{"id":91143,"date":"2024-04-19T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/dylan-thomas-patti-smith-the-tortured-poets-story-taylor-swift-tells\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T04:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T04:15:00","slug":"dylan-thomas-patti-smith-the-tortured-poets-story-taylor-swift-tells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/dylan-thomas-patti-smith-the-tortured-poets-story-taylor-swift-tells\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Thomas, Patti Smith &#038; The Tortured Poets Story Taylor Swift Tells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> album is finally here. Taylor Swift\u2019s 11th album finally dropped, and fans are basking in the glow of her alternative sound and deep cut lyrics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The title track of the album is getting a lot of attention: from the name drop of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/taylor-swift-charlie-puth-friends-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Puth<\/a> to the easter eggs about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/taylor-swift-matty-healy-tortured-poets-easter-eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt Healy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But there are two other names mentioned in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/the-tortured-poets-department-everything-we-know-about-taylor-swifts-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tortured Poets Department<\/a><\/em> lyrics that fans may not be as familiar with.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, allow us to discuss Dylan Thomas and Patti Smith, and why they popped up on this album.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498158 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062-960x617.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062-1080x694.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1153173062.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift performs onstage at 2019 iHeartRadio Wango Tango on June 01, 2019 in Carson, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Rich Fury\/Getty Images for iHeartMedia))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-dylan-thomas-patti-smith-and-the-tortured-poets-department-lyrics-name-drop-nbsp\"><strong>Dylan Thomas, Patti Smith, and The Tortured Poets Department Lyrics Name Drop\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>You\u2019re not Dylan Thomas. I\u2019m not Patti Smith. This ain\u2019t the Chelsea hotel. We\u2019re modern idiots.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Those are words crooned out by Taylor Swift in the title track of her new album. The song, written by Taylor and pal Jack Antonoff,\u00a0 was thought to be a breakup track chronicling her split from Joe Alwyn after six years together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The evidence?\u00a0 During a December 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5838r8as7e0&amp;t=37s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversation<\/a> Joe and his friend Paul Mescal, they mentioned being a part of a WhatsApp groupchat with Andrew Scott, called \u201cThe Tortured Men Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a stretch, but at the time, it was all fans had to go on. Now with the album out, and the lyrics right in front of them, fans clearly understand the song to be about her brief tryst with Matt Healy after the Joe breakup.<\/p>\n<p>But what does that have to do with Dylan Thomas and Patti Smith?\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Patti Smith Dylan Thomas \" class=\"wp-image-498159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Patti Smith Dylan Thomas \" class=\"wp-image-498159 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-6.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) Patti Smith, rocking on stage, performing her iconic punk music. (R) Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, before his death in 1953<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Jason Kempin\/Getty Images for Tibet House US\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-who-are-dylan-thomas-and-patti-smith-nbsp\"><strong>Who Are Dylan Thomas and Patti Smith?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To best answer the question, fans have to look deeper into the line following: <em>This ain\u2019t The Chelsea Hotel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Manhattan\u2019s Hotel Chelsea is a landmark for anyone who loves art \u2013 all art. The hallowed halls of the Victorian Gothic building on west 23rd street have been frequented by names like Mark Twain, Arthur Miller, Madonna, Bob Dylan, and the two aforementioned poets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2023\/03\/lifes-work-an-interview-with-patti-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patti Smith<\/a>, legendary punk poet and musician, lived in the hotel during the early 70s. Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet and writer, did the same two decades before. In fact, he was in apartment 205 when he slipped into a coma before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-wales-32252344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his death<\/a> in November 1953. He was 39.\u00a0 The Chelsea Hotel is their only connection. <\/p>\n<p>Given that these two poets never crossed paths, the callouts to these two seem to be a self deprecating nod to Taylor and her beau, rather than a comment on their relationship at large.<\/p>\n<p>Still, how much better would the song have been if it morphed into more of a<em> Last Great American Dynasty <\/em>track? <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honoree, Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-498116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honoree, Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-498116 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honoree, Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Terry Wyatt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-chelsea-hotel-in-taylor-song\">The Chelsea Hotel In Taylor Song <\/h2>\n<p>Very soon, the Hotel Chelsea, as it\u2019s actually known, will likely become a landmark for Swifties to pilgrimage to. And in truth, it is worth of visit, if you want to bare witness to the place where Arthur Miller lived after his divorce from Marilyn Monroe and Bob Dylan penned the song, <em>Sara<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of music, ever heard the song <em>Chelsea Hotel #2<\/em> by Leonard Cohen? It\u2019s about a night he spent with Janis Joplin while living in the hotel. Meanwhile, it\u2019s said Jack Kerouac wrote pieces of On The Road within the walls, and that Andy Warhol shot parts of\u00a0<em>Chelsea Girls<\/em>\u00a0there,<\/p>\n<p>In short, there\u2019s so much art history seeped into this place, we\u2019re surprised Taylor hasn\u2019t written a whole album about it. Maybe for #12! <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498160 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1926366593.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patti Smith and Lily Gladstone attend the National Board Of Review 2024 Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 11, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for National Board of Review)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-patti-smith-praises-taylor-swift\">Patti Smith Praises Taylor Swift <\/h2>\n<p>While Taylor has worked with many legends through the years, to date she has yet to collaborate, or it would seem even meet the legendary performer. <\/p>\n<p>However, like everyone else, Taylor is on Patti\u2019s radar, and she\u2019s actually had some very nice things to say about the young artist.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/19\/style\/patti-smith-books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a><\/em> in 2019, Patti was asked about about Taylor\u2019s criticism of then President Trump being called \u201cmild and oblique.\u201d Patti was quick to come to her defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a pop star who\u2019s under tremendous scrutiny all the time, and one can\u2019t imagine what that\u2019s like,\u201d Patti said in Taylor\u2019s defense. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable to not be able to go anywhere, do anything, have messy hair. I\u2019m sure she\u2019s trying to do something good. She\u2019s not trying to do something bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patti then added that the focus shouldn\u2019t be that Taylor wasn\u2019t doing enough, but that she was doing someething, period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cif it induces some of her avid fans to open up their thoughts, what does I matter. Are we doing to start measuring who\u2019s more authentic than who? I don\u2019t agree that artist and musician have more responsibility to speak out than anyone else. I think everybody has to be more active. Art is inspiring and art can rally bring people together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA0L2R5bGFuLXRob21hcy1wYXR0aS1zbWl0aC10YXlsb3Itc3dpZnQv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tortured Poets Department album is finally here. Taylor Swift\u2019s 11th album finally dropped, and fans are basking in the glow of her alternative sound and deep cut lyrics.\u00a0 The title track of the album is getting a lot of attention: from the name drop of Charlie Puth to the easter eggs about Matt Healy. 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