She also revealed that the Fearless track “Forever & Always” was a last-minute addition to the album that she had written toward the end of their failed relationship. The heartbreak anthem includes the lyrics: “Was I out of line? / Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide / Like a scared little boy?”
A year later, Joe seemingly responded to Taylor’s public comments about their breakup when he released the song “Much Better” with his and his brothers’ band, the Jonas Brothers. Aged 19, he appeared to throw shade at Taylor with the lyrics: “I get a rep for breakin’ hearts / Now I’m done with superstars / And all the tears on her guitar / I’m not bitter.”
While he didn’t explicitly say that the song was about Taylor, it wasn’t difficult for listeners to figure it out with the direct reference to her song “Teardrops on My Guitar,” and if there was any doubt, Joe all-but-confirmed that he was taking aim at his ex when he changed the lyrics to “done with country stars” during a live performance — an obvious gibe about Taylor’s country music roots.
Taylor and Joe went on to take subtle swipes at each other over the next couple of years. During Taylor’s 2009 Saturday Night Live monologue, she famously sang: “This is my musical monologue! / You might think I’d bring up Joe / That guy who broke up with me on the phone / But I’m not gonna mention him in my monologue.”
She then quipped: “Hey Joe, I’m doing real well, tonight I’m hosting SNL but I’m not gonna brag about that in my monologue.”
Meanwhile, in 2013, Joe famously said in an interview with SiriusXM: “The girl likes to date” when asked about Taylor’s growing reputation as a serial dater.
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