What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and believe it or not Taylor Swift managed
to sneak a whole bunch of Folklore Easter eggs into her new Capital One commercial and
it has fans absolutely shook.
I’m starting to feel like Taylor Swift won’t ever put out any piece of content, no matter
how big or small, that doesn’t have some sort of clue or hidden message for her fans.
And not going to lie, we love it, it’s what makes being a Swiftie so fun!
Taylor’s latest Easter egg hunt comes in a pretty unexpected place, it’s not a song
or a music video or an Instagram post.
This time, she hid a ton of Folklore related clues for fans in her most recent Capital
One commercial
Taylor has been doing commercials with Capital One for a while now.
Last year the banking company ran this commercial that featured Taylor’s song Me! from her
Lover album.
But with a new year, came a new album and it was time to update Taylor’s Capital One
partnership with a brand new commercial.
This new Capital One commercial features Taylor’s song Cardigan from her 2020 album, Folklore.
The main message of this commercial is that switching to Capital One is an easy decision,
just like Taylor's decision to put on a cardigan when it's a little cold outside.
“It’s looking kind of chilly out today.
What am I gonna wear?
I think I’ll go with a Cardigan.”
And Taylor winked at the camera at the end of her line, which some fans may have just
thought was a cute gesture, but die hard Swifties knew that was her cue.
Swifties got straight to digging around this commercial and in Taylor’s ten seconds on
camera, there was a surprising amount of Easter eggs.
Let’s start with the shot of Taylor standing outside her closet.
The shelves on each side are filled with decorations and random objects.
After being a fan of Taylor Swift for long enough, you know that no object placement
is ever just random, so fans zoomed in on the shelves and they were not disappointed
with what they found.
Many of the items were references to lyrics or songs on her Folklore album.
Let’s start on the bottom right.
There's a neon green dog, which fans pointed out is a reference to "The Last Great American
Dynasty," lyrics, "She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green."
Then, right next to the dog is a peace sign for her song Peace and on the shelf above
that is a disco ball for her song Mirror Ball.
Is your mind blown yet?
Don’t worry we’re just getting started.
On the shelf above the mirror ball, fans noticed the trunk from the Cardigan music video and
above that there’s a jar full of pennies which might just be a reference to her lyric,
"Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool" from the song "The 1."
Next to those pennies are a couple of dice which just so happen to add up to the number
8, which is the number of albums Taylor has released.
Now let’s make our way to the other side of the closet for a second.
Of course, Taylor’s lucky number 13 makes an appearance on one of the shelves and right
next to that is her "August slipped away" hourglass, which was previously available
on her merch store.
Now let’s talk about some of these photos, because there are also a lot of picture frames
on Taylor’s shelves.
Fans have been going nuts on Twitter about these pictures wondering who is featured in
each of them.
Swifties are convinced that the picture above the big TS letters is of Taylor and her boyfriend,
Joe Alwyn.
While two of the other photos on the shelves appear to be Taylor and her cat’s Benjamin
and Meredith.
Ok we’re finally done with the shelves.
I told you, that was a lot for a 10 second clip.
But of course, Taylor didn’t only hide clues on the shelves.
Come on, you thought that was it!?
Taylor also wore an Easter egg right around her neck.
If you zoom in on her necklace, you will notice that Taylor is wearing a necklace that says,
"Inez," which is the name of one of the three characters in her song, "Betty."
Obviously fans have had a LOT to say about all of this on Twitter.
Some think that Taylor wearing the Inez necklace is a sign that a music video for Betty may
be coming soon.
Others made graphics of all the Easter eggs they found.
And Capital One even got in on the fun responding to a fan’s theory with Taylor’s lyric
from her song Getaway Car, “Don't pretend it's such a mystery.”
Seriously you guys, I never knew I could have so much fun watching a bank commercial.
Leave it to Taylor!
She’s the only one who could send us fans on a full blown Easter egg hunt in 10 seconds
of a commercial.
If you want more on Taylor and all the Easter eggs on her Folklore album, click right over
here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below if you caught all these clues in Taylor’s
new commercial & if you spotted any others!
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys!