champagne problems (From The Patreon Vault)
For the first episode of Laura’s maternity leave we are “unlocking” the “champagne problems” episode from our Patreon Vault. If you’d like more content like this from Taylor’s back catalogue, we’d love to have you join us over on Patreon for a monthly bonus episode. If you’d like to give Laura some love, you can leave her a sweet comment on her Instagram post announcing the birth of her son, Theo. We hope you enjoy!
Summary
We have an evermore track for you today, and it’s a doozy: champagne problems!! A fan favorite. We get deep into the lore of this song, chatting about Taylor singing this with Aaron Dessner while wearing a wedding dress, and go on a tangent about Gilmore Girls since some fans believe this song is inspired by Rory and Logan’s story. There are tie-ins to I Look in People’s Windows, Sara learns what “splashed out” means, we plan out what the music video should look and feel like, and just generally appreciate the incredible emotional storytelling and world-building of this song. Enjoy!
Chapters
(0:00) intro by Sara
(2:58) beginning of Patreon episode
(4:58) introducing song
(8:49) personal associations
(15:07) folk’lore’ of the song
(31:59) verse 1: the night train, ILIPW tie-ins
(36:11) chorus 1: dancing metaphors, crestfallen on the landing and familial ties
(45:03) verse 2: “splashing out” on the bottle
(49:45) chorus 2: hometown skeptics and forgotten speeches
(54:47) bridge: poetry, the group of friends, which word?! and she’s f*cked in the head
(1:10:25) chorus 3 and outro: all the champagne problems
(1:13:32) music theory analysis
(1:16:06) favorite lyrics and ratings
(1:17:32) this song as a recipe
(1:20:14) signing off
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Links Referenced
Taylor's video of her singing champagne problems in a wedding dress
Death in the Afternoon cocktail
Elderflower 75 cocktail
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