Lawmakers made references to Taylor Swift lyrics during a Senate Judiciary hearing focused on Ticketmaster’s business practices on Tuesday.
Lawmakers made references to Taylor Swift lyrics during a Senate Judiciary hearing focused on Ticketmaster’s business practices on Jan. 24.
The senator is a “Swiftie by proxy,” he admitted. For years, Swift’s music has been a constant presence in Lee’s life. It often blared as he drove his daughter, Eliza, to school. He almost made it to one of the singer’s concerts but ultimately gave away the ticket at the last minute.“My daughters are huge Swifties. I’m a huge fan of my daughters,” Lee said. “And so that brings a special bond between me and Swifties.
His last Easter egg was a collaboration with Eliza, who had identified lyrics from “Karma” as “very quotable.” He used the “Midnights” song to jab at Ticketmaster: “Sen. Richard Blumenthal : “Anti-Hero” Blumenthal said he appreciated how his colleagues also tapped into the singer’s discography during their remarks. There was no mastermind behind the plan — but it made a three-hour hearing “bearable,” Blumenthal said with a chuckle.“I didn’t talk to anyone else about doing this, and I can only speak for myself, but we all look for ways to be somewhat creative,” Blumenthal said. “As strange as it may sound to talk about a politician that way, we try to be genuinely inventive.
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