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https://youtu.be/pQQMxA3egpQ?si=q7YDFZGKQblEM5TUIn the latest episode of "Tea with Bri," the host delves into the anticipation surrounding Taylor Swift's upcoming 11th album, "Tortured Poets Department," releasing in three days. The episode explores the pre-release hype, including Taylor's cryptic marketing strategies and the album's track details, such as song lengths and co-writers like Post Malone, Aaron Dessner, and Jack Antonoff. The host predicts the album will offer a mix of longer, personal tracks, possibly reflecting on Swift's relationship with Joe Alwyn and her broader experiences with fame and love. Additionally, the host analyzes Swift's released playlists, which seem to align with the five stages of grief, offering insights into the emotional journey captured in the new album. With excitement and nerves, the host and fans eagerly await the album's release to experience the nuanced storytelling that Swift is known for.
"The tortured poets Department Taylor Swift's 11th studio album comes out on Friday... y'all [__] is going down."
The quote shows Bri's enthusiasm for the upcoming Taylor Swift album and sets the stage for the podcast's topic of discussion.
"The album is an hour and 5 minutes long thank you Lord for a long album long have I waited and 50% of the songs are over 4 minutes long blessed blessed blessed blessed blessed."
This quote conveys Bri's preference for longer songs and albums, highlighting her anticipation for the depth and quality of the music.
"Some of my favorite songs are the songs that he's [Aaron Dessner] been on tolerate it rip my heart out into a thousand pieces and smash it..."
The quote reflects Bri's high regard for Aaron Dessner's collaborations with Taylor Swift and suggests that his involvement in the new album is a sign of quality.
"I'm desperate and dying to know what are your faves what do you think is going to be the song that rips her heart out what is going to be the Banger of the century..."
This quote shows Bri's curiosity about listener preferences and her eagerness to engage with the fan community in predicting the album's impact.
"I also think it's going to be a lot of commentary overall on her life and stardom and the kind of people that she's dated and this kind of like tortured poets theme of which I think she's probably including herself in that."
This quote outlines Bri's prediction that the album will provide commentary on the artist's life, stardom, and relationships, suggesting an introspective theme.
"I think it's going to be much more nuanced much more complex than that I think she's going to be diving into the different ways that people let each other down."
The quote highlights Bri's expectation for a nuanced exploration of the ways people fail each other in relationships, indicating a focus on emotional complexity.
"My Banger choices are fresh out the Slammer for sure... I also think Florida is really going to hit."
Bri identifies "Fresh out the Slammer" and "Florida" as tracks with potential to be upbeat and popular, indicating a prediction for the album's standout songs.
"I think the songs that are going to rip our hearts out and smash them into a quadrillion million pieces are going to be so long London 1,00% track five and Aaron deser."
This quote conveys Bri's expectation that specific songs on the album will have a profound emotional impact on the audience.
"She put together these five different playlists that kind of go through the five stages of grief it's all her own music and it is very interesting and a little bit Petty of her some of the song choices."
The quote reflects Bri's analysis of Taylor Swift's playlists, which are designed to correspond with the five stages of grief, demonstrating Swift's interaction with her fanbase and their theories.
"you don't really read into my Melancholia which could be construed as positive. like oh you're not really reading into my sadus or also like you don't really get me you're not really understanding that like I'm actually staring at you with storms in my eyes."
This quote illustrates the ambiguity in interpreting song lyrics, where one line can suggest a partner's comforting presence or a deeper disconnect.
"I mean to take a song that so many people have like played at their weddings and then be like actually the song was just me ignoring a bunch of red flags I was actually just Inc complete denial is so petty to me."
Bri finds it noteworthy and personally relatable that a popular wedding song like "Lover" is retrospectively framed as a denial of relationship issues.
"if I had to pick songs from the new album and put them into these different categories of grief playlists these are the songs from the new album that I would put in I think."
Bri speculates on which songs from Taylor Swift's new album would fit into the denial stage of a grief playlist, based on the lyrics and titles.
"you tell me she's not pissed that her boy only break favorite toys girl I think she's pissed."
This quote reflects Bri's interpretation of the song's lyrics as an expression of frustration and anger towards a partner.
"but I always really liked the Great War. and I always thought it was about. okay. we had this terrible fight we had this terrible falling out. but like we survived and like we made it through and now it's like things are more positive now but seeing it in bargaining just throws that song to me in an entirely different light."
Bri shares a personal connection to "The Great War," initially viewing it as a song about overcoming difficulties, but now sees it as a song about the struggle to hold onto a relationship, thus fitting into the bargaining stage of grief.
"What song from the new album would I put on bargaining? Probably 'Am I Allowed to Cry' probably 'Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?'"
This quote indicates that Bri sees the song "Am I Allowed to Cry" as a representation of the bargaining stage in the context of grief, suggesting a personal connection to the emotions involved in that stage.
"Next is depression with 'Old Habits Die Screaming,' which I love that line." "You're losing me obviously that is an extremely sad song... she wrote that in December 2021." "The songs from the new album that I think will be in depression... 'Florida !!!'... 'Guilty as Sin'... 'LL Lobster of my Life'."
These quotes summarize Bri's thoughts on the songs that represent the depression stage of grief, including the environmental advocacy song, and provide insight into the timeline of the artist's emotional state during the creation of these songs.
"For the playlist that she made, we have acceptance, the last stage of grief, and the subtitle was 'I can do it with a broken heart.'" "From the new album, what's going into acceptance... 'Torture Poets Department'... 'Clabo'."
The quotes discuss Bri's interpretation of the acceptance stage as depicted in the album, highlighting specific songs that convey the theme of coming to terms with grief and change. The mention of "Clabo" draws parallels between the artist's experiences and the song's message.