{"id":30206,"date":"2023-11-22T10:02:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T15:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=30206"},"modified":"2023-11-22T10:02:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T15:02:34","slug":"taylor-swift-jokes-about-being-a-witch-after-strange-coincidence-during-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/11\/taylor-swift-jokes-about-being-a-witch-after-strange-coincidence-during-concert.html","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Jokes About Being a Witch After Strange Coincidence During Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30212\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/11\/taylor-swift_credit-A.PAES-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30212\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/11\/taylor-swift_credit-A.PAES-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A.PAES \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Taylor Swift leaned into sorcery speculations after a strange coincidence occurred during one of her concerts. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter was in Buenos Aires as part of her Eras tour and began to perform her song \u201cLabyrinth\u201d from her 2022 album, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Midnights<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Just as she sang the lyrics, \u201cI thought the plane was going down \/ How\u2019d you turn it right around,\u201d a plane could be seen flying right over the stadium. Swift commented on the coincidence on her\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Czmmu2GP7px\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=d9d592be-57f8-4d35-9162-567626cade29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, sharing a video of the incident and the caption, \u201cNever beating the sorcery allegations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Swift\u2019s comment appears to be in reference to a number of witchcraft allegations the singer has faced throughout her career. In 2017, Swift\u2019s song \u201c\u2026Ready for it?\u201d on her album <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reputation<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0featured the lyrics, \u201cThey&#8217;re burning all the witches, even if you aren&#8217;t one. So light me up (light me up), light me up (light me up).\u201d Her set design focused on images of fire and snakes as if Swift identified with those witches. Swift\u2019s 2020 album,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2020\/12\/22\/taylor-swifts-witchy-new-album-fuels-speculation-about-her-interest-in-the-craft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Evermore<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> featured the song \u201cWillow,\u201d which the singer said \u201csounds like casting a spell to make someone fall in love with you.\u201d During the music video for \u201cWillow,\u201d Swift can be seen joining a group of dancers around a campfire that looks like some sort of occult ritual. The scene is somewhat out of place for the rest of the video. In a social media post, she featured a photo of herself with the comment, \u201cWitches be like \u2018Sometimes I just want to listen to music while pining away\/sulking\/staring out a window.\u2019 It\u2019s me. I\u2019m witches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Her Eras tour has also not avoided scrutiny. In October, she posted an Instagram post to her fans, writing, \u201cI&#8217;ve been watching videos of you guys in the theaters dancing and prancing and recreating choreography, creating inside jokes, casting spells, getting engaged, and just generally creating the exact type of joyful chaos we&#8217;re known for.\u201d The mention of \u201ccasting spells\u201d earned her some ire, including a comment from former Republican Georgia gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor, who responded, \u201cDid you really just praise your fans for making videos with your music and &#8216;casting spells&#8217; @taylorswift13? What is wrong with you? I have heard from others that attended this last tour that you had some satanic nods in your show. I didn&#8217;t want to believe it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A movie theater worker pointed out the \u201ccultish\u201d attitude of Swift\u2019s fans. She shared a brief clip on TikTok that showed fans standing in the theater aisles and staring as if hypnotized at the screen while others held hands and rotated in a circle. \u201cWhat Swifties look like to movie theatre workers. Low key the cultiest thing I&#8217;ve ever seen,\u201d <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12654631\/Movie-theater-Taylor-Swift-fans-cult-Eras-tour-documentary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wrote the TikTok user<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. A similar video was shown on TMZ as well.\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Daily Mail<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0called Swift\u2019s fan base \u201cmobilized.\u201d \u201cWhile Swifties have long been part of one of the more devout fandoms in existence, the release of the singer&#8217;s record-breaking\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Midnights<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0album last year coupled with the subsequent kick-off of her Eras tour has mobilized Taylor&#8217;s fan base like never before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift leaned into sorcery speculations after a strange coincidence occurred during one of her concerts. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter was in Buenos Aires as part of her Eras tour and began to perform her song \u201cLabyrinth\u201d from her 2022 album, Midnights. 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