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International Business Times UK
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Are Swifties Becoming Too Obsessed? Taylor Swift Frustrated by Fans Doing 'Paternity Test' on Her Music

@taylorswift for @nytmag “The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters” (Credit: Screenshot from @joshuacharow)

Taylor Swift has said she feels uncomfortable with how some fans analyse her music after speaking to The New York Times. In her words, the 'Opalite' singer says she feels 'weird' about listeners treating her songs like a 'paternity test,' a comment that has Swifties asking how far fan theories should go.

Swift made the remark during an interview linked to a songwriting feature that included her among the 30 greatest living American songwriters. The conversation followed years of fan speculation online, where Swifties have tried to match her lyrics to past relationships, often naming figures such as Joe Jonas, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Harry Styles and Joe Alwyn.

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