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2027 Album of the Year

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The Grammy’s the coveted award that the majority of musicians, songwriters, producers, and artists strive to achieve. As 2026 is on the last turn to finish out the year, I’d like to make a prediction that I. myself am surprised to say. Olive Rodrigo will most likely sweep the Grammy’s or at least win “Album Of The Year”

If you would have asked me two years ago if Olivia would be in a Grammy position, I would have said no. Not because she isn’t talented… she is extremely talented but it was her team. Bad decisions left and right. Just let the girl write her own shit. I gotta be honest, I was tired of her music sounding like so many other artists songs. From Taylor Swift, Paramore, Elvis Costello, David Byrne, The Breeders… and so on. There was just a mess that her team was leading her in to with the last two albums. It was frustrating to watch. The money this girl lost on her first album because of copyrights is kinda wild. Her team let her down and I was losing hope that it would stunt her growth as an artist.

Then Rodrigo’s third album “You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love” hits the scene. I was hesitant…I’m so glad I gave it a whirl. This album is fantastic. Her writing contributions make it a solid album. Orchestrations… perfect. This is an album loaded with hits and I believe it will get its flowers at the Grammy’s in 2027. This year, so far, Rodrigo has a clear path to take it … unless someone surprise releases something by the end of the year. Even if Taylor Swift releases “Debut (Taylor’s Version)” … which is rumored to happen by the end of the year… I don’t think she’s gonna come close to Rodrigo’s “YSPSFAGSIL”

Some of my favorites from this album: Drop Dead, Stupid Song, Honeybee, The Cure, Expectations, What’s Wrong With Me Cigarette Smoke, Less, and Begged. Keep in mind.. this is almost the whole album and the ones I didn’t list aren’t bad either. They are pretty damn good. The Stand Out songs for me are: Stupid Song, Honeybee, and Expectations. These songs are a combo of great song writing, great arrangements, great producing, and great performance from Rodrigo in her range, talent, and emotion.

The chorus in “Stupid Song” is absolute perfection and I am obsessed with it actually. It doesn’t leave my brain and every time I hear it I cry, I sing out, and it also makes me feel like an electric charge just zaps my system. Brilliant arrangement on this one too.

“Expectations”. I loved this song my first listen. Then as of last night, she dropped a remix with Chappell Roan and I didn’t know that I needed a remix of this song. Chappell”s voice and spunk gives it an extra twist and kick that wasn’t needed… but damn it’s much appreciated. Normally, I’m never a fan of a remix collab. “Bad Guy” with Billie Eilish & Justin Bieber… that mix almost ruined the original for me. Two talented people but a remix that didn’t need to happen. Rodrigo & Roan (which sounds like a 70’s Cop Show) hit this remix hard and bring a lot of fun to the track. The video is pretty great too!

“Honey Bee”. This fucking song. I can’t even listen to it without becoming a puddle on the floor. From the first note… it launches you into memories and a time when you first fell in love and then it drags your heart across the asphalt with the chorus to rub it in on how much true love can hurt yet reminds you how beautiful that feeling is or was. By the last time the chorus comes around, I am fucking done. Just when you think … nah that doesn’t hurt anymore, I’m good now… this song gives you a karate chop to the heart and a swift kick in the ass that will Hotwire your memories and take them for a joy ride… which leads you back to “Stupid Song”.

Well played Olivia. Well played.

I’m so impressed with this album. I’m proud of Rodrigo and her growth as an artist. I’m proud of how she takes her popularity and platform and does good hearted things with it. The artistry in the writing, the direction of her music videos, the thought that has gone into her stage show…. She is impressive.

A 2027 Grammy (or a collection of them) will be well deserved.

Just like a Bird

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With Tropical Storm Rachel making her way into our neck of the woods, the skies are grey, the wind is blowing, and the rain is starting to fall. I WISH it was just about 10 degrees cooler because I was soooo ready to break out my sweatshirts & boots. Sadly, I live in AZ so all we are getting is a little break and a lot of humidity.

Driving to work the wind was blowing every which way. I can’t tell you how many little birdies were just flying in circles and even swooping down towards moving vehicles! Poor little birdies! I felt so bad for them… they looked utterly panicked and confused. I even saw a bat near the natural history museum. No telling where he was resting but he obviously was disturbed and was just flying around frantically.

I’m a huge weather nerd and LOVE to watch storm chasers. Have you ever seen a hurricane on radar and it shows you light green, dark green, orange and red… all indicating sever weather fluctuations with rain and wind speed. There is a color on the radar during a hurricane (sometimes it’s yellow, purple, I’ve even seen pink ) these colors show the debris in the middle of the hurricane but do you know most of it is birds! These poor birds are just flying in circles because they are trapped in the hurricane. That is so sad to me. Their poor little wings just flapping away until they tire out. It’s so sad.

Our tour is canceled for the evening but we still have an event late night tonight. So.. it’s me people watching as they scurry through the rain AND taking a breather. This time of year is crazy for our little business and this year has been more busy than ever. Last night, we almost needed two security people. Now I’m scrambling to find some extra help on Halloween night because of how busy we were last night. I wish people could just behave and be decent but we had a lady (from a Mountain View 1986 class reunion) come in and sit her dumb ass on a wheel chair from the 1800’s. I mean… what the fuck lady. It says DO NOT TOUCH. As a Red Mountain -Mountain Lion I can safely say… “fuck that Mountain View Toro”. Her name was Pam. Now we’ll call any annoying woman that enters our store that acts a fool: CODE PAM

I’m running on not much sleep, lots of caffeine, and a wing and a prayer. So much to do… not enough time to accomplish everything. I feel much like those birds flying around on radar….. just flapping my wings aimlessly and hoping to get to my next destination.

Have a good weekend & stay safe everyone.

It’s BIG

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We did it.. big plans, meant big decisions, which lead to big moves.. and BOOM!! We are opening a second location. You may ask yourself …. “why in the hell would you add a location in this economy??” Trust me, if we weren’t sought after with an amazing offer.. we wouldn’t have done it. It was too good to pass up and it’s a location filled with history that we want to preserve.

Since there was some unforeseen issues, the place isn’t having a cleaning team come in prior to us opening. Which means… Thursday is just me, a bunch of cleaning supplies, good tunes, and pray for me that they turned the electric on so I have air conditioning. It’s SUPPOSE to have happened but sometimes you just never know.

We try to keep it under wraps until everything was solidified but the city is already asking us questions, congratulating us and word is starting to spread around town. Big City… Small Downtown haha!

My anxiety has never been so high and I’m pretty freaked out. This lovely historic place is going to get a lot of TLC. From the fountains, to the pomegranate & pecan trees, to the old wood floors, and the spirits that reside in this location… I’m nervous, excited, scared, and to be honest exhausted.

They say “if your goals don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough”. Well.. I”m fucking scared.

Never in a million years would I have thought that we would be opening up a second location. That we would be joining forces to create bigger and cooler shit. What an incredible journey and learning experience this all has been. Life looks so different now and I’ve never been so laser focused on wants & needs. What was so important to me three years ago, is not even on my radar. Things that I thought I could never handle or navigate.. I’m learning each day and growing from it. To just sit and take a look at what our little small business has built is just absolutely wild… and there is so much more to come!.

My next big goal (this will take awhile) but is to live Downtown. Now keep in mind, I live there now. BUT…. I wanna be closer to the action. I wanna hear the music from the venues, hear the traffic on Main Street & the light rail fly by, see all the people coming and going… I want to be in the middle of it all. Words can’t express enough how much I adore my life. Sure … I’m stressed a bit. Yes… I’m fucking scared. No… I don’t have all the answers. But I am having the time of my life.

I hope your big hopes, dreams, wishes, goals, and aspirations find you and give you the biggest hug. Stay strong out there folks. Lean on your community. Do the things that make you happy but also scare the shit outta ya. Those feelings and thoughts are proof that you are growing and stepping out of your comfort zone. On the other side of fear is a lot of joy. Wishing you all the best!

Rainy Day Schedule …(and an update)

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There has been a sudden change in plans for today. The weather has decided it wants to play hard ball and give us a little rain this evening. This means… our evening tour is cancelled and moved to a different day, it’s going to be a very slow day at the shop, and I will get to close at 7pm tonight instead of gettin home after 10pm. So it’s going to be an afternoon of chillaxin’ here at the shop and the most exciting thing that may happen down here is watching the skateboarders fly around the sidewalks. I gotta figure out what to do with my time because this may be a very long 3 hours. Although it sucks for business, I do love this kind of weather. It’s my favorite actually. When the sun goes down it’s going to be awesome out and it will feel a little like fall.

I can see the wind picking up a bit and it just makes me happy. I’d be happy with light rain, the kind you can walk around in, and some good lightening and thunder. Although my one cat is terrified of thunder, the other one loves sitting in my window and watching the storms. When I was in my late teens and early 20’s, I would just get something to drink and go find an dimly lit and empty parking lot, turn on some good tunes, recline my seat back a bit and just enjoy the lightening. It was such an endorphin boost!
Maybe I’ll do that this evening? Give my mind and soul a little reset and boost. That sounds fun.

Well… today I’ve already spent the late morning and early afternoon dealing with some heavy business decisions with the direction we are taking next. Plus discussing Taylor Swift’s new Encore album dropping on Friday… because that is a very important topic around here. Now… I dunno? Clean the windows? Clean out my inbox? Make content? Or just veg out, drink coffee, and chill at the front desk. A Rainy Day schedule always throws a day for a loop.


What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day schedule?

A WTF UPDATE:

Ok it’s 3 hours later and let me just say… what the hell weather channel? Why can’t you “weather” people pull it together?? You have a 50/50 chance of being right and you fucked it up today. We cancelled everything for tonight and it didn’t rain one drop. Why on earth did I trust you?

Damn it.

I’m too trusting and believe people at their word. Story of my life. 🙄

Coachella and other random thoughts

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Hello. It’s been awhile. My life has taken a serious detour and I’m not sure if I will ever get back on the road I was going down. Things are so … different. It’s hard to find joy in most things lately. Things seems so.. trivial and pointless compared to the state of the world we live in.
I want to do my normal content and chat with you about Coachella … but even that seems silly.
Plus, I wasn’t really into the set list this year. Don’t get me wrong, I did watch some of it and what I saw was pretty good. Coachella use to feel like a celebration to me… now it seems … like a cute bandaid. Effective yet utterly pointless. How did I get here?
I’ve reached the point in my life where I find myself crying over a stray cat on the side of the street, buying pink accessories for myself, my home, my car and to secretly wanting one of these crazy ass people downtown to come in and do something stupid just so I can take our bat and swing for their head.
Sweetly Violent… I guess? Is that a thing?
I’m so worried about the state of our world… worried about war, worried about my kid who’s the age they want if there’s a draft, worried if my business will make it through this shit, worried if I have enough money to survive this shit, worried that people are just going to get worse… my mind can’t focus on anything but the words “what the fuck”
How did the country get here? Well out of 42% of people surveyed didn’t know that Lay’s potato chips were made from potatoes. So … there’s that. Oh! Or how about that there is a thing floating online called “Rape Academy” that’s been viewed over 60 million times and it has a chat room where guys ask other guys advice about slipping women drugs and making sure they give them enough to knock them our but not make them over dose. Some of those men also have uploaded videos of them drugging their wives and not only having sex with them but having other men come over and have sex with them…
As someone who has been sexually assaulted as a child and an adult.. I am completely horrified.
Its funny the chaos and hurt a man gave inflict on a woman and then turn around and tell her she should
do better or act better or look better… Fuck man… surviving almost killed me, I’m just grateful to be here today.
I tried to focus on Coachella… I barely watched a third of it.
But what the fuck, I’ll drop my two cents anyways and give a shot.
Every year, I find a band I have never really heard of before or have heard of them but hadn’t listen to their music. This year, I got introduced to Wet Leg. I love them. They are great and I’m looking forward to diving into their discography more. Laufey performed and I was so pleased with her performance. She truly is such a talent. I tuned in to Bieber, both weeks. 1st week.. started out rough. I wasn’t sure what was gonna happen and if he was even gonna be able to finish the set. 2nd week… was really good. He seemed really happy and like a weight had been lifted. I feel like he really needed that and it made me happy to see him in his element and having fun. Sabrina Mother Fucking Carpenter… I mean… holy shit. That was 2 epic weekends for her. Loved the Thelma and Louise cameos, loved that Will Ferrel was out there doing what he does best, but the 2nd weekend she brings out fucking Madonna. What?!?!?
Anyone that truly knows me KNOWS I love me some fucking Madonna and this performance didn’t disappoint. I missed Lykke Li, The xx, Devo, and many many more. I just couldn’t keep up and didn’t have the energy to keep up with it this year.
Speaking of energy … I’m tired.. mentally, and physically .
Maybe I’ll feel up to it tomorrow.. good night.

Poet to Showgirl… the next era is here.

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Well.. I’m a little late… but I’m here to chat about the new Taylor Swift album. If you are a person that gets irritated or uncomfortable with me matching my personal life to music… you may wanna skip this one because I am gonna bring up some shit up that I haven’t let into my brain for awhile. We are going track to track and discussing some of the lyrics in this album, the feelings they provoke, the memories they unlock, and the serious/unserious lyrics in this album.

BUT FIRST… I’M GONNA BITCH SLAP YOU A BIT.
Some don’t get this album. Most of these folks are the people that started listening to Taylor in her Folklore era and continued on the journey to Tortured Poets Department with the Eras Tour running through the veins. Let’s keep something in mind….Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, Tortured Poets Department was when she was depressed as fuck. By the time Tortured Poets came along she was literally talking about being driven mad and needed to be put away in a mental institution.
Yes… these are all great albums. Maybe some of her greatest writing. People are mad that this new album is a quirky, flirty, bouncy, an unserious/kinda serious pop album. Did you all hit your head? Did you fucking forget that this is the SAME person who sings “Shake It Off”,
“I Forgot That You Existed”, “We’re Never Getting Back Together”. HELLO???? (read that again in Cardi B’s voice) HELLO??? There was albums before Folklore people. Pull it together.
I’m not giving you shit for loving Folklore (this is my favorite album). I’m going to give you shit and shaking my head because you aren’t fucking getting it.
This woman is fucking happy… FOR ONCE! She isn’t depressed. She isn’t heartbroken. She is unbothered. She is not taking shit super seriously. She also gives zero fucks what anyone thinks. So stop your bitching or …just don’t fucking listen to the album.
I’m not a huge “Lover” fan. I don’t whine about it.. I just don’t listen to the damn thing.

Ok. Now that we got the whiny bitches to get mad and leave. Let’s talk tracks, lyrics, and feelings.

TRACKS & LYRICS (and the memories they unlock)
1. The Fate Of Ophelia
This was a great way to start off the album. Usually, I don’t typically love the songs Taylor picks as her first single. I usually feel like they are the weaker one on the album. Not this one.
It brings things full circle right away and tells you how this journey is going to go. The story line: She was drowning “in the melancholy” and she was saved by love. She’s starting to see the world different. A new light that she didn’t know existed. She is experiencing freedom to do things the way she wants to do them. This song is about falling in love not being in love with falling in love. This person just blew her fucking mind and she unexpectedly fell hard.
Let’s pause… Have you ever felt this way before about someone? I think as people get older they may experience this and their heart decides.. yep this is them. This could go great and they may feel the same way or it could go very fucking bad and they could possibly not give a shit about you. It’s such a hard gamble and you have to be so fucking brave to just say the words out loud that you are madly in love with this person. I always say I have an old lady soul. So this didn’t happen to me as I got older but it unexpectedly happened to me when I was pretty young. Falling in love, that young, is probably the most reckless thing you could do with your heart. Taylor writes in Ophelia, ” Locked inside my memory – And only you possess the key” That’s a feeling some of us know… All Too Well. Musically… this song reminds me a bit of her song “I Can See You”. Also, if you haven’t seen the NEW video to this song.. You MUST! It’s fucking amazing. The choreography, staging, direction, sets, costuming, performance, is freaking fantastic! This video will win video of the year.

2. Elizabeth Taylor
This song could have been on the “Reputation Album”. I’m not playing.. this is very Rep.
Taylor has referenced Elizabeth Taylor in Reputation and now she’s back at it again.
Did this song get me clowning for Rep Vault Tracks.. sadly.. yes it did.
Lyric wise it’s a good track. Music arrangement is fucking fire and elevates this track.

3. Opalite
This will end up as a single release. It’s boppy and friggin infectious.
The story: You fuck up and go for the wrong people to try to chase that happiness. Then when you find the one.. the skies open up and a new light shines in. With Travis Kelce’s birthstone being an opal (shout out fellow Libra) this song is just a nod to their happiness but blast their happiness into your ear drums and through your veins. Listening to this song makes me want to be in love with love. That is the best feeling. You’re down or you’ve had a busy day and your phone rings and it’s the person that makes you the happiest. It’s like all your troubles, thoughts, and fears wash down the drain and you are fucking invincible. That first “Hello” or even that memorable “Hey” can ease your mind and bring you to a place of happiness. Talking about it makes me miss that feeling. Not gonna lie. It is one of the best feelings. Taylor is in love, she’s engaged to a man that adores her, and this song exudes glitter pen initials in hearts, butterflies in stomachs, and starry eyes day dreaming of happily ever afters. Lyrically.. sweet. Musically… someone described it best as “Hair Spray” sounding. I can get behind that (even though I think they meant it as a back handed compliment) as a musical theater nerd.. I’m all for it.

4. Father Figure
People have issues with this song. They can’t stand she says “my dick’s bigger”.
I don’t think they are getting it. She is telling a story and you missed it I think.
Long story short ( just in case you don’t know the journey to her master recordings). She basically, got her masters back and she is giving them a big fucking finger. “You want a fight, you found it. I got the place surrounded”. I’m here for that. Fucking fight for your shit girl.
God I hate when men fucking mansplain shit. I have had to deal with narcissistic pieces of shit telling me what I’m worth and treating me like I’m stupid. “Mistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled” That is a baller ass line. Lyrically.. fucking great. Musically… it’s good. It was cool that George Michael got some writing cred for this song.
Is it my favorite? No… but I’m here for the bad ass storyline.

5. Eldest Daughter (the infamous track 5)
For track 5.. I feel like we came out unscathed. Sure it provokes feelings but it doesn’t beat us down like some of the other Track 5’s. Eldest Daughter is a very heart felt reminder to the one you love that you are fucking ride or die (but in a more poetic way). Did I cry? Yes. Being an eldest daughter and knowing what it feels like to want to grab a person by their face and say
“I’m never gonna break that vow. I’m never gonna leave you now” and fucking mean it. Some people go through some dark shit and they are just looking for that fucking light to pull them out. Sometimes, we’re too young or too broken to have the strength to be that for someone but that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t fight like hell for their happiness. We all have our trauma or stories.. but in the end. We make our own happiness if we choose to. You either jump in and swim or you sit on the dock and watch the current take something away. Lyrically… A lyric in this song that gut punched me “And things I said were dumb”. Sometimes we say some stupid shit just to put up walls or try to protect ourselves or others. Meanwhile, what you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, fighting to get out. How badly I wish I was as poetic as Taylor to use the words… you “were raised up in the wild.. but now you’re home”. Damn that’s a good fucking line. Musically… always love a piano heavy tune from Taylor, its flows nice and I love the arrangement. A bittersweet Track 5 was refreshing than the soul crushing Track 5’s we’ve had in the past.

6. Ruin The Friendship
This song definitely sad. It was fun to hear Abigail’s name pop in there.
A song about high school love, falling for a good friend, and regretting taking the chance kissing them. The song takes a quick turn with bad news from home, a flight back, and a funeral. Losing a friend and someone you loved is so fucking hard as it is but having regrets about anything you didn’t say or do .. that’s pretty rough. Lyrically…. it’s bittersweet and vulnerable. Musically.. it’s a bit upbeat for the lyrics but it’s sweet. I don’t listen to this one on repeat. It does make me worried or start overthinking. Regret & Grief are tough.

7. Actually Romantic (this one is pissing people off especially the Brats)
This song is fucking silly and takes a swipe (In a cheeky way) at Charli XCX.
Here’s the thing. Is this song petty? 100% it is. Has she done this before. 100% she has.
If you are going to talk shit and say shitty things .. You’ll probably hear it in a song a year later.
I think it’s funny that this person can talk her shit and then people are upset if Taylor claps back. What the fuck? What kind of rules are these? If you are gonna dish some shit.. you should be able to take it too. People say Taylor’s great at playing a victim yet everyone is ok with feeling sorry for people that talk shit as she’s calling them out.
Sure there are some lines that are petty as fuck in here but ya’ll are bitching about the line “the coke’s got you brave”. Who are you trying to gaslight here? For real. There is a whole reddit board on how much drugs this person does and people commenting that they were smoking crack with her. She sings songs about drugs. And you’re upset because Taylor mentioned the “coke’s got you brave” ?? That’s like someone saying Taylor Swift is a pot head and her getting mad about it … when we know she fucking smokes pot by her lyrics and the videos of her at Coachella. Come on .. let’s get real. Lyrically… cheeky and funny as hell Musically.. simple. The lyrics didn’t need anything else.

8. Wi$h Li$st ( this song fucked me up a bit)
I thought this song was going to be a poppy, Rep coded banger. I don’t know why. Boy I was soooo wrong! This song kinda messed me up. It’s about being able to have anything or everything and you just want that one person. Your past has left you feeling scared about love or having a future with someone but you throw caution to the wind because you fucking love them so much. It really takes me back when I was younger. It’s kinda funny actually. I jumped on a plane and flew to them because nothing else mattered. I could have lost my job. They didn’t want me to go. I had a lot of responsibilities that I had at home.. but I bolted as soon as the first opportunity arrived. He said he needed me there and I went. I don’t even know if I have ever felt the need to be somewhere like I did that day. Much like this song.. they start talking and you start thinking.. I want to be with this person. What do I do? I can’t imagine myself without them. There was a moment in the trip that we were at a mall, that had a wedding chapel which was wild), and this couple came walking out and he turned to me and said “Wanna get married” I knew he was kidding and just trying to be cheeky but how I wanted to say.. “Yes. I want to marry you and be there for you and protect you and dance with you around our home and sing wildly in cars with the windows down.” But I just laughed and smiled at him and I remember looking down at the table and wanting to cry.
He didn’t mean it and it took everything in my power not to break down and cry because I never wanted something so badly in my life. This song made me think of that memory that had been locked away for many many years. I cried my eyes out with this song. It took me there and I was not ready to face that memory or that feeling.
Listening to Taylor sound happy and when she sang ” Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you” I knew she meant it. She can have pretty much anything she wants and she says ” Got me dreaming about a driveway with a basketball hoop”. That is fucking awesome.
She is over the moon about him and her happiness makes my heart happy. My dead, cold, desolate heart actually is fucking happy for her. Shit is hard. Sometimes you feel like nothing will work because of all the outside noise or your own fears. The line from this song that I would have loved to say that day in the mall ” We tell the world to leave us the fuck alone, and they do”. But like I mentioned before, when previously talking about Track 1, you can feel all the love for them and you can be brave and yell it out.. that doesn’t mean they agree or want it. That’s when the abandonment issues settle in and make you laugh, smile and look down at the table with the thought of.. I’ll just end up alone anyways. Like I said.. this fucked me up.

9. Wood (this is another song getting a lot of shit )
Is this song casually giving innuendos that Travis has a big dick and they have amazing sex.
Yes. Yes it does. Is that a bit cringe. I mean.. kinda. But fucking men talk about having sex all the time in songs and girls big asses and tits. They talk about Sexin’ You Up, Loving you Down, and all kinds of shit. Cardi B, Meg the Stallion, and more talk about taking it from behind and giving their men head and everyone is like.. that’s cool. Taylor implies, Travis has a big dick and knows how to use it and the Ashely’s and Chad’s are clutching their church pearls.
Good Gravy you Guys. Is the line in the song “His love was the key that opened my thighs” a bit corny? Hell yeah it is. But have you seen these two together? It’s like goofy meets goofy and they just wanna have some fucking fun. They work hard and they want to play hard. What’s the big deal? Lyrically.. cheeky, silly, corny, but fun. Musically.. I swear they are sampling a Jackson 5 song. Do you hear it? Because I hear Jackson 5’s I want you back. I’d like to see the writing credits and if they make reference to it because I think it’s pretty fucking close to that song. Also, can I say this.. So many are bitching about this song and how inappropriate it is. I’m telling you this will be a fucking single. She will make this into a Pinocchio reference and she’ll be like the blue fairy or something and everyone will love it and the radio will open their arms and embrace it. The line about the thighs is the only BIG sexual reference … she can get away with pulling a Pinocchio theme off. AND there have been Pinocchio easter eggs in the New Heights Pod AND Sabrina Carpenters insta posts. Mark my word.. this song will end up on the radio.

10. Cancelled!
I like this song.. it reminds me of Rep. The song speaks for itself. I dig the vibe.
No real notes here. I enjoyed this song a lot.

11. Honey
I guess this song is the least streamed song on the album. I’m kinda shocked by that.
BUT… I love pet names. I’ve had men call me Honey and it didn’t phase me much but I get what Taylor is saying. It melts her every time he calls her Honey. I think that’s so sweet.
I had someone call me Baby a handful of times and the first time he said it I was smitten.
Haha! I honestly just cracked myself up. There was something about the way he said it or how it sounded that would make me weak in the knees like a damn old time movie. It’s cute she is swooning over him calling her that and her working through the emotions of ” oh shit .. I like that”. I enjoyed everything about this song honestly.

12. Life of A Show Girl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)
I love me some Taylor and Sabrina but what I really like is the theme of this song.
I was in the performing arts for a long ass time and I can so fucking relate to this song.
To be honest … this song made me cry the most. Embracing the fucking chaos of the stage and the rollercoaster that it takes you on. It’s so fucking fun. I’m hoping we get a video for this song or a live performance of it.. it’s sooo good. I don’t know he can’t be played on the radio. Both of them sound fantastic. Lyrically… perfection. Musically.. even better.
Ending this song with the crowd cheering and I believe it’s audio from the Eras Tour which gives us a little kiss on the cheek from Taylor as she ends her story of her life on Tour.

The journey the Eras Tour took us all in. From the Tortured Poet fighting like hell to keep her head above the water to the Showgirl in love and ready for the next adventure what ever that will be. It was a great story and I really liked this album. It may even be in my top 5 Taylor albums. I’m looking forward to see where this album goes and what is coming next. She always makes things fun for her fans. Also… the wedding. I’m really excited for that day to come. Life of A Showgirl Era is definitely a fun- love fest filled with vulnerable lyrics and a cheeky attitude. I’m here for it.

What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear what you have to say about the album, video, press, social media chaos, easter eggs, lyrics, your personal stories… I’m here for it.

Thanks for hanging in there on this long one. Have a great week!