Untangling Taylor Swift’s Heartbreaking Goodbye to Joe Alwyn in “So Long, London”


by E! Online

E! Online— Taylor Swift penned a painful chronicle of the end of her relationship with Joe Alwyn in "So Long, London." Here is an in-depth analysis of the Tortured Poets Department breakup song.

NBC Connecticut—Untangling Taylor Swift's goodbye to Joe Alwyn in ‘So Long, London'. Taylor Swift penned a painful chronicle of the end of her relationship with Joe Alwyn in 'So Long, London.' Here is an in-depth analysis of...

NBC4 Washington—Untangling Taylor Swift's goodbye to Joe Alwyn in ‘So Long, London'. Taylor Swift penned a painful chronicle of the end of her relationship with Joe Alwyn in 'So Long, London.' Here is an in-depth analysis of the 'Tortured Poets Department' breakup song.

ELLE—Taylor Swift's 'So Long, London' Lyrics Are Her Heartbreaking Goodbye to Joe Alwyn. If there is any song on The Tortured Poets Department’s track list that seems to literally have Taylor Swift’s ex Joe Alwyn’s name on it, it’s “So Long, London.” Lyrically, the song matches up, explaining why Swift stopped fighting for their relationship. Alwyn grew up in London, and he and Swift spent a lot of time in the city together while they were dating. She even reportedly bought a house there after their breakup. Additionally, Swift used “London” to refer to Alwyn before in her music,...