Kylie Kelce shared her overwhelmingly relatable response to the most provocative track from Taylor Swift‘s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
On the episode of her podcast “Not Gonna Lie” that aired on Thursday, October 9, Kylie, 33, discussed her favorite among the Travis Kelce-themed songs from the album, which was released just days earlier.
“There are definitely some bangers on there, which I think everyone realizes,” Kylie mentioned. “One song that [my daughter] Ellie and I have been dancing to on our way to school is ‘Opalite.’ It’s such a great tune.”
Kylie, who is a mother to four daughters alongside her husband Jason Kelce, also highlighted “Wish List” as another highlight.
“And honestly, let’s be real here? ‘Wood,'” Kylie went on. “Do I really need that much explicit detail about my brother-in-law? Probably not. But at the same time…”
Kylie then applauded as she joked, “Well done, Trav. That’s it.”
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Fans were caught off guard when Swift’s 12th album dropped on Friday, October 3, especially by the risqué lyrics in “Wood,” which talks about a certain part of Travis’s physique as a “redwood tree.”
“Girls, I don’t need to catch the bouquet / To know a hard rock is on the way,” Swift sings.
In her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Swift confessed that she never meant for the track to be as audacious as it turned out.
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“Initially, I went to the studio expressing a desire to create a song that harkened back to a timeless sound,” she explained in a recent interview. “I had this notion about knocking on wood and various superstitions, and it all began from a very innocent place.”
She went on, “I’m not sure what happened, honestly. Somehow we started vibing in the studio, and things took a different turn. But I genuinely love how it turned out.”
Swift has clarified throughout her extensive promotional tour that “Wood” captures a narrative of moving past superstitions. Additionally, she reassured fans that her mother, Andrea, hasn’t caught on to the underlying messages within the lyrics.
“She genuinely believes the song revolves around superstitions, which it absolutely does,” Swift jested during an interview on SiriusXM’s Morning Mash Up. “The fun part about a double entendre is that you can present the song to people, and they won’t even realize the other meanings.”
In a similar vein, Travis’s brother, Jason, shared his thoughts on the new track during a recent episode of “New Heights” from Wednesday, October 8. (Swift also mentions her fiancé’s podcast in “Wood,” referring to “new heights of manhood.”)
“I found calling it ‘redwood’ a bit… well, that’s quite a compliment, I’d say,” Jason, 37, joked. “If someone wrote a song about me, it might be titled ‘Japanese maple / Sometimes can see.’”
Travis dismissed his brother’s comments with a laugh, claiming Jason wasn’t quite grasping Swift’s artistry, but Jason was having none of it. “That song is fantastic,” Jason added. “The production is right up my alley, and I think it’s an excellent track. So hats off to her.”
