Kylie Kelce broke down her hilariously relatable reaction to the spiciest song on Taylor Swift‘s new album, The Life of a Showgirl.
During the Thursday, October 9, episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast, Kylie, 33, revealed which of the Travis Kelce-inspired tracks are her favorites from the record, which dropped less than one week prior.
“There are some bops on there, I think everybody knows,” Kylie said. “One of the songs [my daughter] Ellie and I have been bopping to on the way to school is ‘Opalite.’ Great song.”
Kylie — who shares four daughters with husband Jason Kelce — also named “Wish List” as one of the standouts.
“And who are we kidding? ‘Wood,’” Kylie continued. “Here’s the deal. Do I need that much detail, specifically about my brother-in-law? Probably not. But also … ”
Kylie then began applauding as she teased, “Good job, Trav. That’s it.”
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When Swift’s 12th album was released Friday, October 3, fans were taken aback by the raunchy lyrics on “Wood,” which refers to a certain part of Travis’ anatomy as a “redwood tree.”
“Girls, I don’t need to catch the bouquet / To know a hard rock is on the way,” Swift sings.
During her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Swift admitted that she didn’t intend for the song to be as bold as it ended up.
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“I brought this into the studio and I was like, ‘I wanna do sort of like a throwback kind of timeless-sounding song,’” she said on the Monday, October 6, episode. “And I had this idea about, ‘I ain’t gotta knock on wood,’ and I would knock on wood and it would be all these superstitions. And it really started out in a very innocent place.”
She continued, “I don’t know what happened, man. I got in there, we started vibing and I don’t know, I don’t know how we got here. But I love the song so much.”
Throughout her lengthy press tour, Swift has insisted that “Wood” paints a picture of leaving superstitions behind. She also promised that her mother, Andrea, hasn’t caught on to the hidden meanings in the lyrics.
“She thinks that the song is about superstitions, which it absolutely is,” Swift quipped during a Monday interview on SiriusXM’s Morning Mash Up. “That’s the joy of the double entendre. You can read that song for people, and it just goes right over their heads.”
Like Kylie, Travis’ brother, Jason, had plenty of thoughts about the new song, which he shared on the Wednesday, October 8, episode of “New Heights.” (Swift also gives her fiancé’s podcast a shout-out on “Wood,” referring to “new heights of manhood.”)
“I thought redwood was a little bit … that’s a generous word, I think,” Jason, 37, teased. “I think if somebody wrote a song about me, it’d be like, ‘Japanese maple / Sometimes can see.’”
Travis laughed off his brother’s commentary and joked Jason was “not understanding” Swift’s writing, but Jason wasn’t believing the bashful act. “That song’s great though,” Jason added. “The freaking beat to that song is fantastic and that’s right up my alley, so well done. I think it’s a great song.”
