Who is Clara Bow and Why Did Taylor Swift Name a Song After Her?

TODAY.com— Before this week is out, Taylor Swift will have dropped a new album, one she announced was coming at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4. “The Tortured Poets Department” will be Swift’s 11th studio album and may earn her yet another raft of Grammys. But even though its 16 songs haven’t yet made it to the public, one in particular is already getting Swifties and non-Swifties alike buzzing: the closing track, “Clara Bow.” A nice name, “Clara Bow.” It may ring a bell, particularly among...

TMZ—Taylor Swift Boasts She's a Legend in New Song 'Clara Bow'. Taylor Swift is a bona fide legend just ask her, 'cause on her new album she stacks her resume up against the likes of 2 other icons -- actress Clara Bow and rock goddess Stevie Nicks.

Sky News—Who was Clara Bow? The original 'it girl' who inspired Taylor Swift's new song. Taylor Swift's latest album has been out for less than a day - but fans and critics alike are already deep into decoding the meaning of her somewhat cryptic lyrics. The pop icon's mammoth project, The Tortured Poets Department, ended up being a secret double album, with the first part ending on a track simply titled Clara Bow. Unless you're something of a Hollywood history buff, the reference may have been lost on you. So here's what you need to know about Bow and more on how Swift referenced...

Cosmopolitan—Why Fans Are Convinced the Last Verse of Taylor Swift's Song "Clara Bow" Is About Olivia Rodrigo. Fans have been convinced for a minute that there's drama between Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift due to a series of long reasons that are kinda exhausting but mostly have to do with song writing credits. Actually, lemme just:Anyway, despite Taylor being nothing but outwardly supportive of Olivia (she gave her a standing ovation at the Grammy Awards!), fans think her new song "Clara Bow" mightbe about Liv.Oh, and there's this!Anyway, here are the lyrics if you want to interpret them...