Did Emma Stone inspire Taylor Swift’s ‘When Emma Falls in Love’?
When Taylor Swift released “When Emma Falls in Love” earlier this year, fans suspected the song was about her boyfriend Emma Stone – and the actress continues to refuse to confirm or deny this theory.
“You should ask her,” Stone, 35, replied during an appearance on The Graham Norton Showwhich aired in Britain on Sunday, December 31, then hosted Graham Norton wondered if the idea had any weight.
This is not the first time that the Curse actress, a longtime friend of Swift’s, 34, was asked to weigh in on the theory. At the Poor things film premiere earlier this month, Stone played coy with the same answer to the question of Entertainment weekly. (Swift was later spotted supporting Stone at the event.)
The song is a bonus track ‘From the Vault’ by Swift Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) album, fans have been wondering since its release in July whether it is about Stone, as several lyrics appear to reference the actress.
In the first verse, Swift sings, “When Emma falls in love, she calls her mother / Jokes about the ways this could go wrong.” She waits and takes her time / Because little Miss Sunshine always thinks it’s going to rain.
Listeners speculated that the lyric “little miss sunshine” was a nod to Stone’s iconic song Easy A scene where she sang Natasha Bedingfield‘Pocket full of sunshine.’
In the chorus, Swift sings, “To tell you the truth, sometimes I wish I was her,” prompting listeners to reference a 2011 interview in which Swift admitted she’d like to be Stone “for a day.”
“She’s one of my really, really good friends and she’s so funny,” Swift said at the time, adding, “If I could be that funny for a day that would be great, so I would be Emma.”
Fans also wondered if the lyrics were a reference to Stone’s ex Andrew Garfield or Kieran Culkin – or if the song is not about romance at all, but about a tribute to friendship. Whether or not the song was inspired by Stone, it’s clear that she and Swift have maintained a close bond after first meeting in 2008 at the Young Hollywood Awards.
“We have kept in touch since then and have become good friends,” Stone said Sunday.
Elsewhere in the interview, Stone admitted that she’s been to three of Swift’s Eras tour quits ‘until now’ and remembered watching the concert in Phoenix, Arizona.
“What was really special about the first night of her tour was that I had no idea what to expect, obviously because it was the first night,” Stone said, adding that Swift worked with choreographer Mandy Moore for her tour, with whom Stone had previously collaborated La La Land. “It was a lot of beautiful things that all came together, and it was incredible to see.”