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11 minutes ago, Klein said:

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

I can definitely see that being true too, but i feel like Travis' material will predominately be TS12. No way the first game she attended makes this album, but maybe some of their private dates over late summer that she referenced in TIME's POTY interview 

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5 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 :(

 

yeah I agree with you. I think that we are finally reaching a bit of over exposure (which is wild because it really took a lot longer than expected). The issue is that this hype will continue on until ALL the re recordings are complete which can look like end of 2025 or 2026....and then there's the tour possibly being extended and then there's her directing a movie and stuff lol. It feels like this level of hype will continue at least another 3 years which is great for us as fans but it does worry me that she may be entering a bit of overexposure officially. While I know MANY fans have become skeptical of the idea of over exposure with Taylor I do think that it's still a thing...it's just the bandwith with the GP has expanded when it comes to her because she is an overall unproblematic and beloved queen to much of the GP BUT even they are starting to be a little tilted now. I do hope that once the eras tour is done and the re recordings are over that she takes a solid year or two gap of just writing for the movie she will be directing....she deserves a bit of "off time" if we can count writing a script as off time LOL

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What if the ✌️album is just TTPD but spoken word poem version? 

 

 

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1 hour ago, PoisonedIvy said:

I can definitely see that being true too, but i feel like Travis' material will predominately be TS12. No way the first game she attended makes this album, but maybe some of their private dates over late summer that she referenced in TIME's POTY interview 

Oh no totally agree. That's why I've given only one track for Travis that would be in the lane of Begin Again. That's what I want and what I deserve

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7 hours ago, Holiest Dreams said:

I mean GUTS was one of the most acclaimed albums of 2023, things have changed. With that said, there's no way she's going for a teen punk rock sound. If it's a pop album with rock influences, think more Fleetwood Mac, Florence + The Machine…

 

Someone already said it but if there's one album I think this will be similar to, it's Dance Fever by Florence. Mix that sound with some The National flare, thanks to Aaron and Bryce.

Why? Go girl, give us another kids bop! That's definately a good idea! 

I know that I'm a tortured, baby, uh
I know I never think before I flop
And you're the kind of guy the ladies scared of
(And there's a lot of cooked chicks out there)

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1 hour ago, IBeMe said:

yeah I agree with you. I think that we are finally reaching a bit of over exposure (which is wild because it really took a lot longer than expected). The issue is that this hype will continue on until ALL the re recordings are complete which can look like end of 2025 or 2026....and then there's the tour possibly being extended and then there's her directing a movie and stuff lol. It feels like this level of hype will continue at least another 3 years which is great for us as fans but it does worry me that she may be entering a bit of overexposure officially. While I know MANY fans have become skeptical of the idea of over exposure with Taylor I do think that it's still a thing...it's just the bandwith with the GP has expanded when it comes to her because she is an overall unproblematic and beloved queen to much of the GP BUT even they are starting to be a little tilted now. I do hope that once the eras tour is done and the re recordings are over that she takes a solid year or two gap of just writing for the movie she will be directing....she deserves a bit of "off time" if we can count writing a script as off time LOL

Imo when she will lost her grip on gp, she'll still have a loyal fanbase big enough to be #1 and make big numbers. rep, Lover, folklore, evermore - they weren't more impactful then 1989, but they still did amazing in sales and gp + critics recognition. Not being on a career peak doesn't mean being flop, especially in Taylor's case. :gaylorcat2:

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21 minutes ago, Klein said:

Oh no totally agree. That's why I've given only one track for Travis that would be in the lane of Begin Again. That's what I want and what I deserve

I can definately see Travis tracks being on the album as a healing chapter, similar to Begin Again, but at the same time maybe she wrote about Joe and everything else too much, so there's no place left for love songs. But idk, maybe the bonus tracks (Manuscript, Bolter, Albatross, Black Dog) are Joeover leftovers that she threw away to give some space for the healing chapter. But tbh, not a single title gives me Tayvis vibe. The Alchemy and loml are both giving me sad Joeover.

EDIT: but yeah, the part of being a tortured poet is probably having hope for bright future and love, so love songs could really apear on that album. 
And I wonder if we will get some explanation on Matty's situation.

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The Alchemy is gonna be a masterpiece, she's gonna talk about how she turned something into gold that was really just coal :jonny2:

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1 minute ago, PoisonedIvy said:

The Alchemy is gonna be a masterpiece, she's gonna talk about how she turned something into gold that was really just coal :jonny2:

I would prefer the song about her pretending that coal is gold and finally realising that she can't turn rubbish into a jewel. 
But counting that The Alchemy is 15th track coming right after The Smallest Man, maybe she won't drag him another time and really sing about her new love :deadbanana2:

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22 minutes ago, Maroon legacy said:

I can definately see Travis tracks being on the album as a healing chapter, similar to Begin Again, but at the same time maybe she wrote about Joe and everything else too much, so there's no place left for love songs. But idk, maybe the bonus tracks (Manuscript, Bolter, Albatross, Black Dog) are Joeover leftovers that she threw away to give some space for the healing chapter. But tbh, not a single title gives me Tayvis vibe. The Alchemy and loml are both giving me sad Joeover.

Completely agree that the bonus tracks are more Joe songs, except for The Albatross imo, that's going to be another song about her celebrity like Clara Bow I think. 

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19 minutes ago, Maroon legacy said:

I would prefer the song about her pretending that coal is gold and finally realising that she can't turn rubbish into a jewel. 
But counting that The Alchemy is 15th track coming right after The Smallest Man, maybe she won't drag him another time and really sing about her new love :deadbanana2:

Oh no we're on the same page, I might have worded it incorrectly but basically she TRIED to make something gold but ultimately she couldn't change what is rubbish at its core :gaycat5:

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I wish Florida!!! would exude the energy and have the same sound as this song

 

 

 

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We want song descriptions like Anti, Lavender and Snow. WORK girl 

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Now hear me out, I need a litteral cover of this song on TTPD. This is the track 5 (SLL who?). This is everything. 

 

 

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loml = last of my letters? This album serving as the last letter she's writing to her former lover. The albatross cover matches his poster from the film apparently 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

loml = last of my letters? This album serving as the last letter she's writing to her former lover. The albatross cover matches his poster from the film apparently 

 

 

Oh now that's the kind of theories I like to see. :jonny4:

 

It's just weird that this is for The Albatross cover when I don't see how this song could be about Joe. But you never know with her. 

 

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Also keep in mind our queen of rumination and intrusive thoughts will definitely write about him again in a future album, even if a single song. 

 

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The Albatross just got interesting

 

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2 minutes ago, Klein said:

Oh now that's the kind of theories I like to see. :jonny4:

 

It's just weird that this is for The Albatross cover when I don't see how this song could be about Joe. But you never know with her. 

 

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Also keep in mind our queen of rumination and intrusive thoughts will definitely write about him again in a future album, even if a single song. 

 

albatrosses apparently spend years at sea, only returning to land to breed.

 

The Albatross is gonna be about how she felt like she was just a booty call to her own man :sosad:

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5 minutes ago, Dear Reader said:

The Albatross just got interesting

 

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The Albatross was always the most interesting bonus track title until we got The Black Dog

 

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I just thought it would be an ode to Baudelaire's poem because it's called "The Tortured Poets Department" but maybe it's just another song about Joe

 

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Side C is about Matty. #confirmed

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Just stumbled upon this, very interesting that for the Red era she said "All's fair in music and songwriting", and now for TTPD it's "All's fair in love and poetry". 

 

The parallels between Red and TTPD just keep coming and coming. 

 

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12 minutes ago, Klein said:

Just stumbled upon this, very interesting that for the Red era she said "All's fair in music and songwriting", and now for TTPD it's "All's fair in love and poetry". 

 

The parallels between Red and TTPD just keep coming and coming. 

 

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Oh ***** I'm so ready. :jonny5:

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39 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said:

loml = last of my letters? This album serving as the last letter she's writing to her former lover. The albatross cover matches his poster from the film apparently 

 

 

Oh we're moving....

 

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2 hours ago, Magickarp said:

What if the ✌️album is just TTPD but spoken word poem version? 

 

 

I guessed so too! Just like "Dance forever" by Florence + the Machine then, especially when she is one of the featured artist on ttpd indeed:heart:

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I need Florida!!! to sound vast and expansive with a full symphony behind Her.

 

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