Taylor Swift Breaks Down The Life of a Showgirl's "Wood," "Father Figure" and "The Fate of Ophelia"

Taylor Swift does a deep dive on her album The Life of a Showgirl and shares the inspiration behind her song "Opalite," how she designed the chorus of "Wi$h Li$t" with an idea from Happy Gilmore, the theme behind her title song "The Life of a Showgirl" and more.

0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - Taylor Swift Talks Inspiration for Her Song "Opalite"
3:09 - Taylor Swift Got Her "Wi$h Li$t" Chorus From a Happy Gilmore Idea
5:47 - Taylor Swift Talks "Wood" Inspiration
7:23 - Taylor Swift Talks "The Life of a Showgirl" with Sabrina Carpenter
11:27 - Taylor Swift Reveals the Succession Scene That Inspired "Father Figure"
14:15 - Taylor Swift Shares Meaning Behind "Elizabeth Taylor"
16:44 - Taylor Swift on the Melody for "The Fate of Ophelia"

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