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  • Felicia Jiamei Lau

    Hello! I'm Jiamei, or Felicia. I'm a full-time Preschool teacher, I enjoy dancing, singing, playing guitar and practicing calligraphy. A sucker for Taylor Swift, Disney and pink things. That kind of sums me up.


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RED


Of course I'm pretty sure you are expecting me to blog ALL about Taylor Swift. Hmm, indeed i AM! Hahah! Actually it is just my personal views and review of EVERY song in the album. It's going to be a LONG post so.. yeap. And yes, I GOT THE ALBUM!! :) 




The album comes with a free calendar and Wonderstruck sample. Which I promised Jacq I'll give her the sample of Wonderstruck! If I remember it, that is. Hahah! :) Anyway, the album that I bought is the Deluxe Version! I bought it from popular at $18.95. I initially wanted to wait for those 2 for $22 kind of deal, but once I hear that there's Wonderstruck sample and Calendar and Poster.. I RACED TO POPULAR! HAHA! I didn't get the poster, sadly. I wonder why.. Anyhow, the album includes 22 tracks.

1) State Of Grace
2) RED
3) Treacherous 
4) I Knew You Were Trouble
5) All Too Well
6) 22
7) I Almost Do
8) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
9) Stay Stay Stay
10) The Last Time
11) Holy Ground
12) Sad Beautiful Tragic
13) The Lucky One
14) Everything Has Changed
15) Starlight 
16) Begin Again

Bonus Tracks:
17) The Moment I Knew
18) Come Back.. Be Here
19) Girl At Home
20) Treacherous (Original Demo Recording)
21) RED (Original Demo Recording)
22) State Of Grace (Acoustic Version)

Something interesting about this album is that it all revolves around the number 22. Firstly, Taylor Swift is 22 years old this year. Secondly, her deluxe album has 22 songs. Thirdly, the album was released on the 22. And finally, there is a song titled 22. Cool eh? Hahaha! Okay, so much of 'introducing' the album. Let the main purpose of this blog post start.

State Of Grace
I would say that honestly I didn't like this song. At all. The song was the last one to be released earlier before the album and I was kind of sad that this song same on. It is a weird song, to me. But then, I hear the acoustic version (track 22) and then I fell in love with the song. And please, the acoustic version sounds so much nicer than the original song! :P I was kind of surprised that the chorus only has 2 lines! Literally! My favourite line from the song is 'Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right' I don't know why, but yeah. Just loved that line.

RED
This song is one of the most colourful song ever. Well, besides the rainbow song that I learnt from Barney. But then, this song is one of those that I love! It is so catchy and lively :) Not a very 'Taylor Swift song' though. I loved the song once I hear the chorus for the first time. Cause she previewed the song and I hear the chorus only, and it was WONDERFUL! This song is also currently my ringtone! :P It is that awesome! I remember I couldn't stop singing "Losing him was blue like I'd never know, missing him was dark grey all alone, forgetting him is like trying to know somebody you've never met. But loving him was red eh eh eh~" I think I am going to make a cover of this song soon. The acoustic version, of course! :) 90/100!

Treacherous
Firstly, I don't really like this song. Hahaha. So I have nothing much to say. It just sounds weird to me.. i mean, the intro. This is the first song I listened to after the release of the entire album.

I Knew You Were Touble
This is one of the 'breakthrough' song for Taylor! I mean.. DUBSTEP?! It is too much already. Then again, THIS SONG IS DOPE! I love this song! :) I kind of influenced my sister to love this song, and now she is singing it everyday. Initially I didn't really like this song because the chorus sounded weird, but now the more I listened to it, the nicer it sounds. Love the chorus line "I knew you were touble when you walked in, so shame on me now" It is kind of not a very Taylor thing to say things like 'shame on me now' usually it is the 'shame on you' kind of thing. Probably this song is about Taylor Launter.. :) I dont know! Almost used this song as my ringtone, but nope. LOL! 80/100 for this song! 

All Too Well
I've listened to this song at least 10 times and yet I don't know this song very well. I only know that this song sounds so relaxing. It is about someone who is long gone and she remember all the moments that they spend together all too well. But this song in the bridge part, she totally showed how strong her voice can go. Which was pretty cool, because she don't usually do that unlike Adele or Kelly Clarkson! 

22
I love this song the moment I listened to it! Almost like RED! It is so catchy and then the first verse lyrics is epic and too funny. The lyrics goes "It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our ex-es uh-huh!" It is so cute! But the song totally have the youthful and free 'feel' hahah! Love it! This song is awesome for girlfriend gathering kind of thing :) But.. I'm too young to sing this song! I'm only 17! ;) hahah! Still, this song was stuck in my head 2 night ago at 2am. It wasn't a very good thing because I couldn't sleep that night and I only managed to sleep at 4am, which was ridiculous. And it's all because of this song! I'd give a 85/100

I Almost Do
This is like one of the saddest songs ever.. The chorus just says it all. "And i just want to tell you, it takes everything in me not to call you. and I wish I could run to you, and I hope you know that everytime I don't, I almost do" It is like you want to call someone SO BADLY but you know you cannot do it. You know you should not try it again. I like this song.. like a 60/100 kind of thing. :) It's so sad, i mean the song. 

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Well, do I need to say about this song?! IT IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST SONGS :) When I listened to it for the first time, I remember it was like 7am in the morning because there was a live webcast with Taylor Swift on youtube, it was as if the song says "THIS IS THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE" hahah! I remember myself telling Ecclesia this song is SO ME, it would be my favourite favourite number 1 song if I came out a few month earlier! LOL :P The title says it all, I don't think I need to say anymore. And I'm pretty suprised it made such a big hit. But well, I knew the song before it became popular! This song is like 90/100 :) 

Stay Stay Stay
This song is simply awesome! It's so catchy and I love the ukulele in the song! :) I was expecting it to be a not-so-nice song when I saw the title, but then i realised that I was wrong! It's like kind of a happy song. One of the few in this album. It's a very bubbly and cheerful song to me! I'm kind of addicted to it, but I think if I listen to it too many times in a day I'd get sick of it! :/ Hahaha! It's a 75/100! :) 

The Last Time
This song is like an image.. The guy is standing outside the girl's house and the girl is thinking that this is the last time that she's going to accept his apologies, and the guy would be thinking that this will be the last time that he is going to be here at the front door. It's actually kind of a sad song.. "this is the last time I'm asking you this.. to put my name on top of your list" and I somehow don't really like the song :/ 40/100, maybe?

Holy Ground
I honestly wasn't expecting this to be such a fast song, but I don't really like this song. As of now, I think I'll like it the more I listen to it :D right now.. no comments about this song. Hahaha, I don't listen to this a lot.. 

Sad Beautiful Tragic
This song is simply sadly beautiful. Initially I didn't like this song also, but now I think it sounds nicer as I listen more and more to it! This song is like the 'Dear John' in the Speak Now album. The lyrics goes "We had a beautiful love magic love affair. What a sad beautiful sad tragic love affair.." this song sounds really slow and calm. I love it :) 60/100 for now!

The Lucky One
Being some crazy Nicholas Sparks fan, this song immediately reminds me of the story. And like Zac Efron. This song is like.. catchy. This song is actually about herself and how people keep telling her that she is the lucky one when she have all the money, fame, attention. But she doubted that it is considered being 'lucky'. I kind of like this song, it is nice in a special way.. 65/100! :) 

Everything Has Changed
This song is so nice.. It is a collaboration with Ed Sheeran and they wrote the song together. I have nothing else to comment about this song, but the chorus is just beautiful "All I know is to say hello, your eyes feels like coming home, all I know is a simple name. Everything has changed" it is a beautiful song :) sweet simple song. 80/100! 

Starlight
This song is nice, and it was somewhat what I expected it to be. Like the magical kind of song. Party feeling and a happy happy mood. Now come to think of it, it is like Last Friday Night by Katy Perry kind of party mood, just not so loud! I love the last line "don't you see the starlight? don't you dream impossible things?" 65/100! :)

Begin Again 
This song is a pretty relaxing song and the music video was just out today just now! :D I'm so glad the video is out! and it looks really awesome, i mean, it is filmed in PARIS! hello, how can stuff be not awesome in PARIS?! Hahaha! This song is like the kind of song that I would listen if I am alone at like starbucks, just chilling and reading a book. This would be the perfect song :) 




I won't want to write about the other songs because I've never really hear them enough to come up with a conclusion about the song! Hahaha! :) The album is still on my table, unopened. How wonderful, right? I buy an album and then I don't open it. I'm the only person in the world that would do this. Hahah! :D I can't wait for her world tour! woohoo!! :D :D Also, in celebration of the release of RED, me and the swifties of the cell group decided to all wear red together! :) We look so cute please!




But loving him was red ;