THIS IS DEEP! (REACTION) - Taylor Swift - "My Tears Ricochet" (folklore: long pond studio sessions)

This is hands down the most poetic and beautiful song about revenge I've heard in my entire life.

Great reaction, the jewels she gave him were the albums that went gold, platinum, and diamond. Scott was like family. Aaron Dessner is from the band The National, he also has a twin that is in the band. Aaron does not sing, Taylor has used his composed music, and he is of course listed as a co-writer. Taylor got the contract she wanted and was given more freedom and the rights to her new music.

Aaron Dessner is the man on the guitar. He also has a brother who often works with him. It’s usually just Jack Antonoff (Lead singer of “The Bleachers”) and Aaron Dessner (from “The Nationals”). Yes, she signed a 13 year contract with Scott Borchetta who really was like a 2nd father and his studio was another “home” for her. The “jewels” that she gave him were her gold and platinum albums. He made MILLION$$$$ off of her. She wanted but her masters, and Scott knew that for sure. The fact he sold to Scooter Braun (who repped Kanye, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and many more). Kanye and Justin were so cruel to Taylor so she just couldn’t get past what he did to her. When she gets mad, she’s very productive. Songwriting is like therapy for her. You’ll see clips of her going in and out of the studio, and her face seems so much happier when she’s coming back out. Scott and Scooter never thought that she’d just re-make those albums and her fans don’t buy the regular version anymore. She’s made it clear that she’s the owner of “Taylor’s Version”, and it’s an unwritten agreement that we have with her to keep supporting TV’s; not Big Machine. I truly hope Scooter lost money from that deal and trying to make Taylor’s life so miserable. Great reaction!! Thank you. It’s really fantastic when a reactor can understand what she’s saying in her lyrics. Some people don’t have the bandwidth to understand Taylor, so it’s beyond refreshing when someone like you really does! ❤🎉🫶🏼

Big Machine wasn't even a record label when Taylor got with Scott. He was in the finishing stages of starting his label. She was his only client in the beginning. She took off very quickly in music. She was a country artist back then. All of the big male acts had her for their opening acts on tour. She was very admired because she was a young female artist who was a songwriter and musician. Everyone also loved how confident and involved in her stage set up, outfits etc. They couldn't believe how such a young girl knew exactly what she wanted, took risks and would work non stop until she felt everything was exactly how she imagined it. She was 15, I think. Back then there weren't really any young female artists. Everyone embraced her. She was everyone's little sister. When planning her performances at the CMA's or her own concerts at 16, the person who designs the stage set designs, lighting all that kind of stuff. I forgot what they are called. He said in an interview that she just shows up on the first day of him working things out and brings an easel with posterboards of exactly how she wants everything to look. He said he thought, what is this child doing. Most of the big artists tell him what they want, he tells them what will work and won't and suggest something else if need be. He said Taylor was pretty persistent on exactly what she wanted. He had to explain why some things wouldn't work or weren't the best ideas. She listened very intently and took almost all of his advice but, a few things she wouldn't budge. She would come to see how things were going and study everybody's jobs to learn as much as she could very often. The guy was slightly irritated but was also super impressed that someone especially so young wanted to learn. He said he had never heard of her but knew she had what it took to make it, and she was definitely going to be a star. One of the guitars she plays on her Eras Tour right now is the same guitar she played at her first concert. Her parents hand glued hundreds of crystals on it and in slightly bigger crystals wrote 13 on it. Taylor's lucky number. During her Eras Tour, the one she is on now she plays it during her Fearless era. Each album is an era. She wears similar outfits during each era that she did for the original tour. Her new label is Republic Records. She wouldn't sign with any label that wouldn't give every artist on the label more royalties from Spotify or all streaming. I can't remember. She made the albums Folklore and Evermore during Covid and paid for everything herself. She didn't tell her label until a week before she released them. They are both completely different genres than she had ever done. She had only done one album with the label. Who the heck could get away with that? It worked out for her and the label, thank goodness! She has her own management and production companies. She has for over a decade. She is her own boss and her parents are #2. Her and her parents hand picked the rest of her team. Her P.R. person Tree Paine left her job in the music industry to start her own P.R. company. Guess who has been her only client for ten years? Sounds like Taylor encouraged her to start her own firm and pay her well enough to just have her as a client. Taylor's father was a bigwig at Merrill Lynch and her Mom was in charge of marketing before she retired when she had Taylor. I think they taught both of their children they can do anything they want if they work hard.

Right again. This is about Big Machine and the sale of her masters. 💯 Scott B. Like you said they were family. But at the time (Scooter had a hand in it obviously but as you said this is mostly referring to Scott) of her sales she felt like they took her life that she worked so hard for to create. The songs, ALL the lyrics, the melodies. All of it. Hence the wake/funeral imagery. “You wear the same jewels that I gave you, as you bury me”. Referring to her first 6 albums as the jewels and what was stolen from her without her consent or power to intervene. The stolen lullabies are also a nod to all the songs she no longer owned after they sold her masters. Love your reactions as always. Glad to give helpful tidbits whenever I can 🫶

The sigh at the end gets me every.single.time!❤

Awesome reaction. I love reactors who genuinely want to understand her and her lyrics. They are few and far between. ❤

Jack antonoff is a magician. He is involved in so many artists’ best albums. Taylor’s folklore, Lana Del Rey’s Norman F*king rockwell, Lorde’s melodrama.

There is also an old interview of Scott saying he made Big Machine because he hated how big labels handled and screwed artists, then he did the same thing, he “turned into his worst fears”

Lovely reaction, this is a beautiful performance. I always direct non Swifties to this, you can see just how good she is, without all the big pop productions etc. You are right about the pain in her voice... The sigh at the end breaks me. The whole Long Pond sessions are worth watching, she also speaks with Jack and Aaron about how she wrote some of the songs. If you don't know the Folklore and Evermore albums l highly recommend.

Thank you for your great reaction to Taylor's beautiful song/video. That sigh at the end is heartbreaking. The saving grace for Taylor was that she wrote or co-wrote all of her songs and she had the publishing rights to them. She had her publishing rights deal with Sony before she signed with Big Machine and Sony looked out for her. After Scooter bought the rights to Taylor's music, Taylor refused to allow her (stolen) music to be used in commercials, TV shows, movies, games, etc. Every request was denied. After she recorded Taylor's Versions, she allowed Taylor's Versions to be used if she or her team found the projects worthy. Her brother, Austin, heads that for her now.

I really really love your TS reactions, I wish you would them more often! ❤ (No pressure of course. 😅) You have such an insight and appreciation! 🤗

Awesome! You seem true to your feelings .... I think You understand Now WHY....If you want to Dance or Hear Voices in Vegas old neon streets, there's choices......But No One can cuts through Your Body and Soul Like TIMELESS TAYLOR SWIFT ❤

I'll admit, when she 1st started, I was a bit dismissive. I wasn't in to that type of music, so I didn't really care. I assumed she was just another teeny bopper pop tart. Now that I have mellowed out a bit, & she is a grownup, I really appreciate her! She is super talented, & quite frankly a song writing genius! Thank you!!!❤❤

Agree, great reaction.. you have genuine, kind, caring, n fair thinking reactions! Thanks for reading n breaking down the lyrics n meaning!

Excellent commentary, Bill. That song is marvelous and your explanation of just what the music industry does to artists was spot on.

She used to talk in interviews about her albums as a house that she built. She might add on an addition or do a remodel (1989) but it was still her house/home. Once they were sold to Scooter and they tried to keep her from performing her own songs, she no longer had a home. It is why she burns down a house on the screens in the Eras tour. A lot of people think she is burning down the Lover house, but the frame work of the house is all different. I think she burned down her old metaphorical album house in order to re-record and start over again.

I adore you and your reactions to Taylor!

They did it to clip her wings.She had the money to buy her masters.They meant to hurt her.

Great reaction and insight! Thank you, new Swifty here and I am in love with the person Taylor Swift!