Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do video: all the references explained

June 2024 ยท 1 minute read

The Quite Complicated Car Crash Scene

There's a fair amount going on in this scene. Firstly, we see Swift crash a Maserati. Fans of Swift's fourth album Red will know that in the title track she describes loving A-lister ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal "like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street", so this is a neat little throwback for the fans. 

Then there's Swift's new asymmetric fringe and the shiny Grammy in her hand. That haircut recalls the dramatic blonde crop famous brunette Katy Perry got back in May

Perry and Swift have been feuding for a solid five years now, and neither seem particularly willing to put the matter to bed. 

So here we have Swift, looking like Perry, holding a Grammy. In 2016, Swift became the second woman ever to win the Album of the Year Grammy Twice, bringing her total to 10. How many Grammys has Katy Perry won? Zero. 

But the plot thickens. Swift used her historic acceptance speech to throw redemptive shade at Kanye West, who had recently released a single in which he claims he made Swift famous. This sparked a furore that would involve his wife, Kim Kardashian, thrusting a smoking gun at Swift. This is where the next slide comes in.

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