Taylor vs Kimye Comes to an End 😳 | Cassandra Reaction | TTPD First Listen
The Taylor vs Kanye & Kim Kardashian series reaches its FINAL chapter.
In this episode of Hazed Reactions, Corrina, Rick, Robert, and Katie react to “Cassandra” from The Tortured Poets Department and unpack what may be Taylor Swift’s most powerful response to her public cancellation.
We kick things off by revisiting the shocking irony discussed in the previous episode; the viral moment of Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West dancing to Taylor Swift’s music… and how that timeline may connect to the writing of “Thank You, Aimee.”
From there, we dive deep into mythology as Katie explains the tragic story of Cassandra - cursed to always tell the truth, yet never be believed - and how Taylor uses this ancient narrative as a metaphor for her own experience during the Kimye fallout.
As the boys hear the song for the first time, they quickly realize this isn’t simply a diss track aimed at Kanye West or Kim Kardashian. Instead, it feels like Taylor addressing the entire world that watched her be villainized and “snake-ified” in real time.
The conversation expands into Taylor Swift’s unmatched storytelling ability, her world-building through lyrics and visual design choices in her lyric videos, and the unique way she writes songs specifically tailored to her own vocal strengths making her catalog surprisingly difficult for even elite singers to cover.
We also tease what’s next for Hazed Reactions. Upcoming episodes will continue the Taylor journey including a deep dive into the Masters controversy, re-recordings, and defining career moments. Keep an eye out for Community polls and Patreon votes to help decide what series we tackle next and what songs or interviews should be included.
This may be the end of Taylor vs Kimye…
But it’s far from the end of our journey to becoming Swifties.
Stay Tuned.
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CHAPTERS:
KIM CHANGES HER TUNE - 0:00
TAYLOR'S INSPIRATIONAL PULL - 03:30
OUR NEXT TAYLOR SERIES - 05:20
A SURPRISE DOUBLE ALBUM - 06:55
THE STORY OF CASSANDRA - 09:15
1ST VERSE & CHORUS - 12:25
INITIAL REACTIONS - 13:50
A DEEPER MEANING - 17:00
2ND VERSE & BRIDGE - 18:30
MOVIES FOR YOUR MIND - 19:30
FINAL VERSE & CLOSE - 21:30
THE MARK OF A TRUE ARTIST - 23:30
A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS - 27:50
CLOSING THOUGHTS - 30:00
SO MANY CHOICES... - 33:00
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Comments (31)
Can you please, please, please do the guys reacting to the videos of Taylor’s writing process we are privileged to have? I think they’d really have a lot to say about seeing her in the middle of creating music. Maybe even some of her creating mashups from the Eras doc or her mushing together her songs with her Eras tour guests.
Vigilante Shit.....its about Scoot.
The Man can also be considered part of the masters situation.
She’s also said in an interview (I think Stephen Colbert) that Stevie has been a mentor to her! Yay to a new music journey!
John Mayer or Jake G lore
Ooooooh dang that’s a good journey too, both of them! Shoot so much to do haha
... speaking of other people having a hard time covering Taylor's songs - you should play "Better Man" - both her version and the version that Little Big Town did - and "Babe" both Tay's version and the version that Sugarland did featuring Taylor - and you should show the video for that which is soooo good; Taylor is fantastic in it... but I'm saying to show these as what happens when she writes songs with the thought that she might not be the one singing them, or even specifically writing songs KNOWING that she does not really plan to sing them herself... I know they are country and that may not be the kind of music you guys like much, but the vocals on these 2 songs - especially Babe with Jennifer Nettles; the notes Jennifer hits and how long and with what ease she does... just... - are very, very good, even if you are not a big fan of country - which both of these are more country pop than regular country... still and all ... make sure you watch the live version of Better Man that Taylor did at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, even if it isn't part of a reaction... it is so very good...
I was coming here to suggest a series like this! Songs Taylor wrote, not necessarily for herself. And you explained it perfectly!
i cant imagine why anyone would be offended with what ur saying lol ur very correct and she knows it
Haha Rick said Taylor is petty one time and we took heat for it for about 6 weeks on YouTube and Tiktok. It was quite a time and I think the Swifties scared us a little 🤣 but now we just kinda make fun of it lol
loved this btw!!
has robert heard i did something bad? definitely part of the beef
👀👀👀 it’s up on Patreon posts for a poll right now to see what’s posted next!
Great reaction. How about the Man?
Yess I want to do that one next because I wanna start eras tour soon but some of the songs are shortened and I think they need to hear them in full before seeing the shortened versions on the eras tour
well done.
The bridge about family greed etc...the Khadashians comes to mind
Watching from Australia 🇦🇺 down under 🦘🦘
Yall are seriously my favorite kind of people and I’m not even kidding 😅 when I meet an Australian it’s like meeting a celebrity lol idk why but Australians are just badass haha. So anyway, I’m super happy you’re here and enjoying yourself 😍❤️🫶🏼 -Corrina
Having a THC Cocktail with yall today. Incredible day in Charlotte NC
😍🫶🏼 hope it was a great one!!!!
Loved this journey! I was just wondering are y'all still planning on showing robert and rick the eras tour? No pressure, you just haven't mentioned it in recent videos and I thought maybe you changed your mind ❤️❤️
Yess we are! There’s just some songs I think they need to hear in full before seeing the shortened version on eras tour like The Man, Illicit Affairs etc etc but scheduling has been a bit off lately. We will be back on track in a week or 2 though and can start making a plan for that!
Love this can’t wait to see what’s next
FINAL chapter* *For now. Let’s see what hiding in that rep vault.
Omgggg don’t get me going hahaha 🤡
Just subbed to this channel and I love the idea of swifties showing (new/potential) swifties the Taylor lore!! What I could consider to be a full list of Scott Borchetta/Scooter Braun related songs are: Folklore: - My Tears Ricochet - Mad Woman (touches on the situation and continues the narrative of her feelings regarding betrayal by those close to her) Evermore: - Evermore (about the pain that comes from not owning her masters and whether it will last forever) - It’s Time To Go (“got my past frozen behind glass but I’ve got me”) Midnights - Vigilante Shit (Scooter Braun) - Karma (blanket song for all who have wronged her) The Life of a Showgirl - Father Figure
Thank you so much! I’m glad you like our little set up haha. We’ve been doing this for quite a while just never recorded it before but it’s so fun to have these memories recorded and share with yall. It’s started some amazing conversations and friendships 🥰❤️🫶🏼
These are songs that mention scooter or Scott even if the song in its entirety isn’t about them (even if there’s only one line) so y’all pick what you want to choose or if you want to do all of them. Obviously Swifties add or tell me if some don’t fit but here you go: My tears ricochet Mad woman The lakes It’s time to go Vigilante shit Karma (??) Father figure
I think in Cassandra and Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me there are also references to the 2 Scotts.
I LOVE ROBERT!! 🥰🥰😅