The Middle- Taylor Swift & Jimmy Eat World 10/22/11

[@maninthebox0]

Well this is a pairing I never thought I'd see.....

[@BreadOmelette]

For some reason your comment made me laugh out. Still laughing 🤣🤣🤣

[@silvano1628]

shit thought the same. I'm a Taylor Swift fan, just listened to The Middle on KZbin and then I saw this, was like "?????"

[@billyrouse4813]

It's odd, but it totally works.

[@kayhinckle8132]

Ong

[@nicolemazza9749]

taylor swift actually had an emo phase which is so interesting, i think she did an apple music ad to this song where she briefly mentions it!

[@pieceofcake2008]

He's like Keanu Reeves. The man does not age.

[@edwardjoubanian2383]

ylizzy sharer

[@robertobretado2624]

He’s also like Billie Joe Armstrong

[@schonerraven1196]

.. it has to do do with him doin what he loves. doin the opposite makes you age the worst way ...

[@MrGomjabber]

The song has such a great message that it should cross to any genre.

[@lizzychan844]

I'm here just for Jim

[@savannawood9783]

Same

[@96actress]

Lizzy C well screw you then

[@luanlestrange6180]

Who cares? NO ONEEEEEEEEEE

[@KontauriC07]

Ok we value what you feel

[@fartblaster800]

me too

[@garrythomson6006]

I have such a new respect for Taylor Swift ! Who knew ! That was so cool!!

[@carld3218]

She's dueted with Jim , Bryan Adams, and Def Leppard. I have to give her credit, she respects the older artists and hits.

[@russstonge4553]

Wow........she never made one chord change.........AMAZING!!!

[@Tom364]

yes she did lol

[@skepticalbadger]

@@Tom364 Nope. Timestamp?

[@Tom364]

@@skepticalbadger at like 30 seconds in you can see he going from D to A to G and the chorus after that. The song is pretty simple to play. Also looks like she isn’t in drop D

[@RockChalk263]

@@Tom364 dude it's hard to tell for sure with the potato quality of the video, but she definitely never moved off the 2nd and 3rd fret the entire song and I don't see anything that looks like a chord change. She might be doing some embellishments

[@Blast66666]

@@Tom364 If you're just strumming the background chords you can play it in standard.

[@joeomalley2835]

Cool! I love Jimmy Eat World. Seeing Taylor Swift there is a bonus.

[@kane0387]

I love Jimmy eat world and taylor swift. Saw them at the tivoli last year, and when I met jim afterwards I said "what is taylor swift like? Sorry I have to ask, I'm a big fan of her as well" and he said "yeah man, she's just a girl, just a girl!" I then said how identify with Jimmy eat worlds music, and i identify with Taylor's as well. I play guitar, and I got one of jims guitar picks, from the support act, I walked up and said "I play guitar can I have a pick?" And the guy was like "yeah...Hang on I have something better for you as well" and he pulled out he's wallet and gave me jims guitar pick, it was a used "damage" album one, with "Jim Adkins" on the back with pen. My brother was jelous, so when we met jim I asked if he had a spare pick, and I got one for him as well. Jim was fantastic and stood outside with about 15 of us for the best part of half an hour. Zach came out too.

[@therealblaze0001]

I love Jim Adkins

[@morganchristopher6092]

I was at this show and it was unreal!! I still have my ticket ❤❤

[@Canyoureadmydeadpan]

How nice of Jim Adkins to lend a little bit of his star power to a young up and coming performer. One day this Taylor girl might be able to even open for Jimmy Eat World one day

[@jasmine9257]

This comment is pathetic lol

[@duardhill1300]

Actually this was in a tour of Taylor, the Speak Now World Tour in 2011

[@scxiao]

@@duardhill1300 woooosh

[@jbizzle1593]

​@@duardhill1300you obviously didn't get the joke!! 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️🤣

[@HeroBrine-xk8dj]

As a pop punk emo boy and Taylor swift fan, I didn't know this exist 😶🤘

[@byk_mc_phc]

Just shows how great Jim is. And i liked this video in that sense

[@StayBeautiful87xoxo]

OMG I

[@dimitarvel1441]

Remember when your mom told you to let your little brother play on the console so you hand him a joystick and unplug it? That's what jimmy eat word did to Taylor xD

[@theheartbreakprince]

🤣😃😂

[@ahagamin6180]

she isnt even playing

[@OZHKAR1]

hahaha exactly!

[@ameliaalexander9538]

Isnt there such a thing as cordless guitars? idk

[@ahagamin6180]

Amelia Alexander theres wireless receivers but u could see it if she had one which she doesnt

[@ameliaalexander9538]

Alex G im just going to take your word for it but just for clarification she can play the guitar, quite well :)

[@memorize22]

Yeah It's pretty clear she isn't actually playing since her left hand doesn't really move on top of there being no wireless receiver.

[@moonbearz_]

WHY AM I ONLY SEEING THIS NOW

[@AlexBarelyCivil]

to all the people saying she's not plugged in, she is. but the thing is her guitar is turned way the fuck down. and she's probably just watching Jim to see how it's played. probably a spur of the moment thing idk. but yeah, stop hating.

[@OZHKAR1]

she is not playing it

[@gibbygibbs]

10

[@FightOstinFight]

I’ll hate this bitch all I want

[@teeeessXD]

My favourite part of this video is how completely awkward Jim seems when Taylor Swift is talking to the crowd.

[@gidworth]

Wait, what?? This is brilliant

[@vilentman111]

Taylor Swift's guitar skills are up there with Hendrix and page not gonna lie

[@MrFraternizer]

charlie major stop

[@21guns7]

I'd say she's better. She's gotta be close to Yngwie and Rhoads, has to be...

[@mattvdh]

she couldn't even fake the chord changes?

[@AnyDrug]

+Matt van den Ham Weeeeell... She "plays" D, A, G just not barree and though she does the A a bit lazy only with her pointing finger over several strings these are basically the chords providing the song. So, I don't know if this guitar is plugged in but it would match at least halfway.

[@OZHKAR1]

hahaha

[@adrianhutchins7493]

Oh shit, now I can't see anything else.

[@shykunoichi94]

Jimmy Eat World Meets Taylor Swift? Hell yeah!

[@jimn1968]

Actually, as a guitarist I can tell you, this song which is in D major can be accompanied and even embellished nicely by the other guitar playing the D chord in that position, then moving the index finger up a string to bar and play the E and A notes while keeping the D and F# notes fingered. Then for the G chord you’d simply lift the index finger off entirely while still fingering the D note, and more than likely muting the F#. That’d cover the entire song with very little visible hand movement at all.

[@jasonhale770]

just found out the Taylor Swift likes JEW ... she just gained a lot of respect here!

[@slayingfury3]

uhh phrasing

[@ahagamin6180]

wrddd haha

[@jondrake1977]

Hey Phrasing!

[@A.A.A.182]

She likes FOB too

[@4stringsmakekings]

I shamelessly love this. It's just great.

[@NRWFISHER]

good thing taylor swift's guitar wasn't plugged in...

[@consmyth1346]

+Nicholas Fisher yer nic and lucky she wasn't wearing knickers

[@maxlpower4985]

+Nicholas Fisher If you would take a closer look you will see that they were using wireless systems.

[@OZHKAR1]

hahaha

[@nathandrums0]

+Max'l Power she wasn't actually playing, her left hand didn't even move once but you can hear the chord changes, makes no sense. She wasn't playing, she's been known to do this before.

[@shonole]

Watch again starting at the 0:30 mark. Her left hand is definitely swapping between chords.

[@mckennaquinn2139]

Gave me chills- so good, epic really 💕

[@Apfeltunes]

Jim and Taylor... It`s so awesome. :)

[@melissamendez3800]

i love taylor. to know that she loves this song makes me love her even more. she is perfect. biggest pop star in the world, Grammy after Grammy. The taylor effect is real.

[@N-Bahn-Rentner57]

anyone else here from tay's apple music ad?

[@Luisecharlotte]

Mee

[@laurens3139]

Me

[@isi15love]

Me 😂❤️

[@khanhquynhbanana7165]

me :))

[@maximegrdn3648]

Hey Swifties ! I've made recently a video, on youtube, where there's all the best high notes/long note and live vocals by Taylor, go watch this in my account! :)

[@bearfcker5]

She might not be playing, but at least shes giving him a TON of credit and spotlight. People are so hateful nowadays

[@tessa.6169]

lmao,,,,, the middle is already known enough,,,

[@bearfcker5]

You completely missed my point.

[@tessa.6169]

nah, i catched it but i wanted to talk about the other half you said lol

[@bearfcker5]

VeTePa​ You're very clever. Obviously people know the song. Its played in grocery stores nationwide for gods sake. She respected him with very kind words before she performed his song. Sorry, I'm not used to having to spell things out for people.

[@tessa.6169]

Don't worry, it's okay. I must admit I read your comment too fast and got triggered lmao

[@ericksonbfs]

Now she is like 30 times more popular. But them always be better

[@WaylonMoone]

This is 11yrs old? Why are the views so low, I’m not trying to complain but I love the band and Honestly Taylor does a good job backing him up with her smooth voice

[@sophiewesolowski3152]

I LOVE TAYLOR SO MUCH😍 SHE IS SO GOOD

[@adamkeddie4650]

Considering she wasnt even able to fake playing the guiter i wouldnt say she is so good. Maybe like pretty good at your local talent show.

[@MysticMothe]

@@adamkeddie4650 that's your opinion

[@benkmoskomusic3679]

I feel like we’re not really hearing her guitar. 🎸

[@foxdie182]

Whatever you all haters, This is so COOL ! :D

[@TheTurtleneck64]

and here emo country pop was born

[@fartblaster800]

@@bigskull7591 yup

[@darasalemvalenciaverduzco6101]

I love you taylor swift and jimmy eat world :D

[@kevinelgaemerpro3694]

wtf SI NO ENTIENDO INGLES ME ABLAS ACI Q PEDO

[@FlailedTwo]

love this!

[@carlosvazquez7173]

Sabia que the middle seria una de las canciones favoritas de Taylor

[@LePetitDoll]

jimmy is so cute

[@beths.3556]

This is awesome!

[@Luisecharlotte]

Anyone else here from the Apple commercial?

[@poet777]

you can also notice that she keeps strumming during the stops and accented notes Jim and the band plays.

[@friedoxygen]

She's a really good guitarist, and she's proven that many times over. Notice that Jim rarely changes chords, too.

[@skateshacksample1_guest]

taylor swifts tophat guitar

[@LeslieJazmíngutierrez]

Wtf no sabía que existiera esto

[@profpenatieri]

Was it just me who found this duet way too unlikely?

[@heatherreed162]

I have no words.

[@benrubin04]

She wasn't even able to fake playing guitar?

[@norahsteen25]

That's.. something... it's good ❤

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

"Noooooo" -Eric Cartman.

[@tazmon122]

Taylor: i know the country version...same chords, different swing Jim: just play the song and leave. just like sound check. band: everything is to a click track anyway. we're hired to play the song, not be rockstars. don't blow this with ego trippin, i'm getting better money on the road than i would being just another session guy in Nashville or LA. FOH: don't worry, i've got 3 guitars, a bass, drums, and keys over Taylor, i'll just give her enough in the monitor mix so she can ego trip. Courtney Love does it all the time. Taylor Swift fans: OMG TAY TAY IS SO AMAZING DID YOU HEAR THAT SOLO? JEW fans: i'm just here for Jim.

[@XLTBlarg]

Wow your such a fucking loser. As a fellow JEW fan please stop.

[@SoggyHand]

did taylor even plug her guitar? i mean...

[@johnjohnson9093]

Every 13 year old girl is convinced she is a guitar god.

[@taylorvids558]

John Johnson not me i hate her

[@wellhellothere9841]

@@taylorvids558 Why do you hate this innocent woman?

[@jessicaabbott10]

@@taylorvids558 I like your sarcasm.

[@Tiger1016.]

I hope the YT does not start throwing TS stuff into my feed just for watching this! Long live Jimmy Eat World though! They were phenominal live last year, amazing as it seems [still in 2023.]

[@halseygomez3051]

You guys are so mean now I can't dare to watch it cause if it is awkward then it is going to play in my mind forever

[@ronaldonatal8354]

I Love

[@jordanstaub-n5v]

Jimmy eat world still way better than Taylor Swift but not bad pair

[@Hothero1980]

I mean it's only 3 chords, how hard can it be Taylor.

[@chaoticdroidd9916]

Shes really good!.......at hhat she knows how to play the song

[@AerologyGuitars]

She doesn't, she's "faking" the chord shapes.

[@stealthybearz8826]

yeah am I the only one that sees that taylor is not pluged in

[@katebenne6999]

I just cannot take my eyes off Jim!😍😘💋💜💜💜. So handsome 😘😍

[@bio-exorcist9949]

Eh, it's okay. I like the one with just Jimmy Eat World

[@96actress]

Savvy Elizabeth THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE YOU IDIOT!?

[@saadiawilliams]

silvergbasp13 she is s great musician

[@111livetoride]

Doesn't she look annoying. Like its her first time holding a guitar.

[@neslihannajla2924]

111livetoride no she does not

[@96actress]

111livetoride ya okay internet troll

[@jessicaabbott10]

lol let’s see you try.

[@raphinodias8866]

It's funny how she keep doing the same chords during all song and her hand moves are not going with the song haha

[@Optimalworld]

Good stuff ❤

[@psyche.9262]

5 years later, she sang it on an apple commercial lmao

[@MiguelSanchez-qc1mv]

wtf is she doing with the guitar??????

[@modsenE69]

Miguel Sanchez what all pop assholes do, trying to be a rockstar

[@Benlovescheese]

Pretend to play it

[@poet777]

yeah sorry to burst your bubble, but she isn't playing the song right there. She is strumming a completely different rhythm and not hitting the stops with the band and Jim.

[@HermanManly]

Come on guys, it's a fucking show. She just wanted to rock out a bit since she doesn't get to on her own concerts

[@Jessica_Roth]

+Herman Manly This IS her concert. He's a guest.

[@samuelkim1827]

the myspace era taylor swift lol

[@rhadastanfield8010]

WTF!? She is connected with my three favorite men in music. Jim Adkins, John Rzeznik and Ryan Adams! ???

[@AHealthierMike]

This is why Taylor Swift is such a cutie pie

[@chuckparks7174]

WOAH!

[@OZHKAR1]

she wasn't even playing the guitar!

[@ethanwhite611]

Awesome

[@samimoring1235]

so cool

[@enfold]

Look at Jim! He doesn't look at her at all!!!

[@ruthlessadmin]

What? Yes he did....

[@sempafi899]

Fortunately Taylor had her 'stunt' guitarist in-house and he covered.

[@RafaelPacheco2000]

I want this to happen again!

[@yogacholandha]

Whoa dude!

[@2Silversky]

If you look closely, you see that Taylor isnt moving her left hand at all on her guitar...

[@kob3426]

If you look even closer you can see hand moving. It's just very subtle.

[@kj-fp8qo]

And this was when Taylor Swift was cool.

[@jessicaabbott10]

Uh, she still is??

[@metaluke5]

well said taylor swift :)

[@CIBERXGAMING]

dint know taylor was that insane at the guitar dam

[@alexandernev24]

....Jimmy got a back up singer, don't know why

[@The2010DC]

Not 1 Taylor Swift fan sang a proper lyric with them that day lol

[@billyrubben3224]

Couldn’t have picked a worse person to play this song baring the message in mind fucking hell

[@elftower907]

Taylor was an outcast

[@cmeimgee]

0:33 and 0:41 ... Taylor Swift is lip syncing?

[@bammeke76]

damn her guitar produces as much noise as my ashtrey

[@SlightlyUnderAverage]

Never really rated Taylor swift, but I like her now cause she's a fan of Jimmy eat world. Still don't like her music

[@michealdijkstra6949]

managers just set it up you dumbass. look how jim acts i think he even said ''what?!?!'' somewhere when she started talking and walking making only contact with her. u can see how annoyed he is about the whole thing

[@Cabsmell]

I wanna play guitar like Taylor.....

[@mistalan]

Well, never would've thought that Jim's wife created 135 accounts to dislike the vid

[@Natrone011]

Man....Taylor's Les Paul is pretty sweet looking.

[@superbford]

Taylor is absolutely playing some rhythm guitar on the song.. she was playing the open chords.. there isn't a lot of hand movement there...any decent guitar player can see that. You are only talking about three chords on the chorus.. she has played harder parts acoustically live. Love, love, love Jimmy Eat World.. easily one of my favorite bands of all time.

[@tjscuroko2701]

Oh lord people, get over yourselves. It was a fun show. Just leave it at that. If you leave a long response over Swift, you are probably a loser. The idea of performing is to have fun. She has videos with over 1 billion views. And tell me what you've done...?

[@dadeo8957]

She seems to be riding his coattails. How odd.

[@Mariooo57]

makes sense than Jim now covers one of her songs

[@LTF6161]

"They" let her play with "them" because she is more popular than "they" are.

[@Jessica_Roth]

+LTF6161 Also because it's HER concert and Jim Adkins is her guest; the rest of his band isn't even there.

[@lizzychan844]

+LTF6161 No she isn't, not at that time anyway. Taylor literally just blew up out of nowhere since the '10s. '00s is ruled by bands like Jimmy Eat World

[@marcosbarrera8554]

+Lizzy C true

[@jessicaabbott10]

“He” (lead singer only) was invited to “her” show, not the other way around.