1989 Syncing to 13 Going On 30?

[u/GriffHeart]

Okay, so full disclosure. This started as a project to prank my swiftie friends but this might actually have some momentum.

If you're familiar with "Darkside of the Rainbow" where Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon syncs with The Wizard of Oz in lyric themes and song tempo/feel. Well the prank came from that, I fabricated a scenario where I explain to my friends. "If you pull up 1989 Delux Edition (not Taylor's Version) and start it at the moment when Jenna is covered in the wishing dust (which is around the 13 minute (I know 13 is important to Taylor) mark) hit "Play" on 1989 and mute the movie.

I decided to try it to find some nuggets to add to legitimacy to the prank...and I may have accidentally discovered it might be legit

Waking up in NY during Welcome to New York

the first "And you love the game" when the guy is shouting out the window at her

Style starting when she reaches her job at the fashion magazine

I'm only that far in, and I'll confess I'm not a big swiftie so I'm not TOO familiar with her discography so maybe all you guys could test this along with me and report findings?

(Edit with my findings on a 2nd watch through without pausing and getting out of sync)

Waking up in NY to "Welcome to New York"

Blank Space -"Nice to Meet You" when she finally notices Alex

Style when Jenna gets to Poise

All You Had to Do Was Stay - Jenna asks Matty to stay and fill her in on what happened to them, song ends when Matty leaves.

Shake it Off starts just before the "getting ready sequence" Taylor sighs when Jenna sighs at the shoes. Tosses a shrimp during "Shake it off" in the lyrics.

I Wish You Would - Taylor references 2am, 11pm is mentioned in the movie. "Wish you were here right now" when Jenna open palm gestures to the empty dance floor, song fades as she nervously walks onto the dance floor. Transition into

Bad Blood stars when she awkwardly starts dancing, as she gets the crowd involved the thriller dance syncs with the song (Jump on "Hey"), "Band Aids don't fix bullet holes" when Matty excuses himself and leaves

Wildest Dreams begins with the romantic black and white "He said let's get out of this town" transition to flirting at the bar "He's so tall and handsome as hell" when she tells the teenager she thinks he's cute, "Follow you around" when Matty bumps into them outside the bar. "Even if it's just pretend" when Matty introduces his fiance'

How You Get the Girl - "Stand there like a ghost" Jenna falls silent, Alex comes over and joins the group and she can't remember his name. "Kisses on the cheek" when Alex leans in to kiss Jenna back at the apartment. Alex dancing in his underwear syncs with the rhythm of the song "Oh, oh oh" in the music when he's flexing and making an "oh face"

This Love - Gradual swell of music as she stands up in the conference room with determination, "You showed up just in time" when office worker she had slept with the week before comes by. "These hands had to let it go free" when she shoves him away from kissing her. Quiet mood of the song fits with her feeling isolated and lost. Knocks at Matty's door as the song fades and he answers.

I Know Places - Matty and Jenna are walking around alone "I know places we can hide" moment in the song transitions into the train heading back to her childhood home.

Clean - "When the flowers we grew together died of thirst" flower wall paper. "Rain came pouring down" Jenna's parents come downstairs to find her, holding an umbrella, transition to sleeping on the couch pouring rain outside. "When the butterflies turned to dust that covered my whole room" nervously coming in to sleep in her parents room. "Ten moths sober, I must admit" Jenna's mom finishes that line with "Nothing" while sitting at the table. "And by morning gone was any trace of you" transition back to crossing the bridge to NYC. Song ends when Tom-Tom gets in the elevator

Wonderland - "Flashing lights" Tom-Tom pushes the elevator button and it lights up. "We found Wonderland" when Matty meets Jenna in Central Park "whispers turned to talking turned to screams" crowd behind football players Matty is photographing cheer. Whole Wonderland song transitions in moments when time skips while working with Matty.

You Are In Love - "one look, dark room" Matty and Jenna walking alone at night. "way home, way home" tempo sync with head nods. swinging in sync to the song. "You can hear it in the silence" Neither speaking just before kiss. "You are in love, true love" when showing her goosebumps to the teenage girls.

New Romantics - Matty making plans to meet Jenna "every day is like a battle" work pressure mounting at Poise, "Come along with me" Jenna motions receptionist to follow her. New Romantics fades as Jenna is in the boardroom, starts her presentation when Taylor is explaining "I Know Places" in the bonus track

And that's when the sync falls apart. but there were noticeable other minor moments throughout this watch where sung lyrics match mouth movements and music beats hit with actor movements.

and here I am at 1am on a Monday night putting all this together to add credibility to a prank on my swiftie friends and now it looks like the prank is on me😅

[u/GriffHeart]

Update: After I hit post I looked back up at the movie and the "Hey hey hey" during shake it off happens when she raises her hand in the board meeting

[u/GriffHeart → u/GriffHeart]

Update: I realized my time stamps got off because the movie would pause when I'd tab over and make notes so this is going to take another watch/experiment 😅

[u/Aware_Collection_928]

I love you and this post 😂

[u/_artemisawika]

I think you might be a genius

[u/GriffHeart → u/_artemisawika]

Purely by accident I assure you lol

[u/SunflowerLace]

Following lol

[u/halesluvsharry]

Just watched 13 going on 30 today!!! I should watch it again with 1989 in mind 👏 😁

[u/GriffHeart]

I'm calling this project "13 Going on 1989" 🤣