Brothers Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce got into a hot debate on a bonus episode of their podcast, New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, on November 27. The two NFL stars started talking about Eras Tour singer Taylor Swift’s discography, and her boyfriend Travis had some strong opinions.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end declared that if he had to listen to a singular song by Swift for the rest of his life, it would be “Blank Space” of her smash hit album 1989.
“I mean ‘Blank Space’ is a song that I’ll always listen to forever,” he said. “It’s just unbelievable, everything about it.”
But he was not stingy with his praise, adding, “I’ll throw a few new ones out there. ‘Death By a Thousand Cuts’ is one that I’ve learned to absolutely love…I’ve watched Tay’s NPR, her Tiny Desk and she played it on that one and that’s where I fell in love with it. On top of that, I mean ‘The Alchemy,’ can’t go wrong with that one.”
Jason chimed in with his pick for a favorite song, saying, “Everybody knows mine is ‘I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.’ I’m not even gonna go through all of her incredible hits. I think it just stops right there for me.”
Other songs Travis went on to mention include Swift’s “So High School” and “The Alchemy,” both of which are supposedly written by Swift about their romance. He also said he liked “Cowboy Like Me” from Swift’s 2020 Evermore album.
The football player has shared his opinions on Swift’s music before, stating in May what his favorite song off new album, The Tortured Poets Department, was—and it’s another tune about him.
“I might be a little biased to ‘So High School,’” he said.
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more. Her first book, The Lonely Hunter, will be released by Dial Press in February 2022.