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A few summers ago, I saw Taylor Swift perform at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on herReputationtour.
At one point during the evening, a current of energy rippled through the crowd around me.
People started pointing and whispering.
Confused, I looked over to find a Swift, just not the one wed all come to see.
No, people were genuinely excited to spy Andrea Swift, Taylors mother, walking the stadium floor.
I cheered, too.
Its no secret the pair have an incredibly close relationship.
(See: the lyrics to The Best Day.)
(A strange thing about the doc is that it sort of punts on Swiftsvery famous friendships.
13 stamped into the leather headrest cover on her seat eating dinner as the plane takes off.
Not the steak, she mock yells.
Her mother jokingly admonishes her for her contortive efforts.
Taylor says it was either that or ruin her top and this is Rihanna.
In the aisle, a very large black-and-white spotted dog sits calmly through the whole thing.
But Andrea notes thats not quite right.
(Soon Youll Get Better is about Swifts family grappling with Andreas diagnosis.
Sherecently revealedthat her mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor while receiving treatment for breast cancer.)
Its a sweet and very humanizing exchange.
(He eventually lost.)
Bredesens opponent, Marsha Blackburn, ran on a platform of Tennessee Christian values.
Values that, Swift says, are her own and not actually what Blackburn represents.
I live in Tennessee.
Her father pushes back, fearing for his daughters safety.
But Andrea Swift wont have any of it and demands that the men in the room hear Taylor out.
Later, we see Taylor post the now-infamous Instagram endorsing Bredesen.
Her mom is right by her side.
(As is her mysterious and iconic PR head, Tree Paine.)
After the show, her mom gives her a hug backstage.
No, not abadsituation.
A situation Andrea calls a shit bag of shit.
Shit bag of shit!
