Taylor Swift - exile (feat. Bon Iver) REACTION - First Time Hearing IT

[@leeannies-tears369]

Yes! Long Pond version!!! One of my favs. Broke my heart too! Thank you 🌹

[@Kassy_Kass]

You chose an awesome one! So glad to see you with a Taylor reaction again, hope you're doing well 💜 You don't have to react to it but in your free time I highly recommend looking up a recorded from The Eras Tour when she played it as a surprise song, she sang Bon Iver's part and the crowd filled in the duet for her (Exile ft the crowd). I personally get chills every time I hear it!

[@alexagolden9172]

Long pond live version I begggg 🙏

[@melaniebrown4660]

I second that!

[@mimimatters]

💯

[@mamab4720]

The face you made after you said "oh my God that's so good" was me after I heard this song. Its SO good! My favorite on folklore. I enjoy your Taylor reactions so much!

[@OrlandoMarrero]

That's the TAYLOR'S EFFECT....No other artist can penetrate your Body and Soul with so,so,so MANY SONGS LIKE HER ❤SHE'S A LIVING OPEN BOOK THAT YOU CAN FEEL HER.....in Living LYRICS She lives through Us....that's the WHY!!! WE ONLY NEEDS TO FEEL HER !❤

[@nomcebosithole6374]

One of the most underrated songs off all time.....

[@Mom3js]

I think you would enjoy the collab Taylor and Zayn. 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' Its often overlooked because it was on 50 Shades Darker soundtrack. The music video is fire.

[@DreaAnnTW]

This is one of my fav songs!!!

[@sandybourdeau9300]

I cannot wait until you play the Long Pond Sessions. That was when I became a Swift fan.

[@melaniebrown4660]

One of her most heartbreaking songs. So beautiful! The Long Pond Studio session is AMAZING!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Such a great song! Thanks for watching.

[@erc4430]

LOVE how you analyze TS lyrics! Thought you would appreciate this too - She says ‘So I’m leaving out the side door’ and he is answering ‘So step right out’ 🥺💔

[@maureengatu9597]

If you loved this you're really going to love the alcott, evermore, and Coney Island. All duets all brilliant

[@sandybourdeau9300]

@@maureengatu9597 Alcott has become a favorite

[@nackalack]

Exile is art

[@Bucketteplays]

I love your reaction to this! This is one of my favorite duets she does. Bon Iver features on another Taylor song called Evermore (from her Evermore album). It's another great one.

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

Love this duet, their voices together are chef’s kiss 🫶

[@963crash]

I agree the Long Pond Version adds another layer to what is an astoubding song.

[@DougHanson2769]

Her 'straight' tones are so beautiful and yes, sultry. That’s a perfect word. An amazing duet. The talent is unbelievable. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this piece. I totally agree with you. It’s all good

[@dogloversmith7139]

This is so easily relatable. Who doesn’t feel like this after a breakup? He should have known. But he didn’t see the signs.

[@LK-lz6lk]

& she didn't even hear him out.

[@Violet316]

Taylor featured on The National's song called "The Alcott" another great collab.

[@JessMessica]

Me just completely thrilled at how much you love this song. Top tier, baby! Top tier!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Amazing song!

[@flopo1025]

One of my favorite taylor song, If you liked the lyric video you will want to see the long pond session version, in the same style I can only recommend The alcott which is a feat with The national

[@randystalnaker6700]

Great reaction Saeed (I know your busy...no need to answer), Bon Iver and Taylor do another duet on the song Evermore from Taylor's album Evermore if you are interested...and she returns the favor by appearing on Big Red Machine's song (Bon Iver's band with Aaron Dessner), Renegade...have a good day...don't overdo it...not to mention The Long Pond Sessions has a video of them doing this song as well...

[@SaeedReacts.]

Oh, didnt know they had more songs together. Thanks for letting me know!

[@JessMessica]

Renegade is so so good! Love that song. ❤

[@Inessss_]

@@SaeedReacts.please react to Renegade! It’s so good!!

[@donnahall3040]

When it comes to Taylor She doesn't cut corners for sure.

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

Check out the Long Pond studio session too…it’s so good! All the Long Pond sessions ( all the songs on Folklore) are a great to react to!

[@MusicandCatLover-vc6jb]

I like now the deeper voices of Taylor (and Bon Iver) way much better than their higher ones. The same with Aurora. This song shows again, why she is one of the best songwriters now.

[@ChristineKikiMac]

Nobody weaves the tapestry of love and longing like Taylor Swift. Her lyrics are the patchwork quilt of our childhoods - no matter the era - and we feel safe in her songs to relive our trauma. That we've survived (or are still surviving) our own pain, and celebrate our bad-assery through dancing and singing our hearts out with her is magic. I'm so happy for the millions of people who got to witness the Eras Tour energy in person. I've been catching the live streams as much as possible, as a brand new #SwiftieOver50

[@nancybudd494]

Can't wait for you to see the Long Pond version of this. Its such a great song. Just a side note, that colour shirt really suits you. Hope you are enjoying the holiday with your family

[@timithius]

That was so good! I'm a neophyte Swiftie , but a longtime fan of Bon Iver. I think he intended it to be pronounced in French, due to the back story. I can't show you, but I'm wearing my Bon Iver t-shirt as I type this! It's from his first tour, for the album "For Emma, Forever Ago". One of the best shows I ever saw, in a lifetime of shows. You might know the song "Skinny Love", from that album. It's wormed its way into the pop lexicon.

[@JessMessica]

Oh my goodness, and if you don't know Skinny Love, add it to the list!!

[@patlittle2881]

Fall down the Bon Iver rabbit hole!

[@NYandAZ]

When I heard this song for the first time, I sought out different reactions for close to 20-25 listens. Beautiful song and vocals. Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) has an AMAZING range. This song on The Long Pond Sessions (during Covid) is FANTASTIC!! Even though he’s wearing a mask due to the camera crew in his studio, he still sounds flawless. It’s even a bit better on the LP sessions; hard to believe! I hope you do have a chance to find it with them talking about this at the beginning of the song. Please look for the interview with Jack, Aaron and Taylor. It’s incredible to hear how this song came about. Even Taylor had her moments of insecurity and it’s adorable. Aaron to the rescue to get Justin on board! ❤🎤💯🥰

[@tomenrico6199]

You have to react to this song from the Long Pond live studio sessions on the Disney Channel.

[@mmlory78]

It is such a good song! I appreciate your reactions cause no matter which artist you listen to, you do so with an open mind are great at breaking down the lyrics to get to the essence of the songs and just show respect for good music! Your a top tier reactor Saeed love your reactions!❤️

[@P4-Swift-Watch]

Beautifully sad song. Amazing lyrics, and their beautiful voices. Him singing alone, her singing alone, them singing back and forth, and ending with their voices overlapping, as they end their relationship. My favorite, sadly beautiful, songs, ever! Loved your reaction!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Truly amazing song! Thanks for watching.

[@P4-Swift-Watch]

Thanks for the ❤​ Rest up, you can only do so much. Love your reactions, so I subscribed! 😊 @@SaeedReacts.

[@vidsorama2]

I love this song, "Exile". It's beautiful. What the couple had was a massive failure to communicate. Great reaction. Thank you.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Such a great song! Thanks for watching.

[@carked5707]

I knew you would love this. One of her great ones. Hard to number her songs. So many styles and so many amzing lyrics.

[@falihaishma4920]

great reaction as always! the conversation during the bridge never fails to blow my mind every time i listen to this song. one of my faves on the album for sure. can't wait for you to react to some more taylor's

[@SaeedReacts.]

Such a great song! Thanks for watching!

[@MCP920]

Stunning duo.

[@Kelly-i4j]

Yes longpond please! It’s SO good! They talk before the songs too!

[@rafaelah811]

you should listen to "the alcott" is beautiful too!!

[@anibindi3752]

He hasn’t done My Tears Ricochet yet! One of her best songs. Album version or Long Pond or ideally both 😅🙏🙏🙏

[@JodiHansen-l2r]

Hey!!! Hope you had a great break with your fam! Thanks for reacting

[@KoskasOwl]

There's a song that I always associate with this song on her 'RED' album. It's with Gary Lightbody (the lead singer from Snow Patrol) and it's incredibly underrated and it's a very similar kind of vibe (just with a more "radio friendly"/commercial approach I guess). I would love to see you react to that! It's called 'The Last Time'.

[@texasseastar]

As others said, you MUST watch the Long Pond version of this. Be warned though- it was written, recorded, and filmed during the pandemic so Justin had his part filmed from his home studio and he’s wearing a mask. He usually wears a hat so it’s not out of the ordinary for him to obscure his face. Exile is in my Top 10 favorites!

[@SwiftieXinfinity]

This is one of my favorites!! ❤ yes, Bow knee ver. This one is SO beautiful!! It’s from a pandemic lockdown album, Folklore. They spent so much time feeling like the other one was pulling away, so they both pulled away, because they lost sight of each other. 💔😭

[@KellyPelfrey-b2f]

My favorite!! Your breakdown was awesome!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Such a great song. Thanks for watching.

[@Turnermama]

One of my favorite songs from Taylor ❤

[@MBella123]

This song is stunning 💜

[@addiegabriel9333]

One of her absolute best! I adore it!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Amazing song!

[@estherbl]

For me, this song is sister of "The Last Time (feat. Gary Lightbody)". I highly recommend you to listen to that one too, you'll love it.

[@dogloversmith7139]

Beautiful song. I had to listen many times to not tear up.

[@heathercochrane2207]

There's amazing falsetto work in I Don't Want to Live Forever with Taylor and Zayn (from One Direction).

[@mimimatters]

Listen to the Long Pond version! Even more beautiful.

[@donnahall3040]

The first one you said. She's awesome with him.

[@carltamayo8979]

finally you reacted to my most favorite song ‼️ thank you, your reactions are great. i would love it if you react to their 2nd collab with the title "evermore"

[@emmavink]

Your first pronunciation is correct 😊 they've just in the last week or two come out with a 3 or 4 song EP that I think you'd REALLY enjoy 😊

[@danaernst9659]

What a great reaction! Such a great feature song. Check out the long pine version; might even be better 🤔

[@donnahall3040]

It's wild what song could really connected with you 💯 true, Nothing wrong with honestly.

[@shelleynull6532]

Yeah if any of her songs have the long pond version choose that one

[@JuneHeinssen]

Great reaction ❤

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks!

[@ladymarmaladebakes]

One of my fav songs of all time, I loved your reaction and o glad you enjoyed it. Yes please do check out the Long Pond Sessions version….it is incredible 👌🏻😍

[@bgodwn68]

PLEASE react to “Tolerate it” and “My Tears Ricochet” from the Long Pond Sessions 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@vaughnroycroft999]

I swear I'm not a Taylor hater, but I'm here to implore you to explore Bon Iver's catalog. Maybe start with Skinny Love. He's got such a unique falsetto. But his songwriting!! He's such a unique talent.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Definitely need to check out some of Bon Iver's music at some point. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@vaughnroycroft999]

@@SaeedReacts. Saw your video about not having time to respond to comments, so I had zero expectations. Much appreciated! Wishing you the best. Hope you're still carving out some time for writing. We both know there's no real way to quit (even though I routinely try, lol).

[@ayutantri7479]

How did you made it this far without hearing Exile? Lol. This is a masterpiece. Love your reaction as always. And on another note, could you please react to Timeless (from the Speak Now vault track)? I think it's the greatest love song I have ever heard. Thank you!!

[@SaeedReacts.]

I finally made it 😀 Amazing song. Thanks for watching and the recommendation.

[@selma8184]

hey Saeed! i've been going down a rabbit hole of all your TS reactions and i love how you look so deeply into everything and really appreciate her lyrics and i would be love it if you were ever interested in checking out some of Halsey's stuff. along with Taylor Swift, she's one of my favorite artists in terms of lyricism, she also writes all of her stuff and brilliantly so. her latest album The Great Impersonator is just absolutely heartwrenching and incredible. idk if you'll read this comment but i feel like it's worth a shot so i'll give you some backstory. Halsey was diagnosed with lupus and a blood cell disease and she thought she was going to die, so she wrote this album thinking it was going to be the last thing she would leave people with. for each track, she has taken inspiration from the artists that have inspired her throughout her creative journey and made each song in the style of said artist (hence the title The Great Impersonator) but the lyrics are very much her own and very personal, tackling themes like her disease, mortality, motherhood, mental illness, intergenerational trauma, just a lot of heavy stuff. the songs i would recommend for you to react to are Dog Years (in the style of PJ Harvey), Darwinism (David Bowie), The End (Joni Mitchell) and Arsonist (Fiona Apple). also she has 3 songs titled "Letter to God" scattered throughout the album which are a continuation of each other and tell a very heartbreaking story. love your Taylor reactions and i'm looking forward to more, but if you're looking for a new artist i highly recommend Halsey!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Hey! Thanks so much for watching some of my video's and the kind words. And also for sharing some recommendations and info on Halsey. An artist that i am aware of, but not really familiar with her music and story. I will add her name to my list and hopefully get to some of her music at some point.

[@fritssumaculub7272]

Please do the cassandra from TTPD

[@sandybourdeau9300]

❤❤❤

[@SaeedReacts.]

❤️❤️❤️

[@MikaiasWerneck]

react more taylor’s songs plss

[@jmrob1107]

I am not a huge fan of Taylor Swift. It is not that I dislike her music. It just doesn't appeal to me. This song, however, is special. I have been a Bon Iver fan for quite some time. Fleet Foxes is another band similar to Bon Iver that you would probably appreciate. I enjoyed this.

[@eclipsewaves]

@@jmrob1107 you could try listening to her album "folklore" and "evermore, it might suit your taste!

[@smthomas4928]

Long Pond even better imo.

[@juliapedrosocorrea5184]

You need to react to evermore. Is with bon iver too

[@SaeedReacts.]

Will add it to my list. Thanks.

[@dogloversmith7139]

❤

[@donnahall3040]

Yeah same person doing a calab. With Taylor.

[@jennifermorris6848]

Pre-cogs writing about their breakup before their breakup. Joe, what were the signs?

[@LarissaRodrigues-ps8rj]

1❤

[@josefinasoderholm6488]

🫶

[@shannonbrigante5764]

Are those the 3 Stooges on the shelf behind you?

[@SaeedReacts.]

No, but now i want to know which books it are? There so many behind me 😅

[@shannonbrigante5764]

No.. of the 3 large books shelves, the one in the middle.. w the dark books.. on the top shelf it looks like there are 3 figurines bunched together.. almost look like marionettes..

[@emmavink]

Taylor credited her ex boyfriend Joe Alwyn from the 6 relationship that ended last year with writing most of the piano for whole song apart from the bridge which Bon Iver wrote. Joe also wrote the entire full lyrics of the first verse. He wrote under the pen name William Bowery so that all the press would be about her very new folk/indie sound and not that she and her BF were writing music together. Aaron Dessner said on that same Long Pond Studio discussion of that song that he was really sad that they couldn't record Joe playing the piece himself because of Covid restrictions. But they were able to have him play and record the piano scores he wrote for songs like Champagne Problems and Evermore on the Evermore studio album 😊

[@emmavink]

I think a LOT of Swifties miss the high lyrical probability that Exile is the first song in the Joe break up trilogy. Exile is the imagined break up. You're Losing Me is the impending breakup. So Long London is the aftermath to the breakup. There are so many parallels between So Long London and Exile. She often described her relationship with Joe as her homeland, her birthright (on How Did It End), her/his shore, their favourite apartment/house, the light in that space, the relationship as their town. And in So Long London she even says, "I'm just mad as hell cause I loved this place". Not only London, but the home that they had made together wherever they were for 6 years 😢

[@KelliDBH]

Agreed.

[@KelliDBH]

And “Hits Different” is part of this story as well.

[@emmavink]

@@KelliDBH ...I don't know that I agree with this. Hits Different is VERY Matty coded. It reads My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys and The Black Dog to me. Both songs about Matty.

[@emmavink]

@@KelliDBH there is so much Matty in that song actually now looking back from TTPD. They forgot to come and get me" (Fortnight), "I could still melt your world" (imgonnagetyouback) are just a few more I picked up on 😭😭😭

[@jimfisherimperial]

This is the sequel to the Cardigan-August-Betty triangle. In Exile, the two people are James and Betty. So, the mystery--did James and Betty get back together?--well, yes, a few times. But eventually she left him because he was a player and was never going to change.

[@shirleyemrick1700]

Bob Iver👍, Swift👎

[@thevalleyof]

@@shirleyemrick1700 ..?

[@liv5117]

Taylor swift > your favorites

[@Debbie-m7f]

Love Taylor’s music… but her politics suck.

[@emmavink]

​@@Debbie-m7f... She promotes equal human rights. If you think those are political stances, YOU are the problem. What's your excuse for not supporting equal human rights?

[@shirleyemrick1700]

@@Debbie-m7f yes, she preaches climate change and that we all need to buy electric cars, while she flys around in her multi-million private jets. Sorry, I don’t care how well she sings, I’m not going to add to her millions!

[@darlenejusayan2674]

I hope you can make time reacting to 'Innocent' Taylor's version. This song is one of the song that really hits me everytime i listen to it. Just watching you silently these days. Pretty busy🥹

[@SaeedReacts.]

It is on my list. So hope to get to it eventually. Thanks so much for watching.