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Taylor Swift is reflecting on a different Taylor. On Tuesday, the Eras Tour artist dropped the music video for \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d a track off her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl<\/em><\/a> that honors the late screen legend.<\/p>\n Premiering exclusively on Apple Music and Spotify, the video features clips from some of movie star Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s most iconic films, including 1956\u2019s Giant<\/em>, 1958\u2019s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em>, 1963\u2019s Cleopatra<\/em> and 1966\u2019s Who\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?<\/em> Taylor Nation, the official fan page for the artist, revealed on social media<\/a> that the tribute was released in honor of the last day of Women\u2019s History Month, which takes place throughout the month of March.<\/p>\n Elizabeth Taylor, who died in 2011 at 79, was one of old Hollywood\u2019s most adored \u2014 and talked about \u2014\u00a0stars. She rose to fame as a teenager with roles in films like the 1948 romantic comedy Julia Misbehaves <\/em>and 1949\u2019s Little Women<\/em>, and was known for her supposedly violet eyes<\/a>, which were framed by a double row of eyelashes. (Swift nods to the performer\u2019s eyes in \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d saying in the chorus that she would \u201ccry my eyes violet.\u201d)<\/p>\n But despite Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s many Hollywood successes \u2014\u00a0including two Academy Awards for Best Actress \u2014\u00a0the public was uniquely fascinated by her love life. Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times<\/a> to seven different men, including Conrad Hilton Jr., the great-grand uncle of Paris Hilton, and her best friend Debbie Reynolds\u2019 ex-husband, Eddie Fisher. She also famously wed Richard Burton twice.<\/p>\n Swift\u2019s song \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d was inspired by the life of the film star, whom she feels a deep connection to. In a 2025 interview with Z100’s Elvis Duran Show<\/em><\/a>, the \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d singer said the track was about her \u201cemotions and my issues with fame through the lens of cosplaying the life of Elizabeth Taylor.\u201d<\/p>\n The opening lyrics to the song reference Portofino, Italy, one of Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s favorite places, and the Paris hotel Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e, where the actress lived with then-husband Burton.<\/p>\n \u201cShe is always someone that I\u2019ve looked up to as being this very glamorous, very beloved, but for some reason a polarizing figure, which I found myself in that place, too,\u201d Swift added.<\/p>\n This is not the first time Swift has nodded to the actress in her work. Her song \u201c…Ready For It?\u201d off her 2017 album Reputation<\/em> calls a lover the \u201cBurton to this Taylor.\u201d<\/p>\n While many fans expressed excitement about the Instagram post announcing the news, not everyone was sold on the compilation video as the official music video for this song.<\/p>\n One fan wrote, \u201cSoooo listen I LOVED it but I would really have loved to see a real MV with actors and a storyline! Are there any Easter eggs in this video or anything? Like how could there beeeeee. I love u Taylorrr and you are amazing but it\u2019s just not what I was expecting.\u201d<\/p>\n Another added, \u201cWHAT A WASTE OF POTENTIAL FOR A BANGER OF A SONG. the way she could\u2019ve just recreated those scenes I swear she\u2019d look just like her\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Others declared the choice less of a music video and more of a \u201cfan edit\u201d to the late star. And a few mentioned that they wanted a video akin to the one Swift made in 2015 for her 1989 <\/em>song \u201cWildest Dreams,\u201d in which she embodied an Elizabeth Taylor-like film actress who falls in love with her onscreen costar.<\/p>\n Back in February, Swift dropped the music video for The Life of a Showgirl <\/em>song \u201cOpalite,\u201d which she directed and starred in opposite Domhnall Gleeson. She also released the also self-directed \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d video in October 2025, alongside the album’s debut.<\/p>\n Currently, Swift is facing a legal battle over The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, in which performer Maren Wade has accused Swift of disregarding her trademark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWho was Elizabeth Taylor? Why did Taylor Swift make a tribute to her?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Fans say the music video is a \u2018waste of potential\u2019 and a \u2018fan edit\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n