Taylor Swift’s New Song “But Daddy I Love Him” Appears to Be a Direct Ref to Harry Styles

Taylor Swift casually dropped the tracklist for her new album The Tortured Poets Department on Monday Night, and one song appears to be a direct (or maybe indirect? who knows, not us!) reference to Harry Styles and/or The Little Mermaid.

Here’s the full tracklist, just to get everyone on the same page:

Side A

Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)The Tortured Poets DepartmentMy Boy Only Breaks His Favorite ToysDown Bad

Side B

So Long, LondonBut Daddy I Love HimFresh Out the SlammerFlorida!!! (Florence + the Machine)

Side C

Guilty as Sin?Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)loml

Side D

I Can Do It With a Broken HeartThe Smallest Man Who Ever LivedThe AlchemyClara BowBonus Track: The Manuscript

As you can see, the song following “So Long, London” is “But Daddy I Love Him,” which is a line from Disney’s original animated The Little Mermaid, a film that came out in 1989 (aka the year Taylor was born).

The thing is, the phrase is also associated with Taylor’s ex Harry Styles thanks to him wearing this shirt:

And while some fans think this means the song could be about Harry…

There’s also speculation that he could be featured on the track:

Meanwhile, even without Harry being involved there’s a lot to interpret about this track—especially since fans think The Tortured Poets Department will be a Joe Alwyn breakup album. And let’s not forget that Taylor dressed up as Ariel for Halloween one year.

Kay, that’s all! As you were (spiraling).

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