’The Black Dog’ Owner HINTS Which of Taylor Swift’s Exes is a “Regular” at the Bar E! News

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00:00 Swifties might have just received a clue as to which one of Taylor's exes is a fan of

00:05 the starting line.

00:07 On April 19th, the singer released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, featuring

00:11 a song called "The Black Dog" about an unnamed ex visiting a London bar.

00:17 "I just don't understand how you don't miss me in the black dog when someone plays the

00:27 starting line."

00:29 And it's a real bar.

00:30 In fact, the pub's owner, Lily Bottomley, shares a key detail about the former boyfriend

00:36 who is a "regular" at her establishment.

00:39 In an April 26th interview with Sky News, the reporter says to Lily, "The Black Dog

00:45 has gone from Vauxhall to global."

00:47 The speculation has been as to which one of Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriends frequents your

00:52 pub.

00:53 Have you checked the CCTV?

00:55 Lily responds to the interviewer's question, saying, "I have to say we have, but you know,

01:01 I don't want to give too much away.

01:03 We do have a certain blonde regular who frequents.

01:06 Let's just say that."

01:07 Naturally, many fans were quick to put two and two together and deduce that the track

01:12 must be about Joe Alwyn, who has blonde hair, lives in London, and split with Taylor in

01:17 April 2023 after six years of dating.

01:21 One social media user wrote on X on April 23, "We got that Black Dog confirmation, let's

01:27 go!"

01:28 Another wrote, "I do feel a little bad that Joe Alwyn could never go to the Black Dog

01:32 ever again."

01:33 Other fans weren't convinced the hint proved Taylor isn't singing about another British

01:38 ex, Matt Healy, with whom she briefly rekindled her romance in May 2023, after first being

01:44 linked to the 1970 frontman back in 2014.

01:48 One user theorized on X, "The song is most likely about Maddie, but my point was, you

01:54 can't know with 100% certainty until she says it outright.

01:58 Also, the Black Dog confirmed that Joe Alwyn goes there, so it's probably about both Maddie

02:03 and Joe in a way.

02:05 Every song isn't about one or the other."

02:07 However listeners interpret the Black Dog, Lily shows her appreciation for all the love

02:12 lately in a recent TikTok.

02:34 "I'm so happy for you."

02:35 "Thank you."

02:38 "Thank you."

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