#but hhh man.... the fame mashups....
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Top 3-5 mashups?
omg it's so hard to rank them numerically, so i'll just ramble about a few of my faves and why they make me insane
Nothing New/Dear Reader + Clara Bow/The Lucky One + Mirrorball/Clara Bow
i'm really fascinated by the way taylor approaches writing in regards to fame, parasociality, being perceived en masse, and how all of that intersects with the nature of femininity and womanhood. and so naturally, this collection of fame-based mashups all specifically centered around the experience of being a woman in fame is deeply illening to me. "dear reader, will you still want me when i'm nothing new?" is a knife to the heart every time. "promise to be dazzling, like a mirrorball" is actually insane. like i truly cannot separate these 3 because they all center around the same theme, and it makes me entirely insane. its so painful love it so much
All Of The Girls/Crazier
tbh? i don't even Know crazier like that. i was honestly waiting for debut tv to come out to properly listen to it, if only bc it's a non-album single that i have to go out of my way to find and listen to and i am lazy sometimes. but god i LOVE the way she sings it here, and it love it's integration into aotgylb. i get so happy every time i rewatch a video of this performance and i see how loudly the crowd cheers for crazier. this one just simply makes me happy, idk what else to say
Come Back...Be Here/Daylight
literally what can i say.... such a beautiful sonic mashup, i love the sense of Yearning, i'm obsessed with the transitions between the songs and how this is one of the few mashups that feels like a genuine blending of two songs rather than just two songs shaking hands and trading off. i literally can't hear the bridge of cbbh anymore without immediately wanting to start singing the daylight bridge š i guess i really am just a slut for sappy mashups, and esp piano mashups lmao. no real super analytical thoughts about this one, i just love the sound of it so much
Would've Could've Should've/Ivy
i mean. it's just The Narrativeā¢. the fact that she did this is so insane to me and i will never stop thinking about it. do i care that it's like 95% wcs and only 5% ivy? tbh not really because the ivy bit is SO relevant and important and brilliantly integrated, it created a whole new reinterpretation of ivy that i'm forever obsessed with. if you don't know what i mean by The Narrativeā¢, it's basically just a reading of her entire discography through a wcs-centric lens, and i have Many Thoughts about this mashup in that context. some of which i left in a rambly patreon comment a few weeks ago:
#also as a chats & reacts fan. watching wcs/ivy live knowing they were in the audience is a euphoric moment that will never be matched#but hhh man.... the fame mashups....#i think so much about The Narrativeā¢ and how it also is relevant to said fame mashups#because what triggers the relationship trauma also triggers the fame trauma. they go hand in hand#when a 32 year old man messes with your head in regards to romance and intimacy at 19 years old#and when another 32 year old man steals your spotlight at 19 and sets you on a lifelong path of needing to prove yourself to everyone#anyways yes innocent is the single most important song in her discography because it represents everything that was lost/stolen from her#why do you ask#i will use Anything as a vessel to preach the innocent agenda#the day we get mirrorball/innocent is the day i explode and sob#anyways what.#thanks for sending this ask anon im sorry i have no real Thoughts tonight. just vibes#i also cried over loml/white horse at work the other day so. love that one too#asks#anonymous#mashups#tour: eras#analysis
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