Patti Smith, The Starting Line, & American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan React To Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Namechecks

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Taylor Swift’s new double-album The Tortured Poets Department came out on Friday, and it’s full of namechecks. On the title track, the pop star mentions rock legend Patti Smith; on “The Black Dog,” she summons pop-punk band the Starting Line. Both acts have shared their reactions.