Vocal Coach & Songwriter React to Blank Space - Taylor Swift | Original 1989 vs. Taylor’s Version

[@throga]

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[@carolynnewcomb2153]

You’ll probably really like her Long Pond Studio recordings that she does with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner on her Folklore album. They talk about each song, give a frame of reference about what the songs about followed by them in the studio recording said song. Your reaction can include the discussion they have followed by the recording of the song, and you’ll love it! It’s the only album in which she does that.

[@tothelakes]

Yesss plss

[@allydiaz5343]

thank you for getting the point of why she wrote Blank Space

[@clansome]

One thing that has to be taken into consideration is that Blank Space, Shake It Off, Style and a lot of the others of 1989 she has been singing live time and time again. As a result she has changed in the way that she sings the songs over the course of the last 9+ years. Folklore, the album, and Folklore the Long Pond Sessions, a Ducumentary where she sings all of the tracks in a very stripped back fashion, would be a great comparison as there is nowhere to hide when the instruments are taken away, not that there were many to start with tbh. EDIT The outro refrain, the Cyndi Lauper bit as you called it, when she sings this live, Taylor does the "Cyndi Lauper" harmony herself with her backing vocalists taking her line. In fact live the interchange between her and her backing singers is brilliant as they are so well matched that they can and do "step" into her lines all the time.

[@willandreigonzales]

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND: 1. Fearless vs Fearless (Taylor's Version) 2. You Belong With Me vs You Belong With Me (Taylor's Version) 3. Haunted vs Haunted (Taylor's Version) 4. The Story Of Us vs The Story Of Us (Taylor's Version) 5. All Too Well vs All Too Well (Taylor's Version) 6. All Too Well vs All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) 7. Girl At Home vs Girl At Home (Taylor's Version) I find these songs so interesting and fun to compare in terms of production quality and Taylor's vocal maturity :)

[@JuliaOliveira-yg6dt]

The Way That I Loved You vs The Way That I Loved You (Taylor's Version) too

[@BigD151065]

Long time Swiftie here. I appreciate both versions, but will only stream the Taylor’s Version. If I want to hear the original versions of 1989, I will go back to my lp or cd.

[@liteonmx]

Max Martin, Shellback and Jack antonoff were the original producers of 1989, for 1989 TV Jack returned and Christopher Rowe redo all the tracks that Max an Shellback did, Blank Space is one of them... he did an awesome job recreating the song so well

[@Piupiupiuipiu]

15:02 ABOUT THIS just a litle fact her Studio vocal Range is A2 G5 A5 and her live vocal Range is Bb2 F#5 D6

[@mbondsart]

Taylor is a master songwriter, performer, lyricist, super smart woman. I am very proud that she has done this. I know it came from a painful experience, but she herself has given wonderful interviews what you should listen to about her relationship with the songs that she wrote and what her experience was re-recording them and rediscovering them. She really loved the experience and she didn’t feel like she needed to imitate her self each song was its own unique moment

[@tatadto]

I've only heard a few of the 1989 Taylor's Version songs. I agree they are more polished, but I feel that the original more accurately captures her feeling or the place she was in life when she wrote these songs. The newer ones are great but she sounds like an older, wiser soul looking back/seeing things in a different light. I enjoyed the vulnerability of the originals but appreciate the strength/maturity in the new release.

[@tatadto]

It's just like trying to redo a photograph. The original captures a very specific moment in time. New ones can be great but they're just not the same. That said, kudos to her for staking her claim to her own music.

[@jamesk8s1]

It's amazing to watch her current Eras tour on YT and see and hear 75 thousand people fill stadiums night after night ALL singing every single world of her songs!!! Taylor is brilliant! I always enjoyed her music and regarded her as a Pop genius, but I was never a CD carrying, concert going fan. I gravitated and landed more with singers like Dimash, Bocelli, Houston and Streisand. BUT, having learned much more about her as a result of this tour and listened to her albums, I have now become a huge FAN!! I listen to her albums getting ready for the gym each morning! She is the only pop star that I want to have albums from. Still regard DIMASH as my FAV singer of ALL Time and the kind of singing I favor, BUT Taylor, like Dimash, is a whole music genre almost unto her self, and I respect and appreciate her talent, discipline, live performance capabilities and the person she is very much!! Thanks as always for a great informative review!! P.S. the Wash Post wrote that she will earn 4.1 billion as a result of this tour and earns 10 to 13 million each night! Now this is a girl that resonates with the Universal laws of abundance I would say!! LOL!! :) :) So deserved!!

[@jamesk8s1]

@queeniemaja4189 Wonderful! I also watched several long bios on her and that also helped me feel an affinity for the lovely caring spirit that she is. You might enjoy this LINK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hae9fJpspLacnacsi=t2z-iMWr1v2HMkFw It is a clip from her 2nd night of her Buenos Aires concerts in which she gives her hat to a little boy and his enormously deep and expressive love and gratitude for her and the gift of her hat brought tears to my eyes - such a sweet child who will surely treasure this exchange with Taylor forever! In a time when there are so many who spend all their time and efforts on earth bringing destruction and darkness, it is so wonderful to see Taylor, this person of Light, who spends all of her time and energy bringing so much love, light and joy to the world. Indeed she is a WONDER WOMAN !! 🙋🏻‍♂

[@theresabrodeur1026]

Omg thank you for doing this! It's so hard to say which one is better bc they're both great in their own ways.. you guys really REALLY need to listen to her albums folklore and evermore!!!! Which are from 2020 or 2021

[@mamhizon7112]

Thanks for appreciating the re-recording work. I love the new versions, mainly because this is Taylor’s “version” but also because I feel the intention/efforts to make them “better” than the ones before.

[@ckhomphzxspaul8455]

Taylor Swift here in the Philippines is very popular. Her song and lyrics are amazing. She's very BIG artist no doubt 🤩

[@MBella123]

I admire Taylor a lot because of how she was able to regain power of her masters. She was stolen, she was actually forbidden to perform her own songs which is absurd. I think the idea was to keep the songs as close as possible to the original ones, so she made subtle changes in production and of course her voice is now matured, so it’s gonna sound different

[@mayaxeno8211]

Am I missing something, she's not allowed to perform her own songs ? but she did reputation and 1989 in the eras tour just fine

[@MBella123]

@@mayaxeno8211 She was forbidden before she got the right to re record her songs. That’s why she had to regain her masters

[@musicfangirl7403]

Her songs were not stolen. Her master recordings were owned by Big Machine as per her contract. But, like many artists, she signed that contract when she was young and green. Once Big Machine had recouped their original investments in her and had made a fortune, she begged to buy back her masters. They would only sell them back one at a time as she put out new albums, so she chose to walk away and move to Universal. The betrayal came when BM sold them to Scooter Braun knowing that Taylor disliked him immensely. It’s very common for artists to fight for ownership of their original masters…the Beatles, Prince and George Michael have all fought hard. Taylor is the first one to “simply” re-record to reclaim ownership. It’s unprecedented and astonishing. My theory is that once she devalues the originals, she will be able to buy them back and own everything. And maybe rule the entire world LOL.

[@MBella123]

@@musicfangirl7403 Stolen is a figurative way of speaking, but even Taylor herself mentions her "stolen lullabies" in My Tears Ricochet

[@musicfangirl7403]

Yes of course but it’s technically incorrect so it makes the situation sound like something it’s not. There is a lot of hate toward Taylor so it’s important to remind people that her fight is a common one among artists. She is just the first one to make such an enormous move to free herself. Her line about “stolen lullabies” is a little spiteful and I think a mistake on her part. Otherwise the song is a flawless expression of betrayal.

[@jennifermorris6848]

I have read on other reactions that at the time of recording 1989 she was dealing with an eating disorder which I’m thinking may have impacted the tone/strength of her voice.

[@throga]

Oh wow - sorry to hear that :(

[@fredyross7972]

Can u guys react to my tears ricochet (long pond studio sessions) love that song, the lyrics, her voice. Love. It's about her old record label btw.

[@IvyCowboy]

I would love to see what you think of her 2015 Grammy Museum performance of Blank Space. She performs it on electric guitar. I would also recommend the Folklore Long Pond Sessions (full documentary, including "the lakes"). Loved your thoughtful and enthusiastic reaction! I would LOVE to see you guys react to all the versions and performances of All Too Well (10 Minute Version). There's the original lyric video, a short film she wrote/directed, a "Sad Girl Autumn" acoustic version (gorgeous!), and a performance on Saturday Night Live. There are multiple other live versions too but these are my top suggestions. I'm all in on any and all Taylor content.

[@crystalkadletc1944]

Taylor wanted all of these recordings to be as authentic as possible as the original. She brought back all the same artists and producers for everything thus far, except I believe max Martin. I think he only came back for one song. Which is unfortunate because it had to do with money, but still those tracks sound very close to the originals. If she could make the delivery better she nailed it. I’m with you- I love the imperfections of her delivery. She’s really become a better singer over the years which is great. By this time a lot of artists lose range they once had when they were younger. Taylor has taken great care of her vocals and really become better at her craft on all levels.

[@JesseMadrigal-q4z]

The original Producers of Blank Space was Max Martin and Shellback and for Taylor's version it was Jack Antonoff and Christopher Rowe.

[@sofiagv95]

I think one of the things that affect both versions is the time as well. Not only is the singer/songwriter finding the sound of the voice, it's also the fact that this song might have resonated with her 10 years ago but not anymore. One of the things I felt as a Swiftie is that a lot of the rerecorded songs for me, let me repeat that, FOR ME, don't have a lot of feeling. Which I get, I mean, you won't feel the same about a song you wrote at 18 that you do now but still

[@MotherofDragons123]

Yes, the new version may sound smoother, more polished, because her voice has developed over time… but I also preferred the original version because the “imperfections” in her voice, how she sounds like she’s reaching for certain notes, give the song that “young and reckless” feel.

[@yara5502]

You misstake her vocal strain on the stolen version for emotion. It was not. Her vocal technique is better now so she doesn´t need to scream anymore. TV are surperior in every way.

[@sofiagv95]

As I said, it is my opinion. Thank you@@yara5502

[@jcliberty3057]

What I love about that line “OMG, who is she” is that it applies to both of them. He’s referring to T and she’s asking about another woman. So clever.

[@dianafaustina]

On the stolen version she worked with Max Martin and Shellback on Blank Space, but on her version she worked only with Christopher Rowe. She's not working with Max anymore because he demands writing credits even though he doesn't actually contribute to the writing of the lyrics.

[@gabrielfomin01]

If you're looking for two completely different versions, I'd recommend her song Girl At Home from her Red album!

[@sam_sa09]

I like the imperfections too

[@xtian0207]

The more I learn about Taylor, the more I like and respect her. And to quote her: I write good breakup songs. She certainly does!

[@robinwaits5828]

She owns the right to the music and the lyrics. She can recreate them as close to the original as she wants. The only thing she didn't own was the actual master recording.

[@MikaiasWerneck]

more taylor’s plsss

[@jamesk8s1]

p.s. i watched a little of her Reputation tour, and a lot of her Eras tour and her voice is MUCH more secure, smooth, full and warmer now....I am only speculating but she does a great than 40 set show night after night - usually 3 nights in a row before a day off, and being the consummate pro that she is knowing the vocal stamina this show would take, I'm bet she didn't "wing it" and think oh lest see if my voice lasts for 3.5 hours night after night with no days off in between; I'm sure she trained to prepare for these demanding shows....honestly I am blown away to see this tour and in wonderment as to how her voice, how any singers voice, can hold up singing as much as she does night after night like this....and she seems totally at ease, and completely confident at every level, just sure of her voice and it's endurance abilities!! I did hear that she does not talk before or after each show, smart girl!!

[@xtian0207]

OMG, I loved that Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want to have Fun catch: I laughed like hell!

[@EliEujeriahVlogs]

OMG Jojo! I'm soo happy hearing you talk about Jojo. Can you please do a reaction of her new songs from Trying not to think about it EP. It's very VERY GOOD!

[@shawna3350]

For me, the difference or growth in Taylor's voice is less noticeable in her studio recordings (she's always had great engineering and production) and most noticeable in her live performances. I hear incredible improvement in her live singing. Taylor's pitch and consistency of tone, in addition to her singing technique, have improved by leaps and bounds. (And she was never bad!) Taylor knows her voice, her strengths, and knows how to make the most of them--even when performing live. When you add in Taylor's songwriting genius, it's easy to understand why she's breaking all records and blazing new trails in the music industry.

[@gabyxrivera]

BTS AAAAAND TAYLOR SWIFT??? Omg this channel has everything I love

[@asyongaksaya]

Can u do Out of the Woods as well... you'll never regret it ❤

[@scottrbloom]

Not being terribly familiar with any of her work, I prefer the more smooth and casual newer version. The places where she jumps half an octave seem to come much easier and she strains less on the higher end. It definitely shows confidence in her voice.

[@aurorasadprose13]

I love your reactions please do more taylor swift ❤

[@christineknepper5940]

Dear John, Haunted, I know places, Never grow up, Ronan, Safe and Sound, this love, Clean. I think haunted is the only one in this list that was released but I could be wrong.

[@emilypink100]

Love hearing all your comments and insight! I totally get being attached to the first version you’ve heard, I usually get attached to the original when artists redo their songs. Fun little fact: RM of BTS’ song Change pt. 2 (probably not one you would want to react on here, it’s not as family friendly) but the vocals on that track were from the demo. He shared that he tried recording it so many times and couldn’t get over the demo he had recorded and ended up using the demo for the track on his album Indigo.

[@Augustine0899]

So Enchanted - the Taylor's version feels like it was sung by a different person lol. Otherwise, in terms of production choices she changed up Style, All too well. Other amazing songs that weren't singles - Exile (long pond version), All you had to do was Stay, Cornelia Street (live performance in Paris is great). Also yes, you're right, songs like blank space and style hit harder because if the "strain" / naivete of the original. And yes, for a few songs hardcore fans are finding changes in the production choices they just can't reconcile with in the newer versions and they are streaming the OGs of those, but by and large people are shifting, especially since the Taylors versions are helping people rediscover the non singles.

[@clashfan2875]

I haven't seen anyone take into account the sheer number of times Taylor has performed some of these songs between the OG and the new release. I mean how many times has she sung this song has to factor in to the new recordings. From never having sung it live to having sung it how many thousand times in a performance? The versions on the new release sound like the tour versions to me.

[@yara5502]

Her vocal technique is way better now. And her new versions are surperior in every way, vocals, production everything. I am really surprised a vocal coach or a producer would say that they like the old versions better. As a vocal coach myself her new versions are so much better and the bad 2014 production is gone and now it is prestine. Taylor´s version only for me.

[@donnahall3040]

Check out the live session of my tears rickech, Taylor's so raw, It's Beautiful ❤️

[@luangustvo]

React to taylor swift Out of the woods perfomances. (Live at 1989.world) and (live at grammys) i wanna see you guys react ger live vocals

[@Exerciseinducedasthma]

I would LOVE to see you all react to exile or my tears ricochet or any of the long pond studio sessions

[@BrentDeJong]

I thought the music video had updated audio

[@MsSuzuYuki]

As for a song where the production is just completely different? Girl At Home from Red and Taylor's Version.

[@stephane1623]

You guys should react to the best vault track on that album. Is it over now?

[@jasongibbins6484]

Not a big Taylor Swift fan, but I respect and appreciate her music, this was a great reaction, I’d love for you to check out Kate Bus, Wuthering Heights, Woman’s Work, I could go on, because she is unique and amazing to listen to, she tells a story in her songs 👍👍👍

[@micaelabarberen7084]

I don't know much about music but I think she can go way lower than that. I read that her lowesst note ever is in "Cruel Summer" from lover. But you should definitely check out some of her songs from Folklore and Evermore, and maybe "Maroon" from Midnights.

[@charbenz2768]

Reputation Tour Concert!!! You can compare lots of songs.

[@avokittypup]

Why didn't you click the like button on the Blank Space TV lyric video tho?? 👌 I can't unsee that!👀😅

[@37swansong]

You guys should check out Taylor swifts folklore long pond songs .

[@callahantics7731]

Agreed - she goes a little harder in the first version. But check out Into the Woods - she went harder the second time!

[@musicfangirl7403]

I agree that the new recordings are crisp and her voice is technically better and more mature but we lose that youthful something. Taylor has gotten a lot of negative feedback over her voice but I think it’s what makes her her. I suggest you listen to “Dear John” from her Speak Now album. It’s her infamous skewering of John Mayer and it’s full of youthful anguish. The new version is beautiful but doesn’t feel the same to me.

[@demonhoopa]

I much prefer the new version simply because I never liked the sound of 1989. It’s too thin and flimsy. The “Taylor’s Versions” of the songs have more weight. More “heft” Out Of The Woods, for example, absolutely slaps now

[@nilufaryasmin8920]

Pls react to folklore long pond studio sessions ..

[@luangustvo]

More taylor swift pleasee. React to Wildest dreams

[@EllaSilentDragon]

I wish she would have done a totally different version. Maybe it’s because I‘m listening to Dimash so much, who changes things up a lot - but I don’t really hear a real difference between both versions. 😅 Her lyrics are always crazy creative and she writes some of the best melodies. But this song needs to change a little more for my taste. Maybe it‘s the range… 😉😬😅 Exile on the other hand…omg that one is somehow unbelievably gripping. ❤

[@whiteserpent6753]

She wants people who want to license the song for use in [whatever- commercial, soundtrack, etc] to use the one she fully owns. If the versions are too different, there’s more of a choice for them about which version they might use for artistic reasons and the owner of the others has more wiggle room to negotiate. If they’re essentially the same, but the new one’s maybe a little cleaner, then they’re going to go with using her version so that she wants to work with them in the future. She can always do bigger variations live and release a live album (or video, or movie) with those variants. The things that are really for the fans in the new versions are the new art, any posters (whatever) that might be bundled in, and the songs from the vault.

[@EllaSilentDragon]

@@whiteserpent6753 Ok, this makes sense 😅

[@alwinb.crusis1638]

Please react to " My Tears Ricochet "

[@firdaapril4379]

Can you react MV Jungkook Standing Next To You, please?

[@ma.jamelynmorata7891]

why so handsome john 😍

[@hilquiaslerferthary]

Literally millions* lol

[@maxrush-hl8ib]

Do Haunted, You tell me why or I know places

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Demoitis. Quite a number of singers do some changing up a song, or versions, such as tAtU with All The Things She Said. Has both on the album. Kylie Minogue and Dido have also done this.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Also Donna Lewis with I Love You Always Forever.

[@djjdjdjwhwhwhwhh3566]

React to roar or dark horse by Katy Perry

[@callahantics7731]

You guys saying “literally hundreds” is killing me 😂 and I’m assuming it’s a joke bc she obviously has like a billion fans 😂

[@leahblue_eyes]

We may like the original, but not attached because we want to back up Taylor OWNING HER OWN, no matter what, so Scooter doesn’t get ANY MORE money off of her that we can help with.

[@maeamorcabasisi8164]

Thank you for reacting taylor swift ☺️☺️ and also can you Please react gigi vibes live cover "decode" by paramore. Thank you.

[@TheHockeywitch]

I see you have several videos on BTS. I'd like to suggest you check out the kpop group, EXO. They are regarded as the best vocalists of the third generation of kpop. Check out Exo's "Killing Voice" video for live vocals.

[@JHeyworth1]

Taylor’s version. I appreciate that you felt you needed to listen to the original, but please advertise Taylor’s version Taylor’s version Taylor’s version on your head line.

[@MAY_sharma.]

Taylor's version>>>>

[@NJM-DZ]

Pll💔llz you promised to do EXO, plz *EXO-cbx "Paper cuts"* live Japan merci

[@ricardobianchi2004]

I kinda miss the attitude of the original, I like the youthful believability of the lyrics because young people play games. Whereas now her sound is mature and it doesn’t really match the nieve playful tone of the lyrics. Just my opinion 😊

[@kurtsnyder4752]

NOT "Starbucks", "star ex"

[@hilquiaslerferthary]

She bought her masters, and made her rights as a re-recording version for us, Swifties… her mind!🥹👌🏻❤️

[@aggieaguilera4real]

I'm not crazy about TS for the same reasons that most people love her. I really don't like her voice, especially its timbre and register changes. (Ok, just hear me out. I'm not bashing her. It's just not a pleasant sound for me personally.) As for her writing, I don't think it's a big deal that she writes one-octave songs anybody can sing along to. That's just common sense if you're a commercial artist...and there's a large audience these days for women's power anthems so wouldn't she do some of of those? What I *don't* like is that she's considered some sort of genius for reclaiming her work, when it was actually Prince who broke that barrier for artists decades ago. Okay, now on to what I really *do* like and respect about TS. Her lyrics are genius for relaying her life experiences in a realistic conversational tone *inside* of the melody. In this way, she reminds me Joni Mitchell, a truly unique and legendary lyricist and story-teller. Taylor's got that part in spades.

[@ana_lynn_w2959]

She’s not a genius for re-recording her masters. She is a genius for how she marketed the re-record of her masters. She is very savvy with marketing and with song lyrics. And prince did not do it the same way. I feel like you don’t know enough about Taylor Swift, to understand why she’s a genius. And even if prince was a genius, it still doesn’t detract from Taylor, being a musical genius as well. They both can have their flowers, and it doesn’t detract from the other.

[@aggieaguilera4real]

@@ana_lynn_w2959 I agree.

[@saakshishetty7786]

I understand where you are coming from but it seems like you don't know who Taylor is actually as an artist. I would recommend you to listen to both folklore and evermore to know how much good her vocal potentials are and also song-writing in those albums are just straight up god-tiers.

[@marykuettner752]

Probably because Taylor has made money on it while Prince really cost himself time and money sadly.

[@aggieaguilera4real]

@@marykuettner752 Yes. He even had to give up his own given name for several years! That was the cost for him trailblazing that territory but he triumphed in the end and he always seemed proud about it. It's only right that TS and so many other artists can now benefit from his sacrifice and push even farther to keep the rights to their work.

[@xavbih]

I love Taylor Swift songs but she can't sing live for real. She's a great songwriter though, i'll give it to her.

[@tothelakes]

Pls react to folklore long pond studio session