"Swifties, the plot has just thickened. I have just stumbled upon even more lore about The Starting Line. Yes, The Starting Line that Taylor Swift references in both 'The Black Dog' and 'Fresh Out the Slammer'. So this is playlist on Spotify that I listen to so much. Taylor Swift's iPod When She Was 18 by Brian Mansfield. Brian Mansfield is a journalist who used to work at USA Today and in 2008, Fearless Era, he interviewed Taylor Swift and he talked her into letting her export all the data from her iPod onto like a thumb drive. It shows all the songs she had when she got them, how many times she listened to them, how many times she skipped them, everything.
In his article for USA Today they made a spreadsheet of the song she played the most. Then Mr. Brian made this playlist, I'm presuming in the order of like, most played to least played. Whenever I like, don't know what to listen to, I always listen to this playlist. I just put it on shuffle because it'll literally go from like country Americana to like, rap to like, rock to like, punk to like, Maroon 5. Taylor Swift genuinely listens to everything and anything. I also really enjoy this because I am the biggest Brandy Carlisle fan and there is a lot of Brandy Carlisle on here. Taylor Swift as an 18 year old was a ginormous Brandy Carlisle fan. I know that's right.
But, getting to the lore… Do we see what song is right here? 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line. The second song on the playlist is 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line. Like The Starting Line in 'The Black Dog', where she says 'when someone plays The Starting Line and you jump up, but she's too young to know the song that was intertwined in the magic fabric of our dreaming'. 'Fresh Out the Slammer', where she says 'now we're at The Starting Line'. Like this has been on her playlist since she was 18! This is feeding into the idea in my head that Taylor Swift and Matty Healy are twin flames, because he also loves The Starting Line. And Matty Healy covered 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line at The 1975's May 3rd show. And that May 3rd show in Manila is literally going to go down in history, because that's the show where Matty did the, 'this is about you, you know who you are. I love you' during About You to Taylor Swift. The same show where he covers 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line. 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line is literally on Taylor's playlist from 2008. I definitely did stumble upon this today because I had this on shuffle and then 'The Best of Me' came on. I was like, what the heck? Then I go click into the playlist, it's literally the second song, so I just felt like sharing that."
TikToker Alyssa Yung explains the lore behind Taylor's long-standing appreciation for 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line and its connections to Matty. (source)
I’m sorry we only knew each other for one day. Yet only one day was needed to sear you into my memory. You with your Ariel pajamas, you let me wear without hesitation. Ready to open your home and arms to a girl as aimless and lost as I. Though we only met once you have secured yourself in my mind as a kind and generous figure. I mourn the loss of our friendship everyday. We could have had what our fathers did. But we’re deprived by the divide of religious sects. I one without faith and you raised within it. If we should ever meet again my dear, I hope you should greet me with the same warmth and kindness as you did back then.
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BBC Version of Merlin Begins Shooting
By sfx published March 17, 2008
Anthony Head and Richard Wilson are among the cast.
The BBC has announced that filming has begun on its new Saturday-night, Who-slot family fantasy series Merlin, with Richard (One Foot in the Grave) Wilson and Anthony (Buffy) Head in the cast.
Head plays Arthur’s dad Uther Pendragon with Wilson as Gauis, joining newcomers Colin Morgan and Bradley James as youthful versions of Merlin and Arthur. The 13-part series is scheduled to transmit in autumn 2008.
Set in the mythical Camelot, this version focuses on Merlin as a young wizard on the cusp of adulthood and his ongoing clashes with a young King Arthur.
Merlin is produced and created by Shine, who were responsible for Hex and Sugar Rush, as well as the upcoming Van Helsing project for ITV. The director will be James Hawes (who worked on Doctor Who’s “The Empty Child”, “The Doctor Dances”, “The Christmas Invasion”, “New Earth” and “School Reunion") while executive producer for BBC One is Julie Gardner.
Jane Tranter, who commissioned the series for BBC1, says: "The writer Julian Jones and award-winning team at Shine have delivered scripts which are bold and original, entertaining and enchanting, and director James Hawes's bravura vision for this piece is perfectly suited to the adventure we are all embarking upon. Merlin is a wonderfully ambitious and beautifully crafted series which we're sure will enchant families later this year."
Filming for Merlin takes place in Wales, England and France.
A fanart that I made of Lamp Genso album, I really like the art of this album and I completely enjoying to do this drawing. I hope the people who can see it like it !