Reacting to Your Taylor Swift "The Life of A Showgirl" Hot Takes (with Steven Sullivan)
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Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has officially made history, selling over 4 million copies in the U.S. and 5.5 million worldwide. But did it actually live up to the hype?
In this week’s episode of Live From Mars, Alex is joined by fellow Swiftie and friend of the pod, Steven Sullivan (@stevensully1), to unpack your burning questions and hot takes about Taylor’s record-breaking twelfth studio album. Together, they revisit their original predictions, debate if the “showgirl” concept worked, and discuss where Taylor goes next.
We cover everything:
- First impressions and how opinions have evolved
- Whether Showgirl delivered on its concept
- The highs and lows of the tracklist
- The “Canceled” and “Eldest Daughter” discourse
- If “Wood” deserves a single and Sabrina Carpenter remix
- Grammy predictions and what’s next for Taylor
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:48 - Steven returns
04:18 - Did we actually like Showgirl?
10:20 - Album highs and lows
17:50 - The “Showgirl” concept debate
25:30 - Writing and production discussion
36:10 - Did it come too soon or too late?
47:20 - “Wood” and Sabrina Carpenter
50:20 - Grammy predictions
53:59 - Final thoughts
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