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Lily Bottomley, the pub's events and social media manager, said
the buzz started online last week before the double album was
released on Friday, with "The Black Dog" confirmed as the 17th
track.
She had to call in staff to cope with demand, and the pub in the
city's Vauxhall district has capitalized on its new-found fame
with a "Swift" burger and "(Taylor's Version)" cocktails.
Bottomley could not be absolutely certain her Black Dog was the
same one mentioned, but she said there had previously been a
"certain blonde regular" at the pub.
Swift describes her 11th studio album on Instagram as: "An
anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and
sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time".
Fans largely believe it is about her former British boyfriend
Joe Alwyn. Swift has referenced other London locations in her
songs that sparked interest in where the couple had spent time
in the British capital.
They split in April 2023 after six years of dating.
"We're a very cozy small neighborhood pub, so something like
this happening is a dream," Bottomley said. "We're just so
thankful to the fans because they've just been amazing."
Katie, a web developer and "Swifty" visiting from Northern
Ireland for her birthday, said she liked going to places
mentioned in songs.
"I was in New York last year, and I also did a little Taylor
Swift walking tour by myself of the places that she's mentioned
there."
Emilia, a masters student from Vienna, said she could picture
Swift going to the pub. "I appreciate her because she's
lyrically a genius," she said.
Spotify said on Friday that "Poets" broke the record for the
platform's most-streamed album in a single day this year,
achieving the feat in less than 12 hours.
(Reporting by Natasha Montague, writing by Paul Sandle, editing
by Andrew Cawthorne)
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