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Originally posted by WayTooHonest13
Here we go.
The first verse of TLO is obviously about a past music star, arguably Joni, that Taylor looked up to. It fits because Joni changed her name, seeking fortune and fame. The verse can also be about Taylor herself as she tells-off her future self. This come from the lines "You had it figured out since you were in school./ Everybody loves pretty./ Everybody loves cool./" IT is widely known that Taylor was teased in school, and she vastly speaks of how important it was to be pretty and cool in her junior high school. Also in the first verse, we have the mention of "The Angel City," which can have double meaning for Joni's rise in Los Angeles, or it can be the first mention of Jeff Lang, Taylor's deceased best friend. Moving onto the second verse, big black cars and riviera views allow the Joni theme to continue to flow, but a "lover in the foyer" who doesn't even know "you"? That seems more like a Shania Twain reference than anything. Another Jeff reference comes from the line "They tell you that you're luck but you're so confused./ Because you don't feel pretty./ You just feel used./" Why would Joni or Shania be considered "lucky" if they lost all of their fame and became scrutinized by most of the world?
The third and final verse is a key component in helping prove my theory that "The Lucky One"is 1/4 about Jeff Lang. "It was a few years later./ I showed up here./" reveals that Taylor showed up in Australia, where the song was written. But does it? Could she have showed up in her hometown after years of touring and promotion to hear "the legend of how" her best friend "disappeared"? Taylor goes on to say how the "lucky" one took their money and their dignity and "got the hell out." She continues, singing "They say you bought a bunch of land, somewhere./ Chose the rose garden over Madison Square./" Does Taylor mean THE Rose Garden, or A rose garden? Is Taylor continuing the theme of once-respected musicians losing everything, or has she taken a much darker approach on the last half of the song.
Signs point to the answer that yes, Taylor is writing about two of her former role-models, who she is afraid of becoming like. So there, 2 out of 4 people are solved.
1) Joni Mitchell
2) Shania Twain
Then we get the personal touch from Taylor, as she almost scolds a form of herself that she thinks she will one day become.
That makes 3 out of 4 people.
3) Taylor Swift
And finally, a sense of bitterness is used by Taylor, as if she's mad at the person for giving everything up. Would you be mad at your bet friend if they killed themselves? Would Taylor be mad at her best friend if he overdosed on drugs? Would she consider it as "taking your dignity and getting the hell out?" And so we find out the final person who is referenced to in "The Lucky One."
4) Jeff Lang
But is this all accurate? Would Taylor continue to make-over herself to chase the fortune and fame that she so desperately "wants"? Would Taylor give it up for a loss of love and riviera views? Or would Taylor's fame and public scrutiny ultimately get the hell out? She has to chose a path. She does say the person is "The Luck One" after all. As for which path she will go on, well, wouldn't we like to know.
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Great theory, and I totally agree with the Jeff part
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Originally posted by WayTooHonest13
Here we go.
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OML (Oh My Lord  ) I had the time. 
Good points though. But I honestly think TLO is about Lana Del Rey. 
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Originally posted by Ripedie254
Someone said theyd trade an uncirculated song for all of the mixes in the rEDITaylor project though 
They have Nashville 
and the original sparks fly |
The project must be a troll. We better find out who is this college dude is. If he really exists.
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Nice analysis WH13
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Originally posted by Taylor fanboy
The project must be a troll. We better find out who is this college dude is. If he really exists. |
Apparently he did these mixes for a project then gave them out to a few people on campus this fall I wish we knew someone with it, or atleast what college it was at!
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Your perfect video for Sparks Fly?
My vision was something like a cute green video with taylor singing between trees just like in Mine, partying with friends near fire, on the beach and playing guitar 
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Originally posted by OnlyManInTheWorld
Your perfect video for Sparks Fly?
My vision was something like a cute green video with taylor singing between trees just like in Mine, partying with friends near fire, on the beach and playing guitar |
I have a lot. 
All I can remember are:
1. Beach
2. Ballerina
I know, they're too vague. I even have a story line. The big fireworks is a must.
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Happy New Year to y'áll 
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Originally posted by atishvaze
Happy New Year to y'áll |
happy new year to you
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Originally posted by Ripedie254
Apparently he did these mixes for a project then gave them out to a few people on campus this fall I wish we knew someone with it, or atleast what college it was at! |
They don't want Gracie? Is the White Horse MV Version legit? No one recognizes.
It's basically the version used on the music video, of course, without the lines of the actors.
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Originally posted by OnlyManInTheWorld
Your perfect video for Sparks Fly?
My vision was something like a cute green video with taylor singing between trees just like in Mine, partying with friends near fire, on the beach and playing guitar |
This is how I always pictured it too. And then when the bridge starts, slow motion rain pours down and loads of fireworks get set off. Kind of like how IKYWT was shot but not really telling a story, just a fun, cute video.  I wish she didn't have it as a tour video.
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Originally posted by ___littlered
This is how I always pictured it too. And then when the bridge starts, slow motion rain pours down and loads of fireworks get set off. Kind of like how IKYWT was shot but not really telling a story, just a fun, cute video. I wish she didn't have it as a tour video. |
Wait for Red (song) to get the tour video
Probably why she started RED Tour on US. To shoot Red's tour montage music video.
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Originally posted by Taylor fanboy
They don't want Gracie? Is the White Horse MV Version legit? No one recognizes.
It's basically the version used on the music video, of course, without the lines of the actors.
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They already have Gracie I think
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Please get into to Gods & Monsters by Lana Del Rey. 
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Originally posted by Ripedie254
They already have Gracie I think |
Please confirm it, it might be your ticket to Nashville, or at least Sparks Fly. That White Horse MV version?
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It would be bullsh*t if a song other than 22 gets a tour video
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Originally posted by Taylor fanboy
Please confirm it, it might be your ticket to Nashville, or at least Sparks Fly. That White Horse MV version?
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Yup, they got Gracie
Im curious about this white horse mv version?
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Originally posted by Ripedie254
They already have Gracie I think |
Who are we talking about here and what do they have? I have some stuff I may be able to trade with.
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Originally posted by boyswifty
It would be bullsh*t if a song other than 22 gets a tour video
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She did not co-written a pop masterpiece for just a tour video 
22 will be the reason why 2013 will be her year.
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