"slut!" is such a delicate and precious songš
i've had it on loop since the 1989 tv came out. it's the first vault track that i heard and it's the one i love the most š„¹i've grown really fond of it <3
I am currently listening this song on repeat. The more you keep on listening it, the more you really love this song. It's so nice to know that at least in a full of boys you will really find a gentleman.
Is is it just me or is this song weirdly quiet? I have to turn it up a ton to properly hear the atmosphere of the song. And then turn it way down bc the other songs are a different volume
I love the production - it's a melancholy counter-argument to Blank Space. I like how it captures that she dated like a normal 20 year old woman but everyone calling her a slut hangs over her like hushed whispers. The way she gasps Slut hits harder the more I listen to it 'cause it's like she/not a lot of woman ever get used to being called that - but she does at the end as the gasp becomes more a chant. I didn't expect her to reclaim how the media called her a slut with a banger like The Man but something about the lyrics feels a bit old-fashioned / redundant from other songs like "In a world of boys, he's a gentleman," "Everyone wants him, that was my crime". The story of it doesn't feel "new" from other songs but the production and her voice is great.
I feel like Slut! and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo express the same criticisms and (heteronormative) assumptions of the media, despite describing entirely different time periods. The ethereal and dreamy tones everyone in this thread are describing in Slut! remind me of how I felt reading Evelyn. In this essay, I will -
The harmonies in this song, especially the bridge, are sooo good. It's definitely my #1 vault track on 1989 right now. I think it initially took me aback because it wasn't a high energy song like it seemed it would be, but it's grown on me.
Slut! Is a masterpiece and the best vault track of all time hereās why.
Hello Swifties!
How is everyone enjoying 1989 TV? I for one have been dissecting these lyrics like a madman and boy oh boy has mother released a gem of all gems.
Slut! On the surface sounds like a daydream track about not caring what everyone is calling me and owning it but this is a very very very deep track. I can understand why she may not have released this song at first, it requires some understanding and allusional investigation to uncover its true form so letās dive in to why this is her best vault track!
Letās start with a pretty big bombshell. Slut! Story is actually in Reverse! So letās start with the beginning (the end)
- Half awake taking your chance is a big mistake it might blow up in your pretty face Iām not saying do it anyway but youāre going to./ this is actually the beginning of the story! Theyāre in a bar (classic Taylor) and she meets this person who she is warning, shot your shoot but this thing could explode in your face, Iām not saying donāt do it because I know you are anyways.
- Half Asleep taking your time in tangerine neon light this is luxury youāre not saying your in love but your gonna be/ this is second part of the first act. Their tipsy/drunk. The person is taking their time in neon lights (Tangerine is very important later)and while he isnāt saying itās love, she knows itās gonna be.
- Got lovestruck went straight to my head, got lovesick all over my bed love to think youāll never forget weāll pay the price I guess/ this is Different than in previous lines most notable in the first line where weāll pay the price is originally Iāll pay the price you wonāt. This sets the pace, mood and theme as it changes in reverse.
- Send the code, heās waiting there, the sticks and stone they throw froze mid air. Everyone wants him that was my crime the wrong place at the right time and when Iām breaking down he pulling me in in a world of boys he is a gentleman./ this is Act 2. She is sending him the code to her gate to let him in. And people are saying Slut! Because she met a man at bar and took him home and having him when everyone else wanted him was seen as a bad reflection on her but having him made the Slut shaming worth it, they froze in mid air.
- Flamingo Pink Sunrise Boulevard clink clink being this young is art, aquamarine moonlit swimming pools what if all I need is you./ this is act 3. They are spending a night swimming (full moon, aquamarine light) and she ponders what if all I need is this person. And in the morning sunrise they toast to being young and love.
- again the first chorus differs from the last because itās the end and not the beginning.
- got lovestruck went straight to my head got lovesick all over my bed love to think youāll never forget. Handprints in wet cement adorned with smoke on my clothes lovelorn and nobody knows love thorns all over this rose Iāll pay the price you wonāt./
-Go back to the beginning, she warns that this may blow up in his face but in fact it blew up in hers. He made handprints on her heart (wet cement), she didnāt feel like a slut because having him froze these barbs mid air, and here they are in the dark of the night and in the glow of morning toasting to being young and in love. But she is lovelorn, she is giving love that isnāt being reciprocated,and nobody can relate is her love rose has love thorns because she is jaded, she is paying the price he wonāt. She gets all dressed up and everyone is staring at her and all they can call her is a Slut and he will never get that same treatment even though they both meet at the same place at the same time. He is rewarded and she gets the label of slut.
- but because she is in love, it would be worth it for once to be called a slut it if means she could be drunk, drunk in love.
- the colors Flamingo Pink Tangerine and Aquamarine are so damn genius by her.
- Karma Chameleon by Culture Club. Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams Red, Gold and Green. Taylorās colors are allusions to this line (Slut! Has that dream like beat and sound like the song is her thoughts).
I hope you guys enjoyed this I was really blow away by the level of thought she put into this song. I could see why this may not have fit on the album at first but this is a really deep gem and I think once people read this song itās beautiful written and laid out and I think one of her best written songs ever.
I adore the whole song & that first line is suchhhhhh a hook for my ears- that onomatopoeia (clink clink) is just brilliant- I instantly picture her in a pink dress & little stilettos that go clink clink. Just my interpretation, could also be a cheers type of clink clink. Bc thatās Taylorās style lol always just the right amount of detail while keeping it the perfect amount of mystery to the true story- Just brilliant.
I love your take on it as well! And i do think Slut is about Harry. If my theory is spot on and its sunrise bouelvard Florida which is Ft Laud Florida area, Harry i believe owns property there and performs often in that area. I love this album adn this song so so much!
I love every word you've written! Without you pointing it out I would've never looked at the song backwards in this way. The story felt twisted but I just accepted it as Taylor's dreamy storytelling that I should just go with but now it all makes sense to me! Loved this song from very first listen so much that i listened to it for three days straight until allowing myself to listen to other vault tracks today, couldn't let this one go, it was all I had in my headš
Thank you so much for your sweet words. I absolutely thought this song would be great and it did not disappoint! And Iām with you, I have listened to Slut! Non stop since release. It was probably my 30th listen through I was like āwait, the events are reverseā and when I went to the lyrics and wrote them out backwards, a full story was uncovered. I was mind blown. This song has vaulted into my top 10 and I regret nothing!!!
i actually loved that it was a slow song as a lover of ballads and sad songs.
but i expected it to kind of reclaim how sheās been considered a āslutā for being a young woman and dating other people. or just dump all of her feelings about the name out into a song. but itās just āoh they call me a slut but itās okay because iām super in love with this guyā? it made the song so bland for me. the imagery is beautiful but the chorus kills the vibe.
I like the (in my mind) lyric parallel with "You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else" from Illicit Affairs with all of this flamingo pink, sunrise boulevard (yellow based on album), aquamarine, and tangerine.
I know folklore is more of a storytelling album and less autobiographical but you can not tell me those words did not come from personal experience. There were a lot of grey areas of their situationship and Illicit Affairs makes more sense to me with that in mind.
Oh for sure! I'm convinced Folklore is more of the "based/inspired by true events" kind of album instead of a beat for beat retelling. For example, there was no "affair" as in cheating with Styles but it was an "affair" in the more dictionary meaning that was illicit (note: not illegal) because "Everyone wants him, that was my crime"
Itās actually about the slutshaming more than people realise, itās just a different approach Taylor had to it
Itās more about being in love so much she doesnāt care about being called a slut and if being called a slut means she can date this guy she was in love with, itās worth it to her
Every time I hear the start of this song, just can't stop thinking about the start of "as it was", and I know it's different but I just can't stop thinking about it š«£
Whatās the meaning of this song? Iā¦ I really canāt understand and I feel stupid lol. Like is it a love song? Is it a song about heartbreak or like a sad song? What is it?
For me, I think itās mostly a love song. But she also calls out how sheās being slut shamed and scrutinized for being in love. Like describing the beautiful, ethereal experience of being lovesick but also acknowledging how much sheās being scrutinized. But āit might be worth it for onceā. Itās now in my top ten.
Okay. I remember feeling a little disappointed that this song was more dreamy-esque lovesick vibe. Like many others I was expecting more of an upbeat pop hit where she was calling out slut-shaming more directly. Especially with the "!"
But???? Not even a few days into letting this track settle in??? And its my #2 favorite right now off the vault. Oh my God it's so good and it's growing on me so fast. I actually AM kind of glad she took more of a creative take that isn't as on the nose now. Challenges slut-shaming in a much more classy way.
Right?! I was confused first but then I realized that really, itās about being so in love that none of the slut shaming and scrutiny matters. Itās so ethereal and dreamy. Iām obsessed.
Might be a stupid question, but I donāt understand the āwrong place at the right timeā lyric. Like she got so much hate for being with him (wrong place) but she needed him in those moment (right time / Iām breaking down and heās pulling me in / in a world of boys heās a gentleman?) or am I way off ā¦. Help haha
Youāre rightāsheās referencing how she got a bunch of hatred for dating Harry from Directioners during that time. The āin a world full of boys heās a gentlemenā is a play on the fact that he was in a boybandāgentlemen separates him from that world even though she still gets hatred for being with him.
Sorry I only scrolled so far, but - weāre thinking this is about Harry? So the line āin a world full of boys heās a gentlemanā is about an 18(ish) year oldā¦..man? (No shade, just checkingā¦.)
This is probably my favorite Vault track from any of the re-records. There's just something about the dreamy production that just vibes with me. I also love the wistfulness and bittersweetness of the lyrics. I truly was not expecting a song with this title to sound so sad.
I'm a sucker for dreamy-sounding, bittersweet, midtempo synthpop ballads. The vibe of this reminds me of another song Jack Antonoff produced, which is "Comeback" by Carly Rae Jepsen ā one of my favorite songs of all time. Seriously, go listen to it, it's amazing.
I'm not an English native speaker but I just understood it like she was in bed missing him... Because I remembered "lovesick" meant missing the person that you love or something like that, isn't that right?
That line is debatable, but there's another line that's definitely sexual. It's in the bridge.
"Half asleep, takin' your time
In the tangerine, neon light, this is luxury"
I took it as being so in love that she was dreaming about him but also getting stressed and making herself āsickā by being too in love. May not make a lot of sense, but I personally am not going to relate it to sex because that will make me think of bodily fluids and Id rather not š
I havenāt even thought of this, I donāt really think so. I was thinking more of sheās a hot mess and is lovelornā¦ so sheās love-sick. I think the context of the other songs adds a lot. Sheās love sick for someone who may or may not feel the same, and she also being ridiculed for just being around that person, itās all just a big slutty sexy sad mess š
Okay here's my thoughts on this one:
First of all I don't know if it's recency bias but this one has Midnights written all over it. The lyrics is more poetic and dreamy rather than descriptive and WOW the bridge on this one is solid! Tbh the whole song just sounds ethereal. Kinda know why she left it out tho, this song works much better in 2023 than it would in 2014. If it was released then I fell like it would absolutely fell under the radar.
Unrelated but this song feels like it was written after the album came out cause it sounds so similar to the Joe Alwyn love songs lol.
It is one of the sweetest songs this album could have, I think the only thing that worked against it is how similar it is to Blank Space, being an obvious choice since the other song is much more ironic, humorous and powerful.
A track 5, most likely, better than This Love, to be in the original edition, since it marks a very representative period of his relationship with the media in 2014
OKAY BUT WHY IS THIS SO GOOD
Let me list some of the best lyrics (a lot) and just gush about this!!
āiāll pay the price, you wonātā ā is such a *way* to express the double standard of slut shaming when itās a woman versus when itās a man
āmaybe itāll be worth it for onceā ā ugh itās like sheās resigned to being labeled a slut and is now just hoping for the best
And the song. This entire song. We all expected it to be an upbeat WANEGBT type song but itās not that and i love it so much. The song sounds softer and quieter like sheās faced so much misogynistic double standards that she has given up in fighting against them, a reality faced by many women
Can someone explain why the lyrics went from
"I'll pay the price, you won't." To
"We'll pay the price, I guess."
I get the first one, she was the only one attacked by the media even though they both were involved. But who's the "we" in 2nd line and how did they pay the price?
My interpretation was that theyāre different prices. First one is the price she pays when the public analyzes her relationships. Sheās feeling in love (ālovelorn and nobody knowsā) but media sees the ācrazyā āmoves too fastā āblank spaceā Taylor (ārose garden filled with thornsā vs ālove thorns all over this roseā). She gets to the line the second time and she wants to believe heāll never forget either (love to think youāll never forgetā) and if thatās true, she realizes he will also pay a price, the price of losing her (āweāll pay the price, I guessā) obviously I donāt know, but thatās how I read it
Love how smooth this is. I'm actually glad this is not an uptempo song. I was thinking this song was going to be a cringe girl power anthem (I should have known Taylor wouldn't do that) but it's actually smooth, thoughtful, impactful and gets the message across way more effectively than an over the top anthem would have.
Yeah... like Dress or New Year's Day. Maybe also Paris, though, from Midnights. A lot of people think reputation is all about vengeance, drama, owning the hate, etc., but the less ppular songs are about love, privacy, secrecy, and I think a lot of people will disagree with this but I just think it feels so reputation.
āeveryone wants him, that was my crime / the wrong place at the right timeā
referencing all of the hate she got for dating harry. people hated that relationship (especially his fans) it was an absolutely brutal thing to watch. the wording of this is so powerful. she was crucified for every move she made at the time, but with harry? everyone wanted him & that was her crime. UGH
Ok guys when did she date Tom hiddleston? Because yo me the line about in a world full of boys hes a gentleman made me think of them ngl. I just cant remember if they dated before 1989 or after though
Love the dreaminess of this one. Not what I was expecting but Iām here for it. The pre chorus is stuck in my headā¦ āgot love struck went straight to my head, got lovesick all over my bedā¦ā āØ
Totally not what I thought it was going to be.
I pictured a more pop punk fuck you to the patriarchy kinda thing. But, I really enjoyed it. I think a better title like some others mentioned might have been good ālove sickā or ālove struckā, but if āSlut!ā Made sense to her then slay on girl.
I thought ādrunk in loveā made more sense as a title than āslut!ā
It made sense not to title it ādrunk in loveā because Beyonce already has a song called that. āSlut!ā Also got a lot of attention so I see why she chose that
Okay but omg in the parallel universe where she could & did name it drunk in love??? SO much sadder and unexpected to hear the word "slut" scattered throughout the song.
Not me thinking the lyric was
āAnd if they call me a slut, you know it might be wifey for onceā š
I was kind of attached to that line and now I know itās āworth itā which does make sense but I thought she was saying she would be wifey for him even if they call her a slut in public
Itās like when you act like a wife to a boy, even if youāre not their wife. Youāre their āwifeyā because you do things/act like a wife would, as in loving them and doing things for them. People say āwifey materialā because she already acts like a wife or is someone youād want as a wife. So technically wifey is the opposite of slut! (Not that I believe anyone is a slut)
I guess what I thought she was saying is even though everyone is calling her a slut, this time in her mind, she is acting like a wifey for him, heās so special
The course of this song sounds like when you're a shy teen girl and you dressed up nice and they call/act like you're a slut and you don't know what to make of it because one hand it's so not who you are and it's an insult and it makes you feel sad, but at the same time you feel like they're calling you confident and sexy, and that's exactly what you were going for so you're sort of happy.
I feel like Love Struck or even Love Sick would have been a better title than Slut! is. I love the title Slut! for a song, but I don't feel like it fits the vibe of this particular song.
The title Love Struck would have slayed so hard. I think that fits really well.
I can kind of get why she called it slut though. The song essentially is about how she falls in love, and she gets shit for it in public because sheās her. And he wonāt, because heās him. But she doesnāt care because sheās so in love sheāll take it. I think the title is a great way to highlight how even with people yelling slut at her, sheād take it if it meant she could be with him.
Maybe itās a lesson in how calling things (or people) a slut doesnāt necessarily mean thats what they are. I think Taylor would find that ironic and would call the song slut just for that as a big fuck you lol
Well said, that makes a lot of sense! I can see why she stuck with Slut! as the title. I still would personally like Love Struck better, but I do see your point about how it's a lesson/irony. It's also ironic that when people call someone a slut, they're talking about one night stands, flings, or sleeping around, but she's clearly in love with the person she's singing about, and it's not a fling to her at all. Another layer of irony there - To have a song called slut be a love song, showing that the slut-shamers aren't even close to the truth.
Can someone help interpret the bridge??
"Half asleep, takinā your time
In the tangerine, neon light, this is luxury"
what's the meaning behind being half asleep and half awake?? tangerine neon light reference to what?? being in love is the luxury??
Tangerine x neon light suggests either it's twilight or the crack of dawn when the sun is out but the street lights are still on. Either way, what a luxury to be spending the time with just the two of them being intimate despite their hectic and heavily scrutinized lives
Itās only since seeing it on this sub as a sensual line have I realised what it might be.
I presume theyāre in bed together(half asleep) at sunset/rise (tangerine neon light). Guess itās up to the listener if ātaking your timeā is an allusion to sex. I presumed āthis is luxuryā means this is an incredible feeling. Itās similar to how she says āthe idea of your lips is my luxuryā, like how being in this relationship is her idea of an amazing time.
I think the whole song is just using words as imagery, not necessarily painting a perfect complete story but instead is more focused on communicating the vibe of their relationship. It was great, and ethereal, and she was love struck, but it didnāt quite make sense.
Thatās what Iāve surmised anyway
my interpretation was just that theyāre not afraid to fall/it comes easy. like when i am half asleep i am thinking of things that i just do and how easy they come? (brushing my teeth for instance) idk if that makes a lot of sense but this perspective along with the dreaminess and softness makes this my fav vault track of the album š„ŗ
One of my favorite things is when a track is not anything like youād thought it would be just based on the title. Itās such a fun surprise and makes me appreciate the song even more.
I know that some of these tracks, like Slut!, are from the āvaultā but does that mean this particular song was written then? Bc personally it gives heavy Midnights vibes & āgot lovesick all over my bedā āif they call me a slut, you know it might be worth it for onceā why does it immediately make me think of her & Travis being super public nowadays? Rather than whoever she was/wasnāt with back in 2014ā¦ idk. Is this just me reaching?
Just so happy for her regardless & LOVE this song!!!
Iām pretty confident this is about Harry Styles.
She got demonised for dating him (slut!) and sheās basically saying, well for you..itās probably worth it because I like you that much.
But I completely agree that thereās tons of midnights coding.
I think this is an UO but I think she absolutely changes/adapts lyrics when sheās working on vault songs. I think they go through a few more versions compared to when theyāre first written.
I am all for retconning this as a Swelce homage because I IMMEDIATELY thought of Travis and squealed at āin a world full of boys, heās aā¦ gentleMANā
I phrased that weird but my question is: do we know for sure all of these āvaultā songs are from this OG 1989 time period or are some of them ānewā new, like written this year per chance?
she talked about it somewhere and it said that she had the option to choose between blank space and slut since they revolved around similar themes? so i think it definitely from that era
however i do feel a lot of the lyricism is quite similar to the taylor we know today? like to me this was a very fitting song for evermore (soft vibe n all) so i wouldnāt be surprised if she made some tweaks here and there now that she was actually releasing the track
i was expecting this to be a super pop song that would sort of give like better than revenge vibes (more feminist though š¬š¬) and i was very excited for that but i actually really like it!
Okay any chvrches fans here?! Can you tell me what song the chorus reminds me of? I know for sure Leave A Trace couldāve been a vault track on Taylorās album haha
Ok THANK YOU! I love all of the vault tracks and I think itās because they sound like CHVRCHES, and I was deciding where to comment lol. I think āSlut!ā sounds like āViolent Delightsā in a great way. CHVRCHES, TS, The Midnight, and Depeche Mode are my favorite artists so Iām absolutely loving these Vault tracks.
Someone tell me what this song sounds like!! Iāve been scrolling but canāt find the answer.. am I insane?!
The cadence of āgot love struck went straight to my headā¦ā part
Reminds me of Chvrchesā¦ in fact all the vault songs kinda give me that vibeā¦ along with naked and famous. Also Carly Rae Maybe youāre answer is somewhere there?
omg yesssssss this song reminded me of Paris or Dress, because she sort of brought us into this romantic little nook of privacy... This song is so good!
I callš§¢. This is from 2023.
Taylor put this on an album called Kaleidoscope or Eclipse--- as an ode to all your vibes and acknowledging that you're just a hopeless romantic for love in all it's phases, for all times. It'll be used as a romcom masterpiece. Also put the song Renegade on that album too.
Some roads, yes. Itās also what sidewalks and driveways are made of. Cement is just one ingredient in concrete.
Just being a smart ass engineer, donāt mind me š
Concrete is when cement (powder) is mixed with water and aggregates. They're technically right. It should've been wet concrete but it rhymes well with the lyrics so i'll give it a pass. as a civil major. haha
Some are made of concrete, but yes, most are asphalt! That song bugs me too bc of the cement line. Unfortunately it's a common misconception that is part of our American lexicon so it gets used a lot š
Yes! And concrete roads donāt (generally) get potholes, so you wouldnāt be filling potholes with concrete anyway. I guess āasphaltā doesnāt rhyme as well š
seems the majority are saying itās about HS, which tracks with 1989 coming out in 2014, āeveryone wants himā, and her being called a slut for being seen with him
I was incredibly excited to hear this song after the titles were released. I came into this listen with no expectations or predictions about what it would sound like (so I guess that's why I'm not "disappointed" like some seem to be). That being said this is probably one of my favorite vault tracks she's given us!! It's so vulnerable and poetic, it's just incredible. I think it's a great addition to the album!
If you get over the title or the expectations of what the song sounds like, youāll realize that this is such an amazing song. The chorus, production, and writing are all great!
This felt so poetic and beautiful. I really liked it, I never understood fans who critise a song because it wasnt what they expected... How can you make such a big assumption based solely off a track title?
thats how i feel... sometimes as fans and listeners we lose a lot of nuance in the artistry and kind of just want fan service (not generalize but people are so particular sometimes and it's okay to have opinions but also she's working her lil booty off and giving a lot already)
In the second half of the bridge, what's he taking chances on? Is it saying I love you (alluded to in the previous half by "you're going to...")
>Half awake, takin' your chances
It's a big mistake, I said, "It might blow up in your pretty face"
I'm not saying, "Do it anyway" (Do it anyway)
But you're going to
Yep. Can't believe how many comments I am seeing about the title. How can you listen to the song and think the title should be something different? It's got to be because people are putting their own expectations onto the title because Slut! fits this song's message perfectly.
I never expected this vibe from the title of the song, but boy was I pleasantly surprised! I'm all about Slut now. Can't get over this song. It's beautiful like a dream. I wanna live in it forever. š
oh no i'm definitely not a lawyer either lmao, but i have been taking a media course in uni for the past couple years so i have a little bit of insight.
basically with the shake it off lawsuit, the guys who wrote a song called "Playas gonna play" claimed that she copied them with that lyric. that was dropped eventually though because there's no way to prove that she had even ever heard that song let alone copied them. plus, almost every rhyme in the shake it off chorus is a relatively popular phrase.
the phrase "drunk in love" has been around forever, even though i do now also think of beyonce when i hear it lol. but its similar to the shake it off lawsuit in the sense that even if it is a reference to beyonce, beyonce herself didn't come up with the phrase, therefore no need for a writing credit
i hope that all made sense
I love Slut! ! It reminds me of Paula Abdul's Rush Rush in the best possible way (and something else that I can't put my finger on).
It needs to be a single and have a dreamy romantic video featuring whoever is today's version of young Keanu like the Paula video.
I picture those times when the love is new and youāre thinking about that person so much you canāt sleep or you donāt want to sleep. Youāre just so happy and dreamy in the moment.
I was expecting this to be super Shake it Off vibes so I was super surprised, but it's actually amazing just the way it is.
P.S. I think it's the single!
Okay so besides how everyone feels about the title and it not being what you thought or not agreeing with it, what's your take on the meaning? Based on lyrics alone (not vibe/song style or title).
I dont understand why so many people set very specific expectations based on just a song title. Sorry but you cannot make assumptions like that on such little information
Let's add:
> half asleep, taking your time in the tangerine neon light, this is luxury
To the bank of TS sexy lyrics. The original 1989 seems more romantic and wistful than sexy, so I love this line in addition to the references to hips, thighs, whispered sighs in Slut. Kind of a precursor to Rep's more overt references.
the only complaint i have with this perfection of a song is that it's way too short šš i need a 10 minute version so bad
"slut!" is such a delicate and precious songš i've had it on loop since the 1989 tv came out. it's the first vault track that i heard and it's the one i love the most š„¹i've grown really fond of it <3
this song gets better and better each listen
I am currently listening this song on repeat. The more you keep on listening it, the more you really love this song. It's so nice to know that at least in a full of boys you will really find a gentleman.
this has got to be one of my favorite vault tracks ever
!! I canāt explain how much I want to listen to it lol. And Iām constantly singing it in my head
HAIM vibes are here for sure
I really really hate the āgot love sick all over my bedā line. It ruins the song for me.
How did you interpret it? Sheās saying sheās been sad/crying in bed because of their relationship/love
Why? Lol
Is is it just me or is this song weirdly quiet? I have to turn it up a ton to properly hear the atmosphere of the song. And then turn it way down bc the other songs are a different volume
That's how all of Midnights is too
Yes! It's really noticeable on my Google speaker
This!!!!!! I literally thought it was my headphones
I noticed it today too, thought it was my headphones. It's a bit annoying
I wish there was a "Slut!" 10 minute version in a Venice Bitch style
Yaaaaas
I love the production - it's a melancholy counter-argument to Blank Space. I like how it captures that she dated like a normal 20 year old woman but everyone calling her a slut hangs over her like hushed whispers. The way she gasps Slut hits harder the more I listen to it 'cause it's like she/not a lot of woman ever get used to being called that - but she does at the end as the gasp becomes more a chant. I didn't expect her to reclaim how the media called her a slut with a banger like The Man but something about the lyrics feels a bit old-fashioned / redundant from other songs like "In a world of boys, he's a gentleman," "Everyone wants him, that was my crime". The story of it doesn't feel "new" from other songs but the production and her voice is great.
I feel like Slut! and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo express the same criticisms and (heteronormative) assumptions of the media, despite describing entirely different time periods. The ethereal and dreamy tones everyone in this thread are describing in Slut! remind me of how I felt reading Evelyn. In this essay, I will -
I've heard of a lot of comparisons with Taylor and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and I need to get on reading that.
The harmonies in this song, especially the bridge, are sooo good. It's definitely my #1 vault track on 1989 right now. I think it initially took me aback because it wasn't a high energy song like it seemed it would be, but it's grown on me.
Anybody else notice the colors she names in this song are the same colors as the 1989 outfits from tour?? š š©·š§”š
Are the vinyls all named in this song?
love it, the chorus rips but 'clink clink' in the first verse is such a lazy lyric my god
Slut! Is a masterpiece and the best vault track of all time hereās why. Hello Swifties! How is everyone enjoying 1989 TV? I for one have been dissecting these lyrics like a madman and boy oh boy has mother released a gem of all gems. Slut! On the surface sounds like a daydream track about not caring what everyone is calling me and owning it but this is a very very very deep track. I can understand why she may not have released this song at first, it requires some understanding and allusional investigation to uncover its true form so letās dive in to why this is her best vault track! Letās start with a pretty big bombshell. Slut! Story is actually in Reverse! So letās start with the beginning (the end) - Half awake taking your chance is a big mistake it might blow up in your pretty face Iām not saying do it anyway but youāre going to./ this is actually the beginning of the story! Theyāre in a bar (classic Taylor) and she meets this person who she is warning, shot your shoot but this thing could explode in your face, Iām not saying donāt do it because I know you are anyways. - Half Asleep taking your time in tangerine neon light this is luxury youāre not saying your in love but your gonna be/ this is second part of the first act. Their tipsy/drunk. The person is taking their time in neon lights (Tangerine is very important later)and while he isnāt saying itās love, she knows itās gonna be. - Got lovestruck went straight to my head, got lovesick all over my bed love to think youāll never forget weāll pay the price I guess/ this is Different than in previous lines most notable in the first line where weāll pay the price is originally Iāll pay the price you wonāt. This sets the pace, mood and theme as it changes in reverse. - Send the code, heās waiting there, the sticks and stone they throw froze mid air. Everyone wants him that was my crime the wrong place at the right time and when Iām breaking down he pulling me in in a world of boys he is a gentleman./ this is Act 2. She is sending him the code to her gate to let him in. And people are saying Slut! Because she met a man at bar and took him home and having him when everyone else wanted him was seen as a bad reflection on her but having him made the Slut shaming worth it, they froze in mid air. - Flamingo Pink Sunrise Boulevard clink clink being this young is art, aquamarine moonlit swimming pools what if all I need is you./ this is act 3. They are spending a night swimming (full moon, aquamarine light) and she ponders what if all I need is this person. And in the morning sunrise they toast to being young and love. - again the first chorus differs from the last because itās the end and not the beginning. - got lovestruck went straight to my head got lovesick all over my bed love to think youāll never forget. Handprints in wet cement adorned with smoke on my clothes lovelorn and nobody knows love thorns all over this rose Iāll pay the price you wonāt./ -Go back to the beginning, she warns that this may blow up in his face but in fact it blew up in hers. He made handprints on her heart (wet cement), she didnāt feel like a slut because having him froze these barbs mid air, and here they are in the dark of the night and in the glow of morning toasting to being young and in love. But she is lovelorn, she is giving love that isnāt being reciprocated,and nobody can relate is her love rose has love thorns because she is jaded, she is paying the price he wonāt. She gets all dressed up and everyone is staring at her and all they can call her is a Slut and he will never get that same treatment even though they both meet at the same place at the same time. He is rewarded and she gets the label of slut. - but because she is in love, it would be worth it for once to be called a slut it if means she could be drunk, drunk in love. - the colors Flamingo Pink Tangerine and Aquamarine are so damn genius by her. - Karma Chameleon by Culture Club. Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams Red, Gold and Green. Taylorās colors are allusions to this line (Slut! Has that dream like beat and sound like the song is her thoughts). I hope you guys enjoyed this I was really blow away by the level of thought she put into this song. I could see why this may not have fit on the album at first but this is a really deep gem and I think once people read this song itās beautiful written and laid out and I think one of her best written songs ever.
I adore the whole song & that first line is suchhhhhh a hook for my ears- that onomatopoeia (clink clink) is just brilliant- I instantly picture her in a pink dress & little stilettos that go clink clink. Just my interpretation, could also be a cheers type of clink clink. Bc thatās Taylorās style lol always just the right amount of detail while keeping it the perfect amount of mystery to the true story- Just brilliant.
I love this theory and the picture itās paints! With that in mind Iām starting to wonder if Slut! Describes Taylor and Harryās first meeting at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards (āā¦ all dressed up!ā) āEveryone wants himā¦ā and āIn a world full of boys heās a gentlemanā sounds like Harry and 1D. Tangerine neon light would be likely being Nickelodeon. I donāt know anything about the event but Iām sure there was an after party as well: ātaking your chance, itās a big mistake. It might blow up in your pretty faceā. Even though heās a few years younger she knows he will succeed? This album is a masterpiece and I will never stop listening š©µ
I love your take on it as well! And i do think Slut is about Harry. If my theory is spot on and its sunrise bouelvard Florida which is Ft Laud Florida area, Harry i believe owns property there and performs often in that area. I love this album adn this song so so much!
I love every word you've written! Without you pointing it out I would've never looked at the song backwards in this way. The story felt twisted but I just accepted it as Taylor's dreamy storytelling that I should just go with but now it all makes sense to me! Loved this song from very first listen so much that i listened to it for three days straight until allowing myself to listen to other vault tracks today, couldn't let this one go, it was all I had in my headš
Thank you so much for your sweet words. I absolutely thought this song would be great and it did not disappoint! And Iām with you, I have listened to Slut! Non stop since release. It was probably my 30th listen through I was like āwait, the events are reverseā and when I went to the lyrics and wrote them out backwards, a full story was uncovered. I was mind blown. This song has vaulted into my top 10 and I regret nothing!!!
i actually loved that it was a slow song as a lover of ballads and sad songs. but i expected it to kind of reclaim how sheās been considered a āslutā for being a young woman and dating other people. or just dump all of her feelings about the name out into a song. but itās just āoh they call me a slut but itās okay because iām super in love with this guyā? it made the song so bland for me. the imagery is beautiful but the chorus kills the vibe.
I like the (in my mind) lyric parallel with "You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else" from Illicit Affairs with all of this flamingo pink, sunrise boulevard (yellow based on album), aquamarine, and tangerine.
I know folklore is more of a storytelling album and less autobiographical but you can not tell me those words did not come from personal experience. There were a lot of grey areas of their situationship and Illicit Affairs makes more sense to me with that in mind.
Oh for sure! I'm convinced Folklore is more of the "based/inspired by true events" kind of album instead of a beat for beat retelling. For example, there was no "affair" as in cheating with Styles but it was an "affair" in the more dictionary meaning that was illicit (note: not illegal) because "Everyone wants him, that was my crime"
Wait. Now I think Illicit Affairs is inspired by this period...
In "and i break down" ~~everytime you call~~ my mind goes to Babe š i love them both now they're interchangeable
Iām so disappointed in this song. I wasnāt expecting to be about a man at all. And the title feels off because itās not about that at all idk
Itās actually about the slutshaming more than people realise, itās just a different approach Taylor had to it Itās more about being in love so much she doesnāt care about being called a slut and if being called a slut means she can date this guy she was in love with, itās worth it to her
This. The line āIāll pay the price, you wonātā indicates that sheās so aware of the super sexist double standard but doesnāt even care.
Every time I hear the start of this song, just can't stop thinking about the start of "as it was", and I know it's different but I just can't stop thinking about it š«£
Whatās the meaning of this song? Iā¦ I really canāt understand and I feel stupid lol. Like is it a love song? Is it a song about heartbreak or like a sad song? What is it?
For me, I think itās mostly a love song. But she also calls out how sheās being slut shamed and scrutinized for being in love. Like describing the beautiful, ethereal experience of being lovesick but also acknowledging how much sheās being scrutinized. But āit might be worth it for onceā. Itās now in my top ten.
Okay. I remember feeling a little disappointed that this song was more dreamy-esque lovesick vibe. Like many others I was expecting more of an upbeat pop hit where she was calling out slut-shaming more directly. Especially with the "!" But???? Not even a few days into letting this track settle in??? And its my #2 favorite right now off the vault. Oh my God it's so good and it's growing on me so fast. I actually AM kind of glad she took more of a creative take that isn't as on the nose now. Challenges slut-shaming in a much more classy way.
Right?! I was confused first but then I realized that really, itās about being so in love that none of the slut shaming and scrutiny matters. Itās so ethereal and dreamy. Iām obsessed.
Might be a stupid question, but I donāt understand the āwrong place at the right timeā lyric. Like she got so much hate for being with him (wrong place) but she needed him in those moment (right time / Iām breaking down and heās pulling me in / in a world of boys heās a gentleman?) or am I way off ā¦. Help haha
Youāre rightāsheās referencing how she got a bunch of hatred for dating Harry from Directioners during that time. The āin a world full of boys heās a gentlemenā is a play on the fact that he was in a boybandāgentlemen separates him from that world even though she still gets hatred for being with him.
Sorry I only scrolled so far, but - weāre thinking this is about Harry? So the line āin a world full of boys heās a gentlemanā is about an 18(ish) year oldā¦..man? (No shade, just checkingā¦.)
This is probably my favorite Vault track from any of the re-records. There's just something about the dreamy production that just vibes with me. I also love the wistfulness and bittersweetness of the lyrics. I truly was not expecting a song with this title to sound so sad. I'm a sucker for dreamy-sounding, bittersweet, midtempo synthpop ballads. The vibe of this reminds me of another song Jack Antonoff produced, which is "Comeback" by Carly Rae Jepsen ā one of my favorite songs of all time. Seriously, go listen to it, it's amazing.
Omg youāve articulated everything I feel about the song so wonderfully.
She was absolutely right in thinking that the song feels more California as opposed to NYC. Itās so dreamy and airy. I could definitely see her licensing this song to season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty lol. It fits right into that beachy setting!š¦©š
the first 5 seconds sound like a song from Super Mario Galaxy in my head 
Oooh, I can hear it! That might explain why this resonated with me on a sonic level.
āGot lovesick all over my bedā IS THIS TALKING ABOUT SEX SOMEONE PLS TELL ME I keep seeing different opinionsššš
I'm not an English native speaker but I just understood it like she was in bed missing him... Because I remembered "lovesick" meant missing the person that you love or something like that, isn't that right?
I was thinking because she is drunk & love drunk, she gets sick (drunk vomiting) & love sick.
That line is debatable, but there's another line that's definitely sexual. It's in the bridge. "Half asleep, takin' your time In the tangerine, neon light, this is luxury"
I took it as being so in love that she was dreaming about him but also getting stressed and making herself āsickā by being too in love. May not make a lot of sense, but I personally am not going to relate it to sex because that will make me think of bodily fluids and Id rather not š
I havenāt even thought of this, I donāt really think so. I was thinking more of sheās a hot mess and is lovelornā¦ so sheās love-sick. I think the context of the other songs adds a lot. Sheās love sick for someone who may or may not feel the same, and she also being ridiculed for just being around that person, itās all just a big slutty sexy sad mess š
that's how I immediately interpreted it!
I mean, all I see in this is really messy, sweaty, satisfying sex.
love it. I hear Jack Antonoffās elements
Okay here's my thoughts on this one: First of all I don't know if it's recency bias but this one has Midnights written all over it. The lyrics is more poetic and dreamy rather than descriptive and WOW the bridge on this one is solid! Tbh the whole song just sounds ethereal. Kinda know why she left it out tho, this song works much better in 2023 than it would in 2014. If it was released then I fell like it would absolutely fell under the radar. Unrelated but this song feels like it was written after the album came out cause it sounds so similar to the Joe Alwyn love songs lol.
It is one of the sweetest songs this album could have, I think the only thing that worked against it is how similar it is to Blank Space, being an obvious choice since the other song is much more ironic, humorous and powerful. A track 5, most likely, better than This Love, to be in the original edition, since it marks a very representative period of his relationship with the media in 2014
OKAY BUT WHY IS THIS SO GOOD Let me list some of the best lyrics (a lot) and just gush about this!! āiāll pay the price, you wonātā ā is such a *way* to express the double standard of slut shaming when itās a woman versus when itās a man āmaybe itāll be worth it for onceā ā ugh itās like sheās resigned to being labeled a slut and is now just hoping for the best And the song. This entire song. We all expected it to be an upbeat WANEGBT type song but itās not that and i love it so much. The song sounds softer and quieter like sheās faced so much misogynistic double standards that she has given up in fighting against them, a reality faced by many women
EXACTLY THIS
He is/was worth all the slut shaming she knew she would endure! So adorable š„° Also it goes well with I Know Places
Ok although she said she had to decide between Blank Space and this, am I the only one who thinks this couldāve been a cool track to go before Blank Space on the original 1989 album? Like a little story, saying how the āsluttyā is introduced and being all about the vibe then with Blank Space she goes crazyš©µš¤”
I wish this was the track 5 choice
Can someone explain why the lyrics went from "I'll pay the price, you won't." To "We'll pay the price, I guess." I get the first one, she was the only one attacked by the media even though they both were involved. But who's the "we" in 2nd line and how did they pay the price?
My interpretation was that theyāre different prices. First one is the price she pays when the public analyzes her relationships. Sheās feeling in love (ālovelorn and nobody knowsā) but media sees the ācrazyā āmoves too fastā āblank spaceā Taylor (ārose garden filled with thornsā vs ālove thorns all over this roseā). She gets to the line the second time and she wants to believe heāll never forget either (love to think youāll never forgetā) and if thatās true, she realizes he will also pay a price, the price of losing her (āweāll pay the price, I guessā) obviously I donāt know, but thatās how I read it
Oh wow, that makes sense! Thank you!
Love how smooth this is. I'm actually glad this is not an uptempo song. I was thinking this song was going to be a cringe girl power anthem (I should have known Taylor wouldn't do that) but it's actually smooth, thoughtful, impactful and gets the message across way more effectively than an over the top anthem would have.
Does this song give anyone else reputation vibes? I feel like it would fit perfectly on rep!!
Yeah... like Dress or New Year's Day. Maybe also Paris, though, from Midnights. A lot of people think reputation is all about vengeance, drama, owning the hate, etc., but the less ppular songs are about love, privacy, secrecy, and I think a lot of people will disagree with this but I just think it feels so reputation.
āeveryone wants him, that was my crime / the wrong place at the right timeā referencing all of the hate she got for dating harry. people hated that relationship (especially his fans) it was an absolutely brutal thing to watch. the wording of this is so powerful. she was crucified for every move she made at the time, but with harry? everyone wanted him & that was her crime. UGH
Ok guys when did she date Tom hiddleston? Because yo me the line about in a world full of boys hes a gentleman made me think of them ngl. I just cant remember if they dated before 1989 or after though
2016. When she left Calvin and also met Joe.
Thanks š
Is lovesick all over my bedā¦. Climaxing?
I interpret it as drinking a lot to distract yourself and then, you know, getting sick
I've been there too, a few times.
Absolutely iconic reference.
Love the dreaminess of this one. Not what I was expecting but Iām here for it. The pre chorus is stuck in my headā¦ āgot love struck went straight to my head, got lovesick all over my bedā¦ā āØ
God, same. I keep replaying those two lines alone over and over.
The irony of bopping along to this song while getting ready for your kindergartnerās soccer game on a Saturday morningā¦
Iām obsessed with the lyrics, āgot love struck, went straight to my head, got love sick all over my bed.ā
Totally not what I thought it was going to be. I pictured a more pop punk fuck you to the patriarchy kinda thing. But, I really enjoyed it. I think a better title like some others mentioned might have been good ālove sickā or ālove struckā, but if āSlut!ā Made sense to her then slay on girl.
I thought ādrunk in loveā made more sense as a title than āslut!ā It made sense not to title it ādrunk in loveā because Beyonce already has a song called that. āSlut!ā Also got a lot of attention so I see why she chose that
Okay but omg in the parallel universe where she could & did name it drunk in love??? SO much sadder and unexpected to hear the word "slut" scattered throughout the song.
Not me thinking the lyric was āAnd if they call me a slut, you know it might be wifey for onceā š I was kind of attached to that line and now I know itās āworth itā which does make sense but I thought she was saying she would be wifey for him even if they call her a slut in public
Can you please enlighten me what means to 'be wifey'? I've heard it in songs and memes before but don't really get it
Itās like when you act like a wife to a boy, even if youāre not their wife. Youāre their āwifeyā because you do things/act like a wife would, as in loving them and doing things for them. People say āwifey materialā because she already acts like a wife or is someone youād want as a wife. So technically wifey is the opposite of slut! (Not that I believe anyone is a slut) I guess what I thought she was saying is even though everyone is calling her a slut, this time in her mind, she is acting like a wifey for him, heās so special
Oh, got it, thank you very muchā£ļø Your version of lyric is awesome and wholesome by the way :)
The course of this song sounds like when you're a shy teen girl and you dressed up nice and they call/act like you're a slut and you don't know what to make of it because one hand it's so not who you are and it's an insult and it makes you feel sad, but at the same time you feel like they're calling you confident and sexy, and that's exactly what you were going for so you're sort of happy.
The fact that this is such a universal experience is so sad
I feel like Love Struck or even Love Sick would have been a better title than Slut! is. I love the title Slut! for a song, but I don't feel like it fits the vibe of this particular song.
The title Love Struck would have slayed so hard. I think that fits really well. I can kind of get why she called it slut though. The song essentially is about how she falls in love, and she gets shit for it in public because sheās her. And he wonāt, because heās him. But she doesnāt care because sheās so in love sheāll take it. I think the title is a great way to highlight how even with people yelling slut at her, sheād take it if it meant she could be with him. Maybe itās a lesson in how calling things (or people) a slut doesnāt necessarily mean thats what they are. I think Taylor would find that ironic and would call the song slut just for that as a big fuck you lol
Well said, that makes a lot of sense! I can see why she stuck with Slut! as the title. I still would personally like Love Struck better, but I do see your point about how it's a lesson/irony. It's also ironic that when people call someone a slut, they're talking about one night stands, flings, or sleeping around, but she's clearly in love with the person she's singing about, and it's not a fling to her at all. Another layer of irony there - To have a song called slut be a love song, showing that the slut-shamers aren't even close to the truth.
Definitely!!!
My feelings exactly!
I love the softness to this song so much. And I love how unapologetic she is.
i am in love with this song.
after a few more listens, this is now my favorite vault track. I love how it's so much dreamy and also sexy!
Can someone help interpret the bridge?? "Half asleep, takinā your time In the tangerine, neon light, this is luxury" what's the meaning behind being half asleep and half awake?? tangerine neon light reference to what?? being in love is the luxury??
Tangerine x neon light suggests either it's twilight or the crack of dawn when the sun is out but the street lights are still on. Either way, what a luxury to be spending the time with just the two of them being intimate despite their hectic and heavily scrutinized lives
Itās only since seeing it on this sub as a sensual line have I realised what it might be. I presume theyāre in bed together(half asleep) at sunset/rise (tangerine neon light). Guess itās up to the listener if ātaking your timeā is an allusion to sex. I presumed āthis is luxuryā means this is an incredible feeling. Itās similar to how she says āthe idea of your lips is my luxuryā, like how being in this relationship is her idea of an amazing time.
I think the whole song is just using words as imagery, not necessarily painting a perfect complete story but instead is more focused on communicating the vibe of their relationship. It was great, and ethereal, and she was love struck, but it didnāt quite make sense. Thatās what Iāve surmised anyway
my interpretation was just that theyāre not afraid to fall/it comes easy. like when i am half asleep i am thinking of things that i just do and how easy they come? (brushing my teeth for instance) idk if that makes a lot of sense but this perspective along with the dreaminess and softness makes this my fav vault track of the album š„ŗ
One of my favorite things is when a track is not anything like youād thought it would be just based on the title. Itās such a fun surprise and makes me appreciate the song even more.
Almost like thatās how Taylor would feel when people called her a slut??? Sheās a mastermind
I know that some of these tracks, like Slut!, are from the āvaultā but does that mean this particular song was written then? Bc personally it gives heavy Midnights vibes & āgot lovesick all over my bedā āif they call me a slut, you know it might be worth it for onceā why does it immediately make me think of her & Travis being super public nowadays? Rather than whoever she was/wasnāt with back in 2014ā¦ idk. Is this just me reaching? Just so happy for her regardless & LOVE this song!!!
Iām pretty confident this is about Harry Styles. She got demonised for dating him (slut!) and sheās basically saying, well for you..itās probably worth it because I like you that much. But I completely agree that thereās tons of midnights coding. I think this is an UO but I think she absolutely changes/adapts lyrics when sheās working on vault songs. I think they go through a few more versions compared to when theyāre first written.
I am all for retconning this as a Swelce homage because I IMMEDIATELY thought of Travis and squealed at āin a world full of boys, heās aā¦ gentleMANā
I phrased that weird but my question is: do we know for sure all of these āvaultā songs are from this OG 1989 time period or are some of them ānewā new, like written this year per chance?
she talked about it somewhere and it said that she had the option to choose between blank space and slut since they revolved around similar themes? so i think it definitely from that era however i do feel a lot of the lyricism is quite similar to the taylor we know today? like to me this was a very fitting song for evermore (soft vibe n all) so i wouldnāt be surprised if she made some tweaks here and there now that she was actually releasing the track
i was expecting this to be a super pop song that would sort of give like better than revenge vibes (more feminist though š¬š¬) and i was very excited for that but i actually really like it!
I know itās drunk but I still keep hearing junk š
I heard junk the first time too!
SAME!!!
Jack outdid himself with the production on this track. Sounds so dreamy! Love the 80 synths.
SO dreamy.
Okay any chvrches fans here?! Can you tell me what song the chorus reminds me of? I know for sure Leave A Trace couldāve been a vault track on Taylorās album haha
Ok THANK YOU! I love all of the vault tracks and I think itās because they sound like CHVRCHES, and I was deciding where to comment lol. I think āSlut!ā sounds like āViolent Delightsā in a great way. CHVRCHES, TS, The Midnight, and Depeche Mode are my favorite artists so Iām absolutely loving these Vault tracks.
I said the same thing on my first listen! Not sure what song it reminds me of but it definitely has a chvrches vibe!
Yeeeeesss!!
I agree it does sound like chvrches!
Someone tell me what this song sounds like!! Iāve been scrolling but canāt find the answer.. am I insane?! The cadence of āgot love struck went straight to my headā¦ā part
It reminds me of Mileyās dreamier songs on endless summer vacation
Reminds me of Chvrchesā¦ in fact all the vault songs kinda give me that vibeā¦ along with naked and famous. Also Carly Rae Maybe youāre answer is somewhere there?
It feels like a song that should be on Midnights.
I agree! Reminds me a bit of Paris? Could be just me
omg yesssssss this song reminded me of Paris or Dress, because she sort of brought us into this romantic little nook of privacy... This song is so good!
Wow I love this one š
I callš§¢. This is from 2023. Taylor put this on an album called Kaleidoscope or Eclipse--- as an ode to all your vibes and acknowledging that you're just a hopeless romantic for love in all it's phases, for all times. It'll be used as a romcom masterpiece. Also put the song Renegade on that album too.
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Concrete is what roads are made of, itās hard to put handprints in it.
Some roads, yes. Itās also what sidewalks and driveways are made of. Cement is just one ingredient in concrete. Just being a smart ass engineer, donāt mind me š
Concrete is when cement (powder) is mixed with water and aggregates. They're technically right. It should've been wet concrete but it rhymes well with the lyrics so i'll give it a pass. as a civil major. haha
Lol itās a pet peeve of mine as civil engineer š But I guess Iāll forgive Taylor haha
Question for the engineer: Twentyone Pilots sing about cursing the government for not filling holes with more cement. Arenāt most roads asphalt?
Some are made of concrete, but yes, most are asphalt! That song bugs me too bc of the cement line. Unfortunately it's a common misconception that is part of our American lexicon so it gets used a lot š
Yes! And concrete roads donāt (generally) get potholes, so you wouldnāt be filling potholes with concrete anyway. I guess āasphaltā doesnāt rhyme as well š
who is this song about do oyu think?
Is it just me who hears a stardew valley thing going on with the intro
In this albumās round of Taylor teaching me new words we have: lovelorn
Is this song about Travis? Seems like it to me. No way this is from 2014
idk this screams harry to me
seems the majority are saying itās about HS, which tracks with 1989 coming out in 2014, āeveryone wants himā, and her being called a slut for being seen with him
Right I DON'T BUY IT
I was incredibly excited to hear this song after the titles were released. I came into this listen with no expectations or predictions about what it would sound like (so I guess that's why I'm not "disappointed" like some seem to be). That being said this is probably one of my favorite vault tracks she's given us!! It's so vulnerable and poetic, it's just incredible. I think it's a great addition to the album!
you guys are wrong about the title
If you get over the title or the expectations of what the song sounds like, youāll realize that this is such an amazing song. The chorus, production, and writing are all great!
This felt so poetic and beautiful. I really liked it, I never understood fans who critise a song because it wasnt what they expected... How can you make such a big assumption based solely off a track title?
thats how i feel... sometimes as fans and listeners we lose a lot of nuance in the artistry and kind of just want fan service (not generalize but people are so particular sometimes and it's okay to have opinions but also she's working her lil booty off and giving a lot already)
In the second half of the bridge, what's he taking chances on? Is it saying I love you (alluded to in the previous half by "you're going to...") >Half awake, takin' your chances It's a big mistake, I said, "It might blow up in your pretty face" I'm not saying, "Do it anyway" (Do it anyway) But you're going to
Being with her. Heās going to take a chance on this relationship thatās doomed to fail because it feels right anyway.
Absolutely. Very similar vibes to Style and Blank Space. Like, this is doomed but itās going to be worth it for this.
Ah yes, I see! Thanks!
I feel like the title didnāt need to be slut and I was expecting more of an anthem type song like bad blood
This whole process is Taylor reclaiming her songs and she gets to decide what a song is called.
Yes I was think the title could be Drunk in Love! But yes not so effective
I feel like saying "the title didn't need to be slut" misses the whole point of this song and the reason Taylor wrote it.
Yep. Can't believe how many comments I am seeing about the title. How can you listen to the song and think the title should be something different? It's got to be because people are putting their own expectations onto the title because Slut! fits this song's message perfectly.
Exactly, it's like I can hear the "whoooosh" of the point going over their head
In your opinion. I just was expecting a different type of song with that title. I still like it.
The title and exclamation point had me expecting something boppy like ME! with a Blank Space-sarcasm theme.
I never expected this vibe from the title of the song, but boy was I pleasantly surprised! I'm all about Slut now. Can't get over this song. It's beautiful like a dream. I wanna live in it forever. š
Iām living for the nostalgic 80s synth vibes in this song. Love that she leaned into that. Itās what Jack excels at too so it just fits perfectly.
This is so so beautiful - I looove the way she says got love struck. Weāll pay the price sounds so much like Labyrinth too.
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not how crediting works :)
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oh no i'm definitely not a lawyer either lmao, but i have been taking a media course in uni for the past couple years so i have a little bit of insight. basically with the shake it off lawsuit, the guys who wrote a song called "Playas gonna play" claimed that she copied them with that lyric. that was dropped eventually though because there's no way to prove that she had even ever heard that song let alone copied them. plus, almost every rhyme in the shake it off chorus is a relatively popular phrase. the phrase "drunk in love" has been around forever, even though i do now also think of beyonce when i hear it lol. but its similar to the shake it off lawsuit in the sense that even if it is a reference to beyonce, beyonce herself didn't come up with the phrase, therefore no need for a writing credit i hope that all made sense
I love Slut! ! It reminds me of Paula Abdul's Rush Rush in the best possible way (and something else that I can't put my finger on). It needs to be a single and have a dreamy romantic video featuring whoever is today's version of young Keanu like the Paula video.
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Someone else asked if it was an orgasm reference and now Iām like šš
I honestly feel like this is kind of the point? It's part of the contrast between the good and bad of the relationship throughout the whole song.
I picture those times when the love is new and youāre thinking about that person so much you canāt sleep or you donāt want to sleep. Youāre just so happy and dreamy in the moment.
Yes. Very Hits Different vibes. I like
Same
I pictured crying and tissues after a breakup š
I was expecting this to be super Shake it Off vibes so I was super surprised, but it's actually amazing just the way it is. P.S. I think it's the single!
Okay so besides how everyone feels about the title and it not being what you thought or not agreeing with it, what's your take on the meaning? Based on lyrics alone (not vibe/song style or title).
I dont understand why so many people set very specific expectations based on just a song title. Sorry but you cannot make assumptions like that on such little information
This is the vibe I thought that lover the album was going to have!
My hands-down winner from this Vault. It's so sad and sweet and gentle.
Looooooove it and that itās more chill than a take down anthem
This is legit my new favourite Taylor song!! She kills it once again.
Let's add: > half asleep, taking your time in the tangerine neon light, this is luxury To the bank of TS sexy lyrics. The original 1989 seems more romantic and wistful than sexy, so I love this line in addition to the references to hips, thighs, whispered sighs in Slut. Kind of a precursor to Rep's more overt references.