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❤❤Dear Tyler, I am one of your fan and a grandma. I have cancer. I love you and would lik to attend to on of your concert. I am on SSI, I live in Northern California. Would you invite me to one of your concerts before I die. Thank you 😊🎉❤.
а петь то она и не умеет и она обычная посредственность ширпотребная . Ей никогда не удастся даже чуть приблизиться к вокалисткам Шри Ланки, Румынии, Молдовы и особенно Татарстана и Башкортостана...
@fatemekatami3379 this isn't Taylor's account, I would contact Taylor Nation via Instagram or email. I hope you are able to see her in person and am praying for you.❤
Gabrielle Dee have you watched Taylor Swift live in Chicago? When she played this song, I was totally just like the screaming girl, cry and laugh at the same time 😂 🤣
the way she talks about her songs before singing them, explaining why or how she wrote them and what they are about. you know she´s a real artist when she does stuff like this
In my eyes just as indicative of seeking approval. Many artist show up different, and "let the song speek", so I think Swift seem weird. But I like that she is herself 100%
@@sanoj92 I think it's also because swift is a talker. Most artist I know are more introverted in nature so would prefer to just sing the song then have to talk in a room . But swift seems to like talking and explaining the song so people get it.
So good. ❤️ Though I think my favorite lyric is still: "time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it...I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it." This is my favorite Taylor song and I have listened to it probably hundreds of times by now, but that line still hits me so hard every time I hear it.
I've been listening to this song since 2012, and I only got to imagine the whole story of the song from start to finish; to digest it all and view its structure. It is a masterpiece of hers. It must be sad for her to sing this when she does, but she captured a moment in her life that only she herself knows to heart.
". . .but that's where craft comes in". In the end, Taylor is a professional , and she makes things happen. This is a girl who wrote a top 10 hit when she was in middle school.
Timestamps: 0:03 Taylor Arrives 0:19 Taylor introduces herself 0:46 Taylor talking about her love for _Tiny Desk_ 1:05 Taylor talking about why she chose to do the tiny desk concert 1:43 The Man Speech 2:31 *_The Man_** Performance* 6:06 Taylor handing out picks #1 6:16 Taylor playing piano briefly 6:24 Lover Speech 8:58 *_Lover_** Performance* 12:48 Outfit ("Costume") change 13:13 Talking about inspirations and break up songs 15:10 DBATC Speech 16:00 *_Death By A Thousand Cuts_** Performance* 19:44 Taylor handing out picks #2 20:02 All Too Well Speech 22:59 *_All Too Well_** performance* 28:38 _"Thanks for having me!"_
One of the greatest songwriters in our generation if you ask me! She can play instruments and sing... She have the whole package and deserve every sucess she's having!
This is brilliant. A male at 61, I never really checked out Taylor Swift. But when she played two gigs in Stockholm, I met her fans, and everything changed. Their love, their friendliness-it was infectious. I was genuinely moved by the community she has built. Now, I’m happy she’s in this world, touching young people the way she does. It’s a beautiful thing to witness.
Thank you so much for saying this. My heart loses hope especially with the man who've been so negative. I am hopeful to see a man speaking so positively about others caring for one another and spreading joy.
She loves to communicate with everyone which is something I love about her. In her tours they’re so long because she gives speeches that you can relate to😭 they make you feel some type of way. Her words are so wise and deep like her songwriting
@@kaetce define talent? Lol Taylor may not be vocally powerful but that won't make her less talented.. Songwriting is talent, playing musical instruments are talent.. But yah whatever floats your boat.. 🙄
Welcome to her concerts! Lol she talks a lot between songs and it's as much a part of the concert/experience as the actual performances. Love her so much.
It’s hard to imagine that a singer who performs in stadium tours can be so humble and never forgets where she comes from. She’s down to earth, and her songs still sound good without all the pop instruments and effects. Along with Adele, they are one of the very few artists that can achieve that. Taylor should really make an acoustic album Edit: I’ve been a swiftie for so long I know that she had acoustic albums, I meant that she should make an acoustic album for her songs in her pop era (deluxe versions are not enough! Though I bought almost all of them)
I just now ran across this Tiny Desk concert and, while I am fairly new to Taylor Swift, I think I understand her popularity......she is authentic. Me being 74 yrs. old, it is nice to find new things. Especially finding quality that reminds me of old things. As she describes the way she writes, her love of break-up songs, her storytelling, acquiring fame and fortune while remaining true to herself, it all reminds me of my generation's 'Taylor Swift'. For me that person, that singer/songwriter, is Mr. Phil Collins. I sincerely hope Ms. Swift will find that comparison a compliment. I do.
Have you two seen Taylor's cover of Phil Collins version of "Can't stop Loving You" she did a few years ago? Even Phil Collins commented on it and said it was brilliant. It was for bbc radio 1 and is here on youtube @rk41gator
You might like Taylor's perfomance of Phil's “Can't Stop Loving You”, the first comment to her cover being by Phil Collins himelf praising her performance.
I just became a fan of hers in 2020 with Folklore & Evermore, and have realized how much I was missing out on. Now I’m watching and listening to all of her stuff. Her lyrics are wonderful, she’s really talented.
if you haven’t listened to it yet, i highly recommend listening to the “RED” album, it’s one of her best written albums along with folklore and evermore (and most of the songs there were written just by her👀)
the foreshadowing of her talking about what she would do if she were to be happy and she would tell stories through songs and that’s literally what she did on folklore is WOW 🤩🤩
Hey NPR is it possible you could pin this type of comment to the top? Or just have someone in the station do one in the description? PS That comment sounds angry but it isn't, thanks for all you do. Cheers.
I feel so embarrassed. I've never gone to a concert of her even though I love her personality and music so much. I used to have friends who teased me about liking her but I don't care. Why do men and boys have to dislike artists like Taylor? People are always surprised when they find out that I am listening to Taylor. Tbh, she is more of a friend to me than many people who I used to be friend with.
I am 100% shameless about my open and public confessions of being a huge monstrous Taylor Swift fan. I am not even embarrassed to play her music out loud around people that know I love hip-hop and 80s music and everything else
@@greglautz8470 Why must we hide our appreciation for an artist that has impacted our lives in so many different ways ? It just seems so childish to judge someone based on the artist that they like just because they have bad and big reputation in the media.
Never really understood. This tiny desk totally cleared things up for me. Taylor is indeed an exquisite young woman with immense talent. I’m grateful to have had the chance to listen to her purely on her own. I’m old. 72. Thank you for this revelation. Marilyn Portland OR
she’s one of the few mainstream artists whose talent completely matches her success. she deserves every bit of success she has, if not more. a true musician🥺
Yes she is one of the few. She can sing, play an instrument and write songs. Avril Lavigne, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Carrie Underwood are some of the few. So is Luke Bryan and Brad Paisley
As a dad of 2 huge Swifties, I know her music (& lyrical stories) well and thank God for her following her path in life to share this music and provide an example of chasing your passion with true courage. I love "All Too Well" and the dad in me particularly loves to pair it with "Begin Again" (also from Red) - so hopeful to follow up the truth of the hurt with the girl who has found her old self again and heads back out to try again. If you enjoy these performances, give a listen to the clips from her Grammy Museum show - blown away every time!
The Grammy Museum performances were outstanding. She also has an acoustic BBC radio performance of ''Lover'', ''Archer'' and ''Holy Ground'' which was outstanding.
@ Don't be an elitist. She's always sang love songs, being country doesn't make them better by default. It's the lyrical quality that matters and most would argue that is has only improved as she matures.
i love how eloquently and thorough she is when talking us through her songs and writing process. i could listen to her talk forever. such a gifted and wonderful woman.
best song of the album not because its reaaaaally good but because im starting to think that its the only song in the album that even though it changed (my mixing etc) its still very good... other ones not so much, like it better raw
I'm also here because of Travis haha. But, I've been listening to Taylor for the last year, always liked her radio-played songs but didn't know much of her other album stuff. My fave at the moment is Tears Ricochet. I do like her explanation about break up songs, because non-fans think she writes about her own exes and break ups and she gets alot of grief for that, but she pulls inspiration from many places 😊
personally, i think that's cause she was going through what she wrote about in all too well when she sung it here... i mean... it is -so- curious how she sung two break up songs after LOVER... ykno?
@@davidmendizabal9892 That will make a lot of people sad. I wonder how your nonexistence will affect others? Probably for the good since they will have lesser burden of keeping you in their life when you don't matter anyway.
@@queenieroseofficial3043 i don't like people like her , always complaining and poinitng with finger saying; " My life isn't what it should be because men oppress me" or "OMG you treated me do bad i'm done with humanity D:" i think we can do better than that, look up the Dua Lipa concert or the Natalia Lafurcade concert they are real artists, real woman. And i don't care if people are upset i don't respecto people like Taylor, i love women who take responsability
I’ve heard Taylor Swift songs for years. It wasn’t until Folklore that I truly LISTENED vs. just hearing. I became a Swiftie overnight and it’s been such a pleasure to listen to her body of work with a newfound awe and appreciation. I purchased the Red album but never had listened to All Too Well. Same with not hearing New Years Day on Lover. Taylor Swift has literally saved my mental health during this pandemic. This performance was a blessing. She’s a good human and I can’t wait to hear what she does next.
This is one of the most powerful songs about the the plight of women in our culture that I've heard. As a man, the lyric made me feel sad for the kinds of discrimination many if not most women are subjected to on a more or less constant basis. Kudos to you, Taylor, for such a poignant treatment of this topic. Oh, and the music is excellent, too!
All the comments from people who don't listen to her but appreciating her talent make my heart melt, I'm so proud. Great performance, great voice, great artist, great personality and great woman.
I used to roll my eyes whenever she was mentioned or she was on the radio. But I’ve come to respect her. She’s definitely a real musician and very smart. I wish her much happiness & success.
I may not have seen too many of these but all the ones I have seen are main artists singing with two or three people on the instruments and she went it there alone just her singing songs she wrote, playing instruments and connecting with an audience. Just showcases all her talent fr.
All Too Well is timeless. No matter how many albums Taylor wrote, ATL has a special place in the hearts of everyone. It is a song I would still listen and hum in the last years of my life, grew old in a rocking chair. Something you would recommend to your grandchildren. It would be a classic for the next generation.
You can tell that she puts a lot of thought in her songwriting and that she's absolutely proud of her craft because she's so excited to talk about each song before performing them. I hope she never stops writing.
back here after travis spoke about this on the podcast, i swear to god nothing comes between travis and blank space, they’ve got their own thing… BUT COWBOY LIKE ME??? THIS MAN HAS TASTE!? also makes sense bc taylor always plays it on eras ss when trav is there, it’s adorable 🥹🫶🏼
@@LK-lz6lk oh i meant a lyric by gracie that’s like “i just can’t come between them, they’ve got their own thing" and this comment says “nothing comes between travis and blank space, they’ve got their own thing” so i just noticed the similarity there
16:02 She has impeccable picking. It’s a shame many people overlook her talent and see her as nothing more than a manufactured pop star. She’s probably the realest female stars out there and deserves her fame.
the fact that her voice is clearly struggling (probably just fatigue, which is totally normal for anyone singing as much as she does) and she worked WITH that reality by finding clever and smooth option downs (especially in Lover) is a testament to 1) how connected she is to the musicality of her songs, 2) her prowess as a musician and how well she's honed her skills, 3) her dedication to her fans and giving the best performance possible
Aside from her talent and charm, what I like about Taylor is her attitude. She is so humble despite her achievements. She is so appreciative of her fans. She is someone worth supporting, swear.
when she said "I love break-up songs. They're so fun to write." I was like, yezzzz I love listening to your break-up songs eventhough I'm not broken lol
You are complimenting her about how a nice person she was in this smol desk concert. But we all know that she's always this humorous, friendly, polite and humble as well since we've seen her starting her career. Totally different from how the media describe her. Just watching her live videos, story teller at Harvey Mudd college, live on Paris boat... or her documentaries. she's really a nice humanbeing.
She has an immense sense of melody .. incredible hook writer. Her body of work is really impressive, one of the best song writers of our times.. probably of all time.
Same. I never realized she was as solid a musician as she demonstrates here. This venue is a VERY unforgiving environment soundwise - daunting! - and there's hardly anything off. Impressive.
A truly beautiful woman with great emotional intelligence. I'm a 71 year old white British male who fully appreciates this amazingly talented woman - a true cultural icon!
I don't follow Ms. Swift, and had only preconceived notions based on news coverage... (Always a bad idea, I know) I am glad I watched this. Now I have a sense for why her fans hold her in such esteem. Preconceptions erased.
iamkerok I’m big on her voice. But she has been writing song sin she was 12 and collaborates with other song writers. She will always be a successful song writer for the rest of her life. She is a quality person, too.
This just shows how good she is at what she does. She can sing a song just beautiful as in the track with just her voice and an instrument. She doesn’t need any technology to enhance her voice. She can just sit down and sing, which is amazing.
I LOVE THIS AUDIENCE giving Taylor the love she doesn't usually get when she makes speeches in front of her industry peers, who don't seem to give her as much laughs for her awkwardness or applause for her ideas.
I’ve been thinking the same thing as I’ve been scrolling! I’m ten minutes down, but there've only been 3-4 mean comments (and people defend her anyway in the replies). As a longtime fan, it’s nice to see that she’s being appreciated by people that haven’t usually been fans/used to be haters.
"If someone's gonna take your hand, they're gonna take your hand scars and all." A beautiful line that keep me coming back to this Tiny Desk concert having absolutely devoured Taylor's albums this and last year.
I’ll say this again., any performer who is this famous and successful but is still humble enough perform at a venue like this has my admiration. New Taylor Swift fan.
The storytelling emotion in this version of "All Too Well" is breathtaking in its simplicity and by far my favorite rendition of the originally released version of the song. I would love to hear her sing the 10 minute one in this style.
She's so interactive with the audience and not only entertains them but make them understand the song. She shares meaning, inspirations behind the song, how she wrote it, and all stories and she's able to coz she writes all of them by herself ♡
Watching this for the first time after the eras tour concert, WOW I actually got to see her live twice with her singing songs from every era. I'm getting emotional because I became a Swiftie after listening/watching all too well 10 min version in early 2021, it got me to sit down and listen to every album and I realised that she's a LYRICISTS and I'm a sucker for good lyrics + that her songs aren't just the classics from which I used to listen to when it came on the radio. I'm so happy i decided to give her music a chance and look past the reputation and just see her and her craft. I'm in such awe of her.
Taylor is the very example why raw and delicate talent gets tarnished by fame and elitist people. She may be doing all these flashy stages and dances. But to me, Taylor remains as a simple musician who just wanna share her music. Not all musicians can bare their soul as honestly like she does.
It's one those timeless songs in that the first time you ever hear it sounds like it's always existed and you wonder how you ever lived without having heard it...
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please, make another tiny desk with taylor!!!!
❤❤Dear Tyler, I am one of your fan and a grandma. I have cancer. I love you and would lik to attend to on of your concert. I am on SSI, I live in Northern California. Would you invite me to one of your concerts before I die. Thank you 😊🎉❤.
@@fatemekatami3379My vote from Russia to this lady. Pls invite her!
а петь то она и не умеет и она обычная посредственность ширпотребная . Ей никогда не удастся даже чуть приблизиться к вокалисткам Шри Ланки, Румынии, Молдовы и особенно Татарстана и Башкортостана...
@fatemekatami3379 this isn't Taylor's account, I would contact Taylor Nation via Instagram or email. I hope you are able to see her in person and am praying for you.❤
Here after Travis said he watched this, just had to rewatch it again! ❤
in the club we all fam ❤
Yes I’m rewatching it bc I remember thinking she looked absolutely stunning here!!
Same!!!
Me, too!
me
All Too Well really hits different every single time you hear it.
One thing doesn't, I always cry, sometimes not a little.
Totally agreee
She also sings it differently every time, I love everything about it
The meaning also adapts with life
Gabrielle Dee have you watched Taylor Swift live in Chicago? When she played this song, I was totally just like the screaming girl, cry and laugh at the same time 😂 🤣
i love how she always says “i’m taylor” like everyone knows she’s taylor, she’s taylor freaking swift.
Yes!! That shows how humble she is, I love her 😍 she has always been like that even in her tours
l"m back Tay name corneles mokodompit from indonesia asking
I know right? Like who doesn't know you? You're the TAYLOR SWIFT! I love how humble and relatable she is
FJ Law debut songs are amazin’ breakup pop songs!
SAME SAME SAME 😍😳
Here from Travis saying he fell in love with death by a thousand cuts from this performance 🥹🥹
when he say that?
folklore is literally the perfect album for a tiny desk concert
i agree
Agree with you
Tenaya exactly
this must happen
i think the same .... hi5..✋🏻
the way she talks about her songs before singing them, explaining why or how she wrote them and what they are about. you know she´s a real artist when she does stuff like this
Why you commentung
Uh, 100% no.
@@sportsmediaamerica ok boomer
In my eyes just as indicative of seeking approval. Many artist show up different, and "let the song speek", so I think Swift seem weird. But I like that she is herself 100%
@@sanoj92 I think it's also because swift is a talker. Most artist I know are more introverted in nature so would prefer to just sing the song then have to talk in a room . But swift seems to like talking and explaining the song so people get it.
"so casually cruel in the name of being honest" best lyricccc
Yes yes yes. Genius
ImacrumpleduppieceofpaperLYINGHERE cause I remember it aaaall aaaaall aaaaall too welll (tan tan...tan tan tan time wont fly
YEEEESSSS
So good. ❤️ Though I think my favorite lyric is still: "time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it...I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it." This is my favorite Taylor song and I have listened to it probably hundreds of times by now, but that line still hits me so hard every time I hear it.
Wt song is tht a part of ?
Who is watching again after Travis mentioned this 🥰
Which minute is DBATC?
@@MRoes16:05
meeeee😭😭
Meeee💛❤️
I’m watching for the first time
2:32 - The Man
9:00 - Lover
16:02 - Death by a thousand cuts
22:58 - All to well
thank you bc I only came here for all too well and you helped me find it easily
same, it helped me a lot
Thx
Thank you
Love you
She’s so Taylor in this video. I don’t know how else to describe it.
I mean, exactly that
Sagittarius
@@junefoy7838 It is more Cancer than Sagittarius
@@pusheenmew810 But she’s a sagittarius tho and she def gives off the vibe bc I’m also a sagi
I get what you mean lol
All Too Well is pure poetry
I've been listening to this song since 2012, and I only got to imagine the whole story of the song from start to finish; to digest it all and view its structure. It is a masterpiece of hers. It must be sad for her to sing this when she does, but she captured a moment in her life that only she herself knows to heart.
It is a song that will stand the test of time. It’s amazing
it's not a song, it's an emotion.
Agreed.
I got here because travis said he watched this and fell in love with Death By A Thousand Cuts.
Same, I was like now I have to rewatch it
Same😂😂
Easter Egg Hunting
Same
"You're not always gonna be inspired but that's okay" I needed that
Me too
same 😭😭😭
Absolutely. So good
MEEE
". . .but that's where craft comes in".
In the end, Taylor is a professional , and she makes things happen. This is a girl who wrote a top 10 hit when she was in middle school.
Timestamps:
0:03 Taylor Arrives
0:19 Taylor introduces herself
0:46 Taylor talking about her love for _Tiny Desk_
1:05 Taylor talking about why she chose to do the tiny desk concert
1:43 The Man Speech
2:31 *_The Man_** Performance*
6:06 Taylor handing out picks #1
6:16 Taylor playing piano briefly
6:24 Lover Speech
8:58 *_Lover_** Performance*
12:48 Outfit ("Costume") change
13:13 Talking about inspirations and break up songs
15:10 DBATC Speech
16:00 *_Death By A Thousand Cuts_** Performance*
19:44 Taylor handing out picks #2
20:02 All Too Well Speech
22:59 *_All Too Well_** performance*
28:38 _"Thanks for having me!"_
Legend
@Sudhanshu Bhardwaj no problem!
Minus the ads!
🙌🏽
God bless you!
Her ability as a songwriter is astonishing.
One of the greatest songwriters in our generation if you ask me! She can play instruments and sing... She have the whole package and deserve every sucess she's having!
Nina its her opinion and shes amazing. Keep your hate to yourself and get out
@nina Watch the video she mentions for yourself and see.
oh please dude
@@user-ds6yh4dx4w nope, it's the internet. You leave if you don't want to hear ALL opinions
This is brilliant. A male at 61, I never really checked out Taylor Swift. But when she played two gigs in Stockholm, I met her fans, and everything changed. Their love, their friendliness-it was infectious. I was genuinely moved by the community she has built. Now, I’m happy she’s in this world, touching young people the way she does. It’s a beautiful thing to witness.
Thank you so much for saying this. My heart loses hope especially with the man who've been so negative. I am hopeful to see a man speaking so positively about others caring for one another and spreading joy.
"If someone's gonna take your hand, they better take your hand, scars and all."
That gives me feels every time I hear it.
this phrase was what made lover my favorite of the album :)
SAME
This and her Netflix doc have really changed my perception of her... she’s a super talented musician that deserves respect.
And homegirl is a talker 🗣
I love how articulate and eloquent she is
She loves to communicate with everyone which is something I love about her. In her tours they’re so long because she gives speeches that you can relate to😭 they make you feel some type of way. Her words are so wise and deep like her songwriting
@@kaetce define talent? Lol Taylor may not be vocally powerful but that won't make her less talented.. Songwriting is talent, playing musical instruments are talent.. But yah whatever floats your boat.. 🙄
Welcome to her concerts! Lol she talks a lot between songs and it's as much a part of the concert/experience as the actual performances. Love her so much.
we love her for it
That girl mouthing every word to All Too Well is me
She is all of us.
I respect you
i was looking for a comment about how sweet that was
Same girl SAME
23:55 lol
this performance made me love dbatc too travis, you're so valid for that.
It’s hard to imagine that a singer who performs in stadium tours can be so humble and never forgets where she comes from. She’s down to earth, and her songs still sound good without all the pop instruments and effects. Along with Adele, they are one of the very few artists that can achieve that. Taylor should really make an acoustic album
Edit: I’ve been a swiftie for so long I know that she had acoustic albums, I meant that she should make an acoustic album for her songs in her pop era (deluxe versions are not enough! Though I bought almost all of them)
Many don't give her the credit she is due.
Omg yes I wish she would do an acoustic album. It would be fantastic!
Summer Dehner I would buy that in a heart beat!
Taylor's 1st album "Taylor swift " was a acoustic album! (2006)
Big machine.
Her first three albums are Country Pop/Acoustic Pop and include several purely Acoustic versions in the special and deluxe editions.
Death by a thousands cuts one of Taylor's best songs.
best bridge since all too well yet
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Are you a Fantano viewer?
markosmic how about Getaway car’s bridge tho :
Hearing it acoustic just made me focus on the lyrics even more. That bridge in comparison to the album version is so gut punching
It's like watching a live performance and a TED talk at the same time.
Quinn Lee Yes true. My school gets us to watch one at least every other week in form.
Omg yes
yes its awful
No.
@@peridot2912 ok boomer
I just now ran across this Tiny Desk concert and, while I am fairly new to Taylor Swift, I think I understand her popularity......she is authentic. Me being 74 yrs. old, it is nice to find new things. Especially finding quality that reminds me of old things. As she describes the way she writes, her love of break-up songs, her storytelling, acquiring fame and fortune while remaining true to herself, it all reminds me of my generation's 'Taylor Swift'. For me that person, that singer/songwriter, is Mr. Phil Collins. I sincerely hope Ms. Swift will find that comparison a compliment. I do.
I'm an 80s baby and Phil Collins was a big part of the soundtrack to my childhood. No one has his voice - always recognizable, always passionate.
Have you two seen Taylor's cover of Phil Collins version of "Can't stop Loving You" she did a few years ago? Even Phil Collins commented on it and said it was brilliant. It was for bbc radio 1 and is here on youtube @rk41gator
@@allanaaron2281 Thanks. I will look it up gladly.
You might like Taylor's perfomance of Phil's “Can't Stop Loving You”, the first comment to her cover being by Phil Collins himelf praising her performance.
@@fantaw0rld860 Yes, someone suggested it and her cover is lovely and soulful.
she looked really comfortable singing and playing instruments with that many people really close to her and in not much of space. I love that
Me too Kratos
Why wouldn't she? She's been doing it since she was a teen.
cause that's her roots, playing in Cafés with small audience.
It actually gave me a Secret Session vibe that she usually do before officially releasing her albums.
Класс!
I just became a fan of hers in 2020 with Folklore & Evermore, and have realized how much I was missing out on. Now I’m watching and listening to all of her stuff. Her lyrics are wonderful, she’s really talented.
Have you listened to all of her Track 5 songs? That I love.
if you haven’t listened to it yet, i highly recommend listening to the “RED” album, it’s one of her best written albums along with folklore and evermore (and most of the songs there were written just by her👀)
Welcome :)
gotta check ronan if you dont know abt it ,better man
me too!
2:32 - The Man
9:00 - Lover
16:01 - Death by a Thousand Cuts
22:57 - All Too Well
19:28 - Work On Those Glutes
Thanks!
Thank you!
You both are welcome
Thank you
Always love a reason to revisit this performance! Thanks, Trav ❤
the foreshadowing of her talking about what she would do if she were to be happy and she would tell stories through songs and that’s literally what she did on folklore is WOW 🤩🤩
SETLIST
2:33 The Man
9:05 Lover
16:04 Death by a Thousand Cuts
23:00 All Too Well
hero we appreciate u
Thank u so much!
Hey NPR is it possible you could pin this type of comment to the top? Or just have someone in the station do one in the description?
PS That comment sounds angry but it isn't, thanks for all you do. Cheers.
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thanks
I feel so embarrassed. I've never gone to a concert of her even though I love her personality and music so much. I used to have friends who teased me about liking her but I don't care. Why do men and boys have to dislike artists like Taylor? People are always surprised when they find out that I am listening to Taylor. Tbh, she is more of a friend to me than many people who I used to be friend with.
I am 100% shameless about my open and public confessions of being a huge monstrous Taylor Swift fan. I am not even embarrassed to play her music out loud around people that know I love hip-hop and 80s music and everything else
@@greglautz8470 Why must we hide our appreciation for an artist that has impacted our lives in so many different ways ? It just seems so childish to judge someone based on the artist that they like just because they have bad and big reputation in the media.
Mostly insecurity. People are too afraid of what people think of them instead of just being themselves and enjoying what they enjoy.
@@fireplacedude23 I don't have any friends to go with so
@@danielphung6146 so? i've gone to lots of concerts alone, it's super fun just screaming along with no judgement and meeting friends there.
Never really understood. This tiny desk totally cleared things up for me. Taylor is indeed an exquisite young woman with immense talent. I’m grateful to have had the chance to listen to her purely on her own.
I’m old. 72. Thank you for this revelation. Marilyn Portland OR
she’s one of the few mainstream artists whose talent completely matches her success. she deserves every bit of success she has, if not more. a true musician🥺
yes!
Yes she is one of the few. She can sing, play an instrument and write songs. Avril Lavigne, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Carrie Underwood are some of the few. So is Luke Bryan and Brad Paisley
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After watching Miss Americana I totally agree
@@jilldurham5498 honestly Avril and Taylor are my biggest inspirations
ALL TOO WELL HAS ITS OWN FANBASE
the fact that I started crying when she SAID THE TITLE ... help
And so it should... Its only one of the greatest songs ever written 👍😉😉
I just hope she’ll release either the 10 min. or the 20 min. version of the song from the vault...
agreed. totally. and not only am i a swiftie but i am also in the "all too well" fanbase :)
Lol the fans who pity praise that overrated song
Taylor ‘s voice is always lovely and pure. This speaks to her talent as a singer. Thank you Travis for making me look at TS’s tiny desk again.
As a dad of 2 huge Swifties, I know her music (& lyrical stories) well and thank God for her following her path in life to share this music and provide an example of chasing your passion with true courage. I love "All Too Well" and the dad in me particularly loves to pair it with "Begin Again" (also from Red) - so hopeful to follow up the truth of the hurt with the girl who has found her old self again and heads back out to try again.
If you enjoy these performances, give a listen to the clips from her Grammy Museum show - blown away every time!
The Grammy Museum performances were outstanding. She also has an acoustic BBC radio performance of ''Lover'', ''Archer'' and ''Holy Ground'' which was outstanding.
@@donnaeasty1816 and the London Boy performance too, that performance made me fall in love with the song
@@nilssjoberg8074 Yes, so much more.
i wish my dad was like that lol he hates her
@@rebeccaviknyanskiy3577 y
she was scared for not bein able to write sad songs then made us all cry with folklore and evermore. wow.
Taylor is very smart and witty to explain how she makes her music. She deserves all her success as a songwriter and musician.
Indeed ❤️
shut up you idiot.
@ Don't be an elitist. She's always sang love songs, being country doesn't make them better by default. It's the lyrical quality that matters and most would argue that is has only improved as she matures.
i love how eloquently and thorough she is when talking us through her songs and writing process. i could listen to her talk forever. such a gifted and wonderful woman.
This acoustic version of Death by a Thousand Cuts is absolutely magical.
best song of the album
not because its reaaaaally good but because im starting to think that its the only song in the album that even though it changed (my mixing etc) its still very good... other ones not so much, like it better raw
I really need to listen to more Taylor Swift. Not only is she brilliant, she seems like a genuinely good person. Massive respect
she truly is! welcome to the fandom
my favorite album is reputation. just saying cause it's like her best album.
TAYLOR SWIFT NATION SALUTE TO YOUR QUEEN NAMED TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT!!
I don’t think people realise how freaking talented this gal is
I'm also here because of Travis haha. But, I've been listening to Taylor for the last year, always liked her radio-played songs but didn't know much of her other album stuff. My fave at the moment is Tears Ricochet. I do like her explanation about break up songs, because non-fans think she writes about her own exes and break ups and she gets alot of grief for that, but she pulls inspiration from many places 😊
what’s crazy is she still holds onto the meaning of all too well after all these years. the pure emotion is still in her voice.
personally, i think that's cause she was going through what she wrote about in all too well when she sung it here...
i mean... it is -so- curious how she sung two break up songs after LOVER...
ykno?
@@verbimu Wdym? That means nothing
cuz she remembers it all too well
@@verbimu she's with Joe since 2016. What nonsense are you talking about?
@@アサヒ-u3v good one 😂
so, apparently, when she's happy we get things like folklore and evermore
I know hahahahaha 😂she loves to see us cry😭😭😭
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
Taylor and Joe wrote champagne problems together, which has to be one of the saddest songs ever
That's the talent
And when she writes a song called “happiness” it’s The saddest song ever like-
Imagine a Taylor's TED talk? Just a dream
she kind of gave one during the Billboard woman of the decade award.
@@franks8462 yes and it was priceless
Woman of the decade speach
@@fatima-kn5xw the only speeches I want in my life are hers
@@franks8462 help crime trapped save me
This is when she is at her best. Just her and her guitar. I prefer this over anything else. I am impressed with her live show delivery.
This world will never get another Taylor Swift.
@csa thanks bro🥺
I hope so
@@davidmendizabal9892 That will make a lot of people sad. I wonder how your nonexistence will affect others? Probably for the good since they will have lesser burden of keeping you in their life when you don't matter anyway.
@@queenieroseofficial3043 i don't like people like her , always complaining and poinitng with finger saying; " My life isn't what it should be because men oppress me" or "OMG you treated me do bad i'm done with humanity D:" i think we can do better than that, look up the Dua Lipa concert or the Natalia Lafurcade concert they are real artists, real woman. And i don't care if people are upset i don't respecto people like Taylor, i love women who take responsability
@@davidmendizabal9892 when has Taylor like... not taken responsibility?
I’ve heard Taylor Swift songs for years. It wasn’t until Folklore that I truly LISTENED vs. just hearing. I became a Swiftie overnight and it’s been such a pleasure to listen to her body of work with a newfound awe and appreciation. I purchased the Red album but never had listened to All Too Well. Same with not hearing New Years Day on Lover. Taylor Swift has literally saved my mental health during this pandemic. This performance was a blessing. She’s a good human and I can’t wait to hear what she does next.
no one heard New Years Day on Lover ,,,, because it was on Reputation
Love this! New Year's Day was on 1989 though haha not Lover!
@@minkihairoil haha .... it's actually the final song on Reputation not 1989 or Lover
Same thing happened to me! So special to be a new Swiftie
@@emmataylor3141 yes
She’s still the Taylor my ten year old self fell in love with. Love her acoustic
:)
Same! ❤️
Agreeed
16:00 is DBATC, btw. 😉
I like "The Man" way better now hearing it acoustic. I also like Taylor more as well :)
Please react on her songs 🙏 . I'm watching your vlogs BTW.
I never heard The Man until today.... I love her more too :)
@@Ricoknows u heard folklore right?😭
@@Ricoknows now we have folklore and evermore and it's everything😭😭
This is one of the most powerful songs about the the plight of women in our culture that I've heard. As a man, the lyric made me feel sad for the kinds of discrimination many if not most women are subjected to on a more or less constant basis. Kudos to you, Taylor, for such a poignant treatment of this topic. Oh, and the music is excellent, too!
All Too Well is the greatest song she's ever written.
I love "The Best Day" and "Death By A Thousand Cuts" thoughhh haha
Yes! That song is like her magnum opus
So true. I feel the pain in those lyrics every time. After all these years, it still hits me so hard.
1000% agreeing
YES
Taylor Swift out here making me cry over a breakup neither she nor I had.
Same girl sameee. That's kind of how i felt listening to folklore too.
You should see a shrink.
thats called the magic of taylor swift!
@@iga279 you must be dead inside
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you Travis for reminding me how spectacular this performance is ❤
"What would happen if I were happy?"
folklore/evermore: SO GLAD YOU ASKED.
She's finally happy 😭😭😭
HAHAHA "THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. ENTER YOUR TWO NEW ALBUMS FULL OF SAD SONGS"
Yes 😭😭😭
@@angenymphadora6576 This is off topic but I looooove your username 🤩
@@VenusHotline awwwww thank you!!!
All the comments from people who don't listen to her but appreciating her talent make my heart melt, I'm so proud.
Great performance, great voice, great artist, great personality and great woman.
"here's a sad song about fall." MOOD AND A HALF
Hahahahahaha
i'm here after travis said he watched this
Death by a Thousand Cuts is stunning acoustic! one of the more underrated gems of the album for sure
joe a shut up
@@JS-bt7hx shut up
@@JS-bt7hx make me 😚
it has always been in my top 2 since the moment i heard the album first. but this version completely blew me away.
I read that as "Death by a Thousand Cats" and now I REALLY want her to write that versison because, if anyone could do it, she definitely could.
Nothing like an ad in the middle of a song to rob you of the emotional experience that music is intended to offer
OMG SO IT WASNT JUST ME
i got so angry omg
Well put roughy
It's an offense punishable by death
i got one right when Death by a Thousand Cuts was starting (like right when the lyrics started)
I used to roll my eyes whenever she was mentioned or she was on the radio. But I’ve come to respect her. She’s definitely a real musician and very smart. I wish her much happiness & success.
I may not have seen too many of these but all the ones I have seen are main artists singing with two or three people on the instruments and she went it there alone just her singing songs she wrote, playing instruments and connecting with an audience. Just showcases all her talent fr.
All Too Well is timeless. No matter how many albums Taylor wrote, ATL has a special place in the hearts of everyone. It is a song I would still listen and hum in the last years of my life, grew old in a rocking chair. Something you would recommend to your grandchildren. It would be a classic for the next generation.
A fansé 🥺🤍
Nine months ago, I'm not expecting her to drop the 10 min ver. Nostalgic. I'll hum the longer version until I get older.
It's a masterpiece in narration.. Like I just can't even
@@loveelleeei have wonderful news
8:52 I like how she says, "If someone's gonna take your hand, they'd better take your hand scars and all."
@Black Card help crime trapped save me
Wow, now that is deep.
You can tell that she puts a lot of thought in her songwriting and that she's absolutely proud of her craft because she's so excited to talk about each song before performing them. I hope she never stops writing.
back here after travis spoke about this on the podcast, i swear to god nothing comes between travis and blank space, they’ve got their own thing… BUT COWBOY LIKE ME??? THIS MAN HAS TASTE!? also makes sense bc taylor always plays it on eras ss when trav is there, it’s adorable 🥹🫶🏼
idk if you are trying to make it sound like in between by gracie but it did
@@hopper3084Actually, wouldn't it be Gracie's sounds like Taylor's bc Taylor's came first?
@@LK-lz6lk oh i meant a lyric by gracie that’s like “i just can’t come between them, they’ve got their own thing" and this comment says “nothing comes between travis and blank space, they’ve got their own thing” so i just noticed the similarity there
@@hopper3084 Gotcha, my bad!😄
16:02 She has impeccable picking. It’s a shame many people overlook her talent and see her as nothing more than a manufactured pop star. She’s probably the realest female stars out there and deserves her fame.
sadly, the crowd prefers repetitive beats in "pop" nowadays
she can play an instrument, but that doesn't mean she isn't manufactured.
@@DavidPuddy2024 get over yourself. She's not.
Taylor Swift > Al Di Meola. Right. You're not delusional.
Christine Vergara YES
i really love the way she keeps introducing herself everywhere she goes even though everyone knows her!
the fact that her voice is clearly struggling (probably just fatigue, which is totally normal for anyone singing as much as she does) and she worked WITH that reality by finding clever and smooth option downs (especially in Lover) is a testament to 1) how connected she is to the musicality of her songs, 2) her prowess as a musician and how well she's honed her skills, 3) her dedication to her fans and giving the best performance possible
I've noticed too!! That's what makes her human❤️
this comment is underrated
How about simply she just can’t sing like our quality black American singers 🤷🏾♂️
No she just isn't a very good singer good song writer maybe but her voice just isn't that great but for some reason she sells alot of records
@@johncrabtree8857 And Bob Dylan?
Me too, Travis, me too. 😍
im just waiting for an evermore/folklore tiny desk...
Same here, that would be so perfect
The songs I wish she performs here:
1. Illicit Affairs
2. Happiness
3. Champagne problems
4. August
(They allow only 4 songs)
I would die if she plays This is me trying, my tears ricochet, champagne problems and tolerate it
can you do 2 tiny desk concerts?
me too
Aside from her talent and charm, what I like about Taylor is her attitude. She is so humble despite her achievements. She is so appreciative of her fans. She is someone worth supporting, swear.
when she said "I love break-up songs. They're so fun to write."
I was like, yezzzz I love listening to your break-up songs eventhough I'm not broken lol
SAME!!! lol when I was like 11 I listened to fifteen and was really sad for no reason😂❤️
Chaeng Do omg yasss
Yess I just love put myself in her shoes and figured the song as I was the one who cry for love 😂
my vibe
same 😭🤣
hello swifties (im here thanks to travis)
You are complimenting her about how a nice person she was in this smol desk concert. But we all know that she's always this humorous, friendly, polite and humble as well since we've seen her starting her career. Totally different from how the media describe her. Just watching her live videos, story teller at Harvey Mudd college, live on Paris boat... or her documentaries. she's really a nice humanbeing.
Img those performancesss
This completely changed my view on Taylor Swift. What a strong, intelligent, charming and funny woman she is. Extremely talented too.
She has an immense sense of melody .. incredible hook writer. Her body of work is really impressive, one of the best song writers of our times.. probably of all time.
And she's so eloquent. A talented woman indeed. 😭😍🥺
What was your beef with her before? She's always seemed prety cool
Same. I never realized she was as solid a musician as she demonstrates here. This venue is a VERY unforgiving environment soundwise - daunting! - and there's hardly anything off. Impressive.
I know right! Most women aren't any of these things!
The intelligent, talented woman hidden by the industry machine. This is what makes this concert format wonderful.
Wish her get her guitar back for the next album. She is good with folk acoustic music style
SHE is the one who's hiding. No one is forcing her to hide. She has enough money to be produced any effing way that she wants. She chooses the hiding.
@@TheVeek192 are you okay. Get on with your life
@@syamsul6063 you predicted it
@@syamsul6063 u predicted!
U have a time machine or what!?
A truly beautiful woman with great emotional intelligence. I'm a 71 year old white British male who fully appreciates this amazingly talented woman - a true cultural icon!
My god, that Death By a Thousand Cuts bridge is the SHARPEST thing I have ever heard. What a lyricist.
17:54 nice
Word!
Couldn’t agree more. This song really resonated with me when I was reliving the pain of an old breakup. She’s SUCH a smart lyricist!
19:00 omg that was so good
Right?!
It's such a shame that the production of the song is as horrendous as it is.
I don't follow Ms. Swift, and had only preconceived notions based on news coverage... (Always a bad idea, I know) I am glad I watched this. Now I have a sense for why her fans hold her in such esteem. Preconceptions erased.
iamkerok love u 😭
Thank you sir. As a fan, reading this means a lot to me 😊 she has a lot of great material and i hope you get to dive into it one of these days
iamkerok I’m big on her voice. But she has been writing song sin she was 12 and collaborates with other song writers. She will always be a successful song writer for the rest of her life. She is a quality person, too.
ohhhh!! I love you!
I feel fancy when i read your comment, sir.
This reminded me why I used to love Taylor Swift, I don’t even know why I stopped listening to her music really. I’m gonna go listen to red on repeat.
Give Lover a try too!
IT'S RED SEASON
I heard Tool is better :) kidding. I’m a fan of both. Speak Now is my favourite album. Never grow up is one of the greatest songs ever.
Ben Ruegg I agree! I really like songs from her earlier days.
i legit had this same thought!
This just shows how good she is at what she does.
She can sing a song just beautiful as in the track with just her voice and an instrument. She doesn’t need any technology to enhance her voice. She can just sit down and sing, which is amazing.
She has it all. The brains, the voice, the kindness. Such an inspiration to women and girls. Beautiful.
She have bad voice, she is bad .
I LOVE THIS AUDIENCE giving Taylor the love she doesn't usually get when she makes speeches in front of her industry peers, who don't seem to give her as much laughs for her awkwardness or applause for her ideas.
This is the best comment section I've seen in a long time. I love the support for her.
I’ve been thinking the same thing as I’ve been scrolling! I’m ten minutes down, but there've only been 3-4 mean comments (and people defend her anyway in the replies). As a longtime fan, it’s nice to see that she’s being appreciated by people that haven’t usually been fans/used to be haters.
My swiftie heart is over the milky way😂
Here bc Travis mention tiny desk 😊 ohh Taylor sing dbatc 😂
Anyone else get chills on that line "if the story's over why am I still writing pages"?
"If someone's gonna take your hand, they're gonna take your hand scars and all."
A beautiful line that keep me coming back to this Tiny Desk concert having absolutely devoured Taylor's albums this and last year.
I’ll say this again., any performer who is this famous and successful but is still humble enough perform at a venue like this has my admiration. New Taylor Swift fan.
The storytelling emotion in this version of "All Too Well" is breathtaking in its simplicity and by far my favorite rendition of the originally released version of the song. I would love to hear her sing the 10 minute one in this style.
I have seen well over 200 concerts in my life. I took my daughter to see Taylor a few years ago. She actually blew me away. She is extremely talented.
Jeffrey Merritt that’s the life we all want to live wow
What tour was it?
I wish i was your daughter 😅😂.......goes and cries in the corner
@@liminalstate4250 1989 Tour? So I guess it's been a few years...I was really impressed by Taylor though. Very talented and a class act.
@@lennycastro4664 memories, at least the ones I can remember! Ha! Still a few bands I need to see eventually...
She's so interactive with the audience and not only entertains them but make them understand the song. She shares meaning, inspirations behind the song, how she wrote it, and all stories and she's able to coz she writes all of them by herself ♡
“If someone’s gonna take your hand, they better take it scars and all”🥺
❤❤❤
Watching this for the first time after the eras tour concert, WOW I actually got to see her live twice with her singing songs from every era. I'm getting emotional because I became a Swiftie after listening/watching all too well 10 min version in early 2021, it got me to sit down and listen to every album and I realised that she's a LYRICISTS and I'm a sucker for good lyrics + that her songs aren't just the classics from which I used to listen to when it came on the radio. I'm so happy i decided to give her music a chance and look past the reputation and just see her and her craft. I'm in such awe of her.
Taylor is the very example why raw and delicate talent gets tarnished by fame and elitist people. She may be doing all these flashy stages and dances. But to me, Taylor remains as a simple musician who just wanna share her music. Not all musicians can bare their soul as honestly like she does.
Seeing this comment after watching her "betty" performance at the ACMs. You're 100% right.
Taylor: "Would I not be able to write breakup songs anymore?"
Exile: "Hold my Bon Iver."
hold my guitar and my cardigan
Bon Iver is my reading music 😊
"I gave so many signs...so many signs..."
Ouch
Correction:Hold my Joe Alwyn
All too well does not need a music video cuz we can literally see the song. What a masterpiece!
We can see and feel the song at the same time.
It's one those timeless songs in that the first time you ever hear it sounds like it's always existed and you wonder how you ever lived without having heard it...
What the eff do you mean by "literally?"
As a grandfather this is the first time I have seen her really perform so easily.What a champion.