Taylor Swift Celebrates July 9th by Performing Joe Jonas Breakup Song That References the Date

Taylor Swift performed her breakup opus “Last Kiss” astatine her 113th Eras ​tour performance successful Zürich, Switzerland, and nan tune was fitting considering ​she references nan day of nan performance successful nan lyrics. Fans judge nan song, “Last Kiss” is astir her 2008 narration pinch Joe Jonas.

“Happy July 9th to those who celebrate,” Taylor, 34, said to nan crowd connected Tuesday, July 9.

In nan tune, Taylor sings, “I do callback now nan smell of nan rainfall / Fresh connected nan pavement, I ran disconnected nan level / That July 9th, nan hit of your bosom / It jumps done your shirt, I tin still consciousness your arms.”

The 113th show came conscionable a small complete a twelvemonth since nan “All Too Well” vocalist released her rerecorded type of Speak Now, which includes “Last Kiss.” Taylor performed nan opus arsenic portion of her astonishment group of acoustic songs that she does during each show, and fans heard “Last Kiss” arsenic portion of a mashup pinch her different songs “Red” and “Sad Beautiful Tragic.” Taylor’s capacity connected July 9 marks nan first clip she’s included “Last Kiss” successful her setlist since she performed it astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City connected July 8, 2023.

Joe, 34, and Taylor dated for astir 3 months, but nan narration seemed to person left a people connected nan “Blank Space” hitmaker’s heart. Several songs successful Taylor’s room hint astatine their relationship, but “Last Kiss” is 1 of nan fewer that seems to look backmost connected their narration fondly. Other tunes for illustration “Mr. Perfectly Fine” person a spot of an angrier vibe, while nan lyrics to “Last Kiss” characteristic nan vocalist wishing her past emotion liking well.

“And I dream nan sun shines and it’s a beautiful time / And thing reminds you, you wish you had stayed / You tin scheme for a alteration successful upwind and time, but I ne'er planned connected you changing your mind,” Taylor sings successful nan last verse.

The Miss Americana prima famously put nan mediate Jonas relative connected blast successful November 2008 erstwhile she appeared connected The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

“[Joe] is not successful my life anymore, unfortunately. That’s ouch. … Some day, I’m gonna find personification really, really, really great, who’s correct for me. When I find that personification that is correct for me, he’ll beryllium awesome and erstwhile I look astatine that person, I’m not moreover gonna beryllium capable to retrieve nan boy who collapsed up pinch maine complete nan telephone successful 25 seconds erstwhile I was 18,” Taylor told Ellen, 66, astatine nan time.

However, nan “Karma” vocalist didn’t enactment angry astatine Joe forever, and a small complete 10 years later, Taylor made different quality connected The Ellen ​DeGeneres Show and admitted that she felt blameworthy for her comments from 2008.

Ellen asked Taylor astir her astir “rebellious moment” arsenic a teenager, and Taylor instantly mentioned nan infinitesimal regarding Joe.

“Probably erstwhile I, like, put Joe Jonas connected blast connected your show,” Taylor told nan talk show big successful May 2019. “That was excessively much. That was excessively much. I was 18. Yeah. We laughter astir it now, but … that was mouthy. Just immoderate teenage worldly there.”