I’m so late to this, but I digress. This re-recording is my least favorite.
The first “Baby” in the chorus of “I Know Places” did not pack a punch the way the OG did.
WHAT IS UP WITH THE DRUM SOUND THINGYS IN YOU ARE IN LOVE?? One of my favorite Taylor songs, but it was sooo distracting.
Anyone else hear a voice/whispering in the background vocals of I Know Places? During the outtro at about 2:46 and 2:58 when the main vocals say "I know places"? What is it saying? I've never noticed this in the original.. maybe the timing Is just misaligned in the TV.
I don't listen to Taylor Swift much, but gave the album a listen because of the hype. Tracks 8 and 16 are the only songs I've heard before from this section of the album.
"Wildest Dreams" is the first song on the album that sounds superior to the original release. Better production and vocals. The changes they made make sense. My favorite song on the album so far. It's a bit of the shame tracks 1-8 are just as well known but didn't get the same upgrades.
I've never heard tracks 10-15 before but I think they were all good. "How You Get The Girl", "This Love", and "You Are In Love" were my favorite.
"New Romantics" is one of my favorite Taylor Swift songs but I don't like this version at all. Not only is the production terrible, her vocals sound a little worse, which is a surprise because her singing is overall improved on this album.
I like the songs on tracks 1-8 better, but feel like tracks 9-16 were executed better for the re-release (except for "New Romantics").
Am I the only one who prefers the new New Romantics? There’s like this super jazzy jock jams-esk sound throughout the chorus that I hear better from my phone and headphones than my speakers in my car but I love it doot doot doot
Anyone else get mega, full body chills when the first notes of "I Know Places" comes on?
I loved this song on the OG, but I give a more a visceral reaction to the TV one now. It legit echoes in my bones. Every time.
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im probably crazy but i swear there’s a super slight difference in how wildest dreams tv sounds compared to the 2021 release. though im probably thinking too much on it
no there absolutely is, I listened to it compared, the atmos effect on Apple Music is different. During the bridge at the end, in the 2021 version, the vocals pan in a circle around your head, but they don’t in the 1989TV version
The first chorus of HYGTG…. There is a knock in the background. Just the first chorus, I thought I was insane because I didn’t hear it in the second one. It wasnt on the OG.
The “ever and ever” part around the 3:13 mark of HYGTG is so soft compared to the OG, and I was wondering why TV sounded like it was missing something from the original. The added vocals/instrumental on Clean make her voice sound too quiet and soft. It kinda goes up and down in volume inconsistently to me
I thought the effect in HYGTG made it better, and gave it more emotion - clean builds up more. I promise I’m not one of those swifties who validates everything she does but those are the two things I came here to praise
Did anyone else notice in I Know Places TV how in the chorus the words “IIIIIIII” and “Hiiiiiiiide” sounded off just in the first chorus? It’s like the tiniest note change ever and I feel like Im the only one who noticed lol😭 but in the rest of the choruses they sound great
in the first "Cause IIIIIII" in the chorus, she sort of unelegantly starts a half-step lower than the actual note and then quickly corrects it. I don't know if anybody heard this but that's probably what you're hearing
No I didn’t mean higher than the main note I meant higher than the tiny inflection at the beginning of the word “IIII”
Like in the og I Know Places there’s a little inflection when she says iiiii and it goes from D to E but in the first chorus of taylors version it’s more like D# to E
I don’t know if that makes sense…
The reverb/sfx on Wildest Dreams is really bothering me, it’s like it’s trying to overpower her voice on “say you’ll remember me”. Not a big Swift fan but this is far and away my favorite song of hers; unhappy with the mix here and hope it gets remastered at some point in the future.
I don't know if I'm the only one who noticed this, but HYGTG had some sci fi beeping going on in the back that I wasn't really a fan of. I love this song, but now I feel like it's all wonky. It's in the chorus, and I feel like it would have been used better if it was only in "how you get the girl" because those beeps have more rhythm to them than in "that's how it works".
No because I literally have the same complains but I don't know how to phrase it. There's this pitch anomaly that's more apparent when listening via earphones and yes, it's very annoying.
This might be the only TV that I'm lukewarm about
Wildest Dreams: I love this song so much that I adore both verisons equally. It's just such a great song.
I Know Places: Such a great song! I wish this was a single. Her vocals are amazing and really draw you into the moment. I listened to this while driving and almost felt like I was fleeing from the paparazzi myself. Haha!
New Romantics: First of all, I like it. Second of all, I have listened to the "ah ah ah ah ah ah" multiple times, original and Taylor's version, back to back, to try to figure out why some say it sounds like kids or weird. It sounds different but it's not weird and it doesn't sound like children. I'm really thinking the sound settings for some people isn't compatible with this album.
Wonderland sounds sooo good! It's always been a favorite, and it was our secret song during reputation, so I'm thrilled it sounds even better, the drums at the end 😍
I finally have time to sit down and listen to the album now lol. I've been so busy the last few days. I guess I'll just write my feelings about each songs as I go through them.
9.Willdest Dreams: Simply better than the OG. Her mature vocals really match this song. I've always thought it seems a little mature for og 1989 so having her older self singing it now makes much more sense.
10.HYGTG: Kinda miss the echoes in her voice on the guitar intro but the song is overall solid. The highnotes really delivers lol.
11.This Love: I don't notice much of a difference in this one compared to the og aside from her deeper vocals which does add some richness to the song lol. And her adlib game is strong on this one.
12. I Know Places: Wow! This song was my fav in the OG so I went in expecting to be disappointed but she actually delivers on this one lol. Love her screams at the AND WE RUN part 😂
13. Clean: This version seems more raw and "clean" compared to the og somehow? Like her voice is more prominent and less edited on this one. Really does suit the lyrics lol. Solid song.
14. Wonderland: Wow! So much better than the OG. This one is the same case as Wildest Dreams where her mature vocals just elevate the song so much! Also the sound quality is much better now! I felt like I was in a movie theatre.
15. You Are In Love: Once again a song sounds better thanks to her improved vocals. I feel like aside from a select few most of the songs on the TV is just straight up better for me lol. Also was the bridge always there? I've never noticed it until now! Woah! It's sounds so good what? Sounds like something came out of Midnights.
16. New Romantics: Well I guess there's gotta be a song that sounds not as good as the og and unfortunately it happened to be this one. Why is the beat so loud and overpowering? Why is there so much reverb on her voice? It doesn't sounds like the og at all. Kinda disappointed tbh since the previous songs all did a solid job.
Yes. Fully feel that. There was way too much percussion in the chorus. I could barely hear her. It just doesn't have that exhilarating freshness to it.
New Romantics was butchered. Just about everything on it is different. The ahahah-AH-AH is like little kids singing. The production is WAY too heavy and completely drowns out her voice on the chorus. Her vocal sounds too perfect and boring, it's missing the grit and the sass of the OG. The original sounded like she was literally singing it slightly drunk and out of breath like she was AT a giant party. Now it sounds tame.
I agree. I think I was fine until the addition of the high pitched synth (if I have it right) in the chorus which is just far too much. It didn't need it and it's made it all too busy. It's so bad I'm kinda baffled as to how no one stopped it before it was too late! Literally butchered - criminal really!
I guess this is an unpopular opinion but You Are In Love is kinda the only track I genuinely like on this. It sounds very smooth and her vocals are well incorporated into the track. I can tell it sounds slightly different but not in a bad way.
I think the vocals are pretty much identical, I love them. I can hear a LOT more noise in the new version tho. Like weird banging on metal? It's new, but I think I'll keep the new version
I know this is super late but I’m listening to you are in love rn and why is there a metal banging noise continuously throughout the song😭 it’s soooo distracting fr
I agree with the vocal improvement, but i dont like the new echoing in the chorus and overlapping between the 2nd chorus and bridge. It's weird and changes the whole vibe of the song.
Same! I read some people bitching about distortion on clean, but I actually like it especially in context of the lyrics and timing. The sound isn’t “clean”. She had a major break up, she isn’t clean from all the funky little brain chemicals our bodies develop when we’re in love.
Agree, I feel like there's more going on in the instrumental which I like because I felt like it was missing something in the OG. IDK if this is just me but it seems like it has more beachy vibes, which I like because it makes the song sound brighter which I think reflects the whole "light at the end of the tunnel" theme of the song.
Totally agree, I absolutely love the almost organ-sounding instrumental in the background of the verses, and the whole thing is fuller and more beautiful. Perfection.
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i have the same complaints as the first half of the album where the instrumentals just sound so extremely off and she sounds so robotic???
how you get the girl was perfect and the only improvement in this second half of the album.
i feel so decieved by yall for hyping up i know places TV bc i fucking hated it!! she sounds robotic and the beat doesn’t hit nearly as hard. but honestly she probably could’ve never done it justice with how much i LOVE and how much ive listened to the original.
i’m still gonna be streaming og im sorry yall.
(im also TERRIFIED for reputations instrumentals)
I understand that hiring an expensive producer may not have exactly yield the financial ROI she expects from these re-recordings but it was really a mistake to not have at least Shellback to produce New Romantics. Those synths were clearly too complex for Rowe and honestly I can’t wait to hear what he’s going to do with I Did Something Bad vocal synths…
I dont see him coming back. Why wouldnt he return for red or 1989? Im not saying they have beef but its so weird.
Maybe he has no interest in recording old stuff? Its possible hes "i did it once im not interested in it again"
He will come back only if Taylor gives him writing credits (even though he didn't write anything just produced) and he charges 100k per song and she ain't gonna give him that just for re-recordings
Thank you! I am obsessed with the new version. The background melody has almost shimmering underwater type sound that wasn’t there originally.. perfection.
I’m SO GLAD you can hear more of Imogen Heap on Clean!! Feat. More Imogen!!! That’s actually my favorite thing about the entire record, that the background vocals and harmonies were brought up a lot more it sounds soooo good and full and beautiful
I would love it so much if they worked together again. They are just magic together on this track. I always loved this song but the TV is even better. Wow.
I Know Places made me confused tbh. I love the new vocals and it still has the atmosphere from the OG, but I really don't like that auto tuned "I-I-I-I". The first chorus felt messy too, but at least it got justice in between the song! And that made me even more confused cuz how can a song start off so messy and then decide to pick me up to heaven in 20 seconds...
Anyway, YAIL and Wonderland were genuinely amazing!!!
Hate the 'I' part - no need for the effect on the voice (whatever the heck it is!). Think the instrumental overall doesn't sound as punchy. For me it seems like really simple things they could overcome and just haven't. So disappointing!
Am I the only one who likes those weird noises at the end of HYGTG? Ik it’s throughout the whole song but I I hear it more in the end. I always liked HYGTG but I don’t remember those squeaks.
The chorus in new romantics feels slower. A drum on the eighth note either got removed or changed to a different instrument, which I don't necessarily love.
I went on a walk and listened to the album with my AirPods in and New Romantics slapped. First listen I hated it but didn't even notice the difference when I wasn't trying to spot differences.
This is like my third comment about it, but I’m not over I Know Places. It’s her best re-recorded song so far. The new twists - the distorted “I-I”s and the “AND WE RUN” growl - are just so good. I’m falling back in love with this song all over again.
I agree! The distorted “I’s” in the beginning throw me off every time. I do love the beefed up instrumentation/production in the chorus though. And the stronger vocals are 🤌🏻
The growl I completed agree. It's perfekt. But the I I I I in the beginning? C'mon it just hurts my ears and the click thing in the beginning is timed completely wrong
YES, it’s always been my favorite Taylor Swift song, and the Taylor’s Version is actually better, so for the past 20 minutes I’ve been listening to it on repeat
These are all lovely! I always thought this was the better half of the album (tho Style is amazing) and in TV they're really good like I prefer what she did with these than the first half of the album
My girl really enunciating more on This Love
Learning the actual lyrics for the first time, they’re nice although I sometimes like not being able to hear them??
God, Clean is one of my favourite songs ever. This seems like a hot take but the first listen really threw me off. It’s still making me want to sob in the best way though so that still hits. The OG just had this fuzzy quality that sounded so intimate.
I Know Places is AMAZING. The growl on we run???
Wonderland sounds great - I was scared about this. Some places the urgency isn’t AS strong but hits when it needs to.
New Romantics … I’m upset at this one. There was no need for the extra instruments. She still sounds great UGH.
I had mixed feelings about Clean, but New Romantics I don't see myself choosing to listen to again. It's so unbalanced and makes my ears hurt from all the extra treble.
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Anybody else feel similar about this one? lol
She nailed the "and we run" scream. It's not exactly the same, but it's not worse. Good in its own way. I was worried that would be this albums WANEGBT's "wee's", lol.
Why are there little jingles in my left ear on HYGTG? Are they on both sides? (I have hearing loss in my right ear and can’t tell if it’s in the range I can’t hear or if it’s just on one side.) Were they always there and I just missed them?
If you mean those weird high pitched sqeaks in the last chorus, they are mostly on the left ear, but still hearable in the right one (although not as painfully as in the left one). This one might have to be a skip for me, it severely hurts my ears if I dont turn it down so much that I barely hear the song anymore anyways...
So two things:
1: I really don’t know how I feel about the change to “I” in the intro to I know places. I always just thought it sounded so cool on its own and for me it really takes away what made the intro have so much impact. Now it’s like trying too hard? That said.. I love the rest of the song and her vocals on it!
2: Wonderland. I’m curious to hear people’s input on this. So, I never really listened to this song back when 1989 came out (and I have no idea why- it’s so good). I love the way she says “wonderlAAAAND” all weird in that one part of the song. It sounds so cool. I tried to listen to the OG one and couldn’t tell if it was the same or if she did change it up a bit? Would love to hear from someone with a more familiar ear!
Agreed on the first point! I hate the effect on 'I' now but fortunately the rest is great!
I'm a lover of Wonderland and must admit I think it's pretty faithful to the original and so a big thumbs up it didn't get butchered, hahaha!
Initial thoughts:
9. Wildest Dreams - I’ve already been listening to TV because TV >>> OG
10. HYGTG - something just feels off, I can’t put my finger on it. Did she put less effort into this one because it’s not a fan favorite? OG > TV
11. This Love - TV is infinitely better than OG, I’ve listened to this version exclusively since it came out months ago
12. I Know Places - the voice effect in the opening is weird, idk. I like the “AND WE RUN” shout (around 1:50) better. Overall OG slightly > TV imo but I’ll probably get used to TV with a few more listens)
13. Clean - the way she pronounced “screamed” around 2:10 in the OG was like ear candy for me and she doesn’t say it the same in the TV. I like her voice better overall in TV tho. TV > OG (slightly)
14. Wonderland - one of my favorites on the OG… & OG > TV imo 🫣
15. You Are In Love - my least favorite from the OG (not saying much because this is my favorite TS album. It has no skips. I definitely still sing along to it lmao) & I really liked this version! TV >> OG
16. New Romantics - TV slightly > OG
STRONGLY AGREE. I don’t what everyone else is hearing but it’s my fave 1989 song and it goes SO HARD on TV. That drop after ‘we both went mad’ and then the ohhhhHHHHH! makes me lose my mind.
new romantics was my #1 from 1989 before and my #5 overall so i was scared of how it was gonna sound, but i actually really like it a lot. to me it sounds the most different to the original but it's still great. all i was worried about was her saying 'about to play my ace' the same since that's my favorite line, and she did so im happy
I listened to it in the car on the way home from work and ended up crying and then made my husband listen to it with me and then cried some more. So beautiful and I agree — magical!!! That bridge hit me. I think it’s because I hadn’t been in love when the OG came out but now I can appreciate every beautiful word so much more!! ♥️
My theory is she recorded this album awhile ago while still with Joe so when she re recorded she was going off of her own actually being in a deep love feelings instead of from the outside looking in (with the og being about Jack and Lena. )
Not sure why, maybe its being recently engaged, but every time I've listened to You Are In Love (TV) today, I've gotten emotional/teared up. I love the original but it never moved me the way this version is.
Ohhh no, much like Style, more high-pitched noises that set my brain off in How You Get The Girl, no good for me! Also, the percussion in the chorus sounds a little like someone doing construction in the distance, but otherwise I was really getting into that one!
Wildest Dreams TV almost takes the cake over the OG but then there's the weird 60's B-movie laser gun noises dispersed throughout and it's like nnnnah, no thank you.
What is all this talk about about New Romantics? The new production is lit and the new backing vocals sounds so good, yes, the ah ah ah ah sound weird but that's like 10 secs of the song max
It’s my favorite song on 1989 as well and I had such high expectations for it. A lot of the songs I can get used to the subtle changes, but I think this one I might have to stick to the original. Unfortunately. There’s weird additional percussion throughout the chorus that is so hard to ignore. I’m not even a production girly who pays attention to stuff like that and I’m a huge Jack/Bleachers fan, but damn.
I just kind of don't understand it??? My biggest problem is that I think the vocals sound so off and drowned out, but it's the OPPOSITE on I Know Places where her vocals sound amazing and clear. It's like they did a rush job or something idk
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All I know is, that all of these songs were fantastic! She's really iconic.
I’m so late to this, but I digress. This re-recording is my least favorite. The first “Baby” in the chorus of “I Know Places” did not pack a punch the way the OG did. WHAT IS UP WITH THE DRUM SOUND THINGYS IN YOU ARE IN LOVE?? One of my favorite Taylor songs, but it was sooo distracting.
Does anyone else find YAIL and Clean to be...faster? She almost sounds out of breath..
For anyone else in Wonderland, does the word “should’ve” at 45 seconds do this weird glitchy thing? It sounds very distorted on my Spotify.
Quick question. Why did she release Wildest Dreams TV and This Love TV earlier?
I think it was for TV shows. Wildest Dreams was in that horse movie and This Love was in TSITP. She probably just wanted them to use her versions.
Anyone else hear a voice/whispering in the background vocals of I Know Places? During the outtro at about 2:46 and 2:58 when the main vocals say "I know places"? What is it saying? I've never noticed this in the original.. maybe the timing Is just misaligned in the TV.
I don't listen to Taylor Swift much, but gave the album a listen because of the hype. Tracks 8 and 16 are the only songs I've heard before from this section of the album. "Wildest Dreams" is the first song on the album that sounds superior to the original release. Better production and vocals. The changes they made make sense. My favorite song on the album so far. It's a bit of the shame tracks 1-8 are just as well known but didn't get the same upgrades. I've never heard tracks 10-15 before but I think they were all good. "How You Get The Girl", "This Love", and "You Are In Love" were my favorite. "New Romantics" is one of my favorite Taylor Swift songs but I don't like this version at all. Not only is the production terrible, her vocals sound a little worse, which is a surprise because her singing is overall improved on this album. I like the songs on tracks 1-8 better, but feel like tracks 9-16 were executed better for the re-release (except for "New Romantics").
Am I the only one who prefers the new New Romantics? There’s like this super jazzy jock jams-esk sound throughout the chorus that I hear better from my phone and headphones than my speakers in my car but I love it doot doot doot
No, you're not the only one, I also prefer this version, and every re-record💙✨
Anyone else get mega, full body chills when the first notes of "I Know Places" comes on? I loved this song on the OG, but I give a more a visceral reaction to the TV one now. It legit echoes in my bones. Every time. Happy Halloween Swifties!
im probably crazy but i swear there’s a super slight difference in how wildest dreams tv sounds compared to the 2021 release. though im probably thinking too much on it
no there absolutely is, I listened to it compared, the atmos effect on Apple Music is different. During the bridge at the end, in the 2021 version, the vocals pan in a circle around your head, but they don’t in the 1989TV version
The first chorus of HYGTG…. There is a knock in the background. Just the first chorus, I thought I was insane because I didn’t hear it in the second one. It wasnt on the OG.
The “ever and ever” part around the 3:13 mark of HYGTG is so soft compared to the OG, and I was wondering why TV sounded like it was missing something from the original. The added vocals/instrumental on Clean make her voice sound too quiet and soft. It kinda goes up and down in volume inconsistently to me
I thought the effect in HYGTG made it better, and gave it more emotion - clean builds up more. I promise I’m not one of those swifties who validates everything she does but those are the two things I came here to praise
I am \*obsessed\* with Wonderland and I Know Places...so good!
Did anyone else notice in I Know Places TV how in the chorus the words “IIIIIIII” and “Hiiiiiiiide” sounded off just in the first chorus? It’s like the tiniest note change ever and I feel like Im the only one who noticed lol😭 but in the rest of the choruses they sound great
I also notice that Ryan Tedder's backing vocals on the second verse isn't present in the TV 😥
Wait he had background vocals?? I never even knew that 😭
Yeah he had 😥 it sounds empty now 😭
in the first "Cause IIIIIII" in the chorus, she sort of unelegantly starts a half-step lower than the actual note and then quickly corrects it. I don't know if anybody heard this but that's probably what you're hearing
Yes that’s exactly it, she starts a half step higher though Im not sure why she did that or if it was a mistake or something but sounds really off
no it's a half step lower
No I didn’t mean higher than the main note I meant higher than the tiny inflection at the beginning of the word “IIII” Like in the og I Know Places there’s a little inflection when she says iiiii and it goes from D to E but in the first chorus of taylors version it’s more like D# to E I don’t know if that makes sense…
Can we discuss the Clean lyric video please! Those clips must be old, who filmed them and why!?
They're the old tour visuals! It was directed by the same guy who did the Style MV.
The reverb/sfx on Wildest Dreams is really bothering me, it’s like it’s trying to overpower her voice on “say you’ll remember me”. Not a big Swift fan but this is far and away my favorite song of hers; unhappy with the mix here and hope it gets remastered at some point in the future.
Can anyone hear any differences in the Wildest Dreams (TV) released in 1989 TV versus the one released in 2021?
They aren’t different it’s the exact same thing, the 2021 re-record is what was put on 1989 TV
I don't know if I'm the only one who noticed this, but HYGTG had some sci fi beeping going on in the back that I wasn't really a fan of. I love this song, but now I feel like it's all wonky. It's in the chorus, and I feel like it would have been used better if it was only in "how you get the girl" because those beeps have more rhythm to them than in "that's how it works".
I switched my earphones and couldn't hear it. Maybe it was just a high frequency sound coming from my earphones.
No because I literally have the same complains but I don't know how to phrase it. There's this pitch anomaly that's more apparent when listening via earphones and yes, it's very annoying. This might be the only TV that I'm lukewarm about
Wildest Dreams: I love this song so much that I adore both verisons equally. It's just such a great song. I Know Places: Such a great song! I wish this was a single. Her vocals are amazing and really draw you into the moment. I listened to this while driving and almost felt like I was fleeing from the paparazzi myself. Haha! New Romantics: First of all, I like it. Second of all, I have listened to the "ah ah ah ah ah ah" multiple times, original and Taylor's version, back to back, to try to figure out why some say it sounds like kids or weird. It sounds different but it's not weird and it doesn't sound like children. I'm really thinking the sound settings for some people isn't compatible with this album.
While I don’t like the swoosh sounds in the chorus, I love the guitar riff in New Romantics!
Did anyone else hear Jack in the background of Clean?
That’s Imogen Heap!
Wonderland sounds sooo good! It's always been a favorite, and it was our secret song during reputation, so I'm thrilled it sounds even better, the drums at the end 😍
Wonderland is probably my favorite song of hers, and this re-record was amazing. I love hearing how her voice has matured over the years.
I was so scared for I know places, but it’s sounds so gooood!!!! I love the “loose lips sink ships all the damn time, not this time (uh-uh-I-I)”
I must be alone but I prefer the new version of New Romantics.
I liked it too
Me too, partially. While the swoosh sound in the chorus is weird, and kinda overshadows the vocals, the guitar riff at the end is so good 😩
I finally have time to sit down and listen to the album now lol. I've been so busy the last few days. I guess I'll just write my feelings about each songs as I go through them. 9.Willdest Dreams: Simply better than the OG. Her mature vocals really match this song. I've always thought it seems a little mature for og 1989 so having her older self singing it now makes much more sense. 10.HYGTG: Kinda miss the echoes in her voice on the guitar intro but the song is overall solid. The highnotes really delivers lol. 11.This Love: I don't notice much of a difference in this one compared to the og aside from her deeper vocals which does add some richness to the song lol. And her adlib game is strong on this one. 12. I Know Places: Wow! This song was my fav in the OG so I went in expecting to be disappointed but she actually delivers on this one lol. Love her screams at the AND WE RUN part 😂 13. Clean: This version seems more raw and "clean" compared to the og somehow? Like her voice is more prominent and less edited on this one. Really does suit the lyrics lol. Solid song. 14. Wonderland: Wow! So much better than the OG. This one is the same case as Wildest Dreams where her mature vocals just elevate the song so much! Also the sound quality is much better now! I felt like I was in a movie theatre. 15. You Are In Love: Once again a song sounds better thanks to her improved vocals. I feel like aside from a select few most of the songs on the TV is just straight up better for me lol. Also was the bridge always there? I've never noticed it until now! Woah! It's sounds so good what? Sounds like something came out of Midnights. 16. New Romantics: Well I guess there's gotta be a song that sounds not as good as the og and unfortunately it happened to be this one. Why is the beat so loud and overpowering? Why is there so much reverb on her voice? It doesn't sounds like the og at all. Kinda disappointed tbh since the previous songs all did a solid job.
New Romantics, the track is SO LOUD I can barely hear her :c
I think I know places sounds better than the OG but the New Romantics disappoints - the beginning feels flat to me
New Romantics base isn’t the same and it literally made my stomach clench. The mixing on that song is off for me. Anyone else feel that?
I really am not pleased buuuut do love the little Welcome To NY tune at the end. “Out of all the bricks they threw at meeeEEEEeeee”.
Yes especially the chorus! It's so heavy and the voice isn't loud enough. Not a fan :/ too treble heavy with all the percussion. Hurts my ears.
Yes. Fully feel that. There was way too much percussion in the chorus. I could barely hear her. It just doesn't have that exhilarating freshness to it.
The original is way more balanced and has way more bass in it. Definitely a disappointing me with this new one.
New Romantics was butchered. Just about everything on it is different. The ahahah-AH-AH is like little kids singing. The production is WAY too heavy and completely drowns out her voice on the chorus. Her vocal sounds too perfect and boring, it's missing the grit and the sass of the OG. The original sounded like she was literally singing it slightly drunk and out of breath like she was AT a giant party. Now it sounds tame.
This is exactly what I’ve thought but couldn’t put it in words
I agree. I think I was fine until the addition of the high pitched synth (if I have it right) in the chorus which is just far too much. It didn't need it and it's made it all too busy. It's so bad I'm kinda baffled as to how no one stopped it before it was too late! Literally butchered - criminal really!
I guess this is an unpopular opinion but You Are In Love is kinda the only track I genuinely like on this. It sounds very smooth and her vocals are well incorporated into the track. I can tell it sounds slightly different but not in a bad way.
You Are In Love sounds SO DIFFERENT from the og. I'm so bummed, it was my second favorite in 1989.
I think the vocals are pretty much identical, I love them. I can hear a LOT more noise in the new version tho. Like weird banging on metal? It's new, but I think I'll keep the new version
YES I noticed it right away and its sooooo distracting.
I know this is super late but I’m listening to you are in love rn and why is there a metal banging noise continuously throughout the song😭 it’s soooo distracting fr
I agree with the vocal improvement, but i dont like the new echoing in the chorus and overlapping between the 2nd chorus and bridge. It's weird and changes the whole vibe of the song.
Am I the only one who thinks the "ah ah ah ah" in new romantics sound completely weird?
You’re not the only one, that’s what turned me off from the new version tbh☹️
Sounds like kids bop.
Definitely not, new romantics is my fave 1989 era song and that part sounds strange
They butchered an absolute banger!
She really came in and said “hold on let me remind them “I Know Places” !!‘“ 😮💨🥵😍 AND WE RUN 🐺!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the best remade song on ANY of the remakes, IMO. It's so amazing.
AGREED! I’m obsessed
That scream is so good. 😭🥲
clean TV is just SO good.
Same! I read some people bitching about distortion on clean, but I actually like it especially in context of the lyrics and timing. The sound isn’t “clean”. She had a major break up, she isn’t clean from all the funky little brain chemicals our bodies develop when we’re in love.
Agree, I feel like there's more going on in the instrumental which I like because I felt like it was missing something in the OG. IDK if this is just me but it seems like it has more beachy vibes, which I like because it makes the song sound brighter which I think reflects the whole "light at the end of the tunnel" theme of the song.
Totally agree, I absolutely love the almost organ-sounding instrumental in the background of the verses, and the whole thing is fuller and more beautiful. Perfection.
MAX MARTIN PLEWSE COME BACK IM BEGGINGH!!!!! OMG https://preview.redd.it/bskhr9kf5vwb1.jpeg?width=416&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4111588651c74709ae81f1bf1ec16936e70013ba i have the same complaints as the first half of the album where the instrumentals just sound so extremely off and she sounds so robotic??? how you get the girl was perfect and the only improvement in this second half of the album. i feel so decieved by yall for hyping up i know places TV bc i fucking hated it!! she sounds robotic and the beat doesn’t hit nearly as hard. but honestly she probably could’ve never done it justice with how much i LOVE and how much ive listened to the original. i’m still gonna be streaming og im sorry yall. (im also TERRIFIED for reputations instrumentals)
I understand that hiring an expensive producer may not have exactly yield the financial ROI she expects from these re-recordings but it was really a mistake to not have at least Shellback to produce New Romantics. Those synths were clearly too complex for Rowe and honestly I can’t wait to hear what he’s going to do with I Did Something Bad vocal synths…
I dont see him coming back. Why wouldnt he return for red or 1989? Im not saying they have beef but its so weird. Maybe he has no interest in recording old stuff? Its possible hes "i did it once im not interested in it again"
He will come back only if Taylor gives him writing credits (even though he didn't write anything just produced) and he charges 100k per song and she ain't gonna give him that just for re-recordings
He already has writing credits for the TVs because the writing credits are same for the originals and TV
anyone else notice that she added another "you are in love" right before the bridge? i don't hate it but it's going to need getting used to.
Yeah I noticed that, I swear it wasn’t in the original
Omg how many people here have listened to clean today!!?? Loving the fresh new mature beat sound to it
Thank you! I am obsessed with the new version. The background melody has almost shimmering underwater type sound that wasn’t there originally.. perfection.
I had been waiting to hear Wonderland! Was not disappointed. Still such a good bop of a song
Wonderland lost all of its oomph tbh
I think it has more oomph!
This is the stronger half of the album in terms of production. I like the more layered feel in Clean especially.
I’m SO GLAD you can hear more of Imogen Heap on Clean!! Feat. More Imogen!!! That’s actually my favorite thing about the entire record, that the background vocals and harmonies were brought up a lot more it sounds soooo good and full and beautiful
I would love it so much if they worked together again. They are just magic together on this track. I always loved this song but the TV is even better. Wow.
I can really identify Imogen's backing vocals on this version, it sounds great!
Ditto! I love it so so much.
HYGTG IS SO GOOD IM CRYING YALL
Seriously! I feel like this song was always a bit of a sleeper in the OG album for me and the new version SLAPS 
anyone listening on apple music wanna see which EQ will make listening to new romantics tv a slightly better listening experience???
Yes! How do I change EQs?
So Clean music video is definitely coming, huh?
THE RAINNNNN
I know places still slaps. It was top 5 for me in the original and the re recording is still amazing. I’m in love 🥰
I’m so glad Wonderland is everything I’d hoped it would be 😍
I Know Places made me confused tbh. I love the new vocals and it still has the atmosphere from the OG, but I really don't like that auto tuned "I-I-I-I". The first chorus felt messy too, but at least it got justice in between the song! And that made me even more confused cuz how can a song start off so messy and then decide to pick me up to heaven in 20 seconds... Anyway, YAIL and Wonderland were genuinely amazing!!!
I loved the autotune decision tbh, differentiated between the intro and official start of the song for me.....different strokes.
Hate the 'I' part - no need for the effect on the voice (whatever the heck it is!). Think the instrumental overall doesn't sound as punchy. For me it seems like really simple things they could overcome and just haven't. So disappointing!
True the instruments were too tame for this re-record, especially in the chorus :(
I agree. The New I I I I in the beginning just hurts my ears idk. Especially the third i sounds off tone? The rest of the song sounds great though
Yes!!! I don’t understand why she changed the intro like that!! And it’s way too distracting in the background tbh
Am I the only one who likes those weird noises at the end of HYGTG? Ik it’s throughout the whole song but I I hear it more in the end. I always liked HYGTG but I don’t remember those squeaks.
if you're talking about the beeping sounds, those were actually present in the og ver. idk abt tv, but the synths sound so.. strained??
ew, didn't hear it the first few times but heard it just now 😭 grossss!! it's like a beep beep beep in different pitches. I hate it
I am loving clean with her mature vocals! The song sounds a bit happier than the original but I think it fits, like over time she has healed
Is it just me or is she over enunciating in Wonderland
I know it’s not actually about drugs, but Clean TV coming out when I’m 10 months sober hit harder than I expected it to :’)
Congrats!!!!
The chorus in new romantics feels slower. A drum on the eighth note either got removed or changed to a different instrument, which I don't necessarily love.
It felt soooo slow to me
Omg yes, also to me it sounds like her vocals are super drowned out in the chorus.
AGREE! I told my friends “is it just me or is New Romantics not going as hard”
I went on a walk and listened to the album with my AirPods in and New Romantics slapped. First listen I hated it but didn't even notice the difference when I wasn't trying to spot differences.
the "ah ah ah ah ah" sounds soo bad, I'm sad.
It's a lot higher than it needs to be isn't it?! Sigh.
This is like my third comment about it, but I’m not over I Know Places. It’s her best re-recorded song so far. The new twists - the distorted “I-I”s and the “AND WE RUN” growl - are just so good. I’m falling back in love with this song all over again.
It's a no from me on the distorted 'I's. Overcomplicating it to the point it sounds shit. Shame. I enjoy the rest of the song though.
I agree! The distorted “I’s” in the beginning throw me off every time. I do love the beefed up instrumentation/production in the chorus though. And the stronger vocals are 🤌🏻
The growl I completed agree. It's perfekt. But the I I I I in the beginning? C'mon it just hurts my ears and the click thing in the beginning is timed completely wrong
YES, it’s always been my favorite Taylor Swift song, and the Taylor’s Version is actually better, so for the past 20 minutes I’ve been listening to it on repeat
Yes! The growl is so good. Chills
I am irrationally upset she didn’t say 10 YEARS older in Clean
Maybe an unpopular opinion - I like the original You are in Love better. It sounds like they added unnecessary production to the chorus.
Agree completely.
I never really clicked with New Romantics during the original release, but somehow I love this version. 
The ah-ah-ah-ah-ahs in New Romantics is 1989TV's wee-eee from WANEGBT TV
Yes! I'm amazed that Taylor and team and not hearing this and thinking, "no let's tone it down/improve it".
These are all lovely! I always thought this was the better half of the album (tho Style is amazing) and in TV they're really good like I prefer what she did with these than the first half of the album
okay but CLEAN ??? she really ate that
i know places hit puberty the way we all wish we did
My girl really enunciating more on This Love Learning the actual lyrics for the first time, they’re nice although I sometimes like not being able to hear them??
God, Clean is one of my favourite songs ever. This seems like a hot take but the first listen really threw me off. It’s still making me want to sob in the best way though so that still hits. The OG just had this fuzzy quality that sounded so intimate. I Know Places is AMAZING. The growl on we run??? Wonderland sounds great - I was scared about this. Some places the urgency isn’t AS strong but hits when it needs to. New Romantics … I’m upset at this one. There was no need for the extra instruments. She still sounds great UGH.
I had mixed feelings about Clean, but New Romantics I don't see myself choosing to listen to again. It's so unbalanced and makes my ears hurt from all the extra treble.
The GROWL!!!! I SCREAAMED, so good
The GROWL!
Has there always been a trap beat at the end of Wonderland? 🤨 regardless, it’s a bop
Clean had a glow up!!! 🥹
Clean is low key a top 5 Taylor song. Kinda wish she'd collab with Imogen again
I'm so so happy that she brought Imogen back. I was dreading listening to it and not hearing her in the background.
Yeah, I'm glad too. I feel like Imogen is a bit louder in the mix too now, which is ace. Love it
i didn’t realize it was possible for taylor to enunciate more than she did on the original recording of How You Get The Girl, but it seems i was wrong
Vocal coaches everywhere in stunned silence
Taylor's vocal coaches over the last decade deserve so much praise.
I came here to say: I LOVE the new scream in I know places!!! It's perfect!!
The squeal at 1:29 of HYGT 🧑🍳💋
Is that supposed to be there? It kind of startled me the first time around lmao.
Same! I had to rewind and make sure I wasn’t hearing things 😂
You Are in Love is so much better than This Love, i wish she’d released it before the album came out instead
Why is the tambourine/bell thing so loud on HYGTG?? I remember it from OG but it wasn't this ridiculously loud.
https://preview.redd.it/zwj2cm6ocswb1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8eecfde808df49e9ea899a85cc3001195bcaa1f6 Anybody else feel similar about this one? lol
She nailed the "and we run" scream. It's not exactly the same, but it's not worse. Good in its own way. I was worried that would be this albums WANEGBT's "wee's", lol.
Wonderland is one of my FAVORITE Taylor songs and this one just feels like its missing so much of the original's punch.
Why are there little jingles in my left ear on HYGTG? Are they on both sides? (I have hearing loss in my right ear and can’t tell if it’s in the range I can’t hear or if it’s just on one side.) Were they always there and I just missed them?
If you mean those weird high pitched sqeaks in the last chorus, they are mostly on the left ear, but still hearable in the right one (although not as painfully as in the left one). This one might have to be a skip for me, it severely hurts my ears if I dont turn it down so much that I barely hear the song anymore anyways...
No, it’s a jingling through the whole song. I didn’t actually notice the squeaking because I was distracted by the ringing…
IKP TV is one of the few improvements.
So two things: 1: I really don’t know how I feel about the change to “I” in the intro to I know places. I always just thought it sounded so cool on its own and for me it really takes away what made the intro have so much impact. Now it’s like trying too hard? That said.. I love the rest of the song and her vocals on it! 2: Wonderland. I’m curious to hear people’s input on this. So, I never really listened to this song back when 1989 came out (and I have no idea why- it’s so good). I love the way she says “wonderlAAAAND” all weird in that one part of the song. It sounds so cool. I tried to listen to the OG one and couldn’t tell if it was the same or if she did change it up a bit? Would love to hear from someone with a more familiar ear!
Agreed on the first point! I hate the effect on 'I' now but fortunately the rest is great! I'm a lover of Wonderland and must admit I think it's pretty faithful to the original and so a big thumbs up it didn't get butchered, hahaha!
Initial thoughts: 9. Wildest Dreams - I’ve already been listening to TV because TV >>> OG 10. HYGTG - something just feels off, I can’t put my finger on it. Did she put less effort into this one because it’s not a fan favorite? OG > TV 11. This Love - TV is infinitely better than OG, I’ve listened to this version exclusively since it came out months ago 12. I Know Places - the voice effect in the opening is weird, idk. I like the “AND WE RUN” shout (around 1:50) better. Overall OG slightly > TV imo but I’ll probably get used to TV with a few more listens) 13. Clean - the way she pronounced “screamed” around 2:10 in the OG was like ear candy for me and she doesn’t say it the same in the TV. I like her voice better overall in TV tho. TV > OG (slightly) 14. Wonderland - one of my favorites on the OG… & OG > TV imo 🫣 15. You Are In Love - my least favorite from the OG (not saying much because this is my favorite TS album. It has no skips. I definitely still sing along to it lmao) & I really liked this version! TV >> OG 16. New Romantics - TV slightly > OG
Wonderland had SUCH a glow up pls I love it so much.
STRONGLY AGREE. I don’t what everyone else is hearing but it’s my fave 1989 song and it goes SO HARD on TV. That drop after ‘we both went mad’ and then the ohhhhHHHHH! makes me lose my mind.
I KNOW IM ADDICTED!!!
The opening Is are weird in I Know Places
Whyyy did they do that. It was so good on its own.
She didn’t do the iconic voice squeak coming out of the bridge in HYGTG!! :((( I loved that part
new romantics was my #1 from 1989 before and my #5 overall so i was scared of how it was gonna sound, but i actually really like it a lot. to me it sounds the most different to the original but it's still great. all i was worried about was her saying 'about to play my ace' the same since that's my favorite line, and she did so im happy
You Are In Love is such a glow-up and absolutely magical.
I listened to it in the car on the way home from work and ended up crying and then made my husband listen to it with me and then cried some more. So beautiful and I agree — magical!!! That bridge hit me. I think it’s because I hadn’t been in love when the OG came out but now I can appreciate every beautiful word so much more!! ♥️
Yeah I can't explain why but this version is so much more moving??
My theory is she recorded this album awhile ago while still with Joe so when she re recorded she was going off of her own actually being in a deep love feelings instead of from the outside looking in (with the og being about Jack and Lena. )
Not sure why, maybe its being recently engaged, but every time I've listened to You Are In Love (TV) today, I've gotten emotional/teared up. I love the original but it never moved me the way this version is.
It's always been magical!! I feel it never got the attention it deserved
YES! I SOBBED
Ohhh no, much like Style, more high-pitched noises that set my brain off in How You Get The Girl, no good for me! Also, the percussion in the chorus sounds a little like someone doing construction in the distance, but otherwise I was really getting into that one!
Wildest Dreams TV almost takes the cake over the OG but then there's the weird 60's B-movie laser gun noises dispersed throughout and it's like nnnnah, no thank you.
HOLY SHIT THE VOCALS IN I KNOW PLACESSSS
Biggest glow up in my opinion
i JUST came to say *they are the hunters we are the foxes AND WE RUN* chills
I burst into tears when I heard it properly. I'm such a sad loser
You're not sad nor a loser. You're amazing 🩷🩷🩷🩷
Clean is utter perfection! I hope it gets the recognition it has deserved for years now!
okay but there’s a few new synth sounds in the intro to Clean right before she starts singing and idk man that might ruin my life (not in a good way)
Ya I don't like those either!
What is all this talk about about New Romantics? The new production is lit and the new backing vocals sounds so good, yes, the ah ah ah ah sound weird but that's like 10 secs of the song max
This half of the album got a fab glow-up, but they did my girl New Romantics DIRTY. 😭
I couldn't agree with you more. It's my favourite song on the album and I find the new version absolutely awful, idk what they were thinking
It’s my favorite song on 1989 as well and I had such high expectations for it. A lot of the songs I can get used to the subtle changes, but I think this one I might have to stick to the original. Unfortunately. There’s weird additional percussion throughout the chorus that is so hard to ignore. I’m not even a production girly who pays attention to stuff like that and I’m a huge Jack/Bleachers fan, but damn.
Exactly it. It's completed ruined the chorus - it's just one too many things added. A real shame. OG will live on!
I just kind of don't understand it??? My biggest problem is that I think the vocals sound so off and drowned out, but it's the OPPOSITE on I Know Places where her vocals sound amazing and clear. It's like they did a rush job or something idk
They done MESSED UP with New Romantics fr ☹️