Taylor Swift Songs About Jake Gyllenhaal
All the Taylor Swift Songs That Were Probably Inspired by Jake Gyllenhaal
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This is the first song fans associate with Jake Gyllenhaal and what sparked an entire lore around a scarf. Many consider "All Too Well" to be Swift's best song, as it captures the heartbreak and naivety of falling in love in your early 20s. It is filled with Swift's iconic prose and relies heavily on imagery. Fans are certain it's about Gyllenhaal, although Swift herself has never confirmed this.
The telling lyrics: "You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed / And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on the tee-ball team"; "And I left my scarf there at your sister's house"; "After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own"
Why? The lyric regarding a little kid with glasses is believed to reference a now-deleted Instagram post by Gyllenhaal of himself as a young child with glasses. He also discussed on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" that he likes to bring new dates to meet his mom, so it's likely Swift met her and heard these stories about him as a child. Meanwhile, the scarf has become a symbol of the "Red" era, and fans believe the sister in question is Maggie Gyllenhaal, who's also a prominent celebrity. Finally, Gyllenhaal is known for wearing plaid shirts, and during this time, Swift was also often spotted wearing plaid.