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@eddiemonth prompt, oct 25th: Songwriting | Snuff - Slipknot | Melancholy a/n: established steddie, angst resolved quickly with fluff. excerpt and new outtake from over the hills and far away! I think it makes sense without reading the whole thing, but it is my favorite thing I've ever written so feel free to read the whole thing if you feel so inclined ⨠read on ao3 + masterpost | tumblr masterlist
October 1987
Eddieâs pen runs out of ink and he chucks it across the room, clattering off the walls with a loud clang before falling to the ground. Everything he writes is wrong because everything he writes is Steve, or Hawkins, or Chrissy, or some other version of his past that cuts him too close to the bone.Â
Chicago has been good to him over the past yearâ his apprenticeship turns into a job, his apartment isnât a total shithole, heâs met decent people, heâs even forced himself on a couple of (albeit dead-end) datesâ so thereâs no reason that he should be sitting on the floor of his living room with pages and pages torn out of this notebook because they aren't right. But there he is.Â
Crumpled up pieces of paper surround his outstretched legs, and his joint is almost kicked, and his beer has been warm for almost an hour. Slayer plays at a low volume in the background and while he knows thatâs now how itâs meant to be played, he really doesnât want to deal with another noise complaint. Eddie lets his head lean backwards over the couch cushions and shifts to sit up straighter, his back now pressed against the front of the thrifted piece.Â
Hands in his hair, like always. Itâs a tell heâs noticed about himself and he wonders briefly if heâs done this his entire life, if heâs been so obvious with his discomfort in the company of others?Â
Maybe thatâs whyâÂ
He cuts the thought off at the pass and brings his fists down to the floor before grabbing his shitty warm beer from the coffee table and pressing it to his lips. Warm beer is better than no beer, he thinks, at least when being tormented by my own stupid brain. It hits the back of his throat and he cringes.Â
Moments pass and he looks back down at the notebook, a fresh page full of potential, possibility, future. His hands search the drawer of a side table within reach and come up with a new pen. The plastic nearly cuts his lip as he pulls the cap off between his teeth and spits it somewhere to his left, bringing one shaky hand to the page.
The next song will be happy. I promise.
April 1990
Eddie sits alone in his apartmentâ their apartment, nowâ with his legs outstretched in front of him and his back against the cushions of the couch. Itâs as though heâs gone back in time as he sits in a familiar position, the same notebook gifted to him by Steve all of those years ago open in his lap with the pen sitting in the middle of the pages. The last entry stares up at him, his own handwriting pressed deep into the pages.Â
The next song will be happy. I promise.Â
He hasnât put pen to page in this notebook in years but life is strange and time is a flat circle. Somehow, heâs ended up right back in Steveâs arms except that this time, they arenât broken. This time, they arenât terrified. This time, it works.Â
So for months now, Eddieâs poured over the pages of this notebook and agonized over verses and choruses, bridges and metaphors. All of his thoughts are wrapped in writing this song, the one heâd promised Steve without him even knowing.
A song he hopes can convey what heâs feeling without making a true and complete ass of himself.Â
A song heâs probably never going to finish because his brain feels like cotton and his thoughts are too jumbled to become words, a ball of yarn wound too tight.Â
A song he wants to finally play for Steve.
Itâs hard to fit four years of love, and longing, and brokenness, and rebuilding into just a series of four versesâ one for each yearâ but heâs trying. Heâs trying because Steve deserves it, and because Eddie needs it. So much time has already passed, and if he has to go one more day without telling Steve exactly how he feels, how heâs always felt, heâs going to implode in upon himself.Â
Three deep breaths, and he picks up his pen.Â
September 1990
Eddie plays Steve his song.Â
Later that night, cleaned up and comfortable, Eddie whips out his guitar. Steve hadnât thought to question why he brought itâ it just felt like an Eddie thing to do. But then he takes out the little notebook Steve gifted him so long ago, right here in the same living room, and Steve hazily puts two and two together.Â
The next song will be happy, I promise. And it is.Â
âYou wrote me a song?â Steve says, incredulous and warm from the inside out.Â
âI did. Tried to, at least. Hold your excitement until itâs done and then we can decide if you want to claim it for yours.â Eddie teases and winks, pulling the guitar up into his lap.Â
He strums methodically as Steve watches his ringed fingers glide along the strings. Eddieâs voice sings words from his heart, torn free of their cages after so many years.
War made us corpses, Letâs rise from the shallow graves, letâs watch the way time warps. Hold these broken bones until theyâre healed, Hold them when they shake. Sometimes itâs hard To let you see me cracked and scarred. Moonlight through the curtains and music on the stereo, Just tell me all you say is true. Love is a three letter word, sweetheart, and itâs you.Â
There are no words Steve can muster to respond, but he cries, and that says more than words ever could anyways.
[read the full fic here on ao3!]
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I Did Something Bad (on 29 April 2016)
Taylor wrote Gorgeous, Delicate and Did Something Bad around the same time (see Making of Video), there were all recorded in September but refer to earlier events. In the 29 April 2023 Eras show Taylor added High Infidelity to this story which refers to 29 April.
Timeline
See 2016 timeline
2 January: Harry is on a Yacht with Kendall in the red shirt.
2 February: Harry wore this blue St Laurent shirt on his birthday
11 February - Kanye releases Famous, Taylor & Harry seen in LA
20 February Harry wrote Sweet Creature on the 20th
21 February Calvin started Ole, a bitter song about about cheating. CH wore Harry's shirt in the MV and the red one was included also
28 February: Harry Tweeted you can shake an apple off a tree. His instagram had been B&W for 2 years since OOTW was released October 2014. He posted a colour photo on the 25 Feb 2016. It stayed colour from 7 May.
March 15 - Taylor and Calvin have heavily photographed beach holiday. She repeats this move in 2018 with Joe.
April 29 - Taylor refers to an affair on this date in High Infidelity. as HS and TS were both in LA on that date. Taylor and Kendall were at Gigi Hadid's birthday the night before. Harry's Kiwi music video also includes a kid dressed like Taylor on that night.
May 2 - the met gala was the key date while she was with Joe. On midnights she changed it to 29 April. CH and TS were barely seen together in 2016 and this seems it was over in April. Harry left to shoot Dunkirk. Taylor wrote and recorded IDWLF
29 April 2017 - Our boy celebrated the anniversary of this particular secret rendezvous by getting papped 3 times in the same shirt. They also released Me! and the HH tracklisting on that date.
There is a great detailed post about this here.
Rattata sound
The Rattata sound at the end of I did something bad is also suspiciously similar to a Rakaka sound in a leaked Harry Styles song. In Harry's song, he has a secret rendezvous with an ex who phones him unexpectedly and he picks up on the way home.
This raises a question on the timing of the events of Pick You Up and Did Something Bad, PYU refers to his sisterâs birthday which is in December, they were at the VS show 3 December 2014, the songs may be about different days. Taylor was in Australia on Gemmaâs birthday 2015. Now we donât talk seems like they werenât talking in January.
Calvin's bitter song was' Reggae themed - Ole,
Lyrics
Taylor has said she was inspired by the Stark Sisters in not having remorse for actions.
I never trust a narcissist But they love me So I play 'em like a violin And I make it look oh so easy ... If a man talks shit, then I owe him nothing I don't regret it one bit, 'cause he had it coming
The opening verses set a vengeful mood and highlight the grievance TS had over the Narcissist (CH) taking credit for her work on This is what you came for.
I never trust a playboy But they love me So I fly him all around the world And I let them think they saved me They never see it comin' What I do next This is how the world works You gotta leave before you get left
Here TS has also referred to HS as a playboy who wanted to save her and sets the mood for how angry she feels at the situation..
They're burning all the witches, even if you aren't one They got their pitchforks and proof Their receipts and reasons They're burning all the witches, even if you aren't one So light me up (light me up), light me up (light me up)
'they're burning all the witches' also appears on the stairs in the video for Ready for It, another song in the first half of the album that are about HS.
In later songs, Adore You Harry includes "I'd walk the fire for you"
2016 and Reputation posts.
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Thoughts on the TTPD tracklist?
Hi anon! Oh boy, I'm still gathering my thoughts!
First and foremost, I don't think that this album is going to be what anyone expects it to be (in the same way that everyone expected "Slut!" to be a power anthem and it ended up being a 'lovelorn' ballad). From what I'm seeing around on Twitter and Reddit, everyone seems pretty certain that this will be a breakup album full of "tea" about a certain ex, but I'm going to have to disagree.
Now, I don't much care for tabloid culture, myself, so please take this with a grain of salt! That said, I remember reading very early on that Matty had moved in with Taylor, shipping off all his "things that made sounds", since he'd be bunked up with her "to help write her next album". While The Sun is a tabloid, it was the same publication that predicted Matty would be in Nashville on May 5th and that The 1975 would feature on 1989 ("debunked" by most other sources, yet confirmed by several sources on Christmas dayâŚ)
If it's true that Matty helped write for the album (he did add "Writer" to his Instagram profile following the "Slut!" leak), I hope we see his name reflected in the credits (again, that is IF he helped write anything). If he has nothing at all to do with it, then it's incredibly likely he inspired several tracks. I could tell you which ones I suspect, but the likelihood anyone agrees with me is slim, because my theorizing includes allusions and parallels to lyrics and themes in older songs or albums, many of which have already been "attributed" to other exes without any further discussion or speculation. I try to keep my answers palatable, but I personally think Matty's been a chief muse for far more albums than almost anyone suspects.
Since it took me a couple days to get to your ask, Taylor has since cleared up that, yep, she wrote TTPD after turning in Midnights, so roughly two years. If you'd like to know who the muse of TTPD might be, let's keep in mind that this happened over two years ago. Whatever people think the timeline is⌠isn't. That definitely includes me, but I'm at least picking up on inconsistencies that are going largely ignored by many people blinded by personal biases. I'm hoping there are some direct lyrical allusions to the man, himself, to clear up any confusion⌠or perhaps to cause a whole lot more! They're both fans of chaos, after all. đ¤
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I have seen people say they think RFI is about Matty, because of the robber allusion. Also what do you think about her using the same silhouette on the Style mv in the Fortnight mv? Curious choice
ok so RFI being mostly written on 1989 tour means that it wouldâve, if it was inspired by a real person, been about Calvin to begin with. Obviously it underwent a few iterations from draft to finished product because Rep underwent a few iterations imo and again one of the problems sheâs stated repeatedly is she had writerâs block in and around that time (actually sheâs implied it started immediately after 1989 and then continued but even 1989 is pretty uninspired lol and had a teensy vault so I believe there wasnât much discarded material at all). Whatâs impressive is Taylorâs version of writerâs block - and this speaks to her prolific nature and creativity - still had her writing songs and thatâs impressive af. I guess she just wrote fewer/less often and a lot of the stuff she was writing wasnât that deep. However, I really donât see how RFI tl wise could, in any iteration (because obviously the finished one wouldnât have been exactly what she wrote on the plane, she made some Joe specific edits to that song âyounger than my exesâ for example wouldâve been added in later) been about Matty. She was with Calvin while on tour, her and Matty had never been that deep/exclusive for Tatty 1.0, and sheâd chosen Calvin over Matty so itâd be super weird if she sat down a song along the lines of RFI about Matty at that point??
silhouettes are silhouettes so I also donât know about that. Style was written before she and Matty knew each other, it was written to track quite quickly based on Harry having a cool last name. She may feel it applied to her and Matty at this point but I donât think there are Easter eggs to that effect either in the lyrics or in the MV idk. Fortnight MV has a few 75 referenced moments and that I do think was purposeful but silhouettes are idk silhouettes.
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So Iâve been going through a Little Mix revival lately and when I got to the Glory Days album I couldnât help but think if bandmember yn helped write some stuff for the girls, the album came out in late 2016 so she wouldâve had some time after the break at the start of the year to get involved before heading to Jamaica with H for HS1
first off: as you should
second: she totally did, those girls are her sisters so it was super duper fun to help produce some of their songs. Little Mix was also one of yn's biggest clients (aside from h of course) that she first got hired for as a producer. not to mention how much all the girls live for harmonies
Salute 2013
Move: YN's first song with the girls which she not only helped produced but was featured in.
Weird People 2015
The End: YN wrote about her ex boyfriend she had during 1d and was the first song she produced/vocal arranged in full accapella
Glory Days 2016:
Shout Out To My Ex: just a good ol' poppy break up song that my or may not have been inspired by a certain ex 1d band member
F.U. : not only was yn's pen game was strong on this one -> "A, B, C, D, E, F.U." (um aRE YEH KIDDIN ME?!) but her vocal arrangements for this one was one of her favorites.
Power: it's songs like these that makes yn feel like a badass being surrounded by strong women. AND to have Stormzy (one of her favorite rappers) feature in on it later on was something she crossed off of her bucket list
Beep Beep: the guitar playing in this song was yn
LM5 2018:
Woman Like Me: if this song isn't about yn literally explaining her on and off relationship with H during this time then i don't know what is
Strip: one of yn's favorites (she also made a cameo in the music video, dancing and singing with her step mum, Penny)
Joan of Arc: another song that she helped write that made her feel like a badass. Like while LM was in the recording room singing the bridge and the harmonies for it, yn was on the other side of the glass dancing and hyping them UP. I'm talking up on the couch pressed against the wall, arms in the air, hips swiveling and screaming the lyrics back.
Wasabi: a fun, sassy bop. enough said.
Motive: a song that the LM girls let yn have creative freedom for how the track was going to sound and she really popped OFF
Notice: a sexy bop with a sexy bridge.
The Cure: this was a song she really collaborated with the most with the girls on an intimate level. it has such a powerful message that they all agreed was important to share and an experience they've all lived through being their line of work
Confetti 2020:
Sweet Melodies: yn was mainly in charge of their vocal arrangements for this song
Rendezvous: a song wrote and gave to the girls inspired by her and h's secret relationship before it was exposed.
Bounce Back: a fun, sassy bop #2
Breathe: the song may or may not have a snip bit of harry yelling "hey!"...yeah yn had a blast when the fandom went crazy and claimed that it was him and the LM girls were denying it every chance they got
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Happier
(inspired by happier by Olivia Rodrigo)
Word count: 2.4k
I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better I hope you're happy, but don't be happier
Part 1: Drivers License
Part 2: Deja Vu
A/N: I edited the original lyrics to match the POV :)
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Harry had come up with a thousand scenarios of how this day would play out. Actually, heâd been thinking of this day since the moment heâd received the news. He didnât dare to hope that sheâd say yes to coming back for a sequel. Heâd been sure that they would write her character off, give a lame excuse for how his love interest could not make a return and make his character forget about her completely to move on with a new girl in town. It would have been great if it was that easy in real life. Once someone was written off the script, they were gone for good. Real-life relationships were not that simple. Goodbye didnât mean ânever see you againâ. You would still share the same friend circle and social bubbles, and it was worse when you two worked in the same industry. Harry didnât know how heâd lasted a year without running into her, not since the Grammys.
âDidnât you two date?â
âNo.â Harry shook his head, but his eyes stayed glued on Y/N from across the room. She wasnât looking his way, too busy saying hello to everyone else. âNo,â he repeated, more to himself than to his co-star. âWe didnât.â
âBut she wrote an entire album about you,â said the other twin. What was her name again? Lulu?
âLuna!â cried her sister, Lex. âYou canât ask him that!â
âNo, itâs okay,â Harry said with a tight smile, slightly annoyed by the blonde twins, but he didnât want to seem like an ass on the first day of filming. âAnd I donât know if it was for me. You should ask Y/N.â
��Ask me what?â
Harry flinched when he looked up and saw Y/N padding towards them. She hugged the twins, who seemed way too excited. Harry guessed they were Y/Nâs fans. They gave off crazy fangirl vibes, probably just pretending not to know the drama to interrogate him. He couldnât blame them for assuming he was the villain and definitely could not blame Y/N for portraying him as one. It was more important that he knew who he was and how much he had changed since his last relationship. Maybe they could finally be friends.
âWere they bothering you?â Y/N asked him once the twins had left.
Harry nodded. âTheyâre your friends?â
âOh, I met them last year on tour. Iâm surprised you donât know them. They were on Disney.â
âI donât watch Disney,â Harry admitted with a smile. âWell, not todayâs Disney.â
âUnderstandable.â Y/N nodded and bit her lip. She seemed guarded with her straight back and hands hidden behind her. She eyed him up and down, quite subtle yet noticeable. âHow have you been?â
âPretty good,â he said, nodding slowly. âYou?â
âYeah, but mostly tired because of tour.â
âYouâre done?â
âYup, last night was the last show.â
âNice.â
Y/N raised an eyebrow. âNice?â
Harry blinked. âDid I say something wrong?â
âNo.â Y/N giggled. âYou still sound very...you.â
âWell, shouldnât I?â
âYeah, you should. But itâs been a year soâŚI mean, you havenât changed much.â
âRight,â he said lowly, his eyes falling to his feet. Harry supposed he should say something else, perhaps bringing up another random topic to discuss, but all he could think about was what had happened between them. Things had been messy, hadnât they? How could they go back to before that? Before her first song about him. Before heâd chosen someone else over her.
Or he could talk about her new relationship. Sheâd been in a happy relationship for almost six months, right? No wait, hadnât they broke up two weeks ago? He wasnât sure because he hadnât been catching up. If theyâd broken up, heâd sound like an ass to even mention her exâs name. He should just stay quiet.
âIâll see you later?â she said, gesturing at her stylist who was waiting by the door.
Harry could ask her right now -- the reason sheâd agreed to film the sequel to their first movie together. Heâd heard from a very reliable source that sheâd specifically asked her agent to decline any project that he was in. So did this mean they were good? That she didnât hate him anymore? He could have gathered his courage and got the answer right thenâŚ
âYeah, see you.â
...but he didnât.
And so she gave him a smile and a little wave, then happily returned to her stylist.
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âSee you tomorrow, Y/N!â
âSee you, Annie!â Y/N said as she put the rest of her things into her tote bag. Her new driver had got her schedule mixed up, and so she had to wait here for another half an hour. She was in no rush. It had been a light first day, and sheâd had a fun time getting to know the new cast members and catching up with old friends.
She sat on the sofa in the lobby, legs crossed, texting her best friend about her day. Sheâd purposely left out the short off-screen conversation with Harry, and her best friend didnât even bother to ask. In their world, he didnât exist, and his name was censored in every conversation like a curse word that was even worse than âcuntâ. Nevertheless, she didnât hate him anymore. She was doing just fine on her own, being busy with her career, and sheâd been in a happy relationship after her fall out with him.
She and the guy, a model, had broken up two weeks ago due to long distance and some differences that they could not change. They had ended on good terms and decided to stay friends. They said you could only stay friends with your ex when you still had feelings for each other, or you had never loved each other that much in the first place. For her, it was probably the latter. Her previous relationship had been more platonic than romantic, apparently. So she had nothing but the best to say about him.
As she was going through her camera roll, just reminiscing about the past, she heard footsteps approaching and looked up to find Harry. He offered a smile and gestured to the spot beside her on the sofa. âMay I sit here? My ride is late.â
âYeah, sure.â She hurriedly scooted over.
âGood job today,â he said. âYou were great.â
âThanks, so were you.â She smiled, and they both looked away at the same time. This was so awkward. She hated small talk. Sheâd never had to have small talk with Harry. Conversations with him used to be so easy and natural and silly. Whatever this was, it wasnât them.
âCan we just be normal?â
At first, Y/N thought sheâd been the one whoâd said it, so when she realised itâd been Harry, she was speechless.
He swallowed and sat a bit straighter, still not looking at her. âI donât want us to be weird and awkward.â
âOkay,â she said.
He cleared his throat. âWanna try again?â
âYeah, sure.â
âOkay, not to sound like an ass but when Joey kept forgetting his lines, I was so pissed off, I could throw a chair at the wall.â
âRight?!â exclaimed Y/N, feeling free to have finally broken out of her shell. âLike, he doesnât even have many lines. I know heâs new but damn...you canât get far if you donât learn your goddamn lines.â
Harry shook with laughter. âOh God, we sound like dicks, donât we?â
âMaybe.â Y/N laughed, covering her mouth. âBut you know what? We canât be nice in this industry. Itâs impossible.â
âShhh, if someone heard this, we would be into big trouble.â
âOh please, Iâve had worse articles written about me than âY/N speaks facts about her lazy co-starâ.â
Harry tossed his head back and cackled. âThe worst one Iâve got this week was âHarry Styles hates therapists.ââ
âWhat?!â Y/N gasped. âNo way! Thatâs so stupid!â
âRight?â Harry rolled his eyes. âI could get all my therapists to speak up for me but Iâm kinda immune to bullshit now.â
âTherapists? Like plural?â
âYeah, one in every city.â
âDamn.â
âYeah.â
Y/N rubbed her hands onto her legs. âRough year?â
Harryâs eyes rolled to the back of his head as he leaned back. âYou have no idea.â Then he swept his hair out of his eyes, sucked in a breath, and finally looked at her. âI wish I could have talked to you, though.â
She bit her tongue, knowing what she was about to say next would disappoint her best friend so much, but she had to. âSo do I.â
Harry looked taken aback before his lips curled into a smile. âItâs silly, isnât it? I havenât talked to you in a year, and I feel like I know everything thatâs happened to you except that I donât.â
What heâd just said might make no sense for most people, but Y/N knew exactly what he meant. She nodded and wetted her lip. âYou only know as much as everyone else does.â
âYeah, I got updates on you from the news and our friends.â
âSame.â Y/N smiled back. âI hate how they write articles about your new haircut but not mine.â
âI like your new hair colour.â
âThanks. I like your new car.â
Then they both burst out laughing. It was fun and also a little bit strange that Y/N didnât feel the same anxiety talking to him as she used to. It must be because they had grown and were now meeting again as better people.
âDamn, my ride's here,â Y/N said as she read the text from her driver. âI gotta go now.â
âOh, okay.â Harry stood up and followed Y/N to the entrance. âHey, just wondering--â
âYeah?â
âAm I...am I still blocked?â He looked a bit flustered as she tilted her head and squinted her eyes. âOn your phone. Because I remember you having my number blocked--â
âI unblocked you on your birthday.â
âOh, really?â
âYeah.â Y/N shrugged. âI shouldâve sent you a happy birthday text but...I didnât want your girlfriend to get the wrong ideas.â
âMy ex.â
âYeah, I know.â
They smiled at each other one last time before saying goodbye. Y/N knew it was silly, but she was hoping he would go after her.
Ding.
A notification popped up when she was in the car. She was almost home, and it was from Harryâs number. Heâd sent her a link with a message that said, âHope you like it :)â.
Curious, she tapped on it and was directed to an audio file titled âTrack 5â. The upload date was last year. About two weeks after their short conversation at the Grammys.
Hurriedly, she fumbled inside her bag for her iPods and put it on before she pressed play.
âHey, Jeff, I couldnât sleep so I wrote this song. Listen and let me know if it should go on the album.â
Then came the piano intro. It sounded good, so Y/N wondered how it hadnât ended up on his last album.
But when he started to sing...
We ended a while ago Your friends are mine, you know, I know You've moved on,â
foundâ
someone new One more guy who brings out the better in you
And I thought my heart was detached From all theâsunlightâofâour past But heâs so nice, heâs so funny Does he mean you forgot about me?
Oh, I hope you're happy But not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better I hope you're happy, but don't be happier
And does he tell you youâre the most beautiful girl heâs ever seen? An eternal love bullshit he might not even mean Remember when you were with me I meant it when you heard it first from me
And now I'm pickin' him apart Like cuttin' him down will make you miss my wretched heart But heâs charming, he looks kind He probably gives you butterflies
I hope you're happy But not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better
I hope you're happy I wish you all the best, really Say you love him, baby Just not like you loved me And think of me fondly when your hands are on him I hope you're happy, but don't be happier
The song was for her. Heâd written it when her new relationship had gone public. Y/N sat there, staring blankly ahead until the honking of a car tore open her inner peace, and reality came crashing back in. The driver dropped her off at her house. Instead of going inside, she stood on her front steps and replayed the song one more time. When it ended, she decided to text him: Why didnât this make it to the album?
She didnât know where he was now, but it showed âtypingâ in less than a second, as if heâd been waiting in their chat since heâd sent that link.
You wouldâve hated me, Y/N.
True, she replied. Still, I wouldâve loved the song lowkey. And added, I love it btw.
He took so long to type that it was driving her crazy. She flopped down on the concrete stair with her phone clutched in her hands, her heart thundering against her ribcage. Anxiety popped like a balloon when his message appeared: Were you happier?
She reread it again and again.
No.
I wasnât either, he responded. I kept getting deja vu.
Ha, nice reference.
That song is my guilty pleasure. Love listening to you roasting me on loop.
That last message made Y/N bury her face into her palm and giggle like a fool. She thought for a second and wrote: I could come roast you in person now if thatâs what you prefer. I think weâve never had a proper roasting.
Can we meet, Y/N? Or are you busy now?
No, not busy.
Great, Iâll pick you up.
Just tell me where, she responded with a smile on her face. I got my drivers license now :)
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Taylor Swift Turns on a Facsimile Machine for the Ingenious Recreations of âFearless (Taylorâs Version)â: Album Review
Swift recreates her entire 2008 album literally down to the last note, then gives herself room for stylistic latitude on six never-before-recorded "vault" tracks.
By Chris Willman
Swift recreates her entire 2008 album literally down to the last note, then gives herself room for stylistic latitude on six never-before-recorded "vault" tracks.
There is no âbest actressâ award at the Grammys, perhaps for obvious reasons, but maybe there should be this coming year. And the Grammy would go to⌠Taylor Swift, for so persuasively playing her 18-year-old self in âFearless (Taylorâs Version),â her beyond-meticulous recreation of the 2008 recording that did win her her first album of the year trophy back in the day. Itâs impossible to overstate just how thoroughly the new version is intended as an exact replica of the old â all the way down to her startling ability to recapture an untrained teen singing voice sheâs long matured and moved on from. Itâs a stunt, to be sure, but a stunt for the ages â mastering the guile it takes to go back to sounding this guileless.
There are two different, very solid reasons to pick up or stream âTaylorâs Version,â regardless of whether you share her ire for the Big Machine label, whose loose ways with her nine-figure catalog precipitated this, the first in a six-album series of remakes where sheâll be turning on the facsimile machine. One is to marvel at her gift for self-mimicry on the albumâs original tracks, where she sounds as possessed by her younger self as Regan ever was by Pazuzu. The other reason is, of course, to check out the six âvaultâ numbers that Swift wrote during that time frame but has never released before in any form, which dispenses with stylistic fealty to the late 2000s and frames her âFearlessâ-era discards in production and arrangements closer to âFolklore.â Those half-dozen (kind of) new tracks really do sound like modern Taylor Swift covering her old stuff.
But those original lucky 13? Itâs the same damn record⌠which is kind of hilarious and marvelous and the kind of meta-ness that will inspire a thousand more think-pieces than it already has, along with possibly efforts at forensic analysis to figure out how she did it.
It would not be surprising if, as we speak, Big Machine was putting a combined team of scientists and lawyers on the case of the new albumâs waveform readouts, to make sure itâs not just the original album, remixed. Honestly, itâs that close. The timings of the songs are all within a few seconds of the original tracks, if not coming in at exactly the same length. The duplication effort doesnât allow any detours. If âForever and Alwaysâ had a cold open then, itâs going to have a cold open now. If the 2008 âThatâs the Way I Love Youâ had slamming rock guitars with an almost subliminal banjo being plucked beneath the racket, so will the 2021 âThatâs the Way I Loved You.â A drum roll to end the old âChangeâ? A drum roll to end its body-snatcher doppelganger. And if she chuckled before the final chorus of âHey Stephenâ 13 years ago, so will that moment be cause for a delighted giggle now.
Of course, much analysis will be put into whether the new laugh is a more knowing-sounding laugh. And that will be part of the fun for a certain segment of audiophile Swifties who will go looking for the slightest change as evidence of something meaningful. When âLove Story (Taylorâs Version)â first came out weeks back to preview the album, there were reviews written that swore sheâd subtly changed up her phrasing to put a contemporary spin on the song. And maybe they were right, but, having done a fair amount of A/B testing of the two versions of the album, I found myself feeling like I do when vinyl buffs insist there are significant sonic differences between the first stamper version of an LP and one that was pressed a year later. If you can spot those very, very, very modest tweaks, go for it.
But my suspicion is that if Swift has decided to turn a phrase a little differently here or there on this album, or done anything too differently aside from brighten the sound, sheâs doing it more as an Easter egg, for the people who are on that kind of hunt, than anything really designed as reinterpretation. Because the last thing Swift wants most of her fans doing is A/B-ing the two versions, the way I did. The whole point is to have folks retire the OG âFearlessâ from their Spotify playlists, right? The Swift faithful were already threatening to rain down damnation on anyone caught sneaking an audio peek at the old version after midnight. What she intended was to come up with a rendering so faithful that you would never have a need to spin the vintage album again. In that, she has succeeded beyond what could have been imagined even in the dreams of the few self-forgers whoâve tried this before, like a Jeff Lynne.
Is there any reason to find value in the new versions if you couldnât care less about the issues of masters and contracts and respect in business deals that made all this strangely possible? Yes, with the first one being that the new album just sounds like a terrific remastering of the old â the same notes, and youâd swear the same performances, but sounding brighter and punchier just on a surface level. But on a more philosophical one, itâs not just a case of Swift playing with her back catalog like Andy Warhol played with his soup can. Itâs really a triumph of self-knowledge and self-awareness, in the way that Swift is so hyper-conscious of the ways sheâs matured that she has the ability to un-mature before our very ears. With her vocals, itâs virtuosic, in a way, how sheâs made herself return to her unvirtuosic upstart self.
On Swiftâs earliest albums and in those seminal live shows â at the time when she was famously being told she âcanât sing,â to quote a song from the follow-up album â there was a slight shrillness around the edges of her voice that, if you lacked faith, you mightâve imaged would be there forever. It wasnât. That was partly youth, and partly just the sheer earnestness with which she wanted to convey the honesty of the songs. Sheâs advanced so much since then â into one of popâs most gifted modern singers, really â that the woman of âFolkloreâ and âEvermoreâ seems like a completely different human being than the one who made the self-titled debut and âFearless,â never mind just a woman versus girl. It wouldnât have seemed possible that she could go back to her old way of singing at the accomplished age of 31, but she found and recreated that nervous, sincere, pleading voice of yesteryear. And maybe it was just a technical feat, of temporarily unlearning what sheâs learned since then, but you can sense that maybe she had to go there internally, too, to the place where she was counseling other girls to guard their sexual virtue in âFifteen,â or wondering whether to believe the fairy tale of âLove Storyâ or the wakeup call of âWhite Horse,â or proving with âForever & Alwaysâ that writing a song telling off Joe Jonas for his 27-second breakup call was better than revenge.
If at first youâre not inclined to notice that Swift has re-adopted a completely different singing voice for the âFearlessâ remakes, the realization may kick in when those âvaultâ tracks start appearing in the later stretch of this hour-and-50-minute album. The writing on the six songs that have been pulled up from the 2008 cutting room floor seems primitive, even a little bit by the standards of the âFearlessâ album; there are great lines and couplets throughout the rescued tracks, but you can see why she left them as works-in-progress. But she doesnât use her youthful voice on these resurrections, nor does she employ the actual style of âFearlessâ very strictly. Of course, she feels more freedom on these, because there are no predecessors in the Big Machine catalog sheâs asking you to leave behind. Her current collaborators of choice, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, divided the co-producing work on these fresher songs, as they did for the two all-new albums she released in the last year. (The âFearlessâ recreations are co-produced by Swift with Christopher Rowe, someone who worked on remixes for Swift back in that era.) They co-produce the vault songs in a style that sounds somewhere between âFearlessâ and Folkloreâ⌠a more spectral brand of country-pop, with flutes and synths and ringing 12-string guitars and a modicum of drum programming replacing some (but not all) of the acoustic stringed instruments youâd expect to be carried over from âFearlessâ proper.
Of the previously unheard tracks, Swift was right â sheâs always been her own best self-editor â in putting out âYou All Over Meâ first, in advance of the album. With its imagery of half-muddy stones being upturned on the road, this song has advanced lyrical conceits more of a piece with the level of writing sheâs doing now than some of the slightly less precocious songs that follow. Still, thereâs something to be said for the sheer zippiness with which Swift conveys teen heartbreak in âMr. Perfectly Fine,â which has a lyric that shows Swift had long since absorbed the lessons Nashville had to offer about how to come up with a high-concept song â the concept, in this case, being just to stick the word âmisterâ in front of a lot of phrases relating to her shallow ex, as if they were honorary titles to be conferred for being a shit, while she employs the âmissâ for herself more sparingly.
Some of the remaining outtake songs go back more toward the sedate side of âFearlessâ-style material; she didnât leave any real bangers in the can. âWe Were Happy,â the first of two successive tracks to bring in Keith Urban (but only for backgrounds on this one), employs fake strings and real cello as Swift waxes nostalgic for a time when âyou threw your arms around my neck, back when I deserved it.â Itâs funny, in a good way, to hear Swift at 31 recreating a song she wrote at 17 or 18 that pined for long-past better times. The next song, âThatâs When,â brings Urban in for a proper duet where he gets a whole second verse and featured status on half a chorus, and itâs lovely to hear them together. But, as a make-up song, it doesnât feel as real or lived-in as the more personal things she was writing at the time â and the fact that its chords are pretty close to a slightly more balladic version of the superior âYou Belong With Meâ was probably a pretty good reason for dropping it at the time.
the 18-year-old Taylor Swift is a great place to visit, but âFolkloreâ and âEvermoreâ are the place youâll want to return to and live, unless you have an especially strong sentimental attachment to âFearlessâ⌠which, sure, half of young America does. Itâs not irreconcilable to say that the two albums she issued in the last year represent a daring pinnacle of her career, but that âFearlessâ deserved to win album of the year in 2008. Has there been a greater pop single in the 20th century than âYou Belong With Meâ? Probably not. Did the album also have lesser moments you probably havenât thought about in a while, like the just-okay âBreatheâ? Yes. (I looked up to see whether Swift had ever played that little remarked upon number in concert, and according to setlists.fm, she did, exactly once⌠in 2018. Because sheâs Taylor Swift, and of course she did.) Itâs not certain that her duet with Colbie Caillat really needed to be resurrected, except itâs fun, because hey, she even roped former duet partners back into her time warp. But there are so many number that have stood the test of time, like âThe Way I Love You,â an early song that really got at the complicated feelings about passion and fidelity that she would come to explore more as she grew into her 20s⌠and just kind of a headbanger, too, on an album that does love its fiddles and mandolins.
It doesnât take much to wonder why Swift put up âFearlessâ first in this six-album exercise; itâs one of her two biggest albums, along with â1989,â and itâs 13 years old, which does mean something superstitious in the Taylor-verse. In a way, itâll be more interesting to see what happens when she gets to more complicated productions, like â1989â or âReputation.â But maybe âFearlessâ did present the opportunity for the grandest experiment out of the gate: to recreate something that pure and heartfelt, with all the meticulousness a studio master like Swift can put to that process now, without having it seem like sheâs faking sincerity. Let the think-pieces proceed â because this is about six hundred different shades of meta. But, all craftiness and calculation aside, thereâs a sweetness to the regression thatâs not inconsequential. It harks back to a time when she only wondered if she could be fearless, before she learned it the harder way for sure. What they say about actors âdisappearing into the roleâ? That really applies to Taylor Swift, playing herself.
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Pls spare my soul, I just had a sudden spark of inspiration and just wrote whatever came to mind in 30 min. So basically I wrote a lil' MLL!Etho pov song (but I don't really want my voice on the internet so you're only getting the lyrics), even though I don't think he would sing and um I'm probably gonna wake up tmr and regret this immensely (sorry if it's very out of character, I'm in desperate need of sleep) ~Birdie
Dear Bdubs,
We live in the same apartment; sleep in separate rooms
But it feels like I am stuck on Earth while you're all the way on the moon
It's been so quiet without you, just the clock's constant ticking
And when I sit down to write, there's my pen's anxious clicking
Just talk to me and you will see that together we can pull through
Cuz right now I'm only thinking of the life that I once paved with you
This song has no chorus, I'm just venting out my sorrows
And you'll NEVER receive this letter, because without me you're doing better
You have a great life ahead of you and I'm pulling you back no more
If you wanna move out, that's fine by me, just leave a message at the door
And despite the pain I'll wish you the best and hope you will not miss your train
But please just let me see you again... please just let me see you again
Sincerely
Your Ex-best friend
PLEASE DON'T REGRET THIS THIS IS SO FRICKING EPIC DUDE!!!
YOOO guys Birdie is so talented like?? They can write, draw and now they're writing a song?? whaa?
God I love this;; Etho might never sing this out loud but it may play in his head sometimes. Man's grieving so hard,,, đ
#yall this is so cool like genuinely#i never get how rhyming works in english but god this is pretty;;#MLL#ope ask#fav
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Some fun facts and behind the scene notes about the ICBTOYC series because the next update is taking a bit longer then I would like, so hereâs something to hold down the fort:
The title of the series comes from a lyric in the song Brother by NEEDTOBREATHE and Gavin DeGraw. Itâs sort of the theme song of the series in my eyes and if you check out the song, youâll understand why
Actually all of the fics have a song that inspired it. For most fics, the songâs lyrics ended up in the title, but some didnât- Docâs is Brother by Matt Corby, Iskallâs is Belong by X Ambassadors, Ethoâs is False Confidence by Noah Kahn, Keralisâ is Two by Sleeping at Last, Cubâs is Guillotine by Jon Bellion, Falseâs is The Fixer by Brent Morgan, and Zedaphâs is Dreamland by Glass Animals
My favourite quote from the whole series so far is a tie âApolllo you bitch, I never wanted this gift of prophecy. Take it back you cowardâ and âMumbo tried to stop him and Ren just straight up barked at him, Mumbo looks so offendedâ
Some very early foreshadowing that may have been missed is that in Iskallâs fic, they say that Jevin doesnât go with them to the party because he doesnât like big public spaces. Jevin doesnât like those spaces because- as we learn in his story- he hates his body and constantly feels different and judged
Speaking of Jevinâs fic, in it Wels says âwe all have our own demonsâ and Hypno says âyour brain has a way of distorting the world against you,â both of which are foreshadowing their own stories later on
In Cleoâs fic, False tells her âIâd give you all the time in the world if you needed it.â This is a direct quote of what Xisuma tells False in her fic, showing how what Xisuma told her and how he helped her really stuck with her and how she wanted to help Cleo in the same way
Yes, I do have the fics for Pearl and Gem planned out. It might just take a bit before we get there
Many people noted that âZedâ was acting out of character in Hypnoâs fic, but eagle-eyed readers may have been able to figure out that it was actually Ex before the reveal because Ex (under the disguise of Zed) tells Hypno in chat âyou need help and I canât be the one to give it to youâ which is very very similar to when he told Zed in his fic âYou need help from people who can give you what you need, constant support and love. Iâm really not in a position to be that friend for you.â
The whole thing with Helsknightâs first episode did actually happen in this AU, it just never made it into the main series because no one used the code during it. The reason Wels didnât use the code during it was because he was scared that no one was going to answer if he did, just like last time. This is also why Wels is so quick to trust Ex, because he thinks Ex is Xisumaâs Hels equivalent and Hels hermits are basically the darkest, most hidden away part of a personâs mind. Wels thinks X is the best person he knows, and thereâs no way X could be that evil, so Ex canât be that bad himself. Neither the assumption that Ex is a Hels Hermit, nor the assumption that Xisuma doesnât have dark, twisted thoughts is correct.
Here are some alternative versions of stories that I almost wrote before I changed them for whatever reason: Keralisâ was going to be about him feeling like the other Hermits assume heâs stupid and getting upset by this before I fully started fleshing out the Ex storyline and decided to link it in, Scar was going to be the Vex fic instead of Cub, Falseâs was about her getting struck by lightning and nearly dying during MCC training and Cub having to use the code for her then feeling guilty about what happened in a two-parter (this idea later developed into Joeâs and Cleoâs), and Hypnoâs went through many changes, first being about him feeling forgotten and alone because of a prank someone played on him, then being about him having a psychotic disorder and experiencing depersonalization and derealization
The reason Beefâs fic went how it did was because I knew I wanted a Canadian to get hypothermia for the irony but I had already picked Ethoâs prompt so it ended up being Beef, which I think is hilarious
And in Beefâs fic, the reason he says his favourite song is Here Comes the Sun by the Beetles is because of the lyrics ���Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter, Little darling, it seems like years since it's been hereâ and âLittle darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting. Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear.â Think of this as gentle foreshadowing from me that everything was going to be okay by the end: the winter may have seemed cold and lonely and almost deadly for Beef but the sun was going to eventually come and a happy ending was on the horizon
3rd life is canon in this world but because itâs a permadeath AU, instead of it being a murder game, itâs essentially a giant game of lazar tag
My favourite fics in the series are Beefâs (was super fun to write) and Mumboâs (still relatable af and a message I often have to remind myself)
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what really inspired the babe music video though...
So if youâve read my babe mv analysis you know itâs one of the worldâs loudest and best gaylor proofs in existence. What I want to explore here however is why 5-6 years after Swiftgron was over, is Taylor digging up the grave another time to drag her ex. Â
Seriously stop and think about it. Why on Godâs gay earth did Taylor decide to Swiftgron her ass off in 2018.  When sheâs supposedly moved on to the London Lover and happy? The simplest explanation is that Babe is about Dianna so Taylor made sure people knew that. And hey thatâs completely possible.Â
However itâs Christmas and Iâm feeling generous so buckle up for some crack and reaching. (read: this is mostly a joke post so donât come for my neck for playing around and making it. if you donât like it donât readâď¸)
What if Taylor painting herself as the desperate other woman in this music video all about Dianna has a meaning further than it just worked out like that? What if Dianna was cheating on Winston with Taylor in a late stage illicit Swiftgron affair đđđ???? (no I donât think IA is about dianna, she doesnât take runs)
Taylor said herself that âthe narrative is never truly overâ about her and Dianna so right after she and Karlie broke up why wouldnât we expect a Swiftgron fling:
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Babe was released in late spring of 2018 so letâs try and pin down when this Swiftgron tomfoolery could have taken place...
We know Dianna was in London at the beginning of 2017 (with Carey Mulligan no less, a friend of Taylorâs!)
Thanks to @swiftiesleuthââs (who is probably going to make fun of me for this theory but THATâS FINE W ME) realistic Kaylor Timeline we know Taylor was hiding out in London at this point in time as well:
3 January 2017 - Taylor diaries that sheâs âessentially based in Londonâ and that âwe have been together and no one has found out for three months.â (This could be three months with Joe from September 28 OR three months from Tilyâs Halloween party. Either way, not Karlie).
8 January 2017 - Taylor and Zayn film the I Donât Wanna Live Forever MV in London.
So the question is, can we build a theory about Swiftgron having a late stage affair simply because they were in the same city at the same time? Well if Kaylors can claim Kaylor got engaged solely because Taylor was not papped while Karlie went on vacation then I say YES! Tis the damn season!!!
Letâs look at social media clues. Dianna seemed to be in on Rep promo. You want proof? Well what else could she have meant when she posted a photo captioned âplease donât eat the daisiesâ a few months after the London affair. We know Karlie called Taylor daisy so perhaps social media criminal mastermind Dianna âqueen of shadeâ Agron was trying to humiliate Karlie because Karlie smirked at her at that fashion show in 2015:
Emboldened by her own crimes she then flexed her insider knowledge of Rep promo by posting video of her singing on instagram with the caption âZombie Loveâ a mere three days before Taylor appeared in the LWYMMD music video dressed as a zombie in the OOTW (a song about Dianna) dress. Why is Taylor a zombie in specific outfit? Because Swiftgron is back from the dead of course:
Not only that but in the music video she buries the Taylor in the met gala dress from 2014. She attended that met gala with Karlie. RIP KAYLOR LONG LIVE SWIFTGRON!??!?
Now positively DRUNK with power, Dianna seems to stalk Karlie to an event only to tauntingly call her goooeeoeoeooueuueugoussssssss to her face, the queen of manipulation and psychological warfare has struck again!!! This happens in Feb 2018 a mere matter of weeks before babe is dropped as a single.
We of course know Dianna admits to her own commitment issues on instagram two days before Babe drops but what if she is referencing her commitment issues not with Taylor but with her husband Winston because she is cheating on him with Taylor at this point in time or did some time in 2017???
Taylor releases babe and then later the music video seeming to be screaming to the whole world that yes she is cucking Winston Marshall and she wants you, your mom, and your cat to know about it!
Dianna voices her support of this by posting this to her IG stories at the end of May:
We know Taylorâs symbol was a snake during the rep era and she couldnât trust just about anyone but, Dianna was letting her know to trust in her!!!
Iâve always suspected DBATC is a Swiftgron song due to the lyrics âi look through the windows of This Love, even though we boarded them upâ -that references the flood that happened in Clean that taylor says she and the London Lover (or Karlie) boarded up the windows of after the storm in CIWYW. Â
I see you everywhere The only thing we share Is this small town
What if âi see you everywhereâ is literal? because theyâre sneaking around and actually seeing one another in a literal since?
My heart, my hips, my body, my love Trying to find a part of me that you didn't touch
Sounds like an affair to me!!!
When she says âthe morning comes and youâre not my babyâ sheâs saying speaking present day because Dianna is still married to Winston.
and while Dianna seems to love rubbing Karlieâs face in it, like the evil villain we all know she is, Taylor likewise seems to like to rub Winstonâs cuck status in his face in it since she adds a song he wrote about Dianna to her me! playlist in June of 2019:
look at the other songs she taunts him with âglad heâs goneâ, âjust friendsâ, âhey, maâ, âopen my mouthâ!! sheâs sick!!!
Winston has had enough of this and he and Dianna split in July of 2019 though it doesnât go public for a year.
To add insult to injury (and to personally attack tumblr kaylors all over the world) Taylor performs false god at SNL, a song she wrote about her and Diannaâs late stage affair with Dianna in attendance.Â
So in summation, perhaps Taylor is referencing Dianna so much recently because they hooked up more recently than 2013 and thatâs why Taylor paints herself as the other woman in the Babe mv and has become obsessed with adultery lately. Because maybe Dianna was cheating on Winston with her đđđ.
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Winter 2013 - The Beginning of the End and Diannaâs Private Tumblr
January 4, 2013 - Haylor Breakup
Taylor and Harry publicly split and leave us with this iconic picture:
January 10, 2013 - Peopleâs Choice Awards
Haylor is done, Harry is back in the UK, but Taylor shows up with a hickey anyway. (Dianna is in LA at this time.)
Some time this month Taylor writes How You Get The Girl which is about obviously someone who comes back to get the girl. She references âstanding in the rainâ and âa long six months.â Itâs hard to know if these details are more âfanficâ or actual autobiographical details.
This six months may actually refer to the end of bearding for a while (because it seems like Swiftgron did reunite in Paris in early October.)Â Exactly six months after Taylor started dating Conor Kennedy would be January 25th, 2013.
As for the rain...
It rained twice in LA this month according to weather reports on the 21st and on the 23rd:
Dianna is in LA at this point and has started a private Tumblr blog under the name whosirmesir (we verified it was hers over on @swiftgron-get-married - and you can click here for more on that if youâre curious and actually I did an entire podcast episode walking people through it if youâre like like to listen to an in depth breakdown of it click here for apple OR click here for spotify OR click here for google. Â
I also recommend searching the whosirmesir tag on @swiftgron-get-marriedâ because weâve logged a lot of interesting moments and connections to Taylor (quotes, art, and other items that tie DIanna and Taylor together.)
On the private tumblr on January 25th Dianna reblogs this:
It reads âi think weâre just gonna have to be secretly in love with each other and leave it at that...â
This is also the time period it is rumored that Dianna proposed to Taylor. Iâm not sure what to make of these rumors. I have not been able to get anywhere near confirming them. Itâs entirely unsubstantiated - but I explored the rumor further in this blog post (click for link.) And also on the podcast (will link just a bit down in this post because it relates to something else weâre about to discuss.)
February 4, 2013 - Dianna recommends âFar Nearerâ by Jaime on twitter:
The lyrics are essentially:
âI feel better when I, you feel better when I I feel better when I have you near me
You Me You I do, I do, I doâ
repeated over and over again
February 9, 2013 - Neruda quote on Tumblr from Dianna
Dianna posts a quote to Tumblr. The translation is, âI love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.â
Itâs worth noting that Taylor namechecked Neruda in the Red album booklet.
February 10, 2013 - The Grammys
Dianna wants to make sure everyone is watching:
And Taylor posts:
âLook what happened! :)â
She won for Safe and Sound:
And she performs her circus themed rendition of WANEGBT (where she mocks Harry Styles on stage making fun of his accent when she sings the âso he calls me up on the phoneâ part of the song even though this song was written before she was even with him.)
The only other time Dianna tweeted about the Grammys was when Glee was involved the year before.
February 14, 2013 - Achele breakfast and The Inside Source at Glee Tweet
According to a Facebook user Cory, Dianna, and Lea have breakfast this morning (or around this time):
Later that day Taylor posts the infamous tweet:
The Glee Episode âI Doâ airs and there is no Taylor song included. However Dianna and Nayaâs characters hook up:
After the episode airs Taylor deletes her tweet.
As always Iâm not entirely sure what to make of this but to me it boils down to three possibilities:
1. The fandom seems to think this proves that Dianna purposefully tricked Taylor into watching her âhook upâ with Naya on screen. Itâs completely possible that thatâs the case but I think the next two options make a bit more sense.
2. It was a simple misunderstanding or a joke gone wrong. Taylor had a song earlier on that season of glee (Mine sung as a breakup song by Naya) and I have been told another song of Taylorâs was marketed for another glee episode later that spring. Perhaps someone got their wires crossed and misinformed Taylor. Â
3. Other nefarious parties: Â
a. Itâs possible that Lea was behind this - she publicly had beef with Taylor at one point and she had been with Dianna that morning. Maybe she met up with DIanna, heard about Swiftgron being happy and back together and got a little jealous and decided to prank Taylor. Â
b. Ryan Murphy also seemed to despise both Dianna and Taylor around this time. He was also famous for stirring up drama with Gleeks on twitter and generally sewing discontent (particularly surrounding wlw ships and fans). Ryan seems to have a problem with women/lesbians in general. He treated Brittana as a couple horribly on Glee as well as their shippers.
He very publicly shaded Taylor in season one of Scream Queens and said in an interview that Dianna ruined Quinn for him because he said she made her sympathetic.Â
Not only that but in season 3 he destroyed her character - he made her have a mental breakdown - he had her try and steal a baby - he had her get hit by a car - and a huge plotline in season 3 was Quinn begging Rachel (Leaâs character so Diannaâs irl ex) not to marry Finn (played by Cory - literally the guy Lea chose Dianna over - this is like...emotionally abusive if you ask me.) After season 3 Dianna only appeared in 8 episodes of the remaining 55 after being in every episode and the top third billed of the cast in the first three seasons.
Furthermore in a show called The New Normal there was a bitchy actress character named Brynn who he wrote as high maintenance and unpleasant and then killed off.
So yeah...seems fair to at least consider that Ryan or Lea who publicly had problems with both Taylor and Dianna may have been trying to create problems for Swiftgron. One last note about Lea - there was not a single Achele interaction for the entire year of 2013. The most we got was Dianna liking a tweet about Leaâs album in December 2013 and when asked about one another in interviews they would vaguely say they were still friends. No tweets to one another, no birthday messages, no candids, no hang outs. Leaâs book was also written around this time and does not make a single mention of Dianna - her former roommate and âbest friendâ even though she spends plenty of time talking about others on the Glee cast.
I did a podcast episode on both the proposal rumors and the inside source at Glee tweet if you want more extensive takes on that!
While Iâm not entirely sure Dianna had anything to do with this tweet Taylor references this date (2-14-13) by putting it on a dollar bill as a serial number in The Man music video:
At any rate Taylor deletes the tweet and replaces it with one about her dancers:
Dianna tweets 9 hearts that day (I donât know if thatâs significant but if they were together from March 2012 to July 2012 and then October 2012 to this point it would mean 9 months together...)
February 19, 2013 - Sad Charlie Brown Tumblr post from Dianna:
February 27, 2013 - Fitzgerald quote
Taylor listed this as a quote to live by in an interview with Marie Claire a few months later.
Iâm not sure if itâs important but Dianna is very quiet this winter and spring in terms of showing up at events, parties, even being papped out on the street compared to other years around this time. She seems to disappear a bit.
February 27, 2013 - Taylor gives a bday shoutout to her Fiddle player Caitlin:
âHappy Birthday to my magical friend, fiddle extraordinaire @/caitlinbirdâÂ
March 12, 2013 - Weird tweets from Dianna âOne of those days.â
March 13, 2013 - Itâs the first day of the Red tour (is that why Dianna had questions?)
About the Red Tour - the last act of the tour seems to be circus themed which may have been inspired by Diannaâs 26th birthday the previous year and really interestingly Taylor has a white rabbit, which is a reference to Alice in Wonderland (Diannaâs favorite piece of media ever) follows Taylor around stage during the WANEGBT performance as sheâs dressed up like a circus ringleader:
March 18, 2013 - Dianna goes on a Girls HBO rant (we know who also loved Girls the show and its creator Lena Dunham (Taylor))
End of March - Lena and Ashley show up at the Red Tour backstage
Conclusion - Swiftgron is on but completely underground. Dianna is blogging and tweeting romantic things about missing girls, Taylorâs interests, and secret love, all while watching Taylor perform at the Grammys and encouraging others to tune in. Something weird happened with the inside source at Glee tweet but who knows what. Dianna seems a bit restless and emo while Taylor leaves to go on tour.
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Gavin's 'Falling Slowly' and Film 'Once'- Analysis
Since the beginning, Iâve wanted to do an analysis on the song Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and MarkĂŠta IrglovĂĄ, but since it was only mentioned twice (in Mark Date and Gavinâs Music and the Past Call), I thought it was going to be left at that. But because of the mention again in @cheri-translates' post, perhaps... there could be more to it. Because this song was made for the film Once, I had actually watched it earlier this year. I wasnât going to post this analysis originally, but the trailer literally made me cry. After watching it with the knowledge from my first viewing, the trailer had a bigger impact on me that I didnât expect. This allowed me to push on. Rewatching the film for this helped me realise some parallels between the film and Gavinâs history with MC, along with its song Falling Slowly. For me, the film was so heartfelt, vulnerable, honest and real. Just like the side that Gavin shows MC. It also had super hilarious moments that made me laugh so much while crying over the sad bits. Highly recommend this movie (if you donât mind some occasional cursing!) Now I can say Iâve watched Once twice.
Below contains spoilers for Gavin's CN content (referring to Cheri's translations) and on the film.
âYour performance⌠was a miracle to me.â -Gavin
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Once is a 2007 Irish romantic drama about two struggling artists in Dublin, Ireland. The film was turned into a musical and won various awards, with Falling Slowly winning at the Criticsâ Choice Awards and the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. This was on top of receiving a Grammy nomination. Once only had a budget of only $150,000 USD.
In an Interview with Glen Hansard (male lead), he stated that during the scene of Falling Slowly in the music store, director John Carney wanted this shot to be the centrepiece- just two musicians connecting through music. This scene where the actors first got together to perform and sing in harmony allowed the crew to maintain the perseverance needed to finish the film despite various major setbacks. (People kept buying the same piano in the music store featured because of this film LOL)
âThe closest a non-musician will ever get to feeling what it feels like to write the song⌠or to discover⌠it was the most moving scenes of the film.â -The Interviewer
The first impression some viewers may have upon watching would be criticising the shakiness of the handheld cameras. However, the actual intention (from the ex-film student perspective that I had) was to give it a sense of realism. This film aims to depict more of real-life from the perspective of the main characters. Even the characters' names weren't disclosed as they were literally 'unknown artists' in everyday life. It was ultimately based on Carneyâs own personal experience, while Hansard, wrote the music for the film.
âThe movie is sad, funny, real, everything that life is and it gives you hope. It's about a moment that happens in life that may not come by again or may not last forever, but it just might have the greatest impact on you. I know I'll be watching "Once" again.â -A fellow Once viewer.
We are introduced to the male lead (Guy), playing the guitar and wanting to make it big with his music, who also fixes vacuums with his father for a living. He meets the female lead (Girl) and she bugs him into fixing her vacuum. In the beginning, heâs cold and doesnât want to associate with her (especially after when she gives him 10 cents for his busking).
Look how grateful he looks-
Even when Gavin and MC met again after their separation, Gavin puts up a fragile guard in front of MC while protecting her from a distance, like in high school. And just like how Joe Zieja stated in his MLQC interview-
âGavin is a really interesting character, especially when we first started out before he and the producer really had a relationship⌠Gavinâs very cold. Heâs very business-like, he just wants to get stuff done. But itâs really neat to see Gavinâs shell melt over time as he develops a relationship with the producer.â
In the film, Guy finds out that Girl can play the piano, who learned it from her father before he passed. Turns out, Guy is heartbroken from his ex (whoâs currently in London) who cheated on him. Girl tries to convince him to get her back with his songs.
Similarly, Gavin discovers MCâs music during his fall shown Campus Date, in the moments where he received his Evol. Gavin devotes his life to protect her.
(I also did a timeline of MC and Gavinâs high school history together here that also references these parts.)
*Casually dragging vacuum*
Together, they go to a music store and she plays Mendelssohn for him. Then finally, at 15:42 of the film, they start to play Falling Slowly.
(So good! So good!! When they start harmonising!!! No fancy editing or cuts- itâs just two artists and pure music.)
Through music, they connect with each otherâs souls. Just like how MC saves Gavin with her music that fateful day. And soon enough, Gavin comes across MC playing another song in the music room.
That song was Falling Slowly. He doesnât know the name of the song though, only remembering the melody. Later, he learns how to play the guitar because he liked it and thought that perhaps he could perform it to his special someone one day. Such moments had inspired Gavin to write and make his own songs then record them onto his CDs so that maybe one day she could listen to them.
A thought I had was that did Gavin hear the piano and decide to make a guitar version, only to figure out that he was the missing piece?
Even the music store owner was very impressed-
Just like how Gavin slowly begins to soften up to MC, in the film, the instrumental of Falling Slowly plays when Guy and Girl start to bond. Guy tries to talk to her more but she states that she âhas responsibilitiesâ. Itâs revealed that she has a daughter at home and a husband still in the Czech Republic. Even so, together, they write and record songs for his journey to London- back to his ex and to pursue his dreams as a musician.
Later, they go out for a spin on his fatherâs motorbike- he even prepared another helmet for her (SPARKY 2.0??). He asks her to teach him how to say âhow much do you love him?â in Czech when they talk about her husband upon finding out that sheâs married. She replies with, âit is you I loveâ in Czech. But he has no idea what she said. (*Grips heart*)
He wants her to go to London with him, start a band, and sell out shows. But she canât. The song they recorded together âWhen your mindâs made upâ (I have this song on repeat) plays in the car as they drive to the beach before he leaves for London the next morning.
So, if you want something And you call, call Then I'll come running To fight and I'll be at your door When there's nothing worth running for
The music producer is clearly so impressed-
Together, they schedule a time to meet up just before he leaves for the airport. Guy waited all night till morning for her.
But she still doesnât come. And that was the last time he ever saw her. Just like how MC wasn't able to see Gavin who waited the whole day before he left. This was shown in Old Days Date that I did a heart-gripping analysis on here.
Guyâs father had said, âmake your Ma proud.â (*Cries upon remembering Gavinâs loving mother*)
In the end, still unable to reach her, Guy gifts Girl a piano. In the beginning, they had a conversation where they spoke about pianos being too expensive, hence why she kept going to the music store in order to be able to play. Even though they are both short on money, he still manages to buy her a piano- the same one they played Falling Slowly together.
And while the film comes to an end, Falling Slowly plays in the background while Guy is off to the airport.
*Dramatic power-walking*
This was a heartbreaking ending for the viewers because not only that they didnât end up together, they werenât able to see each other before he left. And it wasnât disclosed why she couldnât make it.
Nothing too fancy happens because again, this was to show a slice of real life, and this proves it to be more tragic and beautiful. It canât really be described unless itâs experienced. And I had the chance of viewing it not once, but twice.
This film (and song) is important for Gavin and MC because, despite their complicated history of misunderstandings, he always wants to put their relationship first and make the most out of what they have now together. Girl had helped Guy achieve his record deal and pursue his dreams. She had done her part on his journey to becoming an artist and both had to part ways. Without her, he wouldnât have been able to record his songs and leave. Likewise, without MC, Gavin wouldnât be the man he is today (hence, Winter World). Gavin is very vocal about this as well.
Gavin lowers his head, and the light follows his movement, descending onto the scrapbook, illuminating every word he writes- âIâm very happy to have met you in the past.â -CN Mark Date
âIt doesnât matter what happened in the past. What matters is every moment I spend with you now.â -Sugar Figurine Phone Call
âSeeing you again is the best present I could hope for.â -The Best Gift Phone Call
"Even though I'm curious about the future as well... I care more about the present. For me, it's good enough to seize the day. As long as you're here. The next second will be everything I need. Protecting what I have now, is the best plan for the future." -School Legend ASMR
With Falling Slowly, itâs quite a straightforward, romantic song. Originally in the film, Guy wrote it about his ex-girlfriend so it does has some sad lyrics. MC didn't know how Gavin knew about it.
Teacher Zheng: Just now, MC mentioned that you play the guitar and bass incredibly. Could you let me hear it? Itâd be best if the two of you could play together. I havenât heard my Orchestra Leader play the piano in a very long time.
To be honest, this is not a ârequestâ at all. If Teacher Zheng wants to hear it, Iâll definitely be willing to play for her. But GavinâŚ
I cast Gavin a probing glance, wondering if thereâs a need to persuade him. To my surprise, he nods.
Gavin: I could, but Iâm really not as skilled as she says.
Teacher Zheng: Haha thatâs all right. I just want you to use your heart when performing. Whatâs important isnât how good it sounds, but the heart.
Gavin: Could I borrow the guitar over there?
Teacher Zheng: Of course.
Basically shown in Mark Date, Gavinâs been preparing for this moment all this time. He already knows what song to play. And whatâs so amazing is that the first instrument we hear is the guitar which leads the piano. Therefore, once Gavin plays his piece, MC would know what song it is and then join in with her piano. AND THEY WOULD SING TOGETHER.
Maybe itâs just my misperception, or the sunlight just happened to fall onto his eyes, but I keep feeling as though his eyes are even brighter than usual. Itâs as though they are flashing with light.
This is a slightly melancholic song, but the moving light and wind seem to make it refreshing and clear.
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It's a slower song to help listeners slowly take in the emotions, lyrics and main dueting instruments of piano and guitar with the occasional violin in the back. It's so simple, and yet so powerful.
The guitar has its solos and the piano appears more prominent in the chorus. In the beginning, it's just the guitar, with the piano joining in after.
[GUY & GIRL] I don't know you but I want you All the more for that Words fall through me and always fool me And I can't react And games that never amount To more than they're meant Will play themselves out
Gavin never got the chance to be close to MC in high school, so he showed his affection through other methods. He walked 10 metres behind her after school and was her silent guardian against those who had negative intentions towards her. In the library, he had tried to introduce himself to her, but she had already dashed off.
Before waiting for him to say the introduction he had rehearsed countless times in his heart, the girl had already uttered a âthank youâ and hurriedly fled. -CN Tilted Time Rumours and Secrets
Gavin couldn't help but develop this softer side for her and didnât know how to control it or express it other than doing things such as leaving strawberry milk on the piano and learning guitar in hopes of playing it for her one day.
Those "games" he's referring to were those things they did, such as MC smiling at him when crossing each others' paths in the hallways, and Gavin buying her hot drinks and only looking at her among the snowball fight chaos at school in the Winter. Gavin has no power over how everything will turn out, nor does he try to have complete control over it either.
"... I believe that some things are destined. Like..." -Gacha and Destiny Phone Call
[GUY & GIRL] Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time
This "sinking boat" of the relationship is what they're both trying to save. For Gavin, this could be suggested to be about himself.
In a split second, the noise ceases abruptly. After a moment of silence, whispers surface in the crowd. Vaguely, I can catch a few phrases.
âBad.â âFighting.â âMisfit.â -CN Mark Date
Gavin had a tough time in high school being the outcast, but MC kept him going, fighting in the name of justice. And had quite literally saved his life. She was his lighthouse when he was battling the rough waters back home. And MC- she was also his home.
âAs he clenched his fists, a power deep down within awakened. It was a rapture of rebirth. A declaration of the end of darkness and the advent of the light.â -Campus Date
[GUY & GIRL] Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice You've made it now
Gavin wants her to realise his feelings, be around and talk to him more- and say "yes". But even so, he still gives her a choice not to, and would have to live with that. Gavin thought she already had when he departed and spent years thinking that her absence showed all of what had to be said.
[GUY & GIRL] Falling slowly, eyes that know me And I can't go back
Gavin's falling slowly for MC (compared to when he fell really fast before MC saved him LOL). Once he starts, he can and would never go back. He hopes that MC would see him the way he truly is.
MC: âI have one more thing to tell you. MC is a bit slow. She is not as good as you think, and will also be blinded by rumoursâŚâ
Gavin: âSheâs a very nice person. What she thinks of me has nothing to do with anyone else." -Old Days Date
[GUY & GIRL] Moods that take me and erase me And I'm painted black
Gavin can't handle his feelings. (*Cries*)
After being in a daze in the piano room, heâd be in a daze in the library, continuously staring at the empty seat where MC used to sit, and I have no idea what heâs thinking about.
But I really didn't expect a person who sleeps in class to be in a daze in the library for an entire afternoon... Did Bro Gavin and MC have a fight recently? -CN Minor's Memos
[GUY] You have suffered enough And warred with yourself It's time that you won
He states that he understands that the girl had it rough, but if she was to be with him, she wouldn't get hurt. Gavin wants to be the one for her.
"MC, I want to make you happy forever. If... I hope that person is me." -First Year In-Game Birthday Visit
[GUY & GIRL] Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice You've made it now
[GUY & GIRL] Falling slowly, sing your melody I'll sing it loud
Gavin recognises MC's "melody", and urges her to sing (her presence) and Gavin will listen and follow, singing his one, too. Together they will harmonise.
[GUY] Take it all Oh, I played the cards too late Now it's gone
The song finally ends with both the guitar and piano, whereas at the beginning it was just the guitar.
This part is the most powerful and heartbreaking. Gavin regretted not giving the farewell letter to MC directly- from "playing the cards too late", then suffers the loss of her, her presence, and her melody.
But fortunately, in the end, Gavin successfully returned home- to MC.
"Want to play for a while tonight? I havenât heard you playing the piano in a long time too.
If possible, Iâd like to make a song request.
How about âFalling Slowlyâ?
We could sit by the window and play it together again." -CN Gavinâs Weekly Text - Piano Concert
Somewhere, Gavin is happily playing Falling Slowly with MC.
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ignoring the fact that they sound like a married couple arguing, mike and will are also bickering over whether or not el and mike are still together. it was written in the script, rehearsed, performed, and kept in the final cut that will OUTRIGHT SAYS âshe said she dumped your ass, that doesnât sound like a break.â and max yells âit wasnât!â :@;$:@/&$:&:??!?! they literally said theyâre not endgame. they arenât endgame.
i KNOW right! Based on the s4 movies I think things are reversed and itâs El who canât accept they are broken up. A lot of films said to inspire s4 have ex gfs refuse to accept the break up -one even hits on her gay ex-bf ( âbirdcageâ ). Similar scenario in âcluelessâ with girl hinting on gay guy who just wants to be friends. Max in s3 having to correct El that Mike is her â ex boyfriendâ and Will saying âthat doesnât sound like a breakâ. And Max agreeing âit wasnât!â is foreshadowing they never actually got back together. IT WASNâT A BREAK! But El may not accept this.
Itâs similar, to the random telemarketing joke where they had Mike say on the phone âEl, sorry not interested â and hang up . It was foreshadowing.
In the films the exes constantly call . Mike telling El âiâll call so often youâll have to turn your walkie offâ was also foreshadowing of what Mike will do to her in s4. Since ,he hung up on her in s3 when she called demanding to know where he was at 9:30 in the morning. In âswingersâ the guy name mike (whose friends call him âgayâ) hangs up on his ex gf who wants to get back together . He hangs up on her so he can talk to his new love interest (Will) . Specifically, Hangs up on his ex as she says  âI love-â. Then in âsplashâ he breaks up with his gf on the phone and says âdo I love you?well what about you?â To dodge the question (then yells at a family member ease dropping on the other line -Karen). And they break up on the phone. And he tells a friend later he never loved her.Â
2 movies the ex says theyâll get back together and their new relationships are âjust phasesâ etc ( waynes world,  high fidelity, dumb and dumber). Saying theyâre still together when they arenât  (wayneâs world). Loads of movies had the crazy ex sabotage new relationships, call constantly, stalk, and flirt despite the exes discomfort and repeatedly saying itâs over (despite the ex not loving them and just be possessive and not wanting them with other people).
The exes are cray in the films (el stalking and never apologizing for spying. And mileven dancing to the song âevery breath you takeâ a song about a stalker ex who doesnât take no for an answer -after their ex hooks up with their friend, wasnât a coincidence). Along with El watching âdays of our livesâ where she mimicked erica who was in a relationship with Mike roy. And it ended messy with one of them sabotaging their new relationship, stalking them, and claiming the stalking victim still loved them. (Although, they eventually accepted that wasnât true). Â
El stalked Mike in s2 (all that stuff milevens found romantic- El watching him without him knowing. Mike said he was not ok with it in s3). And in s3 (like the song) she stalks him after their breakup, and when he said not to do that she just says âi make my own rulesâ. I think s4 shows just how âun-cuteâ this behavior can get.
 Iâve already talked about that awkward kiss scene to death. But i think it indicates Mike assumes theyâre broken up and el assumes theyâre back together.Â
FIrst he LIED AGAIN (the cause of the breakup)- and pretended he didnât confess to her at the end of s3. And never said â I love youâ back! He even tries to take the words back and  says about the prior love confession â âOh! Oh, yeah that.Man, that was so long ago. UmâŚâ  and starts to scratch his head and says everything he said at the cabin was âin the heat of the moment stuff and we were arguingâŚâ
They even frame the scene right before the kiss strangely, making El look larger and imposing, as she approaches. Mike feels cornered (you the viewer subconsciously are supposed to feel claustraphobic/trapped/cornered/stuck along with Mike).
We see him furrow his brows (uncomfortable and confused ) when El initiates the romantic moment, saying âI love you too.â
 And cue most awkward kiss in history- where he keeps his eyes open the whole time and doesnât kiss back. (In Willâs room, mike in front of an open closet, as el holds Willâs s1 bear.)
 During the kiss, the song âthe first i love you âplayed. The only other time they played that song in s3, was when Robin rejects Steveâs romantic confession and she comes out as gay . Interesting choice for that awkward mileven kiss/confession shown later where El says she loves Mike (and mike keeps his eyes open, doesnât kiss back or return the âI love youâ). Itâs foreshadowing of Mike rejecting El (in the future) cause heâs gay.
We even see Elâs reaction first (happy, smiling and giddy). Assuming theyâre back together. But then we blur the screen to see Mikeâs opposing expression. He looks confused, bewildered and even furrows his brows again.
Then we see El initiating all the romantic stuff outside.El seems to be the one trying to make it romantic- like Mike hugging el and lucas with one arm identically (hand on their upper back), but El caresses his chest.
And as Mike stops the hug El shoves his head into hers (it actually looked like it hurt honestly XD)
the byler centric ending with the Hopper monologue reinforces this theme. Mike while looking at both cars driving away was thinking of Will . They show this by having Mike be sad as Will drives away (alone) twice as Mike sadly watches him leave- this was done to show that heâs actually upset the 2 later times where Will and El leave at the same time -because of Will. I showed it in one of my vids here, at 23:11
When we first see Mike during the Hopper monologue , it continues to pan to only Mike and Will (not El) cause what he says is mostly about them. âIâve been feeling distant from you. Like youâre pulling away from me or somethingâ (Will does this both figuratively/literally). I miss playing board games every night (d &d)â. Then Mike looks back at the Byers house (he just lingers there and looks back as his friends leave without him) like how Will turned to watch Mike leave and hold hands with El (as the crew go up the hill without Will).  âBut I know youâre getting older, growing, changing. And I guess, if Iâm being really honest, thatâs what scares me. I donât want things to change.â
It pans to both of them on âi donât want things to changeâ cause thatâs how they both feel. Mike , âdoesnât want things things to changeâ. He doesnât want their friendship to change as they âget olderâ because heâd have to and acknowledge his feelings for Will are romantic and if heâs âbeing honestâ that âscaresâ him (especially in rural 80s conservative-Indiana at the height of the aids epidemic). Why we see Mike trying to act like a adult while dating El, and Will trying to act like a kid- theyâre both trying to escape growing up to be gay in different ways. Will reverting to childhood activities and saying heâll ânever fall in loveâ (after his double date with lumax). And Mike trying to act like âold peopleâ saying âweâre not kids anymore... what did you expect that weâd never get girlfriends?â Cause he equates straight romance with being an adult and his feelings for Will as something he has to grow out of . Which he learns in the very end isnât possible.
Right after that scene it switches from Will crying, Â to Mike entering his house. His face is visibly red from crying and he looks shocked (almost as if he realized something) before he hugs his mom- to mirror the time he thought Will died in s1.Â
And the dialogue in this scene says âSo I think maybe thatâs why I came in here, to try and maybe stop that change. To turn back the clock. To make things go back to how they were.â He goes back to his mother for comfort, like he did the 1st time he lost Will. But also to reverse back time, to s1, before he realized his feelings for Will are romantic. Â When things were simple. I think the last episode is when Mike truly realizes heâs been in love with Will this entire time and he canât fix it and transfer his feelings for Will on to el (something heâs been trying to do all of s3). El said he loved him and he felt nothing-and he was heartbroken over Will leaving (not El). Which is why he just seems almost shocked/numb as heâs processing this fact. This whole scene only showed Mike and Will transitions- el was never there, cause Mike wasnât upset over her.
In the last ep (in s3) Mike mirrors the scene in s1, hugging his mom, since he feels like heâs losing Will all over again. In s1 the romantic/queer coded lyric from the song âWe can be heroesâ plays as he hugs his mom âAnd we kiss as though nothing could fall. And the shame.â. And during the s3 move (âwe can be heroesâ) plays again!  And David Bowie wrote this song and Jonathan even said to Will in his âbeing a freak is the best speechâ âwho would you rather be friends with David bowie (a queer singer) or Kenny Roggers?â
Itâs why finn wolfhard after s3 liked this byler pic. cause s3 was all about Will and Mike denying their feelings for each other.
Not to mention,After s1 Finn quoted the Duffers saying Mike thought of El as a âpuppyâ (dart) or âetâ , and then said Mileven was a  âfirst summer love thingâ- foreshadowing milevenâs downfall during the Summer (aka s3). He repeats this âfirst summer loveâ phrase 2x.  Millie when he mentioned what the duffers said rightfully thought the puppy thing was âawfulâ, but Finn was clearly told mileven doesnât last -very early on- and most likely the Duffers told him âitâs like a first summer love thingâ.Summer loveâ by definition fails-as it only lasts during the summer.
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10 italian songs that are terribly horny
Kind of a sequel of this post I wrote about the three Italian songs every Italian knows without fail, here comes another in the same vein and, as you might guess from the title of the post, they all are horny.
Because thereâs absolutely no need to title your fic about Nicky losing his virginity after a Hozier song, when the Italian music scene of the 1970s has already blessed us with Cristiano Malgioglio!
Beware that this list features: threesomes, implied choking, implied masturbation, lengthy descriptions of dicks, and a whole lot of âdyingâ.
So, if youâre new to the Italian music scene, I bet you now have two questions: who is Malgioglio, and why is that âdyingâ in between quotes?
Cristiano Malgioglio is an Italian songwriter who has been working in the music industry since the early Seventies. Now known mostly for his flamboyant style and white strand of hair in his otherwise completely black head, he was a close friend of Fabrizio de Andrè, who was actually the one who introduced him to the music world. He has written a lot of songs that are LGBT+ themed and has always been very open about his sexuality, to the point that he has never even felt the need of coming-out. Out of the ten songs here presented, he has written three of them, and one of them is about one of his boyfriends.
As the censorship didnât allow for song lyrics to be too explicit, songwriters and singers had found a way around it: rather than saying âcomingâ or âorgasmingâ, they would go with âdyingâ, which was a lot more elegant and could be inserted in literally every song without the censors being able to complain. And, trust me, thereâs a lot of dying.
Here is the list, from the least horny to the most horny.
Chi Non Lavora (1970), by Adriano Celentano
Link to lyrics and translation here.
Commonly called Autunno Caldo (Hot Autumn), the workers strike that begun in 1969 and dragged itself into the August 1970 greatly influenced this piece (but for all the wrong reasons). Workers were demanding safer working conditions, which had been completely ignored up until that point. As the days went on and the more people joined the protests, the police got more and more violent, to the point that they had begun shooting people on sight. This caused a huge uproar from the protestors, and when the voice that people had been shot and harmed by the law enforcement, even more workers and even students joined the fight. Through a year of strikes, they forced the Italian government to create a new set of laws that would protect both workers and students.
The song mocks this movement: the singer complains about the fact that, since he is on a strike two days out of three, he cannot give his wife enough money and therefore sheâs going on a strike too and wonât have sex with him. Basically this song is nothing but the woes of a privileged, extremely wealthy man who thinks that people protesting for the rights of a safe work environment is inopportune and stupid.
The only reason why I included this song is because âChi non lavora non fa lâamoreâ (Those who donât work donât make love) is still very much used to this day. If you want a piece of media that actually explores the protests and the work environment of the time, I suggest watching La Classe Operaia va in Paradiso (The Working Class goes to Heaven), a movie from 1971.
10 Ragazze per Me (1969), by Lucio Battisti
Link to lyrics and translation here.
Lucio Battisti is a national treasure and if Iâll ever do more of these, heâs surely going to end up in more of them. Whereas De Andrè would write more traditional music and focus on the lyrics, Battistiâs music was a lot more danceable and his lyrics a lot lighter, usually focusing on loneliness and heartbreaks rather than social issues.
In this song, the protagonist is bragging about how he wants ten girls for himself, all for different reasons (one because she knows how to dance, the other because sheâs a virgin, that other one because she has been with everybody but him). It is soon revealed, however, that the only reason why heâs doing it is because heâs still thinking about a very specific girl who broke his heart.
Remembering the note above, peep that âAnd red lips to die uponâ.
Gelato al Cioccolato (1979), by Pupo
Link to lyrics and translation here.
First song written by Cristiano Malgioglio and also the one about his ex! And yes, it was sung by another man, but... oh, well. The lyrics are the same.
I feel like the only thing I need to say, about this song, is to quote it directly: âChocolate ice cream, sweet and a little saltyâ. And thatâs it, because the subtext is right there and itâs impossible to miss what it implies.
What I think should be added is the fact that the singer had absolutely no idea of what the song was about. Like none. It was only in 2007 that Malgioglio told him that he had been inspired to write it after spending a torrid summer in Tunisia, where he had gotten a boyfriend with whom heâd often get ice cream.
Carlo Martello Ritorna dalla Battaglia di Poitiers (1967), by Fabrizio de Andrè
Link to lyrics and translation here.
Translating this song absolutely murdered me: Paolo Villaggio, one of De Andrèâs best friends and an extremely important figure in Italian entertainment history, wrote it to play over Middle Ages sounding music, so the words chosen and the way sentences are structured are reminiscing of that time, and it was incredibly hard to find English words that matched.
This said, itâs possibly one of De Andrèâs most light-hearted songs (probably because he and Villaggio wrote it while their wives were giving birth to their sons), even if it does mention social issues.
King Charles Martel comes home from Poitiers but has lost the key to his wifeâs chastity cage, so he doesnât even go home before looking for another girl that can quench his thirst. He sees a beautiful maiden taking a bath and, seduced, convinces her to have sex with him. It is only when he has finished that she reveals that sheâs actually a prostitute and now he has to pay her, but he runs away before doing so (but still after having complained about the rising prices).
The lyrics of this song were censored and fought against by the censorship so much that, even to this day, records with the uncensored version are extremely difficult to find.
Una Carezza in un Pugno (1968), by Adriano Celentano
Lyrics and translation here.
Yes, another Celentano song. I donât like him either, itâs just that we cannot get rid of him for some reason.
Anyways, here we begin to get into hotter waters, as this song is about a man asking his girlfriend to think of him while she masturbates. Of course, since he cannot be left out of the question, he will think of her while he jerks off too.
Basically, unlike what a first read might make you think, the âfistâ he makes while thinking of her is not because he wants to beat her up.
Il Triangolo (1978), by Renato Zero
Lyrics and translation here.
Renato Zero is another extremely flamboyant personality of the Italian music scene, and âIl Triangoloâ is one of the songs of his that are best known.
As the title may suggest, this song is about a threesome. The protagonist goes on a date with their boyfriend and finds out that he has brought a second man, with the intention of convincing said protagonist to have a threesome. Although at first they need a little convincing, the protagonist then agrees to it and finds out they enjoy it a lot, to the point of coming to the conclusion that âGeometry is not a crimeâ!
Kobra (1980), by Donatella Rettore
Lyrics and translation here.
This song is about dicks, thereâs no way around it and thereâs nothing else to say. The singer sees a certain man and thinks about his dick, getting wet and fantasizing about the many things she could do with said dick. Thatâs it.
Pensiero Stupendo (1978), by Patty Pravo
Lyrics and translations here.
Second threesome song!
Unlike âIl Triangoloâ, this song is a lot more subtle. Itâs clear what the singer is talking about, but the lyrics are not as on the nose and leave more to the audience to feel it, rather than hearing it through words.
The song begins with the three people part of the threesome that are already doing it, and are still doing it by the time the song ends. Itâs not about the act in and on itself, but more about the sensations it brings.
Ancora ancora ancora (1978), by Mina
Lyrics and translation here.
Second song written by Malgioglio!
Mina is probably one of the best known Italian singers, as her voice is said to be one of the best in recorded history and has an impressive rage of three octaves, so it really says something, the fact that this piece is so difficult that even her voice broke while holding a note (in an incredible way that only gives it character, but still).
The lyrics play with the fact that in Italian the word âancoraâ can be translated and understood as âstillâ, âagainâ, and âmoreâ. I couldnât really give it justice in the translation, but itâs as if she was saying âYour hands stillâ, âYour hands againâ, and âMore of your handsâ at the same time, and this kind of logic is repeated for every âancoraâ she sings.
Even if the lyrics are suggestive, what was censored in this case was the video (the one linked with the song), as the close shots of the singerâs face, and especially of her mouth, were considered to be too sensual to be freely aired.
Lâimportante è Finire (1975), by Mina
Lyrics and translation here.
Third and last piece written by Malgioglio!
The story behind this song is a little nebulous, but I have read that apparently Malgioglio wrote it for Dori Ghezzi, De Andrèâs wife, but that that project never came to life and, in the meantime, he had managed to meet Mina, and had tried to get her to sing it. But... not sure if this story is directly related to the song in question or not.
Anyways, even for this piece itâs impossible to escape itâs meaning, to the point that, even if it didnât contain any forbidden words, it was censored anyways for weeks, forbidding radios to air it and Mina to sing it on TV. However, people were so eager to listen to it that it still managed to climb the charts and was, eventually, allowed on air.
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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of 'The Flood', the new single from the Portuguese alternative metal act Kandia. The single precedes the band's upcoming label debut, due in early 2022. Kandia create raw, melodic and sensual music that delivers a positive message while retaining an aggressive sound. âWe are excited and very eager about working with the Frontiers label,â state the band. "They are passionate about music and we are proud to be part of their family. Our upcoming new album definitely has our identity stamped on it, but we always like to experiment with new things. The hard times we have all been going through are actually giving us much inspiration, so this record will be filled with different emotions.â
Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence's new album Timegate Anathema is out now. For the album's release, Eternal Silence is sharing the new music video for their single âEdge of the Dreamâ, a powerful song, with heavy riffing and a strong orchestral section. The alternation between female and male vocals designs a catchy melody together with the inserts of the choir. âSince the very beginning this song was there, and it looked like it was always there. Alberto wrote it in the initial stages of the preparation of the album, but it wasn't immediately chosen to be part of this work. Marika took part in writing the lyrics and we struggled a lot to find a good solution for the chorus. Everything fell in the right place when we were recording in studio and with Michele Guaitoli we had the idea of a choral part in the chorus, used as a counterpoint to the main voice. The result was one of the most epic songs we've ever written.â adds the band.
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After setting the music world ablaze in May with the release of their mind-bending latest full-length album, Initiation, fans instantly clamored for more SUMO CYCO. Those prayers are now answered with the drop of the official Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition. Featuring peppy new single âSun Eater,â plus additional limited edition tracks âNew Jive,â âWe Are The Nation,â and âAwakened,â the Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition is available now. Fans can check out a delightfully demonic new music video for âSun Eaterâ below. [via Outburn]
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Liz After the Agency (September 2012 - September 2014)
So, Liz is spiraling. Her mental health isnât doing great. And she was just asked to leave The Agency (presumably to take care of herself, although the public reason given was for her to start a solo career). Things are bad.
However, in the darkness, thereâs always a light. And the light for Liz, in this case is her neighbor, Bryan Brown.
24 September 2012 - Liz and Bryan tweet at each other for the first time:
17Â October 2012 - Taylor writes This Love:
Now, this COULD be about Liz, considering the back and forth. However, Iâm more inclined to believe Taylor wrote this about Swiftgronâs first break up, right after they got back together, which you can read more about here.Â
The same day, Liz makes a vague tweet about jealousy:
Itâs crazy weird to me that the same day Taylor is celebrating getting back together with Dianna and writing This Love, Liz is pissed off and jealous about something. Coincidence? Maybe. But I donât think so.
22 October 2012 - Red is released. According to a later interview with the photographer who did the Red booklet (who happens to be Lizâs current roommate), Taylor based the concept of the photoshoot on some headshots theyâd taken for Liz:Â
âTaylor is a mutual friend of ours. Stephen and his brother were friends with her years before, and I became friends with her separately. What ended up happening was one of her background singers needed headshots. When Taylor saw them a few months later, she came to me and was like, âLiz showed me the shots you took of her, and I need my album to look exactly like that.â Clearly, this was a no-brainer. I said, âOK!â Before then, Iâd been kind of burned out on music photography. A lot of the shoots were super controlling. I needed a new perspective on the field itself and wanted future shoots to be very free-flowing â just the artist and a minimum crew. Luckily for Stephen and me, thatâs exactly how Taylor presented the Red album shoot. So it was just the three of us shooting everything together. She wanted everybody else to remain off set, allowing for a more personal and intimate experience.â
So, I donât know why Taylor did this. Maybe she wanted to look like a hipster for the Red album and Liz was the best she knew. Or, maybe, she wanted to scream to those who knew her well that this album was about LIZ HUETT.Â
In this series of Liz headshots, thereâs also one specific photo of Liz wearing the Stevie Nicks moon necklace that Taylor possibly gave to her:
Is this possibly one of the reasons why Taylor wanted to mimic them for the Red album?Â
Later that day, Taylor goes on Good Morning America and says she wrote a new song âlike two days agoâ (probably talking about This Love?)
And after that, Taylor tells the LA Times that Begin Again and State of Grace are about the same person:
âThere were a few track list choices I knew I was going to make way in advance,â she said. âI knew I wanted to bookend the album with âState of Graceâ and âBegin Againâ because theyâre inspired by the same person who inspired a few songs on the record. I wanted to start and end the album with the first and last song I ever wrote about that relationship.â
âThen in between those songs, I wanted to paint a picture of the ups and downs Iâve experienced in life and love, not necessarily in the order it happened chronologically,â Swift continued. âI like to spread the emotions out in a way that never makes you feel like thereâs a sad lull, then a burst of four songs in a row about joy. At the end of the day, I make a track list based on what my gut feeling tells me.â âBegin Againâ is my song version of a cliffhanger ending. Throughout the whole album, there have been songs about the trials and tribulations of love and loss, and there at the end of the record it starts all over. As soon as I wrote that song, I knew exactly where I wanted to put it.â
Now, I donât think this means Begin Again is about Liz. I think it means that Liz is the past relationship in the song, and Dianna is the present. And Liz actually has a song called âGood About Herâ that kind of mirrors Begin Again and I find that HILARIOUS and also kind of a smoking gun.
26 October 2012 -Taylor goes on Katie Couric. Katie asks if Taylorâs ex in WANEGBT got the message and Taylor says she âhasnât heard from him sinceâ and also mentions âsome of my exes like to write really long emails.â Now, if the song is about Liz, this is a lie, because she definitely did get lunch with Liz after WANEGBT came out. However, I think itâs fair that what sheâs hinting here is that things did not end well in that messy relationship.
25 October 2012 - Liz quote tweets Caitlin about crying on the treadmill to All Too Well :
8 November 2012 - Liz releases Never Know on YouTube:
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The lyrics that make me think this is about Taylor are the ânow and then I catch myself singing your old song.â ESPECIALLY in the context of that treadmill tweet and Liz probably having written this during her Nashville sessions over the summer. However, it could also be about Jason, who, as we know, was a struggling musician before he became a photographer.
18 November 2012 - Taylor shoots the MV for IKYWT, wears the same black and white shirt she wore around when Liz first joined the band. Liz calls the news of her leaving the Agency âbittersweet.â
And âbittersweetâ is the exact same phrasing that around a week later Taylor would say the ex who most of Red is about used to describe listening to the album:
19 November 2012 - Ali Puliti tweets about listening to two Liz demos -- Blessed Are the Brokenhearted and Dammit, meaning this song, which wouldnât be released until 2018, was likely written during those summer 2012 songwriting sessions:
When the song was eventually released by Jana Kramer in 2018, Liz posted this on Facebook:
The song also notably contains the lyric âcause I could hear you in the kitchen, playing your guitarâ which REALLY REALLY makes me think of Taylor. Although it could maybe be for Jason, who was also a musician.
Hereâs the story Liz told about the song:
ââDammitâ, actually, was a story that I lived out. Like, I was with somebody I was, you know, getting very serious. We were talking about starting a life together and we even had this house, like, picked out in the city where we lived and we would drive by it and be like âone day when we buy that houseâ. And, so, when we broke up, the pain of, like, saying goodbye was really, you know, really intense, but it was also mourning the loss of the hypothetical future. So, it was like saying goodbye to the past memories and stuff, sort of what we almost had and thatâs where that song came from. So, honestly, I didnât write it for anyone else, but myself, truly. But, um, itâs beautiful that music has such a way of resonating with someone who might not even know and they connect with it so much that another artist would want to sing it. Itâs such a high compliment.â Â
And hereâs a quick clip of Liz singing it. So, seems like a Jason song, if not for the fact that she wrote it almost a year after they broke up and kept it hidden for years before eventually giving it to another artist.
13 December 2012 - Taylorâs birthday. Liz does not wish her happy birthday. This, to me, is the biggest evidence that thereâs some amount of bad blood between them at this point.
14 December 2012 - The Music Video for IKYWT comes out. Taylor wears a shirt she wore a LOT when TayLiz was first a thing in 2009. She also wears a key necklace, which will be important later.
17 December 2012 - Liz posts a picture from Claireâs birthday party using a picture without Taylor in it (even though it seems fair to assume Taylor wouldâve been invited).
20 December 2012 - Liz tells a fan her favorite song from Red is All Too Well:
21 December 2012 - Liz wishes Claire happy birthday. Further signaling bad blood with her and Taylor since she didnât bother to do it for Taylor.
9 January 2013 - Liz releases Blessed Are the Brokenhearted:
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Here she describes love as âburning up out of controlâ which is the same phrase Taylor used on Red -- âburning redâ -- and Begin Again -- âIâve been spending the last eight months thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end.â Also, the idea of love as an out of control flame really does describe their relationship.
20 January 2013 - Liz releases One Hand on the Wheel:
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Here, much like in Red, Liz describes a relationship using the metaphor of a car. The relationship is messy, maybe even toxic. Thereâs even a lyric that sounds like it could be out of treacherous:Â âBeing wrong shouldnât feel so right like it does / But it does.â
22 January 2013 - Liz releases Wreck of Who I Am.
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This is the song that is the strongest evidence for me that Liz WAS going through some mental health stuff over the summer when she was doing all this songwriting, and that that Reddit post about running into a drunk Liz who said she was fired for being âout of controlâ seems somewhat accurate. Here Liz sings about her battles, the way sheâs losing them, and asks her younger self what she would think if she saw her now.
Iâm not going to go into too much detail on Liz and Bryan (since unlike her and Jason thereâs no need to use them to say much about TayLiz) but, despite his flaws, he was the person to pick Liz up off the ground when she was feeling this way, so he should get some credit for that.
Sometime around this - Liz releases Stones. Similar upbeat nature to Blessed Are the Brokenhearted with mentions to some of the struggles of Wreck of Who I Am.
Choice Lyrics:
When youâre knocked off your throne And lying on your back Things will never be so clear Cause when you see it all like that Sooner or later it comes around Yeah we all taste that bitter truth But all the stones youâre throwing now Will be the ones they throw at you
Also with these batch of songs, we get Sun Out of the Rain:
So baby, hold on, the storm will roll away It may be pouring down, but itâs only for today A million pieces might be falling into place And when there are no words to say Weâll make the sun out of the rain
29 January 2013 - Chantelle Paige posts a picture of Liz and Taylor and talks about a âsad night turned awesome.â Once again, I think this is a throwback from that night in 2012.
2 April 2013 - Liz goes to therapy. Her and Bryan are dating at this point.
2 September 2013 - Liz tells a fan on twitter that she hasnât been to any of the Red shows, which to me definitely backs up that fan account of Liz being bitter about being fired.
23 December 2013 - Liz wishes Taylor Happy Birthday. This seems like a peace offering to me, considering they havenât spoken in like a year and she refused to do this the earlier year. Also worth noting that Swiftgron is on its last legs at this point.
1 March 2014 - Sara Evans releases Put My Heart Down, which was co-written by Liz and is about walking away from a toxic relationship:
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Now, from what I know of Liz and Jason, this doesnât seem like their dynamic at all. Itâs too soon for it to be about her and Bryan However, it does remind me a LOT of what Taylor was writing about on Red. Her are some choice lyrics:
I never pictured us fighting this much Thought we were figured out, but itâs so messy now Your words cut so deep and I think you should leave
Put my heart down and walk away This kind of love is dangerous So pack up all your things, just leave some air to breathe A million toxic tears fallinâ like rain over here This is the final hour The end of our story tonight And I donât wanna fight
Now, please go listen to Treacherous, Battle/Letâs Go and Story of Us and tell me this is not the same relationship.
Bonus though, this song is copyrighted for 2014, making it make even LESS SENSE for it to be written about Bryan.Â
17 July 2014 -Â Timothy James Brown releases a song called Change My Mind that was co-written by Liz. Iâm out of video links, so here are some choice lyrics:
All the horses became soldiers Dark as night to drag me away A complicated kind of heartbreak When you promise somebody youâll stay
I know youâve been hurting I know more than most I donât have the courage Where youâre going, I canât follow
To me, this reads as Liz making peace with leaving the Agency. She recognizes her demons, and how they ruined her relationship with Taylor, and says âwhere youâre going, I canât followâ because sheâs not in a good enough place to keep touring with Taylor.
So things are looking bleak in TayLiz land. However, Liz seems to be recovering! Sheâs writing songs acknowledging some problems in the relationship and her own battles, and sheâs also in therapy and dating Bryan. Itâs time for some reconciliation. But first, letâs see whatâs up in Taylor-land:
Liz References on the Red Tour
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