Taylor Swift's Most Poetic Diss | thanK you aIMee ~ Taylor VS Kanye PT4
In this episode of our ongoing Taylor vs Kimye deep dive, we react to and break down “Thank You Aimee” from The Tortured Poets Department; one of the most poetic and layered diss tracks in Taylor Swift’s catalog.
Before diving into the song, we revisit the fallout from the infamous 2016 edited phone call involving Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, as well as the 2020 leak of the unedited version that reshaped public perception of the feud.
We also discuss Swiftie loyalty, fan culture, and how Taylor’s use of Easter eggs has helped build one of the most engaged fan communities in music.
As we listen through the track, we unpack the capital-letter Easter egg strategy used in the lyric video and title, the poetic nature of Taylor’s disses, and how deeply personal storytelling can be hidden inside seemingly fictional narratives.
We also explore one of the wildest post-release moments surrounding the song when Taylor was able to block Kanye’s album from reaching number one, then changed the capitalization within the title itself, reigniting fan theories and discussion.
This episode continues our full timeline breakdown of the Taylor vs Kimye saga as we head toward the final chapter where we will be reacting to “Cassandra.” ___________________________________________________________
CHAPTERS:
RICK'S NEW SHIRT - 0:00
RICK IS CLOWNING?! - 03:11
HEY SWIFTIES - 06:30
THE TRUTH COMES OUT - 08:11
TTPD CONTEXT - 11:20
NORTH WEST IS A SWIFTIE?! - 13:55
SWIFTIE LOYALTY LESSONS - 17:15
LETS DIVE IN - 20:40
EASTER EGG BEGINNINGS - 23:23
OFFICIAL LYRIC AND TOUR VIDEOS - 25:00
VERSE 2 & THE BRIDGE - 28:40
A POETIC DISS - 31:15
THE LAST VERSE - 35:40
CHANGING THE TITLE - 38:55
CLOSING DISCUSSIONS - 40:05
DROP AND GIVE ME 50 - 44:50 ___________________________________________________________
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Comments (32)
Genius marketing! Andrea Swift worked in marketing before she left corporate life to work with Taylor full time. You can see a lot of Andrea’s hand in the creative ways she marketed herself during her early career.
Anyone else think about Taylor calling her Mom saintly, given that Kim’s son is Saint? Seems it could definitely be just one more petty jab and it would be hilarious and so savage lol
I would just love if northwest and Kim got in a fight, if she turned to Kim and said whatever Aimee 😂😂
💀💀💀 SAVAGE!
Also she was doing the re records so it brings all this back up so Kim saying why can’t she let it go is ridiculous
Such a good point!
Y'all MADE me get Patreon lol I just have to see MORE Hazed Reactions. This was definitely one of my favorite episodes
🥹🫶🏼 appreciate you so soooo much!!!
... great reaction, as always... but so especially on this one.. Taylor is a genius... love Rick's shirt and that all of you were repping Taylor in sone way... if Robert gets a Taylor shirt at some point it'll make my month 😉 thanks for another great 40ish minutes of fun
I wish you would've dissected the lyrics a bit more and how they tie to the lard ass, I mean how they tie to Kim... like "stomped across my grave" link to the MV of LWYMMD. And, "wrote headlines in the local paper" and how the Kardashians control the media surrounding them. Taylor really has a way of taking simple kinds of ideas and creatively turning them into lyrics that make you think and say "oh, could that mean this?" I love petty Taylor.
Appreciate the feedback
The use of the word Saint was not accidental. Kim and Kanye have a son named Saint.
Quick question for Swifties: Do you think Karma is aimed at Kim? I've often wondered because of the karma verse in Look What You Made Me Do. Not sure if I'm reading too much into it or not, so some other viewpoints would be great! Love this journey
I always thought Karma was about Scott and Scooter. I'm probably wrong. Lol
Excellent reaction as usual! Not me watching Rick intently when she talks about her mom! Lol He did not disappoint. Kim sucks. Kanye sucks. I love Petty Taylor just as much as in love Taylor, Naughty Taylor, and all the others. Lol
Yesss Naughty Taylor 🤣 naughty Taylor is definitely one of my favs too haha Glad you enjoyed the reaction!
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Someday when my mental & physical health is better, I won't be asleep when you drop something I need to watch repeatedly!!! Lol
If you haven't noticed, I write comments as I watch or rewatch, because otherwise it leaves my brain completely. That said, I NEEEEED Roberts shirt....where or how can I get???
You could say the Swiftie Community is borderline cult-ish....
Haha I mean by the 2nd definition of “cult” we absolutely are. But I think Swiftie Culture goes a bit deeper than just blind following and definitely doesn’t prove dangerous or coercive so I don’t take it as a bad thing 😊
Omg! Y'all SUCK!! 😭😭🤣💀💀 I'm very impatient! I check my patreon every day for you guys 😅
Hahaha I’m sorry 🤣 we’ve got so much going on IRL right now it’s hard to stay on schedule. Our kids are all on a 2 week spring break right now so it’s hell on wheels right now 😂 not to mention the fact Rick has been working overtime because in his industry we’re going into peak season so it’s just busy but we should be back on track in about a week. That being said we have an early episode today instead of late 🤭🤣🫶🏼
That ending was cruel. 😂 Almost equivalent to when the challenge doesn’t show the elimination at the end of the episode. 😂
😭😭😭 NNOOOOOO I HATE THAT SO MUCH
And let's not forget Saint is one of Kim and Kanye's kids
Roberts baby grand. Explain please. Thts big money. Is he a classically trained musician
Pretty sure he’s using a photo background. It’s not actually the room he’s in.
I am off today and this week on a staycation. Beautiful day in Charlotte NC. Great to hang with yall.
Hello fellow Charlotte swiftie!
LOVING THE T-SHIRT!!!!!! And I want the TTPD sweatshirt Katie......this is one of Taylor's finest disses......great job guys!!!!!
I love the white TTPD sweater too!! As for the Meredith gray shirt, he got it on publictees.com! Great quality shirts on there, pretty true to size just pay attention to fabric types obviously and they have good deals! Lots of music and pop culture related shirts too!