An old video of Taylor Swift has resurfaced where she pays a touching tribute to her late friend, Jeff Lang, at the 2010 BMI Country Awards. Now, fans are curious to know more about the pop icon’s best friend, who has inspired several of her hit tracks.
So, why is Swift’s video for her late friend Lang dominating online trends again? Here’s what we’ve gathered.
What does the ‘Taylor Swift and Jeff Lang’ trend mean?
A clip of the “Lover” singer delivering an emotional tribute to her late friend Jeff Lang at the 2010 BMI Country Awards has gone viral. This has prompted fans to search more about him.
Taylor Swift honored her close friend, who died at 21. She called him her first listener during her acceptance speech for Country Songwriter of the Year. Lang passed away on November 10, 2010, and the multiple Grammy winner gave the tribute just a day after his funeral.
In the viral video, Swift said, “It’s been a really emotional week for me,” before talking about her friend’s passing. She also dedicated her BMI Country Songwriter of the Year award to her late friend. “Yesterday, I sang at the funeral of one of my best friends. He was 21, and I used to play my songs for him first. So I would like to thank Jeff Lang,” Swift said.
Over the years, fans have speculated about the songs that Taylor Swift wrote in memory of her close friend, whose sudden passing left her shattered. During her re-recording era, fans came across the song “Forever Winter” in Red (Taylor’s Version).
Swifties on Reddit theorized that the heartwrenching track was for Lang, as the lyrics portray a friend’s mental health struggles. In the track, Swift sings, “All this time I didn’t know/ You were breakin’ down/ I’d fall to pieces on the floor/ If you weren’t around/ Too young to know it gets better/ I’ll be summer sun for you forever/ Forever winter if you go.”
Another song that could be potentially about Jeff Lang comes in Taylor Swift’s 2022 album, Midnights. The track “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” sounds like a grief ballad about saying goodbye to someone close. In the song, Swift expressed her despair over losing someone whom she never got to see grow up. However, she has yet to confirm fan speculations regarding the songs being about Lang.
Originally reported by Arpita Adhya on ComingSoon.net.
