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2 hours ago, Arrows said:

I feel like I haven't seen a single level-headed take on Taylor in at least 3 months. What's going on?

I think the general public is starting to feel some Taylor Fatigue, in part because of the wild success of the Eras Tour and her finally becoming a billionaire AND winning another AOTY all in one fell swoop (the private jet stuff didn't help). The economy is in the tank right now too and a lot of people are extra grumpy and out of work so they project their frustration onto her. Between her ~scandal dating Matty and the super public Travis relationship, she's gone beyond 1989 overexposure so it's natural people are losing it when it comes to her especially people who always disliked her or were looking for a reason to.

 

ANYWAY. I'm hoping the first single is a Cruel Summer-level BOP. We deserve a visual era. I want videos. We got like, one for Speak Now TV and it's been crickets otherwise. Nothing for 1989 TV :(

 

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Posted
20 minutes ago, Solaria said:

What is this lore sister tell me more

 

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I can't find the ******* interview and it was a while ago so I might have some details twisted but Mike Birbiglia (the less ugly future son from the funeral scene) spilled that she really wanted Lavender Haze to be the lead single, and that the Anti-Hero video was filmed relatively last minute, and that while he was on the set he worked to convince her that Auntie should be the single instead

 

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26 minutes ago, pinkbowvintage said:

I think the general public is starting to feel some Taylor Fatigue, in part because of the wild success of the Eras Tour and her finally becoming a billionaire AND winning another AOTY all in one fell swoop (the private jet stuff didn't help). The economy is in the tank right now too and a lot of people are extra grumpy and out of work so they project their frustration onto her. Between her ~scandal dating Matty and the super public Travis relationship, she's gone beyond 1989 overexposure so it's natural people are losing it when it comes to her especially people who always disliked her or were looking for a reason to.

 

ANYWAY. I'm hoping the first single is a Cruel Summer-level BOP. We deserve a visual era. I want videos. We got like, one for Speak Now TV and it's been crickets otherwise. Nothing for 1989 TV :(

 

All this for it to debut with 2.5M units 

 

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Lead will be track one or two

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I'm so excited to start getting descriptions the week of release 

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I don't necessarily think we're getting a lead but I do think we'll start getting more targeted promo. A fortnight away and all of that, TN hasn't tweeted since April 1st

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2 hours ago, pinkbowvintage said:

I think the general public is starting to feel some Taylor Fatigue, in part because of the wild success of the Eras Tour and her finally becoming a billionaire AND winning another AOTY all in one fell swoop (the private jet stuff didn't help). The economy is in the tank right now too and a lot of people are extra grumpy and out of work so they project their frustration onto her. Between her ~scandal dating Matty and the super public Travis relationship, she's gone beyond 1989 overexposure so it's natural people are losing it when it comes to her especially people who always disliked her or were looking for a reason to.

 

ANYWAY. I'm hoping the first single is a Cruel Summer-level BOP. We deserve a visual era. I want videos. We got like, one for Speak Now TV and it's been crickets otherwise. Nothing for 1989 TV :(

 

No one cares about any of this stuff. The only thing that's actually happening is some mild fatigue in the US after Eras completely dominated all music and cultural discussion for 12 months.

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15 minutes ago, RobynYoBank said:

No one cares about any of this stuff. The only thing that's actually happening is some mild fatigue in the US after Eras completely dominated all music and cultural discussion for 12 months.

All the pressed football fans say otherwise lol. I'm not saying I agree with any of this but I've heard this from many people + seen it all over the internet.

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Does anyone remember the interview Taylor did before 1989 where they spilled some of the themes/lyrics of certain songs from the album? I'd love for something like that again :chick3: 

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3 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Does anyone remember the interview Taylor did before 1989 where they spilled some of the themes/lyrics of certain songs from the album? I'd love for something like that again :chick3: 

I think the title Style was revealed in a magazine interview and I really miss the era where album crumbs were spread around throughout every form of media!

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10 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Does anyone remember the interview Taylor did before 1989 where they spilled some of the themes/lyrics of certain songs from the album? I'd love for something like that again :chick3: 

The one where she lied about the leaked tracklist being fake?

 

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18 minutes ago, Nick_317 said:

The one where she lied about the leaked trackless being fake?

 

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If this gif is from Rolling Stone, then yes!

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-reinvention-of-taylor-swift-116925/amp/

 

23 minutes ago, every1blinks said:

I think the title Style was revealed in a magazine interview and I really miss the era where album crumbs were spread around throughout every form of media!

Yesss I miss the magazine reveals

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28 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Does anyone remember the interview Taylor did before 1989 where they spilled some of the themes/lyrics of certain songs from the album? I'd love for something like that again :chick3: 

Are you thinking of the Rolling Stone interview where she first revealed that Bad Blood was about another woman in the industry? I think there were a few different interviews where she discussed the album, but this one in particular stands out to me because I remember the streets of twitter collapsing into an all out brawl the day that piece of info came out :deadbanana4:

 

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Champagne Problems truly is one of her bests of all time, lyrically speaking. Like, I know it gets love because it's a fan favorite and a Taylor piano ballad, but seriously, it's just line after line of genius songwriting. A masterpiece
 

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This needs a TTPD'd version

 

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I know everyone seems to have our guesses as to what the lead will be (Down Bad, the most predicted choice - in my case I'm predicting MBOBHFT)

 

But perhaps a more interesting question… which song being the lead would shock you the most? For me, I can't picture any scenario where the title track is the lead, just going off the title alone. Almost anything else could potentially work but, while it's a perfect album name, I can't see a song titled The Tortured Poets Department being played on radio or single-worthy (in a commercial sense).

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48 minutes ago, wastedpotential said:

Are you thinking of the Rolling Stone interview where she first revealed that Bad Blood was about another woman in the industry? I think there were a few different interviews where she discussed the album, but this one in particular stands out to me because I remember the streets of twitter collapsing into an all out brawl the day that piece of info came out :deadbanana4:

 

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Exactly the one :ahh: Good times 

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15 DAYS TO GO

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6 hours ago, NEX said:

That's a very cool and interesting fanfic, but then you woke up and realised that she doesn't know how to curate her albums to save her life. The tracks will be all over the place chronologically and sonically.

 

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I know, but it works so well I want to believe that after 11 albums she finally got a tracklist right. 

 

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38 minutes ago, Holiest Dreams said:

I know everyone seems to have our guesses as to what the lead will be (Down Bad, the most predicted choice - in my case I'm predicting MBOBHFT)

 

But perhaps a more interesting question… which song being the lead would shock you the most? For me, I can't picture any scenario where the title track is the lead, just going off the title alone. Almost anything else could potentially work but, while it's a perfect album name, I can't see a song titled The Tortured Poets Department being played on radio or single-worthy (in a commercial sense).

I mean there's still a part of me holding out for SL,L being 9 minutes long, so I'd be incredulous to learn that was the lead, even if it's a more reasonable length. Also, she's only ever released 2 track 5s as singles, and while White Horse was an excellent country ballad choice and Delicate literally saved its era, I have doubts that she'll employ that strategy for a lead. 

 

In a world where SL,L isn't 9 minutes long (so... this one :suburban:), then I'd say I'd be most surprised if the lead was loml (she's not that crazy), TSMWEL (this title strikes me as if it's going to be a deeply introspective and personal ballad), or Clara Bow (I'm assuming this is some meta commentary on fame, and I'm pretty sure her radio people and Tree would revolt if she tried to send a song that's basically The Lucky One 2.0 out to mass consumption given the state of TaylorMania). 

 

As for what could be the lead, my pick is FOTS and I've read essays from you about MBOBHFT and they may be onto something nnn, and obviously Down Bad is a popular choice, but I could also see Guilty as Sin? (assuming it's not about Ratty) or Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me? working because the titles are quite gripping. 

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If there's one gif that needs to be TTPD'd it's this one 

 

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No one cares about the overexposure and all that kind of stuff. GP will be perched on 19th April. Records will be broken. 

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7 hours ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Loved reading your thoughts, not you envisioning an entire subplot for Matty. I kinda feel like IF he gets anything it won't be until TS12, but we'll see :gaycat2:

Idk, I kind of feel like the Joe storyline would be incomplete without the rebound (Matty) and moving on (Travis) parts. 

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Not the overexposure convo again 

 

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The lead single will be I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can). Miss Alison herself appeared to me in a dream and told me 

 

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