{"id":117841,"date":"2024-06-06T21:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/06\/06\/alyson-hannigan-was-freaking-out-when-taylor-swift-mentioned-american-pie-in-so-high-school\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:01:53","slug":"alyson-hannigan-was-freaking-out-when-taylor-swift-mentioned-american-pie-in-so-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/06\/06\/alyson-hannigan-was-freaking-out-when-taylor-swift-mentioned-american-pie-in-so-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyson Hannigan was &#8220;freaking out&#8221; when Taylor Swift mentioned &#8216;American Pie&#8217; in &#8220;So High School&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-06-06\/M_TaylorSwiftTorturedPoetsAnthology_041924.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Beth Garrabrant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Alyson Hannigan<\/strong> is an actress, but she&#8217;s also a Swiftie. So imagine how excited she was when she learned that <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> had mentioned one of her most beloved films in the lyrics of a <em>Tortured Poets Department<\/em> song.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/alyson-hannigan-answers-all-our-questions-about-american-pie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Speaking to <\/strong><em><strong>Vulture<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Hannigan says she was eagerly awaiting the release of <em>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>. &#8220;I listened to the first part, went to sleep, and woke up to,\u00a0<em>Holy cow, she\u2019s released a second part<\/em>!&#8221; she recalls.<em> &#8220;<\/em>I started listening to it, and when I got to &#8216;So High School,&#8217; I was like,\u00a0<em>What?!<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Hannigan was referring to the line in that song where Taylor sings, in what fans believe is a reference to her boyfriend,\u00a0<strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong>, &#8220;I&#8217;m watching<em> American Pie<\/em> with you on a Saturday night\/ Your friends are around, so be quiet.&#8221; Hannigan, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rXQMzZGWHv0?t=25\">played Michelle Flaherty<\/a> in that now-classic 1999 film.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought maybe I was still sort of sleeping and imagining it,&#8221; Hannigan tells<em> Vulture<\/em> of hearing the song. &#8220;But when I heard it, I was freaking out. I woke up my entire family who seemed less enthusiastic than I\u2019d like them to be. Then I called a friend, and she and I had a nice freakout together. I was so happy. Basically, I was on the date with Travis\u00a0and Taylor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she was surprised to learn that Taylor and Travis apparently watched\u00a0<em>American Pie<\/em>, Hannigan notes, &#8220;I do have to say that in the past 25 years, people ask me, &#8216;Oh, what do you get recognized for?&#8217; And I always say that it depends where I am. If I were at a football game, it would\u00a0<em>definitely\u00a0<\/em>be\u00a0<em>American Pie.\u00a0<\/em>So it\u2019s not that big of a leap to think that Travis had watched it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beth Garrabrant Alyson Hannigan is an actress, but she&#8217;s also a Swiftie. So imagine how excited she was when she learned that Taylor Swift had mentioned one of her most beloved films in the lyrics of a Tortured Poets Department song. 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