Listening to Taylor Swift for the 1st Time - Anti-Hero REACTION!!

[@BlindWave]

What other types of Music Reactions would you like us to try out?! Check out the new blindwave.com/

[@mangafan589]

Paramore reactions

[@ativoflegacy]

Beethoven

[@FranKa6]

I would definitely love to see your reactions to BTS' music! 💜 Especially since they have a cohesive storyline that runs through some of their music videos (and is continued through a few short films and books) which I think you would appreciate :D

[@seanabernathy8585]

Smashing Pumpkins!!!

[@seanabernathy8585]

Pink floyd

[@lilymorton1408]

Well now I need Eric to learn all of Taylor’s Lore and react to everything leading up to where she is today 😂

[@codenamewitchxx9486]

Right!! I think he would get super into it!

[@reynaldk6816]

Yeah, they definitely need to be educated about TayLore

[@pixxiespit]

I can already tell I’d be addicted to watching videos of Eric developing an addiction to decoding Taylor lyrics and clues.

[@Ergoperidot]

How does one even do that??? I like her music but I’ve never known anything about her personally

[@El_Ezra_Meitar5]

Yep.

[@lucyheartfilia9077]

I think you guys should react to Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” 10 minute version! And the music video! It’s so gut wrenching and such a beautiful song I think you guys would really enjoy the lyrics!!💖

[@gabriellafreund3793]

Was about to say this too

[@ingobordewick6480]

Would do the lyric video first, the short film distracts from the lyrics for a first listen.

[@vyshhhhhhhhh]

I DID NOT EXPECT THIS! I LOVE THIS ALREADY AND I WANT MORE OF THIS!!!!

[@PratyushaMishra]

OH THIS LITERALLY SUMMONED ME HERE!!! My worlds are collinding😮😮😮

[@shalinisinha9614]

This was a very pleasant suprise🎉

[@reynaldk6816]

Okay, so a few context on the MV: 1. Sexy baby is a reference to 30 Rock, probably. Cristin Milioti’s character often says “I’m a sexy baby” on the episode she guest starred in 2. The black and white picture in the bathroom scene is Taylor’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay. She was an opera singer and Taylor actually puts her vocal in “Marjorie”, track 13 from the album evermore 3. The bathroom scale scene used to be a little different, she received some backlash for it and had to cut it out afterward. The scene itself is a reference to Taylor’s eating disorder, something she publicly opens up to in her documentary “Miss Americana” 4. The guitar smashing scene: the guitar she plays, the one with the Koi fishes painted on it is from her Speak Now Tour 2011. Some people thought this could be a clue that she would release the re-recordings for Speak Now after this (which she did). The guitar was put in a museum after this, but Taylor took it to concert with her, and the one in the museum is replaced by the one she smashed in the MV 5. “But who got the beach house?”: Taylor owns Holiday House in Rhode Island, a beach house off the coast. This was also the subject for “the last great american dynasty”, track 3 from folklore 6. “To my children I leave… 13 cents”: 13 is Taylor’s lucky number, back in the days she used to write it in the back of her hand before she goes on stage. She likes referencing this number all the time, and each track 13 in her albums are usually about something personal for her 7. “Secret encoded message”: Maybe you can tell by now, but Taylor likes to leave A LOT of easter eggs in her music, MVs, and heck, even on tour. In the scene, her kids are convinced that maybe she left an easter egg considering their inheritance 8. “thErE is no sEcrEt EncodEd mEssagE that mEans somEthing ElsE, lovE taylor” : There are 13 E’s in this sentence 9. “That’s from Fearless Tour 2009” : That’s an actual dress from her Fearless tour back in 2009 The Taylor Swift fandom is a bit different because she always leaves us a lot of clues that are sometimes obvious, sometimes not. Sometimes we got it right, and other times she is just messing with us and we ended up clowning a lot.

[@dababa85]

Omg! Thank you for this ❤️❤️ loved reading this

[@reynaldk6816]

@@dababa85if you guys wanna see her truly messing around with our heads, try “Bejeweled”! She even told us that she & her team has an entire pdf file of easter eggs from the video

[@tonyilias2561]

@@dababa85 Any chance we can get some Kpop reactions like BTS or Blackpink in the future? 😉

[@giulianavalarino7892]

"We end up clowning a lot" SO TRUE, we always do😂😂😂😂

[@missmaggicasares6538]

I still think the "That's from Fearless Tour..." thing is a call back to a *certain* person who *used* a dress that *was in a museum* and ended up ruining it... funny enough the *daughter-in-law's* name (Kimber) *sounds* like a *certain person's name* (Kimberly)=Kim K. You know just another Swiftie theory (I love clowning).

[@cadenpresley3674]

Wouldn’t mind if Blind Wave reacts to more MVs in general tbh. There are so many MVs/songs I’d like to see Blind Wave react to. Lol

[@MandiGraceAuthor]

The crossover I didn't know I needed. PLEASE do all the albums, Eric. Be obsessed. Learn the lore. Come to the Swift-side! haha

[@samhaine9167]

OMGGGGGGGGGG PLZ MAKE THIS A SERIES, HER DISCOGRAPHY IS INSANE!!!!

[@ginnyweasley5812]

I have never clicked on a video so fast

[@jonah.mcminn]

No way !! Yay this is so cool :O excited to watch this. Please do more 🥺

[@codenamewitchxx9486]

Eric, as a fellow obsessive personality type, I can confirm there has been nothing more engaging and rewarding than my deep dive into Taylor Swift. Full of content, theories, and critical thinking - it has been such a journey to analyze her discography, music videos, tours, and more! I don't think you would be disappointed if you jumped in and joined us!

[@annie.sanders]

oh definitely. he'll appreciate the deep lore so much

[@dannielcruz460]

She literally just used men…. Where were you at 2012

[@annie.sanders]

@@dannielcruz460 "used men"? what the hell does that mean? would your misogynistic ass like to explain?

[@pixxiespit]

Yes… _one of us…_ 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️

[@Picodegallo1]

This is amazing!! My favorite reaction channel reacting to my favorite artist! Something I appreciated was you guys bringing up how Taylor isn’t the only artist who writes about love, yet she was labeled as a “serial dater” back in the day. She’s mentioned in interviews the hypocrisy of artists such as Ed Sheeran & Bruno Mars writing about love and dating as well but never being labeled in the media as she has.

[@dababa85]

I love that we touched on this too ❤️

[@mathies3598]

Yes: can't wait for her new vault song "SLUT!" that she wrote when that was happening to her a lot (slutshaming) cuz judging from the quotation marks it's gonna be about the media calling her that and how she feels about it

[@dababa85]

@@mathies3598 the moment I saw the song title… I can not hear the song soon enough. 😭😩

[@nickenglehart6469]

Yes... she isn't the only one, however the issue i have with it... Is that she drags down the other person constantly, and the thing is we will never know what fully happened. So it's not good, especially when she has hordes of fans that would attack the other. And let me be clear dating a lot or being with many people isn't wrong, you do you, but if you're constantly being broke up with... at some point I think you have to realize you might be the problem which is what this song is, but for the fans if anyone Said that before they would be crucified...

[@mathies3598]

@@nickenglehart6469 she has every right to write about her life and how she feels. She also NEVER discloses who a song is about so it's not her fault that people make those connections. Unless you think she's lying about the things she writes... just dont be an asshole to her??? And you won't get negative songs written about you. Taylor lautner- she takes the blame. Harry Styles - the worst thing she said about him is that he can't drive a Snowmobile like it's not like she called him an asshole. If anything "we never go out of style" is a positive look back on their relationship. Joe Alwyn- over 20 positive songs about their relationship while it was still ongoing.

[@CitroChannel]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I'm not generally a big fan of most radio pop music, but Taylor Swift is legitimately an incredible songwriter and artist.

[@thelittlecellwhocould]

This was so much fun! Would love to see a "Dear John" and "Would've, Could've, Should've" double feature! Her growth as a person and artist over the 10+ years between the releases really shines, gives lots of things to discuss!! (plus they just hit so hard lol)

[@dababa85]

I still tear up at "Would've, Could've, should've" during that oooone line ;(

[@charmedoriginal5923]

Eric, Calvin, and Dababa, loving this Taylor Swift reaction. Next, please react to the 10 minute short film music video for "All Too Well: The Short Film" about her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal when she was 20 and he was in his 30's, staring Sadie Sink ( Max of "Stranger Things" ) as Taylor and Dylan O'Brien ( Stiles Stilinski of "Teen Wolf ) as Jake and directed by Taylor.

[@dababa85]

I almost had them do this, just drop them into the deep end of Taylor Lore, but Anti hero won like 7 VMAS before we recorded this so we had to go with that.

[@charmedoriginal5923]

@@dababa85 Tjat is cool. Just please do All Too Well next.

[@dababa85]

@@charmedoriginal5923 I can’t promise a next one will happen, the boys are super busy. Getting time for this one was rough. But All Too Well is tied for another song for the next one. 👀

[@notjustacall]

@@dababa85 ive been coming back to this video ever since its been uploaded please make all to well short film happen🙏

[@dababa85]

@@notjustacall If we do a next one All Too Well won’t be it, just because 1989 TV is coming out this month, and the vaulted track titles got released. But if people want a third one it will be All Too Well.

[@wepdiggy]

i’m so psyched for this and i hope u guys do all too well short film 😭

[@chronics23]

Eric moving to the rhythm killed me lmao, i hope you to more Taylor Swift songs. So many great ones to see!

[@pariamtzv]

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!!!😱😍 i never saw this coming😂 my favorite reaction channel reacting to my favorite singer🔥

[@KingEdward27]

I went to her Eras Tour show in Tampa, best concert I’ve ever been too. Really high production value.

[@dababa85]

So highly jealous and happy for you haha. Calvin, his finance, me and a friend of ours are going next year and we’re so excited!! What were your surprise songs?

[@KingEdward27]

@@dababa85 Speak Now and Treacherous!! :)

[@dababa85]

@@KingEdward27 AMAZING!!

[@Jazmin881]

@@KingEdward27I went to that show too. It was amazing I got there as the countdown started, and I was stressed I wouldn't make it on time.

[@Slicedude2004]

I’ve been a swiftie for years so it’s really cool that you guys are doing videos about Taylor Swift now!!

[@jennameans6919]

ohhhh im so excited for this journey

[@mrsam1907]

Yess ... we need more ❤❤

[@dylandwise]

This was such a suprise but a happy one

[@Laurad724]

This is everything I didn’t know I wanted I hope you guys continue on this journey!

[@mirnuky]

since blind wave reacting to WAP i've been waiting for another music reaction!! :D

[@Capricorn152]

The Taylor Swift + the Mabel Pines jumper is SENDING ME ❤

[@MishaHusnainAli]

Love this! Absolutely worth diving into more of her music, there's some great stuff in there across the eras to react to and discuss

[@Rossmaclellan101]

I saw Taylor Swift in the title and immediately clicked. They are other songs/music videos of hers that you'll love. The first I recommend is Look What You Made Me Do

[@ambervanraak]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@TheTruthGirl8]

Eric would also have so much fun with all the Easter eggs, puzzles and clues that go into being a Taylor Swift fan. Give me his 30 minute breakdown of The Man Wall

[@bripenguin]

Taylor has earned a reputation for her lyrics. While any of her songs could get that across, Folklore and Evermore are masterpieces in lyricism. Or All Too Well (10 min. Version) is a staple for any fan, some of my favorite lyrics from her are from that song.

[@marias4721]

Ths so soo amazing! Two of my worlds colliding! Hoping to see more Taylor content 😁

[@Amandaarford83]

I think it would be really cool for y’all to react to her documentary “Miss Americana” because it really goes through the ups and downs she has had. She did have a stalker who broke into her house and slept in her bed once and recently had one arrested for being in her building.

[@pabloadrianmartorello]

Yesssssssssssssss! please!!!! More Taylor!!!!

[@tvandmoviefanatic]

I've never clicked on a reaction quicker

[@mathies3598]

Wow this is a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one! My favourite artist and my favourite reaction channel!

[@lowstamina_arts]

I love Blind wave learning more about music it’s so fun to see them break it down 😂

[@oriyanbarnes]

Omg yesssss I'm so happy you're reaction to Taylor omg 😍❤

[@giulianavalarino7892]

OH MY GOD!! My favourite reaction channel reacting to my favourite singer??? I didn't know I needed this! Love you guys 😃

[@lucia-fj6nc]

OMG I DIDNT KNOW I NEEDED THIS! please react to more of taylor´s music!

[@kitkat1999]

Eric having fun and loving Taylor Swift was not on my 2023 bingo card…but I LOVE IT!!!!😂❤ i want more!

[@sammyc3457]

This is such a surprise! A good surprise, i must say

[@genesis.270]

My favorite reaction channel reacting to my favorite Artist!!!!! crying ❤

[@butterfly17095]

OMG what a great surprise to wake up to- if Eric likes lyrics, he will love Taylor Swift. I don't even know where to begin, depends on Eric and Calvin's musical tastes?? I would say top albums I would recommend are Speak Now (my favorite of hers, country-rock, and she wrote the whole thing herself), Red (I mean, just a classic and her transition from country to pop), and folklore (for her more acoustic style). Oh and I highly recommend her NPR Tiny Desk Concert- you get to hear her playing some great songs acoustically and also get a sense of her personality.

[@vaishnavisingh9244]

I absolutely loved this~

[@nazaninh94]

My favorite channel reacting to my favorite artist? I haven’t even watched the video yet but I already need more

[@gabrielterante0782]

oh you guys DEFINITELY have to make album reactions for Taylor Swift

[@katers256]

I feel like Blind Wave just crossed a some kind of multiverse. Now they're reacting to another thing that I'm passionate about. Awesome!! 😊 hope they do more TS videos. Also, if they start doing crochet and zentangling, they are gonna be my one stop shop for everything. Lol

[@Burketag]

I will watch EVERY Taylor review. Love when people learn the meaning of the song and break down HER lyrics. 🤯too many to recommend

[@nastya28LT]

omg please more of this!! love taylor and your discussion. would love to see your reaction to all too well 10 minute version

[@carolann500]

Loved your video and the understanding of the lyrics! I think you guys would love a lot of her songs as many of them have deep messages and they are all relatable. It's one of the many reasons she has so many fans. Hope you do more of Taylor's discography and I will subscribe for sure!

[@lubalethudube186]

What amazing work did I just bump into!! I love this, so excited to go down the rabbit hole with you lot

[@Thomas-kp8mo]

Most unexpected video of 2023. Love Taylor.

[@bRianizzle]

Debaba was very entertaining and has a great chemistry mix with you guys. Also, please more music reactions OF ANY KIND. Love this stuff, you guys are great.

[@dababa85]

❤️❤️🥰🥰

[@lucilaalegre2286]

DOOO MOREEEE, LOVED IT!

[@alyssamichelle4246]

The Scott comments when you put them in context of Taylor Swift lore works so well 😂

[@eowyn71986]

This was so unexpected and such a pleasant surprise!! Would love to see you react to more of her work 😊💜

[@vyshhhhhhhhh]

I was trying so hard not to write down a list of everything I think you should react to but at the end you asked for recommendations so here we go. Dababa, you might understand why I'm choosing these (btw great song choice to introduce an artist!) 1) All Too Well Short-Film (It's a great introduction to introduce Taylor's lyric writing but also her direction. I feel like BW Crew would have a lot to talk about her capability as a director) 2) Midnights album (2 songs at a time if they don't have any music videos) 3) Folklore Betty August James trilogy (I'd love to see you go into these especially references between these 3 songs) 4) Folklore or Evermore album (I like lyrical discussions more than anything and what better albums to do that than these two. You could also play Shakespeare or Taylor Swift game here) 5) I want to say Reputation Album/ Tour but with the lore of everything that led up to it. 6) Lover Album (It's a personal preference but it has some of the best lyrics she ever wrote) 7) 1989 album since the Taylor's version is coming out soon but also the lore of why she is rerecording and everything. 8) Speak Now re-recordings especially Better Than Revenge (because it's such a unique sound compared to rest of her songs), Long Live(for the lyrics) and the rest of the album too. 9) The Man music video with the bts (obviously) 10) Literally any song is fine. I am just so happy that y'all are doing this!! I will be happy with any music reaction (Taylor Swift or otherwise) because as someone who enjoys lyrics a lot, I love how much you pay attention to them!

[@dababa85]

I love this! Thank you for taking the time to write this up and share with us ❤️

[@monnkoneko9397]

OHMYGOD I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! I'd love to see you guys react to folklore!

[@markosmatrozos4175]

I'm really happy you guys continued with music reactions. I like Taylor Swift, but my younger sister is obsessed with her

[@tharukaepaarachchi6110]

This is a surprise. More Taylor swift and more music reactions please !

[@swiftlypoet]

as a swiftie i am very intrigued by this cross-over. p.s. i need yall to check out her entire discography, or at least her last 3 albums

[@michael_20]

I would love to see you guys reacting to more taylor swift! i also have an obsessive personality like eric, and taylor swift is definitely one of my obsessions

[@Sloane77]

Never something I’d ask for but I’m so happy you’re branching out. Love the Mabel Sweater Eric

[@bookworm598]

Oh wow ive been hoping for this since the brooklyn 99 episode where Jake said his favorite artist is Taylor Swift and none of the guys knew anything by her!! I didn't become a big fan until folklore and evermore, as an avid reader her lyrics and storytelling are not nearly as praised in mainstream media like they should be. She has such a way with words Edit: 6:30 you're spot on Eric, she wrote the song Blank Space based on the persona that the media makes her out to be- this jetsetting heartbreaker who can get any guy but they leave because she's crazy. She's a genius at flipping the script on her critics

[@Espi1502]

I'm so totally investment in this Taylor Swift journey. I love that you give us the opinion of the lyrics 🎉

[@lostinwonderlandx]

omg this is a crossover i did NOT expected hahahah love it!

[@shelbykatherine0712]

The video I didn’t know I wanted. SO EXCITED!

[@leire9444]

Oh???? What a nice surprise. Love this now i want more!!!

[@cj6487]

Now this is my Multiverse of Madness

[@eram858]

Yesss more Taylor Swift reactions! Loved this one.

[@ambervanraak]

Eric is wearing a Mabel sweater ❤

[@undeecidedhuhu]

i never expected this cross-over but I'm loving itttt

[@denniem.562]

this feels like showing my cool uncles the music i listen to, my worlds are colliding 😂

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Songs to analyze maybe one from each album, from most recent to the beginning: Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve, Evermore, My Tears Ricochet, Cruel Summer, Ready for it?, Clean, All Too Well 10 minute version, Long Live, Fifteen, Our Song. AND 1 vault track from each of her 3 released re-recorded Taylor’s versions albums: Mr. Perfectly Fine, Forever Winter, Timeless.

[@nicholaseldridge2108]

Even thought im not the biggest fan of taylor swift i think her music is good, but I love the way you guys put the video together, i like these kind of things! you guys are branching off into different things and i do like it a lot

[@stantwice5483]

Oh that mabel sweatshirt is incredible !! Also yay I love Taylor !

[@RMA-b9k]

Her co-writer said TS didn't grow up with drama- but she did have an imagination. Not all her songs are about breakups.

[@Michelle-ev8if]

I Loved this reaction, analysis and review. More Taylor, please.

[@soniclyqaulan]

didn't expect this but would love to see more 🤷🏼

[@thecobe-lee9674]

If y'all wanna do more Taylor specifically, DO FOLKLORE it's easily her most approachable album, and the one that highlights her lyricism the most (her lyrics are always the main focus, but it's the most obvious with the stripped back production). This is so fun! My biggest two obsessions are Star Wars and Taylor Swift so this feels like a weird merging of worlds. Edit: And yes, there is a LARGE community of music reactors out there for you to enjoy!

[@anathem9982]

Never expected y'all to dip into music reactions, interested to see where this goes. Honestly I'd love to see y'all check out some lesser known artists, but those recommendations will start flooding in now that you've started this path

[@annie.sanders]

I'm so happy we have a Swiftie representative in the Blind Wave Family! Dababa ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dababa85]

❤❤❤

[@saralavalley3629]

I would give ANYTHING for reactions to All Too Well (10 minute version), Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve, Dear John, Vigilante Sh*t, the folklore love triangle, and my tears ricochet

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

You WILL get a new obsession. You’re all very smart, and her lyrics are smart and amazing and she’s just wonderful! I can’t believe you’re watching this, it makes me happy! More Taylor please!

[@dababa85]

Her lyrics are masterful!

[@johncross4642]

@@dababa85 really? they seem pretty simple🤣

[@roxettenicolepcd]

@@johncross4642for dumb people, yes

[@dababa85]

Have you ever did a deep dive into her lyrics? I would love to go over them with you! @@johncross4642

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

Hey lyrics are anything but simple, and you saying that just shows you’ve never really looked at them. Many of her lyrics are deep and poetic and beautiful, if only you pay attention.

[@blainevanity6]

I'm a Swiftie who recently became a Ghost fan and I think one of the reasons why is because of the Ghost lore 😆 I freaking love lore 😅♥

[@nathalierichter4796]

This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me

[@suvijii841]

I feel Calvin really relates to the lyrics so well. He knows what Taylor is talking about.

[@mathies3598]

Missed a few awards: - Woman of the decade 2010's - AMA Artist of the decade 2010's

[@jareds122]

I loved this so much! And the fact that Eric picked the name Scott without any knowledge of Taylor's tumultuous history with not one, but two men named Scott is hilarious serendipity (also her dad's name is Scott so there have been at least 3 in her life). I'd definitely love to see more music reactions.

[@katf12]

Oh Eric and Calvin!! ❤❤❤ we love this, thank you!! ❤❤❤

[@merslife8171]

I thought I'm already surprised with the Bridgerton reaction but you got me in this Taylor Swift reaction!

[@ssd6935]

Blind Wave music reactions? And to Taylor Swift?? ABSOLUTELY!

[@tonyilias2561]

This is great. I'm hoping for Blindwave to do just more music reactions in general. It's an entire other never-ending rabbit hole of content that can offer so much.

[@gabrielgao4713]

I really enjoyed your lyrics reading and dissecting.

[@nat-cj8be]

This is such an insane but amazing crossover I’ve been listening to Taylor’s music since I was little but didn’t become invested in her as a person until fairly recently so now I’m doing all this retroactive digging because I too have a very obsessive personality and I can already picture Eric becoming extremely invested in TayLore!!

[@ativoflegacy]

Can't say I expected this but certainly appreciate this

[@sailorhala]

Omg, this is awesome, I loved this reaction! If you're looking for more Taylor please react to the All too well short film. All too well is a song that was originally released in 2012 in the Red album, and at some point she confessed that the song was ten minutes long but had to be cut to five to be released. For the past years she's been rerecording her old music cause her former label sold the rights of her masters and she can claim the rights from those new versions in that way. She adds songs from the vault on those rerecordings, song that had been written at the time the album came out but weren't included. She released three rerecordings under the (Taylor's Version) mark, and another one comes in october. When she released Red (Taylor's Version) she added the ten minutes version of All too well AND writed and directed a short film starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. The video is gorgeous (and sad) and the lyrics are awesome!

[@rgalvshpbks]

I would love to see a reaction to the Midnights album. I've been a fan since 2008 and Midnights is one of my favorite albums. Taylor does write a lot about love, but not all of it is about heartbreak, not all of it biographical, and most of it can be applied to different situations other than romantic relationships. The best part about Taylor's music is that every song can be stripped back to acoustic and still be so much fun to listen to because her lyrics are great and she has a real talent for storytelling. Fun fact: the 3 Grammy album of the year awards were won in 3 different genres; the first was for Fearless (country) then 1989 (pop) then folklore (folk/alternative) so she's also very versatile

[@dababa85]

I love this ❤