Calvin Harriss new song Ol isnt really a Taylor Swift-specific diss track
One of the best things to come out of The Great & Glorious Tiddlebanging of 2016 is that Calvin Harris just cannot let it go. And the fact that Calvin Harris has been so public about his inability to let it go is extra-amazing. Since Tiddles became a thing, Calvin Harris has run to TMZ at least a half-dozen times to chime in as a “source close to Calvin Harris.” Anyway, yesterday we heard that Calvin Harris had written a breakup song/diss track about Taylor Swift, only it was a song from the perspective of Tom Hiddleston. Lyrically, it did seem to fit the Tiddle situation, sort of. But sources close to Taylor Swift want you to know that Calvin Harris is MADE OF LIES.
Calvin Harris was working on his so-called cheating song long before Taylor Swift hooked up with Tom Hiddleston … according to several sources. According to the sources, Taylor knew all about “Olé” because Calvin started writing it before Tom was in the picture. One source told us, “If Calvin claims he wasn’t working on this before the Met Ball, he’s lying.”
The Met Ball in early May is a key moment in the breakup. You’ll recall Calvin did not go to the gala with Taylor … and she was seen dancing the night away with Hiddleston that night. Here’s the rub. In the song, Calvin wrote, “Low key you won’t tell none of your friends about me.” As you know, Tom famously play Loki in ‘Thor.’ Using the words “low key” would be a big coincidence. Nevertheless, we’re told Taylor’s convinced Calvin is just trying to market his tune with a cheap trick.
You see, Calvin? You’re not the only one who can run to TMZ and get them to publish a story! While I think it’s absolutely possible/probable that Calvin was working on “Olé” before the Met Gala, I also think it’s possible that there were some last-minute lyric changes? Still, Team Calvin Harris wants you to know that the story they leaked to TMZ yesterday was total bulls—t. A Team Calvin source told E! News last night:
“This song has nothing to do with Taylor. He likes this song a lot. People can interpret the song how they want to, but in the end it’s just an artist expression.”
Another insider explains to E! News that this song was created months before the Taylor drama happened. So there’s that. Regardless, the lyrics prove to tell a story about a juicy cheating scandal.
“My heart speaks/ I ain’t seen you or been with you for weeks/ But I see online that you’ve begun to be/ A good girl and take trips with your boyfriend/ Being attentive, continue to pretend,” Newman sings in one verse. “But no, cause there’s no telling how far you can go/ You’ve hidden my name on your phone so you can/ Call me to tell me you’ve been going through hell/ Left him alone and you booked in a hotel.”
The rest of that E! story is about how John Newman and Calvin Harris were talking about the song back in April, which definitely sounds like it was done and in the can for several months now. So was Calvin Harris just prophetic about the situation he would find himself in? Were there some last-minute lyric changes so the song would become more Swifty-specific? I have no idea.
Update: Here’s the song. It’s terrible!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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