Taylor Swift's latest album features a song called So Long, London following her breakup with Joe Alwyn. The Standard chart her love affair was with the city itself
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00:00 Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department,
00:03 features a song called So Long London,
00:05 following her break-up with Joe Alwyn.
00:07 But what if her greatest love affair was with the city itself?
00:10 The global megastar might have sold out
00:12 eight nights at Wembley this summer,
00:14 but her first London gig was slightly smaller.
00:17 In October 2008, she played the King's College London
00:20 Students' Union as part of her Fearless tour.
00:22 And since then, Taylor has spent considerable time in the city,
00:25 in part due to her love of London boys.
00:27 In fact, Travis Kelsey is the first non-Brit she's dated since 2012.
00:32 Harry Styles, Kevin Harris, Tom Hiddleston and Mattie Healy
00:35 might have brought her this side of the pond,
00:37 but her relationship with Joe Alwyn made her call the capital home.
00:40 Taylor was keeping a low public profile when they started dating,
00:43 and London was a sanctuary away from prying eyes.
00:46 The two reportedly would even wear wigs and disguises around the city.
00:49 Joe and Taylor spent lockdown together in his flat in Crouch End,
00:53 writing songs together for her album Folklore.
00:55 They then started renting a townhouse in Primrose Hill.
00:58 And before their break-up last year,
01:00 Taylor was in the process of buying a mansion in Belsize Park.
01:03 Then in December, she reportedly bought a £10 million estate
01:07 at a secret location in North London.
01:09 So it seems her so long London may be more of a see you soon.
01:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]