The Taylor Swift Thread

[Mr. Vixen]

I do love that song and video. And if Taylor's overused snatch turned that beautiful man off from women for a while, he can certainly dial my number.

[Toups]

How would you define "biggest hit ever"?

Hot 100 #1's? Number of weeks on hot 100 or in its top 10? Digital sales?

If you go by Hot 100 #1's, Shake It Off just became her biggest hit by hitting #1 four times now (WANEGBT hit #1 three weeks).

I think it would pretty cool if she was #1 and #2 next week.

1989 now has the first and second biggest weeks in 2014. It sold 402,000 in its second week.

[Eric83]

Weeks at #1 and overall impact.

[Toups]

Taylor Swift Makes Hot 100 History With 'Blank Space'

Very awesome!

I hope you're right. So far, so good.

And do you know what she's doing now? She's sending out these care packages to fans. She's buying these gifts with people in mind and she's writing these amazingly sweet notes to go along with the gifts. We're calling her Santa Swift. LOL Taylor is truly remarkable and I just love her big heart.

Taylor Swift Pays a Surprise Visit to a Superfan in Connecticut

Taylor Swift sending early Christmas gifts, handwritten notes to fans

Taylor Swift Has Been Sending Fans Early Christmas Presents

[MissLlanviewPA]

I'm happy that "Blank Space" will be number one. I like that song a WHOLE lot more than "Shake It Off", which...I like the trumpets, but the lyrics just don't work for me. *ducks for cover*

This article reveals what fans think should be the next single. "New Romantics" is listed, but since it's on the deluxe album, I don't really see that happening. Also, Ed Sheeran thought "Bad Blood" should be the first single. Sorry, Ed.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312267/ask-billboard-all-taylor-swift-edition

Edited November 20, 2014 by MissLlanviewPA

[Eric83]

yaaaasssss to Taylor replacing herself at #1. What a flawless era. And she has so many potential singles on this album.... when do tickets for her tour go on sale? Or have they already?

[YRBB]

It is official. Shake It Off and Blank Space just refuse to stop being played in my head. I wasn't crazy about Red but this...

[MissLlanviewPA]

I feel the same, but in the case of Shake It Off, it's not a good thing...

I better leave before Toups hates me forever .

[YRBB]

If it makes you feel any better, I don't want to like Shake It Off cos of the lyrics but... yep....

[Toups]

I don't think the songs on the deluxe album will be considered for singles. Style and Bad Blood are sure singles.

Yup, they have. There's pre-sales and general public sales. http://taylorswift.com/events

Shake It Off is all about the music which is why I think will be nominated for Record Of The Year at the Grammys.

[DRW50]

Will the media obsession with her (likely fake) love life ever end? I keep hearing about how awesome it is that she will beat Harry Styles, and so on. Considering that she used his name to help sell her album, it's hard to see the big competition.

No matter how much talk there is of this independent Taylor Swift, her career continues to be about men. I thought this album was supposedly different.

Edited November 22, 2014 by DRW50

[AllMyDaysatGH]

Blank Spaces is an awful horrible song! Miranda Sings' version is MUCH more tolerable.

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[Skin]

I'm not sure if it's supposed to be tongue in cheek or if it's supposed to be taken at face value, but if it's the former I think it's a clear way to get the media off her back, and cash in on a trend that has turned her into a bit of a laughing stock in the media. I think her singles have been so-so, I enjoyed both WANEEGBT and IKYWT more then either of these for the most part, but she seems to be having more success with this album then she has with Red so far. I haven't even heard this record because she won't let it be accessed on Streaming sites.

[MissLlanviewPA]

I'll admit, I like Meghan Trainor's version of Shake It Off. Then again, I just plain love Meghan Trainor.

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[MissLlanviewPA]

I get the impression that it won't, even though by not dating for over a year and a half now, she thought it would give them nothing to talk about. That said, the hidden messages she put in the lyrics of each song this time (which I saw online; I haven't bought the album), tell a story of discovering independence, rather than just leaving little clues like her previous albums did. In fact, the latter part is why I have trouble becoming a full fledged fan, even though I do like some of her songs and acknowledge her talent as a writer (and acknowledge her acts of charity/personality in interviews), because when you are leaving clues about which guy it might be in the lyrics of said song, it makes me more suspicious when you accuse people of being sexist of criticizing writing about your relationships. Yes, men write about their relationships all the time, but how many times do they (or other women, for that matter) make it plainly obvious who they are talking about in the liner notes, even without revealing their names?

There's something to be said about being detailed in music/relatable, which she is certainly known for, but it can become dangerous when you're in the public eye (and all of your former boyfriends are in the public eye) and you write so descriptively.

JMO, of course.

For the record, this is the interview I'm referring to:

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Edited November 22, 2014 by MissLlanviewPA