And it’s perhaps unsurprising that Olivia was the first person to pop into listeners’ minds when they heard the song for the first time, with the parallels hard to ignore.
After all, with Taylor being in the industry for 17 years, Olivia, now 20, spent most of her life being a dedicated fan of the star’s before embarking on her own career.
In fact, Olivia has always been incredibly open about the way that Taylor inspired her, and even credited her as “the reason” she is a songwriter.
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