Taylor Swift Performs Song Allegedly About Ex Joe Jonas on ‘July 9th’

Taylor Swift didn’t miss the prospect to drop a enjoyable Easter egg on attendees at her Eras Tour present in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday, July 9. 

The 34-year-old songstress referenced the date throughout the acoustic shock songs portion of her set, wishing followers within the viewers a “Joyful July ninth to those that rejoice.” She then launched right into a mashup of 2010’s “Final Kiss” and 2012’s “Unhappy Lovely Tragic.” 

“Final Kiss” was featured on Swift’s Converse Now album and is rumored to have been written about her relationship with ex Joe Jonas. On the track, Swift sings, “I do recall now the scent of the rain / Recent on the pavement, I ran off the airplane / That July ninth, the beat of your coronary heart / It jumps by means of your shirt, I can nonetheless really feel your arms.” 

The “I Can Do It With a Damaged Coronary heart” singer famously dated Jonas, albeit briefly, in 2009.

When selling her Converse Now album in 2010, Swift advised ET that the songs have been “extra private than something” she had put out earlier than on the time, with its launch following two “actually intense” years for her personally, professionally and every thing in between.

“I don’t assume I’d have been comfortable about this album if I hadn’t written about all of it,” Swift advised ET on the time. “I have a tendency to incorporate particulars and the whole story, as a result of, for me, essentially the most enjoyable half about this, and essentially the most intriguing half about music, is the storytelling that’s woven into it with the lyrics.”

Swift and Jonas, each 34, have gave the impression to be on pleasant phrases in latest years. In Could 2023, Jonas mentioned that he and Swift have been “cool” in an interview on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Professional podcast. In the meantime, followers have speculated that one line from Swift’s “Invisible String” —  “Chilly was the metal of my axe to grind / For the boys who broke my coronary heart / Now I ship their infants presents” — might be about Jonas’ eldest daughter. 

Swift beforehand squashed any unhealthy blood with Jonas in a 2019 interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Present, when she was requested about essentially the most rebellious factor she did as a young person. 

“In all probability after I like put Joe Jonas on blast in your present,” Swift advised DeGeneres. “That was an excessive amount of, that was an excessive amount of.”

“I used to be 18, yeah,” she continued. “We chuckle about it now, however that was mouthy, yeah, some teenage stuff there.”

The incident Swift is referring to is from a 2008 episode of Ellen when she was selling her album, Fearless, and shared that the songs have been about “boys and love.” When the daytime host requested if any of the songs have been about Jonas, her boyfriend on the time, Swift revealed that they’d damaged up.

Extra not too long ago, Swift has been seen publicly supporting Jonas’ estranged spouse, actress Sophie Turner, amid their contentious divorce. 

“Taylor was an absolute hero to me this 12 months,” Turner advised British Vogue this 12 months, confirming ET’s beforehand reported story that Swift lent Turner her New York condo within the wake of Jonas’ divorce submitting. 

“I’ve by no means been extra grateful to anybody than I’m for her as a result of she took my kids and me, and offered us with a house and a protected area,” Turner mentioned of Swift. “She actually has a coronary heart of gold.”

A supply beforehand advised ET that Swift and Turner have “all the time preferred and revered one another. They’re followers of one another and have been associates for some time.”

Jonas filed for divorce from Turner in September 2023 following 4 years of marriage. They share daughters Willa and Delphine, who will flip 4 and a couple of, respectively, later this month.

In the meantime, it’s been one 12 months since Swift’s present boyfriend, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, made his transfer on the pop star. Throughout Swift’s Eras Tour cease in London final month, the couple even stepped out to celebration with Turner and extra buddies till 4 a.m. following Kelce’s shock stage debut. 

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