Taylor Swift’s bonus track has got everyone’s attention as fans think that she is throwing shade at her ex, John Mayer.
And Swifties haven’t given Mayer an easy time over it…
Keep scrolling for the full story.
Now, the country singer is a beloved figure in the world of music.
Swift released her self-titled debut album in 2006 and received a whole array of positive reviews from music critics, including a glowing piece by The New York Times.
They described it as “a small masterpiece of pop-minded country, both wide-eyed and cynical, held together by Ms. Swift’s firm, pleading voice.”
Not a bad job for an eighteen-year-old newbie writing her own material, right?
But her second album was the one that really blew up for her.
With hits like “Love Story” and “White Horse”, Swift found herself being propelled to superstardom and the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.
And from then on, her fame skyrocketed.
IMDb describes Swift as “a multi-Grammy award-winning American singer/songwriter who, in 2010 at the age of 20, became the youngest artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.”
It continued:
“In 2011 Swift was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year. She also has been named the American Music Awards Artist of the Year, as well as the Entertainer of the Year for both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, among many other accolades. As of this writing, she is also the top-selling digital artist in music history.”
There were, of course, a few bumps in the road…
But she became a source of inspiration for other young women trying to get into the industry with their own content.
But it wasn’t all positive…
The journey wasn’t an easy one, and Swift hardly discussed the dark side until very recently.
Swift has has her fair share of bad relationships.
And it seems she uses this to help give more meaning to her music.
One of her biggest relationship mishaps was when she got together with John Mayer.
And we all know how that went down.
Mayer and Swift dated briefly when he was thirty-two and she was just nineteen, back in 2009 to 2010.
And she has since written many songs that appear to be about the singer, such as ‘Speak Now’, and ‘Dear John’ which fans believe to be about him.
And recently, Mayer has been trending on Twitter thanks to Swift’s new track on her album Midnights.
The song is titled ‘Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve’.
And as you can guess, it doesn’t paint Mayer in a good light.
“At 19, and the God’s honest truth is that the pain was heaven/ And now that I’m grown, I’m scared of ghosts/ Memories feel like weapons/ And now that I know, I wish you left me wondering,” the lyrics read.
“If you never touched me, I would’ve gone along with the righteous/ If I never blushed, then they could’ve never whispered about this.
“And if you never saved me from boredom, I could’ve gone on as I was/ But lord you made me feel important, and then you tried to erase us.”
Yikes!
Fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on her song seemingly dissing Mayer over a decade after they split.
“John Mayer, be scared,” tweeted one fan.
“Damn I wish John Mayer was still with us, I know my guy would’ve absolutely loved this website if he was alive today. RIP,” tweeted another.
“John Mayer is never seeing heaven for this (she was 19, he was 32. THIRTY. TWO.),” wrote a third.
What do you think of the song?