r/NuancingTaylorSwift

(This chart was from yesterday so doesnt actually have ME! over a billion)

What causes a song in Taylor’s catalogue to get to that billions club is an interesting topic. Because she is literally competing with herself with her Fearless and 1989 hits, the chart would look a bit different if those were combined. And of course she is competing with herself for streams in general, with 12 albums and around 300 songs.

Other points of intrigue: august and Don’t Blame Me at 9 and 11 despite never being singles. Also Enchanted at number 24. ATW10 but no sign of ATW OG. The Fate of Ophelia already at number 10 all time at only a year old.
SMASHphelia more like!

And somehow, Lover at number 4.

Anyway, which of these 29 songs is/are in your personal S-tier and which are in your personal D-tier? Do you think this chart says anything as to the oft-repeated claim that Taylor is an album artist?

"CANCELLED!" is one of my favorites from the recent album. I'm someone who doesn't truly care about the issues or dramas. I like what I like, and I always disengage from public opinion, so no amount of public outrage in the world can adversely affect my appreciation for her music. It's a win-win scenario for me, and life is much easier when you let the music speak for itself.

A song can have its own character, independent of the artist. In fact, the divisive reception shows Taylor's unfiltered nature, as well as her boldness and versatility as an artist. Besides, it's Reputation-coded, so the angst is no stranger to her.

⭐ The Weeknd — $298M

⭐ Taylor Swift - $202M

⭐ Beyoncé — $148M

⭐ Kendrick Lamar — $109M

⭐ Coldplay —$105M

🌟 Taylor ranks at number 2.

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.

I watched a reaction to Babylon from someone who describes themselves as a big Swiftie, and I came away confused. This reaction is a perfect example of an unfair take on Taylor's new songs. I'd like to hear whether other people see it the way I do.

It's a reaction to Babylon, a classic Taylor tune, from someone who calls themselves a hardcore Swiftie.

They even gave Joe the credit for the strong writing on folklore and evermore because, in their view, Taylor has lost it at this point. That's wild coming from someone who clearly doesn't understand what she's talking about in this song. That felt like recency bias to me, and it seemed to color how they heard the whole song.

They also mocked the line "Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb." I've always thought it was clever. I don't think it's hard to follow Instead they treat it like a joke and use it to take another shot at Taylor. They also seemed to assume the song is about Taylor herself. My reading is that it's about a man so driven by ambition that he pushes away his family and the people who cared about him. Once you hear it that way, the line makes sense.

The thing is that this is one of the least divisive songs on the release, and it's a good showcase of her writing. Criticism is totally fair, but it lands differently when it comes from someone who presents themselves as a longtime fan and misreads the song. Takes like that also tend to get recycled by people who just want to pile on Taylor.

Verity Star Anne Hathaway (who stars in the same movie as Dakota) wore the same necklace that Taylor Swift wore in her Look What You Made Me Do music video.
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