{"id":196950,"date":"2025-10-03T18:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/taylor-swifts-father-figure-divides-fans-is-it-really-about-olivia-rodrigo\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T18:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:30:37","slug":"taylor-swifts-father-figure-divides-fans-is-it-really-about-olivia-rodrigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/taylor-swifts-father-figure-divides-fans-is-it-really-about-olivia-rodrigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8216;Father Figure&#8217; Divides Fans: Is It Really About Olivia Rodrigo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/taylor-swift-the-fate-of-ophelia-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Taylor Swift album <\/a>is upon us, which means that fans are once again eagerly dissecting the lyrics in search of hidden disses and coded confessions.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most obsessed-over lines are featured in \u201cFather Figure,\u201d the song that \u2014 as Swifties correctly guessed when the track list was released last month \u2014 features an interpolation of the George Michael song by the same name.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, Taylor\u2019s sights seem squarely aimed at her haters \u2014 but there\u2019s some debate over exactly which enemies she\u2019s targeting this time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs on stage during the \" taylor=\"\" swift=\"\" the=\"\" eras=\"\" tour=\"\" at=\"\" wembley=\"\" stadium=\"\" on=\"\" august=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536820 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2166913977-8-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Taylor Swift performs on stage during the \u201cTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour\u201d at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kate Green\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-father-figure-seems-to-be-taylor-s-way-of-lashing-out-at-multiple-foes\">\u2018Father Figure\u2019 seems to be Taylor\u2019s way of lashing out at multiple foes<\/h2>\n<p>The song sees Taylor spinning a yarn about an ambitious young singer and the mentor who winds up exploiting her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour thoughtless ambition sparked the ignition \/ On foolish decisions, which led to misguided visions \/ That to fulfill your dreams, you had to get rid of me,\u201d Swift sings.<\/p>\n<p>So the most obvious targets here are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/06\/scooter-braun-retirement-taylor-swift-shade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Scooter Braun, who infamously purchased the rights to Taylor\u2019s music<\/a>, and Scott Borchetta, the former head of Big Machine Records, who cut the deal with Braun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis empire belongs to me,\u201d Taylor sings in a later verse, seemingly celebrating the fact that she\u2019s finally managed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/06\/was-taylor-swift-betrayed-by-her-dad-to-scooter-braun-for-15-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy her masters back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A display with exclusive edition merchandise for Taylor Swift's new album, &quot;Life of a Showgirl&quot; is seen at Target on October 02, 2025 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-536819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A display with exclusive edition merchandise for Taylor Swift's new album, &quot;Life of a Showgirl&quot; is seen at Target on October 02, 2025 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-536819 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238895996-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A display with exclusive edition merchandise for Taylor Swift\u2019s new album, \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d is seen at Target on October 02, 2025 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Valerie Terranova\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So case closed, right? Well, there might be more to the story here.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-olivia-rodrigo-factor-into-the-father-figure-narrative\">How does Olivia Rodrigo factor into the \u2018Father Figure\u2019 narrative?<\/h2>\n<p>Back in 2021, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/music\/taylor-swift-jack-antonoff-lose-grammy-noms-for-olivia-rodrigo-sour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copyright dispute over Rodrigo\u2019s song \u201cDeja Vu\u201d<\/a> ended with Swift getting a songwriting credit and 50 percent of its royalties.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been widely rumored that Rodrigo vented her frustration toward Swift \u2014 whom she\u2019d once regarded as a mentor \u2014 on her 2023 song \u201cVampire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So when Taylor addressed an adoring protege and sang, \u201cYou remind me of a younger me\u201d on \u201cFather Figure,\u201d it\u2019s not surprising that many fans jumped to the conclusion that she was referring to Olivia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo attends The Drop: Olivia Rodrigo at The GRAMMY Museum on October 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-536821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo attends The Drop: Olivia Rodrigo at The GRAMMY Museum on October 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-536821 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1717485485-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olivia Rodrigo attends The Drop: Olivia Rodrigo at The GRAMMY Museum on October 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rebecca Sapp\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI showed you all the tricks of the trade \/ All I asked for is your loyalty, my dear prot\u00e9g\u00e9,\u201d Swift sings  on the track, later adding, \u201cI saw a change in you \/ My dear boy \/ They don\u2019t make loyalty like they used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps in a moment of self-reflection, Taylor saw the similarity between the two situations.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe fans are once again delving much too deep into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/taylor-swift-accused-of-bullying-charli-xcx-with-scathing-actually-romantic-diss-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor\u2019s lyrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/taylor-swifts-father-figure-divides-fans-is-it-really-about-olivia-rodrigo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes A new Taylor Swift album is upon us, which means that fans are once again eagerly dissecting the lyrics in search of hidden disses and coded confessions. 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