Taylor Swift The Life Of A Showgirl
Pop Culture Happy Hour
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4.5 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:58.1 | Music leaving a comment, and thanks to you for taking a moment to share your thoughts. Taylor Swift has just dropped her album, The Life of a Showgirl, which she's billed as a more |
| 1:03.9 | joyful and banger-filled follow-up to last year's somber chart-topper, the tortured poets |
| 1:09.8 | department. The Life of a Showgirl touches on Taylor Swift's relationship with fianc last year's somber chart topper, The Tortured Poets Department. |
| 1:16.0 | The Life of a Showgirl touches on Taylor Swift's relationship with fiancé Travis Kelsey, |
| 1:22.6 | while also reflecting on fame, normalcy, the internet, and a simmering beef with a fellow pop star. |
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