After release Red (Taylor’s version), Re-recording Taylor Swift’s 2012 album, the pop star announced she has another surprise gift for her fans: a music video for the album’s new vault track, “I Bet You Think About Me , starring Chris Stapleton. Swift enlisted longtime best friend Blake Lively to direct the video and co-write the video’s story with her. In an Instagram trailer announcing the video, Swift wrote, “Finally, I got to work with the amazing, brave and wicked, funny @blakelently in her first directorial debut. Join us as we toast, and a bit of hell. “
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Swift released the video Monday at 10 a.m. EST, which shows Swift disrupting her ex’s wedding. The groom, played by Miles Teller, repeatedly discovers her in the location and ends up coming to terms with the feelings he still has for her — and a future with her that he has given up. As for who the song is about, once again fans are pinning this Red follow actor Jake Gyllenhaal, as The lyrics of “I Bet You Think About Me” refer to an ex-lover someone more elite and sophisticated than Swift, the potential nods to Gyllenhaal’s character. Swift and Gyllenhaal dated for three months in 2010, and their brief but emotional romance is said to have inspired a lot. Red and its parting traces.
And above all, because this is a music video by Taylor Swift, there are some Easter eggs hidden throughout. Consider some of them, below:
Red gift
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Swift is seen handing the bride a red box with a bow, which appears to be similar to the one she teased in Red (Taylor’s version) countdown videotapes back in October. Box also seems to appear in All too good: Short film in a scene with actress Sadie Sink.
Red dress
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Swift’s Red skirt from the music video is also teased in the same countdown video. The question arises: Did she shoot that entire countdown on the set of the “I Bet You Think About Me” music video? If you look closely, you can see some of the accessories she wears and a red version of the wedding cake appears in the MV:
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Red scarf
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In one scene in the video, Swift hands the bride a red scarf, a direct reference to the scarf mentioned in her song “All Too Well”. The same scarf is shown in All too good: Short film and is known in the Swiftiverse as a symbol of her relationship with Gyllenhaal. As One fan pointed out on TwitterCould this wedding gift be Swift’s warning to the bride to stay away from the groom? Or, as another fan suggestedDoes this Swift signal that she has left the relationship?
Red ring
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The video also shows Swift wearing her “Red” ring, which she is wearing on the album cover Red (Taylor’s version):
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The ring is a nod to the “Love” ring that Swift is said to have worn when writing the original Red album book; she finally gave a very similar one to pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
That red ring
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Swift also wears a red heart ring in a video that Lively casually wore on Instagram just a few days ago:
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Cake
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As fans pointed out on Twitter, Swift love to destroy a cake. She did it in “Empty space” music videos and “Music video You Need to Calm Down” before repeating the move again in this video. But the wedding cake in “I Bet You Think About Me” has additional meaning: The top tier features the numbers 13 (Swift’s favorite) and 26; the middle layer has both a “Red” ring design and a “Love” ring design; and the bottom floor has a set of birds Attention fans looks a lot like the birds Swift wears on her shirt 1989 album cover. One Twitter fan also noted That Swift was 26 years old when 1989 appeared — a potential clue about her next album release — and that “I bet you think of me” is 26th song above Red (Taylor’s version).
“Starlight” Reference
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Attribution to the music video reads, “And to all of our family who supported us when we dreamed the impossible,” which seems to refer to her. Red song “Starlight”, including lyrics: “He tried to ignore the rocks in the ocean and said to me / ‘You don’t see the starlight, the starlight / You don’t dream the impossible'”
Top hats
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Fans on Twitter shown the top hat Swift used in the music video looks similar to the one she wore when she performed Red song “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards. For what it’s worth, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is also rumored to be about Gyllenhaal.
Family story
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If you look closely at the credits, you might realize that the bride is played by Teller’s real-life wife, Keleigh Teller. Swift’s brother, Austin Swift, is also credited as a video producer.
Aaron Dessner
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Dessner, who co-produced the song “I Bet You Think About Me” and has been one of Swift’s most important collaborators since they created her quarantine album. folklore together, can be seen in the band at the end of the music video.
Children’s table
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Fans are theorize that the reason Swift is often seen in the music video’s fantasy wedding is because her ex constantly treats her like a child. In the song “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”, which is also said to be about Gyllenhaal, Swift sings: “You say if we were closer in age then maybe it would be okay / And that makes me want to die”
Red sneakers
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At a key point in the video, Swift steps out of the Teller wearing a wedding dress and red sneakers. A fan on Twitter suggested this could be a reference to Red song “Begin Again” when Swift sings: “He doesn’t like it when I wear heels.”
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