Nils Sjöberg strikes again!
Taylor Swift secretly wrote a song for another artist yet again,Wonder Woman XXX An Axel Braun Parody and this time around, she's returning to her country roots.
Little Big Town, of "Girl Crush" fame, revealed in a Facebook Live that Swift wrote their new single, "Better Man."
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And yes, it's a breakup song.
SEE ALSO: Taylor Swift has a cold, still soars at first and only 2016 showIf Taylor Swift talk is what you came for, skip to the 13 minute mark. Karen Fairchild explains that it's not just any "young girl in Nashville who wrote it by herself" -- their previous songwriting credit -- who is responsible for the song.
“It was Taylor Swift. She sent us this song and it was one that was really special to her and she thought of us because of the harmonies," Fairchild continued. "And she’s never pitched a song to anyone before and the moment that we heard it we were like, ‘man, that is a song that we’re gonna cut.’”
As if there was a chance they would turn down a Taylor Swift original.
"This one just felt special," added Phillip Sweet. "And we've known Taylor since she was in high school."
Indeed, here are Swift and Sweet (with Tay's mom in the background) back in 2009. The band also joined her on the Pittsburgh stop of the 1989 World Tour.
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 13: Musicians Taylor Swift and Phillip Sweet of Little Big Town attend the "We're All For The Hall" benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Sommet Center on October 13, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame) Credit: Getty Images for Country Music H Watch the just-released video below.
The lyrics focus on someone who, well, wishes their ex were a better man so they could have stayed together.
I know I’m probably better off on my ownThan lovin' a man who didn’t knowWhat he had when he had itAnd I see the permanent damage you did to meNever again, I just wish I could forget when it was magicI wish it wasn’t 4am, standing in the mirrorSaying to myself, you know you had to do itI know the bravest thing I ever did was run
In a juicy turn of events, the man that is not good enough in Little Big Town's video is gazing off into the distance in a sheepskin collar jacket just like Calvin Harris is his "My Way" video, which is packed with visual references to Taylor Swift.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable What a fun coincidence!
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