American pop singer Halsey was born on September 29, 1994. Many of you might not know this, but her real name is not Halsey. It’s just a jumbled word from her first, original name, which is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. She gained attention by releasing her music on social media. Later Astralwerks record label found her and she debuted in the industry with hits like ‘Room 93’, ‘EP’, ‘Colors’ and ‘Gasoline’.
She then featured on Chainsmokers’ single ‘Closer’ which topped the charts in over 10 countries. It also gained 14 Platinum by the RIAA. In 2020, she sold over 1 million albums and received over 6 billion streams in the U.S. Halsey opened up about a song that she wrote about Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. She admitted that she regrets it, but why?
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Which Song Did Halsey Write About Taylor Swift And Harry Styles?
Halsey is known for writing personal songs. In addition to those, she has also written songs about other celebrities. However, they were never released. Halsey revealed that she once wrote a song about Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. She also specified that she regretted writing it. She opened up about her feelings about the two artists.
Swift’s hit song ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ is a song about a relationship that did not go well. Halsey interpreted that song in her parody “The Haylor Song” as a song sung by Taylor to Styles. When Taylor and Harry were dating people, fans used to ship them as ‘Haylor’ and Halsey used this to make her own parody of Swift’s song.
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Why Does Halsey Regret Writing The Song?
In the parody, she criticized Swift in a line that goes like this, “[W]e knew she was trouble when she snagged Styles/How could we allow Taylor to get him with her fake smiles?” When she wrote the song, she was not the household name she is now and she was only 16. She was young and wrote a lot of parody songs and made videos. Halsey also called herself an ***hole for writing parody songs. She also specified that she regretted writing “The Haylor Song” and the song was not the reason for her career’s advancement.
Halsey has also tweeted on many occasions that she adores Taylor Swift. She tweeted, “Taylor Swift is a huge reason why I always insisted to write my own music.” Her reason for writing her own music was that Swift kindled emotions in people’s hearts through her lyrics. She also noted that she is a huge fan of One Direction, the boy band Harry Styles was a part of. She also had a cushion with Harry’s face on it. Halsey might have mocked her beloved artists at her young age, but she knows and we know that without them she would not have written her own music. Bitter-sweet inspirations!
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