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Here is the music video for "Style" by Taylor Swift from her 1989 album. I am not the biggest fan of this video. It would be a great video minus some parts, like the creepy eyes showing up everywhere. It just doesn't fit the song. The song is upbeat and happy, this could have been such a fun happy video celebrating their relationship. This footage in this video could have been used for "Clean" or Wildest Dreams" much more appropriately.
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Friday, 30 January 2015
"Bad Blood"
Today's Taylor Swift song is the meaning of "Bad Blood" from her 1989 album.
I have heard varying opinions on this song in the Taylor fandom, but I personally relate to this song to the T. There have been people in my life that have just started ignoring me for no reason, been mean to me for no reason, and many tears have been shed. Unfortunately it doesn't end with high school. When I first heard about this song I knew I would relate to it, and every time I hear it, it speaks to me. For me it's a way to release myself of the unjustified hate that others bring on me so I can focus on the real relationships that matter to me in my life.
Taylor tells Rolling Stone on September 8, 2014, "Sometimes the lines in a song are lines you wish you could text-message somebody in real life. I would just be constantly writing all these zingers � like, 'Burn. That would really get her.' And I know people are going to obsess over who it's about, because they think they have all my relationships mapped out. But there's a reason there are not any overt call-outs in that song. My intent was not to create some gossip-fest. I wanted people to apply it to a situation where they felt betrayed in their own lives." I can definitely relate this to my life.
Who is this song about? For not wanting to give it away in the song, Taylor gave it away in the article. She tells Rolling Stone, "For years, I was never sure if we were friends or not. She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and I would think, 'Are we friends, or did she just give me the harshest insult of my life?' She did something so horrible. I was like, 'Oh, we're just straight-up enemies.' And it wasn't even about a guy! It had to do with business. She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me. And I'm surprisingly non-confrontational � you would not believe how much I hate conflict. So now I have to avoid her. It's awkward, and I don't like it."
Who stole Taylor's people? It was Katy Perry.
Katy and Taylor came on the music scene about the same time and were seen together at many events. Taylor desperately wanted to be friends with her. Katy was always the wild and crazy one when they were together. But their relationship grew strained over the years as each went on their paths.
Katy stole some of Taylor's dancers and crew from her "Red" tour for her "Prism" tour. An ex dancer of Taylor's Lockhart Brownlie, who formally danced with Katy told Manika Dadson Dec. 20, 2013, "I was with Taylor for the first six months. It was a great experience and she's a great person to work with, but then Katy contacted us." And the rest is history, or a song in this case.
The tour is not the only thing these two had in common. They both dated John Mayer, a guy Taylor has written about many times. I think Katy was jealous of the feelings that John had for Taylor. In his song "Paper Doll" he describes his relationship with Taylor. He says, "sure was fun being good to you". He confesses he looks back fondly and enjoyed being with her. "You�re like twenty-two girls in one/And none of them know what they�re runnin� from/Was it just too far to fall?/For a little paper doll". He references her song 22 from "Red" and says she was the one who ran. Then he also references her parents, saying she should, "cut the cord and pull some strings." In her song "Ours" she also references her dad not approving of his tattoos. In "Dear John" she says her mom doesn't approve of the relationship either. Things ended by her just not responding anymore. She "stopped pickin� up" the phone calls from him and "Dear John" "is to let you know why." In the "Story of Us", Taylor says she never knew "what page you're on", she never knew where they were standing. "Paper Doll" was an answer to her "Speak Now" album of song about him. Basically he didn't know why she ran away and he enjoyed being with her. Well for Katy that probably wasn't the thing she wanted her boyfriend to be singing about. Telling an old girlfriend that he enjoyed her. Katy here set herself up for failure though, she was the one that was dating her "friend's" ex-boyfriend. You just don't do that if you're friends.
After that I can only imagine that Katy was like ice to Taylor, mean to her etc and that's why Taylor was hurt. First she started her dating her ex-boyfriend and then she stole her dancers. She probably also wasn't very kind to her in passing. Taylor says in her track by track descriptions, "Bad Blood is a song that I wrote about a new kind of heartbreak that I experienced recently which was when someone I desperately wanted to be my friend and thought was my friend ended up making it very obvious that she wasn't. This was somebody that I really looked up to and really really longed for the approval of this person so it was kind of devastating to receive a kind of low blow from that person. This song is the first time I ever really stood up myself in that relationship cause she was always the bolder one and the louder one. I think it's important to stand up for yourself even if you can only really come up with the courage to do it in song form then that's how you should do it."
She certainly does that in this song. She calls out Katy, talks about how they used to have "mad love", but she's "still got scars on my back from your knife" because she "made a really deep cut". and they can't "pretend we'd be fine". They've "got problems", and she doesn't think they can "solve them". Katy brought this on, she didn't "think it all through". She did things to intentionally hurt Taylor. But Taylor is not going to take Katy's "sorry just for show".
I think Katy grew jealous of Taylor through the years. Even though they started out the same time Taylor has had infinitely more success than Katy. And worse yet for Katy, Taylor had a little piece of her boyfriend's heart. Katy did all these things for spite. Honestly I don't know how to resolve this. I've resolved my Katy Perry's by moving away and never having to talk to them again. It would be nice if they could just get in a room and talk it out. There was a person in my life that this sort of thing started happening. She called me out and we went and duked it out in the rain. Well not really duking because it was just words. And you know what? She became one of my best friends. Now everyone that I've had those sort of problems with have I become best friends, sometimes I just ignore them. I hope this situation with Katy doesn't blow up even more. I know Katy is egging it on. I am glad Taylor is just standing up to her, ignoring her and concentrating on the people that really matter in her life. Keep strong Taylor and don't let her get to you!
I have heard varying opinions on this song in the Taylor fandom, but I personally relate to this song to the T. There have been people in my life that have just started ignoring me for no reason, been mean to me for no reason, and many tears have been shed. Unfortunately it doesn't end with high school. When I first heard about this song I knew I would relate to it, and every time I hear it, it speaks to me. For me it's a way to release myself of the unjustified hate that others bring on me so I can focus on the real relationships that matter to me in my life.
Taylor tells Rolling Stone on September 8, 2014, "Sometimes the lines in a song are lines you wish you could text-message somebody in real life. I would just be constantly writing all these zingers � like, 'Burn. That would really get her.' And I know people are going to obsess over who it's about, because they think they have all my relationships mapped out. But there's a reason there are not any overt call-outs in that song. My intent was not to create some gossip-fest. I wanted people to apply it to a situation where they felt betrayed in their own lives." I can definitely relate this to my life.
Who is this song about? For not wanting to give it away in the song, Taylor gave it away in the article. She tells Rolling Stone, "For years, I was never sure if we were friends or not. She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and I would think, 'Are we friends, or did she just give me the harshest insult of my life?' She did something so horrible. I was like, 'Oh, we're just straight-up enemies.' And it wasn't even about a guy! It had to do with business. She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me. And I'm surprisingly non-confrontational � you would not believe how much I hate conflict. So now I have to avoid her. It's awkward, and I don't like it."
Who stole Taylor's people? It was Katy Perry.
Katy and Taylor came on the music scene about the same time and were seen together at many events. Taylor desperately wanted to be friends with her. Katy was always the wild and crazy one when they were together. But their relationship grew strained over the years as each went on their paths.
Katy stole some of Taylor's dancers and crew from her "Red" tour for her "Prism" tour. An ex dancer of Taylor's Lockhart Brownlie, who formally danced with Katy told Manika Dadson Dec. 20, 2013, "I was with Taylor for the first six months. It was a great experience and she's a great person to work with, but then Katy contacted us." And the rest is history, or a song in this case.
The tour is not the only thing these two had in common. They both dated John Mayer, a guy Taylor has written about many times. I think Katy was jealous of the feelings that John had for Taylor. In his song "Paper Doll" he describes his relationship with Taylor. He says, "sure was fun being good to you". He confesses he looks back fondly and enjoyed being with her. "You�re like twenty-two girls in one/And none of them know what they�re runnin� from/Was it just too far to fall?/For a little paper doll". He references her song 22 from "Red" and says she was the one who ran. Then he also references her parents, saying she should, "cut the cord and pull some strings." In her song "Ours" she also references her dad not approving of his tattoos. In "Dear John" she says her mom doesn't approve of the relationship either. Things ended by her just not responding anymore. She "stopped pickin� up" the phone calls from him and "Dear John" "is to let you know why." In the "Story of Us", Taylor says she never knew "what page you're on", she never knew where they were standing. "Paper Doll" was an answer to her "Speak Now" album of song about him. Basically he didn't know why she ran away and he enjoyed being with her. Well for Katy that probably wasn't the thing she wanted her boyfriend to be singing about. Telling an old girlfriend that he enjoyed her. Katy here set herself up for failure though, she was the one that was dating her "friend's" ex-boyfriend. You just don't do that if you're friends.
After that I can only imagine that Katy was like ice to Taylor, mean to her etc and that's why Taylor was hurt. First she started her dating her ex-boyfriend and then she stole her dancers. She probably also wasn't very kind to her in passing. Taylor says in her track by track descriptions, "Bad Blood is a song that I wrote about a new kind of heartbreak that I experienced recently which was when someone I desperately wanted to be my friend and thought was my friend ended up making it very obvious that she wasn't. This was somebody that I really looked up to and really really longed for the approval of this person so it was kind of devastating to receive a kind of low blow from that person. This song is the first time I ever really stood up myself in that relationship cause she was always the bolder one and the louder one. I think it's important to stand up for yourself even if you can only really come up with the courage to do it in song form then that's how you should do it."
She certainly does that in this song. She calls out Katy, talks about how they used to have "mad love", but she's "still got scars on my back from your knife" because she "made a really deep cut". and they can't "pretend we'd be fine". They've "got problems", and she doesn't think they can "solve them". Katy brought this on, she didn't "think it all through". She did things to intentionally hurt Taylor. But Taylor is not going to take Katy's "sorry just for show".
I think Katy grew jealous of Taylor through the years. Even though they started out the same time Taylor has had infinitely more success than Katy. And worse yet for Katy, Taylor had a little piece of her boyfriend's heart. Katy did all these things for spite. Honestly I don't know how to resolve this. I've resolved my Katy Perry's by moving away and never having to talk to them again. It would be nice if they could just get in a room and talk it out. There was a person in my life that this sort of thing started happening. She called me out and we went and duked it out in the rain. Well not really duking because it was just words. And you know what? She became one of my best friends. Now everyone that I've had those sort of problems with have I become best friends, sometimes I just ignore them. I hope this situation with Katy doesn't blow up even more. I know Katy is egging it on. I am glad Taylor is just standing up to her, ignoring her and concentrating on the people that really matter in her life. Keep strong Taylor and don't let her get to you!
Monday, 1 December 2014
How You Get the Girl
Today's Taylor Swift song is the meaning of the song, "How You Get the Girl" from her 1989 album.
This is surprisingly one of my favorite songs on the album. It's a catchy upbeat song about a girl telling a guy how he gets the girl and then how he lost the girl.
On October 29th 2014, Taylor told Radio.com �The song �How You Get the Girl� is a song that I wrote about how you get the girl back if you ruined the relationship somehow and she won�t talk to you anymore. Like, if you broke up with her and left her on her own for six months and then you realize you miss her. All the steps you have to do to edge your way back into her life, because she�s probably pretty mad at you. So it�s kind of a tutorial. If you follow the directions in the song, chances are things will work out. Or you may get a restraining order.�
Who is this song about?
Like many other songs on the album it's about Harry Styles. They first met and started dating in March 2012 at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards. She then saw him with another girl, hence how he lost the girl. He begged and begged for Taylor to take him back and six months later she did. I wonder if he really showed up at her door in the rain. For anyone that has listened to Taylor's music you know she has an obsession with doors and rain. (Someday I'll write a post on those two subjects.) He got her back but couldn't keep her. He "left her all alone/And never told her why". He left her all alone while they were on vacation in Virgin Gorda.
I really love the chorus maybe that's why it's one of my favorite songs. In it she is quoting what she would like the guy to say. Some of the language comes from marriage vows. "I want you for worse or for better, I would wait forever and ever." It shows what Taylor wants in a relationship, some commitment and long term love. I hope you find that Taylor, sorry it didn't happen with Harry!
Taylor Swift's Perfumes
Here are Taylor Swift's perfumes. Unfortunately Incredible Things is currently out of stock. Will update when it's back in stock.
Current Kohl's coupon to save on Taylor's perfume.
Taylor Swift Wonderstruck 3-pc. Fragrance Gift Set (Free Shipping with a Minimum Purchase of $50 with Code UGET50FREE)
Taylor by Taylor Swift 3-pc. Fragrance Gift Set (Free Shipping with a Minimum Purchase of $50 with Code UGET50FREE)
Taylor by Taylor Swift Eau de Parfum Rollerball Reg. 20.00 (Free Shipping with a Minimum Purchase of $50 with Code UGET50FREE)
Current Kohl's coupon to save on Taylor's perfume.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Style
Today's Taylor Swift song is the meaning of the song "Style" from her album 1989.
This song it sounds like two different songs, the chorus and the verses have a different and distinct sound. This first part of the song sounds like you are driving around with just a drum and synthesizer playing an ostinato, the same musical phrase over and over. The chorus has a fuller sound incorporating a lot more instruments and a lot more confident tone. It all makes it sound amazing and really defines the two moods of the song. The verses focus on the story and Taylor's uneasiness in the romance. The guy comes picks her up at "midnight" and she knows that last time things didn't end well. But her reasoning is ignored, because their relationship is just that good.
Taylor said at her livestream secret session October 27, 2014 "When I wrote this next song I was thinking about how we have these kind of fashion staples that never quite, we never quite throw them out of our closet, right? No one's going to be like, why are you wearing a little black dress, no on wears that, that was so two years ago. Everybody has that perfect little black dress or for a guy that great white t-shirt that fits you perfect. You may not necessarily wear them all the time, but they're always there in the back of your closet in case you need to go to your old standby, that classic thing that always works. I was thinking about that, and I then I was thinking about how there are feelings like that, how there are trends that never go out of style and how there are feelings that never go out of style. Do you see where I'm going with this?"
She compares the love to classic looks like "red lip classic", "long hair/slicked back
White t-shirt" and a "James Dean daydream look in your eye", who coincidentally make the white t shirt famous.
Who was this romance with that never went out of style?
Just take a look at the name of the song, Style. It was Harry Styles.
Taylor Swift told On the Air with Ryan Seacrest, on October 31, 2014, "Well it's basically kind of one of those relationships that's always a bit off. I talk about in another song on the record, a crooked love, which is kind of like never quite synced up right. The two people are trying to forget each other and they've both been out with other people and they've both tried to forget the other. It's like, I heard you went out went off with her and you came back and well I've done that too so... I would never have said anything like that on a previous album. My previous albums have always been sort of like, I was right you were wrong, you did this, it made me feel like this, kind of a sense of sense of right and wrong in a relationship. What happens when you grow up is you realize that the rules in a relationship are very blurred, and that it gets very complicated very quickly. There's not always a case of who was right and who was wrong."
This is exactly how their story went down. Taylor met Harry at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids Awards in March 2012. Then she saw him in the news with other girls, hence the lines, "I say I heard -Oh
That you been out and about/With some other girl". But while he'd been out with other girls, she'd been out with other guys, Conor Kennedy. Hence the lines, "I said I've been there too a/Few times". This happens all the time. I had friends in high school that liked each other, but never at the same time. They were always dating other people usually at opposite times. They finally got in sync when they went to college. When they decided they wanted to get married, they waited for a few years, because one of them was out of the country always doing something. It took a long time, but their love is solid. There are some things in life that are just classic and will never go out of style, sounds like they had a great time together!
Click here for lyrics to the song, "Style".
PS This was the last song written for the record.
This song it sounds like two different songs, the chorus and the verses have a different and distinct sound. This first part of the song sounds like you are driving around with just a drum and synthesizer playing an ostinato, the same musical phrase over and over. The chorus has a fuller sound incorporating a lot more instruments and a lot more confident tone. It all makes it sound amazing and really defines the two moods of the song. The verses focus on the story and Taylor's uneasiness in the romance. The guy comes picks her up at "midnight" and she knows that last time things didn't end well. But her reasoning is ignored, because their relationship is just that good.
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| Photo courtesy of Taylor Swift |
Taylor said at her livestream secret session October 27, 2014 "When I wrote this next song I was thinking about how we have these kind of fashion staples that never quite, we never quite throw them out of our closet, right? No one's going to be like, why are you wearing a little black dress, no on wears that, that was so two years ago. Everybody has that perfect little black dress or for a guy that great white t-shirt that fits you perfect. You may not necessarily wear them all the time, but they're always there in the back of your closet in case you need to go to your old standby, that classic thing that always works. I was thinking about that, and I then I was thinking about how there are feelings like that, how there are trends that never go out of style and how there are feelings that never go out of style. Do you see where I'm going with this?"
She compares the love to classic looks like "red lip classic", "long hair/slicked back
White t-shirt" and a "James Dean daydream look in your eye", who coincidentally make the white t shirt famous.
Who was this romance with that never went out of style?
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| James Dean in a white t-shirt |
Taylor Swift told On the Air with Ryan Seacrest, on October 31, 2014, "Well it's basically kind of one of those relationships that's always a bit off. I talk about in another song on the record, a crooked love, which is kind of like never quite synced up right. The two people are trying to forget each other and they've both been out with other people and they've both tried to forget the other. It's like, I heard you went out went off with her and you came back and well I've done that too so... I would never have said anything like that on a previous album. My previous albums have always been sort of like, I was right you were wrong, you did this, it made me feel like this, kind of a sense of sense of right and wrong in a relationship. What happens when you grow up is you realize that the rules in a relationship are very blurred, and that it gets very complicated very quickly. There's not always a case of who was right and who was wrong."
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| Taylor Swift and Harry Styles recreating a classic pose 12/11/2012 from Dirty Dancing. Harry has his white t-shirt on :) |
That you been out and about/With some other girl". But while he'd been out with other girls, she'd been out with other guys, Conor Kennedy. Hence the lines, "I said I've been there too a/Few times". This happens all the time. I had friends in high school that liked each other, but never at the same time. They were always dating other people usually at opposite times. They finally got in sync when they went to college. When they decided they wanted to get married, they waited for a few years, because one of them was out of the country always doing something. It took a long time, but their love is solid. There are some things in life that are just classic and will never go out of style, sounds like they had a great time together!
Click here for lyrics to the song, "Style".
PS This was the last song written for the record.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Taylor Swift's Gifts to Fans
Recently Taylor Swift has been sending gifts to fans, lucky fans coming via FEDex! She started by first showing up at Gena Gabrielle's baby shower this year and giving her a boat load of kitchen items. Recently she started finding fans addresses and sending them Christmas presents. Talk about giving back, she is an angel. I think Gena's Gift set is my favorite.
Gena's Presents
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients
Le Creuset Universal Stainless-Steel Splatter Guard
Microplane 4-Sided Cheese Grater
J.K. Adams 12-Inch-by-2-3/4-Inch Maple Wood Medium Gourmet Rolling Pin
*Similar
KitchenAid 5-Qt. Artisan Design Series with Glass Bowl - Candy Apple Red
Cast Iron Pots
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron 5-1/2-Quart Round French (Dutch) Oven,
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron 7-1/4-Quart Round French (Dutch) Oven,
*Cheaper Alterative-Lodge Color Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven, 6-Quart
Kitchen Tools (When I was at Taylor's house I was standing by her fridge and noticed she had Le Creuset wooden cooking utensils)
Le Creuset Revolution Wood Solid Spoon
Le Creuset Wooden Scraping Spoon, 12.5-Inch
Le Creuset Revolution Wood Slotted Spoon
Le Creuset Silicone Spatula Spoon, Large, White
Best Manufacturers Light Design French Whip 8-inch *Similar
Le Creset Stoneware 1-Quart Utensil Crock *Similar *Cheaper Alternative (Silicone set)
Le Creuset Silicone 7-Piece Utensil Set, Cherry
Christmas presents
Makeup
Jurlique Hydrating Misting, Lavender
NARS Skin Aqua Gel Luminous Mask
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, Dragon Girl
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Julep Nail Polish - Valerie
Christian Dior Vernis Nail Polish 970 Nuit
Chanel Le Lift Creme Riche
Bobbi Brown Bronze Shimmer Brick Set
Smith's Strawberry Lip Balm Tin
Kate Sommerville 360 Face Self Tanning Pads
Pajamas
Wild Fox Je T'amime Classic PJ Set
Food
Karlie's Kookies
Mast Brother's Chocolate Bars
Music
Vance Joy's Dream Your Life Away
Gena's Presents
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients
Le Creuset Universal Stainless-Steel Splatter Guard
Microplane 4-Sided Cheese Grater
J.K. Adams 12-Inch-by-2-3/4-Inch Maple Wood Medium Gourmet Rolling Pin
*SimilarKitchenAid 5-Qt. Artisan Design Series with Glass Bowl - Candy Apple Red
Cast Iron Pots
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron 5-1/2-Quart Round French (Dutch) Oven,
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron 7-1/4-Quart Round French (Dutch) Oven,
*Cheaper Alterative-Lodge Color Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven, 6-Quart
Kitchen Tools (When I was at Taylor's house I was standing by her fridge and noticed she had Le Creuset wooden cooking utensils)
Le Creuset Revolution Wood Solid Spoon
Le Creuset Wooden Scraping Spoon, 12.5-Inch
Le Creuset Revolution Wood Slotted Spoon
Le Creuset Silicone Spatula Spoon, Large, White
Best Manufacturers Light Design French Whip 8-inch *Similar
Le Creset Stoneware 1-Quart Utensil Crock *Similar *Cheaper Alternative (Silicone set)
Le Creuset Silicone 7-Piece Utensil Set, Cherry
Christmas presents
Makeup
Jurlique Hydrating Misting, Lavender
NARS Skin Aqua Gel Luminous Mask
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, Dragon Girl
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Julep Nail Polish - Valerie
Christian Dior Vernis Nail Polish 970 Nuit
Chanel Le Lift Creme Riche
Bobbi Brown Bronze Shimmer Brick Set
Smith's Strawberry Lip Balm Tin
Kate Sommerville 360 Face Self Tanning Pads
Pajamas
Wild Fox Je T'amime Classic PJ Set
Food
Karlie's Kookies
Mast Brother's Chocolate Bars
Music
Vance Joy's Dream Your Life Away
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
"Blank Space" Music Video
Here is the music video for "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift from her "1989" album.
Click here for the meaning of the song, "Blank Space".
Here is the American Express UNSTAGED: Taylor Swift app for iPhone and Android that provides an interactive experience with the video.
Click here for the meaning of the song, "Blank Space".
Here is the American Express UNSTAGED: Taylor Swift app for iPhone and Android that provides an interactive experience with the video.
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