Marjorie & Making Adults Feel Childlike Joy - End of an Era 5 Commentary

Episode 5 was a bittersweet one for me. Between remembrances of Marjorie & Amanda Balen facing the final performance of her career as a dancer, there was a huge theme of endings, of wishing our departed loved ones could be here today, and of the sacrifices that mothers especially needed to make for their children to succeed at their dreams. 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Marjorie 07:08 On Andrea and Cooking 10:53 The Family Business 13:53 Gracie, Take 1 14:55 Bringing Attention to Machinations 16:57 The Importance of Surprise Songs 19:03 Circling Back to Marjorie 21:20 Kismet & Other Themes 23:16 Amanda Balen 25:29 On Family and Mothers 27:09 A Storyteller & Her Fans 30:32 Childlike Wonder for Adults 32:20 Taylor & Songs 33:25 Taylor, Max Martin & Shellback 36:20 Layers of Meaning 39:38 Gracie, Take 2 41:25 Back to Marjorie Again 43:35 Artists Need Their Art 45:07 The Importance of Music 45:55 Two Things Can Be True 47:57 Keeping Marjorie's Voice Alive for Eternity 48:24 Taylor's Humanity Follow Me Elsewhere! High on Swift: http://highonswift.substack.com Of Vice and Virtue: http://aerinmoriarty.substack.com Gaylor Tumblr:   / aerinmoriarty   Instagram:   / aerinmoriarty   Bluesky: @aerinmoriarty.bsky.social TikTok: SapphicSerendipity (Mine)/AerinMoriarty (birds) Lemon8: AerinMoriarty Music by Epidemic Sound Edited in FCP Studio Equipment: (links may contain affiliate codes, which help me to support myself as a disabled creator) Camera: https://amzn.to/3zM1G6B Lens: https://amzn.to/33mqq9n Lighting: https://amzn.to/3GlIAqM Diffusers: https://amzn.to/3tfdSM7 KEYWORDS: Taylor Swift,The End of an Era,Taylor Swift End of an Era Episode 5,End of an Era Episode 5,End of an Era Reaction,Gaylor Swift,Performance Artlor,The End of an Era Gaylor Interpretation,The End of an Era Performance Artlor Interpretation