Taylor Swift dropped the music video for “I Bet You Think About Me” and to nobody’s
surprise, it’s jam-PACKED with hidden gems in which Swifties are convinced Tay might’ve
revealed which of her previous masters is next going to be released.
Let’s get into it!
If you thought you’d be able to finally rest following the whirlwind re-release of
Taylor Swift’s 2012 album Red, you may not want to close your eyes just yet.
Swifties were in for quite an emotional journey over this past week, and without much warning,
Taylor dropped a new music video for her vault track “I Bet You Think About Me,” directed
by her good friend Blake Lively, so we already knew we were in for quite a femme fatality.
The video was released early Monday morning, and is filled with emotion, laughs, revenge,
a “who cares attitude” and… oh yeah, a whole new mess of Easter eggs that could
possibly allude to the next album Taylor plans on releasing next...
After some hard-hitting investigation, courtesy of Swifties around the world, it appeared
that 1989 is likely next for release, as one fan pointed out the similarity to this video’s
cake with the cake from Taylor’s “Blank Space” video.
Another popular theory states that “Blank Space” is actually a sequel to “I Bet
You Think About Me” as Taylor sings in “Think About Me” QUOTE, “I bet you think about
me when you say, ‘Oh my god, she’s insane, she wrote a song about me,” and in the 1989
track, she sings, “Got a long list of ex-lovers.
They’ll tell you I’m insane.”
Swifties continued to get granular with the hints, naturally, like this one where Tay
holds up a juice box at the kids’ table with a red apple on the front.
One user suggested that “The Big Apple” is the nickname for New York City, which happens
to be where Taylor moved to during the start of her 1989 era.
But then it hit us… Taylor’s third studio album Speak Now came in and threw a wrench
into the entire theory board as others are completely convinced that Speak Now is actually
the next album to be released.
And speaking of the “third” studio album, Taylor appears to be using only THREE fingers
to aggressively dig through that red velvet cake… truly nothing is a coincidence anymore…
#SpeakNowTaylorsVersion began trending on Twitter as fans were quick to notice many
clues, including the theme of this video which happens to be set at a wedding, just as the
song “Speak Now” is.
Some might recall that the lyrics in “Speak Now” read, “I am not the kind of girl
who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion,” as everyone at the wedding
is dressed in white.
This Swiftie also pointed out the similarities between Taylor’s red dress in the music
video with the cover of Speak Now’s Deluxe edition.
Tay also appeared to leave many secret gems hinting at some of the songs throughout her
Red era in the music video.
Fans are convinced that the kid table scene was alluding to the fact that Jake treated
Taylor like a child due to the infamous age gap between them!
At the end of the video, Taylor can be seen walking away from the groom, played by Miles
Teller, as she wears a wedding dress and red sneakers.
A fan suggested this could be a reference to “Begin Again,” when Tay sings, “He
didn’t like it when I wore high heels.”
Taylor even managed to make the video an entire family affair, as she snuck some familiar
faces throughout.
Miles’ real-life wife Keleigh Teller plays the woman he married in the video and Taylor’s
collab partner Aaron Desner can be seen in the band at the end of the music video.
And not only did Blake Lively direct the film, but Tay also credited her own brother Austin
Swift with producing credits.
Alright guys, so if by the end of this video, your head is pounding from all the Easter
eggs and hidden references, then you’re clearly doing something right!
With that said, we know there are MANY more references and nods to other albums and tracks
throughout the video, so while I go take a breather, feel free to continue the quest
at your own risk, while of course sharing your findings with us!
If your brain can handle even more Easter eggs today (which I’m pretty sure it can),
then click right over here for a rundown of all the hidden gems in Taylor’s “All Too
Well” short film.
After that let me know which of Taylor’s albums you think she’s going to release
next?
Is it 1989 or Speak Now?
Speak now or forever hold your peace… or get talking in the comment section below!
I’m your girl Sussan Mourad, you can find me on socials @Sussan_Mourad, and I’ll see
you guys next time.