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A fact from Dress (Taylor Swift song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 April 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that "Dress" was described as "the perfect marriage of [Taylor] Swift's romanticism and newfound lust"?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:51, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Swift performing "Dress"

... that Taylor Swift's song "Dress" (pictured) features the lyric, "Only bought this dress so you could take it off"? Source: And then, of course, the climax: “I only bought this dress so you could take it off.” and Featuring lyrics such as, “Only bought this dress so you could take it off,”
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kameron Saunders
- Comment: Second QPQ for backlog Template:Did you know nominations/Pam Taylor

Improved to Good Article status by Gained (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 146 past nominations.

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Bruxton (talk) 19:10, 8 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Comment - I'm not sure a hook that simply recites the lyrics to a song is the most interesting. I see the article includes some commentary on these lyrics; this might be something you could include instead. For example, "... that critics have described lyrics in Taylor Swift's song "Dress" as expressing an evolving attitude towards sexuality?" Or something similar. Bneu2013 (talk) 00:49, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bneu2013: And here I thought it was a clever hook - buying a dress for the sole purpose of removing it. Ok I will offer another:

ALT1: ... that "Dress" (pictured) was described as "the perfect marriage of [Taylor] Swift's romanticism and newfound lust"? Bruxton (talk) 01:34, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source Bruxton (talk) 01:46, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- @Bruxton: - It wasn't a bad hook, it just reads like a statement of fact without context. Yes, I understand that the lyrics are interesting and catchy, but I could still how someone might think that the particular wording could infringe on WP:NOTLYRICS. I'm okay with the alternate. I'd also be okay with a rewording of the original that reads something like "...that Taylor Swift's song "Dress" is about her purchasing a dress for the sole purpose of removing it?" Bneu2013 (talk) 02:51, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bneu2013: cool, needs a green tick when you are ready. Bruxton (talk) 03:05, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- done. I guess its good to go now.