphillips5692]

Relatively simplistic pop music? O my. You need to listen to Folklore.

[@stoldbyJ]

Once again recommending H.E.R.’s fender concert 😁😁😁

[@AndrewFriedberg]

Thank you!

[@sakata.gintoki13]

React to betty live at acm by taylor swift

[@dishajani3751]

Is she really playing the guitar here? I'm confused..cause I think the guitar isn't plugged

[@danielayong9177]

um i need misty on spotify pls

[@sm0llyss]

please react to reputation tour

[@beej13]

Joe is not very famous haha. It's totally fine that you didn't know who he was.

[@GEM-eq9zj]

react to jeremy zucker and chelsea cutlers live performances plss

[@shalakaj523]

this one's for the swifties who attack people for not knowing taylor swift's life. to all of us who really really hands down love her music, and know storylines and who might this song be about- expecting people who are doing music reactions to her tracks to know exactly who and what her ex and current are is very funny. why would someone outside of the uk know a budding british actor? unless you've watched some movie of his and saw more of his work- or know him through swift, he is relatively unknown, however most swifties refuse to accept that. he is also much younger and thus a more recent face. jake Gyllenhaal, tom hiddlestone are incredibly famous artists, as is mayer. also they're older and have had many years in the entertainment industry. jonas, harry and calvin are all extremely known faces due to music. STOP SHITTING ON PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW JOE ALWYN! (joe seems to be a great guy, but hating reviewers doesnt help)

[@robertthompson7242]

Joe is just two years younger; atm, he's 29 and she's 31. Not quite like the age difference as between her and Mayer (12 years) or Gyllenhaal (9 years) or Harris ((~6 years older). Then there are the other younger boys: Styles (- 4 years), Lautner (-2 years), Kennedy (-5 years). I think the only time she was with someone exactly her age was Joe Jonas? which lasted about as long as many high-school-age romances. I had to look up the ages, bc all of it is irrelevant after the fact. Taylor excels at describing and parsing out emotional nuances. Her later songs are probably about how more than one ex made her feel. I find it interesting to look back at reputation now, knowing about the tension between her and Borchetta, and her reasons for leaving Big Machine. With her, there are always Easter Eggs; except, when it is just fence holes, lol

[@shalakaj523]

@@robertthompson7242 yeahhh! i didnt mean the age gap though i understand what you meant. all these men linked to her were honestly known faces, either because of a few years in the industry or teenage heartthrobs. jonas- camp rock styles- 1 D lautner- twilight kennedy (not as popular but had surname advantage). joe maybe just 2 years younger to swift- but he hasnt been in as many projects or been so big that he would be recognized outright. does not mean he isnt talented or his fame relies upon her- but he is known due her mega stardom

[@robertthompson7242]

@@shalakaj523 He attended school in London. Graduated at 25, and has been working non-stop since. 10 films, a mini-series, and an upcoming television movie adaptation of a novel scheduled for 2022. All of Taylor's previous romantic interests (aside from Kennedy) were in the performing arts--either singers, producers, or actors. And, she is very interested in acting. ( Kid brother Austin Swift is an actor and now a film director.) As far as a measure of fame, they work in different fields. There really isn't anyone alive who is "as famous" as Swift for the last 10 years or so.

[@shalakaj523]

@@robertthompson7242 if you google joe alwyn, all of this information is very much available. someone reacting to her music does not need to do this homework. however- and this is not to mock the actor- her other exes were more famous- irrespective of what field of arts they were in. also i hope you realise acted in 10 movies (and having seen a majority of them) his roles - unless you're a swiftie or an absolute fan of his his exposure and screen time is les. i mean he plays a character. does it make him stand out and become an intense sensation? no. i believe he is talented and will make a mark- but again, not knowing taylor swift's boyfriend or not studying HIS wikipedia page does not warrant for hate. speaking about her fame vs her exes- yes she's iconic and as a swiftie i love her work but as a non british/ non american fan- -- jonas- camp rock -- taylor lautner- twilight movies -- john mayer- (came to know through her music) -- jake gyllenhaal- pretty famous actor- love and other drugs, prince of persia (he was 29 when TSwift dated him- he has had a long career in the past 9 years) -- harry styles- 1 D- teenage heartthrob -- calvin harris- this is what you came for/ how deep is your love is extremely famous if not the rest of his work -- tom hiddleston- MCU movies- established. you realise joe alwyn was 25 when he met her? unless he was a teen sensation or a child actor- 25 is pretty normal for a person to start getting roles/ gaining fame. Tay has been here since she was 15- a huge career spanning 15 years now. giving me information on joe alwyn does not make him famous. let her music- "which ex is this about" be open to interpretation and even more so- to fit a listener's own mindset and personal spaces.

[@robertthompson7242]

@@shalakaj523 you sort of missed my point; or, most likely, it's on me. I didn't express it clearly, I guess. Point is, I don't think fame as such matters to her; it is only the stans that keep score that way. And, her experience with a such different people infuses her music, because experiences make you who you are. But my opinions don't matter anyway, I am just glad they are happy; and I am happy with the music.

[@Violet316]

Joe is a British actor that is why you haven't heard about him.

[@primaveradel78]

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