Taylor Swift has long had a ‘Reputation’ for selling by the bucketload and obliterating any and all competition on the charts.
Performing, however, has been tricky terrain.
In prior times, her candy coated Pop didn’t demand much from her on-stage. Yet, on her own volition, she upped the ante with lead single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ – a high-octane cut with a choreography driven video.
It immediately had us wondering whether she’d be able to replicate on stage without the benefit of cuts and edits.
The answer arrived last night at the Jingle Ball 2017. See how she fared with the first live showing of the song below…
Well that was pancake flat.
From the puppet like moves, to the D.O.A arrangement, and mute crowd, that was an unmitigated mess.
On the one hand, Taylor is the one laughing. After all, she snatched her fourth consecutive million selling debut and hit #1 with this very song.
However, as Katy Perry learned this year, letting the public catch on to one’s level of basic can be dangerously damaging. And arguably irreparable.
Very quickly she needs to decide whether to do better or focus on just singing and let the “magic” happen behind her.
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Awful as usual
She moves better than Rihanna
Are you dumb?
This chick will end up dying her hair and singing about food, just like floppy perry, comme back to me later. The truth always emerges.
Don’t you ever, EVER disrespect Pinocchio like that again. He was loose, and got down.
lol, chile she was giving me Wizard Of Oz Tin Man stiffness
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Overrated! A lot of singers out there deserve more than her to sell millions of copies
Deserve…what exactly…please tell me….u have to make people want to BUY… for it to selll….i can tell from your comments u BUY nothing…her fan-base buy it so what is the problem…hence why rihanna stay on top…coz she makes music people wanna buy… let me tell u if Jazmine sullivan made a turn up project it would sell like crack..coz she got the voice but her music is depressing & black people dont support talent.. infact black people support comedians only with their money… streaming is helping negro acts as its free music..and we all know negro consumers dont wanna spend money on nothing but chicken..n european lace-frontals.
How uneducated u sound tru.tea. jazmine sullivans music is amazing and you clearly didnt take the time to listen to her music b4 making that statment. The black market is one of the most Lucrative markets in the world.
Is that u s******?
I didn’t watch the video as I knew it was DOA lol. As i said before Taylor is non rhythmic, fake, pitchy, non singing, tired, l|e|s|b|i|a|n. Her followers are the same description as I said about her. Taylor is proof that one can excel being mediocre at best.
gurl…GURL….how did u take my thoughts..n right that shizzle down so eloquently….EXACTLY….Look at Jennifer Hudson, Jazmine Sullivan.. people like mediocracity soo much..as the general public is intimidated by talent…especially from a black act….people just wanna have a good time n turn up…..the days of the big voices’ in the 80’s are over for now…look at the migos taylor swift etc…all party vibes…only older audiences want talent IMO….
Thank God Fantasia has her tours to rely on, because they not checking for her music, they just want to see her act crazy on stage
Shoot that b****!!!!!
“Well that was pancake ? flat.” -TGJ
LMAO ? ? ?
She can’t sign and the public don’t seem to mind that.
I hope she was lip syncing. Taylor and Katy shouldn’t subject anyone to live Singing.
*sing
The sad part is she was feeling the hell out of it.
lmao
Right. Now only if she could catch and feel the beat… she’d be a fraction less cringe-worthy.
Lol so true
?? Right!! She swore she killed it! She definitely believes her own unwarranted hype at this point! ?
I blame this new generation for this mess. They accept the non talent and cast aside real singers. I was watching a podcast and they would have callers call in about certain topics and boy oh boy. These taylor and nicki fans are very unintelligent. Im sad at how angry they are too. You ever argued with them online? They never have a valid argument neither its like fighting a brick wall.
yeah same shizzzle…the average person isn’t interested in talent they just want a good catchy turn up song sad really…but people will get what they want…
…Look leave women alone… you’re not happy when white girls culturally appropriate, then your not happy when she makes music her white fan-base want…okay then/….. all your faves barely sell…rihanna sells n u hate her…y’alll a bunch of haterz…hence y people are deserting your site. lol
Ain’t nobody hating on this dry asss performance lol…dry is dry hunnie! I support Tay Tay and many others…but I’m not blind and deaf…sorry not sorry
Hey gurl… NAH I AINT SAYING THEY HATIN’ what im saying is..they complain too much NEGATIVE NANCY’S they just tryna drive traffic….she aint beyonce…but that aint what her fans want from her what she gives them ..they consume…
how exactly is she supposed to do becky? BECKY is what she is doing typical white girl who her fans can relate to … period
I see what you’re saying now
daaaaaaaaamn right, they are all f****** stupid bums hating everyone who’s making more money than them.
Damn, y’all wernt exaggerating at all…
Was not expecting that to be as bad as it was…
Nothing new here but her Stan’s see otherwise because the media has made mediocre pop stars the great wave and artists with some actual talent are tossed to the side like trash.
Not a swifty but still trying to see what Sam is talking about? What was she supposed to be doing? I’m not saying this was slayage but the song and choreography didn’t seem to call for hip thrust, major dance steps or hair flips.
The write up, after actually watching the video, comes off worst than the actually performance. The write up showcases a bitter person that for some reason finds joy in coming up with hateful stories to get traffic on a web site. Sad Sam
Hate the song, hate the outfit, the performance was decent (better than I expected). She needs to release End Game as a single.
Basic af
She need to go the Janet Jackson school of stage performing. Beyonce did and got an A! ?
You need to shut your mouth stupid h**, p****
I think ou should all shut your silly mouth up, y’all dirty bartards always trying to pull everyone down especially when they are selling a lot. Y’all are m************ hiding behind your computers talking s*** about the world when your lives are so miserable. XO
Yasssssss drag this heaux
You got me at Pancake Flat lol !!!
Reminding me of the Mean Girls Christmas talent show.
WTH was this mess….and just imagine this is what’s selling out album and stadium
So I guess the new wave is to hate Taylor??? It wasn’t that bad. I’m so sick and tired of these new internet waves.
Taylors retarded stans from Atrl have arrived. Stop trying to make this girl a victim. She is untalented and it shows everytime she steps foot on a stage.
I don’t take her voice seriously ???
The only way she sells millions of albums is because of illuminati, you sell your soul, and they guarantee hits. They have links in radio, charts and stores that can guarantee a no1 even if the song is a wet fart. This girl is ordinary, she suits her country music with a hair brush. This is worser than Britneys VMA. The song has no flow.