If Taylor Swift‘s video for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was supposed to give us any hints about the needy ex she’s singing about, colour us stumped.
Swifty’s music-video love interest, while very pretty, doesn’t look anything like Jake Gyllenhaal, or John Mayer or Taylor Lautner, or Joe Jonas — so we might have to rule those infamous exes out.
As for the rest of the clip, which debuted on MTV Thursday night, there are a few details that pounce at us like a much-Tweeted-about kitten. But are they clues? For instance:
1. The whole video was shot in one take, making it more than a little reminiscent of a Michel Gondry clip like Bjork’s “Bachelorette” or the Chemical Brothers’ “Let Forever Be.” The French director, however, wasn’t involved. This one’s too adorable, even for him. The piece was helmed by frequent Swift collaborator Declan White. Maybe Swift’s ex was a huge fan of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
Moving on.
2. Swift’s band is dressed up as adorable animal mascots.
Either Swift was dating a furry, or she’s just punking anyone — us included — who’s ever made a crack about her being pals with woodland creatures. Either way, her band was apparently pissed when they first saw their costumes. As Swift told MTV during the video’s premiere last night: “It was hilarious. They were so angry. It took a couple hours, but they finally embraced it.”
3. Taylor Swift wants to be Zooey Deschanel.
Or maybe just the SNL parody version of Zooey Deschanel. The cutie-poo arts-and-crafts aesthetic of this video suggests Swift definitely shares the New Girl’s taste — though the wallpaper made of sweaters is an example of “bein’ WAY TOO quirky.” (Could she have gotten any insider Zooey scoop from a certain ex? Jake Gyllenhaal, for instance? The actors reportedly went to high school together — and even co-starred in The Good Girl.)
Yeah, probably not.
Best just watch the video. Swift is set to perform “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” on the MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 6. Her new album, Red, drops Oct. 22.
lcollins@postmedia.com
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