Is Taylor Swift's 'folklore' album song 'betty' inspired by a 'FRIENDS' episode?

When Taylor Swift drops an album, re are bound to be plenty of hidden Easter Eggs planned by pop star. song betty from Taylor Swift’s latest album folklore also has a hidden FRIENDS Easter Egg which some Swifties have recently discovered. This betty song fan ory has gone viral on social media in time.

Is Taylor Swift’s song 'betty' inspired by 'FRIENDS’' Phoebe Buffay?

Taylor Swift surprised her millions of fans across globe when she dropped her 8th studio album folklore. This album has t only left fans mesmerised but has also been loved by critics. Taylor Swift’s folklore album has a more subdued vibe which has helped singer connect with a wide range of music lovers.

But even though Taylor Swift’s new album has a different vibe, it did t stop pop star from dropping some major Easter Eggs in album. One of latest fan ories suggests that Taylor Swift has paid tribute to her favourite show FRIENDS through song betty.

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This fan ory suggests that betty is based on one of show’s episodes when Phoebe Buffay sings a song about Ross, Julie, and Rachel’s love triangle. During her performance, Phoebe refers to Rachel as “Betty”. Buffay’s exact words were, “This is a song, um, about a love triangle…between three people I made up. It's called ‘Two of m Kissed Last Night,’”.  She n starts singing, “re was a girl, we'll call her Betty”.

In a recent interview with a news portal, Taylor Swift also said that in folklore album she has written songs about a love triangle from various fictional perspectives.  This interview moment is also considered as a major hint towards betty being a tribute to FRIENDS. Take a look at this FRIENDS episode clip here which perfectly sums up song betty.

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Apart from this jaw-dropping fan ory, Taylor Swift’s fans have also been suggesting that Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alwyn has contributed to album. In songwriter list, Taylor Swift mentions someone named, “William Bowery”. But when Swifties started looking for Willaim Bowery with ir Sherlock Holmes instincts, y realised it was likely to be a pseudonym for Alwyn just like Taylor’s pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.

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