Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift just dropped the music video for their brand new single, The
Joker & The Queen, and as we would expect, it’s jam-packed with easter eggs!
Let’s get into it.
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift just dropped the official music video for their newest collab,
a remix of Ed’s single “The Joker & The Queen,” and this music video is seriously
everything.
And yeah, like any good Taylor video–even if it’s technically Ed’s–it is seriously
PACKED with easter eggs and little callbacks some Swifties might have not even caught.
So we’re breaking down some iconic easter egg you might have missed in Ed and Taylor’s
“The Joker & The Queen” music video.
Okay, first things first: as if Ed and Taylor’s longtime friendship and musical collaboration
doesn’t already pull at the heartstrings, get this—the two actors in the video are
the same people who played younger versions of Ed and Tay in the “Everything Has Changed”
music video: Jack Lewis and Ava Ames.
Like, c’mon.
I am so obsessed with this!
“You really look familiar.”
And yeah, this easter egg wasn’t exactly a secret, since Ed wrote via Instagram, “For
the music video we got the kids from our song Everything Has Changed, all grown up and off
to college now!"
to which Tay responded, "Can't believe Jack & Ava from the original ‘Everything Has
Changed’ video came back and did this!
Nostalgic heaven!!!"
Okay, but T-B-H, is anybody else in their feels about this??
And HELLO, imagine getting THAT call from Tay & Ed?!
And aside from just the actors, “The Joker and The Queen” video pretty much mirrors
many scenes from “Everything Has Changed.”
They’re just all grown up now!
Swifties also might’ve noticed a nod to Taylor’s “1989” era, where she posted
a hilarious text exchange between her and Ed.
Some eagle-eyed fans recognized the same text conversation in the music video between Jack
and Ava, and yep, I am so living for these little details.
Now, would it really be a Taylor project if we didn’t get plenty of references to her
lucky number, 13?
Ava writes “13” all over her notebook in the video, and let’s be real, this is
so on-brand for her.
There were also plenty of callbacks to some of Taylor’s past music videos, and notably,
has a pretty strong connection to “Red,” considering Ed is featured on two songs off
that album.
Swifties might have noticed that the hat she wore on the “Red (TV)” album cover and
a not-so-subtle red scarf were seen hanging over a chair in “The Joker and The Queen”
music video, and yeah, we’re obsessed with these iconic “Red (TV)” references.
And as it turns out, some fans might have missed some pretty big hints at the collab
from both Ed and Tay, who lowkey teased their new music in previous videos.
In Ed’s “Overpass Graffiti” music video, the leather jacket that he wears features
a variation of “The Joker And The Queen” art on the back, as well as what looks like
Taylor's name.
And in Tay’s “I Bet You Think About Me” video, you can see her swipe an “equal”
sign in a wedding cake.
Ed's album is literally called “=.”
We live for these easter eggs!
“Well, it’s pretty obvious what she was thinking.”
The lyrics even reference some of Taylor and Ed’s past collabs, “End Game” and “It’s
Nice to Have a Friend.”
If you listen closely, Taylor sings: "But you called my bluff / And saw through all
my tells" in “The Joker and The Queen.”
In “End Game,”Taylor sings “You've been calling my bluff on all my usual tricks' and
in “It's Nice to Have a Friend,” Taylor sings: "Call my bluff, call you babe / Have
my back, every day.”
Aww!
We love these two’s friendship.
And look, while we’re not exactly sure what re-release is next for Tay, plenty of fans
have speculated that it’s either going to be “1989” or “Speak Now,” and her
recent music video with Ed might’ve just given a hint as to what it might be.
On Twitter, this user highkey speculated that the food seen in “The Joker and The Queen”
music video hinted that Tay’s next album is “1989,” based off the New York cheesecake,
the “Big Apple” apple juice, and the five doritos (as in Taylor’s fifth album) shown
on their plates.
Okay, so while we don’t know for sure about this particular theory, I wouldn’t be at
all surprised if it really was one of Tay’s signature easter eggs!
And I mean, the way those 5 doritos are placed, that’s gotta mean something??
We’ll just have to keep guessing.
For now, we’re just continuing to listen to “The Joker and The Queen” on blast,
and as always, are so ready to hear what’s next from Queen Taylor.
Now go ahead and click right over here for more on Joe Alwyn’s RARE comment about his
relationship with Tay.
Then let me know if you caught all of these easter eggs or any others we didn’t cover
here in the comments below.
As always, I’m your girl Sussan Mourad, you can follow me on socials @sussan_mourad,
and I’ll see you next time!