Day 39: Your Friendly Neighborhood Taylor Swift

As with many great stories, this one begins with a meme from 2002. To get to the point, a GIF of Spider-Man doing a section of a dance from a K-pop music video. Very standard internet stuff, I know. What broke the mold was when someone noticed how the arachnid hero would seem to dance to the beat no matter what song was playing. There are some pretty in-depth analyses of why this is, but it really is true. So naturally, I often have the GIF playing in the background while I listen to Taylor Swift and see what matches up well.

Look at him go

Spidey dances well to almost every Taylor Swift song, but some are a better fit than others. As far as albums go, there's no question. The beat-heavy pop style of 1989 makes it fit Spidey's dance so well. Some songs from other albums fit just as well, so let's go over some of the top contenders overall.

How You Get the Girl:

One of the best for sure. At worst the sections map decently, but when it really syncs up it just seems incredible that these weren't made in tangent with each other. The magic is real. Spider-Man's dancing seems elegant and fluid, and you can really tell how much he misses his ex-boyfriend.

Sparks Fly:

Even better than the previous song, I swear it's impossible for Spidey to ever be out of sync for this song. The timing is just always perfect and you can just feel how in love Spider-Man is with this new relationship.

You Belong With Me:

A classic. It's true, no one gets your humor the way that Spidey does. You know I actually bet that this song would be a great fit with Peter Parker's life. I would read that.

I Wish You Would:

A very 1989 song, and shows why that album fits the GIF so well. If he syncs up perfectly with the chorus then you're really in for a treat.

These are my favorites, but let me know if you find a song that works even better than any of these. I'd love to expand my meme collection.

See you tomorrow

-C