#that snippet we have of one of hozier’s new songs. too sweet. i hear it and think of melv and die instantaneously

[ectoplasmer]

you ever just. think about your f/o too hard and feel like you are about to explode from the sheer amount of love you have for them or am i just Going Through Things

[adrianalxander]

Reputation

So I decided to review all of her albums! I really enjoyed Reputation whole-heartedly, I must say. So here we go!

Highest score: 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

1. ...Ready For It? // 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

Let me tell you, RFI DID NOT COME TO PLAY. What an opener for an album. I remember when I first heard this song, they played a snippet before it was released on some college football commercial and I just about fell out of my seat. I wasn’t the biggest fan of LWYMMD so hearing this was music to my ears! Still one of my favs off this album, no doubt. Pretty sure she’s talking about the beginning stages of the relationship she’s in now who she pretty much wrote a whole album for. Good for you Tay, good for you.

2. End Game // 🐍🐍🐍

So who would of ever thought we’d see Future on a Taylor Swift track? I was dumbfounded and curious all at the same time. Ed, a previous collaborator was a nice contribution but Future still sounds a little off. All together, this song is alright. I was never turning the volume up in excitement when it came on the radio and when it pops up on my shuffle, sometimes I do skip it. It’s a neat experiment but just okay for me. Lyrically, she’s just talking about being someone’s number one biotch, okay? She’s wants to be your A-team (an Ed reference which I thought was cute), we know who she’s talking about!

3. I Did Something Bad // 🐍🐍🐍🐍

This shit goes hard! My mouth nearly dropped to the floor on my first listen. Such a cool song, so different for her. Reputation was definitely her most darkest but daring album in her discography and this song is a prime example of that. She’s pretty much saying look, I mess up but it feels kinda good. I kind of like being the bad girl, alright KANYE!? just kidding. It could be about him, or about an ex-Lover. Who knows, bomb ass song though.

4. Don’t Blame Me // 🐍🐍🐍

Yet another unexpected club banger track from Taylor, this time she’s saying look, your love has me doing crazy things, it’s not my fault! Damn! It’s a pretty sweet song! My huge issue is this song resembles so much of Hoziers “Take Me To Church” instrumentals, that’s all I really think about when I hear this song, which sucks because I’ve always wanted to love it more. It’s still good, just some of the originality gets lost with every listen.

5. Delicate // 🐍🐍🐍🐍

Delicate was the first song on my first initial listen, that i vibed to the most. I really enjoy this song and how easy breezy it is. Taylor sounds smooth and collected and we can’t help but pay attention to the lyrics. Another song that sounds like the beginning of her relationship that she’s still in. She’s talking about how much she likes this guy and how he must really like her, considering all the negative attention she was getting from the press. It’s a chill song and still something I listen to everytime it comes on.

6. Look What You Made Me Do // 🐍🐍

Holy crap, this music video was dope. It was when badass Taylor came into the picture and we were all shocked and living for it at the same time. She is confronting all her haters, chanting how much she doesn’t like them and yea, she messed up but ya’ll did too. Where’s your ownership, huh? HA. Even though I did enjoy this side of her, the song was underwhelming for a first single. It’s funny because it’s rare that I actually liked any of her first singles. This was another disappointing start sonically , the lyrical content is juicy but still falls a little flat for me.

7. So It Goes... // 🐍🐍🐍🐍

Let me tell you, this track grew on me big time. When I first heard it, definitely was one of my least favorites, but now I jam out to it. It’s sexual, it’s fun, talking about scratching her mans back, Tay whattttt? I really like this song, time was on its side for sure.

8. Gorgeous // 🐍🐍🐍

When I found out Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lovely’s baby was the sweet little voice that started this number, I thought it was so cute! Put a little extra lovin’ in the song! The song is pretty straight forward, she thinks this mans hot when she’s already with someone else. Bad bad Taylor, she definitely was using that title for every reason in the book. Overall, it’s a simple cute song. Not a favorite, but I listen to it.

9. Getaway Car // 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

Hands down, favorite track on the album. I love love love this song so much, I lose my breath everytime it comes on. And for so many reasons too. The production and just everytime she works with Jack Antonoff, it’s pure gold. And the lyrical content man! She’s pretty much talking about a relationship that started out in jeapordy. They met when one of them was still seeing someone and she’s pretty much saying, look, this started out wrong and there will never be a happy ending for us so I have to chuck the dueces, okay!? Ugh and the last 30 seconds of the song have me going with that build up. Taylor did that with this song.

10. King of My Heart // 🐍🐍🐍🐍

Really love this song sonically! It’s the underdog of the album for sure and the lyrical content is pretty cute. Again, must be about the boyfriend she’s with now, cause he was really making her feel those butterflies in this song! Nothing really much to say, a very solid track.

11. Dancing With Our Hands Tied // 🐍🐍🐍

So this was one of those songs I started skipping in the beginning...until I started to really fall in love with the bridge. The song is actually quite beautiful, just not a huge fan of the production. But it definitely grew on me. The song is quite sad, talking about a relationship that will never work. She stripped this song down in her set on the tour, I liked it much better live.

12. Dress // 🐍

There’s always one on every Taylor album except 1989, that I dislike, and this track is it. Never connected with this song and I don’t know why. It’s definitely her most frisky song, basically talking about getting freaky with her lover. But I don’t know, nothing in this song works for me. Skip it all the time.

13. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things //

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Woooowiiee! The first lingo we here from the most prominent diss track on the whole album. I enjoy the lyrics so much in this one. It’s fun, the production is all over the place and in the best way possible. Definitely a hand delivered diss to Kanye and Kim and she doesn’t give an F! Love this one!

14. Call It What You Want // 🐍🐍🐍🐍

In my opinion, the best ballad on the album, this is also I think the most beautiful song on the album as well. It’s very stripped and her voice is the most significant instrument in its entirety. She’s talking about how she stepped up and found herself someone who gets her, who accepts her for her past and realized all the shit she went through to finally be with someone like him. It’s raw for this album, but a standout for sure.

15. New Years Day // 🐍🐍

I never really understood why this is the closing track let alone on the album. It doesn’t sonically fit on here at all. Lyrically, the song is nice. To me, she’s talking about a relationship that is just beginning and how she has hopes for their future. It’s cute in some ways, but I felt like this was something that could’ve been out on Red.

Ultimately, Reputation killed the game. It’s a solid record and stands out from Taylor’s discography as her most experimental one to date! We like dark Taylor!!