u/FakeMonaLisa28

Hey everyone! Whenever I listen to Taylor Swift’s songs more often then not I imagine music videos for them. I feel like a lot of them are really cinematic songs with amazing visual details and story telling in the lyrics but I want to discuss what I think Taylor’s most cinematic songs are and I want to know what other people’s choices are.

Honestly it was hard to pick just one song since there were so many options (off the top of my head False God, Getaway Car, Speak Now, Down Bad, Maroon, Father Figure who I made some MV concepts for on Pinterest, and the recently viral Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus are just a few to name)

And even then I couldn’t end up picking just one song to discuss in depth about so I’m gonna talk about two!

I feel like to me Snow On The Beach and Cowboy Like Me are Taylor’s most cinematic songs.

For Snow On The Beach I think it has some of Taylor’s best imagery. From the title portraying beach in the winter to the Aurora Borealis and flying saucer from line visualizing other worldly places that emphasizes how rare the love on the song feels the imagery does an amazing communicating what the narrator is feeling in the song. I also love how grounded the first verse is while the second verse + bridge feels more whimsical. Apparently Snow On The Beach was released as a single so idk why Taylor didn’t ask Lana to do a music video for it lol.

The second song I choose was Cowboy Like Me. My all time favorite Taylor Swift song. Taylor does a great job showcasing the story of two con artists falling in love while still scamming people. Honestly I need an entire Cowboy Like Me movie to be made.

I especially love how cinematic the like “You're a bandit like me/Eyes full of stars/Hustling for the good life/Never thought I'd meet you here/It could be love” from the chorus is. It showcase how similar these two people are. And of course we cannot forget the “Now you hang from my lips/Like the Gardens of Babylon/With your boots beneath my bed/Forever is the sweetest con” line. Babylon symbolizes a larger than life almost mythical concept and the contrast with something as ordinary as “with your boot beneath my bed” is absolutely stunning imagery. Honestly the entire songs imagery is top notch.

I can honestly ramble on and on about many Taylor songs but I want to give you guys a chance to discuss what Taylor’s most cinematic song(s) are! There’s so many different options I can’t wait to read your take.

A couple day ago we discuss Taylor’s fashion for the VMAs’ red carpet, press room and pre show. Today let’s discuss her looks for her performance!

The performance in order are

1. 2009 — You Belong With Me
2. 2010 — Innocent
3. 2012 — We Are Never Getting Back Together
4. 2014 — Shake It Off
5. 2015 — The Night Is Still Young + Bad Blood
6. 2019 — ME!
7. 2019 — You Need To Calm Down

It’s been a few years since she did a performance but people are speculating that she might surprise us and do a Patient Zero performance.

What outfit do think is the best and worst? Personally I love 2015’s look. The rusty red looks so good on her and I love the haircut. I also love the performance from her and Nicki (sucks that Nicki is such a bad person now cause she really did have a lot of talent). I’m pretty sure this was the only time she did a performance with another artist in the VMAs.

My least favorite is probably 2010. She didn’t attend the red carpet that year so I genuinely wish her look was better but it was kinda boring. Still I understand that the performance of Innocent was important.

But I want to know what you think of her performance outfits?

Also I will be posting prediction outfit tomorrow!

The tumblr blog SwiftSecret posted these takes (though I found the ones for Reputation, 1989 and Red on a post that u/shadesofwrong13 posted when Lover was released)

I also remember Midnights and TTPD being hated at the time of their release as well…

It’s kinda funny how when a new album is released some people (often the same people) act like it’s Taylor’s worst project ever and she can never recover from it. However years later it becomes either a fan favorite or critically acclaimed. Hell I remember reading comments from Wikipedia about speak now’s release and they were very similar albeit by critics instead of fans.

Sorry for the low quality video y’all :(

Recently a look from the 1989 era have been going viral and a lot of non Swifties started complimenting it while wishing she would dress like this now. However i remember people hating on Taylor with a bob cut for the longest time.

I always feel like that since Red, with the exception of folklore and evermore people hate a Taylor album/era but like it years later. Or at least a year later cause I remember TTPD being absolutely hated on in 2024 until 2025 shortly before Showgirl dropped. During the Red era she got hated on cause her album wasn’t sonically cohesive and she was starting to go more pop. During the 1989 era she was fully pop and people hated on that plus the fact that they thought her song writing was more simplified. The internet absolutely destroyed Reputation when it first came out. Yet all these eras are beloved now. Even a more recent era like Midnights is getting a lot of praise for being experimental with its production (at least for a Taylor album) and for having good visuals.

This is also the case with her looks. Every few weeks a new old look of hers go viral and the comments are always the same (eg: “this is the only time she served”, “only if she can look this good again”) this happened with looks such as the whole “Slavic Doll era” craze (which is not a real era and a lot of actual Slavic women do not like that name but Taylor Swift haters love using that term) with looks like the 2010s AMC being praised. There was also other looks like the T magazine, 2014 Wonderland and 2013 rolling stone Photoshoots. I even remember people back then hating on the 2023 and 2024 VMAs looks but now people love them, calling the former cunty esp the after party look and praising the latter for being “rockish” and “edgy”

Obviously sometimes she is appreciated for what she is currently wearing but most of the time I only see praise until months or even years later.

Other than a Hollywood journalist as an “insider” there is no proof that Taylor and Ed are ending their friendship after Macklemore spoke out about the genocide in Gaza.

While Ed hasn’t spoke out it seems like he is also Pro Palestinian as his manger spread word about the dead lives in Gaza after people contacted him to remove Macklemore from the tour

Taylor is friends with Pro Palestinian celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Jack Antonoff and Hayley Williams. Gigi is half Palestinian. She also attended a Palestinian fund raiser with Selena Gomez in 2023. Whether or not you think these information makes Taylor pro Palestine or not, it shows that Taylor is still friends with MANY pro Palestine celebrities.

Either way why are people using real life atrocities as gacha points?

I and many other people have been saying this for a while so I’m glad someone with a public fanbase is saying this cause way to many people are distracted by this and other stupid things Donald Trump has been doing instead of focusing on real issues that Trump has done (remember if you are over 18 vote every chance you can!)

I don’t think Olivia calling Trump out is gonna stop people from focusing on celebrities Trump harassed instead of actual ways Trump is making life worse but one could only wish 🫠

Debut is an interesting album since most if not all of the unreleased songs have some leaked information about them, including full songs being leaked.

Since 3 out of 4 of the albums that were re-recorded had features for the vault track I feel like Debut TV’s is most likely gonna have featured artist. (Btw if you don’t want a collab on the TV that’s fine please just don’t spam the post with how much you do not want a collab cause this post clearly isn’t about that)

Some Swifties think that there were hints that artist like Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shiana Twain and Kelsea Ballerini were gonna be part of Debut TV but idk if those hints are actually accurate (hell in 2021 I remember people saying that the Jonas Brothers were gonna be part of Debut TV)

I’m not to familiar with country but here is my wish list:

Personally I think “Just South Of Knowing Why/Drive All Night” would be an amazing with a Shania feature. Just South Of Knowing Why is a song I can see being a single if Debut TV’s has one

I also think someone dueting Taylor on “Who I've Always Been" would make the song fun and not so one sided… maybe Beyonce??? I’m dead serious about Beyonce featuring on this song as well lmao just let me have this. I can also imagine someone doing a duet with Taylor on R-E-V-E-N-G-E

Finally I think a male background vocal feature on Dar Blue Tennessee would make sense given the subject of that song being about a boy’s suicide. Kinda like how Chris Stapleton was featured as background vocals on I Bet You Think About Me. Can also see male vocals on Brought Up That way as it is about a father and daughter

Bonus: also really want Kacey Musgraves as a feature on a song like Need You Now, Welcome Distraction or The Diary Of Me but something tells me that Kacey Musgraves isn’t the biggest fan of T Swfit 😭 I also don’t even think The Diary Of Me will be featured as Taylor did not have writing credits which sucks cause it’s one of my favorite unreleased songs. (Hopefully I’d Lied is including tho some people think it won’t be cause of its similarity to a Saving Jane song…)

But what are your thoughts on who you want to be featured on Debut? I would love to know what you guys think!

Ngl I have more opinions on collabs for potential future country albums that Taylor could make as an adult (cause something tells me Orville Peck and Lord Huron doesn’t fit the vibe of Debut) or a potential Rep TV collab since Pop is more my area of expertise compare to county.

The fact that these aren’t even all the photos—

It’s the September issue everyone!

While the current USA Vogue September issue features two Nepo babies that no one ever heard off(seriously why can’t we be like the UK or Philippines and get actual big stars like Nicole Kidman and Olivia Rodrigo???) the September issue is known to be the most important issues for Vogue every year. And Taylor starred in one of the September issues for 2019 to promote Lover.

I gotta say compare to most September issues Taylor’s Version (TM) is kinda underwhelming. It seems like a normal photoshoot compare to other stars who had recent ish Vogue issues for September such as Beyonce and Kristen Dunst. The issue is definitely relying on Taylor’s celebrity factor.

I do think that, removed from the context of the September issue, the photos themselves are really pretty. Number 2 and 3 especially reminds me of Stevie Nicks. However I really wish we got more pics that fit the theme of number 7. It genuinely is one of my all time favorite Taylor photos and it can honestly make a good 70s inspired album cover… seriously why aren’t there any leak outtakes off it? I do like the dynamic posing for number 6 but the dress doesn’t really fit Taylor’s complexion in my opinion. (Also while the last three pictures aren’t that unique they are really hot and definitely feels like a boyfriend Taylor moment<3)

Though the cover photo made me think we were getting a more athletic vibe ngl

For songs that fit the photoshoot I feel like Father Figure fits the last two pics in particular and I can see Imgonnagetyouback and weirdly enough Don’t You fitting the rest of the shoot.

What’s your opinion on this shoot? Do you love it hate it or like me and feel someway in between? And do you think it deserved to be the 2019 September issue??? Feel free to discuss!

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the recommendations so far. Today let’s recommend movies for Reputation.

Reputation deals with subjects such as fame and misfortunes, being portrayed as a bad guy, as well as finding love while being in a tough time in your life. The aesthetic are dark and gritty but also very Hollywoodesque and I feel like it’s a bit flirty with songs like Dress and Gorgeous.

I feel like The Great Gabsty is a good movie choice for this album, esp cause Taylor does mention Gabsty in This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, but what are your guys recommendations?

Lover was the album that made me a Swiftie so I wanted to list some of my favorite lyrics from Lover

1. “Windows swung right open, autumn air/Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours/We bless the rains on Cornelia Street/Memorize the creaks in the floor” (Cornelia Street)

2)”Our songs, our films, united we stand/Our country, guess it was a lawless land/Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand/Paper cut stings from our paper thin plans” (Death By A Thousand Cuts)

3)”I lived like an island, punished you with silence/Went off like sirens, just crying/Why'd I have to break what I love so much?” (Afterglow)

4)”And I screamed, "For whatever it's worth/I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?"/He looks up, grinnin' like a devil” or “So cut the headlights, summer's a knife/I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone/Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes/And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know, oh” (Cruel Summer)

5)”Staring out the window like I'm not your favorite town/I'm New York City/I still do it for you, babe” (False God)

Feel free to list your own!

The back music is Billie Holiday<3 I absolutely love the aesthetic pictures she’s taking lately. This feels like a picture you would have seen on Pinterest before it got overtaken by ads and AI lmao