You'll Never Guess Who These Songs Were Written About
(could it even be about you?!)
"Better Than Revenge" by Taylor Swift
She's not a saint / And she's not what you think / She's an actress / She's better known / For the things that she does / On the mattress
Written about the actress Camilla Belle, who supposedly stole Joe Jonas from her.
"Don't" by Ed Sheeran
She told me 'I was never looking for a friend/ Maybe you could swing by my room around ten/ Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
Rumored to be about his fling with pop star Ellie Goulding.
"Fix You" by Coldplay
Tears stream down your face / When you lose something you cannot replace / Tears stream down your face /
Chris Martin wrote it about his then wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, when she lost her father.
"Paper Doll" by John Mayer
You're like 22 girls in one / And none of them know what they're running from / Was it just too far to fall For a little paper doll?
Mayer wrote this song in retaliation to Swift's song "Dear John" where she claims he broke her heart.
"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani
I heard that you were talking shit/ you didn't think that I would hear it / People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up
This song is supposedly about Stefani's feud with singer Courtney Love.
Uptown girl / She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy
Joel wrote the song about supermodel and future wife Christie Brinkley.
"Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake
You told me you loved me / Why did you leave me all alone / Now you tell me you need me / When you call me, on the phone
Written about his fling with Britney Spears.
