AllTheHits 8/3/25

Hi everyone, this is HFE94 officially! Welcome to the first AllTheHits of August and first post with its official new name! Throughout August I will be making these small changes throughout the blog. Anyway, this week was pretty uneventful. This week's HitsForEvermore 30 gave us a Lady Gaga song I was a bit late to pick up on, a rising hit from one of my strongest predictions of artists who will blow up in the next few years, and one song skipping Almost There and debuting in the top 10. Almost There however was pretty dry this week with just five debuts and one re-entry. Anyway, let's get into it!

HitsForEvermore 30

Exits:

Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue (1 wk: Peak #29)

Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (4 wk: Peak #25)

Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away (14 wk: Peak #15)

#30: Evanescence - Afterlife (=) (12 wk: Peak #28)

#29: Pinkpantheress - Illegal (-4) (2 wk: Peak #25)

#28: Huntr/X - Golden (-2) (5 wk: Peak #21)

#27: Mikayla Geier - Piano In The Sky (+1) (2 wk: Peak #27)

#26: Rumi & Jinu - Free (-2) (4 wk: Peak #21)

Golden Extra: Camila Cabello - Something's Gotta Give

#25: Caroline Polachek - On The Beach (-3) (5 wk: Peak #22)

#24: Benson Boone - Reminds Me Of You (-8) (5 wk: Peak #10)

#23: Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers - Balcony (-6) (12 wk: Peak #7)

#22: Lady Gaga - How Bad Do U Want Me (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #22)

#21: Benson Boone - Momma Song (=) (9 wk: Peak #12)

Underground Extra: Taylor Bickett - Drunk On The Steps

#20: Doechii - Anxiety (-2) (4 wk: Peak #16)

#19: Benson Boone - Take Me Home (-4) (5 wk: Peak #9)

#18: Alex Warren & Rose - On My Mind (-4) (5 wk: Peak #11)

#17: Benson Boone - Mystical Magical (+6) (8 wk: Peak #11)

#16: Alessi Rose - Same Mouth (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #16)

Rising Extra: Audrey Hobert - Sue Me

#15: Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (+4) (16 wk: Peak #2)

#14: Sombr - We Never Dated (-4) (4 wk: Peak #10)

#13: Favors - The Hudson (-1) (3 wk: Peak #12)

#12: Lyn Lapid - Fix (-1) (13 wk: Peak #9)

#11: Faouzia - Porcelain (-3) (12 wk: Peak #2)

Almost There Extra: Renee Rapp - You'd Like That Wouldn't You

#10: Chappell Roan - The Subway (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #10)

#9: Finneas - Same Old Story (+4) (23 wk: Peak #2)

#8: Lyn Lapid - Buttons (-1) (12 wk: Peak #7)

#7: Rose - Messy (+2) (4 wk: Peak #7)

#6: Role Model & Laufey - The Longest Goodbye (=) (4 wk: Peak #4)

Ozzy Osbourne in memoriam: Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone & Travis Scott - Take What You Want

#5: Favors - The Little Mess You Made (-1) (6 wk: Peak #2)

#4: Lyn Lapid - Floater Friend (-2) (15 wk: Peak #2)

#3: Laufey - Silver Lining (+2) (17 wk: Peak #1 for 4 wk)

#2: Laufey - Lover Girl (+1) (6 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#1: Laufey - Tough Luck (=) (12 wk: Peak #1 for 11 wk)

(Wow, what a week for Benson Boone...)

Biggest jump: Benson Boone - Mystical Magical (+6)

Biggest drop: Benson Boone - Reminds Me Of You (-8)

Starlight Seven

Removed: Rose - Messy

#7: Huntr/X - Golden (-1)

#6: Alex Warren & Rose - On My Mind (-1)

#5: Maroon 5 & Lisa - Priceless (Debut)

#4: Sombr - Undressed (-1)

#3: Doechii - Anxiety (-1)

#2: Benson Boone - Mystical Magical (+2)

#1: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else (=)

Almost There

Audrey Hobert - Sue Me (2) (re-entry)

Taylor Bickett - Drunk On The Steps (Debut)

Maroon 5 & Lisa - Priceless (Debut)

Lorde - Man Of The Year (2)

Miley Cyrus - More To Lose (2)

Mgk - Miss Sunshine (2)

Josie Edwards - High Hope (2)

Sienna Spiro - You Stole The Show (2)

Rachel Chinouriri & Sombr - All I Ever Asked (2)

Ridgely - Hot Cakes (3)

Em Beihold - Brutus (3)

Huntr/X - How It's Done (4)

Haim - All Over Me (7)

Lyn Lapid - Where Is My Mind (3)

A7S - Eyes On Me (Debut)

Hayley Williams - Glum (Debut)

Renee Rapp - You'd Like That Wouldn't You (Debut)

Dropouts:

Audrey Hobert - Bowling Alley (2)

Jade - Plastic Box (1)

Lola Young - One Thing (1)

Matthew Ifield - Start From Scratch (1)

Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other (1)

Abyss

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Connie Francis - Pretty Little Baby

Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone & Travis Scott - Take What You Want

Sombr - Undressed

Taylor Swift - August (newly added)

Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

New addition! Light pink signifies songs that are ineligible for HFE30 or AT due to time cutoff (unless they get further chart resurgence) that are being highlighted in the abyss for other reasons.

Also, I really want to come up with a better name for the abyss. I've always hated that it's called that because it's so misleading. Any suggestions?

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

HitsForEvermore August Blog Outline

Hi! Welcome to the first month of my blog with its new name! Here's what to expect from the month of August - I might update this page later on:

8/3: AllTheHits

8/4: About My Blog page

8/5: AllTheHits recurrents page

8/6: ??????????????

8/10: AllTheHits

8/17: AllTheHits

8/20: ??????????????

8/24: AllTheHits

8/25-30 (TBD): Laufey - A Matter Of Time album review

8/31: AllTheHits

8/31: all pages should be updated

[Summer Special Bonus] The new era begins now.

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...soooooooo I have a lot of announcements to get out of the way.

• First and foremost, there was a big and obvious change. I've changed my blog name yet again. It is now called HitsForEvermore: My Music Blog, and I will be using the name HFE94 on the site from now on. To be quite honest, I want everyone to refer to me as HFE94 from now forward (it's way easier to spell anyway lol). And yes I know that HFE also means hybrid forward emitter, so I hope everyone is okay with amplification of currents or whatever, I don't know how that stuff works. I'm probably not changing my blog URL though since that would mean everyone else would have to change the link on their sidebars and it would become more complicated.
• My personal chart/bloggio station will now be called AllTheHits. (Wow, what a riveting name.) Blogging-wise I will be spending most of the month of August making small changes to reflect these large shifts.
• I will be working on my ATH stats pages all throughout August and will ideally have those up-to-date before September and start updating them much more regularly.
• Next Wednesday, I will be introducing a new biweekly series to accompany ATH that will occur every other Wednesday, at least for now. You'll see what it is when I start. It might not last long but hopefully it can.

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 31] FINALE: I will never be the same after this 2018 album...

Hi! Welcome to the final post of July and the finale of my summer special! (Wow, this series went by quickly.) Thank you all so much for... wait, this can't be right. Nearly 20k views?! This series was to commemorate 13k, which means just the summer special alone got more pageviews than my entire first year of blogging. So, to close out the series, since I started with an album review, I'm gonna end with an album review. It's my 22nd full-length album review, and it's another "older" album.

If there's one artist I adore and I feel like I haven't shown enough love to on this blog, it's Camila Cabello. You all saw my review of C,XOXO and know how I feel about the different direction Camila went in last year, but to be quite honest, when I look at Camila's entire discography, overall she's one of my favorite artists. My opinion on her from 2018 to 2022 was essentially like how I feel about Taylor or Olivia now. Her self-titled debut album has been one of my favorites since 2018, Romance is a masterful exploration of love of all kinds that I would be super interested in reviewing in the future, and Familia returns to her Latin roots in a fantastic way. Unfortunately, in the time that I was blogging, the only new music she put out was C,XOXO, which... wasn't... bad? And there were a lot of great songs on it, but the hyperpop shift felt very "trying to fit in with the trends" and not exactly authentic to her. I could be completely wrong however.

Now, let's get into my review of Camila Cabello's debut album, Camila!

1. Never Be The Same

My rating: 5/5 Great

And we start with one of the signature hits from the album. This right here is a great opening track. It's got lyrics about falling in love and going insane, which is a concept I tend to like whenever I see. And the production sets up the rest of the album, being mostly synth-pop with some Latin elements. Honestly, both musically and lyrically, this song reminds me a lot of Gorgeous by Taylor Swift (aka my favorite song on Reputation) which makes sense since they were popular around the same time. I'm not even sure which one I prefer. I might like Gorgeous ever so slightly better, but this isn't even my favorite song on this album. It's amazing though.

 

2. All These Years

My rating: 5/5 Great

And now we get our first ballad, and an immediate shift in mood. One thing I love about this album is that it doesn't have much of a defined genre, but it still flows well together. Most of the production here is a simple guitar line but it sounds really good. The vocals and melodies in this song are a strong point for this album overall, and the lyrics about missing someone even when seeing them are super relatable and well-written. So far so good.

3. She Loves Control

My rating: 5/5 Great

Wow, another great song! If I'm being 100% honest, I think this is my "least favorite" song on the entire album, but that's saying nothing because this album is amazing from start to finish. This song is very reggaeton-infused Latin synth pop and it's quite fun. The lyrics are about someone (possibly Camila from 3rd person) who is strong and independent and does things her way. It's my least listened song on the album, but it's far from a skip. Wow, this album gets better every time.

 

4. Havana (with Young Thug)

My rating: 5/5 Great

And now... this song. Crying In The Club, Camila's debut single, was originally intended to be the lead single for this album, but this song became so successful that CITC ended up getting completely cut from the album, which is really saying something about how inescapable this song was in 2017-18. No, overplay didn't ruin it. In fact, I wish it was still getting played more often as a recurrent. I think it's cool how this song is simultaneously an "in love with a dangerous person" song and a heartfelt tribute to her heritage, and Young Thug's verse is surprisingly really good. But the coolest thing in this song is the production. That piano is gorgeous, and there are so many layers and not one feels unnecessary... other than mayyyyyybe the one faint background sound that sounds like someone trying to hold in a sneeze? Am I the only one who hears that? Anyway, a standout track that was one of my favorite hits of the 2010s decade.

 

5. Inside Out

My rating: 5/5 Great

Track 5 arrives, and it's a (surprise-not-surprise) 5/5. This is another song with a really cool piano line and gorgeous production. This song has a lot of parallels to other songs - the production and lyrics suggest a connection to Havana, and also My Oh My, the later Romance track that's almost definitely about the same person as Havana, is referenced in verse 2 (sky high, sky high, oh my oh my oh my my). For some reason I've always loved the line "now I can't see you without me". I feel like this album has such a nice story line. It's been mostly love songs so far... is that about to change?

 

6. Consequences

My rating: 5/5 Great

Well, now here's one of the saddest songs on the album. Really the only production is the absolutely incredible vocals and the reflective and hard-hitting piano line. The lyrics are super well-written, and again, these vocals... wow. I love the twists between each chorus, from "Loving you was young and wild and free / Loving you was cool and hot and sweet / Loving you was sunshine, safe and sound / A steady place to let down my defenses" to "Loving you was dumb and dark and cheap / Loving you will still take shots at me / Loving you was sunshine but then it poured / And I lost SO MUCH MORE THAN MY SENSES". Another gorgeous song.

7. Real Friends

My rating: 5/5 Great

And now for the most personally relatable song on the album. This song reminds me of what is now one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time, Lyn Lapid's In My Mind, and while I don't love this song as much, it's really good. This song has moderately strange production, which I'm a fan of. It's based around a guitar that cuts in and out, and some whistling synth effects. And the lyrics are a highlight on this album. I've always loved this concept of wanting real friends but not being able to find them, which I feel like isn't sung about enough (more often than not, it's songs that are explicitly about wanting a lover) but this might just be one of the most well-written songs on this whole record. I love it.

 

8. Something's Gotta Give

My rating: 5/5 Great

And now... for the most hard-hitting song on Camila by Camila Cabello, and what may just be my favorite song on the album looking back. It's another piano ballad, with powerful synths & beats that build up as it goes on. This song is about, once again, a really relatable concept about being in a relationship of some sort (doesn't necessarily only apply to romance, can be interpreted as about friendship or even a conflicting family relationship) where something just has to change but the one she loves just won't get better, and she's feeling really hurt. It's simple and straightforward, and right to the point while giving a ton of emotional depth. The more I listen to this album, the more I realize that Camila is a bit of a lyrical genius. "Know you're lying when you're lying next to me" and "no reason to stay is a good reason to go" might be my two favorite lines on the whole album. You know what? I've made up my mind. Surprise not surprise, Something's Gotta Give is my second-favorite Camila Cabello song after First Man.

 

9. In The Dark

My rating: 5/5 Great

Alright, we just got my favorite song on the album, and now we have the strangest song on the album. The song lives up to its title, with the production being very dark and uncertain-sounding, a bit like NBTS but less bass-heavy. The lyrics are really well-written, and I love that it's inspired by encountering someone at her show who was literally in the dark. I will admit that I misheard one of the lyrics for a long time - the real line is "you can strip down without showing skin" and I thought for a long time it was "you can sit down without your own skin", which is kinda funny. Not much else to say here, it's a cool song.

10. Into It

My rating: 5/5 Great

And we finish with a song that's conceptually a bit like Never Be The Same. (No, I'm not including the remixes of Never Be The Same or Havana in my review, but surprise not surprise, they would not affect the album's score at all if they were included.) I feel like the vocals and melody are a strong point as per usual. The lyrics are... well, a lot more sexual than any other song on this album, but it's honestly pretty subtle, unlike C,XOXO. The lyrics are quite clever actually. All I can say for this is... I'm into it.

 

Conclusion

Overall album score: 100% (Fantastic Album)

Wow. This album will forever have a special place in my heart, and now I've reviewed it and it becomes my second 100%-rated album, tying Guts for my all-time favorite album.

Favorite song: Something's Gotta Give (and everything else of course)

"Least favorite" song: She Loves Control (even though I still adore this song)

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...and just like that, my longest blog series to date has concluded. Thank you so much for reading my blog, I can't believe I've already gotten to nearly 20,000 views, please remember to submit to Bubby's Summertime Showdown event, and, well, that's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 30] It's been a long time coming... Hits 1 Weekend Countdown 7/26/25

Hi! Welcome to the penultimate post of the summer special, and as the series comes to its close, we have a bit of a throwback... I'm doing my first countdown review post in almost half a year! No, this will not become a regular series again (I will have a new biweekly series soon however), but this is to catch you up on how I feel about the current Hits 1 scene. Yes, I will be reviewing every song on the countdown in today's post. Overall, I think the music is pretty good right now... let's get into it.

Exits:

Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching

Jonas Brothers - Love Me To Heaven

Miley Cyrus - End Of The World

#30: Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other

#29: AJR - Betty

#28: Blackpink - Jump

#27: Justin Bieber - Daisies

#26: Huntr/X - Golden

#25: Jessie Murph - Blue Strips

#24: Sombr - Back To Friends

#23: Audrey Hobert - Sue Me

#22: Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae - What I Want

#21: Charli XCX - Party 4 U

#20: Alex Warren & Rose - On My Mind

#19: Mgk - Cliche

#18: Alessi Rose - Same Mouth

#17: Lewis Capaldi - Survive

#16: Tate McRae - Revolving Door

#15: Maroon 5 & Lisa - Priceless

#14: Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover

#13: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

#12: Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

#11: Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

#10: Jonas Brothers - No Time To Talk

#9: Sombr - Undressed

#8: Ed Sheeran - Azizam

#7: Ariana Grande - Twilight Zone

#6: Benson Boone - Mystical Magical

#5: Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

#4: Alex Warren - Ordinary

#3: Rose - Messy

#2: Role Model - Sally When The Wine Runs Out

#1: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Tate McRae's Just Keep Watching & Jonas Brothers' Love Me To Heaven left this week and will not be missed. Miley Cyrus' End Of The World also left and had a good run here but deserved to be a bigger hit outside of Hits 1.

I was pleasantly surprised by Olivia Dean's first appearance on Hits 1 with Nice To Each Other. Of course, none of the many many Olivias will ever come close to the Olivia...

Bubby said in their countdown review that they like every song called Betty. I'm the opposite, with even Taylor Swift's song of the same name being among her very weakest. Betty from AJR is just way too overproduced and I don't like the vocal effects.

Jump is one of the better non-solo Blackpink songs I've heard. Of the genres that I've just kinda come to like this year, k-pop is among them.

Justin Bieber's long-awaited comeback Daisies is getting too much hate. I quite like it, particularly the production.

Huntr/X is a rare appearance of a fictional band getting radio success. Golden is one of my favorite songs from the pretty stacked Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack.

Jessie Murph's Blue Strips continues the noticeable trend of "country-rap" in the past few years that may have arisen due to Beyonce's album, and so far no one has matched up to her in my opinion.

Hits 1 finally picked up on my second-favorite Sombr song, Back To Friends. I wish We Never Dated would get more traction, but I'll gladly take this.

Gracie Abrams' friend & cowriter Audrey Hobert might be one of the new contenders for artists who might have Chappell Roan moments. Sue Me has the potential to become one of the biggest songs of the year. I'd love it if Bowling Alley could become just as, if not more, successful.

Wow, Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae. Riveting collab there. But actually... What I Want isn't that bad? It's honestly a lot better than I expected from these two artists.

Party 4 U, a Charli XCX song from five years ago that is becoming viral for whatever reason, is my second-least favorite song currently in the top 30. I genuinely do not get the appeal in songs that are this repetitive.

On a better note, On My Mind, a surprise-not-surprise amazing collab between Alex Warren & Rose, is my second-favorite song in the top 30. This doesn't even play that much on Hits 1 but it just so happens to be playing every time I turn it on lately, and with every listen I like it more.

The idea of a song called Cliche is hilarious to me, but Mgk actually does it quite well.

Same Mouth is giving major Fearless-era Taylor Swift vibes, and I am here for it. Alessi Rose should be one of the big new artists of the year.

"Until the day that I die, I swear to God I'll survive" - Lewis Capaldi, 2025. This former AT song has faded on me slightly just because I can't unhear that.

Revolving Door is (unfortunately) my favorite Tate McRae song since Run For The Hills, as I've been underwhelmed by her recent music. This song is nowhere near Run For The Hills or You Broke Me First, but it's pretty good and has only grown on me. Also, am I the only one who hears a Wii sound effect playing multiple times in the intro, first verse, and outro?

I like the sound of Priceless from Maroon 5 & Lisa. It's not a song I listen to often, but I enjoy it whenever I do. This could debut AT soon.

Easy Lover is no End Of The World, but it's a nice Miley Cyrus song. The melody here reminds me a lot of Million Dollar Baby by Ava Max, but I really like that song so I don't mind.

You all know my opinion on Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else. Benson Boone has yet to make a song I don't like.

...and speaking of yet to have a song I don't like, Sabrina Carpenter had yet to do so until Busy Woman. I kinda liked it on first listen, but unfortunately when I listened to the lyrics I realized just how annoying it is. It's not my least favorite Sabrina song now though.

Nice To Meet You by Myles Smith suffers from an unfortunate combination of distracting vocal effects and a production style that blends in with everything else on Hits 1.

The Jonas Brothers' No Time To Talk has one of the weirdest samples I've ever heard, using Staying Alive in a way that I wasn't even sure whether it was a sample or not at first listen.

I've been moderately conflicted about Undressed, as Sombr has far better songs, but right now I've been really liking it.

Azizam is my least favorite Ed Sheeran single in a while, but it's still pretty good, particularly production-wise.

Twilight Zone feels like a strange single choice from Ariana Grande's deluxe album when Dandelion was right there.

"MOONBEAM ICECREAM" - Benson Boone, 2025. Yeah, Mystical Magical is one of my favorite songs charting right now, and I want it to hit #1. Unfortunately this song has a pretty avid crowd of haters.

Some of you might be surprised to find out what my least favorite song on Hits 1 is right now, because from a distance it seems like a song I would like. Unfortunately, due to pretty grating vocal effects, repetitive lyrics, and a clunky, discordant melody, Ravyn Lenae's Love Me Not ultimately feels like a song I'd create in a dream, which is not exactly a compliment. As it enters the top 5 and is performing very well everywhere right now, I fear this will be our next #1.

Alex Warren's Ordinary has faded on me quite a bit.

And now for my favorite song on Hits 1 right now... Rose has had quite a few songs that I've been a fan of, but Messy takes the cake for my favorite. If this technically counts as k-pop, this may just be my all-time favorite k-pop song. The lyrics have a surprising amount of emotional depth, and the production reminds me a bit of Taylor Swift's Reputation non-singles like Dancing With Our Hands Tied or This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things but honestly a bit better produced than those. I wish this could get to #1 soon.

Sally When The Wine Runs Out by rising star and Laufey collaborator Role Model would be green-tier if it weren't for the bridge. I'm moderately surprised Hits 1 didn't pick up on Role Model & Laufey's The Longest Goodbye, and I'm starting to think Laufey may only get one Hits 1 song.

*sigh* And our #1 is Sabrina Carpenter's Manchild, aka my least favorite Sabrina song I've heard. I don't know why, but this song just really doesn't hit for me. The lyrics seem moderately clunky and the production & melody don't really capture me... but it's not a bad song. I like the folk-infused bridge, and some of it is kinda funny. But I do hope we get a new #1 song soon.

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 29] Finally revealing my 13 favorite Taylor Swift songs

Hi! Welcome to the third-to-last post in the summer special! (This is also my 82nd post of the year, which is notable because that means I've now posted twice as much as last year already.) So, earlier in the series, I shared my 13 least favorite Taylor Swift songs. Well now it's time to look at my favorites. These likely won't come as a surprise to anyone.

Honorable mentions - songs that were once in my top 13 but faded on me:

The Other Side Of The Door

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

Timeless

Tolerate It

#13: Begin Again

#12: Forever Winter

#11: Death By A Thousand Cuts

#10: Clean

#9: Last Kiss

#8: Closure

#7: The Way I Loved You

#6: Right Where You Left Me

#5: Epiphany

#4: The Best Day

#3: Enchanted

#2: Happiness

#1: All Too Well (both versions)

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 28] Laufey's A Matter Of Time tracklist reveal + my predictions

Hi! Welcome back to the summer special! So, I thought it was best to go into the summer special with a full day-by-day plan, but there have been a lot of changes as I've gone on, for a number of reasons. Some of the posts that didn't make it were simply too big to finish and will be saved for a future series, and some were removed just to make room for... well, posts like this. Inevitably, there has been a lot of unforeseen news in the musicverse this month, and this was something I just had to talk about even though it literally just happened five hours ago. 

Earlier today, Laufey uploaded the above video, revealing the entire tracklist for her A Matter Of Time album, and intriguingly, the first note of every song. This will be my third AMOT prediction post, but in a new style, with a track-by-track rundown of my thoughts. I will be sharing what I predict/hope for each track, and some things that I got right in my previous predictions. I have those posts linked below for reference:

• This is the more concise, first-impression-y HFE94's Version concept I made of the album in May, still a few days before the release of Tough Luck or even the confirmation of the album title and release info.
• This is the bingo card I made earlier this month as the second entry in the summer special, which was more formulated and "objective", but was also less about the album lineup and more about its accompanying tour.
  

Alright, let's get into these predictions!

1. Clockwork (partially teased)

First note: C

Well, I was already almost correct about something. The first track in my original concept/"prediction" for this album was Tick Tock On The Clock, which if I remember correctly was the actual name of a track of which a snippet was posted. Many promo videos for this album include an ominous tolling bell instrumental, and it's possible that the title was changed over the course of the album. As for my predictions about this song, aside from obviously keeping with the titular theme of time, I immediately thought of Mastermind by Taylor Swift. ("I laid the groundwork, and then just like clockwork...") Clockwork is a common metaphor in lyrics for a repeating pattern, and interestingly, a single line from this song was apparently revealed in a New York Times article: "Words I'll forget, deeply regret, he'll run away". This line makes me think this song will follow a sort of "every time I fall in love, this is what happens" concept, like, for example, Kenya Grace's Strangers. This means I might have gotten a second prediction from my first L3-centered post partially correct, as one of the conceptual tracks was titled Every Time I Fall In Love and would follow this same concept. Of course this probably won't feature Sydney Rose like I "predicted", but... anything can happen.

2. Lover Girl (released)

First note: A#

We all know and love Lover Girl already so I won't say anything else here, other than that I did correctly predict that track 2 would be a pre-album single, although I had the wrong single.

3. Snow White (debuted live)

First note: D

Now, here is an interesting one. A lot of these songs have had snippets or lines teased, but two of the unreleased tracks have actually been officially debuted in full! Laufey premiered the song Snow White on June 30th in London on one of her more exclusive shows in her "Laufey's Serenades" mini-tour, and I gotta say, it's gorgeous and I can't wait to hear the studio recording of it. The concept is straightforward - it's essentially the same theme as Olivia Rodrigo's Jealousy Jealousy or Pretty Isn't Pretty - and unsurprisingly, there is a lot of emotional depth packed into this short song. I love when songs take a simple theme and explore many aspects of it, and this song does a very good job at exploring how this theme relates to herself, to people in her life, and to society as a whole. In the first verse she sings about being dissatisfied in her own appearance, then the chorus touches on how society pressures people to conform to standards, and then the second verse introduces a Magnolia-like character representing beauty standards who Laufey feels inadequate compared to. Excited to hear how this fits in with the rest of the album.

4. Castle In Hollywood (unreleased)

First note: F

So this is the first song we've gotten to that we truly have zero confirmed information about beyond the title. This title conjures a powerful image to me, but I'm still not quite sure how this could form an entire song. One idea that I had is having a bewitching encounter with someone near the actual Hollywood Castle, which seems most likely. Another thing that came to mind was the Hollywood Bowl performance with the symphony, and this song possibly being a tribute to her fans and/or her jazz idols, but... that doesn't really feel like a track 4 to me. A very broad and personal concept like that seems better suited for an opening track, closing track, or maybe a bonus track. So this could really go any direction.

5. Carousel (partially teased)

First note: D

Another song we apparently got a line from in the New York Times - "Such a spectacle you signed up for". The prediction I had for this song was a sort of concept similar to Goddess (and also numerous Taylor Swift songs, particularly those about Joe Alwyn), that's essentially about how fame can complicate relationships. A carousel could symbolize something that's fun at first, but eventually becomes dizzying. That would definitely fit the line that we got, as being in a relationship with someone famous has its obvious pros and cons. They "signed up for" this relationship knowing that it would have everyone watching them.

6. Silver Lining (released)

First note: E

We all know and love Silver Lining already so I won't say anything else here.

7. Too Little, Too Late (unreleased)

First note: Bb

Another song that we have no information about beyond the title, which also somewhat vaguely keeps with the overarching theme of time. I'm gonna guess that the title of this is just self-explanatory, and it's probably a sad and/or angry song about someone who broke her heart by not giving enough. However... I will propose a probably unlikely suggestion that the title might be a bit of a bait-and-switch, and is actually about Laufey herself realizing that she gave too little, too late? Or maybe it's about how past partners gave too little, too late, and this one isn't? We don't know anything about this song for sure yet, and I'm probably overthinking it.

8. Cuckoo Ballet (Interlude) (unreleased)

First note: F

I correctly predicted that there would be an instrumental interlude, and based on the title, I was probably right about it being a more peppy, upbeat-sounding one. I love the double-meaning of the title, referring to being insane in the head when in love, and also referencing a cuckoo clock to continue the "time" motif. Our last instrumental composition from Laufey was the Nocturne for solo piano on Bewitched, but for some reason, I think this will be a multi-instrument interlude, with similar fun tropical instrumentation to Lover Girl. It will likely do what the Nocturne did and incorporate melodic themes from other tracks. Maybe it'll sample the sound of a cuckoo clock also? We'll have to wait and see.

9. Forget-Me-Not (unreleased)

First note: G

I knew forget-me-not was a type of flower, and I did some research on it to come to two very different predictions about this song. Forget-me-not flowers are often used to symbolize eternal love for someone, so this could be a very romantic and saccharine, Silver Lining type of song about being with someone forever and always. But I also came up with a much more dark, sad theory. The forget-me-not flower is also famously known as a symbol of loved ones who have died. I don't want to speculate too much about this as this very well could be an incredibly devastating and heart-wrenching song, or it could be a fun cheesy song about spending the rest of her life with a lover... but either way, I think the big takeaway is this is about someone she really loves and doesn't want to forget.

10. Tough Luck (released)

First note: Db

We all know and love Tough Luck already so I won't say anything else here.

11. A Cautionary Tale (unreleased)

First note: B

Well, this might just be the vaguest title on the entire album, and it doesn't help that we know nothing of it beyond the title. Maybe it's about a similar concept to my prediction for Carousel, that you should proceed with caution when pursuing a relationship with Laufey. What I think is more likely is the opposite, that Laufey herself should proceed with caution in relationships. Although I was half joking in my ranking post when I said "imagine if Silver Lining and Tough Luck are about the same person"... maybe this completes the story arc of the dangers of being with a person who isn't exactly the nicest? Or maybe it's not about relationships at all, but rather a cautionary tale about the journey to stardom? It's hard to say when all you have are three very common, familiar words, but there are a lot of interesting ways this could go.

12. Mr. Eclectic (unreleased)

First note: A

I immediately thought of Mr. Electric Blue by Benson Boone when I saw this. The term "eclectic" essentially means someone who takes inspiration from a wide variety of sources. (So, the opposite of Avery Anna's Mr. Predictable?) Honestly... I'm finding it hard to think of a good prediction for this. The best thing I could think of was someone who sort of "does it all", which can be a positive and a negative - of course it could have a more... risqué meaning, or in a completely different light it could mean there's a lot of different versions of him and she never knows which one she'll get. So again, a lot of ways this could go especially not knowing anything about this song besides the title.

13. Clean Air (debuted live)

First note: A

The second song here that has been premiered in the Laufey's Serenades concert series, and I am already impressed. Honestly this song has some of the strongest lyricism of Laufey's entire discography. It's a similar idea to Tough Luck about keeping a toxic person out of your life and breathing "clean air". There's a lot of metaphors and clever double-entendres in this song and especially considering it's not released yet, I haven't taken the time to really break it down, but when I do my complete review of AMOT when it releases, I'll go into further detail.

14. Sabotage (partially teased)

First note: Eb

The final track, thought to be a chaotic revenge song, and a song that I am... honestly not quite emotionally ready for! For all my music nerds out there, I think it's kinda cool that the two songs before this start on A, and this song starts on Eb, which are a tritone apart, creating a noticeable tonal dissonance. For all my non-music nerds out there, basically the two songs before it will likely start with a similar sort of atmosphere and the song that follows is a huge shift. Seven supposed lyrics from the song were revealed in New York Times - "Cold bloody bitter sabotage / It's just a matter of time till you see the dagger / It's a special of mine to cause disaster / I don't understand / I'm my own worst enemy / You assure me you love me / And steal it with a kiss". W O W. Some powerful lines there, featuring the long-awaited reference to the album's title as this will be Laufey's first full-length record without a title track (as I correctly predicted!) and in addition, Laufey stated that this song will end with about a whole minute of Beatles' A Day In The Life-inspired experimental instrumentation. Probably gonna be different from anything we've heard from her before. I am... excited for this one to say the least.

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 27] AllTheHits 7/27/25 + Summer Celebration Playlist

Hi! Welcome to the final AllTheHits of July and final AllTheHits and summer playlist of my summer special. Wow, I can't believe it's already almost the end of my first (and probably last) monthlong daily series. Thank you all so much for the... wait a sec, am I reading this right? 18.6k views? The reason I started this series was to commemorate 13k views, and just these posts alone have gotten more pageviews than the entire first ten months of this blog... wow. (Well, people also seem to be spamming my mistake post to make it my most viewed post, so that's part of it, but that still only has about 200 views as of last time I looked earlier today.)

This week's AllTheHits is paired with the long-awaited summer celebration playlist, a 13-song collection of fun and upbeat pop songs for however you celebrate summer. As for AllTheHits itself, this week we got the chart debuts of three viral songs that had been in Almost There for a relatively long time, and the big surprise of the week - a rising hit from my favorite k-pop-turned-mainstream artist, and what I've just decided is my favorite song currently charting on Hits 1, making a giant return to the chart after its short-lived appearance two months ago. There was also a pretty stacked Almost There this week, with 11 great new songs debuting.

Now before we get into this week's fresh 30, I wanted to promote a blog event that has been lacking submissions. Please submit to Bubby's Summertime Showdown event if you haven't already! There have been too few entries and the deadline to submit is the end of this month. Anyway, now let's see what this week's hits are!

HitsForEvermore 30

Exits:

Sombr - Back To Friends (1 wk: Peak #30)

Michael Clifford - Cool (4 wk: Peak #18)

Conan Gray - This Song (4 wk: Peak #18)

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (22 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#30: Evanescence - Afterlife (-2) (11 wk: Peak #28)

#29: Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #29)

#28: Mikayla Geier - Piano In The Sky (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #28)

#27: Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (-2) (4 wk: Peak #25)

#26: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Mei Ami - Golden (=) (4 wk: Peak #21)

Golden Extra: Lyn Lapid - Producer Man

#25: Pinkpantheress - Illegal (Debut) (1 wk: Peak #25)

#24: Benson Boone - Mystical Magical (=) (7 wk: Peak #11)

#23: Ejae & Andrew Choi - Free (-2) (3 wk: Peak #21)

#22: Caroline Polachek - On The Beach (+1) (4 wk: Peak #22)

#21: Benson Boone - Momma Song (-2) (8 wk: Peak #12)

Underground Extra: Rachel Chinouriri & Sombr - All I Ever Asked

#20: Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away (+7) (14 wk: Peak #15)

#19: Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (+3) (15 wk: Peak #2)

#18: Doechii - Anxiety (-2) (3 wk: Peak #16)

#17: Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers - Balcony (-2) (11 wk: Peak #7)

#16: Benson Boone - Reminds Me Of You (-3) (4 wk: Peak #10)

Rising Extra: Lady Gaga - How Bad Do U Want Me

#15: Benson Boone - Take Me Home (-5) (4 wk: Peak #9)

#14: Alex Warren & Rose - On My Mind (-2) (4 wk: Peak #11)

#13: Finneas - Same Old Story (-4) (22 wk: Peak #2)

#12: Favors - The Hudson (+2) (2 wk: Peak #12)

#11: Lyn Lapid - Fix (=) (12 wk: Peak #9)

Almost There Extra: Lorde - Man Of The Year

#10: Sombr - We Never Dated (+7) (3 wk: Peak #10)

#9: Rose - Messy (Re-entry) (3 wk: Peak #9)

#8: Faouzia - Porcelain (-1) (11 wk: Peak #2)

#7: Lyn Lapid - Buttons (+1) (11 wk: Peak #7)

#6: Role Model & Laufey - The Longest Goodbye (-2) (3 wk: Peak #4)

Summer Celebration Extra: Taylor Swift - 22

#5: Laufey - Silver Lining (+1) (16 wk: Peak #1 for 4 wk)

#4: Favors - The Little Mess You Made (+1) (5 wk: Peak #2)

#3: Laufey - Lover Girl (=) (5 wk: Peak #1 for 1 wk)

#2: Lyn Lapid - Floater Friend (=) (14 wk: Peak #2)

#1: Laufey - Tough Luck (=) (11 wk: Peak #1 for 10 wk)

Biggest jump: Hayes Warner - Threw Me Away & Sombr - We Never Dated (+7)

Biggest drop: Benson Boone - Take Me Home (-5)

Starlight Seven

Removed: Alex Warren - Ordinary

#7: Rose - Messy (Debut)

#6: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Mei Ami - Golden (+1)

#5: Alex Warren & Rose - On My Mind (=)

#4: Benson Boone - Mystical Magical (=)

#3: Sombr - Undressed (=)

#2: Doechii - Anxiety (+4)

#1: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else (+1)

Almost There

Lorde - Man Of The Year (Debut)

Lady Gaga - How Bad Do U Want Me (Debut)

Lola Young - One Thing (Debut)

Miley Cyrus - More To Lose (Debut)

Mgk - Miss Sunshine (Debut)

Matthew Ifield - Start From Scratch (Debut)

Jade - Plastic Box (Debut)

Josie Edwards - High Hope (Debut)

Sienna Spiro - You Stole The Show (Debut)

Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other (Debut)

Rachel Chinouriri & Sombr - All I Ever Asked (Debut)

Ridgely - Hot Cakes (2)

Em Beihold - Brutus (2)

Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Mei Ami - How It's Done (3)

Audrey Hobert - Bowling Alley (2)

Haim - All Over Me (6)

Lyn Lapid - Where Is My Mind (2)

Dropouts:

Addison Rae - Times Like These (1)

Lenay - Miami (1)

Maroon 5 - California (1)

Peggy - Friends To Lovers (1)

Renee Rapp - Why Is She Still Here (1)

Tyla - Bliss (1)

Will Linley - Cinematic (1)

Mgk - Vampire Diaries (2)

Maren Morris - Lemonade (4)

Abyss

Alessi Rose - Same Mouth (re-entry)

Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Connie Francis - Pretty Little Baby

Sombr - Undressed

Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? (newly added - I decided this song is technically eligible for the abyss since it's considered a Hits 1 abyss song and may be experiencing resurgence now that Taylor owns Reputation, but I won't consider this song eligible for AT or the top 30 just yet, similarly to Pretty Little Baby)

Summer Celebration Playlist

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Olivia Rodrigo - So American

Miley Cyrus - End Of The World

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club 

Taylor Swift - Bejeweled

Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max

Benson Boone - Mystical Magical

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Taylor Swift - Gorgeous

Alessi Rose - IKYK

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky

Jessie J & B.o.B. - Price Tag

Taylor Swift - 22

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 26] ERAS: The Album (HFE94's Version)

Hi! Welcome to another installment in my final week of summer special posts, with a concept for an Eras tour live album, one of the potential upcoming releases that I didn't mention before (see this post and the comment I left on it for further details about the Taylor Swift July release theories). I'm not sure entirely how this would work out since the Eras Tour had such a long set, and the surprise songs make it more complicated, but I hope you like this concept.

Also, just something I want to reiterate. I'm sure everyone knew this already, but just so I don't get accused of spreading misinformation or whatever, I just want to make it very clear that all posts marked "HFE94's Version", such as this post, are unconfirmed, fanmade designs, and not officially announced material. They may contain elements that have been speculated or even confirmed, but they are mostly just concepts to get us excited about future albums. This is also very much not meant to pressure the artists into releasing new music as soon as possible. This is just to look forward to the future.

There will be no further explanation. There will just be... ERAS: The Album. 

(The album cover I designed has a massive Easter egg that would definitely have all the Swifties talking if it was real, so look for that if you're one of those people.)

ERAS: The Album - Long Time Coming Edition

1. Long Time Coming / Miss Americana (Tour Intro) (Live From The Eras Tour)

2. Cruel Summer (Live From The Eras Tour)

3. The Man (Live From The Eras Tour)

4. You Need To Calm Down (Live From The Eras Tour)

5. Lover (Live From The Eras Tour)

6. Fearless (Live From The Eras Tour)

7. You Belong With Me (Live From The Eras Tour)

8. Love Story (Live From The Eras Tour)

9. 22 (Live From The Eras Tour)

10. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Live From The Eras Tour)

11. I Knew You Were Trouble (Live From The Eras Tour)

12. All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Live From The Eras Tour)

13. Enchanted (Live From The Eras Tour)

14. Long Live (Live From The Eras Tour)

15. ...Ready For It? (Live From The Eras Tour)

16. Delicate (Live From The Eras Tour)

17. Don't Blame Me (Live From The Eras Tour)

18. Look What You Made Me Do (Live From The Eras Tour)

19. Cardigan (Live From The Eras Tour)

20. Betty (Live From The Eras Tour)

21. Champagne Problems (Live From The Eras Tour)

22. August (Live From The Eras Tour)

23. Illicit Affairs (Live From The Eras Tour)

24. My Tears Ricochet (Live From The Eras Tour)

25. Marjorie (Live From The Eras Tour)

26. Willow (Live From The Eras Tour)

Surprise song bonus tracks

27. Getaway Car / August / The Other Side Of The Door (Live From The Eras Tour)

28. Mirrorball / Epiphany (Live From The Eras Tour)

29. We Were Happy / Happiness (Live From The Eras Tour)

30. Carolina / No Body, No Crime (Live From The Eras Tour) 

31. Come Back... Be Here / The Way I Loved You / The Other Side Of The Door (Live From The Eras Tour)

ERAS: The Album - I'm Still Bejeweled Edition

1. Long Time Coming / Miss Americana (Tour Intro) (Live From The Eras Tour)

2. Style (Live From The Eras Tour)

3. Blank Space (Live From The Eras Tour)

4. Shake It Off (Live From The Eras Tour)

5. Wildest Dreams (Live From The Eras Tour)

6. Bad Blood (Live From The Eras Tour)

7. But Daddy I Love Him (Live From The Eras Tour)

8. So High School (Live From The Eras Tour)

9. Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me? (Live From The Eras Tour)

10. Down Bad (Live From The Eras Tour)

11. Fortnight (Live From The Eras Tour)

12. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (Live From The Eras Tour)

13. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart (Live From The Eras Tour)

14. Lavender Haze (Live From The Eras Tour)

15. Antihero (Live From The Eras Tour)

16. Midnight Rain (Live From The Eras Tour)

17. Vigilante Shit (Live From The Eras Tour)

18. Bejeweled (Live From The Eras Tour)

19. Mastermind (Live From The Eras Tour)

20. Karma (Live From The Eras Tour)

Surprise song bonus tracks

21. Tim McGraw (Live From The Eras Tour)

22. Fifteen / You're On Your Own, Kid (Live From The Eras Tour)

23. This Is Me Trying / Labyrinth (Live From The Eras Tour)

24. Death By A Thousand Cuts / Getaway Car (Live From The Eras Tour)

25. Us (with Gracie Abrams) (Live From The Eras Tour)

26. Long Live / New Year's Day / The Manuscript (Live From The Eras Tour)

Make The Whole Place Shimmer edition bonus tracks

27. Eras

28. Welcome Home

29. Thank U

30. Tim McGraw (Taylor's Version)

31. A Message From Taylor

[Summer Special Day 25] (Christmas In July) Conceptual lyric video designs for Taylor Swift Holiday Collection (HFE94's Version)

Hi! Welcome to the Christmas In July edition of the summer special if that's something you like to celebrate, and my 13th HFE94's Version post! For the day of Christmas In July, I've compiled my conceptual lyric video designs for if Taylor ever were to re-record the holiday collection, in the same style as my Reputation and Debut posts!

Let me know which designs are your favorites! I think they all turned out pretty well, and I like CWYWM, Santa Baby and White Christmas the best. (The one for Last Christmas kinda looks like an Italian flag...)

1. Last Christmas

2. Christmases When You Were Mine

3. Santa Baby

4. Silent Night

5. Christmas Must Be Something More

6. White Christmas

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 24] (Christmas In July Eve) XMAS: An Olivia Rodrigo Holiday Collection (HFE94's Version)

Hi! Welcome to the final week of the summer special, and merry Christmas In July Eve if that's something you celebrate. For my Christmas In July Eve post, this post is a conceptual Olivia Rodrigo holiday collection, titled XMAS to fit the four-letter theme, and containing six tracks (a recurring theme in Christmas EPs), some of which are covers and one of which is an actual song Olivia wrote as a child.

Also, a few things to get out of the way. I'm sure everyone knew this already, but just so I don't get accused of spreading misinformation or whatever, I just want to make it very clear that all posts marked "HFE94's Version", such as this post, are unconfirmed, fanmade designs, and not officially announced material. They may contain elements of leaked unreleased songs and sometimes officially publicly released components, but they are mostly just concepts to get us excited about future albums. This is also very much not meant to pressure the artists into releasing new music as soon as possible. This is just to look forward to the future. Also, after the last two posts mysteriously ended up being two of my biggest flops in terms of pageviews, I really hope this one gets more than 13 views, but if it doesn't then whatever I guess. (This series was doing so well at the beginning lol.)

There will be no further explanation. There will just be... XMAS. (IN JULY.)

1. Hello Holiday

2. Blue Christmas

3. Wonder How You Are This Christmas

4. Santa Baby

5. Angel Atop The Tree (Reminds Me Of You)

6. White Christmas

XMAS IN JULY special edition bonus tracks:

7. Holiday Every Day

8. The Bels

[Summer Special Day 23] Finally revealing my 13 least favorite Taylor Swift songs

Hi! Welcome back to the summer special as it nears its final week of posts! So, in case you couldn't tell by the fact that "Taylor Swift" is now the most common label on this blog (may not be for long as I might start discounting #1s on AllTheHits as artist labels), or from all the many other posts you've probably seen me make about her, I'm a huge Taylor Swift fan. But here's the thing: she has over 200 songs. And there are a few that I really don't like. To show you I'm not one of those Swifties, I'll be sharing my 13 least favorite Taylor Swift songs.

Now, this will sound cliche, but my least favorite Taylor Swift songs are not bad. Nothing is objectively good or bad, and a lot of these are actually fan favorite songs. Even then, I only hate, like, maybe the top three songs. If I gave these "least favorite songs" the traditional color code instead of the Eras color code, I'd say #13-#4 would be light blue, and only the top three would be red. Anyway, don't come for me for my opinion, and I'll now share my least favorite Taylor Swift songs.

Honorable mentions - songs that were once in my 13 least favorites but grew on me:

A Perfectly Good Heart

End Game

Hey Stephen

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Song that I think is great that I "hate" for personal reasons that would be unfair to include:

Exile (please don't ask about this, I will not elaborate)

#13: I Don't Wanna Live Forever (with Zayn) - One of two non-album singles here. This one is just incredibly boring.

#12: Two Is Better Than One (with Boys Like Girls) - The second non-album single here. Same as last one, and some of the weakest lyricism in Taylor's discography. Makes sense since she didn't write much of this one, as it's primarily a BLG song.

#11: Everything Has Changed (with Ed Sheeran) - Even though Red is my second-favorite Taylor album, it still lands itself two songs on this list. The production here, especially on the re-recording, just feels very low-quality, and the vocals are even worse.

#10: Stay Stay Stay - This song has been criticized for two big reasons: one, the royalty-free YouTube instrumental, and two, the way it seems to glorify "staying" in an abusive relationship instead of breaking up when things are unsafe. Personally, it's more the latter reason why I don't like it. The only reason it's not higher is because the lyrics are not meant to be taken seriously, and from some angles it seems "cute", but to me it feels like you two better break up.

#9: Betty - A lot of Swifties think James is really annoying, and I very much agree. Betty, please don't take him back. Also, "I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything" might be my least favorite line from Taylor overall, beaten only by the infamous line in this list's #1.

#8: So It Goes... - The first of two Reputation songs we'll see here. Generally, Taylor Swift and autotune do not mix unless it's Midnights.

#7: Our Song - The first of two Debut songs we'll see here. Once you notice the grammatical errors in this song, you just won't unhear them. These lyrics are just so inherently flawed, and the country production is a bit too... country for me. It's a signature hit of Taylor's... that's called OUR SONG... and yet it doesn't even feel like her song.

#6: Suburban Legends - The first of two 1989 songs we'll see here. I really don't know what to say about this one. This seems to be a pretty hated song because the lyrics are so abstract and borderline nonsensical at times - first her boyfriend might be cheating, then she decides to "let it slide like a hose on a slippery plastic summer", and then she's screaming about some 50s gymnasium she only sees him in. Geez, what does this mean? Also, the production is moderately annoying.

#5: All You Had To Do Was Stay - And 1989 scores another unfortunate flop, and a track 5 at that?! Yeah, it's safe to say the other ten track 5s are all miles and miles ahead of this song. I think the vocals are annoying and repetitive here. We get it, "stay!" Wow, I guess I don't like Taylor Swift songs with "stay" in the title, other than Stay Beautiful.

#4: Never Grow Up - For similar reasons to Laufey's Slow Down, I just don't really like the message here. Never growing up would be far worse than dealing with growing up, which is something Taylor finally accepts in The Archer ("I never grow up, it's getting so old").

#3: Robin - What used to be a song I thought of as "great" in my superficial TTPD review is now one of my least favorites for the same reason as NGU.

#2: Dress - Am I the only one bothered by the fact that the production in this song feels like a bad horror movie?

#1: Picture To Burn - There will be no further explanation.

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!

[Summer Special Day 22] My 5 favorite music videos

Hi! Welcome to day twenty-twooooooooo of my summer special, where I'll be sharing my five favorite music videos at the moment and a little bit about them. This ranking is only based on the visuals and the meaning behind the video itself and how it accompanies the song... but it helps that all five of these songs are absolutely incredible songs also. Anyway, here it is!

#5: Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams: I've talked about this one before, so I won't need to talk too long about it as I did a quick analysis in the Taylor Swift music video ranking post. It's just really gorgeous, featuring stunning scene changes and a story of being in love on a movie screen and saying goodbye.

#4: Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U: I've talked about this one before also. It seems like an insanely high-effort video, as it used actual water and fire. I don't need to talk about this for too long since I reviewed it in my Olivia Rodrigo music video ranking but basically she's a cheerleader jokingly cheering her boyfriend on as she sets his house on fire, and buys some popcorn while she's at it to enjoy the show. Great video all-around.

#3: Taylor Swift - All Too Well (The Short Film): A thirteen-minute-long short film starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien, set to All Too Well and showing the course of their relationship. Overtime, I've caught a lot of parallels to other songs - her ring is on her middle finger and moves to her wedding finger (The Tortured Poets Department), they dance in the kitchen (Cornelia Street, Maroon), he drops her hand at dinner (Champagne Problems). All of these songs are thought to be in some way about Jake Gyllenhaal, other than I think TTPD. There are probably lots more Easter eggs I missed.

#2: Laufey - Goddess: This shows the perspective of both Laufey and the boyfriend as their relationship progresses. They're dancing behind a fence, and he sees a romantic dance. She sees it as being stuck in prison. They get to their room and we see Laufey becoming vulnerable. The man is taking off Laufey's clothes (don't worry nothing spicy is shown lol) which may be a metaphor for shedding the "goddess" he sees on stage and feeling the human on the inside. His expressions suggest that he was a bit "disappointed" by her humanness offstage, and Laufey is noticeably fearful in this scene. Then we get a gorgeous shot of Laufey looking like a goddess, but we zoom out and the scene transitions to her in pure human form. She didn't do her makeup, didn't do her hair - just a human looking over a balcony as the cars pass by. Gorgeous.

#1: Mitski - Nobody: My favorite music video. I could do a whole in-depth analysis of this video, because it's awesome. Put simply, Mitski is surrounded by paper cutouts and paintings and is looking for one real person. Somebody. Anybody. But finds... well, nobody nobody nobody nobody nobody. I love the scene near the end with a closeup on her hand and "nobody" is written on it, but then she looks at it again through a magnifying glass and it says "you". So after all that, she finds herself. This video is just the music video. It's simple, but it accompanies the song. It fits the song while adding to it. Amazing.

That's all for now! Byeeeeeeeeee!