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What a shame Didn't wanna be the one that got away, yeah Big mistake, broke the sweetest promise That you never should have made
I'm here on the kitchen floor You call, but I won't hear it You said, "No one else," how could you do this, babe?
You really blew this, babe We ain't gettin' through this one, babe This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe This is the last time, this is the last time This is the last time, I'll ever call you "babe"
What a waste Takin' down the pictures and the plans we made, yeah And it's strange how your face doesn't look so innocent Your secret has its consequence and that's on you, babe
I break down every time you call We're a wreck, you're the wreckin' ball We said, "No one else", how could you do this, babe?
You really blew this, babe We ain't gettin' through this one, babe This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe This is the last time, this is the last time This is the last time
Since you admitted it (oh), I keep picturin' (oh) Her lips on your neck (oh), I can't unsee it (oh) I hate that because of you (oh), I can't love you, babe What a shame, didn't want to be the one that got away How could you do this, babe?
You really blew this, babe We ain't gettin' through this one, babe How could you do this, babe? This is the last time, this is the last time This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe
How could you do this, babe? I'm here on the kitchen floor, you call but I won't hear it You said, "No one else," we ain't gettin' through this one, babe I break down every time you call, this is the last time We're a wreck, you're the wreckin' ball (this is the last time) You said, "No one else" This is the last time I'll ever call you "babe"
It's been reported that Taylor Swift penned the lyrics to Sugarland's song 'Babe' at the tender age of 15. Apparently, the song's conception came about after Swift wrote the track and it was later recorded by the American country music duo Sugarland. The agreement regarding the song's authorship was settled, with Swift being credited as a co-writer, alongside Patrick Monahan of Train, and the song's production was overseen by Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
Written by: Taylor Swift, Patrick T. Monahan Album: Babe
Official lyric video by Taylor Swift performing “Babe (Taylor’s Version)” – off her Red (Taylor’s Version) album.
Lyrics:
(What about your promises, promises?) (What about your promises, promises, promises?)
What a shame Didn't wanna be the one that got away, yeah Big mistake, broke the sweetest promise That you never should have made
I'm here on the kitchen floor You call, but I won't hear it You said, “No one else” How could you do this, babe?
CHORUS You really blew this, babe We ain't getting through this one, babe This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe
What a waste Takin' down the pictures and the plans we made, yeah And it's strange how your face doesn't look so innocent Your secret has its consequence and that's on you, babe
I break down every time you call We're a wreck, you're the wrecking ball We said, “No one else” How could you do this, babe?
REPEAT CHORUS
Since you admitted it, I keep picturing Her lips on your neck, I can't unsee it I hate that because of you, I can't love you, babe What a shame, didn't want to be the one that got away How could you do this, babe?
REPEAT CHORUS
I'm here on the kitchen floor, you call but I won't hear it You said, “No one else” We ain't getting through this one, babe I break down every time you call We're a wreck, you're the wrecking ball You said, "No one else” This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe
Written by: Taylor Swift, Patrick T. Monahan Album: Babe
Sugerland's performance of this song far surpasses anything Taylor Swift could ever achieve with her thin and nasal voice, which barely reaches the edge of the stage. While Taylor is a co-writer of the song and likely contributed most of the lyrics, much like with a "song" writer, one should focus more on the "writer" part.
I must say, I'm a bit surprised by your comment on Taylor Swift's music video for "Babe (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video)". You seem to be suggesting that Jennifer Nettles's version of the song far surpasses Taylor Swift's rendition, and that Taylor's vocals are somewhat lacking.
While it's true that Taylor Swift's voice may not be as powerful as some other artists, I think it's unfair to say that she can't hold her own. After all, she is a talented singer-songwriter who has built a career on her unique sound and style. And let's not forget, she is a co-writer on the song, so she must have had some input on the lyrics and melody.
That being said, I do think it's interesting to compare Taylor's version of "Babe" to Sugarland's original version, which can be found here: tube.matrix.rocks/w/984gy5yxpX…. Perhaps the difference in style and sound is what sets the two versions apart, and ultimately, it comes down to personal preference.
As for your comment about Taylor Swift focusing more on the "writer" aspect of her career, I think that's a valid point. She has certainly made a name for herself as a skilled songwriter, and her ability to craft catchy, relatable lyrics is a big part of her appeal. But at the same time, I think she's also a capable singer who can bring her songs to life in a way that resonates with her fans.
What a shame Didn't wanna be the one that got away, yeah Big mistake, broke the sweetest promise That you never should have made
I'm here on the kitchen floor You call, but I won't hear it You said, "No one else," how could you do this, babe?
You really blew this, babe We ain't gettin' through this one, babe This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe This is the last time, this is the last time This is the last time, I'll ever call you "babe"
What a waste Takin' down the pictures and the plans we made, yeah And it's strange how your face doesn't look so innocent Your secret has its consequence and that's on you, babe
I break down every time you call We're a wreck, you're the wreckin' ball We said, "No one else", how could you do this, babe?
You really blew this, babe We ain't gettin' through this one, babe This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe This is the last time, this is the last time This is the last time
Since you admitted it (oh), I keep picturin' (oh) Her lips on your neck (oh), I can't unsee it (oh) I hate that because of you (oh), I can't love you, babe What a shame, didn't want to be the one that got away How could you do this, babe?
You really blew this, babe We ain't gettin' through this one, babe How could you do this, babe? This is the last time, this is the last time This is the last time I'll ever call you, babe
How could you do this, babe? I'm here on the kitchen floor, you call but I won't hear it You said, "No one else," we ain't gettin' through this one, babe I break down every time you call, this is the last time We're a wreck, you're the wreckin' ball (this is the last time) You said, "No one else" This is the last time I'll ever call you "babe"
It's been reported that Taylor Swift penned the lyrics to Sugarland's song 'Babe' at the tender age of 15. Apparently, the song's conception came about after Swift wrote the track and it was later recorded by the American country music duo Sugarland. The agreement regarding the song's authorship was settled, with Swift being credited as a co-writer, alongside Patrick Monahan of Train, and the song's production was overseen by Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
Written by: Taylor Swift, Patrick T. Monahan Album: Babe
Einstein disait : « Tout le monde est un génie. Mais si on juge un poisson sur sa capacité à grimper à un arbre, il passera sa vie à croire qu’il est stupide. »
** les « méthodes et outils pour apprendre » doivent comptées parmi les composantes du socle commun de connaissances, de compétences et de culture au primaire et au collège**
More proof the killing of the 2 Israeli embassy employees was an execution:
The gunman walked up to 4 people who were exiting the "museum" and shot only the young couple. - latest news: after both victims were on the ground, he leaned over and shot them a few times more. The woman started to crawl away at which time the shooter reloaded and finished her off. - never even pointing the gun at the other 2 people.
Also, after the rather tepid response from Israel yesterday morning to the killing of 2 Israelis, later in the afternoon Natanyahoo referred to the shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington D.C. as a result of "blood libels against Israel" - an accusation that Jewish people used the blood of Christians in religious rituals, especially in the preparation of Passover bread...
note, and a twist: the both victims, while genetically Ashkenazim, are reportedly professing Christian (Messianic Jews). And while certainly many Hispanic people are Catholic - the shooter was an avowed communist... Communism is the religion of the Atheistic Ashkenazim tribe. So a member of the commie tribe killed 2 Christians and Netanyahoo calls it a blood libel?
What exactly was Netanyahoo saying? Was the killing of 2 "Christians" a blood ritual? on Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the "Omer" count (Kabbalah calendar)?
or were they both just killed because they were pro-Palestinian leftists who didn't work for Israeli supremacy?
Le "bachotage" est un terme utilisé pour désigner une forme d'étude intensive et de dernière minute, souvent employée par les étudiants avant un examen ou une épreuve. Il s'agit de réviser rapidement et intensément pour retenir une grande quantité de connaissances en peu de temps.
I inform the Community about a dramatic development which, to my knowledge, has not been mentioned by mainstream media in the West, namely the return of Russian videos to youtube.com
The stately and inclined spiral galaxy NGC 3511 is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy is located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater (The Cup). From Hubble’s vantage point in orbit around Earth, NGC 3511 is tilted by about 70 degrees, intermediate between face-on galaxies that display the […]
Gaza is on the brink of famine after a three-month blockade on supplies, the UN warns. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew looks at how the Palestinians got to this point
Virtually every time the government has cracked down on leaks claiming some kind of threat to the homeland, the real threat has been to its own reputation.
Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 05/23/25: Iran To Hold US Accountable for Israeli Attack, Randy Fine Implies Gaza Should Be 'Nuked,' and More youtube.com/watch?v=2DLTd3vlPW…
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my cat bites my watch every morning. i got a couple new bracelets on my other arm recently and now hes biting that too. kitty is spoiled for chomping choice
80 % in Deutschland sagen Nein zu Israels Vorgehen in Gaza. Die Bundesregierung bleibt trotzdem Komplizin - politisch, finanziell, militärisch. Deutschland ist zweitgrößter Waffenlieferant an Israel.
Es reicht. Nicht in unserem Namen. Kommt auf die Straße!
I like his idea. Because just telling people you use #LibreOffice ain't gonna cut it.
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When I was very young, three or four, before I learned to write, I’d search out empty pages in my father’s thin, hardbound ledgers and out-of-date diaries, and scribble from left to right. I would sit them on an angled louvre, the humid Brisbane air drifting in, and play at writing.
I think I derive some pleasure in the friction of pencil on paper itself, surfing the feint-ruled lines. There is electricity – lightning, back through memoir – that links to my early tactile sense of the world. Perhaps, eventually, we’ll be able to see AI for what it is and take solace in human traces – an interest in process and practice will deepen. This is happening already, but there’ll be more focus on the open studio or the singular, lifelong accumulation of skill and intelligence of any artist, musician or writer – something AI lacks. A painter slowly perfecting a subtle un-mimicable line via studies or works-in-progress.
I’m writing this sentence in pencil. I write most of my first drafts by hand; it’s something I’ve done for nearly 15 years. What prompted me was a fancy exercise book I was once given as a gift: almost waxy, caramel-coloured paper with fine, milky feint-ruled lines. It whispered to be pencilled on.
I’m happy to escape the computer and travel lightly – in a cafe, gallery or wilderness.
I can hand-write faster, too – well, probably slower than I can type, but it’s a fast-blur sort of writing; being left-handed, this scribbly sentence vanishes below my hand and wrist, out of mind. I concentrate on a calm centre where the graphite sizzles against the paper, resisting the urge to edit.
Japanese pencils and notebooks, German sharpeners. Sun-bitten Australian hands.
My habit is quaint, I know, and there are downsides – deciphering my scribbly handwriting is like trying to communicate with the dead. And I’m accumulating piles of smudgy notebooks and stubs of pencils that I can’t bring myself to throw away. But I’m beginning to think all this is more important than I first anticipated.
A writer friend recently posted that after updating her version of Microsoft Word, it invited itself to collaborate on her novel in progress, offering to work on 2,000 words at a time. Instead she workshopped her panic with fellow writers who helped her unplug the tech. But this is where we’re at. The question blooms by the day – how are we to know if any creative text, novel, essay, poem or short story is AI assisted, or even authored? In time, will it be impossible to tell?
At present, the best we seem to have is an honesty system where authors put their hand up if they’ve used AI. I recently submitted some poems to an Australian literary journal – something I’ve been doing for more than a couple of decades – but for the first time I noticed a checkbox with the line “I haven’t used AI” next to it. It’s easy to tick, but how are we to trust that work is genuine, especially given several well-documented cases of plagiarism in Australian literature?
This has me realise – for those who value non-AI-generated literature, the focus will shift to this: how do we prove we didn’t use AI? My first thought is: practice with a ‘c’. It’s what sets us aside from AI-generated content, right? Artists’ practice.
As someone working in the literary realm with a pencil, I struggle to trust AI as anything but a numb wrecker – docile, tonally one-dimensional, static, fattened with stolen literature. I almost liken it to an empty hoax, but it has nothing on Ern Malley.
In 1943, conservative poets Harold Stewart and James McAuley invented a poet called Ernest Lalor Malley, made ornate mock-wacky poems and presented them to the young editor of the modernist magazine Angry Penguins. We also know that the hoax worked very well – Ern was the centrepiece of a 1944 Angry Penguins edition, with Malley-inspired cover art by Sidney Nolan, no less. But the hoaxers were a little too good – the poems became some of the strangest and best and most influential in Australian literary history.
This is not to suggest we need another hoax, only to compare this complex richness against the generative-AI world which is so much less knotty or interesting – there is no cascading human archive in it. Can AI fragilely misstep like Stewart and McAuley? It was the charm and vulnerability and improvisational flair in their – let’s face it – beautiful failure. In AI, are we to find this allure or scribbly imaginative interstice?
[Last paragraph truncated for length.]
Now, if only we didn't stop teaching our kids how to write -- and cursive -- in our schools.
My habit is quaint, I know, and there are downsides – but for those who value literature, the focus will shift to this: how do we prove we didn’t use AI?
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in reply to Taylor Swift • • •Sugerland's performance of this song far surpasses anything Taylor Swift could ever achieve with her thin and nasal voice, which barely reaches the edge of the stage. While Taylor is a co-writer of the song and likely contributed most of the lyrics, much like with a "song" writer, one should focus more on the "writer" part.
You can find Sugerland's original version of "Babe" here: Sugerland's Original Version
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in reply to Spirillen • • •I must say, I'm a bit surprised by your comment on Taylor Swift's music video for "Babe (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video)". You seem to be suggesting that Jennifer Nettles's version of the song far surpasses Taylor Swift's rendition, and that Taylor's vocals are somewhat lacking.
While it's true that Taylor Swift's voice may not be as powerful as some other artists, I think it's unfair to say that she can't hold her own. After all, she is a talented singer-songwriter who has built a career on her unique sound and style. And let's not forget, she is a co-writer on the song, so she must have had some input on the lyrics and melody.
That being said, I do think it's interesting to compare Taylor's version of "Babe" to Sugarland's original version, which can be found here: tube.matrix.rocks/w/984gy5yxpX…. Perhaps the difference in style and sound is what sets the two versions apart, and ultimately, it comes down to personal preference.
As for your comment about Taylor Swift focusing more on the "writer" aspect of her career, I think that's a valid point. She has certainly made a name for herself as a skilled songwriter, and her ability to craft catchy, relatable lyrics is a big part of her appeal. But at the same time, I think she's also a capable singer who can bring her songs to life in a way that resonates with her fans.
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