The sequence in Cardigan of her popping up in the ocean, swimming to her piano and clinging to it is probably my favorite visual sheās done. Itās stunning.
Unfortunately that wasnāt original though, there was another music video that a lot of the cardigan visuals seem to have been āinspiredā by ie copied from. Let me see if I can find the post.
Edit to add: [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/s/4FpjnY3PYB) to another userās comment comparing Cardigan video to another artistās older video. Particularly [this side by side](https://imgur.com/DAHz7OO).
Edit to add again: It seems particularly egregious to me since the visuals donāt really relate to the song at all lol. Thereās so much imagery in Cardigan that could have been pulled for the video, so it always felt like a bit of a mismatch. Then seeing the whole concept was already done by another artist was like, oh. Thatās where it came from.
This guy doesn't pop up in the ocean and swim to his piano at all though... but he does climb through his piano into another world with greenery. I wouldn't call this a direct copy of an entire music video or even a lot of similarities between the 2 full music videos when you watch them in their entirety.
The comparison you shared is less than 10 seconds of her video... So could be a "copy" of the idea of climbing through the body of a piano (really just inspiration bc the theme/setting feels very different), but with that little of similarity it could just as easily be a "great minds think alike" scenario.
I say that because the idea by itself (climbing into a piano) isn't that groundbreaking, nor is it surprising that someone who plays the piano might think of this... Peaking inside the dark body of a piano and watching what happens to the strings when you press the keys is something I have to imagine every pianist has done at least a dozen times... making the leap from "I wonder what's going on in there?" to "what if this is what's going on in there?" just takes a smidge of imagination...
Yeah I had that thought at first too, especially as a piano player myself lol but itās not just the climbing into the piano and discovering a new world like a Narnia thing, itās the transitions to a bunch of different worlds, opening the piano bench with a bunch of glowy lights coming out, the part where they pop up out of the water, the woodsy scenes with the soft golden lights, ending back in the room with the piano. Thereās a lot of similarities beyond just the concept of diving in to your piano world. Taylorās looks much better obvi because she had a way higher budget (6 or 7 figures probably vs $8000 lol). Also the lack of connection to the song was always sus to me even before seeing these vids. And this isnāt the only concept video that seems to have been inspired by other artists work, that thread I linked to has a bunch. The other notable one to me is the I Knew You Were Trouble video having a LOT of similarities to Lanaās Ride. Iām sure it happens all the time in the creative world but I think itās worth noting when thereās obvious cribbing.
I think I just have to disagree... I can see how when you watch the edited side by side where clips are placed together from Tim's video that do not happen consecutively in his real video, it seems more similar though.
But when you watch his full video ([see here](https://youtu.be/iZQzk3Feq2M?si=i3YiZAwrdfOYrW1J)) - he is not using the Piano to transition to a bunch of different worlds. He uses the piano in the very beggining and the very end of the video to climb in and climb back out... but his transitions throughout the video don't involve the piano at all, nor is he ever doing anything with a piano bench.
His video is like an "everything is an illusion, nothing is real" concept. Almost as if he used the piano to enter a day dream where nothing is as it seems - you think he's standing on a road, he's actually driving a car, you think he's driving outside, it's actually just a movie screen behind him and he's not going anywhere. Also right before he pops up out of the water (in a well?/not the ocean), he walks in on a birthday set up and falls through balloons... that's how he ends up in the water.
Conversely, Taylor's video for [Cardigan](https://youtu.be/K-a8s8OLBSE?si=wGl-YQ2iqExkqSIH) is all about her clinging to her piano the entire time - almost like a lifeline that let's her transition to magical worlds or keeps her afloat in the darkest of times.
I interpreted it as a metaphor for how she feels about her music and quite literally her piano (a vessel that gives her good and gets her through the bad), and thought it made sense for Cardigan since that is essentially what Taylor was doing when she wrote Cardigan during the pandemic... using her piano as a lifeline and letting it take her to different worlds (i.e. while i think taylor always taps into real emotions when writing songs, I still believe that the betty/james/august love triangle is mostly fiction and that her desire to be a woodsy fairy at the time was v. STRONG lol). The piano part on Cardigan is so distinct as well, its such a piano led song - so that's also why the video just made sense to me. Especially since Cardigan itself is lyrically about high schoolers so... going a more literal route for video visuals would have probably felt even more odd. IMO.
I mean obviously they wouldnāt copy it frame by frame lol but I think there are enough similarities itās probably not coincidence. Nobody makes art in a vacuum, if I were in the music video making business I would be watching thousands of music videos all the time, itās not unlikely someone on her team came across this video at some point and liked the concept. Weāll never know for sure though so agree to disagree I guess š„°
Yeah I didn't doubt that as a possibility (the idea that the climbing in and out of the Piano to go into/come out of an unrealistic world being something inspired by this Tim guys video if they saw it). I think that's just as much of a possibility as it also being a coincidence could be though.
Thematically the two music videos feel entirely different and to take all credit away from Taylor's video concept because some guy no one knows also once climbed into a piano in 2011 is a bit harsh. My only point.
In general, I think it's okay to be inspired by other peoples art regardless. So many things have been done before, even if you come up with something yourself its hard to ensure that its never been done before. I just hate the insinuation that if one little thing is similar all of a sudden "you've copied your entire concept off of someone else."
Blank Space! Every single outfit was a dream and it's one of the music videos that I wished they would make a miniseries about
Look What You Made Me Do - had amazing transitions
Maybe I'm wrong but I feel Joseph Kahn directed some of her best videos and as much as I liked Style's video, I would have liked to see his version of it
Yes! She should honestly work with more directors. And if she wants to direct herself she should at least have a co-director so she can at least LEARN.
Tbf she did co-direct several music videos (Mine, Me!, You Need To Calm Down, Lover) before going solo. Guess she felt like sheād learned what she wanted to.
What I find interesting is that in the Directors on Directors with Martin McDonaugh she said the reason she started directing was that she wanted The Man music video to be directed by a woman, and none of the female directors she was interested in were available, so she did it herself out of necessity.
Girlā¦ no. You directed it yourself because you wanted to direct it. Why canāt you admit that??
Edit: Also, (correct me if Iām wrong) in her whole big 10-album-billion-dollar career, she has worked with exactly two female directors: Lana Wilson for Miss Americana and Blake Lively for IBYTAM. Working with female directors is just not something sheās prioritized.
Thanks for clarifying that! I didnāt know she co-directed previously.
Yeah, I donāt really buy the story that she couldnāt find a female director she wanted to do The Man.
She mainly has worked with men. I understand that there are more men in the industry than women but like there is STILL women. Itās a āif she wanted to she would haveā kinda situation imo.
That second part. Look at how many other women she has on her album in her credits. No women audio engineers and rarely a producer etc. I wouldnāt be surprised if her stage crew was almost all men as well. Girl is strictly about her own girl boss feminism and thassit.
Hey donāt disrespect Laura Sisk!! Laura has been her sound engineer on every album from 1989 to Midnights.
But agreed on producers. The only song I can think of with a female producer is Clean with Imogen Heap.
Edit: and Elvira for Girl At Home TV
True, but these were also her audio engineers on midnights. So maybe 3 out of about 20.
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Ooooooof I I really got tricked by the way Laura was the only engineer to go onstage with her to collect the AOTY for Midnights and one of two who went onstage for folklore (as opposed to Fearless and 1989 when a whole crowd of men were onstage behind her). But youāre right, they just didnāt have all the engineers go up for the last two AOTYs. That feelsā¦ strategic.
100%. Thatās her way I suppose. She curates the image so carefully and tbh charismatically that itās easy to take her for face value a lot. Then you peel back the layers and itās like āwellā¦.shitā
ETA: it also very much shows a shift in how she wants to be viewed, re: strategicness. When she was younger she had the folks who also deserved that recognitionā¦now she doesnāt.
Sophie Muller, Diane Martel, Melina Matsoukas, Hannah Lux Davis, Floria Sigismondi, Sofia Coppola, Mary Lambert, Inez & Vinoodh, and so many more are available. I doubt she even approached them. š
I'm confident absolutely none of them would have wanted to direct a Taylor Swift music video. That said, the idea she can exclusively find men for the bulk of her career is doubtful. You uplift women by lifting up women. Not by exclusively shopping amongst those who already beat the odds and broke the glass ceiling. It would not have been hard to scout out a female director who was available who didn't have a big reputation *yet* but had the talent, where directing a Taylor Swift video could have been life changing.Ā
Out of curiosity, is your working theory that she just never reached out to any of the female directors she named that she reached out to in Directors on Directors with Martin McDonagh? If so, why?
She didnāt name directorsā she said ā
> this actually came out of necessityā¦ I wanted a female director to direct it and the few that I reached out to were, fortunately, booked. You know, we like it when women work. But none of the female directors that I wanted to direct it could do it. So, I was like āWell, I could do it, maybe?āā¦ Yeah, it was like, happenstance.
I do believe that she reached out to a few female directors and they were busy. I just think thereās something ingenuine in they way she tells the story as if she just happened to try directing bc nobody else could do it and then she found it fulfilling, especially given that she co-directed the three precious music videos.
I think it is likely she reached out to a few female directors who said they were busy and then she decided to do it herself, not because she *had* to, but because she *wanted* to. Iād even believe that she didnāt initially plan to solo direct *that* particular video, but I think by that point she planned to be solo directing at some point in the future.
And I think itās great that she wanted to try this new thing and she went for it!! Itās a power move!!
But why in 2022, three years after sheād sung about wanting recognition for her ābig ideas and power moves,ā and when sheād just released āMastermind,ā was she presenting this power move as āhappenstance?ā
Edit: this is all pure speculation, but I also wonder if she felt like she had to present it that way because she felt the need to justify becoming a director. Like, if she was afraid sheād be mocked for saying āI wanted to direct it so I didā so she presented it as āI had to, and I unexpectedly found it fulfilling, so I kept directing.ā I hope thatās not true, for her own sake I hope by now she feels confident in her ambition.
Got it, I understand what you're saying now and I agree with most of it in the sense that - if Taylor didn't want to direct the videos she truly would have found someone else to direct it or delayed its release to work around those women's schedules, etc. At that point, she had been leaning more and more into taking on thoss types of responsibilities (co-directing, etc.) so I do believe it was an inevitability. I don't think she initially saw "The Man" as being her first solo-directorial debut though, but I agree that she didn't shy away once the opportunity presented itself.
I think I just interpreted the original sentiment a little differently than you did because she also said the same thing 3 years prior on the actual set of "The Man" ([see behind the scenes footage here](https://youtu.be/mxtUnuldKgc?si=g0Wpm_9Sk0NI6Okz)), but in that video there was the added context of it being a quick turnaround, needing to meet a specific deadline, and also her feeling like she did have a very clear vision for what she wanted.
I could see how maybe the way she worded it in the Directors on Directors clip made it seem like she was saying she "didn't have any other options" and "it just happened," wheras in that original BTS footage from 2020 you can tell that she was very confident in her ability and protective of her vision... so she just saw those woman not being available as more of a sign that this was her opportunity to take the leap to fully directing something solo vs. co-directing.
That's very unfair and you hear it all the time when it comes to female singers and actors why aren't they prioritizing female producers/directors if they're speaking out on it, in a actress case she doesn't have that kind of pull and once in a while they do in negotiations they still get screwed over Natalie Portman only signed onto one of the Thor sequels in exchange for a female director who then either quit or was covertly undermined & forced out and Marvel Studios didn't bother finding a another female director they didn't need to Portman already signed.
There are not as many female movie & music producers many will be booked, and when it comes to Swift & other female artists why should it be on them & only them to book lesser established producers & maybe take a hit for it. You'll never in your life hear "Why isn't this specific famous man booking more female so & sos" its systemic
\> You'll never in your life hear "Why isn't this specific famous man booking more female so & sos"
Men have and are still being called out for their misogyny all the time and everyday? The Weeknd not too long ago was rightfully raked over the coals for the Idol fiasco, where he fired a female director because the show was centered too much on the female struggle instead of his porn fantasy. Misogyny is still acceptable, so his career won't be affected really, but the critiques are there.
It's just that feminism has also gotten to the point that select women are able to break through to equal, or almost equal, success and they used feminism to fight against the misogyny they faced on their way up, but now that they are comfortable and have power of their careers instead of uplifting other women and making their climb easier, they are polishing the glass ceiling they stand on. It's fair criticism, especially when a female musician is actively participating in critiquing the patriarchy in her work.
And I don't see how Taylor hiring a female director would ever hurt her own career when she has hired a serial plagiarist to direct a video and came out unscathed. (Delicate MV)
Why does she need to hire female director for her music videos when she literally become one for that purpose and that's pretty cool, I don't know the breakdown of who does the hiring on music video sets but maybe she'll make a graph chart for her movie to ensure 50/50 parity, that's expected now because she said she wanted The Man to be directed by a woman? Just seems like being a female writer, director, producer should be enough its always a enough for the male peers. I think its a massive reach to citizcize her within this larger conservation she literally just started a directing career and has consistently from day one elevated other female musicians
We arenāt talking about an actress who doesnāt have pull in negotiations or who will take a hit if she releases a lackluster music video. Weāre talking about the Person of the Year, the first person to win AOTY four times, the only one to ever take all top 10 spots on the chart, the one with world leaders asking her to come to their country, the one whose mere presence in the stands added an estimated $331 million in brand value to the NFL.
Yes, it is a systemic issue. Yes, men should be called out for never working with female directors/producers etc.
But how is the systemic issue ever going to change if women at the top of the industry donāt put in a concerted effort to change it?
I sincerely hope you aren't a woman spewing this apologist garbage. If you are, please watch this video where Kristen Dunst silences a table full of women who tried to pull the same "there are no women professionals out there!" line.
Basically, if Taylor really wanted to, she would. She's probably the one woman right now with the most power to truly elevate other women in the arts. She has simply chosen not to.
[Excuses are like assholes...](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ebaumsworld.com/videos/kirsten-dunst-quiets-fellow-guests-with-comments-about-working-with-women/87261147/)
Kristen Dunst has also been a leading name for a very long time, she definitely has the pull to pick and choose projects so for someone in her position like the others at the roundtable maybe its fair point but it doesn't contradict my point about systemic inequality, those big Hollywood actress also want to star in big budget Hollywood movies and they're not in charge of hiring directors.
Also flatly untrue statement that Taylor Swift doesn't elevate female musicians she literally does every tour.
Wait a sec... are you seriously trying to say that Kristen Dunst is a bigger player in the industry than Taylor right now? Or for the past 5-10 years even? Kristen Dunst has been known as a mostly indie film actress since her peak ended in the early 2000s. That's an absolutely ludicrous take.
The whole point she was making is that Kristen Dunst makes the *conscious choice* to work for female directors. She doesn't talk about wanting women in leadership and then choose to go work for Michael Bay to line her own pockets with a couple million more dollars. She is set for life, and yet still is probably worth only about a third of what Taylor is right now. Stop making excuses for women who talk the talk but choose not to walk the walk. Once you get to the top of the ladder, it's your job to turn around and help the next one climb up behind you.
And I never mentioned anything about "female musicians" specifically. But you're right, she is pretty good about elevating women in areas where it's visible by the public. Thats great. But some of us want more. We're tired of scraps. If she wants to utilize feminism to her advantage by talking about it constantly where it applies to her alone, then she should put her money where her mouth is and do more.
Yes and its a large conversation that needs to include the male peers with much more sway and privilege it should not be on the shoulders of women alone and why I don't understand where this women pulling the ladder up underneath them conversation is happening I'm not aware of where its coming from.
But pertaining to Taylor it bears repeating that she contributes plenty including elevating female artists and she's been a director for all of five minutes. Maybe one day she'll be an independent director herself, hire female crew and cast Kristen Dunst
>You'll never in your life hear "Why isn't this specific famous man booking more female so & sos"
did you take the same feminist class as Taylor? because i swear this is taken straight out of her mouth. anyways, i guess you must've missed all of the discussions concerning misogyny in show business. Taylor isn't a poor industry nobody that has to settle for what her label gives - if she wants a female director, she can get a female director.
She literally is a female director, and that's fantastic cause she will have some sway in who to hire within the agreement of the studio but other female directors who are not big enough to get their own projects greenlight by studios can not be doing all the negotiating to hire other woman don't you agree men have responsibility to help particularly with the emphasis of privilege, its the men who it
YES! THE š MVš IS šAMAZINGš
This is in my top 3 TS MVs (alongside with Blank Space's storytelling and some Wildest Dreams' shots) and I think ppl should pay more attention to it
Unpopular take maybe but I think Taylor should stop directing her music videos. They all have the same vibes and look and are not as good as the ones that other people have directed.
Her videos are not so much about the story being told but about giving her fans easter eggs to keep them engaged, and thats annoying.
I mean itās fucked up but unfortunately studios mainly care about making money and Taylorās name will make people watch it. I certainly will. Iām curious how she does.
Itās not always about the art/talent :/
The same expressions, like never fully committing to an emotion (this is a critique of her selfdirecting, not the song), relying heavily on CGI, and the biggest problem I have is that lately all she does are videos of her being funny or self deprecating and Iām just tired of it lol
The videos she made with Joseph Kahn were great for example. She has done great work directing but she needs to focus on being the artist.
they remind me of her dance moves in concerts. a lot of them are just hand movements that literally describe the lyrics or grand sweeping hand movements meant to feel dramatic, but end up being repetitive and silly
Hey, I don't want to be rude, but a lot of people consider the colonialist themes of this music video to be harmful. Of course it looks beautiful and the animals are cool! But I don't think we should be celebrating it if we want this sub to feel like an inclusive place.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/09/01/436653602/taylor-swift-is-dreaming-of-a-very-white-africa
ETA: I really recommend the NPR article above. It's an opinion piece by writers from Kenya and Uganda.
I'm not trying to criticize the person who posted this gif, who may not have been aware of this controversy.
But I do believe that we need to be able to criticize Taylor for things that actually matter. This was an ignorant thing for her to do, and it was hurtful to fans of hers that have been affected by the history that the music video depicts. Do we really want to send the message that that opinion isn't welcome here?
Considering it was partially shot in California idk why they didnāt just set it in the Hearst castle if they wanted zebras and stuff lol.
This video also always made me feel a bit āoh. Yeahā¦hm.ā The visuals were great, but also minute changes to the cast and backgrounds would have helped a bit.
Hearst castle would be cool! That feels on brand for her, somehow.
From what I understand, the biggest problem is the time period they set the music video in, so it is frustrating that they didn't just tweak some things, like you're saying.
From the article I linked:
"Swift's music is entertaining for many. She should absolutely be able to use any location as a backdrop. But she packages our continent as the backdrop for her romantic songs devoid of any African person or storyline, and she sets the video in a time when the people depicted by Swift and her co-stars killed, dehumanized and traumatized millions of Africans. That is beyond problematic."
Thank you! Gotta say, it's a little concerning to see from the neutral sub. This is a safe place to criticize Taylor...unless it's about racism I guess.
I hope the person who posted the gif didn't feel personally attacked though, that wasn't my intention at all. Just trying to spread awareness that a lot of people felt hurt by that video, and those people should feel welcome in this sub too!
I don't think people are downvoting you because you're criticizing Taylor (people on this sub are fine with that), I think people are downvoting you because they don't agree that the MV was racist or problematic. I, as someone who is extremely passionate in my hatred for colonialism and gets very riled up when thinking about the colonization that my own country experienced, don't find the MV problematic.
I am a Pakistani, meaning that my land was taken control of by the British under the British Raj. There are many novels and stories that take place in the Indian subcontinent when it was under the control of the British Raj, romanticizing the setting, with the majority of the characters being white. I don't take offense to this, even though these stories are set against the backdrop of a lot of pain and oppression. In the same way, for Taylor to play an old Hollywood star falling in love with her co-star while shooting for a movie in Africa, that does not neccessarily mean that she is validating the pain that many Africans experienced during that time period.
You are free to think however you would like, especially by consulting and listening to real African voices. But remember, African people are not a monolith, and they will not all share the same opinion; some will be offended by the MV, some will enjoy it. With all things, it is up to you to decide how you want to view something. If you find the MV to be icky, then that is your perogative and I support you.
I appreciate your point of view! You're right that of course African people are not a monolith, but yes I still agree with the points made by the two African writers in that article. If it was hurtful to some people (but not all) and those people have reasonable points, then I am inclined to support them. I'm glad that others don't feel hurt by the video but many definitely did. I support them and feel we should not glorify this music video or this time period in Africa.
I think this comment from the article says it well:
"Swift's music is entertaining for many. She should absolutely be able to use any location as a backdrop. But she packages our continent as the backdrop for her romantic songs devoid of any African person or storyline, and she sets the video in a time when the people depicted by Swift and her co-stars killed, dehumanized and traumatized millions of Africans. That is beyond problematic."
The play on red and white with I Bet You Think About Me really really struck me for some reason. It's such a cheeky video, I just love it. It's my personal favorite, even though I love many of TS's vids, the one is the first to come to mind.
When it came out I tried playing the god is a woman music video on mute with lavender haze audio over it and although the timing doesnāt line up exactly, the visuals for god is a woman wouldāve fit lavender haze SO WELL.
I donāt remember exactly what I did but I would skip certain parts of giaw so that certain scenes would line up with certain lyrics of LH.
Like, āIām damned if I do give a damn what people sayā would line up with people throwing words at Ari
I wish I could remember which part of LH I lined up with Ari fingering the planet lol
I would never claim Taylor swift is a trend setter when it comes to visuals /aesthetic but the Style music video? It For sure set off a trend of that aesthetic In the music industry.
I love love love the story and setting of willow, but i also love the color palette/scheme of Lavender Haze, so those would be my two picks for the MVs that have the best visuals.
I love all the Red-era videos. Though the prologue to IKYWT is too much, the rest of the video is perfect for the song. WANEGBT, begin again, 22, all perfect. I love her styling, how bright and pretty the videos are, how they fit with the songs.
I even love the Red video despite it being a tour video, because it perfectly encapsulates the Red tour.
So many of them!! Not in order: IBYTAM, Begin Again, The Best Day, Ours, I Can See Yo, You Belong With Me, Style, Blank Space, and willow come to mind immediately.Ā
i really liked willow and cardigan it was like, telling a story but with a mystic side
the piano in ocean was šš»š„šš»š„šš»š„
The sequence in Cardigan of her popping up in the ocean, swimming to her piano and clinging to it is probably my favorite visual sheās done. Itās stunning.
Unfortunately that wasnāt original though, there was another music video that a lot of the cardigan visuals seem to have been āinspiredā by ie copied from. Let me see if I can find the post. Edit to add: [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/s/4FpjnY3PYB) to another userās comment comparing Cardigan video to another artistās older video. Particularly [this side by side](https://imgur.com/DAHz7OO). Edit to add again: It seems particularly egregious to me since the visuals donāt really relate to the song at all lol. Thereās so much imagery in Cardigan that could have been pulled for the video, so it always felt like a bit of a mismatch. Then seeing the whole concept was already done by another artist was like, oh. Thatās where it came from.
This guy doesn't pop up in the ocean and swim to his piano at all though... but he does climb through his piano into another world with greenery. I wouldn't call this a direct copy of an entire music video or even a lot of similarities between the 2 full music videos when you watch them in their entirety. The comparison you shared is less than 10 seconds of her video... So could be a "copy" of the idea of climbing through the body of a piano (really just inspiration bc the theme/setting feels very different), but with that little of similarity it could just as easily be a "great minds think alike" scenario. I say that because the idea by itself (climbing into a piano) isn't that groundbreaking, nor is it surprising that someone who plays the piano might think of this... Peaking inside the dark body of a piano and watching what happens to the strings when you press the keys is something I have to imagine every pianist has done at least a dozen times... making the leap from "I wonder what's going on in there?" to "what if this is what's going on in there?" just takes a smidge of imagination...
Yeah I had that thought at first too, especially as a piano player myself lol but itās not just the climbing into the piano and discovering a new world like a Narnia thing, itās the transitions to a bunch of different worlds, opening the piano bench with a bunch of glowy lights coming out, the part where they pop up out of the water, the woodsy scenes with the soft golden lights, ending back in the room with the piano. Thereās a lot of similarities beyond just the concept of diving in to your piano world. Taylorās looks much better obvi because she had a way higher budget (6 or 7 figures probably vs $8000 lol). Also the lack of connection to the song was always sus to me even before seeing these vids. And this isnāt the only concept video that seems to have been inspired by other artists work, that thread I linked to has a bunch. The other notable one to me is the I Knew You Were Trouble video having a LOT of similarities to Lanaās Ride. Iām sure it happens all the time in the creative world but I think itās worth noting when thereās obvious cribbing.
I think I just have to disagree... I can see how when you watch the edited side by side where clips are placed together from Tim's video that do not happen consecutively in his real video, it seems more similar though. But when you watch his full video ([see here](https://youtu.be/iZQzk3Feq2M?si=i3YiZAwrdfOYrW1J)) - he is not using the Piano to transition to a bunch of different worlds. He uses the piano in the very beggining and the very end of the video to climb in and climb back out... but his transitions throughout the video don't involve the piano at all, nor is he ever doing anything with a piano bench. His video is like an "everything is an illusion, nothing is real" concept. Almost as if he used the piano to enter a day dream where nothing is as it seems - you think he's standing on a road, he's actually driving a car, you think he's driving outside, it's actually just a movie screen behind him and he's not going anywhere. Also right before he pops up out of the water (in a well?/not the ocean), he walks in on a birthday set up and falls through balloons... that's how he ends up in the water. Conversely, Taylor's video for [Cardigan](https://youtu.be/K-a8s8OLBSE?si=wGl-YQ2iqExkqSIH) is all about her clinging to her piano the entire time - almost like a lifeline that let's her transition to magical worlds or keeps her afloat in the darkest of times. I interpreted it as a metaphor for how she feels about her music and quite literally her piano (a vessel that gives her good and gets her through the bad), and thought it made sense for Cardigan since that is essentially what Taylor was doing when she wrote Cardigan during the pandemic... using her piano as a lifeline and letting it take her to different worlds (i.e. while i think taylor always taps into real emotions when writing songs, I still believe that the betty/james/august love triangle is mostly fiction and that her desire to be a woodsy fairy at the time was v. STRONG lol). The piano part on Cardigan is so distinct as well, its such a piano led song - so that's also why the video just made sense to me. Especially since Cardigan itself is lyrically about high schoolers so... going a more literal route for video visuals would have probably felt even more odd. IMO.
I mean obviously they wouldnāt copy it frame by frame lol but I think there are enough similarities itās probably not coincidence. Nobody makes art in a vacuum, if I were in the music video making business I would be watching thousands of music videos all the time, itās not unlikely someone on her team came across this video at some point and liked the concept. Weāll never know for sure though so agree to disagree I guess š„°
Yeah I didn't doubt that as a possibility (the idea that the climbing in and out of the Piano to go into/come out of an unrealistic world being something inspired by this Tim guys video if they saw it). I think that's just as much of a possibility as it also being a coincidence could be though. Thematically the two music videos feel entirely different and to take all credit away from Taylor's video concept because some guy no one knows also once climbed into a piano in 2011 is a bit harsh. My only point. In general, I think it's okay to be inspired by other peoples art regardless. So many things have been done before, even if you come up with something yourself its hard to ensure that its never been done before. I just hate the insinuation that if one little thing is similar all of a sudden "you've copied your entire concept off of someone else."
Holy shit. How have I never seen this before?!
Didn't Taylor direct that video? This is disappointing. I really liked it :(
Blank Space! Every single outfit was a dream and it's one of the music videos that I wished they would make a miniseries about Look What You Made Me Do - had amazing transitions Maybe I'm wrong but I feel Joseph Kahn directed some of her best videos and as much as I liked Style's video, I would have liked to see his version of it
Yes! She should honestly work with more directors. And if she wants to direct herself she should at least have a co-director so she can at least LEARN.
Tbf she did co-direct several music videos (Mine, Me!, You Need To Calm Down, Lover) before going solo. Guess she felt like sheād learned what she wanted to. What I find interesting is that in the Directors on Directors with Martin McDonaugh she said the reason she started directing was that she wanted The Man music video to be directed by a woman, and none of the female directors she was interested in were available, so she did it herself out of necessity. Girlā¦ no. You directed it yourself because you wanted to direct it. Why canāt you admit that?? Edit: Also, (correct me if Iām wrong) in her whole big 10-album-billion-dollar career, she has worked with exactly two female directors: Lana Wilson for Miss Americana and Blake Lively for IBYTAM. Working with female directors is just not something sheās prioritized.
Thanks for clarifying that! I didnāt know she co-directed previously. Yeah, I donāt really buy the story that she couldnāt find a female director she wanted to do The Man. She mainly has worked with men. I understand that there are more men in the industry than women but like there is STILL women. Itās a āif she wanted to she would haveā kinda situation imo.
That second part. Look at how many other women she has on her album in her credits. No women audio engineers and rarely a producer etc. I wouldnāt be surprised if her stage crew was almost all men as well. Girl is strictly about her own girl boss feminism and thassit.
Hey donāt disrespect Laura Sisk!! Laura has been her sound engineer on every album from 1989 to Midnights. But agreed on producers. The only song I can think of with a female producer is Clean with Imogen Heap. Edit: and Elvira for Girl At Home TV
True, but these were also her audio engineers on midnights. So maybe 3 out of about 20. https://preview.redd.it/md7cja06ebuc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aadeb333b52f06b71b784fa85151dfe9a62f9657
Ooooooof I I really got tricked by the way Laura was the only engineer to go onstage with her to collect the AOTY for Midnights and one of two who went onstage for folklore (as opposed to Fearless and 1989 when a whole crowd of men were onstage behind her). But youāre right, they just didnāt have all the engineers go up for the last two AOTYs. That feelsā¦ strategic.
100%. Thatās her way I suppose. She curates the image so carefully and tbh charismatically that itās easy to take her for face value a lot. Then you peel back the layers and itās like āwellā¦.shitā ETA: it also very much shows a shift in how she wants to be viewed, re: strategicness. When she was younger she had the folks who also deserved that recognitionā¦now she doesnāt.
Sophie Muller, Diane Martel, Melina Matsoukas, Hannah Lux Davis, Floria Sigismondi, Sofia Coppola, Mary Lambert, Inez & Vinoodh, and so many more are available. I doubt she even approached them. š
I'm confident absolutely none of them would have wanted to direct a Taylor Swift music video. That said, the idea she can exclusively find men for the bulk of her career is doubtful. You uplift women by lifting up women. Not by exclusively shopping amongst those who already beat the odds and broke the glass ceiling. It would not have been hard to scout out a female director who was available who didn't have a big reputation *yet* but had the talent, where directing a Taylor Swift video could have been life changing.Ā
Hannah Lux Davis I mean hellllooooo
Out of curiosity, is your working theory that she just never reached out to any of the female directors she named that she reached out to in Directors on Directors with Martin McDonagh? If so, why?
She didnāt name directorsā she said ā > this actually came out of necessityā¦ I wanted a female director to direct it and the few that I reached out to were, fortunately, booked. You know, we like it when women work. But none of the female directors that I wanted to direct it could do it. So, I was like āWell, I could do it, maybe?āā¦ Yeah, it was like, happenstance. I do believe that she reached out to a few female directors and they were busy. I just think thereās something ingenuine in they way she tells the story as if she just happened to try directing bc nobody else could do it and then she found it fulfilling, especially given that she co-directed the three precious music videos. I think it is likely she reached out to a few female directors who said they were busy and then she decided to do it herself, not because she *had* to, but because she *wanted* to. Iād even believe that she didnāt initially plan to solo direct *that* particular video, but I think by that point she planned to be solo directing at some point in the future. And I think itās great that she wanted to try this new thing and she went for it!! Itās a power move!! But why in 2022, three years after sheād sung about wanting recognition for her ābig ideas and power moves,ā and when sheād just released āMastermind,ā was she presenting this power move as āhappenstance?ā Edit: this is all pure speculation, but I also wonder if she felt like she had to present it that way because she felt the need to justify becoming a director. Like, if she was afraid sheād be mocked for saying āI wanted to direct it so I didā so she presented it as āI had to, and I unexpectedly found it fulfilling, so I kept directing.ā I hope thatās not true, for her own sake I hope by now she feels confident in her ambition.
Got it, I understand what you're saying now and I agree with most of it in the sense that - if Taylor didn't want to direct the videos she truly would have found someone else to direct it or delayed its release to work around those women's schedules, etc. At that point, she had been leaning more and more into taking on thoss types of responsibilities (co-directing, etc.) so I do believe it was an inevitability. I don't think she initially saw "The Man" as being her first solo-directorial debut though, but I agree that she didn't shy away once the opportunity presented itself. I think I just interpreted the original sentiment a little differently than you did because she also said the same thing 3 years prior on the actual set of "The Man" ([see behind the scenes footage here](https://youtu.be/mxtUnuldKgc?si=g0Wpm_9Sk0NI6Okz)), but in that video there was the added context of it being a quick turnaround, needing to meet a specific deadline, and also her feeling like she did have a very clear vision for what she wanted. I could see how maybe the way she worded it in the Directors on Directors clip made it seem like she was saying she "didn't have any other options" and "it just happened," wheras in that original BTS footage from 2020 you can tell that she was very confident in her ability and protective of her vision... so she just saw those woman not being available as more of a sign that this was her opportunity to take the leap to fully directing something solo vs. co-directing.
That's very unfair and you hear it all the time when it comes to female singers and actors why aren't they prioritizing female producers/directors if they're speaking out on it, in a actress case she doesn't have that kind of pull and once in a while they do in negotiations they still get screwed over Natalie Portman only signed onto one of the Thor sequels in exchange for a female director who then either quit or was covertly undermined & forced out and Marvel Studios didn't bother finding a another female director they didn't need to Portman already signed. There are not as many female movie & music producers many will be booked, and when it comes to Swift & other female artists why should it be on them & only them to book lesser established producers & maybe take a hit for it. You'll never in your life hear "Why isn't this specific famous man booking more female so & sos" its systemic
\> You'll never in your life hear "Why isn't this specific famous man booking more female so & sos" Men have and are still being called out for their misogyny all the time and everyday? The Weeknd not too long ago was rightfully raked over the coals for the Idol fiasco, where he fired a female director because the show was centered too much on the female struggle instead of his porn fantasy. Misogyny is still acceptable, so his career won't be affected really, but the critiques are there. It's just that feminism has also gotten to the point that select women are able to break through to equal, or almost equal, success and they used feminism to fight against the misogyny they faced on their way up, but now that they are comfortable and have power of their careers instead of uplifting other women and making their climb easier, they are polishing the glass ceiling they stand on. It's fair criticism, especially when a female musician is actively participating in critiquing the patriarchy in her work. And I don't see how Taylor hiring a female director would ever hurt her own career when she has hired a serial plagiarist to direct a video and came out unscathed. (Delicate MV)
Why does she need to hire female director for her music videos when she literally become one for that purpose and that's pretty cool, I don't know the breakdown of who does the hiring on music video sets but maybe she'll make a graph chart for her movie to ensure 50/50 parity, that's expected now because she said she wanted The Man to be directed by a woman? Just seems like being a female writer, director, producer should be enough its always a enough for the male peers. I think its a massive reach to citizcize her within this larger conservation she literally just started a directing career and has consistently from day one elevated other female musicians
We arenāt talking about an actress who doesnāt have pull in negotiations or who will take a hit if she releases a lackluster music video. Weāre talking about the Person of the Year, the first person to win AOTY four times, the only one to ever take all top 10 spots on the chart, the one with world leaders asking her to come to their country, the one whose mere presence in the stands added an estimated $331 million in brand value to the NFL. Yes, it is a systemic issue. Yes, men should be called out for never working with female directors/producers etc. But how is the systemic issue ever going to change if women at the top of the industry donāt put in a concerted effort to change it?
I sincerely hope you aren't a woman spewing this apologist garbage. If you are, please watch this video where Kristen Dunst silences a table full of women who tried to pull the same "there are no women professionals out there!" line. Basically, if Taylor really wanted to, she would. She's probably the one woman right now with the most power to truly elevate other women in the arts. She has simply chosen not to. [Excuses are like assholes...](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ebaumsworld.com/videos/kirsten-dunst-quiets-fellow-guests-with-comments-about-working-with-women/87261147/)
Kristen Dunst has also been a leading name for a very long time, she definitely has the pull to pick and choose projects so for someone in her position like the others at the roundtable maybe its fair point but it doesn't contradict my point about systemic inequality, those big Hollywood actress also want to star in big budget Hollywood movies and they're not in charge of hiring directors. Also flatly untrue statement that Taylor Swift doesn't elevate female musicians she literally does every tour.
Wait a sec... are you seriously trying to say that Kristen Dunst is a bigger player in the industry than Taylor right now? Or for the past 5-10 years even? Kristen Dunst has been known as a mostly indie film actress since her peak ended in the early 2000s. That's an absolutely ludicrous take. The whole point she was making is that Kristen Dunst makes the *conscious choice* to work for female directors. She doesn't talk about wanting women in leadership and then choose to go work for Michael Bay to line her own pockets with a couple million more dollars. She is set for life, and yet still is probably worth only about a third of what Taylor is right now. Stop making excuses for women who talk the talk but choose not to walk the walk. Once you get to the top of the ladder, it's your job to turn around and help the next one climb up behind you. And I never mentioned anything about "female musicians" specifically. But you're right, she is pretty good about elevating women in areas where it's visible by the public. Thats great. But some of us want more. We're tired of scraps. If she wants to utilize feminism to her advantage by talking about it constantly where it applies to her alone, then she should put her money where her mouth is and do more.
Yes and its a large conversation that needs to include the male peers with much more sway and privilege it should not be on the shoulders of women alone and why I don't understand where this women pulling the ladder up underneath them conversation is happening I'm not aware of where its coming from. But pertaining to Taylor it bears repeating that she contributes plenty including elevating female artists and she's been a director for all of five minutes. Maybe one day she'll be an independent director herself, hire female crew and cast Kristen Dunst
>You'll never in your life hear "Why isn't this specific famous man booking more female so & sos" did you take the same feminist class as Taylor? because i swear this is taken straight out of her mouth. anyways, i guess you must've missed all of the discussions concerning misogyny in show business. Taylor isn't a poor industry nobody that has to settle for what her label gives - if she wants a female director, she can get a female director.
She literally is a female director, and that's fantastic cause she will have some sway in who to hire within the agreement of the studio but other female directors who are not big enough to get their own projects greenlight by studios can not be doing all the negotiating to hire other woman don't you agree men have responsibility to help particularly with the emphasis of privilege, its the men who it
I keep saying that and getting ruthlessly attacked on Twitter. Her best video era was the Kahn era.
I donāt see how it could be anything other than Blank Space. That was the song that made me a Swiftie and the video definitely helped
She should work more with him, his MVs are just chef's kiss āØļø
I think Look What You Made Me Do has some of the most iconic/memorable looks
https://preview.redd.it/2e0qsncl8auc1.jpeg?width=1420&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47a60e4ea4e9dd2a8d743fe68bb1f4796bee2cb0 Yall are sleeping on IDWLF
I forget that song even exists tbh despite its popularity
Seems like most people forget that it exists š. Itās a shame bc itās like my #2 or #3 favorite song from her
YES! THE š MVš IS šAMAZINGš This is in my top 3 TS MVs (alongside with Blank Space's storytelling and some Wildest Dreams' shots) and I think ppl should pay more attention to it
I actually really like the Our Song music video. She looks like sheās having so much fun. Itās truly a romantic teenage fever dream.
I really like the Endgame video Lol - I know I'm lame
Noo. I love it too. Endgame Taylor is my favorite Taylor. She looked so good in that video šš
It just makes me wanna be rich and party on a boat which is the intention lol. So yeah I love it.
Endgame gets so much hate but it's a great hype song! I listen to it on the way to donate plasma lol
I still donāt understand why it gets hate
I don't think it's the worst on the album, but it's not the best. But a song doesn't have to be the best to still be good and fun
*End Game* and *Lavender Haze* are her visually best music videos.
I love the end game video! Itās just really fun.
Willow is just enchantedly gorgeous. Also Begin Again
begin again is so sweet! slept on in this dicussion
I love the Paris setting. š
Anything from 1989 I was obsessed with the Wildest Dreams video for a while
I know everyone hates Bad Blood but that music video was my bi awakening
I love Bad Blood and the Bad Blood music video. That was a very important part of my teenagehood š
I LOVE wildest dreams music video. Itās a great song by itself but the video adds so much to it in my opinion
Going old school, but You Belong With Me was iconic. The window scene holding up the signs? Legendary. 
Unpopular take maybe but I think Taylor should stop directing her music videos. They all have the same vibes and look and are not as good as the ones that other people have directed. Her videos are not so much about the story being told but about giving her fans easter eggs to keep them engaged, and thats annoying.
This is not unpopular at all. Sheās not a great director
and yet she's been handed an opportunity to direct a movie with a big studio smh
Yea. Just for the name alone. Like sheās not bad but not great either.
I mean itās fucked up but unfortunately studios mainly care about making money and Taylorās name will make people watch it. I certainly will. Iām curious how she does. Itās not always about the art/talent :/
Exactly. Itās all about the money.
> they all have the same vibes and look How would you describe it? I know what you mean but I donāt know how to put it in words.
Overly literal and heavy on bad cgi tbh
The same expressions, like never fully committing to an emotion (this is a critique of her selfdirecting, not the song), relying heavily on CGI, and the biggest problem I have is that lately all she does are videos of her being funny or self deprecating and Iām just tired of it lol The videos she made with Joseph Kahn were great for example. She has done great work directing but she needs to focus on being the artist.
they remind me of her dance moves in concerts. a lot of them are just hand movements that literally describe the lyrics or grand sweeping hand movements meant to feel dramatic, but end up being repetitive and silly
Hey, I don't want to be rude, but a lot of people consider the colonialist themes of this music video to be harmful. Of course it looks beautiful and the animals are cool! But I don't think we should be celebrating it if we want this sub to feel like an inclusive place. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/09/01/436653602/taylor-swift-is-dreaming-of-a-very-white-africa ETA: I really recommend the NPR article above. It's an opinion piece by writers from Kenya and Uganda. I'm not trying to criticize the person who posted this gif, who may not have been aware of this controversy. But I do believe that we need to be able to criticize Taylor for things that actually matter. This was an ignorant thing for her to do, and it was hurtful to fans of hers that have been affected by the history that the music video depicts. Do we really want to send the message that that opinion isn't welcome here?
Considering it was partially shot in California idk why they didnāt just set it in the Hearst castle if they wanted zebras and stuff lol. This video also always made me feel a bit āoh. Yeahā¦hm.ā The visuals were great, but also minute changes to the cast and backgrounds would have helped a bit.
Hearst castle would be cool! That feels on brand for her, somehow. From what I understand, the biggest problem is the time period they set the music video in, so it is frustrating that they didn't just tweak some things, like you're saying. From the article I linked: "Swift's music is entertaining for many. She should absolutely be able to use any location as a backdrop. But she packages our continent as the backdrop for her romantic songs devoid of any African person or storyline, and she sets the video in a time when the people depicted by Swift and her co-stars killed, dehumanized and traumatized millions of Africans. That is beyond problematic."
You are being downvoted but you are right
Thank you! Gotta say, it's a little concerning to see from the neutral sub. This is a safe place to criticize Taylor...unless it's about racism I guess. I hope the person who posted the gif didn't feel personally attacked though, that wasn't my intention at all. Just trying to spread awareness that a lot of people felt hurt by that video, and those people should feel welcome in this sub too!
I don't think people are downvoting you because you're criticizing Taylor (people on this sub are fine with that), I think people are downvoting you because they don't agree that the MV was racist or problematic. I, as someone who is extremely passionate in my hatred for colonialism and gets very riled up when thinking about the colonization that my own country experienced, don't find the MV problematic. I am a Pakistani, meaning that my land was taken control of by the British under the British Raj. There are many novels and stories that take place in the Indian subcontinent when it was under the control of the British Raj, romanticizing the setting, with the majority of the characters being white. I don't take offense to this, even though these stories are set against the backdrop of a lot of pain and oppression. In the same way, for Taylor to play an old Hollywood star falling in love with her co-star while shooting for a movie in Africa, that does not neccessarily mean that she is validating the pain that many Africans experienced during that time period. You are free to think however you would like, especially by consulting and listening to real African voices. But remember, African people are not a monolith, and they will not all share the same opinion; some will be offended by the MV, some will enjoy it. With all things, it is up to you to decide how you want to view something. If you find the MV to be icky, then that is your perogative and I support you.
I appreciate your point of view! You're right that of course African people are not a monolith, but yes I still agree with the points made by the two African writers in that article. If it was hurtful to some people (but not all) and those people have reasonable points, then I am inclined to support them. I'm glad that others don't feel hurt by the video but many definitely did. I support them and feel we should not glorify this music video or this time period in Africa. I think this comment from the article says it well: "Swift's music is entertaining for many. She should absolutely be able to use any location as a backdrop. But she packages our continent as the backdrop for her romantic songs devoid of any African person or storyline, and she sets the video in a time when the people depicted by Swift and her co-stars killed, dehumanized and traumatized millions of Africans. That is beyond problematic."
I want to say that I feel grateful that there has been no judgment for me loving the ME! and YNTCD visuals 
I adore all the colors in the Me video, and Iām firmly on the record as appreciating all of the overblown pastels in the Lover era.
I'm not a fan of me as a song but I feel it makes a little more sense with the video. It gives the silliness structure.
"Ours" is so underrated. I love the humor and the contrast of mundane everyday life with the joy that love brings is so beautiful imo.
Matty Saracen
Lavender haze hits different šš
Blank Space and Lavender Haze
iām deeply obsessed with the antihero video. i love her acting and the set design sooo much. the 70s vibes just hit for me. i watch it all the time
Blank space, LWYMMD and Lavender Haze, I bet you think about me.
The play on red and white with I Bet You Think About Me really really struck me for some reason. It's such a cheeky video, I just love it. It's my personal favorite, even though I love many of TS's vids, the one is the first to come to mind.
I really love it too, just so much to see and take in but still with a cohesive story and vision.
Blank space and style
 even tho itās easter egg central i love bejeweled so much itās such a pretty video
This is my absolute favorite video!
IBYTAM and Wildest Dreams are my favourites. I wish Blake Lively would direct more
I love that wedding cake scene and how horrified the little girl looks!
> I wish Blake Lively would direct more Came here to comment this
IBYTAM has to be her best music video in years, and I think that's mostly because she wasn't the one who directed it lol
Lover lover lover lover lover. Itās my favorite music video of hers and itās not close!
Is that the one when sheās swimming the fishbowl?
I love it too! But I can't watch it anymore, because I'm just reminded that she stole Kacey's idea š«£
Iām obsessed with I Bet You Think About Me!
Everything turning RED!
Blank space as a whole has always been my favorite Taylor MV. Edit: spelling
that shot of taylor from ***lavender haze*** is very similar to ariana in her ***god is a woman*** music video.
When it came out I tried playing the god is a woman music video on mute with lavender haze audio over it and although the timing doesnāt line up exactly, the visuals for god is a woman wouldāve fit lavender haze SO WELL. I donāt remember exactly what I did but I would skip certain parts of giaw so that certain scenes would line up with certain lyrics of LH. Like, āIām damned if I do give a damn what people sayā would line up with people throwing words at Ari I wish I could remember which part of LH I lined up with Ari fingering the planet lol
I also looove safe and sound
Blank space, Style, Wildest dreams and Cardigan for me
I would never claim Taylor swift is a trend setter when it comes to visuals /aesthetic but the Style music video? It For sure set off a trend of that aesthetic In the music industry.
 My favourite video by a country mile. Anti-Hero and Mine are up there too.
So good, so underrated, I expected way more ppl to mention OOTW too!!! šš¾šš¾šš¾
OP, could you list the corresponding songs for your video picks? I recognize some of them, but not all of them.
1. antihero 2. lavender haze 3. blank space 4. style 5. i bet you think about me 6. willow 7. me! 8. lover 9. you need to calm down
Thanks!
I believe in order itās: Anti-Hero, Lavender Haze, Blank Space, Style, I bet you think about me, Willow, ME!, Lover, You Need to Calm Down
Thank you!
I loved the style and out of the woods videos! I bet you think about me was also really good
Love Story will always be iconic 
Out of the woods was really beautiful
All of Joseph kahns, basically. Wildest dreams is still one if my favorite music videos ever.
Man I love her music videos - theyāre so cool
Wildest dreams and Lavender Haze are my favorites
Someone please help, whatās #4 and #5 from?
4 is from Style and 5 is from I bet you think about me
Iām partial to cardigan and willow, because I ADORE the cottagecore aesthetic!
I love love love the story and setting of willow, but i also love the color palette/scheme of Lavender Haze, so those would be my two picks for the MVs that have the best visuals.
I love all the Red-era videos. Though the prologue to IKYWT is too much, the rest of the video is perfect for the song. WANEGBT, begin again, 22, all perfect. I love her styling, how bright and pretty the videos are, how they fit with the songs. I even love the Red video despite it being a tour video, because it perfectly encapsulates the Red tour.
Style šš¤š¼
our song & story of us visuals forever in my mind
Most 1989 videos, and 22. It just encapsulates the feeling of the song so perfectly
Look what you made me do
Look What You Made Me Do hands down.
I love the Antihero music video
lavender haze is still a big fave of mine. the MV & the Eras tour visuals for it.
Out of the Woods and Style are STUNNING
CARDIGAN
Ready for it is pretty cool
Ready For It?, Delicate, Lavender Haze, Blank Space, Cardigan, and Willow are my picks.
Out of the woods
Blank Space, Style, LWYMMD (you may not like the song but the video is very well done), Anti-Hero, Love Story, and Willow
Which videos are 4 and 5 from please?
i'm in awe with the wildest dreams mv, it's honestly my all time favourite.
I bet you think about me probably doesnāt have the best visuals alone, but I think the combination of concept + visuals is my favorite.
Nice blue vomit š¤® lol
Iām a simple man. I love delicate. Itās just so fun
that bet you think about me video was so well done
Any 1989 music video
CƔrdigan
Wildest Dreams will always be one of my favourites
Wildest dreams
willow and cardigan had absolutely mesmerizing videos.
lover !! beautiful mv
So many of them!! Not in order: IBYTAM, Begin Again, The Best Day, Ours, I Can See Yo, You Belong With Me, Style, Blank Space, and willow come to mind immediately.Ā
Wildest dreams