That was awesome. Hands down my favourite song/video from this project. And Speak Now as a whole hasn't really stuck with me as much as Fearless.
― failure to recognize semi-ironic 'faggot' (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 00:57 (twelve years ago) link
i like the video too
― markers, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 01:00 (twelve years ago) link
Fave video, really? I think it's a little dull, though maybe that's my feeling about the song. Weird, cos when Speak Now first came out I thought "The Story of Us" was the obvious hit, but now it's kinda faded for me. I think lex said something about it sounding loud and catchy but not actually being catchy, which I sorta agree with.
In the exact opposite way, "Sparks Fly" has really grown on me, and I really hope that's the next single. Such a BANGER, and I love how she manages to sound sultry and excited and terrified and horny and coy all at the same time.
I think the best Speak Now vid so far was the "Back to December" one; all scenes with the ludicrously pretty boy looked like Gus van Sant directed it.
― trippin lookin at my portfolio (billy), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 01:13 (twelve years ago) link
Sparks Fly is the other standout for me. Favourite video might be a little bit of an exaggeration. Mean was a little too on the nose, but good for what it was. Mine was whatever. Back to December was nice and moody, but didn't blow me away.
― failure to recognize semi-ironic 'faggot' (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 01:37 (twelve years ago) link
story of us is among my least favorite from that album
― crazy donkey winger (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
I do like that the boy in it is the least "pretty twink" of all the boys in her videos (aside from the dopey "Tim McGraw" boy), and therefore the most adorable one to me, though maybe it's partially his glasses.
Also this is the best part:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llqbxnVVLE1qcsl5z.gif
I might like this video more than I thought I did.
― trippin lookin at my portfolio (billy), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:53 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i know she's gonna have like 4 more singles from this and everything but i'm still shocked "sparks fly" hasn't been one yet
― max tldr (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:01 (twelve years ago) link
^ shocks fly
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
Well, given how totally LITERAL all the music video interpretations have been thus far, Sparks Fly would awkwardly involve T-Swift picking a dude up at a bar for a random hookup, so perhaps they're waiting on that one until they've moved past the "Taylor sings lyrics, screen shows story" stage of the MV campaign.
― semi-ironic 'faggot' (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:44 (twelve years ago) link
otm!
it was only seeing her live that really catapulted "sparks fly" into LIVE territory for me but my god is it ever there now.
i don't think taylor tends to make very interesting videos, really. "mean" maybe the best from this campaign, maybe because it's uncomfortably on the nose.
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 07:33 (twelve years ago) link
Oh this is a good video. Ending is great!
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 08:52 (twelve years ago) link
I just love this song, though. The 'we're not speeeeeeeaaaaaking' at the end. Lift-off achieved right there.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:44 (twelve years ago) link
lex otm, same for me too. on record it didn't have a spark, but live it made so much more sense. lyrically assertive but with the melody of the chorus a soft centre - the rise and fall of 'whenever you're around'.
― nultybutnice (whatever), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
any way to view the new video in the uk? mtv.com blocking access outside of the usa.
― nultybutnice (whatever), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
hopefully it'll be up on YouTube sooner than later
― markers, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
it's on vimeo
― dayo, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
where
― ☃ (markers), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
here's where it WAS before they took it down http://vimeo.com/24196116
btw it was posted to her official Vimeo account
― ☃ (markers), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://vimeo.com/24206282
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
sparks fly and enchanted sound like a real 1-2 punch of singles to me.
― he he he what would i not eat? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:00 (twelve years ago) link
"Enchanted" is so long though! And I don't see them editing it in such a way that does justice to the song's narrative, not that radio gives a shit about things like that.
― trippin lookin at my portfolio (billy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:51 (twelve years ago) link
The removal of an entire verse of "Fifteen" for radio always bugged me.
― Tim F, Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
^^ yes, exactly.
Though now that I think of it, my station never lopped off a verse; it did remove the "take a deep breath, girl" at the end, which kinda takes out some of the magic of the song.
― trippin lookin at my portfolio (billy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
i never knew this happened :o
which verse?
yet another listen never to listen to the radio imo
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2011 06:56 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty sure it was "and then you're on your very first date and he's got a CAR" which super annoyed me as that is maybe my favourite verse.
― Tim F, Thursday, 26 May 2011 07:55 (twelve years ago) link
That is indefensible. Did they also cut out the "you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team" line? Because that's the moment I really went <3<3<3 for Taylor
― c'mon (billy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
heard "the story of us" on the local pop station for (i think) the first time earlier \(^o^)/
― markers, Friday, 3 June 2011 05:36 (twelve years ago) link
new interns have never heard of john coltrane or hank williams, cannot name a james brown song but we can talk about taylor swift all day
― When Zeester Met Koffie (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 June 2011 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
Just found out I'm getting media passes AND a photo pass to see Taylor next week. I'm allowed to shoot two songs from the pit. Psyched.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 June 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
nice. tell her i said hi.
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 June 2011 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
which two will you shoot? xp
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 03:40 (twelve years ago) link
(or do you even have a choice? is it the first two of the set?)
if u get to talk to her tell her u were enchanted to meet her
― markers, Tuesday, 28 June 2011 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
she hinted that "Sparks Fly" would be her next single, ask her about that
― c'mon (billy), Tuesday, 28 June 2011 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
No interview or anything, just get to shoot the 2nd and 3rd songs.
I did take advantage of the upcoming show to commandeer 1,500 words in this week's issue of my paper, fwiw: http://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/jun/29/you-must-remember-this-taylor-swift-built-mega-sel/
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
That's a lovely article you wrote!
― Euler, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
ayo i don't think i've read something that articulated so precisely what i love about her lyrically; way to go tipsy
― preschoolin' life (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
that's a fantastic article tipsy!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks! It was nice to have room to expound a little.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
This and Theon Weber's insanely great Village Voice review are the best things I've read about Swift. The VV review for it's "iceberg songs" and this for getting at her ruefulness even in moments of joy, which has always been something peculiar and moving about her writing (and why "Mine" really grew on me after initially thinking it was just ok), and I hadn't seen it really discussed in such a manner. Really fucking excellent, tipsy.
― c'mon (billy), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 23:29 (twelve years ago) link
Theon is our own difficult listening hour
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 23:34 (twelve years ago) link
Makes sense, considering dlh's awesome post way way way upthread
― c'mon (billy), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
tipsy that article has excellent quote selection/commentary which when you're reviewing words is the most important thing; gr8 job. i didn't notice the "i feel you forget me like i used to feel you breathe" line until after i'd filed the vv review (thanks billy!) and i kicked myself.
― my Sonicare toothbrush (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
ugh that line is maybe the most devastatingly sad thing she's written
― c'mon (billy), Thursday, 30 June 2011 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks for the kind words, Theon. I loved your review, it was the one I forwarded to Taylor-skeptic friends.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 30 June 2011 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
that's a really great piece, tipsy
― dirty deathdrone boys (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 30 June 2011 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
tipsy, what a lovely piece. the themes of the ornate musical bridges and the 'snapshot' lyrics are what i've talked with my daughter about, and while i can talk a good taylor swift critique it's something else to write about it so well. quality.
― whatever, Thursday, 30 June 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i loved that, tipsy
― horseshoe, Thursday, 30 June 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
"The Story of Us" reviewed in today's Jukebox.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 June 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link