User:Swiftiethevampireslayer/sandbox/Swiftiethevampireslayer

Hello, internet besties.

The world of music is an exciting, yet broad space. In order to properly navigate it, one must have a guide. Allow this page to be your guide. So sit back, relax, and enter the realm of Taylor Swift fans who watch way too much Glee. Enjoy. 😏

P.S. all of the links are to Spotify, so if you don't have Spotify, you prob need to download it before reading this page.

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Prerequisites

So you want to be a Taylor Swift/Phoebe Bridgers/Billie Eilish/Maude Latour/The Regrettes/Glee Cast fan, do you? That's great! You're on the right path in life, of that I can assure you. But to listen to the great playlists of the 21st century, you must first have some base-level knowledge of this universe. If you're a bestie and you know this, feel free to move on.

Soon to be besties, your journey starts here. First, Taylor. She's iconic, we know this. She's legendary, we know this. She invented the pop/country/vibelicious music genre that we all love today, we know this. But are you familiar with her work?

Our resident Swiftie experts here at Swiftiethevampireslayer, Chloe and Audrey, have given us some unique insight into the worlds of Lover, Reputation, Speak Now, 1989, Folklore, Evermore, you know. In the following playlists, you will find all of Taylor's music, the good and the bad (but let's be honest there are very few bad ones 😤). Here they are.

→ Taylor Swift Discography

→ T Swift

I know that it's a lot of music to listen to, but I promise you will be better if you listen to it. But if you don't, you, at the very least, must listen to this song. This part is actually non-negotiable, sorry I don't make the rules.

→ gold rush

But, sad as it is to admit, you can't just listen to Taylor Swift forever. Wouldn't blame you if you did though tbh.

Next up, the second highest ranking member of the bestie world: Glee Cast. You may remember them from TV shows like "Glee" or YouTube videos like "glee scenes that had me screaming part 3." One must never underestimate the power of a high school Glee Club on their way to regionals. Here are some playlists to get you started.

→ glee😳

→ glee

Wait, what did I just hear you say? You have never listened to Phoebe Bridgers? Oh no, I am genuinely so sorry. Let's remedy that by listening to the following playlist, by our resident Phoebe Bridgers expert, Chloe.

→ Phoebe Bridgers Supremacy

There are a few more artists that you ought to acquaint yourself with if you have not had the immense pleasure of meeting them already. A lot of them are actually Chloe's playlists, so I might just refer to her as our Resident Music Expert from now on lol.

→ Wallows

→ Lorde

→ Conan Gray

→ Harry Styles

→ The Jonas Brothers

→ One Direction

→ Billie Eilish

→ Troye Sivan

→ Lizzo

Now that you have listened to every single song on every single one of these playlists, you are ready to explore the musical tastes, the musical eras, the musical genius of the besties themselves.

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Copy Dylan o'Clock

What time is it? Well, I guess it would be Copy Dylan o'Clock! Let's start with vibes that are created from a conglomerate of Taylor Swift, Troye Sivan, Billie Eilish, YUNGBLUD, and Harry Styles albums. Arguably the most interesting aspect is the aesthetic created by grouping all of the songs from the same albums together.

→ Dylan's Playlist 🦈

But, if you're more interested in what Taylor Swift music looks like when mixed with The Regrettes, Glee Cast, and more, then check out one of the diamond-tier playlists produced at this notable time in history.

→ Hope's Playlist 🦈

Not your vibe? You're lying, but we'll allow you to pretend that you don't like that music for a second. Take a look at another Swiftie playlist, this time accompanied by Phoebe Bridgers and, well, you know... Glee Cast.

→ Chloe's Playlist 🦈

Copy Dylan o'Clock, the most iconic time in the scope of the world, also produced one more hit playlist! You already know that Taylor has a cameo here, but did you expect Fun? The Stooges? No? Then you are legally obligated to click on the following link.

→ Phoebe's Playlist 🦈

But unfortunately, the time of Copy Dylan o'Clock has passed.

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Gleeks Rise Up!

The next era of the besties is that of Glee. You know Rachel, Finn, Sam, Blaine, Kurt, Mercedes, and that teacher guy. Now explore some of their greatest hits, as indicated by the besties. This section does not include the aforementioned prerequisite playlists, just those that most effectively convey our music tastes.

The first playlist needs no introduction. Think Glee Cast, then think Glee Cast members that have blonde hair.

→ blondies.

These next two playlists are rather self-explanatory, they highlight the musical talents of the two most prominent figures in the hit television production. And would you blame anyone for simping for these actors? No! You wouldn't!

→ hope is thirsty for darren criss

→ chloe simps for dianna agron

This playlist references one of the most underappreciated couples in the entire series: Blaine and Sam. I have only seen the first two seasons of Glee, so I know that Sam is on the football team. I think Blaine is from a Glee team called the Singing Birds, but idk.

→ blam😏

Here is the proof of their relationship for those who would doubt their love for each other, courtesy of our resident Blam expert, Hope.

→ Blam Proof

Anyways, if you haven't, go watch Glee. It's a certified bestie recommendation.

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Taylor Swift

Now, the moment you've all been waiting for: Taylor Swift! The besties are registered Swifties and if you're not, that really sucks and is pretty rude of you. But if you want to become a Swiftie, you're in the right place! If you don't like Taylor Swift, you can leave. Quite literally, leave. I'll wait 🙄.

Okay now that they're gone, we can continue. The besties have an abundance of Taylor Swift playlists. In fact, it's almost a ridiculous number of playlists dedicated solely to Taylor Swift (roughly 21 between them), but once you become a Swiftie you'll completely understand, I promise. Your journey...ready for it? That was a rhetorical question, don't answer it lmao (also a Swiftie reference).

First, let's give Chloe credit for making Dylan and some of the other besties into Swifties. It's important work, and somebody has to do it. Audrey also gets a very special shoutout for meeting Taylor at a concert and going backstage; talk about legendary. 🤩

→ i was so ahead of the curve that the curve became a sphere

Now, let's get into some genres. Swiftie playlists often have personalities, themes, motifs if you will (shoutout AP Lit students lol). Each has its own vibe around which it was created, intentionally or otherwise. The first genre is Sad Swiftie.

→ sad swiftie

Note: the above playlist is not entirely Taylor, it has some other sad swiftie type beats.

→ you can plan for a change in the weather...

The second genre is Singing/Dancing Swiftie.

→ ts songs i know all the words to

→ dancing swiftie

→ but i miss screaming and fighting...

The third genre is Winter Swiftie. I'm sure you can see the trend here, we are covering all of the human emotions with our Taylor Swift playlists, or at least the core emotions: sad, dancing, and winter.

→ taylor swift winter vibes

→ holiday swiftie

Last, but certainly not least, we like to applaud admirable efforts here at Swiftiethevampireslayer. Dylan, one of our aspiring Swifties and the author of this webpage, has tracked his progress as a Swiftie in the following playlists. Please join us for the journey.

These songs were those that he knew before Chloe's influence said "become a full-time Swiftie," and he said, "so true bestie."

→ first swiftie

Next, Dylan made a progress-tracking playlist as he listened to Folklore and Evermore more.

→ taylor 🏂

But the true testament to his progress is shown in these two playlists, which are his attempts to understand the full extent of Taylor Swift's discography.

→ this is me trying...

→ dylan tried to make a taylor swift playlist

And now Taylor makes an appearance on every single one of Dylan's playlists. Call it: character development. This is just a testament to the fact that even if becoming a Swiftie is simply one of your wildest dreams, you can do it. Don't give up!

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Live Performances and Music Videos

First up, Glee. Don't tell me you didn't see this coming because if you didn't, you quite literally have not been paying attention and that's not nice so maybe reevaluate that. Kidding! Not really though.

This performance is cited as "a contender" for the greatest performance in all of Glee by Glee superfan, Hope, and confirmed as a "top 30 performance" by legendary Gleek, Dawn. Enjoy.

→ GLEE - Valerie (Full Performance) HD

And as an addition to Hope's previously established brand, the following performance has been included for your enjoyment.

→ Glee - Cough Syrup (Full performance + scene) 3x14

Another personal favorite of bestie Dawn is the performance of "Bad" by the very same Glee Cast.

→ GLEE - Bad (Full Performance) HD

Recommended by Phoebe, who holds a doctorate in Glee Studies, is the Glee Cast production of "Smooth Criminal," linked here.

→ GLEE - Smooth Criminal (Full Performance) (Official Music Video) HD

Dawn, gracious as she is, has provided an additional two music videos for aspiring besties to check out. Enjoy!

→ GLEE - Scream (Full Performance) (Official Music Video) HD

→ GLEE - Human Nature (Full Performance) (Official Music Video) HD

There's a chance you've seen this next video, but it is that one time that Harry Styles performed a cover of Lizzo's "Juice" and honestly it's pretty good if you ask me. So here you go bestie.

→ Harry Styles - Juice (Lizzo cover) in the Live Lounge

Next is the latest of Taylor Swift's iconic music videos. "Willow," the first song on Evermore, is critically acclaimed and won many Bestie Awards at the annual Besties Conference in Chloe's Zoom room. Taylor has also released like four covers of it; as she should! Anyway, here's the music video, which has a nice little reference to "Invisible String" in it, see if you can spot it.

→ Taylor Swift - willow (Official Music Video)

But Taylor also has a rich history of the greatest music videos ever released. Here are a couple of the hits, from a list curated by our very own bestie, Chloe. First, the 22nd birthday party that turned into a song, with cake, a pool, an excellent hat, and more.

→ Taylor Swift - 22

The next Swiftie masterpiece comes from an old Taylor Swift rivalry, one dramatized in this music video. It has Hunger Games vibes and features approximately 85 other artists, and is just, in a word, amazing. You'll love it, I promise.

→ Taylor Swift - Bad Blood ft. Kendrick Lamar

A sequel to that piece of cinema, "You Need To Calm Down" is the iconic pro-LGBTQ+ video that presents the resolution to the previous conflict. I don't entirely remember what the dispute was about, but we have French Fry Taylor hugging Hamburger Katy Perry to prove that it's in the past.

→ Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

This music video represents the end of the "Old Taylor" era. According to the lyrics, this "Old Taylor" has passed away, but we aren't exactly sure how it happened. But as they say, no body, no crime I suppose. Witness the revolution here:

→ Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

To appropriately close out the music video portion of this adventure, I welcome you to witness the glory of this performance, including some of Taylor's biggest hits over the past decade.

→ Taylor Swift - Live at the 2019 American Music Awards

Thus concludes this section of the webpage, but don't leave just yet! There's one more section you silly goose! You might as well go jump in the pond with that attitude, but make sure you put your device down somewhere dry first, you wouldn't want to break it and miss your opportunity to meet the crew here at Swiftiethevampireslayer.

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The Besties

You've heard me reference the besties quite a bit in this scholarly article, so I wouldn't blame you if you asked yourself, "well who are these elusive musical legends??" Look no further. Here at Swiftiethevampireslayer, we believe that the deepest look into a person's soul comes from their music taste. How does one gain this kind of introspective knowledge about someone else? Well, we all have Spotify lol so you can just look us up, but this section highlights some of the music the besties are currently vibing to.

→ currently

→ january 21 :/

→ hope's playlist 🦈

→ jan-feb '21

→ zser

→ continuously compounded interest

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Thank you for joining us, the besties from Swiftiethevampireslayer, today. We appreciate your support and hope that you like our music tastes, because honestly if you don't, that's on you. Goodnight. 😎🥸