Singer’s talked-about music video is filled with symbolic references, và eagle-eyed fans are eagerly decoding its hidden meanings
Taylor Swift is nothing if not a vengeful lyricist and a pro at image reinvention; her new, darker, self-satirizing persona makes that abundantly clear. The singer, who dropped the music clip for her scathing new single “Look What You Made Me Do” at Sunday night’s VMAs, hid numerous details in plain sight for her fans khổng lồ see, interpret and discuss.
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The song, which is an aural burn book of all of Swift’s past (and current) critics, takes aim at several of her more high-profile detractors with lines lượt thích “I don’t lượt thích your tilted stage” (a possible jab at West’s tilted stage on his Saint Pablo tour) & moments like her faux phone gọi announcing that “the old Taylor is dead,” reminiscent of her controversial recorded hotline with the rapper.
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But Swift’s symbol-drenched music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, adds another layer lớn her good-girl-gone-bad anthem. Here are 13 things you may have missed during Sunday night’s premiere – & why they matter in the world of Swifties and perpetual shade-throwing.
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1. The Nils Sjoberg tombstone in the opening scene. As many will remember, Nils Sjoberg was the pseudonym that Swift used for a songwriting credit on her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris’ năm 2016 summer hit, “This Is What You Came For.” When it was revealed that Swift was, in fact, the creative mind behind the single, some short-lived drama ensued, with Harris slamming his ex và bringing up her ongoing beef with Katy Perry.
From Katy Perry’s spotty debut as host khổng lồ Kendrick Lamar’s victory khổng lồ a Chester Bennington tribute, here’s VMAs 2017 highs và lows. Watch here.
