1989 Pre-Order Large Package Review

So my pre-order package arrived today and I could not be more excited!!! Let's go through the items.

1) I obviously got the CD which is PHENOMENAL! It seriously cannot be topped. I love it.

2) The hair ties are in such pretty colors, and they are adorable. I'm really excited to use them.

3) The guitar picks are typical guitar picks, but I love the pictures that were chosen for them.

4) Taylor's letter is adorable as always and I'm glad that she appreciates her fans pre ordering the album. She's so sweet!

5) The album backpack looks like it is really good quality and I can't wait to use it!

6) The album tote bag is equally adorable and looks like it is good quality as well. I personally prefer the backpack style, but I do love this bag as well.

7) My favorite item of all is the autographed lithograph. There is a mark on mine where I think Tay messed up (probably when Olivia was playing with the Sharpie) and it is so cool. I love love love the picture they chose for the framed lithograph and honestly getting Taylor's autograph was worth every penny.

Bonus: When I went to Target to get my DLX copy of 1989, I also picked up the 1989 tee shirt. I LOVE IT! It's so comfortable and cute and perfect. It was 17 dollars and I highly recommend it!

13 Fun Facts - October

Welcome to Swiftober!!!! Taylor is taking over the world this month and we couldn't be happier! Let's celebrate with this month's 13 Fun Facts:

1. 1989 was recorded in about a month

2. The art for the Incredible Things perfume box is inspired by Taylor’s look at the 2013 CMA Awards where she was honored with the Pinnacle Award

3. Taylor’s favorite things about Drew were his eyes and his smile

4. Taylor had the entire 3rd floor of her Wyomissing home to herself; she even had a large game room with a bumper pool, foosball, and a painting room.

5. Tay says the only time it’s cool to be like everyone else is in Junior High

6. She included “Our Song” on her debut album because her freshman classmates told her too

7. Taylor loves “kitchen sounds” like pots being put together and dishwashers being opened

8. She cried during the WalMart commercial where a mom drops her daughter off at college

9. She says she isn’t much of a “keeper in toucher” with her exes

10. Carly Simon actually told Taylor who “You’re So Vain” is about

11. If she could only have 1 meal for the rest of her life it would be a tomato, basil, and mozzarella sandwich from Cosi

12. She said that after she got famous, a lot of people in her hometown gave out her phone number so she got a lot of prank phone calls

13. Taylor got Abigail a locket for Christmas back in 2011



Quote of the Month:

"I think a great song says how you feel better than you could."

It's so true. Think about your favorite songs- they all express something that you want to say in a way that you wish you'd thought of. All Too Well is my favorite example of this and the first song that comes to mind.

No it's Becky.

Taylor essentially won the internet this week. I mean she's already had twitter in her pocket and Instagram as well but lately she has been completely taking over Tumblr (and it is freaking awesome). Her posts are magical and just when we were thinking it couldn't get any better or any more exciting (I mean she is replying to fans and reblogging their posts!) Taylor surprised us all and sent the entire Swiftie fandom (and the rest of the online world) into a tail spin. 

Any swiftie who is on tumblr knows about Becky. It's been an inside joke in our fandom for what seems like forever. For those who don't know- a person posted a picture on tumblr of a young girl and captioned it saying it was there friend Becky who died at a party from snorting maranjuana (yes, seriously.) Someone commented on the post saying that they wre pretty sure the girl in the picture is Taylor Swift (it's an old picture from her high school days) and the original poster commented back "no it's Becky" and that is how the legend of Becky began. 

Apparently Taylor knew of Becky, or she recently discovered her on Tumblr- I'm not quite sure, but she decided to take part in the joke. Yesterday Taylor stepped out wearing a yellow tee shirt that simply says "no its Becky" on it. The fandom has all but died since seeing it yesterday.

 

Then, as if that wasn't enough, Miss Swift took to Tumblr and posted a replica of the 1989 album cover with her Becky shirt on captioning it "I'm kind of rethinking the album cover" and now Swifties everywhere are laying on the cold hard ground laughing their asses off at how incredible, amazing, wonderful, and hilarious our idol is. 

In all reality, what other idol has ever taken part in an inside joke of their fandom? None that I can think of. But that is part of what makes Taylor so different and so special. We love you Beck- uh I mean Taylor! 

13 Fun Facts - September

1. She has a brass telescope in her human size birdcage

2. There were 3 “13”s on Tay’s piano for her performance of “All Too Well” at the Grammy’s

3. “Haunted” and “Back to December” both use full orchestras

4. She took a “textiles and apparel” class in high school

5. She read a book about Zelda Fitzgerald

6. Judd Apatow and his wife think of Taylor as their daughter

7. One of her favorite places in Australia is the Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane

8. “Begin Again” and “Fearless” are tied for Taylor’s lowest charting singles

9. One of her pet peeves is when people feel they’re entitled to success

10. She loves watching the Food Network- especially the show “Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives”

11. Her favorite Keds are the nautical knot and floral themed ones

12. Taylor met Jake Owen back in 2006 on Halloween in a bar called Duke’s

13. She cried for weeks after Denny died on Grey’s Anatomy



“No one can take someone from you if they don’t want to go."

Shake It Off Is Breaking Records

Just when you thought Taylor Swift was done breaking records, Slayor *ahem* I mean TAYlor does it again.


Her newly released single, "Shake It Off" came in as the highest debuting song on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs & Billboard Pop Songs charts. "Shake It Off" came in the number 9 spot, the first song ever to make it into the top 10 in the history of the Adult Pop chart. It broke Alannis Morisette's record for "Thank U" which came in the number 13 spot. It tied with Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" for the number 12 spot on the pure Pop Songs chart.

Charlie Walk, the Vice President of Republic Records said, "This historic launch represents impeccable set-up and teamwork with precise execution. Most importantly, it further emphasizes the power of Taylor and her world-class music."

The music video for "Shake It Off" also had 40+ Million views on YouTube in just 1 week's time.

"Shake It Off" also debuted in the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list in it's first week of being released.

It has also sold 544,000 digital copies which has made it the highest debuting single of 2014. "Shake It Off" is also the 4th highest debuting single ever. It follows "Right Round" by Flo Rida, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Slayor Taylor Swift, and "Roar" by Katy Perry.

All in all, I'd say Taylor and 1989 are off to an AMAZING start and I for one would like to thank every single person who has spent the last few years hating on Taylor, all of the critics, and all of the cynics who inspired such a catchy and uplifting song that they will not be able to escape for the next 2 years. Enjoy it because we swifties are LOVING it. ;)

The 2014 VMAs

Taylor started off VMA day by sharing a few pictures with us. The first one was of her bedazzled mic and her amazingly sparkly shoes.

Then she shared her and Olivia's "game" faces which are adorable!

Finally, she shared this gem of her and Ed getting ready. I knew there was a reason his skin is always so flawless!!

Taylor showed up wearing a very short long sleeved blue alphabet romper and maroon shoes. While the reviews on her outfit are mixed, she pulled it off. I would never wear this, but I must say she looked incredible. Her legs were on full display and the world thanks her for it. I'm glad she made such a fearless choice and wore something she really loved and really wanted to wear.

Also, Tay was interviewed by Lucy Hale who is not only amazing, but a fellow swiftie. I'm glad she and Tay finally got to meet and I hope this was the beginning of an amazing new friendship.

Taylor performed "Shake It Off" live for the first time and holy f was it amazing. The sparkly crop top outfit was amazing and totally brought flashbacks of the purple Fearless dress and the gold Speak Now dress. It's like the Red era was a complete departure, but now we're getting a little bit of the old Tay back a long with a lot of the new Taylor.

Her performance was very "Great Gatsby"-esque and it was amazing. There was so much sass and I loved it! At one point it looked like she was going to jump into the arms of all of those very handsome men, but then she showed her quirky side and refused. "I don't care if it's the VMAs, I'm not jumping down there. People are getting bit by snakes, it's dangerous." She was referring to an incident the day before when one of Nicki Minaj's dancers got bit by a snake. Tay then ran down the stairs and got in place before belting out the high note. It was quirky and adorable, all in typical Taylor fashion.

During her performance the camera panned to audience members who all seemed to be enjoying it, except for Miley who looked shocked by what Taylor was doing. Gwen Stefani, JLo, and Ariana Grande all seemed to enjoy the performance.

Another highlight of the night is Taylor hanging out with Demi Lovato. I love their friendship. Taylor and Lorde sat with Demi, Nick Jonas, and his girlfriend. It looked like everyone was enjoying themselves. Also, Lorde was super sweet in her introduction of Taylor and Taylor's reaction to Lorde winning her first VMA was adorable. She was so excited for her and for Ed when he also won his first VMA. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good night.

1989 Announcement Recap

What an INSANE day!!! I don't know about you but my mind is still reeling from that wonderful and incredible live stream! Not only did we hear the first single, but we know the name of the album AND we got a music video. Taylor is one crazy generous lady.

Shake It Off.

• I kind of love this song. I love the beat of the music, it's really catchy, and I love that Taylor is making fun of herself. She's just putting it out there and saying that haters are gonna hate and all you can do is shake it off and keep going. It's such a fun feel good song and that makes me really happy. I think this was a really good choice to lead the way for Album 5, which brings me too...

1989

• We can officially retire the title "Album 5" and replace it with 1989! Miss Swift chose her birth year as the title for this album which she says is influenced heavily by late 80's pop music. I am so curious to see where she goes with this.
• She also shared the cover art which is an actual Polaroid picture of her. Along with this, she informed us that the album artwork is all in Polaroids and each album will contain a set of 13 Polaroid pictures that she has decided to share with the world. There will be 5 sets of 13 so something tells me this is going to be a lot like trading cards and Pokemon cards. We will catch them all. 
• There will also be a deluxe version of the album with 3 bonus tracks and Tay is doing something that she has never done before. There will be 3 memo recordings from her phone on there that will be 3 of the songs in the early stages of the song writing process. I for one think it will be epic to hear how the song starts and what it becomes. 
• Taylor will be doing a 1989 Swiftstakes where concert tickets and meet and greets will be given out for the next tour, so that is pretty sweet of her 
• The album will drop October 27, 2014 but is available right now for pre-order right here.
• Shake It Off & the Shake It Off music video are available on iTunes now

Shake It Off music video

• This video is just everything. 
• Taylor is basically poking fun at herself and her dancing skills by putting them to the test with a bunch of insanely talented professional dancers. 
• This video is everything. It is hilarious and adorable and is guaranteed to make you smile. 
• Check it out here

I can not believe we are here in the 1989 era. We know so much more than what we knew just a few hours ago, but we still don't have a clue about what is to come. I can't wait to see what else the Queen has in store for us. I am so happy that she is so proud and so excited about this album. She poured her heart and soul in it, and I can't wait for her to share it with her nearest and dearest friends (aka Swifties!)