track Taylor Swift - "Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version)

[xokuba]

I love reputation so much, but this is not giving the original anger unfortunately. Hopefully it's toned down for the trailer...

Edited August 23, 2023 by xokuba

[dooart]

she just sounds a little bit bored and the rerecord doesn't have all the rage in her voice that the og recording has but it sounds fine to me. I can't hear the "DO" y'all are freaking out about

[DuffStan]

She got everyone in shambles over one re-recording, look what she made y'all do

[boodytay]

1 hour ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

Is it just me or the Ts are more present in her pronouncing? I actually like the that. And it sounds darker too 

YESS! I thought it was just me.

 

”I don’T like your little games, don’T like your tilted stage”

 

I feel like the over-enunciation is unnecessary, but at least it doesn’t ruin it. 

[Buffy]

11 minutes ago, Trent W said:

Yeah the intention behind matters, and she got technically everything right except the fact that she sounds done with these.

 

I agree, this one needs to be done again, the original eats it.

 

Also the fact that it’s kind o recent being only 6 years old, gives not much reason to buy this one

 

She needs to put more effort because of how recent the album is.

These re-recordings is a very technical process. Whoever is helping her with these TV’s is failing to direct her. She needs someone who is extremely familiar with the OG tracks to help direct and bring out the emotions. She sounds too “AI.” The emotional delivery is missing.

[airplane]

Scrap this **** omfg. I actually like this song

[Sannie]

6 minutes ago, Buffy said:

These re-recordings is a very technical process. Whoever is helping her with these TV’s is failing to direct her. She needs someone who is extremely familiar with the OG tracks to help direct and bring out the emotions. She sounds too “AI.” The emotional delivery is missing.

I mean... is Taylor not the one who knows the most about the OG recordings? She should be able to record these with the same fervor and emotion. Thing is, she is churning these out as quickly as possible so she is probably not putting a lot of thought into them. 

 

At the same time, it may be difficult to showcase the same emotion when she no longer feels the same way in life. Each of her songs are a time capsule of that specific moment in time so if she is no longer as angry as she was when she recorded these tracks, it may be difficult to harness that emotion, and doing so may come off as insincere.

 

  

14 minutes ago, dooart said:

she just sounds a little bit bored and the rerecord doesn't have all the rage in her voice that the og recording has but it sounds fine to me. I can't hear the "DO" y'all are freaking out about

I wonder if it is just the version being used for the clip here. The album version may be a little bit punchier, but overall I have felt this way about virtually all the recordings. They do not have the same punch as the originals, which I guess makes sense since these are a cash grab after all.

 

----

 

Kind of love this song. The video is so good, and even though the lyrics are hilariously bad, it is just a bop.

Edited August 23, 2023 by Sannie

[Buffy]

3 minutes ago, Sannie said:

I mean... is Taylor not the one who knows the most about the OG recordings? She should be able to record these with the same fervor and emotion. Thing is, she is churning these out as quickly as possible so she is probably not putting a lot of thought into them. 

 

At the same time, it may be difficult to showcase the same emotion when she no longer feels the same way in life. Each of her songs are a time capsule of that specific moment in time so if she is no longer as angry as she was when she recorded these tracks, it may be difficult to harness that emotion, and doing so may come off as insincere.

Yes, that is all true. I’ve had to re-record my own songs and it is very hard to replicate the same emotions. It requires a lot of effort (re-listening to the original). That is all the more reason why she needs a good director to guide her emotions — bring her back to that moment in time and take her through the motions. You’re most likely right though that she’s trying to churn these out as quickly as possible. I guess she’s had to make a compromise. 

[illia]

Judging by the meltdowns I expected the worst song in human history but it's actually pretty good!

[Sannie]

1 minute ago, Buffy said:

Yes, that is all true. I’ve had to re-record my own songs and it is very hard to replicate the same emotions. It requires a lot of effort (re-listening to the original). That is all the more reason why she needs a good director to guide her emotions — bring her back to that moment in time and take her through the motions. You’re most likely right though that she’s trying to churn these out as quickly as possible. I guess she’s had to make a compromise. 

Yeah, I suppose a director would make sense, but I wonder who could do it? Taylor is a pretty self-sufficient song writer so if she is unable to harness the emotions herself, I wonder how hard of a job it would be for someone else to help her do it.

[UnusualBoy]

The chorus sounds very flat like she was boring singing it lol.

[Mr. Duff]

I agree with most people, the chorus sounds so flat. But the verses are fire. Maybe when we here the full song it will sound great.

[JennyWayne]

Reputation tv is gonna be such a mess. It doesn't help that it's already her worst album in the first place

[4Real]

1 hour ago, Taylor fanboy said:

I LOVE this song. MY national anthem. MY identity.

 

@4Real can confirm.

It IS her best song and a camp classic

 

[V$.]

Girl...

[EndofASadMovie]

6 minutes ago, Sannie said:

I mean... is Taylor not the one who knows the most about the OG recordings? She should be able to record these with the same fervor and emotion. Thing is, she is churning these out as quickly as possible so she is probably not putting a lot of thought into them. 

 

At the same time, it may be difficult to showcase the same emotion when she no longer feels the same way in life. Each of her songs are a time capsule of that specific moment in time so if she is no longer as angry as she was when she recorded these tracks, it may be difficult to harness that emotion, and doing so may come off as insincere.

 

  

I wonder if it is just the version being used for the clip here. The album version may be a little bit punchier, but overall I have felt this way about virtually all the recordings. They do not have the same punch as the originals, which I guess makes sense since these are a cash grab after all.

 

----

 

Kind of love this song. The video is so good, and even though the lyrics are hilariously bad, it is just a bop.

 

Re-recordings aren't all bad. Some were improved and some were botched. And the problem with the botched versions is the inconsistency. Take IKYWT for example, it sounded better than the original  (clearer, less dated and more crispy) until the chorus and the drop kicked in. It also lacked the build up and the climax energy of the OG. 

 

I think it shows that it isn't impossible to recreate the original versions. The inconsistency in quality even in the same track has to do with how much effort was put in recreating these songs. 

 

People complain about emotion but I personally think it's mostly just bad studio mixing cause she sounds fine live and even better than her old days.

[Save-Me-Oprah]

Y’all are so weird with your hyper analytics of these things 

 

[WildHeart]

[Jotham]

Taylor sis... go back to the studio NOW and re-record this.

[Tusk]

5 minutes ago, Artistofthedecade said:

[Sannie]

11 minutes ago, EndofASadMovie said:

 

Re-recordings aren't all bad. Some were improved and some were botched. And the problem with the botched versions is the inconsistency. Take IKYWT for example, it sounded better than the original  (clearer, less dated and more crispy) until the chorus and the drop kicked in. It also lacked the build up and the climax energy of the OG. 

 

I think it shows that it isn't impossible to recreate the original versions. The inconsistency in quality even in the same track has to do with how much effort was put in recreating these songs. 

 

People complain about emotion but I personally think it's mostly just bad studio mixing cause she sounds fine live and even better than her old days.

Yeah, I can see this. I think the overall problem is that these are just not a huge priority for her. The point is to own the masters and make money, so why put a lot of effort into creating them perfectly? Most fans seem satisfied and they are happy to help Taylor own her music so it is a win-win all around.

[rzal]

She had years to do these rerecordings yet they all sound so rushed  

[Ms. Togekiss]

She sounds better but bored at the same time. The do’s in the chorus also don’t have the same attitude as the OG. What I liked about the OG is that the second round of do’s in each chorus sounded just slightly different from the first round and now they all sound the same

[SpaceOddity]

I think the problem in general is she re-recorded most songs singing with the little soft inflections that she does when she sings them live out of force of habit. That kind of takes away the firmness and precision that the original vocals had and that pop music in general needs to have. Hence why the re-recordings sound lazy and slurry, you can tell they're not investing time into tracking them carefully. 

[hawx23]

Should we worry about I DID SOMETHING BAD