Is This Taylor Swift's Best Bridge Ever?! | Champagne Problems (Rick's Reaction)

Katie my girl you’re an OG swiftie you know dang well Taylor and Joe broke up when the eras tour started. She and Joe did not break up in 2020 in fact he’s listed s a cowriter on this song. Also one of the things we know about why Taylor broke up with Joe was he WOULDNT marry her. Not that he proposed and she rejected him. The breakup rumors began when she began recording midnights in 2021 with matty, and we in fact got songs like hits different and you’re losing me from midnights. Joes team even said HE FOUND OUT about the breakup when her team announced it while she was on tour in Texas.

Great reaction, don't think Champagne problems is about alcohol at all, that was This is me trying. We need to remember what Taylor said in her interview, she wrote the song, she knows the story and don't try and do as she said a paternity test...love that.

Great reaction, as always. I really like how you give as much information as is needed before the song starts to appreciate it. 🫶 I, personally, don’t think this song is about Joe. If she really said „no“ to a proposal from him, why would she talk about waiting for an proposal during „you‘re losing me“ and „so Long London“? But that‘s just me. 🤷‍♀️😊

So speaking on the Taylor nation account. A group I also follow got invited to eras tour by Taylor nation and when the showed up to the concert and was speaking to the powers to be about getting there tickets they told them oh that was probably Scott ( papa swift. Tays dad) that had sent them that message so I’d say the close family probably shares that account . And he did come see them in the tint and brought thEM hand written letters from Taylor that also had the wax stamp seal.

BON pronounced BONE, IVER pronounced E VER. BoneEvar said as one name.

In the long pond sessions Taylor mentions alcoholism for the second verse of this is me trying where she says that it comes from the perspective of someone who used to have accolades and get good grades etc and be told that they have a lot of potential, not meeting the potential they had when they do get out of school and have to live in the real world were we don’t get gold stars and the person becomes lost and turns to drinking and really tries not to. Just wanted to provide a little context on what was said in reference to alcoholism specifically in the long pond sessions. Obviously we do also know that Taylor is a bit of a social drinker and has referred to herself as a ‘functioning alcoholic’ but like you girls I’ve always just took the title Champaign problems at face value (rich people problems, first world problems) especially with what the song is actually about. The only time Taylor has talked about Champaign problems and its meaning was in the Zane Lowe interview for evermore that someone has recommended in the comments already! It was only talked about because of Joe’s input and she was asked how she keeps writing these really sad songs with her partner lol. I don’t really want to get into the discussion in the fandom if Joe actually carried his weight in the writing for the songs he’s credited in because that’s a whole other thing. I also can’t really say if the song has anything to do with their relationship in any way since I don’t know what it was like in 2020 when these songs were written but I’m just gonna assume the songs that they worked on together were purely fictional (this is just my personal opinion) it just sounds super awkward to me to write with your partner about these really terribly sad scenarios and it not be fictional 😂😂. I just do want to point out that Taylor has mentioned more times that she wanted to be proposed to, then she has dismissing marriage during her time with Joe and after. So in my PERSONAL OPINION (don’t come for me) I just think this song is fictional in the scenario but the feelings of being a woman and doing something like rejecting a proposal, then the whole town and everyone talking and blaming said woman is the core of the song, I think it’s the reason why Taylor chose to write it as well. Not to mention the mental health issues the protagonist seems to have and also be blamed for. I don’t really think Joe has ever proposed to her, I also don’t think there is a scenario were he did propose and she rejected it based on things she wrote in ttpd and you’re losing me etc. I know you mention swifties screaming at you for not mentioning a lot of things and correcting you, I hope this comment doesn’t come off that way. I just wanted to write my thoughts on the theories you mentioned that other swifties proposed 😂

My favorite part from the bridge is “sometimes you just don’t know the answer till someone’s on their knees and asks you” no he’s not down on one knee- he’s on both knees begging her

Yes absolutely love this bridge, and Exile is amazing - I especially love the Long Pond Studio version.

Bon Iver is the band and Justin Vernon is the lead singer she did the duet with. Beautiful song choice.... thanks guys

She did a whole long interview for evermore which was good

Hearing this during the Eras Tour is beyond amazing especially the "what a shame she's fucked in the head she said"..... I agree with you guys..... BEST BRIDGE EVER

Evermore is my fav! Most of the time anyway 😉