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

Taylor Swift Speak Now Tour in Glendale, Arizona 10/22/11

[@maninthebox0]

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

[@Chev987]

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 ...

[@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!!

[@therealblaze0001]

I love Jim Adkins

[@MrGomjabber]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@morganchristopher6092]

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

[@byk_mc_phc]

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

[@HeroBrine-xk8dj]

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

[@beths.3556]

This is awesome!

[@FlailedTwo]

love this!

[@carld3218]

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

[@Apfeltunes]

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

[@moonbearz_]

WHY AM I ONLY SEEING THIS NOW

[@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!! 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️🤣

[@mckennaquinn2139]

Gave me chills- so good, epic really 💕

[@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.

[@shykunoichi94]

Jimmy Eat World Meets Taylor Swift? Hell yeah!

[@gidworth]

Wait, what?? This is brilliant

[@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]

🤣😃😂

[@4stringsmakekings]

I shamelessly love this. It's just great.

[@heatherreed162]

I have no words.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@StayBeautiful87xoxo]

OMG I

[@Optimalworld]

Good stuff ❤

[@teeeessXD]

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

[@LePetitDoll]

jimmy is so cute

[@MrMotherfuck123]

Wow Taylor with them, wouldn´t have expected that !

[@TheTurtleneck64]

and here emo country pop was born

[@fartblaster800]

@@bigskull7591 yup

[@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.

[@Wvfiaksonv]

@@adamkeddie4650 that's your opinion

[@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! :)

[@norahsteen25]

That's.. something... it's good ❤

[@carlosvazquez7173]

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

[@ericksonbfs]

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

[@samimoring1235]

so cool

[@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.

[@foxdie182]

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

[@ethanwhite611]

Awesome

[@yogacholandha]

Whoa dude!

[@darasalemvalenciaverduzco6101]

I love you taylor swift and jimmy eat world :D

[@kevinelgaemerpro3694]

wtf SI NO ENTIENDO INGLES ME ABLAS ACI Q PEDO

[@ronaldonatal8354]

I Love

[@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

[@benkmoskomusic3679]

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

[@CIBERXGAMING]

dint know taylor was that insane at the guitar dam

[@chuckparks7174]

WOAH!

[@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.

[@chaoticdroidd9916]

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

[@AerologyGuitars]

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

[@Luisecharlotte]

Anyone else here from the Apple commercial?

[@user-lb2kw1cw8r]

Wtf no sabía que existiera esto

[@benrubin04]

She wasn't even able to fake playing guitar?

[@VeganKebabDoRuky]

"Noooooo" -Eric Cartman.

[@RafaelPacheco2000]

I want this to happen again!

[@Cabsmell]

I wanna play guitar like Taylor.....

[@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

[@kyledammann4284]

Fun!

[@profpenatieri]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@sempafi899]

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

[@SoggyHand]

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

[@skateshacksample1_guest]

taylor swifts tophat guitar

[@AndreeSmith]

Kickass haha I like

[@Hothero1980]

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

[@ascendsp33d24]

When you put that X-BASS on your stero

[@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.

[@Mariooo57]

makes sense than Jim now covers one of her songs

[@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.

[@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 😘😍

[@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.]

[@MidwestEmoGuy]

I need Steve T do the ITWPI for taylor

[@samuelkim1827]

the myspace era taylor swift lol

[@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

[@edzelmejia3233]

Tay Tay playing with Jimmy Eat World... as Paris Hilton would say, "that's hawt."

[@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

[@Havanorange]

👏 Jim Adkins

[@jondrake1977]

Zoomamania going on with the camera.

[@The2010DC]

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

[@metaluke5]

well said taylor swift :)

[@psyche.9262]

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

[@billyrubben3224]

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

[@elftower907]

Taylor was an outcast

[@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.

[@kj-fp8qo]

And this was when Taylor Swift was cool.

[@jessicaabbott10]

Uh, she still is??

[@enfold]

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

[@ruthlessadmin]

What? Yes he did....

[@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.

[@bammeke76]

damn her guitar produces as much noise as my ashtrey

[@fartblaster800]

taylor swift isn’t even playing the damn thing

[@OZHKAR1]

she wasn't even playing the guitar!

[@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.

[@alexandernev24]

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

[@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...?

[@supna8221]

why taylor why!