01of 10"You Need to Calm Down!“Taylor Swift/YouTubeTaylor Swift, 29, released the celebrity-packed music video for single “You Need To Calm Down” Monday, and in proper Swift fashion, the video is filled with unending easter eggs.From LGBTQ references to potential collabs, the singer left her Swifties pausing and playing the new video trying to spot every single reference.Here they are, so you don’t have to!
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“You Need to Calm Down!”
Taylor Swift/YouTube
Taylor Swift, 29, released the celebrity-packed music video for single “You Need To Calm Down” Monday, and in proper Swift fashion, the video is filled with unending easter eggs.
From LGBTQ references to potential collabs, the singer left her Swifties pausing and playing the new video trying to spot every single reference.
Here they are, so you don’t have to!
02of 10It’s 13 o’clock!Taylor Swift/YouTubeBy now, everyone knows that Swift has an affinity for the number 13. She was born on Dec. 13, therelease date for her albumLoveris on Aug. 23, 2019 (which adds up to 13) and throughout her career she’s sneaked in the number in her music.This music video is definitely not the exception! In a close-up of Swift’s watch, the 13 replaced the typical 1 on it — a brief, yet clever nod to the singer’s favorite number. Now,fans can sport the same watch, as Swift included it in a merch release after the music video premiered.The watch also features the newest addition to her cat family:Benjamin Button! Swift’s newest kitten was introduced to fans whenBrendon Uriehanded her a kitten during the “ME!” music video.“When I started holding him I was obviously in love with him and his handler was like ‘He doesn’t have a home’ and he looked at me like ‘Adopt me, please,’” the singer said during an Instagram Live introducing the kitten.
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It’s 13 o’clock!
By now, everyone knows that Swift has an affinity for the number 13. She was born on Dec. 13, therelease date for her albumLoveris on Aug. 23, 2019 (which adds up to 13) and throughout her career she’s sneaked in the number in her music.
This music video is definitely not the exception! In a close-up of Swift’s watch, the 13 replaced the typical 1 on it — a brief, yet clever nod to the singer’s favorite number. Now,fans can sport the same watch, as Swift included it in a merch release after the music video premiered.
The watch also features the newest addition to her cat family:Benjamin Button! Swift’s newest kitten was introduced to fans whenBrendon Uriehanded her a kitten during the “ME!” music video.
“When I started holding him I was obviously in love with him and his handler was like ‘He doesn’t have a home’ and he looked at me like ‘Adopt me, please,’” the singer said during an Instagram Live introducing the kitten.
03of 10Bye, Karyn! Hello, butterflies.Taylor Swift/YouTubeTaylor’s snake days are over!We get a closer look at the single cover of “You Need To Calm Down” in the music video when the camera zooms in on Swift’s tattooed back featuring a lonesome snake, with dozens of butterflies flying from it.It’s clear that thereputationera is behind her now — and maybe Karyn, the inflatable snake used on Swift’s tour, is too. The singer included a similar snake-to-butterfly theme at the beginning of the “ME!”music videowhen butterflies began to fly after a slithering snake explodes into a kaleidoscope of butterflies.
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Bye, Karyn! Hello, butterflies.
Taylor’s snake days are over!
We get a closer look at the single cover of “You Need To Calm Down” in the music video when the camera zooms in on Swift’s tattooed back featuring a lonesome snake, with dozens of butterflies flying from it.
It’s clear that thereputationera is behind her now — and maybe Karyn, the inflatable snake used on Swift’s tour, is too. The singer included a similar snake-to-butterfly theme at the beginning of the “ME!”music videowhen butterflies began to fly after a slithering snake explodes into a kaleidoscope of butterflies.
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A Hayley Kiyoko Collab?
Fans are thinking that Kiyoko’s cameo teased a little more than just the duo’s friendship — the “Girls Like Girls” singer shoots an arrow at a target with the number five on it. Will the duo collab on track No. 5 ofLover?
Whether or not the two collaborate on it, track 5 must be significant, as she appeared on herEntertainment Weeklycoversporting a pin with the words “track 5” on it.
Kiyoko and Swift became friends after some bashed the “What I Need” singer and accused her of throwing shade at Swift during an interview.Swift defended Kiyoko.
The two women used the moment to become friends, which Kiyoko appeareing on theReputation World Tourstage alongside Swift, where the two performed “Delicate.”
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Lovergalore!
In multiple scenes during the video, fans spotted the name of Swift’s upcoming album,Lover.
Toward the beginning, Swift checks her phone and chucks it onto her bed. Emblazoned on the glittery case is the word “Lover” in the same cursive font used for the album’s cover. Fans can have their own Swift case.
The word “Lover” also appears in another sequence where Swift is sipping from a plastic straw. Fans were introduced toLoverwhen she released the “ME!” music video.
When askedabout her album title, Swift toldThe Independent, “I think you’ll see it once and hear it twice.”
06of 10Return to sender?Taylor Swift/YouTubeIs Swift teasing a new song… on a small mailbox?One scene showsDexter MayfieldandHannah Hartin front of their trailer, with an overflowing milbox with the words “Love Letters Only” painted on it. Perhaps it’s just a symbol of receiving notes about love, but could it also be a title of one ofLover’s tracks?Mayfield’s appearance in the clip isn’t the first time he cameos in a pop queen’s music video. The plus-sized model was featured inKaty Perry’s “Swish Swish” video. Hart, on the other hand, is the lesbian-in-chef of the YouTube seriesMy Drunk Kitchen.Hart is a Swiftie herself.
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Return to sender?
Is Swift teasing a new song… on a small mailbox?
One scene showsDexter MayfieldandHannah Hartin front of their trailer, with an overflowing milbox with the words “Love Letters Only” painted on it. Perhaps it’s just a symbol of receiving notes about love, but could it also be a title of one ofLover’s tracks?
Mayfield’s appearance in the clip isn’t the first time he cameos in a pop queen’s music video. The plus-sized model was featured inKaty Perry’s “Swish Swish” video. Hart, on the other hand, is the lesbian-in-chef of the YouTube seriesMy Drunk Kitchen.Hart is a Swiftie herself.
07of 10A tattooed talk show hostTaylor Swift/YouTubeAdam LambertgivesEllen DeGeneresa tattoo in the video — and what was put on her arm raised some eyebrows.The words “Cruel Summer” were written on the talk show host’s arm, and fans think that this might be the title of a new track.The DeGeneres cameo was hinted at over a month ago when Swift appeared onThe Ellen Show. Fans were clueless that it wouldactuallyhappen!“I think you said you wanted me in it,”DeGeneres says in the interview.“I mean, yeah, that would be a dream,” Swift responds. “Would you want to do that?”“Hmm I don’t know. I’ll think about it for sure,” Ellen says, unenthusiastically. “Okay. Yeah, I’ll do it,” she later added.
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A tattooed talk show host
Adam LambertgivesEllen DeGeneresa tattoo in the video — and what was put on her arm raised some eyebrows.
The words “Cruel Summer” were written on the talk show host’s arm, and fans think that this might be the title of a new track.
The DeGeneres cameo was hinted at over a month ago when Swift appeared onThe Ellen Show. Fans were clueless that it wouldactuallyhappen!
“I think you said you wanted me in it,”DeGeneres says in the interview.
“I mean, yeah, that would be a dream,” Swift responds. “Would you want to do that?”
“Hmm I don’t know. I’ll think about it for sure,” Ellen says, unenthusiastically. “Okay. Yeah, I’ll do it,” she later added.
08of 10Cher-ing is caring!Taylor Swift/YouTubeIntroducing us to the video’s colorful trailer park world, the camera focuses on a framed painting with the feminist-inspiringCherquote, “Mom, I am a rich man.”The iconic quote is straight from a1996 interview with Cher, where the musical legend says that men are really not a necessity, and instead are a luxury, like dessert.“I adore dessert, I love men,” the “Believe” singer said in that interview. And it seems like Swift loves dessert, too — the music video is filled with sweets and pastries. In one frame, she puts cotton candy in a blender and the video ends with a cake-throwing fight.
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Cher-ing is caring!
Introducing us to the video’s colorful trailer park world, the camera focuses on a framed painting with the feminist-inspiringCherquote, “Mom, I am a rich man.”
The iconic quote is straight from a1996 interview with Cher, where the musical legend says that men are really not a necessity, and instead are a luxury, like dessert.
“I adore dessert, I love men,” the “Believe” singer said in that interview. And it seems like Swift loves dessert, too — the music video is filled with sweets and pastries. In one frame, she puts cotton candy in a blender and the video ends with a cake-throwing fight.
09of 10Ryan Reynolds or Bob Ross?Taylor Swift/YouTubeToward the end of the colorful video,Ryan Reynoldsmakes a special appearance.In a Bob Ross-esque moment, the actor is seen painting a replica of iconic New York City LGBTQ bar Stonewall Inn.Just last week,Swift appearaed at the Stonewall Innfor an intimate performance. The singer has used this era to promote LGBTQ equality and even includes a nod to LGBT organizationGLAADin the lyric video for “You Need to Calm Down.“Reynolds, 42, is no stranger to paying homage to Ross. In a teaser promotingDeadpool 2, the actor (in his Deadpool costume)portrayed the iconic PBS painter.
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Ryan Reynolds or Bob Ross?
Toward the end of the colorful video,Ryan Reynoldsmakes a special appearance.
In a Bob Ross-esque moment, the actor is seen painting a replica of iconic New York City LGBTQ bar Stonewall Inn.
Just last week,Swift appearaed at the Stonewall Innfor an intimate performance. The singer has used this era to promote LGBTQ equality and even includes a nod to LGBT organizationGLAADin the lyric video for “You Need to Calm Down.”
Reynolds, 42, is no stranger to paying homage to Ross. In a teaser promotingDeadpool 2, the actor (in his Deadpool costume)portrayed the iconic PBS painter.
10of 10A happy meal!Taylor Swift/YouTubeThe biggest surprise in the music video comes whenKaty Perry, sporting herMet Gala burger suit, unites with french fry-wearing Swift signaling theofficialend to a longtime feud.Last week, Perry, 34, shared a picture of a plate of cookies from Swift on Instagram. The words “peace at last” were written in red icing and Perry captioned the photo, “feels good.“Could “Peace at Last” be the title of a Katy-Taylor collab in the works — or was it just a precursor to Monday’s surprise appearance?
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A happy meal!
The biggest surprise in the music video comes whenKaty Perry, sporting herMet Gala burger suit, unites with french fry-wearing Swift signaling theofficialend to a longtime feud.
Last week, Perry, 34, shared a picture of a plate of cookies from Swift on Instagram. The words “peace at last” were written in red icing and Perry captioned the photo, “feels good.”
Could “Peace at Last” be the title of a Katy-Taylor collab in the works — or was it just a precursor to Monday’s surprise appearance?
source: people.com
