Taylor Swift approved her song “Only the Young” for a pro-Joe Biden advertisement, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety.
The song, from the Netflix documentary “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana,” appears in a new Biden ad that made the rounds on social media on Friday, four days before the 2020 election. California’s Democratic representative Eric Swalwell shared the ad on Friday morning, quoting lyrics from the song.
“Up there’s the finish line. Our future is worth our fight. Thank you, @TaylorSwift13, for voicing what #OnlyTheYoung can do. Let’s run!
The ad begins with a voiceover from Sen. Kamala Harris, Biden’s running mate, who asks “Why are so many powerful people trying to make it so difficult for us to vote?” The video features news clips from several major moments during the Trump administration’s last four years, including Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, the #MeToo survivors’ march and this year’s Black Lives Matter protests.
Swift’s lyrics “And the big bad man and his big bad clan / Their hands are stained with red / Oh, how quickly, they forget” are timed to play over photos of President Trump, Mitch McConnell, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Attorney General Bill Barr.
The ad then transitions to videos of young people voting for Biden and protesting in the streets. Many popular hashtags, including #MeToo, #ICantBreathe, #WearAMask, #BidenHarris2020, #SaveUSPS and #Vote close out the ad.
(Excerpt) Read more in: Variety