Taylor fanboy Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 5 minutes ago, Kyle-x said: Need Fresh Out the Slammer acoustic worships NOW Would be more of a slay if new vocals but it is what it is for these acoustic versions.
Kyle-x Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 45 minutes ago, Taylor fanboy said: Would be more of a slay if new vocals but it is what it is for these acoustic versions. This one is fanmade but the official one on CD has shipped so should be available soon! 1
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 The hopeless, cyclical dread of Fortnight... The humdrum mundanity of a shattered life in the aftermath of heartbreak and humiliation... An OPENER. 5
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues I died on the altar waiting for the proof You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days And I'm JUST GETTING COLOUR BACK INTO MY FACE I'M JUST MAD AS HELL 'CAUSE I LOVED THIS PLACE FOR SO LONG LONDON Oh She was writing like never before. Like... What's not clicking... 10
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 She literally said too much on Fresh Out The Slammer... A timeless classic of monumental proportions... Destroyed the Great American Songbook. All those nights you kept me going Swirled you into all of my poems Now we're at the starting line, I did my time Literally reframed Her last 3 ablums within these 3 lines 7
Cleanromantic Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 My 50 something professor was discussing Taylor with her assistant. She's going to the Eras shows in Germany and her assistant was like I don't get it . The way she's everywhere and on everyone's tongue 1
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 You holy ghost You told me I'm The love of your life Invented singwriting. Someone literally needs to rip my heart out, I can't take this. Probably my favourite Lord sing ever, give or take a Treacherous. 4
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 Was any of it true? Gazing at me starry-eyed In your Jehovah's Witness suit Who the f*ck was that guy? She's spitting your honour 4
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 Someone told me there's no such thing as bad thoughts, only your actions talk the Chekhov's gun to And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did, the start and end of the love affair There will simply never be a better ablum! 5
mael Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 The Prophecy kinda fell off... Top 3... on The Anthology How Did It End? I Hate It Here Peter
Great Username Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 Beauty is a beast that roars Down on all fours Demanding more Someone give Her a billion more dollars NOW 5 3
Europe Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 1 hour ago, Great Username said: You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues I died on the altar waiting for the proof You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days And I'm JUST GETTING COLOUR BACK INTO MY FACE I'M JUST MAD AS HELL 'CAUSE I LOVED THIS PLACE FOR SO LONG LONDON Oh She was writing like never before. Like... What's not clicking... This lyricism is so next level and the song is super evocative. I was very surprised when around release time people said they were underwhelmed by this song and that it should not be track 5. It's my most played from the album. 4
Dear Reader Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 2 minutes ago, AbeHicks said: This lyricism is so next level and the song is super evocative. I was very surprised when around release time people said they were underwhelmed by this song and that it should not be track 5. It's my most played from the album. I have to confess that it's not exactly my favorite track on the album and not close to being my favorite track 5, but time has made me appreciate it so much more. The songwriting is SOOO good, I just think that I was thrown off by the production at first but I've grown to like it more now. 1
Klein Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 3 minutes ago, Dear Reader said: I have to confess that it's not exactly my favorite track on the album and not close to being my favorite track 5, but time has made me appreciate it so much more. The songwriting is SOOO good, I just think that I was thrown off by the production at first but I've grown to like it more now. Pretty much the same here. I'm not really fond of it being the track 5, merely because there's something else on the album that fits the bill a thousand times better: The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. loml would be my second choice. So Long London only comes third when I think of track 5s (on the standard edition). 1
Dear Reader Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 2 minutes ago, Klein said: Pretty much the same here. I'm not really fond of it being the track 5, merely because there's something else on the album that fits the bill a thousand times better: The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. loml would be my second choice. So Long London only comes third when I think of track 5s (on the standard edition). I agree! I'd put loml as the first contender though.
mael Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 So Long, London has emerged as the best track on TTPDTA... would have preferred it as the opener though... 1
wastedpotential Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 5 hours ago, Klein said: Pretty much the same here. I'm not really fond of it being the track 5, merely because there's something else on the album that fits the bill a thousand times better: The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. loml would be my second choice. So Long London only comes third when I think of track 5s (on the standard edition). I guess I really like it as the start of the core of the album narrative. The first four tracks are setting the premise, but then from SLL all the way through to The Alchemy it really feels like we get the entire story from the Joe breakup all the way through to Travis. Sonically/lyrically, I agree there were stronger candidates, but narratively it's perfect. 2
Klein Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 (edited) 5 hours ago, wastedpotential said: I guess I really like it as the start of the core of the album narrative. The first four tracks are setting the premise, but then from SLL all the way through to The Alchemy it really feels like we get the entire story from the Joe breakup all the way through to Travis. Sonically/lyrically, I agree there were stronger candidates, but narratively it's perfect. A lot would need to be improved for a great tracklist narratively speaking tbh. TTPD's is decent, and probably one of her strongest effort on that aspect, but it's still a bit weird (like BDILH before FOTS, GAS after we closed the Joe portion of the album, WAOLOM in the middle of all this?, Down Bad right before SLL...). Spoiler I'm gonna put this in spoiler because I actually have a lot to say on that matter. Despite loving 29/31 track on the album (everything but Fortnight and Robin), from my point of view, she could have handled the tracklisting (and track selection) a lot better for the album. I think she should have kept the standard album strictly about the relationships (and remove the Travis songs because they don't fit in the general mood and ambiance of the album) and have the second part be the songs about her fame. Both aspects (relationships and fame) are essential for the album and for the time that was 2023 for her, but separating them in the two sides would make for a much more cohesive story on the standard. I would remove the songs that have nothing to do with both aspects, and therefore have these ones be chopped from the tracklist: - thanK you aIMee - Cassandra - Peter (this one is debatable if you want, but I'm not sure it's really fitting) - Robin As I said I would also remove the songs about Travis: - The Alchemy - So High School And I would finally remove the songs that fit the two main themes of the album but that don't really add anything to the narrative: - The Tortured Poets Department - Florida!!! - imgonnagetyouback - The Bolter So yeah, that would be quite the chop. But it would then go: Standard (Joe+Ratty): 1. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys 2. Guilty As Sin? 3. So Long London 4. The Black Dog 5. How Did It End? 6. Fresh Out The Slammer 7. Fortnight 8. But Daddy I Love Him 9. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) 10. Down Bad 11. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus 12. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived 13. loml 14. I Look In People's Windows 15. The Prophecy 16. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart Deluxe (fame, celebrity): 17. The Albatross 18. Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me? 19. I Hate It Here 20. Clara Bow 21. The Manuscript The 6 other tracks (The Alchemy until The Bolter) that I removed would be cool as vault tracks though, just not on the main project of the album. The other 4 (TYA until Robin) could be droplets if she really wanted to release them. Edited July 5, 2024 by Klein
Cleanromantic Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 Someone should make a ttpd version of these avis 6
Taylor fanboy Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 12 hours ago, Kyle-x said: This one is fanmade but the official one on CD has shipped so should be available soon! I'm such a Clown Fad stan. 1
Taylor fanboy Posted July 5, 2024 Posted July 5, 2024 9 hours ago, Great Username said: Someone give Her a billion more dollars NOW Classic GU. Back to back flawless stanning only to end with a punchline.
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