and still, the randomness

[davy]

And whoever The Civil Wars are, that was like the least awkward, prettiest-sounding 90 seconds of the entire night.

As opposed to Foster the People, who looked ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED.

[peacocks]

Beach boys thing was pretty bad I thought. The glenn campbell thing was fun, Chris brown shouldnt be winning shit, bruno mars is so fucking lame.

[nonotyet]

I still have no idea who Foster The People are, but the Grammys taught me there are 95 of them, so that was helpful.

[fishjim]

Has everyone already seen Adele's takedown of Newt during a commercial break? On the whole I thought it was too awkward and uncomfortable to really work, though I   Adele for sticking her neck out. And for these lines:

You say that you're not a political insider
But you never left the web, you're still a spider

[davy]

Pretty sure that's not her.

[fishjim]

Pretty sure that's not her.

Yeah, it all felt clumsy except those lines.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

And whoever The Civil Wars are, that was like the least awkward, prettiest-sounding 90 seconds of the entire night.

have you heard the song the civil wars and taylor swift did together, for the t-bone burnett produced hunger games soundtrack http://www.mtv.com/videos/taylor-swift/732819/safe-sound.jhtml

just really enjoying how this may be the only context in which davy listens to and consistently enjoys t. swift

[davy]

I've come to terms with Taylor Swift, man. My girl keeps putting her new songs on mix cds for me and I'll be damned if I don't like 'em.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

she's so good

let's talk about how she's so good

[nonotyet]

YES, LET'S

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

reese witherspoon said something along the lines of how t. swift's such a profound songwriter, and that "the long-term [of swift's career] is gonna be a bigger revelation"

otm reese

[nonotyet]

I want to sing "Mean" very badly at karaoke
but then things like the Grammys happen and I am reminded that there is a reason why Taylor Swift sings that song and I do not.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

apparently "mean" is specifically directed at bob lefsetz

which fuck that guy seriously

[nonotyet]

INTERESTING
what is his relationship to her?

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

i guess he gave her a bad review relatively early in her career or something

[nonotyet]

An appropriate response to that question would also have been "listen to the song again, dummy."
 

[davy]

You know what I really like? The one moment that kind of opened my eyes a little?

In "Sparks Fly," where she sings "Drop everything now" and you think, ah, there's the hook, it's a nice big one...

...but then she quietly slips into the next line, dipping into and out of that phrase, "pouring rain," with something I might call graceful resignation, and man, that's a nice moment.

[elpollodiablo]

This is what it sounds like

when sparks fly

[jebreject]

hate that crap

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

You know what I really like? The one moment that kind of opened my eyes a little?

In "Sparks Fly," where she sings "Drop everything now" and you think, ah, there's the hook, it's a nice big one...

...but then she quietly slips into the next line, dipping into and out of that phrase, "pouring rain," with something I might call graceful resignation, and man, that's a nice moment.

dude davy way to sum up all of the reasons she is awesome

she does this a lot. "enchanted"'s chorus is a massive hook, but there's so much restraint and retreat in the verses, and the bridge, the "please. don't. be in love with some. one. else." oof.

[Anne the Man]

I still don't like her much, but I grant that her writing has advanced quite a lot from Love Story etc to Enchanted. Props.

[nonotyet]

You know what I really like? The one moment that kind of opened my eyes a little?

In "Sparks Fly," where she sings "Drop everything now" and you think, ah, there's the hook, it's a nice big one...

...but then she quietly slips into the next line, dipping into and out of that phrase, "pouring rain," with something I might call graceful resignation, and man, that's a nice moment.

dude davy way to sum up all of the reasons she is awesome

she does this a lot. "enchanted"'s chorus is a massive hook, but there's so much restraint and retreat in the verses, and the bridge, the "please. don't. be in love with some. one. else." oof.

I would like to add "I'm shining like fireworks over your sad empty town" to this miniature list.
Also because of this thread I am listening to Speak Now and will probably do so multiple times today. My coworkers thank you, this thread.

[Chet]

BAY OF PIGS IS SO FUCKING GOOD OMFG

[Babar]

A belated tribute to guitarist Andy Tielman of the Tielman Brothers that apparently died November 10, 2011.

R.I.P. Andy Tielman

[davy]

I just realized my favorite album of 2011 and my favorite album of 2010 were both by Canadian artists.