Taylor Swift fans, otherwise known as Swifties, are wondering about the piano problems the singer had on stage during Tour of the erasMany people think this is a clue she is giving them about her music.
The pop superstar is in the middle of the European leg of her record-breaking tour, having performed in Milan, Italy on July 13 and 14. She is currently enjoying a two-day break before performing in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on July 17. The three-and-a-half-hour show features 10 acts, each inspired by Swift’s albums and a period in her life.
Swift is known for leaving “Easter eggs” for her fans in her songs, tours, and promotional materials. Now, Swift’s fans are speculating that the temporarily broken piano on stage was a secret hint about the pop star’s next project.
Newsweek I emailed Swift’s publicist for comment on Monday.
The broken piano was WRONG!
The way the guy approaches, doesn’t even try to fix it, a snake hisses when they open it, and the guy leaves laughing hysterically after it happens.
Then Taylor opens the piano again so we can clearly hear a snake hiss twice.
What is happening?! pic.twitter.com/QZJvIPHiMl— delanaisdelicate (@idioticxfool13) July 15, 2024
People have uploaded various videos of the incident to X, formerly Twitter, to discuss the possibility that it is a hint of new music.
“The broken piano was a FAKE! The way the guy walks up to it, doesn’t even try to fix it, a snake hisses when they open it, and the guy walks away laughing hysterically after it happens. Then Taylor opens the piano again, which allows us to clearly hear a snake hiss twice. What’s going on?!” X user @idioticxfool13 posted alongside a video of the singer trying to fix the piano.
In the viral video, which has been viewed 1.5 million times as of this writing, Swift can be seen trying to fix her piano with a man on stage. Many people believe they hear a snake hissing on two separate occasions, each time when the piano top is open.
There’s a snake theme attached to Swift’s album ReputationThe snake affiliation began when Calvin Harris, who Swift previously dated, criticized Swift for claiming writing credits for the song “This Is What You Came For.” After the hashtag #TaylorSwiftIsASnake went viral, people took to Swift’s social media accounts to comment on the snake emoji. This continued after Kim Kardashian disparaged Swift in a tweet regarding National Snake Day amid their widely publicized feud.
The “Bad Blood” singer finally decided to incorporate the snake into his music to silence the haters. Reputation The album contains many images of snakes, which she used in Tour of the eras.
“Why doesn’t this guy do anything to fix the piano and just keeps smiling and why does it sound like a snake when she opens it??? Was that an Easter egg??? I’m probably losing my mind dude I don’t know,” one person commented.
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“I’m not a piano expert, but damn why would a piano make a noise like that? That’s definitely an Easter egg (snake emoji),” another said.
“And if you look at the corner of the piano closest to the camera, it’s clearly hitting the back of the mic stand, preventing it from closing. After the second whistle, she’s clearly adjusting the mic and it then closes just fine,” someone else wrote.
A fourth person added: “This isn’t the first time she’s done this so it’s definitely an easter egg.”
Many fans hoped this was a sign that the singer would drop the long-awaited track. Reputation: Taylor’s Version.
“This better be a provocation for TV (multiple crying emojis),” one person wrote, while another added, “she checks ONCE then TWICE OHH (two snake emojis).”
However, another X user claimed that it wasn’t snake hissing at all, but was Swift laughing into the microphone.
“Sorry to disappoint you, but that’s just Taylor laughing,” they said alongside a video that showed a different angle of the piano moment on stage.
Other X users seem to agree that the broken piano was not expected, with one person writing: “We were right in front of it and it was definitely broken lol the hinge was stuck. We could see it from our vantage point.”
“The piano was broken because the top wouldn’t close… Taylor never made any reference to the keyboard, lol, that’s not wrong at all,” said another.
The author of the original video said that whether the sound coming out of the piano is a snake hiss or not, she still thinks that this moment on stage could be a clue to the Reputation album.
“It’s just crazy to me that even if it was her laughing it sounds exactly like the snake intro for reputation (crying emoji) I don’t know but don’t DM me because I’m having fun. I love you all, I did NOT expect this to blow up so fast! Thank you so much though!” said @idioticxfool13.
Swift has been gradually re-recording her first six albums since 2019, when music mogul Scooter Braun bought Big Machine Records, Swift’s original label. The label owned the rights to the singer’s albums Taylor Swift (2006), Intrepid (2008), Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017).
Braun acquired the rights to Swift’s early albums through Big Machine Records. Swift had attempted to purchase the rights to the albums herself, but negotiations fell through.
Known as “Taylor’s Versions” (or TVs), Swift has released re-recordings of each of her first six albums over the past five years, with the exception of Reputation.
Swifties expected the “Lover” singer to reveal TV Reputation at the Grammy Awards in February, but she surprised fans by announcing her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD)instead.
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