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Travis Kelce Ranks His 3 Favorite Taylor Swift Songs—& No, ‘Shake It Off’ Isn't One of Them

You’ll never guess what his top pick is

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Travis Kelce wants the world to know that he's a Swiftie through and through.

Not only did he support his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, at all three of her Eras Tour shows in London, but he also made a surprise appearance on stage to perform a skit with the pop star. Now, the pro football player, 34, is opening up about his favorite tracks by the 34-year-old songstress.

During his appearance on the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, Kelce revealed his top three songs by Swift and ranked them all. But before diving into his rankings, he discussed how he was introduced to her music. He said, "I really started listening to Taylor’s music when she came out with 1989. Like I knew who she was before that, we were the same age, so through high school and everything, I knew who Taylor was and she was like, getting her career started.”

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As it turns out, Kelce's favorite Swift song of all time is from her 1989 album. He continued, “I think 1989 was where it really started to go crazy. So I’m gonna say ‘Blank Space,’ because that was like the first one. So I'll put that at number one. It's a banger."

His second favorite is a viral electropop track that has become every Swiftie's summer anthem. He continued, “I think I’ll go number two, ‘Cruel Summer.' 'Cruel Summer’ is one of the ones she opens with at her show. It’s f***ing electric [when she] goes into an absolute banger like that. I was fired up when that happened at the first show I was ever at.”

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As for his third choice, it comes from Swift's latest release, The Tortured Poets Department—and I can totally see why, considering that she dedicated the song to her partner.

Kelce said, “I’ll say, ‘So High School.’ It’s got a little bit of a sentimental meaning, I guess.”

It's worth noting that the singer has famously changed the lyrics to make it a more personal tribute to her partner during live shows. In fact, at one of her London concerts, the athlete was spotted singing the words to the song from the crowd. And while it's not included in the above clip, Swift has often tweaked the original lyrics to say, "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me." 

On Bussin’ With The Boys, when a co-host recommended that he make an appearance in the song, Kelce said, “I think so...I think so, you know what I'm saying."

I'll be keeping an eye out for more surprise Travis Kelce appearances...

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