Dates and Times
Taylor's birthday.
December 13th, 1989.
We call this album "Debut" or "Self-Titled," but it's actually called this.
What is Taylor Swift?
"Style" is a nod to the name of this on-again, off-again ex.
Who is Harry Styles?
Taylor's best friend Abigail is referenced by name in this song.
What is "Fifteen?"
The opening track on "Red."
What is "State of Grace?"
Taylor dated Joe Alwyn for this many years.
What is six?
Most fans refer to Taylor as this, referencing her hair
What is Blondie?
"I miss your tan skin/and your sweet smile/so good to me/so right." Taylor is referencing this actor in "Back to December."
Who is Taylor Lautner?
Jack Antonoff, Taylor's longtime friend and collaborator, has been in any of these three bands.
What are Steel Train, Fun., or Bleachers?
Nat and Riley sang a parody of this song at Outdoor School in 2012, including the awful lyric, "Someday I'll be saving the world for fishies."
What is "Mean?"
The date and/or time mentioned in "Last Kiss."
"Lit through the darkness at 1:58" and "That July Ninth."
Ratty
Who is Matty Healy?
"Getaway Car" is rumored to be about this British rebound.
Who is Tom Hiddleston?
Any of Taylor's three cats.
Who are Meredith, Olivia, and Benjamin Button?
When the Jonas Brothers released "Much Better," with the lyrics, "I get a rep for breakin' hearts/Now I'm done with superstars/And all the tears on her guitar/I'm not bitter/But now I see/Everything I'd ever need/Is the girl in front of me/She's much better" Taylor retaliated with this song.
What is "Better than Revenge?"
Taylor was born in 1989, and named an album after that year. This also came out in 1989, and is referenced in "But Daddy, I love Him."
What is "The Little Mermaid?"
Yogurt Boy, or Jobless
Who is Joe Alwyn?
Taylor forgot this ex existed.
Who is Calvin Harris?
A song written about Taylor's mother, or referencing her.
What is "The Best Day," "Soon You'll Get Better," "thanK You, aIMee" and/or "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things."
Taylor performed this song with then-boyfriend Joe Jonas in the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience.
What is Should've Said No?
LoverFest, the festival promoting the album "Lover," was supposed to be during this time, before being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
What is Summer of 2020?
Taylor's infamous 2016 Met Gala appearance, where she came with Tom Hiddleston and met Joe Alwyn, led to this nickname for her
Taylor has written songs about two people named Drew (Drew in "Teardrops on my Guitar" is not the same Drew referenced in "Tim McGraw"). However, another pair of exes also share a first name.
Who are Joe Alwyn and Joe Jonas?
"Gaylors" ship Taylor with this backstabbing ex-friend of hers, for some reason.
Who is Karlie Kloss?
This song, despite being unreleased, is popular in fanvids and karaoke. It includes the lyrics, "And I could tell you/his favorite color's green/he loves to argue/born on the seventeenth."
What is "I'd Lie?"