#a song which is a fucking bop btw

[hwanghyunjinenthusiast]

I didn't realise it until a few minutes ago but, Flower has 5/6 members of my line in Seventeen and, honestly that's the closest win I'll ever get.

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my full review of ttpd (a month late, shhh)

tw opinions. if you like a song that i don't or vice versa or you don't agree with a comment i made, good for you! get it off your chest, get it off my desk!

fortnight

One of Taylor’s weaker openers, it’s a nice song, not much going on though

the production is boppy, not much going on once again

Interesting how Taylor sees her muse as living a good life without her and a nice domestic scene with his wife watering flowers but for her, her husband is cheating on her, implying she thinks she will never be happy, maybe because of how this relationship went or her general perception of relationships and her experiences with them. That is my interpretation of the song.

The outro with post and taylor's harmonies SLAPS

Like I said, this song feels a bit lacking of substance both thematically and technically, it doesn't do it for me, i don't hate listening to it, i just don't love it.

i think it might be a song that grows on me over time but it won't ever be a fave for me.

i also think in light of the music video, it's lost some of its spark for me, as that music video made no sense to me. i don't think it deserved to be a single.

the tortured poets department

“You left your typerwriter at my apartment, straight from the tortured poets department” implying that this thing of which she is now part had been introduced to her by the muse

The muse has probably compared them to poets like Dylan Thomas and Patti Smith and probably romanticised their relationship into the work of a tortured poet, but that’s not real life.

Taylor brings back to reality that now because of his self sabotage that brought both of them down in this relationship, he has lost the one who will decode him, hold him, know him

the above are just little analyses i like making as i listen to the song, they have nothing to do about whether i like the song or not, it's just me trying to make sense of it. you'll see that a lot.

i do not like the charlie puth line. at all. why is it there?

also don't like the tattooed golden retriever line, the image of a tattooed golden retriever is terrifying.

i was so off-guard about the namedropping in this song, sorry i had no idea who dylan thomas or patti smith were.

this song is trying too hard to be poetic, i think (which one could argue is the whole point of this song), but it doesn't stand out much to me. the themes are interesting though.

this is a pretty weak title track, personally. i feel like it doesn't encapsulate the essence of the album (which i am confused about tbh, ttpd has a lot of aesthetics going on for itself). it has nothing on little fearless and evermore.

my boy only breaks his favourite toys

so we all thought this song would be pretty petty, but i honestly don't think it is extremely so. there's a sort of pity for the muse, that the breaking of his 'favourite toys' is a form of self sabotage and that they could've had it all.

i love how it starts so defeated, "oh here we go again", which i think is in reference to the muse's self sabotage ruining her life

it also feels a bit reflective and nostalgic of the fact that it wasn't all bad, which i quite liked. i liked the contrast of feelings.

"once i fix me, he's gonna miss me" is a devastating line btw

so is "he saw forever so he smashed it up"

song is a bop, i like the lyricism, overall i enjoy this song :)

down bad

i enjoy the cunty synth here ahaha. for all the jokes the fandom makes about jack fucking around with the synth while taylor sings the most soulcrushing lyrics, it is so real especially for this song.

taylor has never sounded so good while swearing. "fuck it if i can't have us" is such an earworm.

i feel like this is the most petty song in the album, mainly because of the "teenage petulance" in the lyrics

the callback to new romantics in the bridge is so insane, i noticed it immediately.

the production is so mystical and giving space alien vibes, i enjoy it.

so long, london

the intro is giving big ben bells and/or wedding bells

the fast beat vs the slow melodies is such an interesting juxtaposition (to my lit teacher, i hope i used this word right XD). i think it really highlights the conflicting feelings this song explores ("i'm just mad as hell 'cause i loved this place") and also how taylor isn't able to keep up with how quickly the relationship is dying (the production) and she's still sifting through her feelings to find acceptance (the melody)

"how much sad did you think i had" something something "how long can we be a sad song" something something "don't want no other shade of blue but you"

the bridge is just the most devastating strike to my heart

"you sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days" is one of my favourite lyrics on this album

track 5 is track 5ing

this song is a masterpiece, i genuinely love it so much

but daddy i love him

get this song out of my face, i hate it so much. blocked on spotify.

why did taylor have to waste good lyricism and production on such an awful premise and "fuck you" to her fans dishing valid criticism of her association with matty?

the baby line is hilarious though, because i did indeed fall for it the first time

like you can talk about taylor's agency all you want but everyone knows what the implications of this song are and i feel hurt and offended that this is the attitude both taylor and some swifties are taking.

"the most judgemental creeps" um, is this fucking play about us?

fresh out the slammer

her voice sounds beautiful in this

love the country twang in the production

it's giving getaway car thematically

i think it's interesting to see this song so soon after so long, london, where she says she was "going down with [the ship]" but she was literally dreaming about running into the arms of another man and was "[doing her] time". like ok girl!

vibey song but not for me. i don't have much to say on this.

florida!!!

IMMEDIATE FAVE, i had claimed this since day 1 and i was so right

cunty production, i can tell florence had a lot of influence. no more synths! bring out the drums!

at first, i had no idea what was happening in this song, but when taylor talked about it being about reinventing yourself, it made a lot more sense to me and i love that interpretation, it rings so true.

can i be honest and say that i thought it said "arms" not "home", like that doesn't even make sense 😭

florence's verse fucking slays, my only gripe is that her voice in the verse is kinda quiet compared to the instrumental. could've used some better mixing here.

"me and my ghosts had a hell of a time" is a banger of a line

the bridge is immaculate, has been in my head since i first listened to it.

this song is amazing, there is nothing like it, pure perfection. top song on the album.

guilty as sin?

obsessed with the beat

hedge maze = labyrinth = the mind, idk i just loved that connection

we have reached the ovulation song lmao

did you know it took me so long to realise the chorus was talking about masturbation? like i knew the song was horny, but i didn't realise it was THAT horny.

i think i called this a mature, sadder false god in my notes. that uncertain, sensual, desiring tone is probably what motivated that connection in my head.

WHAT IF HE'S WRITTEN MINE ON MY UPPER THIGH ONLY IN MY MIIIIIND

the bridge is so beautiful, i am a sucker for religious imagery.

overall i'm obsessed, beat good, lyricism good, i love it

who's afraid of little old me?

now i know this is the fan favourite, and i understand why. it gives an eery, angry vibe, and i also enjoy it. to some extent.

namely, the part i enjoy most is the circus imagery, i liked how she leaned into the circus animal metaphor to depict her struggles in fame and her relationships. it's like a badly behaved circus animal about to be put down absolutely losing it and raging about its plight, which i enjoy as a means of storytelling and expressing emotion. i also enjoy it as a callback to mirrorball and what happens when the mirrorball finally has had enough of shattering in a million pieces and performing for a largely uncaring crowd.

... which is why i don't like the asylum lyric. to me, it doesn't add in anything significant thematically when the rest of the song hardly has similar strains of discussion. not to mention the ableist overtones and trivialisation of the asylum experience but i just don't like this lyric. it weakens the premise of the song.

the production is also off in some places, it feels muted and underwhelming compared to the premise of the song.

it's an okay song, i 100% like the acoustic demo better that she came out with recently. some changes in production and the omission of that asylum lyric would put it higher up for me.

i can fix him (no really i can)

good thing this song is short because she couldn't fix him at all and i don't like this song.

"the jokes that he told across the bar were revolting and far too loud" euphemism for bigoted, taylor?

production is boring, the melody is also pretty boring. the lyrics are good, but not enough to save the song, in my humble opinion (it is after all my review here)

"good boy, that's right" taylor GET UP

the 'woah maybe i can't' is funny though, i'll give her that

loml

slayed, devoured, left no crumbs, left me emotionally devastated

the lyricism is absolutely beautiful, the sadness is tangible

the first time i listened to this, i was on the train, and i was so emotional, it was the perfect music to stare out the window to.

the impressionist painting line is also absolutely brilliant, took me out when i heard it. one of the best lyrics on the album.

the bridge and outro are the reasons i need therapy, destroyed me

loss of my life theorists won but at what cost.

i think some of taylor's simplest songs melodically have some of the most beautiful prose and emotional connection, i think she needs to tap into that more.

10/10 no notes.

i can do it with a broken heart

extreme whiplash hearing this after loml. similar whiplash to what taylor felt, i think, going on tour after such a heartbreak

someone pointed out that the almost metronomic beat and the faint counting in the background is like what taylor hears in her in-ear monitor on tour and i think that's really cool.

obsessed with this song so much

it has been stuck in my head since i first heard it

i never expected this to be the cuntiest song on the album but i am not disappointed at all.

"i cry a lot but i am so productive" is so mecore if i was actually productive

the ad libs at the end are also perfect

is it just me or can i hear crowd noises in the background?? am i imagining this??

i'm afraid the fandom is gravely misunderstanding this song. some are saying that taylor hates us because we were "shouting 'more!' " when she was feeling like this. some are saying that she doesn't resent us at all and that this song absolves us completely. those are both two extremes and my interpretation lies somewhere in the middle. this is not a callout to fans but also some factions of the fandom were (or are) being assholes demanding reputation tv and double albums all the time. acknowledge the nuance.

10/10 obsessed, fave song after florida!!!

the smallest man who ever lived

this song is good.

bridge of all time, indeed, she went OFF

the verses feel a bit meh to me but i love the chorus.

"you didn't measure up in any measure of a man" HAHA TAYLOR IT TOOK ME A SECOND TO GET THE DOUBLE ENTENDRE

this song is indeed petty, but it also feels defeated to me? like taylor just sounds tired of it all and quite hurt, that's what i got from it.

i also love the performance of this song on the eras tour. she is marching with an army and they keep taking hits throughout the song, until she eventually falls at the end. something something "the great war" something something "fighting with only your army, frontlines, don't you ignore me", etc.

the alchemy

i feel a little let down by this song? because from the name, i assumed this song would be using the concept of alchemy being a medieval science of turning things into gold or finding a universal cure as a metaphor for a broken/dying relationship.

also i don't understand how this is meant to be a love song, sounds really sad to me? like almost defeatist in terms of how the relationship.

why am i being bombarded by football metaphors?

i mean, it sort of plays on the idea of alchemy being a sort of magical transformation, but to me, it just feels like a synonym for chemistry.

" 'cause the sign on your heart says it's still reserved for me" is a cute lyric though.

it's quite formulaic as a song and there's not much going on for me. anyway.

clara bow

i really enjoy the concept of this song being the torch of fame being passed onto different women, from clara bow to stevie nicks to taylor swift to whoever's next.

once again, it's quite simple melodically, but this is where she shines! the typewriter while she was writing this must have been on fire!!

i also love how it plays on the concept of being put onto a pedestal as a famous woman and how you're only appealing until people decide you're not

"it's hell on earth to be heavenly" is such a perfect lyric.

the namedrop of herself GAGGED me on first listen, i was amazed.

it's a perfect closer to the first half, putting everything into the perspective of her fame and passing the torch onto something else because society has decided out with old, in with the new.

the black dog

the thing about the location settings makes me so ill, he didn't even think to turn it off for her. they probably shared locations to make sure they could check up on each other, and it was still on. it is such a tiny thing but so devastating.

the buildup on "old habits die screaming" ohhhhh this is amazing

the best laid plans... hoax...

"i still miss the smoke" people are making parallels to daylight but my first thought was lavender haze, like missing the lavender haze, you know?

the priest lyric is so devastating if you think about the fact that taylor thought she'd be meeting a priest about this relationship for a different, happier reason...

obsessed with this song, it's so beautiful.

the quietness of the verses and the loudness of the chorus, i am genuinely entranced, it is cinema.

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do not ask me to compare this song with olivia rodrigo's "get him back", they're both on different levels thematically and tonally even though they use the same double entendre.

what narcotics did she put in this bridge XD

so boppy, and sensual, i adore it

i remember going on a long search for the literary device that is present in "i hear the whispers in your eyes", decided it was antithesis with the help of my followers. not at all relevant, but wanted to add it.

the albatross

i can make a lot of parallels to peace with this song.

it's so eery and mythical, i love it, treats taylor like a fable, an urban legend.

aaron dessner is a fucking legend, i am loving the production on the anthology

my folkmore girlie self is loving the anthology for real

i love the bait and switch to "fake news", exposing these rumours for simply that, and saying that she's not the dangerous one, the "jackals rais[ing] their hackles" are.

i am always a sucker for when taylor changes from third person to first person narration, it's so important to me. bait-and-switch, you are everything to me.

10/10 no notes.

chloe or sam or sophia or marcus

heartbreakingly beautiful. just a general melancholy around the breaking down of a relationship and is so so perfect.

the hologram lyric is not about cheating at all. the relationship is long gone, this is taylor envisioning her muse in a new relationship but she isn't there, hence the hologram. i've seen some people say it was about cheating, that interpretation doesn't make sense to me.

"you turned me into an idea of sorts" -> "the idea you had of me, who was she?"

random thought, but the lyricism on the anthology is so much better and natural as compared to the first half. i enjoy the bops on the first half but it also suffers from trying too much to be poetic (i think i said this about the title track especially). there are so many overloaded lyrical runs and random references that leave me confused and overwhelmed. the anthology however feels so much more quintessentially taylor.

don't have much to say on the song itself, i quite like it.

how did it end?

the intro literally makes me ascend!!

i really love how this song investigates and criticises the inherent curiosity people have around big news like a breakup, constantly probing for details.

once again, the simpler songs contain the best lyricism and melodies!!

this song both explains and expresses confusion about the end of the relationship, so i love the paradoxical nature of that.

"we learn the right steps to different dances" is such a devastating line and i think sums up the end of many relationships so succinctly.

the second chorus is giving right where you left me: "did you ever hear about the girl who got frozen?" etc.

THE BRIDGE, TAYLOR HOW DO YOU DO IT

the d-y-i-n-g part is just so devastating. taylor uses the themes of death and haunting so well on this album.

i know i've said this like 10 times, but this is just so so beautiful.

so high school

the guitar in the background is giving hits different, it hits different when it's you!!

despite the happy tone and lyrics, i do feel the sad, anxious undertone, the key example being the marry, kiss, or kill me part (the echoed "kill me", "it's just a game but really")

the aristotle and grand theft auto line has been used countlessly to shit on taylor's songwriting, and personally, i don't like this line. just doesn't hit right for me. however, i think it's unfair to pick cringe lyrics and ignore all the beautiful, meaningful ones to shit on taylor.

i do love the imagery with high school games like truth or dare and spin the bottle, really cements the "so high school" of it all.

this song is okay to me, it feels too american for me to enjoy it more lmao.

i hate it here

i love the poet and finance guy line at the beginning, it expresses a sort of desperation to get to know this person, to uncover their insecurities, deepest secrets, and love them anyway. it may also be introspective of taylor herself, idk.

calling comfort a construct is so quietly sad. convincing yourself since you've never had it, it can't be real because it's better than being cursed or doomed to never have it (see the prophecy)

this song is so escapist, but also so cynical about the escapism, it clearly isn't a preferred option, like it's not just escaping into childhood and nostalgia for the sake of it, it's because the real world fucking sucks.

the chorus slays, and is quite relatable.

the use of the word "precocious" is so interesting to me. she used it also in "but daddy i love him" if i remember correctly. like she resonates a lot with the feeling of being stunted in childhood or having seemed to never grow up -> "i have this thing where i get older but just never wiser" -> "i never grew up, it's getting so old" -> "i hit my peak at seven", idk i find it an interesting recurring theme in taylor's discography.

the 1830s line, and just that entire first half of the verse. i know why it's there, i know what it's doing, i know it's not meant to be taken seriously. still i don't like it. it also feels weird that she is calling out racism as a staple of the 1830s or whatever when she has shown us she is perfectly fine with dating a racist. you can say i'm being overdramatic. you can say i don't get it. idc. i try to ignore this part because this is a very good song and i love its themes and production.

"nostalgia is a mind's trick" i really love this because the entire song is so nostalgic for childhood and escapism but then she's like "actually nostalgia sucks" or it's not what it seems. no, the past would not have been better.

production feels like seven. themes quite different however (thematically, it would be robin, i think.)

the bridge combats the cynicism of the second verse which is so interesting to me. i love how opposing views on nostalgia and escapism are presented, the nuance is there.

the bridge is so mecore, i feel it in my bones.

thanK you aIMee

i really enjoy the small town as a microcosm for the giant music industry and reducing kim to a bully in this analogy.

this song is so cathartic for me, i really enjoy it in the lens of a friendship breakup.

she's so funny in this song "and so i changed your name and any real defining clues" while clearly spelling out her name in the song title.

the bridge fucking slays, likely thing for taylor to do.

it's such a breath of fresh air to have such a cathartic moment in an album that's largely dealing with huge emotions in huge ways, it's so interesting here as an addition to the anthology.

i look in people's windows

it's such a beautiful song and it's criminal how short it is

her voice sounds heavenly, i love how breathy it is.

it's giving "the outside" which is why i love it so much, i think

i think this not only works as a song grieving the end of a relationship but expressing the feeling of being left out in a current one; i definitely relate to it in that sense.

"does it feel alright not to know me?" is so so heartwrenching, i cannot do this

the prophecy

i am a sucker for mythology references so i'm already drawn in with the title.

once again, the song itself sounds so beautiful.

"i got cursed like eve got bitten" except she didn't get bitten?? the curse came after she ate the forbidden fruit?? i'm a bit confused here

WAIT NVM IT'S THE FACT THAT SHE DIDN'T GET BITTEN THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE SIMILE, HEAR ME OUT

saying something so factually incorrect and comparing it to her own experience implies that the latter is ALSO incorrect. she didn't "get cursed", she cursed herself!! which also defies the notion of "the prophecy", ohhhhhh i find this so interesting.

i think the notion of "a greater woman" or "a lesser woman" speaks to the expectations placed around women in relationships, they mustn't appear too desperate for love because that's undesirable but if they are nonchalant, they are also undesirable, it is worth exploring in terms of this song.

this song is so so sad and sadly so so relatable, i definitely find some comfort and resonance in this and it makes me really sad :(

i love the references to mythology and folklore made here, "the pricked hand" very obviously referencing sleeping beauty.

i always love it when taylor repeats the first verse at the end of a song, i think it speaks to the cyclical, circular nature of this specific feeling, that no matter how much she begs and pleads, "the prophecy" will never change.

cassandra

another mythology reference!!!

this being after "the prophecy" is so so deliberate, godssss

the piano is giving "mad woman", which i think is so fitting

"so they killed cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst" that's not actually why cassandra was killed in mythology but go off queen

"they say what doesn't kill you makes you aware" is an unreal run

that being said, i love it when taylor takes common sayings and aphorisms and gives them a twist. she does it a lot in this album, one of my favourite examples being "old habits die screaming" as a twist on "old habits die hard"

"blood's thick but nothin' like a payroll" i am hooked completely oml

10/10 no notes

peter

more folklore references, let's go!!!!

this song is so hauntingly beautiful, the lyricism is so poetic and flows perfectly, genuinely this is what i love about taylor

as a folklore girlie, i am WINNING with the anthology

i can't get over the "jet stream" line here vs "jet stream" in "call it what you want" 🫠

once again, a bridge that fucking slays, how does she keep doing it

it's so interesting how taylor grapples with the concept of childhood and precociousness in this album with so many mentions and callbacks to childhood and feeling stunted as a child and now, it really is an ode to "you're stuck at the age you became famous" (which is sad in many aspects but also problematic in others)

the chorus is also just so perfect, everything about this song is perfect.

the bolter

obsessed does not even cover it

what a banger start to a song

the chorus reminds me a lot of "illicit affairs", i think, interesting connections can be made there

"as she was leaving, it felt like breathing" as in a sigh of relief that it's over, but also she does it so often it is quite literally as quotidian and simple as "breathing"

i love taylor's tendencies to make songs in the third person narrative voice, i think her best storytelling comes out like this.

"there's escape in escaping"- i think this is sort of a commentary on how the identity of "the bolter" is like a coping/defense mechanism to ensure that she doesn't get hurt in a relationship, in that there is an escape from her insecurities, her worries, and the eminent pain she will face in the relationship by quite literally escaping.

but there's also often the bait and switch ("then it was bought by me", "i'm the albatross, i swept in at the rescue") but i find it so interesting that this song does not do that, if only i can make a meaningful analysis there, but my running theory is that she deliberately chooses to distance herself from the identity of "the bolter", bc while she does dote on this character and is rather affectionate in how she tells the story, she doesn't feel like attaching herself to it, in that maybe it's an identity she no longer wants to hold or that, like she frequently says, she doesn't believe these songs or stories are about her anymore and that they take on new meaning..

anyway i am loving this song, 10/10

robin

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS SONG, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL

it's so sweet how she is consoling the child, ensuring them that they should enjoy this time they have now, and that they will be kept safe from their future.

but it's so sad in that regard, like, "we don't wanna hurt you so we're not telling you how this will pan out to protect your childhood innocence".

this once again cements my preoccupation with taylor's discussions around childhood and youth, she mentions frequently how that was taken away from her too soon and how she has felt "precocious" because of it. it's so important to understand and this song should NOT be overlooked.

i really like it.

the manuscript

this song is so heartbreaking, i want to punch the wall

i never thought about the fact how doing the atw short film would have rekindled these old memories and feelings, and this song is surely a direct result of that. not surprising, in hindsight, but it still compelled me when i first heard it.

once again, youth being taken too soon!! precociousness!!

someone needs to take the word "precocious" away from me

"but the story isn't mine anymore" HHHHHHHHH THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT

very nice song, beautiful closer to the anthology and the entire album as a whole, "these stories used to be about me but now they're about you".

overall thoughts

i hate to say it, but i think this album is in a desperate need of editing; there's so much going on, most of which is compelling and worth exploring, but everything is disjunct with each other and i know this work is meant to feel messy, don't start with me there, but it shouldn't be messy to the point where it's confusing and overwhelming. there are so many concepts and metaphors that are so intriguing and clearly important in taylor's music but the final products of those become half-baked in mediocre production or mixing. this album feels rushed and is soaked with questionable decisions. for example, i think "i can do it with a broken heart" should have been a single and title track because i think it's such a central part of her experiences recently and clearly something permeating the rest of this collection, and how she learns to move on and cope in light of heartbreak. there are several moments where the lyricism of the album feels overwhelming and overcompensating, as in trying too hard to contain meaning. the best lyrical moments on this album are seamless and subtle, and very prosodic as well. taylor tried to deviate from that formula quite a bit and it didn't always work out for the best in this album. she is not as adept at throwing in conversational lyrics as her peers, her strength is in prose and storytelling. the production is also getting a bit old, it's very sonically cohesive, almost to the point of it being boring, and i think taylor needs to get a bit more experimental sonically, and also ensure that the melody and production work together in more different ways, and that maybe the melody is not relying on the production but vice versa. the album is certainly not all lows, but the lows are particularly lower than in other instances of her discography.

that being said, the highs on this album are absolutely breathtaking. the majority of the anthology and quite a few songs on this album captured me instantly. this album is quite mellow, and could have benefitted from another bop or two, but the ones we received were astounding!! this album also had some really strong lyricism, especially in the anthology, and it was so intriguing seeing the many metaphors and situations she used to express her feelings. her storytelling in particular really shone in this album in songs like "the albatross", "the bolter", "clara bow", "cassandra", "the manuscript" among others. i love the themes and ideas that taylor explored in this album, and overall the premises really compelled me.

in terms of rankings, i've separated the two halves. the first half (ttpd) is second-last and the second half (the anthology) is 8th out of 12 (not 11 because ttpd is split in two).

if you've read this far, congratulations, have a treat of your choice. please be mindful and respect my opinion, thanks!

[penroseparticle]

irreplaceable rant? to the left to the left

My irreplaceable rant is essentially:

When Beyonce wrote Irreplaceable it was like a giant stepping on an ant. Even in 06 she was shaping up to be a Juggernaut. B'Day launched at number 1 I believe? She was blowing up. Well established, producing bop after bop after banger after banger. And We bought Irreplaceable because we, fully, were on board. Beyonce COULD have another you in a minute. The mythos of Beyonce was taking shape. She was Beyonce, you were some guy. To the left.

When she wrote Lemonade it was like. Oh there are stakes now because whether you think Jay Z is great or not or a garbage dude or whatever, he's at least closer to her level than just "some guy".

Like. Of course she could have another you in a minute if you were some dude. But could she have another Jay Z in a minute? No, categorically she could not, and to say otherwise is to tell yourself fun lies because you hate cheaters or men or whatever. I am a firm believer that Beyonce is one of a kind and cannot be replicated in our lifetime as a cultural phenomenon, artist, creator, singer, you name it she is. incredible. But I'm also not going to pretend Jay Z wasn't in some ways just as singularly, powerfully monolithic with popculture just because most of this website understands rap less.

She writes the Sistine Chapel about him because like it or not, she wants to. She looks at him and sees things you could only dream of creating and I for one am just happy to be here, and could care less what you think about Beyonce's specialist boy who is the catalyst of some of the best music I've heard in the past decade, and also someone who MADE some of the best music I've heard in the past 20 years as well.

Beyonce's first solo recording was 03 Bonnie and Clyde, btw. As in, she was a feature on a Jay Z song before even releasing Dangerously in Love. Which. Also prominently has a Jay Z feature. In the lead single. That arguably launched Beyonce's career. Why would she ever write songs about the man who helped her launch her career that she has been married to for 16 years. A damn mystery.

And for the record, if she wanted to make the most beautiful art in the world about literal garbage, so the fuck what. We hate Duchamps The Fountain on this website now? Irving Penn spent years taking extremely detailed, well composed photos... of actual trash. Like Mud Glove. His photos were hanging in the Smithsonian a few years ago. Turns out beautiful art that says something, even something about trash? Still beautiful.

[harrys-only-angel333]

Songs that remind me of my DR

Idfk I’m really bored rn and my music obsessed arse must write something about this…

I associate these songs for both good reasons and bad btw, cuz life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows ig

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Y’all the OG came out the year I became famous but I’m respecting the fact that she owns this version :(

Anywayss, if you know this song, you’ll probably understand why I relate this song to my DR cuz it’s a fame one and that says it all :)

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Had to sing this with my band when we were on X Factor. We honestly ate ngl, though I do say so myself. Plus, my mum loves this song so that’s bonus points :)

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This is probs my fave song (in both my CR and my DR) but I don’t really have one. It’s a fucking bop and idk why it’s on the b-side of that album istg

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I absolutely HATE this song with every fibre of my being. Which is why I’m putting it on here. My bandmates know I fucking hate this song and so they randomly send me the mv at 3am cuz they’re annoying little shits but I love them. They’re like my brothers - except my s/o cuz yeah

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To distract myself from the monstrosity above me, I shall move onto this song. I have like, 50 songs I associate with my DR s/o but imma put this one because it’s been stuck in my head all day. Anyways, I love my man <3

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I sang this song for my X Factor audition. I slayed it, I know I did because DR me is amazing. I love me sm. If I sang this song in my CR, I would not be living and breathing today. But that’s unrelated, and I got yeses from all the judges so I ain’t complaining…

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Anywayyy that’s it ig :) 111 222 333 444 555 666

[cgtg]

Started listening 2 why? after u mentioned it (which rocks btw I’m thoroughly enjoyin it) but fatalist palmistry vaguely reminded me of smth on coma cinema’s blue suicide album

couldn’t remember which song it was reminding me of mayb it was “whatevering” but idk you might like it 👍👍

thing u gota know about me i will listen to fuckin any genre long as it bops and got me feelin some kinda way

so i listened to that song & im currently still listening 2 the album, its really good i def see what u mean bout the singing style being similar, yoni doesnt sing like dat often but whenever he does its such a treet.

i rlly like "wondering", "hell", "her sinking sun" as well as "whatevering". these are kool trax, thank u for sharing 🙂. good vibes for cloudgazing.

also id luv to hear bout which why? songs uve heard or which ones u enjoyed. funnily enuff "fatalist palmistry" is one of my absolute all time fav songs. like. defines my sense of self typa song

any time i can get sum1 to listen to whywithaquestionmark is a good fucking time so genuinely thank you. thanks for doing that

[hadesisqueer]

i don’t even know anything about operacion triunfo or whatever but what you’re talking about seems really stupid

Why are they holding whoever chiara to a higher standard

I hope she wins even though I don’t know her

It's not just Chiara they're holding to higher standards; it's basically all the women. It's been like this every edition I've watched; the women have to sing perfectly and they have to know how to dance and they have to be able to sing perfectly while they dance perfectly AND they can't complain about anything btw. Meanwhile, the men? The standard is holding the tune (optional) and maybe if they feel demanding, also asking you to do a choreography of three steps (it doesn't matter if you fuck up). Like, last week, Juanjo did horribly with his song 'Miénteme' and his choreography and he wasn't nominated; instead, he was praised for doing such a difficult challenge for him (dancing a little bit while he sings). Meanwhile, Ruslana —who's been doing songs with dances the entire contest— performed Miamor, which had a much more complicated choreo-- she was nominated for not being able to hold the tune in maybe three phrases of the song. Another example? Bea being nominated three times over some of her male counterparts. Another example? Denna being nominated in Gala 2 even though Álvaro did worse than her, and then nominated again in Gala 3 even though she did well. Another one? Violeta being nominated in Gala 6 for-- absolutely no reason, and yet the one being saved for evolution was Álvaro, not her, when the day before they said she had the most evolution. Another one? Chiara being also nominated in Gala 6 but not Paul even though he did worse than her. Another one? Chiara being nominated this week-- for absolutely no reason except that they had to nominate someone, said by the judges themselves (and then the judges looked upset at the teachers for saving Paul instead of her because they made it clear that she didn't deserve the nomination).

And then there's also the hate campaigns. Like I'm serious, the waves of hate literally every woman in this show has gotten is insane; I hadn't seen this level of sexism, lesbophobia, biphobia or ableism in any other edition. And mind you, telling you the truth because I like the guys but things are the way they are: the most toxic fandoms are Paul's, Álvaro's and Martin/Juanjo's (as much as they keep trying to say it's the Chiara/Violeta one, it's not true; none of us have made twitter spaces calling other contestants the r slur, or whores. The worst we've done is saying 'that person can't hold the tune'). Like, the way they make up narratives is unbelievable: they cut clips and post them out of context trying to make the girls look bad and get viral and suddenly everyone starts hating the person. Paul's fandom was the one that started hating on Salma MASSIVELY —and Naiara, though now they say they adore her; let's see next week—, yet it's the Violeta/Chiara fandom the one who gets blamed for the hate she got. They kept saying they bullied Paul, and for some reason dragged Violeta into the narrative saying "Violeta and her group" even though Violeta literally never did or said anything wrong. Then they kept trying to cancel Violeta saying she cheated on her gf with Salma —which, shocker, it turned out not to be true— and the softest thing they said about her is saying she was a slut; they kept saying everyone in that house hated her, too, that she couldn't sing, that she was a bitch and manipulative-- then they started hating on Chiara as well for absolutely no reason at all as well, to the point that when people vote for Lucas they're not doing it to save him; it's to kick her out because according to them her behaviour is awful (her behaviour: rehearsing a lot, eating yogurt, being funny, writing bops, saying she missed Violeta, randomly doing a somersault and hanging out with the other contestants who literally all adore her). Like, they literally say it's to kick her out, most of them don't actually care about Lucas at all, and it's even sad to think about. Oh, and how could I forget the last person in the hate train? Ruslana, who maybe three weeks ago was supposedly adored by every fandom and literally seen as the winner by nearly everyone —just like Violeta was at the beginning of the edition, just like Chiara was also well liked as well— is now hated by nearly everyone and the winner position has been taken from her and everyone is saying that she's an egomaniac and a brat for *checks* feeling pressured and also not letting the show turn her into a product by making it clear that she's not a pop girl, her genre is rock. Oh, and now they all say she's bullying Paul too with out of context clips, too. Oh, and they say that Chiara is the reason they hate her because she's a 'bad influence'. You gotta laugh.

To sum up: it's basically sexism. Both from the show and the fans. But honestly I don't even care anymore; if Chiara leaves, she has a strong fandom, just like Violeta did, and just like Ruslana will. They are the favorites of nearly every artist or influencer in the country along with Naiara, and the most followed ones. They have a future secured in the musical industry whether their haters like it or not. Let's see if Lucas and some of the others are even remembered at all in a few years; probably not, because unfortunely for them, it happens every edition. People hate on women, vote for the random guys to fuck over the women and then the guys are forgotten while the women are the still relevant ones after a few years.

[svnflowermoon]

☕️ rant about HMHAS!!! i love this album omg im listening to it for the first time ahhhh

AHHH YAY HI OMG

btw i literally adore you and your asks answering these asks makes me so happy i love yapping <33 fair warning this is one of my current hyperfixations so this is a LOT and you do not have to read all of it lmao (i didn't even realise how much there was until i'd written it all im so sorry 😭😭😭)

hmhas is literally one of my favourite albums it's one of the few albums where i genuinely can't find a song i dislike

im gonna go through each song bc i have no self control and i adore them all oops i love yapping

okay so skinny OH MY GODDDD makes me sob it's so :((( it hits me right in the heart and i am obsessed with songs that make me feel something so this is one of my favs from the album i loveee her vocals in it and my fav lyrics are "when i step of the stage, i'm a bird in a cage, i'm a dog in a dog pound. and you said i was a secret, but you didn't get to keep it" it's so AHHHHH and also "but the old me is still me and maybe the real me and i think she's pretty" because it's so relatable it makes me cryyy

lunch!!!! what a fucking bop!!!! i've ranted a lot abt this song on this blog so i'm gonna try to keep this precise (lmao impossible) i think this song altered my brain chemistry. im a BIG fan of songs i can dance to and this is such an ass shaking song so its absolutely perfect. also THE MUSIC VIDEO AHFHSBXBAJANA. the lyric "she's the headlights, i'm the deer" literally AHHHH so mecore i am indeed a deer in the headlights. (also this song live is IMMACULATE)

CHIHIRO MY BELOVED. I AM OBSESSED NO ONE UNDERSTANDSSSSS UGH also spirited away/and studio ghibli references make me unbelievably happy!! THE VOCALS THE BEAT THE EVERYTHING I HAVE NO WORDS AHFHAABCNEHSB i don't even have a favourite lyric just like the whole song is so omg omg omg!!!! also the meaning behind it is so :(((( (at least how i interpret it)

BIRDS OF A FEATHERRRRR i love love i love this and it's gonna be in heartstopper which just makes it even better. i love happy songs this is such a dancing around the kitchen while baking song (also a long car drive to the beach kinda song) i adore this song no one understandsss i love love i hope someone feels like this about me one day ughhh. fav lyrics (there's a lot but I've written so much already sooo) "and i don't know what i'm crying for, i don't think i could love you more"

okay wildflower. wildflower my absolute beloved the love of my life. i love this song with my whole heart and no one understands it as much as me. "BUT I SEE HERRRR IN THE BACK OF MY MINDDDD ALL THE TIMEEEE LIKE A FEVERRRR LIKE I'M BURNING ALIVEEEE LIKE A SIGN" "i know you didn't mean to hurt me so i kept it to myself" AHHHHHHHHHHH literally on repeat on my mind every night when I'm trying to sleep this is my song this is my song no one understands this is like the halley's comet of hmhas i could go on about it forever and ever and ever but i'm already yapping so i'll stfu

you're probably sick of me by now if you've even read this far but we still have more songs and i've committed i'm so sorry ahfhandbajba i'll try to make the rest shroter

THE GREATESTTTTT literally sobbing screaming crying these lyrics it's so ughhhh its a littleeeee too relatble "and you don't wanna know how alone i've been, let you come and go, whatever state i'm in" OH MY GOD BILLIE YOU DIDNT HAVE TO RIP MY HEART OUT 😭😭😭😭 the soft vocals and the guitar ughhhhh im in loveeee AND THE SWITCH TO THE FULLY BELTING OUT THE LYRICS AND THE DRUM AND UGHHH NEVER GETTING OVER THAT

l'amour de ma vie oh my goddddd i love how she drags out the vocals and the synths and oh my goddddd the lyrics and it's somehow such a ass shaking song despite the depressing lyrics?? and the laugh after "but you moved on... immediately" AHHHH i adore when signers put little laughs or voice notes or something in their songs it makes me so :)))) i adore the extended edit it's such a bop and it's lowkey the best part of the song

THE DINER WHAT A FUCKING BOP i'm obsessed with it even though it originally reminded me of kahoot music it now reminds me of don't smile at me which is my fav ep ever soooo i love itttt I'm obsessed (and the number at the end??? that was so cool)

i adoreeee bittersuite part of it reminds me of i didn't change my number from happier than ever and i loveeee that i love the synths in it and the "if this is how i die, that's alright" part drives me insaneee also I LOVE the transition from bittersuite to blue

BLUEEEEE LITERAL LOVE OF MY LIFE im so glad she released it the vocals are insane and the links to skinny (bird in a cage) and birds of a feather drive me insaneee also i love that it has two parts hehe

okay yapping over i love you <33

[valiantvillain]

9 People you want to get to know better

Tagged by @arendaes and @headraline (happy birthday to the latter btw!).

Three Ships: Tav/Astarion (aka a certain half-orc paladin named Miraz) bc I'm still working on Duty, Diligence, Devotion. Clark/Lois from My Adventures with Superman bc that shit is still taking up real estate in my brain. Angela/Liberato which are World of Darkness my friend and I made up and we are tentatively getting back into, a little Malkavian/Ventrue pairing.

First Ship: Bold of you to think I remember back that far but if I really had to think back then probably Alistair/Warden. Look, I'm ace and didn't really feel inclined towards characters getting together romantically until I had a piddly spark of an inclinations towards it as a teen. Though it def made me realize that I absolutely love a ship where the dude is just absolutely besotted with a badass lady.

Last Movie: The Barbie Movie. Watched it with my parents. I loved it, mom tolerated it for two jokes and my dad hated it.

Last Song: The Warmth by Paris Paloma (a song which I placed on my playlist for my qunari mage Rook named Asala)

Currently Reading: Tevinter Nights in preparation for the game. Turns out my brother just finished it so I'm trying to get through it as fast as I can so we can talk the whole thing in full when he visits.

Currently Watching: Well, having finished season two of MAWS, I'm back to bopping between Delicious in Dungeon and Good Girls. Need to get back to watching The Expanse though, especially because I love Chrisjen Avasarala.

Currently Eating: Just finished a dinner of Cincinnati chili which is honestly one of my favorite dinners. Messy but delicious and leaves the kitchen smelling of spices.

Currently Craving: Drunken Noodles. I fucking love drunken noodles.

no pressure tags: @poetikat, @captastra, @perhapsrampancy, @nowandthane, @breadedsinner

[viir-tanadhal]

@dykejaskiers tagged me to do this discography challenge, thank you ❤️

rules: pick an artist or band and share your favorite song from each of their albums, then tag some mutuals!

artist/band: pet shop boys (I'm also doing only their regular studio albums BUT I'm throwing Alternative and Format, their b-sides albums, into the mix for fun)

Please: Love Comes Quickly (becoming one of my top psb songs tbh and getting to hear the new live version was 😵‍💫 screaming, crying, throwing up, etc etc)

Actually: Rent (the lyrics, the various ways they've performed it live.... do I have to explain myself further i mean 🤭)

Introspective: I'm Not Scared (I love left to my own devices don't get me wrong but I've really been getting into im not scared recently)

Behaviour: Being Boring (my fav song of all time by them.... makes me want to cry every time. but I genuinely think everything about this song from the lyrics to the music to the synthesizers used to the structure is absolutely perfect. would never change anything about it)

Very: Can You Forgive Her? (will always be one of The psb songs to me because of the lyrics on this song. neil are you kidding me... but if this was for very further listening I would have to choose I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing 7" single Beatmasters remix because WOW. alas, it isn't the album version)

Alternative: A New Life (this b-side is just too fucking good but also in the night, paninaro, do I have to?...)

Bilingual: It Always Comes as a Surprise (ok I listen to other songs from bilingual more often but if in my brain I think over what one I think just perfectly does what it needs to do, it's this one.)

Release: Home and Dry (I will defend all of release btw. but I like how this song is both sweet and heartbreaking at the same time)

Fundamental: Minimal (idk I just think it does what it set out to do perfectly but I also really like Luna Park with its metaphors and imagery as well)

Yes: King of Rome (it's got everything: historical inspiration, neil singing in falsetto, sad yearning ballad... my fav psb stuff)

Format: Hit and Miss (v tough decision because this comp has a lot of good ones 🧍‍♀️)

Elysium: Memory of the Future (I like neil's literary influence songs it can't be helped)

Electric: Love is a Bourgeois Construct (the reason it's my fav from this album is because I think this exemplifies them so much and it's just great. no one else but neil would write these lyrics and no one else but chris would do this to the music)

Super: The Pop Kids (a bop. a banger. the medley from the super tour of this going into In the Night 😭😭😭😭)

Hotspot: Will-o-the-wisp (my favorite song they've done in recent times I think because omg... the analog synths sound, the lyrics being so overtly queer, them underlying the track with a recording they did of the ambience of riding the u-bahn, and then the fade out into YATO... But shoutout to Burning the Heather which i love so much too ugh)

[sophsun1]

Hi. So right now the songs that I got completely stuck on are Lover’s Spit (i love it so much!) and You think you’re a man. I also love When my boy walks down the street and forever young. Also Proud and Ambition but I can’t listen to these two yet without wanting to cry lmfao. There’s so many more but these are the ones that are currently on a repeat. Which ones are your favorite ones? Also while watching this interview, i knew how private Gale is which makes sense and honestly I relate to it (can’t imagine how it’d be if qaf came out during social media era) but when he even said in the interview that he can’t talk about his brother, that really surprised me and made me go ‘oh, he’s private private.’ Also it’s insane how he is from Brian. I mean I obviously knew that and didn’t expect him to be like Brian but it does just prove how talented he is as an actor. But you can kind of see how shy he really is with the way he keeps looking around the room while talking. Or in some other interviews how he always fidgets with his fingers (which does remind me of Brian how he’d do that often).

Btw i love that jeep gifset! I miss and love the jeep! I honestly think it fit Brian way more than the corvette.

Hey anon!

Those are very good choices, I approve lol 😌

I love so many I'll probably forget some

Darude - Sandstorm

Katty B - Let's Hear It For The Boy

Sigor Ros - Svefn-G-Englar

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?

iiO - Rapture

Black - It's A Wonderful Life

Republica- Ready To Go

The Magnetic Fields - When My Boy Walks Down The Street

ABBA - Chiquitita

Broken Social Scene - Lover's Spit

Namzip Club Remix - Viva Columbia

Lo Fidelty All-stars - Battleflag

New Order - True Faith

Temperance - Forever Young

The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me

Heather Small Remix - Proud

There's so many bops tbh.

Yes, I would be the same as him and am kinda glad there wasn't the intrusive social media presence there is now as he already found it overwhelming I think he'd lose his mind if it was like that then. Of course we know actors are not their characters but sometimes share traits, with Gale though he's the polar opposite which shows how great an actor he is and that he was made to play Brian, no one else would've made him as iconic. The backstory to getting the job - it was literal destiny.

He is such an introvert- relatable!

His interviews are wild because you can tell in some that he'd rather die than be there it's his nervous anxiety like you say with looking around/fidgeting but some where he goes off on a tangent talking in tongues instead of point A to B and you're left thinking what the fuck does he mean?! But that's just Gale.

Thank you, I love the Jeep and there were no gifsets of it I could find so I made my own. While the Corvette was his dream car, his heart belonged to the Jeep.

[spaceyflowers]

Hello Adrien!! I'm here for the reblog ask thing!!❤❤

1. What is a song that you can go back and listen to no matter how many times you've listened to it? What is a song that never fails to put you in a good mood?

2. What's your favorite food/dessert?

3. What other series are you into?

4. This isn't really a question, it's more of a silly song game^^ put your music on shuffle and:

- the first song that comes up is your theme song if your life were a tv show

- the second song is your boss battle music

- the third song is the song that plays whenever something sad happens

- the fourth song is your villain era song

- the next song is what plays if you were in a horror movie

- the last song is how your favorite lookism character feels about you^^

hi li!! <3

1. i have so many songs like that T_T picking one tho, hm... i'd say prom dress by mxmtoon because it's a comfort song of mine that i resonate with ;_; (also very catchy <3) and a song that never fails to put me in a good mood is wear sunscreen by peach pyramid !! the lyrics and melody are so lovely and every time i listen to it i think, "wow.... love is real..." JSHFHSJD

2. fave food is spaghetti and fave dessert is strawberry cheescake !!

3. ever since i got really into lookism last spring, i've gotten sucked into webtoons and other series im into are weak hero, viral hit, and get schooled !! i also really enjoy horror/thriller webtoons, and am currently reading chasing tails and just finished escape room ★ (which was a 12/10 btw i recommend it so much to anyone who likes stuff that makes u wonder about human morals/philosophy)

4. ooh i love these kinds of games :]

theme song if my life were a show: oblivion by grimes - well...;; i've never gone thru the trauma this song describes but i guess the melancholy tone fits ? 😭 (not that im constantly sad but as a quiet introvert with no irl friends i really have that air of sadness around me 😭😭)

boss battle music: daijobanai/im not okay by perfume - the lyrics are sad but the song is a bop 😭😭😭 um. i hope i will be a fun boss fight for the fun music

song that plays when something sad happens: meant to be yours from heathers the musical - wow you'd think this would be my villain era song sjfhskdj it's... a sad-ish song tho ?? would still feel out of place in a sad scene tho;;

villain era song: dance, baby! by boy pablo - HELP.... my villain era is just me being sad my girl bff is dating a trash guy when i could treat her better 😔 (/lh i dont like the concept of friend-zones ;; but the angst of yearning for a dear friend while respectfully keeping your distance is 🤞💔)

horror movie song: i cant handle change by ROAR - holy shit why do i feel like this song would do SO well in a depressing horror movie, like at the end of the movie at a scene where everyone's dead except the main chara who's blaming themself for every life lost.. get me out of this horror movie bro 😭

how my fave lookism chara (sinu) feels about me: lover boy by phum viphurit - i was rlly nervous about this one BUT TELL ME WHY I ACTUALLY GOT SOMETHING SO GOOD AND FITTING??!!?! "LOVER BOY" SINU ARE U FUCKING KIDDING ME IM GOING TO BRAINROT THIS ALL DAY (he doesnt seem like the type to doubt himself/have trust issues when it comes to love but oh well AGGWHEJJE)

[pinkeebwui]

5 songs tagged game

Tagging myself from @figthefruitfaeth (my heart is broken btw)

1 Cupid by FiftyFifty - it went viral and for good reason cause she’s a bop; constantly stuck in my head last week, definitely the hyperfixated song

2 Shooting Star by XG - bop. Interested to see what other music they make in the future.

3 Tombi by Kvi Baba - opening theme to Trigun Stampede and it fucks. Love the rock vibe, genuinely enjoy it as its own song but it fits so nice w the opening ofc.

4 Lovin’ Me by Fifty Fifty - another bop but specifically the vocals in the chorus get me idk. Brain scratch.

6 Let me let you go by One OK Rock - apparently a recommendation from Han’s bubble and it ofc fits exactly what I would think his recommendation would be. Very ATL/pop punk alt emo rock sort of vibes which I fuck w

Tagging @willthewhompingwillow @taebaelee @infernalfae @persephonedevoted

[daz4i]

top 5 songs uve been listening to currently?

thank you!!! ^o^🖤

this one's in no particular order bc it really does change by the hour:

1. the masochism tango - tom lehrer. i'm normal btw and so are my views on romance :)

2. fake land - fake type. it fucks so severely (also has elements that remind me of old jewish songs which is fun)

3. laplace's angel (hurt people? hurt people!) - will wood. it's a really good song that i think i mention every time i do any music ask game but now that i'm obsessed with nikolai i listen to it and think abt him really hard bc it's so him energy on so many levels

4. love from the other side - fall out boy. nothing to say i think you get it

5. this hell - rina sawayama. it's a bop AND it's making me emotional. really good lyrics really good song 🧐

send some top 5/top 10 asks?

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

i realized i never discussed who i think will pass from each semifinal to the benidorm fest final on february 4th (aaaa so close!!!) so here i am :)

just in case, here are the acts of each semi-final (they're not in order btw)

4 songs from each semi-final will go on to the final; imo the first semifinal is gonna be more intense and competitive than the second semifinal ALTHOUGH this all depends on staging of course.

so, i'm gonna go throuhg each semifinal saying which are my wishes vs which songs i think are gonna actually pass. it's interesting cause there aren't any clear 8 finalist songs, which is gonna make it all more exciting i think.

for the first semifinal, my wish is for agoney, alice wonder, fusa nocta, and megara to go to the final. however, aritz is the favourite of the judges so he'll probably be a finalist. alice and fusa are finalists, those are probably the two clearest finalists of the whole bunch. aritz is gonna substitute either megara or agoney, and i don't really know which one is gonna be. on one hand, agoney and aritz's songs are very similar, but agoney is ranking very high in the rankings, while not everybody could like megara's vibe and sound. so idk.

for the second semifinal, my wish is for blanca paloma, karmento, rakky ripper, and vicco to pass. out of those, maybe blanca paloma is the only one who has a real posibility to be a finalist, the rest are a bit on the air. it's true that vicco is very popular in the rankings and the song is a fucking bop, but i feel the staging isn't gonna be great idk why. i think josé otero is gonna pass, cause he sings a power ballad and those are always appreciated by the public and especially the judges. i cannot predict who the fourth one could be tho; maybe karmento, or maybe alfred? maybe siderland? rakky??? no clue honestly, this semifinal is very uncertain.

finally, as of right now, my winner is alice wonder. i think it's because the result of everything is gonna depend a lot on staging and the live performances of each act, and i already know alice is gonna kill it, whereas my other faves (fusa, vicco, rakky, blanca, megara) are gonna bit more of a gamble. i'm sure this will have changed by next friday, but yeah. my vote is on alice wonder right now!

[squipedmew]

Hi, fellow Radiohead enjoyer! If it's not too late for an album ask, then I'm sending you 'In Rainbows', 'Ok Computer' and 'Hail to the Thief'. Btw, feel free to ask me about Radiohead too if you want, I love them so much!

Hey there! No, it’s not too late to ask, so thanks for doing so! I LOVE rambling about music and whatnot, so thanks for the excuse!

IN RAINBOWS

Fave song: alrighty, so In Rainbows is my favorite Radiohead album so picking a favorite is a bit difficult. I’d probably have to go with either Bodysnatchers or Jigsaw Falling Into Place, it tends to fluctuate between the two.

Favorite lyric: I’d probably have to give it to “I’m alive” in Bodysnatchers, which is boring when I write it down, but the way he screams it is just *mwah* chefs kiss. The line in Weird Fishes “why should I stay, no why should I stay” is also delivered really well

Song that makes me cry: Videotapes and Nude. I don’t feel like I have to elaborate on that.

Song that’s a bop: also Bodysnatchers, but 15 Step in particular also makes me do a little boogie.

Song I like the least: probably House of Cards? Idk, there’s not too much there to talk about, but it’s still a sweet song.

OK COMPUTER

Favorite Song: Paranoid Android, not even a question. Maybe it’s the sound, maybe it’s how it describes a chaotic mind that won’t shut up that I relate to a lot, or maybe it’s my deep love for Ergo Proxy. Either way, it’s a 10,

Favorite Lyric: easily “everywhere you turn, I’ll be there, open up your skull, I’ll be there, climbing up the walls,” from Climbing Up The Walls. God, it’s such an accurate way of describing anxiety - your whole brain feels like a haunted house, and there’s something inside. Honorable mention goes to “hey man, slow down!” From The Tourist, the delivery is amazing.

Song that makes me cry: Take a fucking guess, it’s No Surprises. Genuinely one of the most heartbreaking songs I’ve ever heard. If I’m ever super emotional and need a good cry, that’s the song I turn on, specifically the acoustic cover.

Song that’s a bop: tbh I wouldn’t really describe any songs from OK Computer as a bop? I guess the closest we have is Electroneering (super underrated btw)

least favorite: ok, this is gonna get me crucified by some people, but I’ve never been the biggest fan of Karma Police. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good song, but it just kinda feels a lot more drab and boring then everything else on the album. I’ve always just kinda found it a lesser version of Paranoid Android.

Unfortunately, The King Of Limbs is the album I have not listened to the whole way through yet. So far, the songs I’ve heard out of order have been alright, but I’ll have to see how I feel about it as a whole when I finally sit down and listen to it.

anyhow, thanks for asking!

[rrxnjun]

I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS AGAIN CUZ THIS JUST SOUNDS SO ANNOYINNNGGG

I LOVED EVERY SECONF OF THE YANGYANG FIC BOTH CUZ OF THE STORY AND THE SONG CHOICES!!!! awsten being a guitar teacher is just such a weird thing imo like i would've never imagined that about him ngl :o but now i see the fic in a new light might reread it once more later in the week🫢

I LOVE LOVEJOY SOOMUCH AND ITS SO RARE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO ALSO DOES!!!! (THAT IS ONE OF MY FAV PARTS FROM THE FIC!!! LIKE THE LOVEJOY LYRICS TOOK ME BY SURPRISE) perfume is one of their best songs istg!! i'm so glad tommy convinced them to release it!!! i was(and still am) such a diehard mc youtuber fan;-; wilbur and tommys vlogs are just so funny!! i'm glad they led u to lovejoy cuz their music is truly amaziiinnggggg;-;

aespa are so amazing i'm so excited about their upcoming album all of the songs sound like such a bop!! U SOULD CHECK OUT BEABADOBEE I HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH HER MUSIC SINCE SUMMER SHE IS SO GOOD!!! I RECOMMEND HER VERY MUCH!!! AND I HOPE U WILL ENJOY HER MUSIC AS WELL

HIHIHI OFC I LOVE 5SOS🫢🥰 tbh when i realized how many of the same artists we both listen to i was like this person was meant for me💆‍♀️i love ur music taste so much!!!! and i will check out wallows cuz i listened to a couple of their songs before that were popular but i never really checked them out so thank u💞💖💓 (i'm an avid listener for both chase atlantic and the driver era as well🫡) wahhh i will check out baekhyun too i always see his name but i never listened to him!!! (and the way u wrote that made me laugh so hard, i hope u will win against haechan some day don't give up the fight🤞)

i'm so scared to recommend cuz they might not be ur taste in music😟buuttt some of my fav songs atm: kár by elefánt, macskák by elefánt, bálnák by dzsúdló, sprint by dzsúdló, na mindegy by carson coma, porszem my carson coma (and tbh i recommend anything by carson coma i feel like they would fit ur music taste the best if u happened to like any of these)

i may happened to be from hungary yesss🫣so hi neighbor🥳🙋‍♀️

(IM SORRY FOR WRITING THIS MUCH I KNOW U PROBABLY DONT MIND BIT I STILL FEEL THE NEED TO SAY SORRY - liebestraum anon💕)

I PROMISED TO MYSELF TO NEVER FEEL PRESSURED TO DO SO EVER AGAIN HAHAHA.

AAAAH thank u sm for saying that!!! awsten being a guitar teacher is a weird concept i agree but it strangely fits?? also i remember him saying he used to teach 5sos songs which made my heart so happy AHAHA anyways perfume is literally the best song ever and lovejoy slap idc what anyone says. tommy deserves the whole world for convincing them to keep the song i owe him my life AHAHA you being a mcyt fan is so valid of you. i had my mc phase when i was younger (mainly bc i have an older brother so we played together) so i was big on my slovak/czech mc youtubers back in the day HAHA but nowadays i dont watch many youtubers tbh,,, i WAS a big sidemen girlie tho DJFKLA i still watch their vids sometimes. also the uk commentery scene back in the day had such a chokehold on me that i still follow will, alex and memelous on instagram lmaoo

DID U SEE THE CLIPS FROM AESPAS CONCERT ningnings solo killed me. i love that girl w my whole heart and thIS ?? if they dont add the solos to the album im gonna riot

i havent had time to check up beabadobee but i promise to do so soon and then give u a report!! if u have any favorite songs from her pls send them my way!!

GIRL WE ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER our music taste matches so well what the fuck this never happened to me before AAA YOU EVEN LIKE THE DRIVER ERA????????? ross lynch was my first ever celebrity crush and im afraid to admit that he has the same hold on me now that im almost 20 than he had back when i was 9. i dont know ALL wallows songs btw im more of a casual fan but the ones i know are so good omg. also baekhyun!!! my kr&b king!! pls listen to his music he is such a good vocalist AAA (i dont think im winning against hyuck any time soon tho >:()

also im now listening to the songs you recommended so let me give you a live reaction. kár sounds very very vibey omg i love it actually ???? went straight to my playlist i love the synth?? macskák has very edgy depressed vibe i love it too omg?????? in my playlist you go. bálnák sounds like a nct dream b-side but in hungarian i stan. very very vibey. sprint has a very good beat!! its enjoyable to listen to but not really my vibe tbh. na mindegy is sO FUCKING GOOD WHAT ?? you were right this is truly my vibe i added this to my playlist too omg. porszem towards the end when it gets louder?? slaps. my favorites were definitely the first two and then na mindegy !!!!!

hello neighbor hhhh im slovak <33 (if you didnt know already bc i slap it to everyones face LMAO)

dont apologize for writing so much i really enjoyed talking abt music w you!!!!!! <33