album Taylor Swift - ‘Midnights’

[By the Water]

Illicit affairs isn't a skip but it's close to being one

 

[Ice Cream Skies]

Illicit Affairs is top 5 on Folklore, but we clearly aren’t ready for that conversation…

[inshadesofcool]

illicit affairs is top 5 on folklore and if you’ve been in the situation that she sings about before and get drunk and cry to it at 3 am, then some days it’s even top 1 

[RuflesCando]

1 hour ago, WeFoundTrouble said:

It’s like a director putting out a movie that they don’t understand.. it’s bound to confuse the hell out of everyone. 

But art doesn't have any obligation on being understandable or easily digestible. And it does happen a lot more in writing than in movies but catch a Lynch film anytime... I'm sure he won't be able to explain every single creative decision

[luckythisway]

1 minute ago, inshadesofcool said:

illicit affairs is top 5 on folklore and if you’ve been in the situation that she sings about before and get drunk and cry to it at 3 am, then some days it’s even top 1 

Agree. It’s so underrated & the chorus melody is one of her best. 
 

That’s the think about illicit affairs 

and clandestine meetings

and stolen stares 

They show their truth one single time 

but they lie, and they lie, and they lie

a million little times 
 

[cruelcooper]

Godputation about to become only her SECOND album with ALL tracks having over 100M streams on Spotify

 

L**** couldn't do it.

[By the Water]

Here they go again

 

[Magickarp]

Mad Woman is T5 on Folklore, lord knows how she placed dead last in the ATRL Folklore Rate 

 

Illicit affairs on the other hand is the worst song on Folklore, but it's a Jack song, so i'm not surprised.

The Lakes is the worst song if u count the Deluxe, but again it's a Jack song so

[RuflesCando]

Folklore essentials (most to least): Cardigan, august, seven, betty, mirrorball, the lakes, the last great american dynasty

Folklore almost skips (least skippable to most): illicit affairs, this is me trying, invisible string, peace, hoax the 1, exile

Folklore skips: my tears ricochet, mad woman

 

evermore essentials (most to least): gold rush, coney island, cowboy like me, right where you left me, marjorie, happiness, dorothea, evermore, champagne problems, tis' the damn season, ivy

evermore almost skips (least skippable to most): long story short, willow, it's time to go no body no crime, tolerate it, closure

[Mrs Smartie]

illicit affairs is one of the best songs on that album and could never be a skip  others can't relate 

[Headlock]

Folklore has no skips

 

[TheArgonaut]

4 minutes ago, Magickarp said:

Mad Woman is T5 on Folklore, lord knows how she placed dead last in the ATRL Folklore Rate 

 

Illicit affairs on the other hand is the worst song on Folklore, but it's a Jack song, so i'm not surprised.

The Lakes is the worst song if u count the Deluxe, but again it's a Jack song so

Just PMd you my psychiatrist number and the facility he directs for mentally ill patients. 

[Squall]

16 minutes ago, inshadesofcool said:

perched for the track 11 title reveal because it’s consistently one of her best throughout her discography and contains some of my favorite songs ever (our song, forever & always, innocent, holy ground, i know places, dancing with our hands tied, invisible string, cowboy like me) 

I Know Places is track #12 though

 

[Squall]

Considering how awful some of you's taste is, can we talk about Midnights and drag her again for this awful rollout instead like she deserves?

 

[smoore95GAGA]

5 minutes ago, RuflesCando said:

Folklore essentials (most to least): Cardigan, august, seven, betty, mirrorball, the lakes, the last great american dynasty

Folklore almost skips (least skippable to most): illicit affairs, this is me trying, invisible string, peace, hoax the 1, exile

Folklore skips: my tears ricochet, mad woman

 

evermore essentials (most to least): gold rush, coney island, cowboy like me, right where you left me, marjorie, happiness, dorothea, evermore, champagne problems, tis' the damn season, ivy

evermore almost skips (least skippable to most): long story short, willow, it's time to go no body no crime, tolerate it, closure

You left out the best song on both albums sis

[itsjem]

2 minutes ago, Headlock said:

Folklore has no skips

 

Finally someone said it, I was getting concerned

[Magickarp]

I'm taking my time, taking my time
'Cause you took everything from me
Watching you climb, watching you climb
Over people like me
The master of spin has a couple side flings
Good wives always know
She should be mad, should be scathing like me, but

 

IMAGINE being Scooter hearing this. I can imagine him fuming. The way she tried to tear his marriage apart  how can i NOT stan a mature Speak Now 2.0

[inshadesofcool]

2 minutes ago, Squall said:

I Know Places is track #12 though

 

meant to say this love but the point still stands

 

both are top 5 on the album though 

[inshadesofcool]

1 minute ago, Magickarp said:

I'm taking my time, taking my time
'Cause you took everything from me
Watching you climb, watching you climb
Over people like me
The master of spin has a couple side flings
Good wives always know
She should be mad, should be scathing like me, but

 

IMAGINE being Scooter hearing this. I can imagine him fuming. The way she tried to tear his marriage apart  how can i NOT stan a mature Speak Now 2.0

mte, this part of the song elevates it so much and makes me go feral how can you skip it ugh i love when she gets c*nty

 

hits even harder knowing that scooter was having an affair and his wife divorced him 

[RuflesCando]

Please let's pivot which track is being revealed today, if any? I'm sensing number one

[By the Water]

4 minutes ago, Magickarp said:

I'm taking my time, taking my time
'Cause you took everything from me
Watching you climb, watching you climb
Over people like me
The master of spin has a couple side flings
Good wives always know
She should be mad, should be scathing like me, but

 

IMAGINE being Scooter hearing this. I can imagine him fuming. The way she tried to tear his marriage apart  how can i NOT stan a mature Speak Now 2.0

She has the mind of a mastermind

 

[Beyonnaise]

4 minutes ago, Magickarp said:

IMAGINE being Scooter hearing this. I can imagine him fuming. The way she tried to tear his marriage apart  how can i NOT stan a mature Speak Now 2.0

The way she succeeded

 

Tayvoodoo knows no bounds or limits

 

[Magickarp]

7 minutes ago, inshadesofcool said:

mte, this part of the song elevates it so much and makes me go feral how can you skip it ugh i love when she gets c*nty

 

hits even harder knowing that scooter was having an affair and his wife divorced him 

oh my god  i didn't know they got divorced  exactly 1 year after Mad Woman dropped too

I cannot believe Taylor really did THAT asdfghjkl i know he's FUMING. She's legit such a psychotic ***** 

[PoisonedIvy]

46 minutes ago, RuflesCando said:

But art doesn't have any obligation on being understandable or easily digestible. And it does happen a lot more in writing than in movies but catch a Lynch film anytime... I'm sure he won't be able to explain every single creative decision

Writing is different though, like if a novel came out that was extremely contradictory from chapter to chapter, and the ending didn’t resolve the conflict that happened during the rising action, people would say the book was a failure at storytelling. To me, even though I like hoax as a song, from a writing standpoint I think it’s a failure. 

[TheArgonaut]

Now that it is almost a given there's no lead single. If she plans on pushing any songs the moment the album is released she should approach the situation like Bad Bunny and pray to god that at least 2 songs from the album stick around on the charts top 10 for at least 10 weeks.

Now there's also a new hit building itself so there's also more competition. Hopefully she has a good strategy for when the album releases cause looking at the situation this is ought to be another Folklore, Evermore esque-release.