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Taylor Swift\u2019<\/b>s latest album <\/span>The Life of a Showgirl <\/span><\/i>that dropped October 2, features a track titled \u201cElizabeth Taylor.\u201d The song nods to one of Hollywood\u2019s most glamorous and complicated icons, a woman whose love life and career have long fascinated the public.<\/span><\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time Swift has referenced<\/span> Elizabeth Taylor<\/b> in her music. On her 2017 album<\/span> Reputation<\/span><\/i>, she name-dropped the star in <\/span>\u2026Ready For It?<\/span><\/i> with the lyric: \u201cAnd he can be my jailer \/ Burton to this Taylor \/ Every love I\u2019ve known in comparison is a failure\u2026\u201d\u2014a direct reference to Taylor\u2019s famous romance with actor <\/span>Richard Burton<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n In her new song \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d Swift turns the reference into something more intimate, seemingly addressing the screen legend herself. \u201cTell me for real \/ Do you think it\u2019s forever?\u201d The lyric shows Swift\u2019s own longing for lasting love while calling on Taylor as a muse and confidante.<\/span><\/p>\n Elizabeth Taylor<\/span><\/a> rose to international fame in the 1950s and 1960s with starring roles in classics like <\/span>Cleopatra<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Who\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?<\/span><\/i> She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, but her personal life often overshadowed her work.<\/span><\/p>\n Taylor was married eight times to seven men, most famously to Richard Burton, whom she wed, divorced, then remarried before divorcing again. Their dramatic relationship made constant headlines\u2014similar to how Swift\u2019s own relationships have often been in the spotlight.<\/span><\/p>\n The legendary actress also broke ground in other ways when it came to business. Elizabeth was the second celebrity, after <\/span>Sophia Loren<\/b>, to launch her own <\/span>fragrance line<\/span><\/a>. Scents like <\/span>White Diamonds<\/span><\/i> became a global success\u2014and Swift appears to nod to this legacy in her lyrics:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAll my white diamonds and lovers are forever<\/span>Elizabeth Taylor and Taylor Swift<\/span><\/h2>\n
The Meaning Behind Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
Who Is Elizabeth Taylor?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span> In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds<\/span>
<\/span> All my white diamonds and lovers are forever<\/span>
<\/span> Don\u2019t you ever end up anything but mine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n