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so, i did listen to a bit of her music, and i didnt hate it. it didnt cost me anything.
but at this point i think im gonna have to watch the movie. imma watch it on the big tv, have a date night w myself. i wasnt gonna spend the $20, but now i have to check out what all the fuss is about.
im so glad shes on our side.
eta- thanks so much all for a delightful thread. keep kickin.

ms liberty
(9,958 posts)Literally, just ten seconds before your post!
rainin
(3,215 posts)I watched her Eras tour movie but enjoyed her documentary more.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)tay tay night at mos. anyone wanna come?
Skittles
(161,770 posts)ugh, not for me
mopinko
(72,153 posts)Last edited Thu Feb 1, 2024, 11:55 AM - Edit history (1)
if not, maybe ill do a couple shots. these days i feel like i need to know some of the songs just to get the jokes. colbert last night did a bit that i knew was all her lyrics, and funny in its own right, but
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im trying to keep up here before i end up yelling at clouds.
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)I had no expectations and I really enjoyed it.
ShazzieB
(19,384 posts)mtngirl47
(1,127 posts)I watched it last night---She's smart and driven! I am now a Swiftie at the age of 65!
ShazzieB
(19,384 posts)Will definitely check it out!
highplainsdem
(53,915 posts)this one
https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-taylor-swift-songs/
which is from March of last year but covers 100 of her best songs with some info (and lyrics) with each.
An early Eras tour setlist and an article late last year on surprise songs:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/18/taylor-swift-set-list-eras-tour/11499422002/
https://people.com/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs-7509877
The setlist for the Eras tour movie:
https://www.thewrap.com/taylor-swift-eras-tour-movie-setlist-all-the-songs-list/
ificandream
(11,013 posts)Here's one from the 1989 Tour (I think that was the one before last year's tour).
Here's one from the Eras tour.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)now i have to figure out how else to drop her a little change. lol. maybe i need a tshirt.
ancianita
(39,564 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(103,007 posts)Maybe not leap to conclusions about posters?
ancianita
(39,564 posts)
Donkees
(32,639 posts)ancianita
(39,564 posts)
NorseSaxonCelt
(75 posts)Nods to Springsteen and Depeche Mode.
Sky Jewels
(8,857 posts)ancianita
(39,564 posts)The Weekend, Mick Jagger, Alison Krauss, Wiz Khalifa ... wow, it's great!
NoMoreRepugs
(10,957 posts)ancianita
(39,564 posts)One of the ERAS trailers
Her full one hour documentary from four years ago is on Netflix and free on YouTube. Here's a clip:
Ron Green
(9,853 posts)but she seems like a good person. Perhaps shell use her fame in a truly transformative way.
niyad
(122,093 posts)she performs? Millions to charities? Shining a spotlight in the magats? What else does she need to do to meet your "transformative" standard?
rubbersole
(9,233 posts)...started when these racist morons went after Taylor Swift and the NFL. She's insanely popular for good reasons. Kelse is the epitome of the macho gentleman for sports fans. Keep flying down that hate fueled rabbit hole magats. You're sure to gain supporters with every new conspiracy theory.
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)from venue to venue 55 million dollars.
questionseverything
(10,443 posts)Each truck driver got $100,000. For a bonus
I bet she has people waiting in line to work her gig!
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)Shes incredibly generous.
Voltaire2
(15,206 posts)When exactly did popular music 'fall'?
What decade do you think saw the rise of 'celebrity culture'?
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" - misattributed to Andy Warhol, circa 1968.
ecstatic
(34,604 posts)Which movie?
I'm going to check out some of her material too at some point. Not really into pop or country music.
I don't understand why the media is forcing all the right wing conspiracy theories on us.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)no kidding. seismographs picked up a couple of the concerts. and the fed reported on it as a bump in the gdp.
im usually pretty good at filtering out this pop nonsense. but i dont know how u managed. shes bloody everywhere.
limbicnuminousity
(1,411 posts)You really mean no kidding? There's something endearing about this seismographic bump in the gdp.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)im a huge believer in the power of the power of jokes in the face of fascism.
littlemissmartypants
(26,641 posts)MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)My husband and I watched the Eras tour movie. It rents for $20. I kinda knew what we would be watching but he did not. At the end of it, he said he was impressed. Shes incredibly entertaining and charismatic. Its really fun to watch.
Wiscodoug
(98 posts)As much as I respect her for being vocal about the dangers TFG represents, music kind of died for me when Zep split and Lennon was murdered. As a musician, I find most pop music poison to my ears. My parents felt the same way about my music. I am happy for her and all of her fans yet art and beauty are indeed in the eye of the beholder. Her music is just not for me. I am cool with that.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)and like they said about dylan- its poetry, too.
im also a rank amateur singer, and not my cup there, either.
irish, showtunes, some country rock. stuff i grew up on, like u. i got a feeling 1 of them might just stick in my head, tho. i mean, i sorta feel like theres a whole community out there full of ppl id like who arent tay tay. all i gotta do is learn a song.
limbicnuminousity
(1,411 posts)inspired me to go back and reread a lot of TS Eliot. Much of what you get out of poetry is influenced by what you bring to it. Whatever else may be said about Miss Swift, I think it's fair to say she's pretty damned genuine and authentic.
Captain Zero
(7,675 posts)I don't have to worry about any of it becoming an ear-bug.
HOWEVER if she puts a burr up Republican asses, then I am all for it.
And she does seem to be doing that.
I will now return to my Richard Thompson, Joni Mitchell, and Mark Knopfler channels.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)theres a couple lines that caught my ear, tho.
wolfie001
(4,046 posts)Taylor Swift - All Too Well (Grammy Awards 2014) You Tube! This is the one that did it for me!
mopinko
(72,153 posts)what pipes! what perfect delivery.
and dang if that aint pretty much where i am at the moment. could have been a masterpiece, but u tore it all up. yeah, thats gonna stick in my head.
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)Swiftss lyrics are quite poetic.
https://english.fas.harvard.edu/english-183ts-taylor-swift-and-her-world
wolfie001
(4,046 posts).....when I saw this about 7 years ago or so. I was always into the Brit imports from the '60s,'70s and '80s ('90s Cranberries). By the end of this song, I damn fell in love!!!
Captain Zero
(7,675 posts)Sorry. Just how old I am.
But if she irritates Republicans, all the better.
hunter
(39,249 posts)Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
Mine mailed me back my stuff, no note, nothing.
Don't know if she kept my scarf.
We crossed paths years later at a technical conference. The best we could manage was pretending we didn't know one another. Don't know if anyone noticed me struggling to suppress a panic attack.
My grandma held the false belief that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Mostly I walked away with scars and another big rock in the bag of PTSD and craziness I'm shackled to.
On the other hand anger can be a strong motivation. If my life was always a fairy tale happily ever after, would I lose that motivation?
mopinko
(72,153 posts)like hemingway said- writing is easy. you just sit at a typewriter and bleed.
Beakybird
(3,396 posts)I wished I could could leave and watch the rest later. I was born in 1962.
rubbersole
(9,233 posts)Still a 🐶 puppy...
Voltaire2
(15,206 posts)"not a fan"
"don't know who she is"
"don't like her music"
lol
lol
lol
mopinko
(72,153 posts)call a press conference, line up the 1st and 2nd families, and whoever else wants to come, and declare themselves swifties. issue a proclamation. hell, give her a medal.
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,969 posts)Here it is. This is from about 4 years ago, just after Jan 6. Listen to the first thing she says
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)She cleverly writes about the double standard that she and all women are judged by and yet somehow is joyful in doing so.
Evolve Dammit
(19,971 posts)lonely bird
(2,085 posts)Elvis was going to destroy society.
The Beatles were going to destroy society.
Punk was going to destroy society.
Disco was going to destroy society.
Grunge etc etc
Stravinskys Rite of Spring caused riots.
Every cultural change especially music is going to destroy society.
Society is still here.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)lonely bird
(2,085 posts)Thanks for pointing out my omission.👍
I knew I forgot something. Getting old sucks.
ratchiweenie
(8,039 posts)amuse bouche
(3,670 posts)She is so spot on with lyrics. She really is brilliant
mopinko
(72,153 posts)good 1.
Unwind Your Mind
(2,223 posts)Thanks everyone
MotownPgh
(416 posts)I love her song The Man! Every time I watch it, I think to myself, I feel you Taylor, and I'm old! Not much has changed about attitudes toward women since I was her age.
mopinko
(72,153 posts)so incredibly fucking true. good lord, can u imagine? shed b elon musks good twin.
Lochloosa
(16,487 posts)She is a talented song writer also.
bif
(24,618 posts)mopinko
(72,153 posts)flying rabbit
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LeftInTX
(32,268 posts)You don't have to sit through a bunch of music. It's more about her and the things she went through. It's easy to watch.