If you're thinking about dating Taylor Swift, know this: Your behavior—good, bad, or in-between—will be documented in song, and "The Ballad of You Being a Dick" might very well become a top 10 single.
Today Taylor releases her latest studio album, the bound-to-be-huge Red, and we're already sure that its chart-topping hit, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," is about ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal. Others who've been Swift-noted for failing to measure up are Joe Jonas, John Mayer, and the high school boyfriend who cheated on her.
Sometimes Taylor has said who she's singing about ("Hey Stephen" and "Dear John" turned out to be about guys named Stephen and John), other times the fans have had to compare the lyrics to her frantic dating history to find a match. But make no mistake, these songs are about real people.
Here's the definitive history of a young girl, a guitar, and baskets full of dirty laundry in need of airing.
If you're thinking about dating Taylor Swift, know this: Your behavior—good, bad, or in-between—will be documented in song, and "The Ballad of You Being a Dick" might very well become a top 10 single.
Today Taylor releases her latest studio album, the bound-to-be-huge Red, and we're already sure that its chart-topping hit, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," is about ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal. Others who've been Swift-noted for failing to measure up are Joe Jonas, John Mayer, and the high school boyfriend who cheated on her.
Sometimes Taylor has said who she's singing about ("Hey Stephen" and "Dear John" turned out to be about guys named Stephen and John), other times the fans have had to compare the lyrics to her frantic dating history to find a match. But make no mistake, these songs are about real people.
Here's the definitive history of a young girl, a guitar, and baskets full of dirty laundry in need of airing.
Brandon Borello
Drew Hardwick
Sam Armstrong
Jake Owen
Stephen Liles
Martin Johnson
Joe Jonas
Camilla Belle
Adam Young
Kanye West
Taylor Lautner
John Mayer
Bob Lefsetz
Cory Monteith
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ronan Thompson
Song: "Ronan" (2012)
Best lyric: "When the blind hope / Turned to crying and screaming why / Flowers pile up in the worst way / No one knows what to say / About a beautiful boy who died"
Break-ups aren't the only topic Taylor writes about. Co-written with Ronan's mother Maya Thompson, Swift penned the ballad after reading Maya's blog post about her son, a young four-year old boy who lost his life to neuroblastoma. The singer debuted the song at a Stand Up to Cancer event and helped raise awareness about the Ronan Thompson Foundation.