i’ve never really been a die hard swiftie, but as someone who had always had an appreciation for taylor’s (older) music, “folklore” is an album i always come back to. i was freshly 14 when it dropped, and even though it took me until around the september of that year to listen to it, i am so glad i gave in to my fomo and pressed play. it was actually the first ever full album i’d listened to lol.
this article was so well written, i appreciate how you went through the different stages that each track progresses through. like i said, i’m not really a swiftie but taylor was a big part of my childhood. and folklore is one of those not quite *pillars*, but an important structure in my teen years.
that said, my favourite song is also ‘seven’ and it contains my favourite line “… love you to the moon and to saturn / passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long” — absolutely beautiful stuff. great job !!
your line about grieving something that was never there, ouch! seven, peace, and august are on my top 10 most played songs of all time. i genuinely never get sick of them or folklore at all. such a nice retrospect on such a beautiful album. loved this 🫶🏻
Love this!! I have very similar memories with folklore, it stands out as being from such a specific era of my life (can't believe it's been five years :0). Songs like cardigan, peace, my tears ricochet, seven, and the lakes are still some of my all time favourite Taylor songs, but I really do consider folklore to be one of her skipless albums!
It was so interesting to look at the tracklist through the perspective of the five stages of grief, I'd never thought of it that way. This is a great analysis!! :)
I love this article, it made me feel so strangely nostalgic for a time that was tricky for so many… this album was definitely a light in the dark, and it’s lovey to hear what it meant to you ✨🍃
I love this article, one of my all time favourite albums and you captured the spirit of folklore so well!
i’ve never really been a die hard swiftie, but as someone who had always had an appreciation for taylor’s (older) music, “folklore” is an album i always come back to. i was freshly 14 when it dropped, and even though it took me until around the september of that year to listen to it, i am so glad i gave in to my fomo and pressed play. it was actually the first ever full album i’d listened to lol.
this article was so well written, i appreciate how you went through the different stages that each track progresses through. like i said, i’m not really a swiftie but taylor was a big part of my childhood. and folklore is one of those not quite *pillars*, but an important structure in my teen years.
that said, my favourite song is also ‘seven’ and it contains my favourite line “… love you to the moon and to saturn / passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long” — absolutely beautiful stuff. great job !!
omg I’m loving all the “seven” love in these comments! thank you for sharing this!!
your line about grieving something that was never there, ouch! seven, peace, and august are on my top 10 most played songs of all time. i genuinely never get sick of them or folklore at all. such a nice retrospect on such a beautiful album. loved this 🫶🏻
Love this!! I have very similar memories with folklore, it stands out as being from such a specific era of my life (can't believe it's been five years :0). Songs like cardigan, peace, my tears ricochet, seven, and the lakes are still some of my all time favourite Taylor songs, but I really do consider folklore to be one of her skipless albums!
It was so interesting to look at the tracklist through the perspective of the five stages of grief, I'd never thought of it that way. This is a great analysis!! :)
Love this, Kiara! Folklore will forever be my favorite Taylor album 🫶
I love this article, it made me feel so strangely nostalgic for a time that was tricky for so many… this album was definitely a light in the dark, and it’s lovey to hear what it meant to you ✨🍃