Taylor Swift reveals how her Dateline obsession inspired “Florida!!!” song featuring Florence Welch’s collaboration.
Taylor Swift’s Love for ‘Dateline’ Inspired a New Song
Taylor Swift has a secret for relaxing after a long day of writing hits: she watches true crime!
During a chat with Stephen Colbert, the 36-year-old superstar shared that her favorite way to “turn off” her creative brain is to binge-watch episodes of the show Dateline.
She’s been a fan of the series and forensic science since she was a kid, and she even gets starstruck when she meets the show’s reporters backstage at her concerts.
How True Crime Created “Florida!!!”
Her obsession actually inspired the song “Florida!!!” from her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.
While watching the show, Taylor noticed a hilarious but dark pattern: whenever people commit a crime and need to disappear, they always seem to run away to Florida to start a new life.
She realized that people going through a bad heartbreak often feel the same way—they just want to change their name, move somewhere new, and forget their past.
A Relatable Way to Handle Heartbreak
Taylor used that idea of “vanishing” to write the lyrics for the track, which features Florence Welch.
The song isn’t actually about committing crimes, but rather about that desperate feeling of wanting to reinvent yourself when life gets too overwhelming.
It turns out that Taylor’s love for true crime stories helped her find the perfect metaphor for starting over after a breakup!
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