Taylor Swift Breaks Down The Life of a Showgirl's "Wood," "Father Figure" and "The Fate of Ophelia"

Taylor Swift does a deep dive on her album The Life of a Showgirl and shares the inspiration behind her song "Opalite," how she designed the chorus of "Wi$h Li$t" with an idea from Happy Gilmore, the theme behind her title song "The Life of a Showgirl" and more. 0:00 - Introduction 0:36 - Taylor Swift Talks Inspiration for Her Song "Opalite" 3:09 - Taylor Swift Got Her "Wi$h Li$t" Chorus From a Happy Gilmore Idea 5:47 - Taylor Swift Talks "Wood" Inspiration 7:23 - Taylor Swift Talks "The Life of a Showgirl" with Sabrina Carpenter 11:27 - Taylor Swift Reveals the Succession Scene That Inspired "Father Figure" 14:15 - Taylor Swift Shares Meaning Behind "Elizabeth Taylor" 16:44 - Taylor Swift on the Melody for "The Fate of Ophelia" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Stream now on Peacock: https://bit.ly/3gZJaNy Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35ET/10:35c Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show JIMMY FALLON ON SOCIAL Follow Jimmy:   / jimmyfallon   Like Jimmy:   / jimmyfallon   Follow Jimmy:   / jimmyfallon   Follow Jimmy on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jimmyfallon Follow Jimmy on TikTok:   / jimmyfallon   THE TONIGHT SHOW ON SOCIAL Follow The Tonight Show:   / fallontonight   Like The Tonight Show:   / fallontonight   Follow The Tonight Show:   / fallontonight   Follow The Tonight Show on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@fallontonight The Tonight Show TikTok:   / fallontonight   The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon features hilarious highlights from the show, including comedy sketches, music parodies, celebrity interviews, ridiculous games, and, of course, Jimmy's Thank You Notes and hashtags! You'll also find behind the scenes videos and other great web exclusives. GET MORE NBC NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC:   / nbc   Follow NBC:   / nbc   NBC Instagram:   / nbctv   Taylor Swift Breaks Down The Life of a Showgirl's "Wood," "Father Figure" and "The Fate of Ophelia"    / fallontonight   #FallonTonight #TaylorSwift #JimmyFallon