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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

you adn I had the exact same thoughts

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Norman's avatar

“The PowerPoint needs to be updated” almost made me hyena cackle in the middle of a meeting

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

all I want is to disrupt meetings with laughter

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Meredith Wolf's avatar

Please tell me that red shirt isn’t real………….

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS

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Sydney Blanchard's avatar

The goofy ass “my mamas trauma” also made me scream TAYLOR!!! Your takes reflect my own on this album.

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The Culture Cowboy's avatar

I am a “If she could see me now” truther!!! Great read

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Hannah Larson's avatar

LOVE THIS ARTICLE APPRECIATE THE CANDID FEEDBACK ON THE ALBUM that is also so clearly rooted in love. I love using the word goofy to describe it because I feel like that is so true, but in a very loving and demeaning way at all? Which also I think fits the title - virgin? And the goofiness that can be when you’re growing up from a girl to a woman. It feels goofy, not graceful, even if every one under the sun insists it is graceful - or should be seen as graceful.

Some of the lyrics absolutely kill me because of the corniness but favourite daughter made me cry (in a good way) and I really love how unique clear blue sounds and I really love current affairs (if I can ignore the reference) I also really like broken glass as well. It’s fun to get something new from her! And it’s fun we are experiencing it during the summer! LOVE your takes/voice!

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

I'm glad you enjoyed it!! You put the goofy/graceful/weirdness of it all so well--I will always always give Lorde the benefit of the doubt, but this one might take a bit more time to grow on me :))

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Hannah Larson's avatar

Thank you!!! And yes. I totally feel that. Listening right now and I’m like I don’t know if I can forgive her for “your metal detector hits my precious treasure” 😀😀😀😀 buuut we all make bad art sometimes so it’s okay

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Amina's avatar

Now this the kind of music journalism I like “Don’t know if love or ovulation” the cringe I cringed just now 😂haven’t listened to the whole album yet. Also what about the controversy with the clear CD’s !!! 💿 oh Lorde!

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

the clear cds are CRAZyyyy such an unreasonably dumb problem

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blusocket's avatar

I agree with everything you said but none of it takes me out of the album except GRWM, which is still kind of charmingly stupid lol

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

here's hoping it'll grow on us

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Ginny Sadri's avatar

but what about Solar Power? that was a REAL artistic masterpiece!

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

AGREED GINNY. "Stoned at the Nail Salon" is one of the best songs of her career!!! She had a vision and it was executed perfectly!!! You knew the whole time!!! #ginnyisarealfan

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Persona Grata's avatar

Why do you hate women

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Words About Things by Mr. Sara's avatar

you.. are My EDITOR.!! can we PLEASE discuss these things before I hit POST.

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Persona Grata's avatar

Where blokc button on substack

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