Top 10 Hidden Details in Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl

MsMojo

Swifties, prepare to decode some serious Easter eggs! Join us as we uncover the most cleverly hidden references and callbacks scattered throughout Taylor Swift's glamorous new record. From Shakespeare to showbiz legends, Travis Kelce nods to industry feuds, Swift has packed this album with secrets that will have you replaying every track!

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00:00they know that this all points to you know current art past art or future art that's

00:05that's pretty much the the realm of the easter egg thing welcome to ms mojo and today we're

00:11counting down our picks for the easter eggs hidden throughout taylor swift's show-stopping album the

00:15life of a showgirl thank you thank you for appreciating that the album color cover is a

00:22reference to the famous ophelia painting which then ends up being referenced in the music

00:29video number 10 kept it 100 the fate of ophelia move aside heartbreak it is clear to anyone that

00:43swift's 12th album declares itself a love letter track by track she leaves her real-life muse

00:48fiance travis kelsey throughout the lyrics starting with the album opener

00:52the first verse nods to their 2023 meet cute when kelsey famously called her out on his podcast

01:06new heights i was disappointed that uh she doesn't talk before or after her shows because she has to

01:12save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings so i was a little butthurt i didn't get to hand her

01:17uh one of the bracelets i've made for her but in a playful twist the chorus reveals that kelsey

01:23joined the easter egg game too the lyric keep it 100 doesn't only tie to the sum of swift's

01:28favorite number and kelsey's jersey number yeah like i'm 87 and she's 13 yeah literally it's that

01:34simple just numbers and 100 yeah 13 plus 87 equals 100 that's numerology it also calls back to an

01:43instagram post from july we're well versed in swift's hidden clues but this one touchdown travis

01:49do you not keep it 100 ever i'm trying to i'm i attempt to it's crazy that you don't number nine

01:58violet eyes elizabeth taylor

02:01it's no secret that elizabeth taylor has been a long time inspiration for swift scrutinized

02:13everything she ever did she kept making more and more daring art the like it's almost like the more

02:21polarizing people were about her she first paid homage to the hollywood legend in her 2015 wildest

02:27dreams video then again in 2017's ready for it there's a nod to taylor's whirlwind romance with

02:33richard burton

02:34her latest dedication takes it a step further the song sparkles with tributes to the starlet's legacy

02:46a hook that references taylor's famous violet eyes a nod to cartier the brand behind the watch swift

02:52wore at her own engagement

02:53even a wink to white diamonds a perfume by taylor herself

03:02fans have even linked the track back to paper rings where swift once traded gems for genuine love

03:13i like shiny things but i'd marry you with paper rings uh-huh that's right

03:20but every showgirl knows you can have both

03:23number eight gucci cancelled

03:26i like them clipped in gucci and it's scandal

03:30swift has weathered her fair share of cancellations over her nearly 20-year career

03:35a doctored phone call from kanye west sparked such intense backlash in 2016

03:39that she was driven out of the spotlight only to return stronger than ever with her album

03:44reputation the following year

03:46look what you made me do look what you made me do look what you just made me do look what you just

03:53made me

03:53so it's no surprise that she stands fiercely by friends facing similar scrutiny

03:58come with me when they see us they'll run something wicked this way comes

04:03in canceled swift slips in a sly mention of gucci the same brand her friend britney mahomes wore to the u.s open

04:10though both have faced criticism for their friendship

04:12swift seems to make her stance clear on where her loyalties lie

04:16number seven new heights wood

04:19tucked in the latter half of the track list lies a four-leaf clover

04:28a rare mix of upbeat dance-worthy pop and shall we say innuendo

04:33and i have this idea about like i ain't got to knock on wood and we would knock on wood and it

04:37would be all these superstitions and it really started out in a very innocent place

04:42swift croons about finding her one true love comparing past heartbreaks to black cats

04:48the listeners were quick to pick up on the double entendre slipped between the lines

04:52among the playful nods to fiancee travis kelsey is a shout out to his podcast new heights

05:04you feel cocky you feel cocky about the song wood

05:08no like the whole any song that you know she references me it's not just any song it's very

05:16like this is a very specific you not only did swift unveil her album cover on an episode back

05:22in august but credits the show for bringing them together i'm just circling back to new heights to

05:26say thank you for for this look at this i'm the luckiest man in the world like the song the podcast

05:32itself turned out to be a lucky charm itself number six scott borchetta and later change in

05:39perspective to be taylor father figure you made a deal with this devil turns out my dick's bigger

05:462025 was a monumental year for swift after fighting for over half a decade she finally reclaimed her

05:54masters that were sold by scott borchetta back in 2019 and while we might not be getting reputation

05:59taylor's version anytime soon this song serves a sweet taste of vindication from the moment the track

06:05was announced rumors swirled about a possible sample of george michael's 1987 hit of the same name

06:11while michael received writing credits for the hook swift transforms the rest into something

06:20entirely her own

06:22the song unfolds as a power struggle between protege and mentor a theme that feels all too familiar but i

06:33also really have completely related to the protege um perspective in so many of these situations

06:41right like i relate to the to the younger one like when i'm listening to this song like but by the final

06:48chorus the message is driven home swift will always protect the family

06:52number five redefined all of those blues honey

07:00for years swift has written of a love that turns heartache into harmony

07:12and with this album it feels as though she's finally found it

07:15her joy radiates through subtle yet unmistakable callbacks to her previous lyrics

07:20long known for using color to paint emotion she's often lingered in shades of blue

07:25even in her previous record the tortured poets department the color was brushed across a

07:37melancholic canvas you sacrifice us to the gods of your bluest days but here the blue finally softens

07:44even her view on pet names has changed such a nice color on you yes i know it's the color of your

07:50eyes sweetie that's why we match so well once dismissed as petty or passive aggressive she sees

07:57them now as warm and affectionate proof that the same words can mean something entirely new when

08:02spoken by the right person when anyone called me sweetheart it was passive aggressive

08:08at the bar number four jeff lang ruined the friendship but i whispered at the grave

08:16should have kissed you anyway many expected this album to revel in the glitter of the era's tour

08:22or celebrate swift's romance with travis kelsey but track six takes an unexpected detour as a tender

08:28reflection on a missed opportunity when i left school i lost track of you abigail called me with

08:34the bad news goodbye long time fans were delighted to hear a shout out to abigail anderson swift's best

08:42friend who first appeared in 2008's 15. you sit in class next to redhead and abigail soon enough your best friends

08:51but the song's subject leaves the deepest mark regretfully recalling a crush she never pursued we learn that the

08:57person has since passed away yesterday i sang at the funeral of um one of my best friends and he was 21

09:06and i used to play my songs for him first so i would like to thank jeff lang listeners speculate the track

09:14pays tribute to her late school friend jeff lang thought to have inspired forever winter

09:19whoever it honors the message remains to take the leap and to never leave the question unanswered

09:32number three opal opalite

09:40attention hopeless romantics this one's for you this track feels like stepping into the sun after a storm

09:52can you react to certain situations in a way that benefits you and the people around you and

09:59essentially like acquire wisdom because of it and so opalite is a song about like kind of forgiving

10:05yourself for having gone through something that didn't pan out the way you wanted it to what a

10:09simple thought it also happens to be one of travis kelsey's favorites and it's not hard to see why

10:14with its buoyant rhythm and carefree lyrics it's the kind of song that will have you dancing down the

10:20street singing along in the car and bopping your head at your desk guilty on all three counts but there

10:25may be another reason why kelsey loves it the song is inspired by him opalite a man-made gem that

10:32mimics opal nods to the october born athlete's birthstone i had written down the word opalite

10:37because i learned that it's actually a man-made opal like opal can be man-made just like diamonds

10:43and so uh travis's birthstone is an opal the handcrafted stone is a beautiful ode to their handcrafted love

10:51number two charlie xcx actually romantic wrote me a song saying it makes you sick to see my face

11:01a showgirl's life is never short on sparkle or scandal true to form swift has stirred up a flurry

11:07of speculation over her album's most biting track fan zeroed in on charlie xcx as the target

11:13the brat singer appeared to throw the first jab with sympathy is a knife a song rumored to take aim at swift

11:19charlie's now husband performs in the 1975 alongside swift's ex maddie healy and she alludes

11:32to avoiding healy's girlfriend backstage

11:35in her rebuttal swift references a former flame who ghosted her then ties it back to an enemy who

11:47reveled in the fallout high-fived my ex and then you said you're glad he ghosted me some theorize

11:54the track is about kim kardashian who once mailed out valentines to haters whoever it's about it's

12:01clear that swift's pen is still sharp hadn't thought of you in a long time but you keep sending me funny

12:08valentines before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions the track list when stacked

12:15vertically the track list forms the silhouette of the heiress tour stage the shape of the track list

12:21makes the same shape as the heiress tour stage okay wow so that was a real one that was one that

12:29it took a while for them to discover in her phone a resurfaced clip seemingly shows kelsey telling his

12:34ex to put away her phone i wouldn't have to go on social media i wouldn't have to get on social

12:40me and seek validation you're not even drinking your wine you were in it for real

12:47she was in her phone and you were just opposed taylor's hideaways swift name drops portofino and

12:56the plaza atene favorites of elizabeth taylor that view of portofino was on my mind when you called me

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13:22number one ophelia the fate of ophelia

13:26swift is no stranger to shakespearean tragedies in fact it was a revisionist tune about romeo and

13:40juliet that earned her one of her first major hits

13:42almost 20 years later swift is drawing inspiration from another heroine ophelia

13:52prince hamlet's lover is doomed by the narrative falling victim to madness that results in her death

13:57but swift is saved in the nick of time by her own prince or rather a football player

14:10following her forlorn album the tortured poet's department swift is ready to cast away her blues

14:16and accept the love she has sought her whole life

14:18the accompanying music video draws parallels to the tragedy through the famous john everett malay painting

14:23showing how swift has finally escaped her doomed fate

14:27you saved my heart from the fate of ophelia

14:31now that you've made it to the grand finale

14:35make sure to tell us which hidden details you'd want to include in the encore

14:38you

14:40you

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