Famous Songs You Completely Misunderstood, Explained

“Blank Space” Is Taylor Swift’s Response to the Media

The pop song “Blank Space” was released in 1989 and soon became one of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s biggest recorded singles. In an interview with the NME music blog, Taylor said the single gave the media the impression that she dated too many people.

A still of Taylor Swift in Blank Space.

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But “Blank Space” was actually Taylor Swift’s response to all the negative remarks by the media. On top of that, a commonly misheard lyric from the song was “Got a long list of ex-lovers.” But some fans and a coffee ad thought it was “All the lonely Starbucks lovers.”