Taylor Swift Breaks Down The Life of a Showgirl's "Wood," "Father Figure" and "The Fate of Ophelia"

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Published October 7, 2025

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Taylor Swift does a deep dive on her album The Life of a Showgirl and shares the inspiration behind her song "Opalite," how she designed the chorus of "Wi$h Li$t" with an idea from Happy Gilmore, the theme behind her title song "The Life of a Showgirl" and more. 0:00 - Introduction 0:36 - Taylor Swift Talks Inspiration for Her Song "Opalite" 3:09 - Taylor Swift Got Her "Wi$h Li$t" Chorus From a Happy Gilmore Idea 5:47 - Taylor Swift Talks "Wood" Inspiration 7:23 - Taylor Swift Talks "The Life of a Showgirl" with Sabrina Carpenter 11:27 - Taylor Swift Reveals the Succession Scene That Inspired "Father Figure" 14:15 - Taylor Swift Shares Meaning Behind "Elizabeth Taylor" 16:44 - Taylor Swift on the Melody for "The Fate of Ophelia" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Stream now on Peacock: https://bit.ly/3gZJaNy Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35ET/10:35c Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show JIMMY FALLON ON SOCIAL Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Follow Jimmy: https://www.instagram.com/jimmyfallon/ Follow Jimmy on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jimmyfallon Follow Jimmy on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmyfallon THE TONIGHT SHOW ON SOCIAL Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonig...