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The Starting Line on Getting a Taylor Swift Shout-Out in ‘The Black Dog,’ 22 Years After Pop-Punk Band’s Breakout: ‘It’s an Unexpected Showering of Love’

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

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There’s no golden ticket quite like the golden ticket of finding your name in the lyrics of a Taylor Swift song. It’s one thing if you’re Charlie Puth, and already on a list of Spotify’s 150 top monthly artists. But for another musical artist name-checked in Swift’s album “ The Tortured Poets Department ,” the impact stands to be much more impactful. The pop-punk band the Starting Line gets mentioned twice in the song “The Black Dog,” and suddenly nostalgia for (or newfound curiosity about) the Philadelphia-based group is skyrocketing.

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The Starting Line actually enjoys the distinction of being the only other artist to get mentioned twice by name in the album lyrics. Take that, Puth, Blue Nile, Patti Smith, Dylan Thomas, Clara Bow and Stevie Nicks! (Actually, it could be three times, since, beyond the two mentions in “The Black Dog,” the phrase “the starting line” also pops up separately in the song “Fresh Out the Slammer,” but it isn’t used as a band reference there, just a figure of speech… or is it? )

The name pops up in the first chorus:

I just don’t understand how you don’t miss me In The Black Dog When someone plays The Starting Line and you jump up But she’s too young to know this song That was intertwined in the magic fabric of our dreaming Old habits die screaming

And wait, in the second round, they’re back:

“I feel like it’s trying to impart some sort of nostalgia of the time and the kind of music that we were making at that time, and I’m very flattered that we were the representation of that,” Vasoli says.

Swift would have been turning 13 the year “Best of Me” came out, a number that obviously holds a special place for her, even possibly as an age. And even though the song was a national hit with emo fans, establishing the Starting Line as Warped Tour material, the group remains hometown heroes in the Philadelphia area, not far from where Swift grew up, which may solidify a nostalgic appeal for her.

Yet the lyrics also clearly establish that excitement over sharing “Best of Me” was something that she and the person she just broke up with in the song had in common… and Swift doesn’t often lie in her material. So the question riling fans up has been: If it’s not fiction, is it more likely to be about Matty Healy or Joe Alwyn?

“I’m certainly getting a crash course in the backstory between the characters that are involved in this thing,” says Vasoli, not picking any sides himself. “So it’s been a pretty fascinating study in fandom, for sure.”

Lending obvious weight to the argument in favor of Healy, the frontman for the 1975, is that he actually sang “Best of Me” twice in concert while dating Taylor Swift , at least by the timelines laid out on the world wide web. Or at least he sang a snippet of the Starting Line’s signature song at a show April 21, 2023 and again on May 3 of last year. “Shout-out to people in their thirties,” Healy quipped after performing the song excerpt. Now, it’s not easy to say conclusively that no one else who has split with Swift in recent years was a major emo-head, too, but the Internet is just sayin’.

When Healy started showing his love for the Starting Line in concert last spring, “we heard about it, but it certainly didn’t get the kind of attention that this did. It seems like now people are kind of checking out those YouTube videos of him covering that song a little bit more, and there’s a little bit more investigation to be had about them. At the time it was just sort of a cool thing that was passed around between the guys, but didn’t make it much further past that.”

(Arguing against the theory that “The Black Dog” is about Healy, though: Based on photographs Jack Antonoff posted of studio sessions from last year, fans believe the song was recorded in mid-May 2023. Which would lend itself to a hypothesis that it’s really about Alwyn, and that she played the song for Healy, who was then inspired to cover “Best of Me” in concert. A tangled web.)

But they wouldn’t be playing “Best of Me” over the PA in a metal bar, so we can probably at least rule the Paris possibility out, right? “I don’t know. You know, we’re heavier than you would think,” Vasoli counters. “We surprise people with our heaviness once we get up there.”

But he doesn’t have any personal knowledge of any of the Black Dog geo-location possibilities. “No, the only black dogs I’ve met are just good boys and girls out there at the dog park,” he says. “Your guess is as good as mine on that one.”

The Starting Line only has two shows on the books at present: a gig at the Novo in Los Angeles on the first day of summer, June 21, followed much further down the line by a set at the When We Were Young festival Oct. 19. The Starting Line actually played quite a few shows in 2023; these were the most the band had done in about a quarter-century.

Could they book a lot more now, and bill themselves as one of the few Swift-endorsed rock ‘n’ roll bands of their ilk in the world?

“You know, it’s been sort of a point of conversation of, how much do you lean into something like this?” Vasoli admits, a little cagey even with himself about how much to be seen as taking advantage of it. “Because something like this is not something you really plan for in your music career,. The reverberations have been very big and we’re just sort of trying to accept it with gratitude at this point, sitting back and just seeing what happens from it.”

Although the singer says those two concert dates “are it for now, there’s gonna be more that’s coming down the pike and more that’s getting booked. The vast majority of the band has day jobs that keep them obligated to stay home a little bit, more than some of the other bands. So we don’t hit the road for too long on a regular basis, but we’re trying to get into a rhythm where we can do more of it.”

He also says new music will be heard from the group, for the first time since a 2015 EP.

“There’s been an uptick in us playing together, and a really great interpersonal dynamic between the band members recently that has been very creative and inspirational, playing together recently. So we’ve been into a creative process writing new music since last year. We’re just collecting everything and figuring out the best way to get that out there. But we’re generating music and have been for a bit of time. With us trying to get back into a more usual pace with the band, after all this time, it’s nice that we’re getting a little bit of light on us at this moment, especially given that we’re engaging more than ever since like 2007, when we kind of let our foot off the gas.”

Sample comments on Reddit threads about the Starting Line’s name-check: “I am losing my millennial mind over this reference.” “This one was for the elder emo swifties.” “I screamed! They were my absolute favorite band in high school. My husband and I still listen to them all the time.” “All the elder emo millennials screaming: One of us, one of us.” “That moment when you realize you’re a musical influence to one of the biggest stars on the planet.” “Drop the (Starting Line) cover of the song immediately.”

And: “THIS IS THE MOST PENNSYLVANIA THING THIS WOMAN HAS EVER DONE. i’m so happy for you guys.”

(For those who really pay attention to both intersecting worlds, a joint fan noted: “Funny to think the Starting Line and Jack’s first band Steel Train were both on Drive Thru Records.”)

The singer still seems wonderstruck, to borrow a Swiftian word, about this stroke of recognition. “It’s a trip man, for sure. I can be nothing but really grateful and humbled by this whole thing. And it’s nice that I even get to speak with someone like you about our group in any capacity. So very happy about it.”

And if more dates are indeed in the offing as a result of this? “Please, everybody come check our band out. If it’s good enough for the name drop, come check out the goods.” He is suddenly abashed at what he just said. “You don’t have to print that part. That sounds so weird.” Vasoli can be forgiven for a little enthusiasm: Being embedded in the document that the whole world is scanning — a lyric sheet — is the kind of thing that can make somebody jump up.

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The closing song, where everyone accepts that maybe sometimes they just have a little more homework to do.

Evan: If you stand here behind me And you call me a man And you're counting on me to come through You should know that I'll give you the best that I can But we all have a little more homework to do If you're walking beside me And you wanna be friends You should know I'm depending non you So you gotta hang in there till the whole story ends Cause we all have a little more homework to do Cause I've been looking in the back of the book for the answers Hoping the bell wouldn't chime But I'm not ready to put down my pencil just set There are too many answers that I didn't get I need a little less pressure and a little more time I'm trying to follow I'm trying to lead I'm trying to find what is true But if you're going to stand with me Then you have to concede That we all have a little more homework to do Charlotte: Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today You get a little bit older A little bit taller A little bit better A little bit Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And the days before all go too fast You can't hold on So, you go Evan & Charlotte: Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today Evan: I'm a little bit older A little bit stronger A little bit smarter A little bit Evan & Charlotte: Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today Charlotte: And the days ahead coming on so quick You can't keep running All: Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And I'm a little bit older A little bit faster A little bit closer A little bit Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And the sky goes blue And the sky goes black And no matter what you do You can't go back You go day into day into day Evan: I turned 13, my parents got divorced and I moved from New York City to the middle of nowhere. All: Day into day into day Patrice: I turned 13 and I kissed a boy more than once! Kendra: I turned 13 and I signed a virginity pledge. All: Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today Lucy: I was diagnosed with an eating disorder Eric: I failed math, but we won the championships! All: And I'm a little bit braver A little bit broader A little bit brighter A little bit Archie: I turned 13 and I had to have spinal chord surgery. God, that sucked. All: Day turns today turns today Eddie: I got busted for driving my dad's pick-up All: Day turns today turns today Charlotte: I got drunk! Cassie: And I've been looking in the back of the book for the answers Hoping the bell wouldn't chime Malcolm: My parents split up Molly: And I'm not ready to put down my pencil just yet Richie: There are too many answers that I didn't get Simon: I need a little less pressure All: And a little more time I'm trying to follow I'm trying to lead I'm trying to learn what is true I'm trying to be what you want and I need But we all have a little more homework We all have a little more homework We all have a little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today Evan: My name is Evan Goldman, I live at 24 Plains Drive, Appleton, Indiana. I'm 13 years old and I'm just getting started.

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If you stand here behind me And you call me a man And youre counting on me to come through You should know that Ill give you the best that I can But we all have a little more homework to do If youre walking beside me And you wanna be friends You should know Im depending non you So you gotta hang in there till the whole story ends Cause we all have a little more homework to do Cause Ive been looking in the back of the book for the answers Hoping the bell wouldnt chime But Im not ready to put down my pencil just set There are too many answers that I didnt get I need a little less pressure and a little more time Im trying to follow Im trying to lead Im trying to find what is true But if youre going to stand with me Then you have to concede That we all have a little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today You get a little bit older A little bit taller A little bit better A little bit Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And the days before all go too fast You cant hold on So, you go Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today Im a little bit older A little bit stronger A little bit smarter A little bit Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And the days ahead coming on so quick You cant keep running Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And Im a little bit older A little bit faster A little bit closer A little bit Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today And the sky goes blue And the sky goes black And no matter what you do You cant go back You go day into day into day I turned 13, my parents got divorced and I moved from New York City to the middle of nowhere. Day into day into day I turned 13 and I kissed a boy more than once! I turned 13 and I signed a virginity pledge. Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today I was diagnosed with an eating disorder I failed math, but we won the championships! And Im a little bit braver A little bit broader A little bit brighter A little bit I turned 13 and I had to have spinal chord surgery. God, that sucked. Day turns today turns today I got busted for driving my dads pick-up Day turns today turns today I got drunk! And Ive been looking in the back of the book for the answers Hoping the bell wouldnt chime My parents split up And Im not ready to put down my pencil just yet There are too many answers that I didnt get I need a little less pressure And a little more time Im trying to follow Im trying to lead Im trying to learn what is true Im trying to be what you want and I need But we all have a little more homework We all have a little more homework We all have a little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today A little more homework to do Day turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today turns, today My name is Evan Goldman, I live at 24 Plains Drive, Appleton, Indiana. Im 13 years oldand Im just getting started.

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