{"id":2137865,"date":"2025-11-06T00:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2137865"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:17:24","slug":"all-the-ways-taylor-swift-has-drawn-inspiration-from-elizabeth-taylors-life-for-her-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/all-the-ways-taylor-swift-has-drawn-inspiration-from-elizabeth-taylors-life-for-her-music\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Ways Taylor Swift Has Drawn Inspiration From Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s Life For Her Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> has repeatedly drawn inspiration from <strong>Elizabeth Taylor<\/strong>, both for her lyrics and visually for the singer\u2019s artistic presentation:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25a0 In her song \u201c\u2026 Ready for It?\u201d from her 2017 album Reputation, Taylor cowrote the lyric \u201cBurton to this Taylor,\u201d referencing Elizabeth\u2019s tumultuous relationship with and two marriages to <strong>Richard Burton<\/strong> in pointing to an unidentified partner of her own, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a68338009\/taylor-swift-elizabeth-taylor-lyrics-meaning-explained\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=mgu_ga_elm_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_17925201838&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=17923888557&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw3tzHBhBREiwAlMJoUto4fIT8O9BFBQI3_2BuMPWj38KYZrSvTF_0PZAzTaZo31PFU7KcKhoChy4QAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25a0 TS is even more direct in her reverence for Elizabeth on her new 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl with a song that is named \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d a total homage to the Hollywood legend with references to Liz\u2019s iconic violet eyes, White Diamonds perfume, the Italian village Portofino where Burton proposed in 1964, Paris\u2019 Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e where she stayed with Burton, and Musso &amp; Frank\u2019s, one of Liz\u2019s favorite LA eateries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Republic&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/p0UAWPhsEEs0L9mS2YmWNw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_examiner_239\/c63188b4adaba6bf901aa1f2a20e7c29\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republic<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25a0 Also from The Life of a Showgirl, the music video for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rbmdfEQODOw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Fate of Ophelia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Fate of Ophelia<\/a>\u201d sees Swift transform through a series of personas, paying homage to Elizabeth\u2019s legendary glamour with diamonds, corsets and classic film-star lighting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_lhp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_15hp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25a0 In promotional photos for the album variant The Life of a Showgirl: The Crowd Is Your King, Swift wears blush-toned corsetry and diamond jewelry that echo Elizabeth\u2019s signature Hollywood elegance and lifelong love of diamonds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/all-the-ways-taylor-swift-has-drawn-inspiration-from-elizabeth-taylors-life-for-her-music\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:All the Ways Taylor Swift Has Drawn Inspiration From Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s Life For Her Music;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">All the Ways Taylor Swift Has Drawn Inspiration From Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s Life For Her Music<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. 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