On the latest episode of New Heights, Jason Kelce happily teased little brother Travis Kelce about an eyebrow-raising track on his fianceé Taylor Swift’s latest album.
Track 9 on The Life of a Showgirl, “Wood,” is packed with double entendres praising Kelce’s “manhood.”
A sampling of some of the lyrics:
Forgive me, it sounds cocky
He (ah!) matized me and opened my еyes
Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see
His love was thе key that opened my thighsGirls, I don’t need to catch the bouquet
To know a hard rock is on the wayAnd, baby, I’ll admit I’ve been a little superstitious
The curse on me was broken by your magic wand
Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck
New Heights of manhood, I ain’t gotta knock on wood
During Swift’s Monday night interview on The Tonight Show, she insisted to Jimmy Fallon that the song “really started out in a very innocent place,” and couldn’t help but grin as the audience cracked up.
The song really was originally about superstitions and formed around the lyric about not needing to knock on wood, but then took a turn, she explained.
“I don’t know what happened, man,” said Swift.
“It went off the rails,” said Fallon.
Swift said that she got in the studio and “we just started vibing — I don’t know how we got here, but I love this song so much!”
In the latest episode of their New Heights podcast that went live Wednesday, the Kelce brothers devoted a chunk of time to discussing The Life of a Showgirl.
After some chatter about favorite songs and other reactions — Jason and wife Kylie Kelce really like “Wi$h Li$t,” a song where Swift lovingly daydreams about a suburban life raising a family with Travis — and Travis’s effusive praise for Swift’s creativity, Jason didn’t pass up the opportunity to question his brother about “Wood.”
“Wood” is a “great, great soundtrack,” said Jason as Travis grinned.
“How do you feel about ‘Wood’? Let’s ask this. How do you feel about ‘Wood’?” asked Jason.
“It’s a great song,” said Travis.
“It’s a great song?” said Jason. “Do you feel — trying to think of the word. Do you feel — not confident. Do you feel cocky? Do you feel cocky about the song, ‘Wood’?”
“No, I think the whole — any song that, you know, she references me –” Travis attempted to deflect.
“That’s not just any song,” Jason insisted. “This is a very specific you.”
“I love that girl,” Travis continued to play innocent. “So, what do you mean? Any song that she would reference me in any way –”
“Well, it’s not just you, though,” said Jason. “It’s an appendage. It’s not just you as a — it’s a very specific thing.”
“What? I think you’re not understanding the song.” Travis replied with mock seriousness.
Jason wasn’t having it.
“Jesus Christ, Travis, come on!” he shouted, then quoted some lyrics. “Redwood tree, ain’t hard to see?”
“No way,” Travis said before finally cracking up.
“I thought redwood was a little bit, you know, that was that’s a generous word, I think,” said Jason, adding that “if somebody wrote a song about me, it’d be like ‘Japanese maple, sometimes can see,’” sending both brothers cackling.
“That’s hilarious,” said Travis.
“That song’s great though,” Jason said, “The freaking, the beat to that song is fantastic and that’s right up my alley, so, well done, I think it’s a great song.”
Watch the video above via New Heights on YouTube (relevant section starts around the 10 minute mark).
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