Why Fans Think Taylor Swift Wrote 'The Manuscript' About Ex John Mayer
by Us Weekly
Us Weekly— [caption id="attachment_3582874" align="alignnone" width="900"] Taylor Swift and John Mayer[/caption] The Tortured Poets Department may be inspired by some of Taylor Swift’s more recent romances, but she seemingly dove into her past on “The Manuscript.” Swift, 34, dropped her 11th album — along with a bonus version titled The Anthology — on Friday, April 19. Some listeners believe “The Manuscript,” which appears on The Anthology, contains several references to Swift’s brief relationship...
New York Post—'You absolute loser': Why Taylor Swift’s ‘The Manuscript’ could be about ex John Mayer. Taylor Swift is notorious for writing songs about her exes – and on her newly released album “The Tortured Poets Department,” which dropped on Friday, she may have once again invoked John Mayer.
Page Six—Fans are convinced Taylor Swift revisited John Mayer romance in 'Manuscript' song on 'TTPD'. In the song –– which is the last track on the bonus version, “The Anthology” –– Swift sings about two people in a relationship with a significant age gap.
The A.V. Club—Even when Taylor Swift is winning, her fans think she's losing. Taylor Swift is the biggest star in the world, and The Tortured Poets Department is, so far, the biggest album of the year. Those facts can be proven in numerical terms: the record-breaking tour, the record-breaking concert film, the record-breaking vinyl sales, the record-breaking streaming numbers. But feelings, to flip a phrase from professional conservative complainer Ben Shapiro, don’t care about facts. Though Swift is indisputably on top, her fans still feel the need to protect Swift from...