The Song Is You … for the Rest of Your Life
What’s it like to be name-checked by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, et al? We asked, among others, “our” Sharona.
Taylor Swift, seen here during a performance in 2019, frequently name-checks her friends, former boyfriends, and family, in her songs.Credit.Manny Carabel/Getty Images
By Katie Bishop
Published Jan. 7, 2021Updated Jan. 8, 2021
There are some songs that have lyrics so saturating of our psyche that they seem almost innate; that have crowds raising their drinks and bellowing along to the chorus in a dive bar at 2 a.m. … well, maybe not that, at least not now.