Berks County’s Taylor Swift Says ‘Go Birds’!

Berks County's Taylor Swift says 'Go Birds'!

As we all know, Taylor Swift is from our region.

If you don't know, she was born in December 13, 1989 in West Reading PA.  That's 'Go Birds' territory!

When Taylor was 11, she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game.

The story goes that about a year later Berks County's Taylor Swift picked up a guitar and started writing songs.  When she was 13, her family sold the farm and moved to Henderson, TN, about 20 miles from Nashville, to launch her music career.

Her first hit was about someone else with Philadelphia region roots! The song was 'Tim McGraw", who's late Dad, Phillies pitching great, Tug McGraw--lived in Media PA.

It's been more than documented that Taylor is a Philadelphia spots fan!

At  Sunday night's Grammy Awards, Taylor walked up the red carpet with her friend Charlie Mack, Mr. Philadelphia who was "Eagled Up"!   I believe that was Taylor's way of saying 'Go Birds' from the red carpet!

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I'm am longtime Eagles fan going back to the 1970's.  I love Charlie's choice of the classic Eagles logo and the kelly green jacket!

When Taylor played at the Eagles home of Lincoln Financial Field in 2018, she spent some time with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie.  She returns to the the Linc on May 13, 2023.

Back in November 2022, the fan Twitter account, Eagles Nation gave us even more proof and a reminder that Taylor says 'Go Birds'!

While I can't find any written, audio or video evidence of Berks County's Taylor Swift saying 'Go Birds', I think her actions speak louder than words!

The 65th annual Grammy Awards is a night for records to be broken. To be eligible for nominations, recordings are released from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Per the Recording Academy’s guidelines, these recordings must be “commercially released, nationally distributed and available from within the eligibility period” to qualify. Powerhouse artists like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lizzo and Adele all released new music during the eligibility period.

This year’s awards will also include five new categories, including Songwriter Of The Year (Non-Classical), Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Americana Performance. There’ll also be a special merit award for Best Song For Social Change.

The awards ceremony takes place Sunday, February 5 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles at 8 pm ET on CBS and Paramount+ with host Trevor Noah for the third year in a row. Musical performances will be made by current nominees Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras and Sam Smith.

See the big winners in the pop and Top 40 categories below:

Diana Ross — Thank You
Kelly Clarkson — When Christmas Comes Around…
Michael Bublé — Higher -- WINNNER
Norah Jones — I Dream of Christmas (Extended)
Pentatonix — Evergreen

Beyonce — “Break My Soul” -- WINNER
Bonobo — “Rosewood”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Diplo & Miguel — “Don’t Forget My Love”
Kaytranada Featuring H.E.R. — “Intimidated”
Rüfüs Du Sol — “On My Knees”

Germaine Franco — Encanto -- WINNER
Hans Zimmer — No Time to Die
Jonny Greenwood — The Power of the Dog
Michael Giacchino — The Batman
Nicholas Britell — Succession: Season 3

Various Artists — Elvis
Various Artists — Encanto -- WINNER
Various Artists — Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4
Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga & Hans Zimmer — Top Gun: Maverick
Various Artists — West Side Story

Adele -- "Easy On Me" -- WINNER
Bad Bunny -- "Moscow Mule"
Doja Cat -- "Woman"
Steve Lacy -- "Bad Habit"
Lizzo -- "About Damn Time"
Harry Styles -- "As It Was"

ABBA -- "Don’t Shut Me Down"
Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran -- "Bam Bam"
Coldplay & BTS -- "My Universe"
Post Malone & Doja Cat -- "I Like You (A Happier Song)"
Sam Smith & Kim Petras -- "Unholy" -- WINNER

ABBA -- Voyage
Adele -- 30
Coldplay -- Music of the Spheres
Harry Styles -- Harry’s House -- WINNER
Lizzo -- Special

Beyonce -- Renaissance -- WINNER
Bonobo -- Fragments
Diplo -- Diplo
Odesza -- The Last Goodbye
Rufus Du Sol -- Surrender

GAYLE -- "abcdefu"
Lizzo -- "About Damn Time"
Taylor Swift -- "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)"
Harry Styles -- "As It Was"
Steve Lacy -- "Bad Habit"
Beyonce -- "Break My Soul"
Adele -- "Easy On Me"
DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy -- "God Did"
Kendrick Lamar -- "The Heart Part 5"
Bonnie Raitt -- "Just Like That" -- WINNER

Austin Wintory -- Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Bear McCreary -- Call of Duty: Vanguard
Christopher Tin -- Old World
Richard Jacques -- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Stephanie Economou -- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök -- WINNER

Beyoncé -- "Be Alive"
Carolina Gaitán -- La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto - Cast -- "We Don’t Talk About Bruno" -- WINNER
Jessy Wilson Featuring Angélique Kidjo -- "Keep Rising (The Woman King)"
Lady Gaga -- "Hold My Hand"
Taylor Swift -- "Carolina"
4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo & Grayson Villanueva -- "Nobody Like U"

Adele -- "Easy on Me"
BTS -- "Yet to Come"
Doja Cat -- "Woman"
Harry Styles -- "As It Was"
Kendrick Lamar -- "The Heart Part 5"
Taylor Swift -- "All Too Well: The Short Film" -- WINNER
Taylor Swift’s joins the most awarded artist in this category with 2 wins. Swift won for “Bad Blood,” also becoming the first artist to win with a sole directing credit for her own music video.

Adele -- Adele One Night Only
Billie Eilish -- Billie Eilish Live at the O2
Justin Bieber -- Our World
Neil Young & Crazy Horse -- A Band a Brotherhood a Barn
Rosalía -- Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance)
Various Artists -- Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story -- WINNER

ABBA -- "Don’t Shut Me Down"
Adele -- "Easy on Me"
Beyoncé -- "Break My Soul"
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius -- "You and Me on the Rock"
Doja Cat -- "Woman"
Harry Styles -- "As It Was"
Kendrick Lamar -- "The Heart Part 5"
Lizzo -- "About Damn Time" -- WINNER
Mary J. Blige -- "Good Morning Gorgeous"
Steve Lacy -- "Bad Habit"

Anitta
Domi & JD Beck
Latto
Måneskin
Molly Tuttle
Muni Long
Omar Apollo
Samara Joy -- WINNER
Tobe Nwigwe
Wet Leg

Baynk -- Adolescence
Father John Misty -- Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Harry Styles -- Harry’s House -- WINNER
Robert Glasper -- Black Radio III
Wet Leg -- Wet Leg

Beyoncé -- "Break My Soul (Terry Hunter Remix)"
Ellie Goulding -- "Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)"
The Knocks & Dragonette -- "Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)"
Lizzo -- "About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)" -- WINNER
Wet Leg - -"Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)"

ABBA - Voyage
Adele - 30
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé - Renaissance
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
Coldplay - Music of the Spheres
Harry Styles - Harry’s House -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Lizzo - Special
Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)