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kylieswift31 · 2 months

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The dark side of Taylor Swift's lucky number 13

Taylor has been performing at her concerts with her lucky number 13 written on her hand since her first fearless tour, but what if it doesn't have the same nostalgic meaning for Taylor Swift?

"I was born on the 13th, I turned 13 on Friday the 13th, by first album went gold in 13 weeks. Also, my first song that ever went number 1, it had a 13 second intro, I didn't even do that on purpose!"

The number 13 is most well known for being an unlucky number from the association it has with Friday the 13th, and the scary halloween movie series with the same title. Yet, many now see it as a good luck charm because Taylor has used it so prolifically throughout her career that it's become their lucky number too.

"I hate it here."

In the reputation prologue Taylor talks about the duality between the best and worst parts of ourselves, our deepest secrets and our favourite stories. And that the version we present to the public doesn't show the version we keep hidden. Everyone presents a mask of their best selves, but some of us do so while feeling the chasm between the two. This divergence then feels like the facade we present to others feels counterfeit to our inner selves.

"And for a fortnight there we were together."

This leads us to consider the other side of the coin behind the meaning of the number 13 and how it reflects Taylor's inner world. The title track of the tortured poets department is fortnight. This song fortnight isn't referencing a literal fortnight but her first album debut that contains 14 songs, excluding the pop version of teardrops on my guitar.

"All my Mondays are stuck in an endless February. I took the miracle move on drug, the effects were temporary."

This debut album contains an honest and personal account of Taylor's life growing up. Revealing how lonely she felt at school, feeling like an outcast and her determination to keep going in spite of it all. When her fearless album was released there was a markedly increased use of male pronouns and names to replace the more neutral you, me and us pronouns used throughout debut.

"Marry me, Juliet!"

There are songs like love story where it switches to the male character's perspective and Taylor gets to sing honestly while singing about a heteronormative relationship. But for the most part, everyone else is associating the song with the type of love where finding a man or is the end of your story. This fairytale happily ever after is what Taylor became famous for. It's what made me fall in love with Taylor's work, but I also stayed for the depth and complexity of the inner version of Taylor I connected with too.

"I was a functioning alcoholic till nobody noticed my new aesthetic."

The "Mondays stuck in an endless February" lyric in the fortnight song is talking about the debut version of Taylor being stuck in the fearless era. The changes to Taylor's albums in the fearless era erased more of her inner voice. When others only like your public facade you show them, it leaves you feeling like who you are on the inside will never be good enough for anybody. This is what leads to the choice between giving up trying to fit in or exiling your past self in the hopes of being accepted.

"Blood's thick but nothing like a payroll."

This battle of wills is echoed throughout Taylor's entire discography. It's easy to fob this off as a repercussion of the contract with her first record label, but that ended with the reputation era. These themes have repeated over and over again throughout her work much longer than that. When you remove all male and female muses from the story, there's an evident thread of being at war with herself. While begging for her family, her father in particular, to accept the queer side of herself.

"Two graves, one gun."

In the tortured poets department there's references to wanting to come out, but having to stay closeted to protect her career. This is evident in the eras tour with performing a three hour show with a set from every era except for debut. Taylor is breaking her own records with the quality of work she's put out recently, while still talking about how she's lost more of herself than she ever expected to. The line about "two graves, one gun" shows how she lost herself in the beginning of her career and again when she showed more of her inner self with the aesthetic of the lover era. The karma coffee cup is a map of where the graves are buried, pointing towards both the end of the fearless era and the folklore era.

"When my depression works the graveyard shift, all the people I've ghosted stand there in the room."

In my first post I went into great detail about the connections between Taylor's life and the Truman show. Her connection to Truman's character is especially apparent between the folklore and evermore albums. Truman's character is aware of the fact that he is unwittingly the star of a reality show being broadcast to the world. There are a lot of parallels to Taylor's pop star persona and how famous she has become recently.

"The sign on your heart said it's still reserved for me."

Truman's character reaches a breaking point where everything changes and realises what he wants to do with his life is too important to keep fulfilling the role everyone else wants him to fulfil. This is why the tortured poets department feels like a goodbye album. This is Taylor letting go of anyone who is not willing to see her for who she really is. As many of us experienced during the lockdowns, getting a taste of living without the mask makes it incredibly soul crushing to put back on again. The tortured poets department is a goodbye, but for Taylor it is a return home to herself. The tour for the lover era put a hold on her plans going forward, but created an opportunity to go even bigger than she already had planned.

"Put narcotics into all of my songs and that's why you're still singing along."

If we break down the symbology of the number 13 we can get a glimpse of what it represents for the closeted version of Taylor. The duality of the 3 as the letter M or W when it's flipped on it's side discloses the true pronouns within her music. The 1 is the shape of her microphone, but also the shape of a grave. Her love for women has been buried for the sake of her career. (It’s also XIII in Roman numerals.)

"I'm so depressed I act like it's my birthday every day."

So if the 13 represents both Taylor's pop star persona with her birthday and the closeted version of Taylor, we can see how it epitomises both sides of the coin.

Coming out on the 31st of October would be an iconic date to reclaim the meaning behind the numbers and bring her love of women back out from the grave.

A tortured poet,

Kylie x

🧡🖤💜

#taylorswift #the eras tour #taylornation #gaylor #🎃 anon #TSthirteen

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torturedcoveydepartment · 8 months

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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS

I had some left over time in class today, and guess what. EVERYTHING about the tortured poets department is so clear to me after my deep-dive analysis on the little snippet of lyrics that Taylor posted on her socials. The glass isn’t stained anymore.

“So I enter into evidence. My tarnished coat of arms”

This paints us a picture of a courtroom, which applies to the terms used, as well as the song- and album’s title. She enters into evidence, which she also understands. Tarnished is synonymous with losing luster and “shine”. Coat of arms is a symbol which brings honor to family name (often seen on weapon shields). Taylor Swift’s name has been beaten multiple times by critics and slammed with hate storms. However, she’s still standing. But with a tarnished image ish.

“My muses, acquired like bruises. My talisman and charms”

You might think of muse as a good old friend - which is totally true. But it’s in fact a person or imaginary being that brings the artist inspiration. Those muses acquired like bruises, and from past albums we know colors are significant. “And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue” as an example from All too well (10 minutes version). Therefore, my interpretation is that the people who betrayed her, or treated her unfairly, which she later on has written songs about are referred to as bruises - and that’s what she’s in court for. People having opinions on “the morality” of her past lovers being metaphorically written into music. Talismans is an object that brings luck. Keeping the owner safe. As an example, her favorite number 13. My first thought when analyzing this was “OH MY GOD WITCHY EVERMORE” btw.

“The tick, tick, tick of the love bomb. My veins of pitch black ink”

A timer before the relationship blows up. After all there’s something called “love bombing”, a use of overt affection to manipulate the other part into staying. We can also see former usage like of ticking noise such as “I laid the groundwork and then just like CLOCKWORK. The dominoes cascaded in a line” and “Tick tock on the clock I pace down your block. I broke my own heart cause’ you were too polite to do it”The pitch black ink is 100% a wave to creativity and her thoughts flowing into her art. An insight into how her mind works. This supports my thought of the song being about the world’s judgement.

“All’s fair in love and poetry. Sincerely the chairman of the tortured poets department”

There’s a saying “all’s fair in love and war” which points to a situation where people don’t follow the usual rules of behavior, an event where you don’t have to obey. Taylor has replaced war with poetry, which is so incredibly beautiful. Sticking with rules isn’t required in poetry. The entire point is your freedom of self-expression. AND THAT’s why it’s the tortured poets department. The feeling of being told what’s right and wrong about THEIR EMOTIONS. The chairman is the one in charge of the committee or organization, and they are stating this. The world’s critical structured thinking is suffocating.

This might be all wrong. BUT I DON’T KNOW IT FEELS REASONABLE? Taylor Swift is such a TALENTED, MASTERMIND, MASTERPIECE, BEAUTIFUL ARTIST

#I’m such a poet for understanding #taylor’s version #taylor swift #the tortured poets department #swifties #the eras tour #eras tour #reputation #speak now #red #lover #1989 tv #taylor swift debut #ttpd #analysis #music

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deadcactuswalking · 2 months

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REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 27/07/2024 (Jimin, JADE, Eminem)

Once again, Sabrina Carpenter is at #1 - it’s the fourth non-consecutive week for “Please Please Please”. Otherwise, it’s a pretty fun, short week - possibly the first of quite a few this Summer - so welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS!

content warning: language, references to disability and bigotry towards wheelchair users

Rundown

As always, we start with the notable dropouts, songs exiting the top 75 - which is what I cover - after five weeks in the region or a peak in the top 40. This week, we bid farewell to not just all the football songs from last week bar “Dancing in the Dark”, all of which I feel like I don’t need to mention because they’re basically seasonal, but also a small selection of “Renaissance” by Eminem, “us.” by Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift and “CHIHIRO” by Billie Eilish. Where the chaos really shows up on this chart, however, is what actually stuck around.

So, occasionally, weeks happen on the UK Singles Chart where songs up above drop out or freefall thanks to their “chart ratio” changing to accelerated, which essentially crunches their real streaming numbers and can lead to the chart having a lot of movement in that week when they all coincidentally fall into this period. However, there’s not exactly an influx of new songs waiting for this to happen, and those bubbling under the top 75 haven’t gotten that much traction, so instead we have a bit of a bizarre week where new songs debut higher than they probably should and we have tons of notable gains and returns. As for the re-entries, this includes “Pick Up the Phone” by PAWSA featuring the late Nate Dogg at #74, “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay at #73, “Addicted” by Zerb, The Chainsmokers and Ink at #70, “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” by Luke Combs at #68, “places to be” by Fred again.., Anderson .Paak and CHIKA at #54 and “the boy is mine” by Ariana Grande at #53. On the other hand, there are tons of boosts for a mixed bag that includes “Alibi” by Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar and Yseult at #60, “I Love You, I’m Sorry” by Gracie Abrams at #58, “You & Me” by Disclosure featuring Eliza Doolittle at #57, “6 in the Morning” by Flex featuring the late Nate Dogg at #56, “Miles on It” by Kane Brown and Marshmello at #55, “Evergreen” by Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners at #52, “These Words” by Badger and Natasha Bedingfield at #51, “Pink Skies” by Zach Bryan at #43, “Set My Heart on Fire” by Majestic, The Jammin Kid and Céline Dion at #40, “Red Wine Supernova” by Chappell Roan at #39, “Birds ij the Sky” by NewEra at #35, “misses” by Dominic Fike at #34, “Move” by Adam Port, Stryv and Malachiii at #25, “Happier” by The Blessed Madonna featuring Clementine Douglas at #24, “Red Wine Supernova” and “HOT TO GO!” by Chappell Roan at #39 and #19, “Apple”and “360” by Charli xcx at #23 and #18, and finally, “Kisses” by BL3SS and CamrinWatson featuring bbyclose at #13. Phew.

The top five should look somewhat refreshed thanks to some ACR hits and some relatively newer hits rolling in. Firstly, we have Myles Smith at #5 with “Stargazing”, but a much more obviously new track is at #4, as Jimin debuts high with the track “Who”, which for those who don’t follow the charts as religiously or aren’t in the K-pop bubble are probably asking. He’s from BTS, we’ll have more on him later. At #3, which a lot of people will be very happy about, is Chappell Roan with “Good Luck, Babe!” whilst trailing behind Sabrina at #2 we get the similarly sapphic “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish. Of course, Sabrina’s still at the top, so let’s look at what ended up below to see if any of these new tracks are worth sticking around, though most of these have already planted themselves in the top 40 so it seems more than likely. As for what has yet to get there…

New Entries

#50 - “WILDFLOWER” - Billie Eilish

Produced by FINNEAS

The only debut we have for this episode that landed outside of the top 40 is actually a late entry for an album cut from Billie Eilish’s latest record, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, which I admittedly don’t revisit very often despite really liking it on release. “WILDFLOWER” is around the middle of the album and hits especially hard after “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”. In “WILDFLOWER”, Eilish comforts a woman she had seen experience a rough breakup but eventually forms a relationship with said ex-partner, though the morality of that is up to question and Eilish feels somewhat guilty about having those feelings. That line in the first verse, “I wasn’t there but I know”, is so essential because it frames Eilish as an outsider, who only really saw one part of that relationship during that period, and is now getting to experience what she would have when she was with this person. That extended closeness and vulnerability with her friend not only strengthened her bond with Eilish but also, in a twisted way, Eilish’s relationship with the ex-partner, and I think it actually seems up to interpretation whether this song is directly addressed to her partner who broke her friend’s heart or whether it may actually change perspectives, I think you could do a great deal of analysis there, and the constant use of changing pronouns, whilst clearly necessary for a personal song, make those feelings of guilt feel multiplied and caving in on Eilish. I love the distant indie folk guitars being at a dissonance with the clean, echoing vocals Eilish is known for, and that chorus is heartbreaking. Both the first and second verse start with common post-breakup platitudes that make it appear as if Eilish is attempting to float these feelings off as meaningless, but that image of her is implanted whenever Eilish spends time with her new partner, even adding details about her clothing that make this feel incredibly real. That whispering bridge wherein she pits the love they now feel and how this partner has no intent to hurt her with the knowledge that they very much did hurt someone who is incredibly close to her at a vulnerable moment is honestly both a rough listen and read, it’s a resoundingly effective track about complex subject matter that should feel wordy and difficult to put into song but the Eilish siblings have made so loose and concise by evoking the most instinctual thoughts and feelings as the most constant, giving it a really overwhelming feel. This is the first of two absolutely fantastic songs debuting this week, and is definitely the more respectable opinion I have as, surprisingly enough, those two songs are consecutive. Oh, dear.

#38 - “Brand New Dance” - Eminem

Produced by Eminem and Luis Resto

Sigh, this won’t earn me any friends in the disabled community. Okay, so I’ve been vocal - especially recently - about my love for the silly, obnoxious and frankly confusing 2004 album from Eminem, Encore, and 20 years later, Em has released an album that not only resembles that album but features a song intended for release on it. The Death of Slim Shady, which I have discussed in-depth for the past two weeks here, uses some older vocal recordings to help it feel like Slim Shady, the one Em fans grew up with, is still rapping, and they use a lot of filtering and layering between the two voices to not just make the mix sound grainy and confused - which could be intentional or not, I have no idea - but also emphasise the album’s concept that Em and Slim are competing for room in Marshall’s head and will flash in and out of rapping in one personality or the other. “Brand New Dance” is a Slim Shady-led song that features basically no involvement from a sane Marshall, and is pre-empted by the track “Trouble”, where you hear the two struggling and insulting each other for 40 seconds, as Slim forces Em to down some pills and start making fun of quadriplegics, specifically one that any Eminem fan will be very familiar with: Christopher Reeve, or “Reeves” as Shady often says for the sake of the rhyme. Throughout his wilder moments, Reeve, an actor who played Superman before moving to activism as the result of being involved in an equestrian accident that leaves him in a wheelchair, is mentioned by Eminem, and this is especially true for Encore, including my favourite ever track from him, “Rain Man”, which basically has an entire verse explaining Shady’s love for Superman being torn away when he saw that he was disabled, and he feels guilty about it. Early tracklists for Encore including a song called “Christopher Reeves”, which was then taken off due to the actor’s passing that same year. 20 years later, here it is.

Under the possession of Slim Shady, a largely unaltered recording from 2004 plays, newly entitled “Brand New Dance”, which uses horse neighing and clopping in the beat and functions as a diss track to Reeve, by way of creating a dance fad that involves re-enacting the accident and pretending to be disabled, instructing his audience to “do the Christopher Reeves”. Jesus Christ. When I frame it like that, it seems awful, and given the fact that he’s been dead for nearly two decades now, it still is awful but there’s something so interesting to fixating on Reeve, much like the way he fixates on Caitlyn Jenner for the rest of the album. They’re irrelevant figures known arguably for things outside of their control rather than their careers, becoming easy targets for Slim Shady and demonstrating just how washed the guy is, and hence why he needs to die. In album context, hearing this bizarre beat that mixes the horse sounds with similarly flittery percussive sounds to those used in “My 1st Single” and obnoxious synth buzz, alongside some choral vocals, after a few tracks of semi-serious horror-themed production, does a great job at separating Shady from Em but also takes you by surprise. I know on first listen that I was basically dumbfounded to why and how this was included, and didn’t really understand fully until he literally explains half the album later on “Guilty Conscience 2” that it was recorded back in 2004, with this song and basically all of the album acting as a set-up for the useless, nonsensical and still remarkably offensive punchline that Christopher Reeve ruined the song for Em by dying so he had to take it off. That idea becomes even more egregious when Em talks more solemnly about his death and how it will affect his daughters just a few tracks later, and it may exemplify what I like most about this mixed bag of an album: it commits to the bit, not fully, but chaotically and almost improvisationally, just coming up with ways to one-up the recurring theme of Slim Shady being this shell of a man who echoes Fox News talking points.

As for the song itself, well, it’s incredibly offensive but the weird beat is hilarious and actually very catchy, and Em’s drug-addled, slurring delivery from the early 2000s is my favourite kind of vocal performance from him, making a lot of his multisyllabic rhymes end up a lot smoother to the ear as well as covering up some of the less discretely strange lines. I love how Eminem hasn’t just replaced outdated references with a new vocal take that somehow sounds even worse than 2004, but he’s re-recorded both entire lines and small fragments of bars for seemingly no reason, just to show that the “sane” Em is still in there somewhere. The back and forth between a multi-tracked cartoon voice and a frail sing-songy delivery that almost sounds like AI on the chorus is an inspired idea that places it firmly in the dance fad song canon, and in the second verse, he somehow rhymes several syllables of a line with a bunch of garbled onomatopoeia (more on that in a second). I love the “grand mal seizure” / “grandma, tease her” scheme, and the conceit of those lines is even funnier - next time you see grandma, surprise her and make her feel at home by doing the Christopher Reeves and showing up in a wheelchair. The bridge, where a new melodic vocal from Em is slotted, has been in my head for weeks, and is just the cherry on top of an unnecessarily hateful cake. He comes back, 20 years later, to record a new bridge for an already terribly offensive song, and in that bridge, he basically dedicates the song to Reeve as if this is granting his family any solace, whilst also dissing the guy for literally being deceased, like he’s somehow in control of that. “This is my Chris anthem, I’m giving Chris Reeves his chrysanthemums”. What did he ever do to you, Em?!

The new outro the song closes off with is mostly just him waking up from the Slim Shady nightmare as well as him bringing back the electrolarynx voice from Encore which I just have to be appreciate, even if he’s going to use it to sound vaguely like Stephen Hawking and speak from the perspective of Reeve which is just ridiculous levels of hating. I almost wish he took it back to when he used it not to diss Michael Jackson but complain about what surgery supposedly did to him - he doesn’t hate Michael, but he hates plastic surgeons and hopes they all fucking die. In this song, he’s only annoyed that Christopher Reeve(s) died because it hurts his own product he’s set to release, and ultimately put this out as a sarcastic “tribute” which is just sick, man. Thankfully, it doesn’t seem like his family has been quoted to have been offended or anything of the sort but there’s a certain audacity to this song that simultaneously makes me shake my head in denial and also force myself to recognise that this is a throwback to my absolute favourite era of Eminem, with absolutely all the tropes I love about it. It’s one of my favourite top 40 hits of the entire year and God, I wish it wasn’t.

#30 - “Chk Chk Boom” - Stray Kids

Produced by BANG CHAN, DallasK, Chae Kang Hae and RESTART

So Stray Kids are a K-pop boy band that I reviewed once before and somehow enjoyed despite all the chaos and confusion that their previous hit, “LALALALA”, led me down, but now we have a similarly monosyllabic and this time, onomatopoeic song that grants them their first ever top 40 entry, primarily because a lot of what’s above it somewhat crumbled. I have no idea what to expect from K-pop when it comes from less commercialised and Americanised acts (the BTS guys and BLACKPINK girls come to mind), as what they often end up releasing is an amalgamation of western trends in a bilingual mess that places cringeworthy lyrics in the mouths of a wide variety of singers all bundled in the same group, and this is the case even within BTS, though they’ve been smoother with it as long as they’ve been charting in the UK. As for whether my assumptions were correct, this is utter madness encapsulated into two and a half minutes because not even K-pop, which already likes to switch the production up several times within one song, is going to allow for a song to reach three minutes nowadays. We start with this chiptune-like synth that is already flubbery and gross before the boys invade with their explosion sound effects and a rap that honestly is not terrible flow-wise, and they sound much more comfortable in their own language. The industrial drums are honestly kind of sick, especially with that vocal fragment hidden in the percussion, and I wish the pre-chorus didn’t completely override that with a reggaeton rhythm and overproduced swell because it takes some of the impact away, especially when the chorus is so stilted and staccato. One of the track’s producers is actually the oldest band member, BANG CHAN, and he sounds the most confident on the mic, especially in English, I kind of want to hear the foundation of this beat with him delivering some verses. Otherwise, I’m somewhat disappointed this doesn’t go for something utterly insane like a drum and bass bridge, metalcore breakdown or phonk cowbells being introduced in the final chprus for no reason, but it still has the endearing madness of a lot of non-BTS K-pop, which I can always appreciate as a character trait despite it rarely ever being all too listenable.

#7 - “Angel of My Dreams” - JADE

Produced by Mike Sabath

Finally, we have the full round of all four Little Mix solo debuts, and it’s genuinely been pretty interesting, and a lot of the time, assuring, to see how the former quartet has sought to define themselves as singers. Sadly, not much has lasted from these acts in general, which is a shame since I’ve loved material from Leigh-Anne and Perrie, but here, we have Jade Thirlwall’s solo effort, and it makes complete sense that she would end up collaborating with one of RAYE’s producers, Mike Sabath, as this honestly has a similar dynamic, theatrical approach written all over it. That’s not to say that it’s a rip-off or that the sonic palate is all that similar, but the flipping of a sample on its head, the disparate beat switches, the commentary on the popular music industry and the heavy focus on impressive vocal layering, all contributes to a song that RAYE could have been involved in, and to be completely honest, Thirlwall fails to develop much of a unique personality, at least in this one song, instead acting as what sounds like a fusion of a multitude of pop stars, which actually makes perfect sense for the content. The sample in the beginning of the track is a lovelorn snippet from “Puppet on a String”, which Sandie Shaw not only took to #1 but made the first of five wins for the UK at Eurovision all the way back in 1967 in Vienna. The usage of this sample, according to JADE herself, is to play on the trope of the pop singer as a puppet and to demonstrate how that can be simultaneously true and untrue, with the rest of the track and its driving electro synths pouncing on the tension that exists between an act, fame and the fans in particular, to who JADE has a love-hate relationship with, and this is where the Madonna-like vocal inflections start to make sense thematically too considering her surprisingly meta output over the years. I do wish the song did a bit more with the sample to play into the theme more, or actually made that cyclical structure feel like it mattered: the overwhelming bass thrust of the mid-section is clearly supposed to play a contrast against the slower freedom of the R&B-inspired intro and outro, but lyrically, the song remains in the same tone and narrative place for its entire runtime, so it doesn’t feel nearly as cathartic to have that book-end as much as it should.

Regardless, I still think the song is maybe not the most impressive of the Little Mix solo debuts, or at least the one not closest to my taste, but definitely the clearest and most cinematic statement of them, whilst Perrie and Leigh-Anne played it slightly safe, and Jesy… well, we don’t need to talk about that. In regards to how this will stick around, or if Thirlwall will see more solo success, I actually think both the dynamics of this sonically and the more thought-through, daring presentation of how the song is written, grant her a lot more potential than the others, who mostly just stuck to what their strengths always were. She may have taken the longest but she may be the one from Little Mix to make it the furthest or the longest if she keeps up the quality and intrigue this consistently, even if I’m not as over the Moon about this as I want to be. I can tell she has the ability to make something I really love, and the fact that she didn’t come out with it nearly immediately like the other two actually gives me some hope that she’ll have more longevity.

#4 - “Who” - Jimin

Produced by Jon Bellion, Pete Nappi, Tenroc, Pdogg and GHSTLOOP

Man, I wish I could enjoy BTS output more, but a few solo releases ago, outside of those kept more to hip hop and R&B like RM and j-hope, what ends up charting from these guys ends up being the most sugary and watered-down simulation of western pop possible. The fact that we see a lot of the typical gang involved here - Pdogg and GHSTLOOP - as well as pop songwriters such as Nappi and the admittedly very talented Jon Bellion, who I tend to like on a songwriting level a lot more than most due to his unique voice and distinct synthpop pastiche you can always hear even in songs he doesn’t perform himself, does not necessarily give me high hopes that this will do any better of a job than “Like Crazy” at showing me who Jimin really is. In fact, the largely derided “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” probably did a pretty good job at endearing me to Jimin based on lovestruck corniness alone. At least I like the cover art, so that could be a good sign… and well, firstly, the cover art does not fit the song at all but, secondly, I thought Jung Kook was going to be the 2000s R&B and dance-pop throwback guy from BTS, is there really such a need for trend-hopping that we’re going to fuse two distinct acts both on the same roster for the sake of a guaranteed hit? The mix on the guitars feels oddly muddy for this kind of throwback too, probably because of the cloudier 2010s tropical house elements they shower the mix with for no real reason other than shoving whatever can make a “pop hit” in there. Despite that cynical production, the same one that made me really not like “Like Crazy”, I’m actually really fond of this. In fact, I think it’s great.

You can hear Bellion’s voice both in that anthemic and mind-numbingly catchy chorus and the twinkly synth that plays a role best compared to a drum fill, it’s a cute little detail that worse songwriters would not have felt the need to include. I don’t like the mix at all, but it still hits with a solid groove, especially with how percussive other elements are - like that staccato Latin guitar acting as both a background aspect and a distorted one-off in each measure, or, similar to the Stray Kids track, using vocal clips as part of the drums, adding a uniquely hopping texture to it all. Most importantly, the hooks Jimin is delivery are perfect for this kind of youthful R&B-pop, and even if the lyrics are generic, that’ll probably just ingrain them further in my head. It plays to a lot of familiar tropes and in a very obvious way, but through what seems like Jon Bellion just understanding how bland it would have been without his finishing touches, or just the core greatness of that chorus combined with Jimin’s endlessly passionate delivery, it ends up feeling like it’s been there forever. To my surprise, I really do love this in spite of, well, myself, and I can honestly see it sticking around: they may have again hit that sweet spot between their unique character as a K-pop group and the algorithmic coating of Spotify pop that they hit around 2019-2020 as a group. I know that the fans are hiking the streaming and sales up so it won’t last too long or too high, but I can hope that this eventually simmers a return as a sleeper hit because it is pretty excellent.

Conclusion

Well, there’s not much to discuss here, but what is here is frankly on a really solid, way above average level pretty consistently. It was tough between my two ultimate favourites, but Best of the Week goes to Billie Eilish for “WILDFLOWER” as Eminem regretfully takes the Honourable Mention for “Brand New Dance”. Jimin wasn’t particularly close but that doesn’t make his song any worse. As for what takes the bottom spot, I suppose Stray Kids have the Worst of the Week for “Chk Chk Boom” but the song’s fine. As for what’s on the horizon, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are back with a new song together, Halsey’s hopped on the sample train and unfortunately, there’s a new Ice Spice album. For now, though, thank you for reading, rest in peace to… sigh, Christopher Reeve, and I’ll see you next week.

#pop music #song review #uk singles chart #jimin #bts #jade thirlwall #little mix #stray kids #eminem #the death of slim shady #billie eilish #hit me hard and soft

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spyridonya · 1 year

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@lairiend - Taylor! So, these numbers that I recongized and I thought someone asked them already? It was me asking someone these exact same numbers! So here's the answer to yours!

13) What is their go-to for making a partner feel loved?

Daeran: Physical touch and gift giving is how he attempts to make a partner feel loved. He's not very good at this sort of thing due to the Other and being such a novice at doing things for those he cares about. Lann: Always an act of service. He craves physical touch and wants to give it, but he stubbornly believes no one wants him to touch them for a good, long time. When it finally clicks into his head that he can do this, he combines them both.

Kadira: Attempts to affirm her feelings and how much she loves her partners. Like the other two, her fall back is physical touch because she is a touch starved person.

… they all are.

18) They’re going through something incredibly difficult—perhaps they’re very sick, have lost a loved one, or have gone through a traumatic event. Do they ask for or accept support and care from their partner, or try to isolate themselves?

They all default to isolation, because isolation is all they know after their own personal traumas. Kadira had no one besides Areelu for her needs. Lann's mother abandoned him. Daeran lost his entire family and was held hostage and couldn't tell anyone. It didn't help their traumatic pasts decided to hit them all at once, though by sheer damn luck and an angry gnome they were able to provide each other with the support they needed.

Post the crusade, Daeran reaches out about becoming King to his lovers. Kadira reaches out with her fear of pregnancy, however it takes Lann much longer to ask for support. Eventually they all learn to accept care from one another, if only to be a good example to their kids. a

#lairiend #ot3 au: golden shell #answered ask

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tassource · 1 year

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Need help getting Eras Tour Tickets? Check out these resources ⬇️

Getting Eras Tour tickets can be stressful, so we want to help! Here’s a comprehensive list explaining how you can snag tickets during the Verified Fan presale, general ticket drops, or through resale websites or giveaways. Read on!

Verified Fan Presale

The Verified Fan presale takes place at 10 a.m. local venue time 10 days before the first concert in a new city. (For example, the Verified Fan Presale for the Eras Tour Philly shows occurred at 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, May 2 ahead of the three-day concert series on May 12, 13, & 14).

During the Verified Fan presale, Ticketmaster uses a random lottery system to send out codes to fans still looking for tickets. Codes are typically sent via text message from the number 73767.

Fans who were selected for the original Verified Fan sale in November but did not secure tickets and waitlisted fans have reported they received codes in the past.

Important Note: If you previously received a Verified Fan presale code, it will NOT work for this sale. Ticketmaster sends out new codes for the sales closer to the concert, typically in waves, from 10 a.m. to around 1:30/2:00 p.m.

Want to see what the text message with the Verified Fan presale code from Ticketmaster looks like? Check out this TikTok video:

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General Sale Ticket Drops

Ticketmaster also does General Sale Ticket drops the week of the concert beginning on Tuesday or Wednesday and continuing through the last concert on Sunday.

If you see 2,000+ fans in the queue, then there’s a good chance, a drop is taking place.

Fans who successfully snagged tickets during General Sales drops have said they used Safari on either their phone or laptop and Apple Pay for the quickest checkout.

While it can be incredibly frustrating to have to remain in the queue, keep checking for ticket drops as they come in batches.

Please also be advised that bots are beating fans to checkout and then listing tickets on resale websites for higher than face value, so you’ll need to be quick when checking out!

Ticketmaster has changed the process on how they’re doing ticket drops following the first concert at Gillette. Check out this TikTok video for more info:

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Note: If you’re on TikTok, you can also search "ticket drop taylor swift” or a similar variation of the term for additional help!

Get Notifications About Ticket Drops

Want to be notified when Ticketmaster is dropping tickets? Follow Eras Tour Ticks (/@erastourticks on Twitter) and set notifications so you can see when drops are happening in real time!

Follow /@erastourticks on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/erastourticks

Face Value Spreadsheet

Fans on Tumblr have created a spreadsheet to help each other get tickets at face value.

Check it out here:

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Twitter Resale Accounts

Didn’t get a code during the Verified Fan presale? No luck scoring tickets during the general sales drops? Check out Eras Tour Resell and sour tour tickets on Twitter!

Follow them here:

https://twitter.com/ErasTourResell

https://twitter.com/sourtourtickets

Resale Websites

Willing to pay a little more to see Taylor? Check out one of these resale websites:

- SeatGeek

- VividSeats

- TickPick

Just adjust the location/date for your city and then browse accordingly!

Got Tickets from a Resale Website? Don’t Know How To Transfer Them?

After you purchase your tickets, you should receive two (2) emails.

The first is a standard order confirmation email. The second should be your transfer email. Since most venues use Ticketmaster, the email should be from Ticketmaster and should read [Name] sent you ticket(s) for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour with instructions on how to claim them.

Check out this video to see what the email should look like:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTREvXDWf/

Note: If you have TikTok, you can search “ticket transfer taylor swift” or some variation of that phrase for additional help!

Ticket Giveaways

Still don’t have tickets? Don’t get upset! Companies such as Capital One, Prizeo, and TickPick have been giving away Eras Tour Tickets for select show dates. Local giveaways and radio stations are also an option.

Here are a few ticket giveaways we currently know of:

Mancuso Homes Giveaway : 2 Tickets for Eras Tour Pittsburgh on June 17

TickPick Giveaway: 3 Winners will receive Two (2) VIP Floor Tickets For Eras Tour Inglewood on August 5

We’ll add more giveaways in as we see them!

Now, go ahead, and enter! We wish you the best of luck! :)

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#taylor swift #eras tour #eras tour tickets #eras tour resources #taylurking

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tayfabe75 · 9 months

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Taylor Swift has been seen around London lately with the number 13 drawn on her hand. For some people, that number might represent bad luck, but for Swift it has only ever meant good things. She recently opened up about her love for the number 13 and has credited it with many of her successes in the last few years. "The significance of the number 13 on my hand … I paint this on my hand before every show because 13 is my lucky number; for a lot of reasons," she explained. "It's really weird." Not only is it the day she was born on in December 1989, but over the years it has become so much more. "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro," she said. "Every time I've won an award I've been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter." Some may chalk all of that up to coincidence, but Swift assures everyone that the number can only mean something fantastic will happen in her life. "Basically whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it's a good thing."

May 7, 2009: Taylor explains the personal significance of the number 13. (source)

#year: 2009 #may 2009 #quote: taylor swift #topic: thirteen #topic: luck #overlap: the letter m #tour: fearless #era: fearless #source: mtv

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Ooo my favorite album i have heard of hers.... "fun" fact i rolled my car while listening to that album...the song was woods specifically... then I hit a tire in a snow storm listing to her again... so this album is kinda not lucky for me🤣🤣🤣 at least in the winter...

Also what where her easter eggs to make everyone think it was next?

Omg 😳 that’s insane that this album got to be the soundtrack to so much bad car luck for you! Im so sorry but I’m so glad you’re okay and hopefully this version will bring you better memories😂😂

I will be honest there were quite a few from the last few days that made me stroll down clownelia street again that something was happening tonight

First was in the I can see you music video she ended it driving a getaway car towards 1989 so people thought double drop with Rep but I wasn’t clowning that hard 😂 figured it was one of the two next though.

Then main one for it happening today specifically was 8/9 would have been 8 years, 9 months and 13 days from its original release date and she is wayyy too much of an Easter egg mastermind to pass up at least announcing something tonight.

SoFi stadium also released some photos welcoming Taylor to the city earlier last week and one of them had a lifeguards stand with 1989 Taylor’s version written on the side which was suspicious 😂

Back when she announced the speak now tv release date the show before the announcement the bracelets you’re given to wear they flashed purple 3 times and I guess last night the bracelets flashed light blue 5 times which I found out about this morning and double downed on my clowning😂

The jacket she wore during the lover set at last nights show was new dark blue color as well as her bodysuit during midnights was new and was sooo similar to the bodysuit she wore during 1989’s tour so those got my hopes up even more for an announcement during tonight’s last show.

Then today there was a tweet from Taylor nation with a bunch of numbers that added up to 89 before the show started. And during the show tonight two other dresses changed to a new blue color that both looked like the 1989 blue vibe and then for the 1989 set she usually switches it up with a pink, green or yellow two piece sparkly set that she then has a matching color dress cover she puts on before she does the surprise songs and bc of the midnights and lover jacket changes last night I said to my sister this morning what if instead of pink, green or yellow it’s LIGHT BLUE and I was right😭 it was so pretty too!!

So yeah these were the main ones that were pretty fun to put together and then for the surprise songs tonight she played the last one from 1989 and then New Year’s Day from Repuation so I think Rep Taylor’s version will release on New Year’s Day or maybe we’ll get the announcement? I’m calling it now😂

#writing it all makes it sound crazy but like???#she does this kind of stuff #and most of the time people are wrong #but sooo many were true or made too much sense for it not to happen tonight #Hannah tag

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theonenamedrachel · 1 year

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hello hello hello

613

Today marks my first day back on Tumblr. It's been quite some time since 2007/2008 when I first had my first page. Back then I was posting about how school was going and how I wish I could do more fun things instead of going to band practice and homework.

That is long gone. I am not sure what my theme or niche will be but I guess this is going to be my little old diary to jot down the fun, the bad, the awkward, and everything in between. I tried to do a daily journal before but I found it hard to find it or build in time for it. I guess building time for yourself becomes more of a chore because as an adult, you literally have to build time for it.

Today's entry is 613 aka the date today. Thirteen was often a number tied with bad luck. But I find that this number is tied to many enjoyable things in my life now. 13 is the day in June when BTS debuted. 13 is the day in December when Taylor Swift was born.

So today, I'm going to enjoy listening to some BTS and Taylor Swift content. They are truly legendary artists because people will always talk about how they made them feel, how they helped in tough times, and how they have changed their lives for the better.

613. Thanks for being a great day in our lives.

#taylor swift #bts #thirteen #dailyjournal #thoughts

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thelasttime · 1 year

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can u explain taylor's obsession with the number 13 please

yeah!! i think a lot of it boils down to the fact that she was born on december 13th so she's always had a special connection with the number since she was born! and since then, she's always found the number 13 associated with good things like here's what she said in an interview:

"I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro. Every time I've won an award I've been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter."

i think it's cute! at this point, she's actively planning for things to land on the 13th or add up to 13 since it brings her so much luck. it's kinda funny because the number is usually incredibly unlucky but she's turned it into something lucky

#asks #asking you this*#anonymous

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viviercalico · 9 days

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SEPTEMBER 13 2024

Hello my sweeties, yesterday I study for my math test that I will actually have today, I'm having three tests counting with this one, and I'm really nervous about my grade in chemistry, physics and mathematics, because really, I hate so much numbers in a way I can't even put into words.

Even with chemistry that is more about the context of the things, it's still really hard with all those different names who I can't remember even if I read carefully ten times.

At least I have a history test today too, so I have one chance to be good on something.

Also on portuguese I went really well, it wasn't hard at all, it was actually really easy to be honest (at least that's what I think).

wish me luck today please.

🎧 :: Holy Ground — Taylor Swift

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elvidiomiranda · 14 days

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TAYLOR SWIFT'S LUCK IS OVERWHELMING!

The Number 13 is the Lucky Number for Taylor Swift as it is her birthdate. Normally, those born on this day are unusually lucky merely because the Number 13 is known to be unlucky. She has surmounted a very high mountain by her having performed for now more than a year in her Eras Tour. Extremely very good luck beckons her in this leap year.

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violetfairydust · 3 months

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Get to know me tag game!

Thank you for tagging me @nixie-deangel <3<3

1. Do you make your bed?

No. I might try to make the blankets look a little nicer, but not really.

2. Favorite number?

I've always said 13 because it's the day I was born. My family (usually) has very good luck on Friday the 13th.

3. What’s your job?

Not sure yet, but I'm going to school to figure it out.

4. If you could go back to school would you?

Lol yes. I have a few options in mind, things I'm playing around with, so we'll see!

5. Can you parallel park?

Absolutely not.

6. Do you think aliens are real?

I'm open minded. I don't want to answer definitively either way.

7. Can you drive a manual car?

I can't drive at all.

8. What’s your guilty pleasure?

Twilight. There are definitely problems with it, I won't deny it, but I've been here since 2008 and I enjoy the characters. And here is a link for the Quileute Tribe's move to higher ground project in case anyone wants to learn more.

9. Tattoos?

Zero so far, but I have a few in mind I would like to get.

10. Favorite color?

Blue! I love all shades of blue.

11. Favorite type of music?

It depends on my mood. I'm a fan of most genres, so it shifts around. Generally I listen to Taylor Swift, Little Mix, and anything 80's.

12. Do you like puzzles?

I do, but I don't do them a lot.

13. Any phobia?

Thalassophobia. I will not swim in the ocean. I don't want to stand in the ocean. Going up to my knees is as far as I can go and even that's pushing it.

14. Favorite childhood sport?

I didn't really play sports, it wasn't my thing. I enjoyed (and still do) roller skating, but I never did it as a sport, just for fun.

15. Do you talk to your self?

All of the time!

16. What movies do you adore?

The Princess Bride, Clue, and Back to the Future are my go-tos. I love Scooby Doo movies like Zombie Island, Cyber Chase, and Witch's Ghost (sorry Alien Invaders). Older movies like And Then There Were None.

17. Coffee or tea?

Tea, but only certain kinds of tea. I usually drink black tea in summer and peppermint tea in winter.

18. First thing you wanted to be growing up

Veterinarian. I love animals man (gender neutral)! I remember going to the park when I was young and seeing an injured bird and begging my mom to let me take him home to look after him. As much of a good job that would be for me, I'm not going to be a vet lol.

#ask game #friend tag #get to know me

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mushroom-through-the-stargate · 3 months

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rating the numbers 10-20

10 - amazing number. round number. the basis of common maths. this number is shaped like a friend. no notes

11 - this number is sketchy. whys it look like that. one star

12 - good number but not as good as ten. good for counting sweets. also goes by "a dozen" which is fun to say

13 - bad number. awful number. if you're counting and you stop here its bad luck. idc if its superstitious the number thirteen gives me the ick. sorry taylor swift. also worth noting that no other number ending in three is like this. 23, 33, 43, and so on are all fine.

14 - meh. could be better. points for being an even number i guess but thats all its got going for it.

15 - now THIS is a NUMBER. 10+5. amazing. good stopping point for counting if you cant make it to a 0.

16, 17, 18 - all these fall into the same category of simply being "meh". forgettable. not a fun time in my life either.

19 - why couldnt you make it to twenty huh?

20 - good number. another round number. double ten.

#this is one of those posts youll probably judge me for #in my defense its the wee hours #mushroom rambles #mushroom needs sleep #numbers

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heartsoulrocknroll · 4 months

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AEW Battle of the Belts X 4/13/24

Lexy is backstage with Hook and Shibata. Shibata says he will have Hook's back against Taylor tonight. Hook thanks him, but says he will handle it on his own.

Hook (c) vs. Shane Taylor for the FTW Championship -- Hook tries to suplex Taylor early on, but cannot get him up. Taylor with vicious overhand chops!!!! Damn! Taylor hurls Hook into the ring steps, then lands a huge leg drop on the apron! Taylor with vicious body shots and nasty right hands to the jaw in the corner, but Hook won't go down! Hook finally fires back with some rights of his own, then two big, whole body lariats!! Hook lands a German suplex, then a T-bone suplex for two!! Dang! Taylor lands a splash off the second rope for two! Hook ducks a right by Taylor and locks in Redrum!!! Taylor runs backwards into the corners, driving Hook into the turnbuckles, but Hook won't let go!! Taylor falls back to the mat to break the hold, but Hook grabs it again!!! Taylor goes out!!

That was good. Great, hard-hitting stuff from Taylor. Hook, while limited in the ring, plays a good plucky babyface and had a nice comeback here with his impressive suplexes on Taylor. I don't like Taylor taking this loss, especially by ref stoppage, but I am not surprised. Rating: 3

Rocky is with Lexy backstage. Kyle interrupts to tell him good luck.

Roderick Strong vs. Rocky Romero (AEW International Championship Eliminator Match) -- Roddy with a big chop! Rocky with a head scissors takedown, then a knee to Roddy's arm off the top! They trade big chops!! Roddy lands a kick to the midsection, a shot to the back, and a backbreaker on the knee for two!! Rocky lands a dropkick for only a one count! Roddy leans back on the ropes and lands a HUGE kick to the face! Rocky lands a running kick on the apron to Roddy on the floor, then a double stomp off the apron to the floor! On the apron, Roddy shoves Rocky into the ring post back-first, then absolutely murders him with a backbreaker on the barricade!!!! Damn!!!!!!! Rocky goes for a head scissors takedown again, but Roddy stops his momentum and lands a nasty powerbomb/backbreaker on the knee!!! I am yelling!!!!!! Roddy runs Rocky back-first into the turnbuckle and then body slams him for two!!! Rocky rallies with a series of kicks and chops! Roddy ducks an enziguri, but Rocky comes back around and lands a kick to Roddy's head! Rocky with a topé to Taven, then a topé to Roddy!!! Rocky lands Sliced Bread for two! Rocky with multiple corner lariats!!! Roddy backs him across the ring into the other corner with three vicious chops!!! HOT DAMN!!! Roddy lands a sick kick for two!!! Roddy goes for a gutbuster, but Rocky reverses into a hurricanrana in midair and then lands a DDT for two!! Rocky lands an avalanche Sliced Bread for two!!! Rocky comes off the top again, but Roddy catches him in midair with a jumping knee for the pinfall!! HELL YEAH!!!!

I thought this match was fantastic!!! Roddy is the GOAT, and I am obsessed with everything he does!!! Help!!!!!! Rocky was so great here as well. Rating: 3.75

Kyle comes out to congratulate Roddy again, and they hug. Kyle helps Rocky up. The UK doesn't seem to like this. Taven and Bennett lay out Rocky. Then Roddy nails Kyle with the jumping knee!!!!! WTF!!!! Roddy yells that Kyle made the wrong choice!!!! Oh man, so we're doing this already?? I am always down for Kyle and Roddy, whether they are teammates or enemies, but especially when they are enemies, so let's go!!!!!!

Deeb is with Lexy backstage. She says she has yet to receive her championship opportunity, but she isn't sweating it, because since her return, she is undefeated. She is at number three in the rankings. She challenges Yuka Sakazaki to a match. Gimme that Deeb world title match!!!!

Athena (c) vs. Red Velvet for the ROH Women's World Championship -- Velvet with some nice arm drags, a leg lariat, and a moonsault off the apron to the floor. Athena sends Velvet face-first into the top rope! Athena with a vicious hip attack and running elbow in the corner, then a kick to the back of the head! Velvet with big double overhand chops, but Athena puts her back down with one shot! Athena lands kicks to the back, then hangs her in the tree of woe and lands more kicks to the back! Velvet comes back with a series of strikes, then runs the ropes, but Athena catches her with a spinebuster for two! Velvet with a head scissors takedown into the ropes, then lands running double knees to the back of the head, then lands a reverse DDT for two! Two forward fireman's carry slams by Athena! Athena goes for a powerbomb, but Velvet reverses into a roll up for two. Velvet goes for a cazadora, but Athena reverses into something of a uranage slam for two! Velvet lands something like a sunset flip bomb off top, then a kick to the face, then a DDT for two! Velvet comes off the top with a cross body to the outside, but Athena catches her, muscles her up onto her own shoulders, and body slams her on the floor!!!! Geez!! Athena floors Velvet with a boot to the face, then hurls her by the hair into the side of the ring twice! Damn! Velvet grabs a roll up inside for two! Velvet lands a thrust kick! Athena fires back with a HUGE elbow, then then lands O-Face off the top for the pinfall!!!

This was a great match, with Athena looking awesome and like a badass as usual. There was some awkward-looking stuff from Velvet here and there, but overall, I thought she did quite well. Rating: 3.5

Athena and Starkz attack Velvet after the match, but Queen Aminata comes out to make the save, taking out Starkz and landing White Noise on Athena.

#aew #aew lb #aew battle of the belts #athena #red velvet #roderick strong #rocky romero #kyle o'reilly #matt taven #mike bennett #undisputed kingdom #hook #shane taylor #queen aminata #serena deeb #katsuyori shibata

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