Taylor Swift announced her forthcoming 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2024 Grammys on February 4.
The Grammy winner has mentioned poetry in her music before — see “The Lakes” and “Sweet Nothing” — but The Tortured Poets Department could also be a nod to Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, whom she dated from 2016 to 2023. Swift followed up Reputation with 2019’s Lover, trading in monochrome and snakes for bubblegum pink and butterflies. In the closing track, “Daylight,” Swift sings, “I once believed love would be black and white, but it’s golden.” The Tortured Poets Department’s color scheme seems to suggest the end of that golden era.Track 6 is titled “But Daddy I Love Him,” which Ariel famously says about Prince Eric in Disney’s The Little Mermaid .
Swift and Styles dated from late 2012 until early 2013. Their romance is believed to be the inspiration for several of Swift’s songs, including “Style,” “Out of the Woods” and “I Knew You Were Trouble.”Swift has been known to reserve the track five spot on her records for particularly vulnerable, heart-wrenching songs. “Dear John,” “White Horse” and “You’re on Your Own, Kid” are among the tear-jerkers to earn this tracklist placement.
Bow became a star during the 1920’s silent film era and is widely known as the first “It Girl.” Later in life, she struggled with mental health issues and became increasingly reclusive. Swifties have guessed that “Clara Bow” will serve as a reminder of the cost of fame and public scrutiny. Another Tortured Poets Department song title, “Fresh Out the Slammer,” has fans thinking Swift will compare her six-year relationship with Alwyn to a stint behind bars. She previously compared love to prison time in her 2017 song “…Ready for It?” which is believed to be inspired by Alwyn.
The romance sparked backlash due to Healy’s controversial comments during a February 2023 appearance on “The Adam Friedland Show” podcast. During the interview, Healy called Ice Spice an “Inuit Space Girl” and a “chubby Chinese lady.” He issued a public apology later that month. “The bolter in question,” one X user captioned a video of Alwyn running into a car while holding Swift’s hand to avoid being seen by photographers after a VMAs afterparty in August 2022. Another fan shared the same clip, writing, “YALL KNOW DAMN WELL THIS IS THE BOLTER SHES REFERRING TO! OH ITS BAD FOR HIM YALL.
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