Taylor Swift's Friend Reveals 'Really Weird' Experience Involving Ex-Boyfriend Matt Healy
It is believed that at least two of Taylor Swift's songs on her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," are about her boyfriend, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. The All-Pro tight end is supposedly referenced in the songs "The Alchemy" and "So High School," as Swift continues to share her life experiences to her fans through her lyrics.
At the same time, another track on the album is widely considered to be about her ex-boyfriend Matt Healy, who is the frontman of the band The 1975. Swift and Healy had a brief fling in 2023 that reportedly lasted for just one month. Nevertheless, the whirlwind romance still had such an impact on the "Karma" singer that she supposedly wrote a song about him.
In the hit "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart," Swift sings: "Sometimes, I wonder if you're gonna screw this up with me / But you told Lucy you'd kill yourself if I ever leave / And I had said that to Jack about you, so I felt seen / Everyone we know understands why it's meant to be / 'Cause we're crazy."
As it turns out, the Lucy who was referenced in the lyrics is singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, who also happens to be a friend of both Swift and Healy. In a recent interview with People, Dacus revealed that Swift even reached out to her before name-dropping her in the song.
"I think it's fair game to say 'yes,'" Dacus told People. "She actually texted me and asked for my approval."
According to Dacus, who is also part of the Grammy Award-winning supergroup Boygenius, the experience of listening to the song for the first time was "really weird."
"Well, I pushed play on the album just like, 'Oh, this is so crazy,'" she recalled. "This is the first Taylor record to come out since meeting her, and listening to a friend's record feels so much different than a stranger's record.
"So I was like, 'This is really weird. This voice that I've heard basically what feels like my whole waking life saying my name."
While Dacus admitted that listening to the song was "definitely an experience," she still had nothing but high praise for Swift's songwriting talent, saying: "I don't know how many people at her level, if anyone is at her level, are writing from the heart that openly."
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift Not At Fault For Travis Kelce's Predicted Fate
Taylor Swift Not At Fault For Travis Kelce's Predicted Fate originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Behind every good man, there's a good woman. And behind every declining tight end ... there is a distraction-causing pop star? Advertisement Nah. The Kansas City Chiefs are a dynasty most of all because they have the best quarterback in the NFL in Patrick Mahomes. Having one of the best-ever coaches in Andy Reid is also in play. But having the best tight end in the sport for the better part of a decade? That is Travis Kelce. He's a foundational reason for the Chiefs. And he's giving it one more go, it seems, before he opts for a retirement from football and a continuing romance with Taylor Swift. Along the way? After a decade spent dominating the sport, his production is declining, too. ... and is predicted to continue to do so. ... with some Chiefs fans saying the same thing about Kelce's drop in Pro Football Focus' tight end rankings, which landed him at No. 7. ... Advertisement You know. That "love'' has gotten in the way of football. That it's somehow all Taylor's fault. But the truth? It's about another human phenomenon: Aging. 'While Kelce has been the second-most-valuable tight end over the past two seasons, per PFF WAR, 2024 represented the lowest-graded season of his career (71.7),' John Kosko wrote for PFF. 'Age looks to be catching up to the future Hall of Famer, as his 91.4 PFF overall grade from 2022 appears to be a thing of the past.' Kelce, 25, is slotted between Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson and Philadelphia Eagles veteran Dallas Goedert. Also ahead of him are George Kittle, Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Mark Andrews, and Sam LaPorta. Advertisement Young studs are catching up. That's just the way this works. Being ranked seventh in the league is still a plus. But the days of his all-out dominance might be over. Kelce lost over half of a yard per route run and a yard after the catch per reception (per Pro Football Focus). That suggests that Kelce's explosiveness is diminished and that he isn't the same field stretcher from his years past. So maybe the Chiefs no longer have the NFL's best tight end. But a lesser Kelce can still be one who moves off into retirement with Taylor ...and with another Super Bowl ring. Related: Taylor Swift Takes Wedding Selfie With Travis Kelce In Photo Turning Heads Related: Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Share 'Adorable Giggly' Date Night Before Chiefs Minicamp This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Conner Smith's Rep Gives Update After Nashville Fatal Accident
Rising country star Conner Smith's representative has now responded to the news that Smith was involved in a fatal accident in Nashville, TN, that left an elderly woman dead. Smith's rep told People that he was 'involved in a car accident that tragically claimed a life.' Smith was not injured. The crash occurred on the evening of June 8, and Dorothy Dobbins, 77, was killed after being struck by a pickup truck driven by Smith, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department wrote in a news release. 'His heart goes out to Ms. Dobbins' family during this incredibly difficult time,' Smith's rep's statement said, according to People. 'Mr. Smith continues to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation.' People noted that sources told the publication that Smith was not impaired at the time of the crash nor "distracted by his phone." Smith has 200,000 followers on Instagram. According to 9News, he is best known for the "viral hit 'I Hate Alabama' and released his debut album, 'Smoky Mountains,' in 2024." He "was nominated for New Male Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards last year," the station reported. "The pedestrian killed Sunday night after she was struck by a vehicle on 3rd Avenue North near Van Buren Street is identified as 77-year-old Dorothy Dobbins," police wrote. "The preliminary investigation indicates that a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, driven by Conner Smith, 24, was traveling north on 3rd Avenue North as Dobbins was crossing the roadway," the release says. "It appears that she was inside a marked crosswalk when she was struck around 7:30 p.m. Dobbins, who lived nearby, was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died." "The preliminary contributing factor for this crash appears to be Smith failing to yield the right of way to the pedestrian. He showed no signs of impairment. There are no charges at present as the investigation continues," the release Smith's Rep Gives Update After Nashville Fatal Accident first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 10, 2025
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift-themed planetarium show 'Reputation: Under the Stars,' coming to Springfield Museums
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Swifties in western Massachusetts have a new reason to look to the stars. The Springfield Museums has launched 'Reputation: Under the Stars,' a brand-new planetarium show that blends the music of Swift's 2017 album Reputation with dazzling visuals in the historic Seymour Planetarium. Springfield Museums presents 'Swiftie Saturdays' with '1989 Under the Stars' planetarium show Presented Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 4 p.m., the show features the original recordings from Reputation, now owned by Swift herself, accompanied by full-dome immersive effects. The experience is complimentary for museum members and available to other visitors aged 8 and above for an additional $5 with museum admission. 'I love the sound of visitors singing along with the music in Seymour Planetarium and when there's dancing in the aisles!' said Jenny Powers, Director of the Springfield Science Museum and a self-described Swiftie. 'And now, when we license the music, it's the artist who benefits from the songs she created. We're so happy that every version is Taylor's version!' The production follows the success of '1989: Under the Stars,' a similar show that ran in spring 2024. Museum staff had long hoped to create a Reputation experience but waited until Swift re-released her version of the album to align with their commitment to using only artist-owned recordings. Kaitlynn Goulette, a 16-year-old amateur astronomer, educator at the Seymour Planetarium, and longtime Swift fan, began developing the show last summer in anticipation of the album's re-release. Goulette's accomplishments in astronomy outreach are already extensive. She is a graduate of the Arunah Hill Natural Science Center's 'Starwatch' leadership program, serves as a panelist for the Springfield Science Museum's online outreach series 'AstroQuest,' and holds a leadership position as director of the Springfield STARS Club. Her monthly astronomy newsletter, 'The Starry Scoop,' recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, and she recently launched a podcast of the same name to bring beginner-friendly space science to a wider audience. The Seymour Planetarium, part of the Springfield Science Museum, combines astronomical history with cutting-edge technology. It houses the world's oldest operating American-made star projector—the 86-year-old Korkosz 'star ball'—and now features Zeiss Velvet full-dome projectors, the only digital system globally that can render a true black sky background, enhancing the optical brilliance of the vintage Korkosz star field. With music, lights, and a cosmic backdrop, 'Reputation: Under the Stars' offers fans a new kind of listening party—one that's literally out of this world. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
