For the legend in the Eras Tour VIP tent, you look like Stevie Nicks.
The Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter watched the more than three-hour show on Sunday’s final night in Dublin, Ireland.
During her surprise acoustic set, Swift paid tribute to her by performing “Clara Bow” from “The Tortured Poets Department.” The 16th track mentions the rock ‘n’ roll icon in the second verse: “You look like Stevie Nicks / In ’75, hair and lips / Crowd go wild at her fingertips / Half moon, total eclipse.”
“It’s pretty easy, because I’ve never played this song live before,” Swift said in her sunset orange dress. “The reason I want to play this song tonight is because a friend of mine is here watching the show and that’s one of the reasons why me or any female artist can do what we do. She opened the way for us. And she’s mentored so many artists that you don’t even know she’s doing it. »
Swift added how Nicks has mentored her and many female artists. “Just to give you a piece of your mind, I can’t tell you how rare that is,” Swift said. “She’s a hero of mine and also someone that I can tell any secret to and she would never tell anyone. She’s really helped me through so much over the years.
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Swift mixed “Lucky One” from “Red (Taylor’s Version)” before heading to the piano to play “You’re on Your Own Kid” from “Midnights.”
A decade and more of friendship
Nicks’ friendship with Taylor Swift lasted about a decade and a half. In 2010, a curly-haired blonde with a guitar performed a three-song mashup with Nicks at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. In December, when Swift was named 2023 Person of the Year, Nicks was quoted in the article: “I’m not giving Taylor advice on being famous. She doesn’t need it.”
In April, Nicks wrote the introductory poem for the “Tortured Poets” album liner which reads in part: “He was in love with her / Or at least she thought so. She was heartbroken / ~ May -maybe he was too~” She is also the main character in the second verse of “Clara Bow,” when the Eras Tour star sings.
Actress Julia Roberts and Bridgerton actress Florence Hunt were also in the VIP tent.
There are 43 shows remaining on the Eras tour schedule. Swift will then head to Amsterdam, Netherlands, for a three-night tour starting July 4.
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