My birthdate

Although Beyonce and I get along fine,
this guy started an epic feud when he got on stage at the VMAs
to tell me (and everyone else) that he thought my award should have gone to Queen Bey

Some tracks on "Folklore" and "Evermore"
were co-written by my then-boyfriend Joe Alwyn,
though he used this pseudonym

This ain't _______, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down

The Police, 1979
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I write my lyrics in quill, glitter pen or Sharpie,
but I have mad respect for my fellow Pennsylvanian Hymen Lipman,
who received a patent in 1858 for the idea of attaching one of these to the end of a pencil

My middle name

This pop star (with whom I have a friendly rivalry) is said to have been the subject of "Bad Blood";
she clapped back by releasing a perfume named "Mad Love" in 2016,
and then dropping the diss track "Swish Swish"

This talented friend of mine, who went to high school with Scarlett Johannson,
and is in the bands fun., Steel Train and Bleachers,
cowrote a bunch of my hits, including "Getaway Car"

Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off _______

Capital Cities, 2011
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This national chain started out as Saint Louis Bread Company in Kirkwood, MO in 1987

My zodiac sign

When I waded into politics by endorsing a Democrat in the 2018 midterm elections, this politician didn't approve;
he was caught on camera telling reporters that he now liked my music "25% less"

After this Ginger Genius collaborated with me on "Everything Has Changed" and some other songs,
I helped him out on his 2021 single "The Joker and The Queen"

Now you hang from my lips
Like the Gardens of _______
With your boots beneath my bed
Forever is the sweetest con

Maroon 5, 2002
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This social media star and gymnast from California has over 26 million followers on TikTok
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My height, in inches

When this talent manager and business mogul bought Big Machine in 2019,
not only wouldn't he sell me back the masters of my first six albums,
he then turned around and sold them to a private equity firm... but I'm getting my revenge

"Tim McGraw" was my first hit, and the first of many early-career songs that I co-wrote with this Nashville veteran

And we would toast to me, oh, let the players play
I'd be just like Leo in _______

Pearl Jam, 1994
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I never got to see this legendary piano man (he died in 1987),
but, like me, he knew how to put on a show
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My favorite movie (according to a video interview with Vogue in 2016)--a British rom-com from 2003

Music industry lawyer Bob Lefsetz blogged some harsh criticism of my performance
at the 2010 Grammies, and some say that made him the target of this song

The Fairbrass brothers, who performed as Right Said Fred,
were surprised when I gave them a writing credit on this song,
which interpolated the melody of their 1991 hit "I'm Too Sexy"
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It's never too late
To come back to my side
The stars in your eyes
Shined brighter in ______

U2, 1983
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The only song of mine that fits this category is this sad one, the fifth track on "Evermore"