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Taylor Swift has released the music video “Elizabeth Taylor”, paying homage to the screen icon.
The new video is available only on Apple Music and Spotify Premium.
The video features clips from Elizabeth’s life and her filmography.
Pop icon Taylor Swift on Tuesday unveiled the music video for “Elizabeth Taylor,” the second track from her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. It honours Elizabeth Taylor, one of the legendary Hollywood icons of the 20th century, who died in 2011 at age 79.
The video features clips from Taylor’s life and her filmography. Swift has released the “Elizabeth Taylor” video on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, but yet to be released on YouTube.
Taylor Swift pays homage to Elizabeth Taylor in new music video
The clips include visuals from Taylor's films, including Cleopatra, Father of the Bride, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Place in the Sun, Giant, Suddenly, Last Summer, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Julia Misbehaves and Boom.
Last month, Swift's Life of a Showgirl track “Opalite” topped the Billboard Hot 100, marking her 14th song to dominate the charts. Her lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” charted at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks.
She received the Artist of the Year award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards last week, where she reflected on her 20-year music career during her acceptance speech. “Thank you for allowing me to turn my hobby into a love, into a passion, into a dream, into a career,” she said, adding, “Thank you for allowing me to have it this long. I wish you the best with everything you do.”
When The Life of a Showgirl was released in October, Swift revealed that she had asked permission from the estate of Taylor to release her song, the lyrics of which have references to the Cleopatra star's lifestyle, favourite places, including Portofino, and Italy.
