Taylor Swift #38 The Tortured Clowns Department

[Shutuplori]

So does anyone else think most of those song titles sound unhinged and are they gonna hugely disappointed when there's no drama at all when the album comes out or....just me?

 

[Lansam]

I don’t post on the threat often (but read it all the time, I’m boring and have nothing to contribute) but I’m going on August 20th!

 

[Tiggerhappy]

Still patiently waiting for some 22nd June or 15th August friends 🥲

We don't need friends. We're getting the best songs and loads of mayhem.

Justin Vernon is gonna come out and they'll do a 10 min mashup of exile and evermore on piano first on my night. And then she's gonna sing IDSB with the whole rep tour routine and outfit and drop the tv. You'll all be raging.

 

[MidnightAura]

So does anyone else think most of those song titles sound unhinged and are they gonna hugely disappointed when there's no drama at all when the album comes out or....just me?

Many of the titles are just cringy. Daddy I love him. Taylor you are a 34 year old woman!

 

[ls240898]

I’ll be so sad when we get to the next thread and we lose “the tortured clowns department”

Me when this was my one thread suggestion ever

 

[ls240898]

What exactly about it is for children lol
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Love this for you, girl! Do send us the inspo photos and hope Taylor gets Rep TV out right on time for you

Spoiler: Ring talk 💍

omg you have no idea. He was saying “I’ve already picked it for you so don’t complain” lol I gave him a few pointers but he showed me this picture as something he was considering at first and loved it because it’s understated. It’s not even stated babe

 

[tellmewhy]

I could believe the scarf theory if it wasn’t for would’ve could’ve should’ve. Give me back my girlhood?

 

[Lady_choo]

just had my Annual Leave approved for 19 April so I can listen to the new album all day in peace

 

[Folkevermore]

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Don’t have threads so can’t see the rest of the post, but what are peoples thoughts on this? I was surprised when Sabrina carpenter showed up advertising them but I suppose you gotta take your opportunities where you can.

I think Taylor’s beef isn’t her friends beef.
also Lana and Sabrina are more work colleagues than friends.
Brittany Mahomes will desperately cling to anything that’ll make her semi relevant

 

[QueenBW]

do you think taylor has an issue with drinking? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having a drink on holiday but there’s been a significant increase in her getting spotted with alcohol since the pandemic. I can’t help but think about the anti hero music video that seemed to hint she had issues with it

I don't know about problem-problem in the traditional alcohol dependence way we tend to think about it. But she does seem to rely on alcohol a lot as a social lubricant (she was always drunk at the football games and she's been drunk at most award shows since the pandemic). Which might in itself be a problem even if she's not abusing it in terms of quantity. If she's dependent on it to feel comfortable in social settings, then that could be classed as an issue.

Obviously we can't know that just from what we see of her life but just wanted to share because we often think about alcohol problems in terms of quantity consumed and that's not the only type of problem.

That said, if I had to spend days on end alone with Mr. Cool As Fuck, I'd also need to have a drink at hand the whole time.

 

[shellie]

The new Forbes list came out today and Taylor can now officially be called a Billionaire according to them. She is at #14 with a net of $1.1B.

Taylor Swift is declared a BILLIONAIRE by Forbes

The pop star, 34, who is the most famous newcomer on the list, amassed an estimated $1.1 billion fortune, based on earnings from her blockbuster Eras tour, the value of her music catalog.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[tellmewhy]

Maybe that’s why she flies everywhere so often. Her jet is the only time she actually gets to sleep

When she does finally get to sleep in her bed she has a turbulence machine and listens to a YouTube video of jet sounds

 

[secretyoutubelover]

SYTL! Glad to see you back and always happy to have a little Brain Trust with you

I’ve been dropping in occasionally to read you guys as ever excellent thoughts but it’s been busy and Taylor’s fake relationship and five stages of capitalism is something I haven’t had the patience for

 

[ishant]

this shit is the funniest. the next thread title please (after the degrees of capitalism hahahahahaha)

'Taylor Swift 40: 'I just feel very sane''

 

[QueenBW]

Journalists did the same with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent-it's such an odd thing to ask! St. Vincent has an album out in April, was asked about Taylor Swift in Esquire and I get asking about the weirdness of St. Vincent co-writing a Taylor Swift song that went number one, but why ask her about Taylor specifically? It's just taking up space in a short, junket interview! (I've copy and pasted the Swift section but if you are interested in St. Vincent, the whole interview is mostly great and interesting and has me very excited for the album)

St. Vincent: “8am Dance Parties for Myself, on Mushrooms”

We sat down with the American singer-songwriter to discuss the making of her mind-bending new album, ‘All Born Screaming’, and why "sometimes you need to give people a kick in the teeth"

www.esquire.com

Another highlight of your CV: you co-wrote ‘Cruel Summer’ with Taylor Swift. It went to Number One this year, four years after being released

I mean, it’s very cool and it’s very indicative of the way people consume music now. Like, it wasn’t a single from that record [the album, Lover]. The fans just decided it was a hit – four records later. It’s crazy. I’ve never experienced anything like it, first-hand. But also I’ve never actually seen it happen before [ever] – except maybe with ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ when it was in Stranger Things [Kate Bush’s 1985 song, finding wild new popularity on the back of a pivotal role in the Netflix series]. The fans just decided it was a hit.

Hurray for the fans

Yeah, hurray for the fans.

Where does Taylor Swift’s insane work ethic come from?

You’ll have to ask Taylor Swift.

Taylor can’t come to the phone right now

I think she’s just tapped like that. She’s just built for it.

The definition of terrible journalism, right there. I'd have been so embarrassed to be that journo. And I'd been pissed if I'd been St. Vincent

 

[ls240898]

hopefully I’m allowed to go off topic but for all Taylor/taylors teams faults with the vinyls, at least they have all the songs on (and I mean excluding the bonus tracks). I ordered a “limited” vinyl from Beyoncé’s store weeks ago, and when played it’s missing four songs. No tracklist on the back. Said the inserts that contain the vinyls will be printed with artwork, they’re just paper. How embarrassing for a main artist to have a false advertised product! So yeah for all of the vinyl drama with Taylor, at least she doesn’t misadvertise!

 

[odetotheseaweed]

I’ll be so sad when we get to the next thread and we lose “the tortured clowns department”

 

[ChilliBean]

Billie eilish can get right off her high horse, yes I agree with everything she said and hate that Taylor puts out these different variants with exclusive tracks, but her using “recycled” materials doesn’t make her superior or in anyway better!! She’s still producing materials, and a lot of the time the term “recycled materials” is just a misnomer and green washing overconsumption!!! Lead by example please Billie

 

[Lady_choo]

I wonder does she know she’s been over exposed and is choosing to stay out of the spotlight until album release to renew public interest around album release. No need for her to go to awards now.

 

[QueenBW]

I’ve been dropping in occasionally to read you guys as ever excellent thoughts but it’s been busy and Taylor’s fake relationship and five stages of capitalism is something I haven’t had the patience for

Five stages of capitalism I died dead