In "the last great american dynasty," Swift sings that Rebekah "filled the pool with champagne" and dyed a neighbor's dog "key lime green.". On the track, Swift details Harkness's antics, which were confirmed by the New York Times, including how she "filled the pool with Champagne" and dyed her neighbor's pet "key lime green" all while. Harkness died of cancer in 1982 in New York City.
She was 67.) She stole a neighbor's dog and dyed it key lime green. (Allegedly, it was a cat if it matters.) However, a 1988 biography of Harkness titled Blue Blood, written by former New York Magazine editor and Vanity Fair contributor Craig Unger, reveals a much sadder, tragic story. I think dog just works better because it half rhymes with rocks in the line before? "Pacing the rocks staring out at the deep blue sea / stole his dog and dyed it key lime green", her voice goes up a little on both rocks and dog.
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Fifty years is a long time Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Free of women with madness Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen I had a marvelous time ruining everything. As for the line about Harkness once dyeing a neighbor's dog "key lime green?" That really happened - but according to the Times, it was actually a cat. "She stole his dog and dyed it a key-lime green!" #taylorswift #thelastgreatamericandynasty.
"She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green", is also true, except it was actually a cat she dyed green. Rebekah Harkness died of cancer in 1982, and "50 years is a long time / Holiday House sat quietly on that beach / Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits / And then it was bought by me". Did Rebekah Harkness steal her neighbor's dog and dye it a key lime green? In "The Last Great American Dynasty", Taylor sings, "And in a feud with her neighbor, she stole his dog and dyed it a key lime green." There are few differing accounts of this, as some remember her dying a dog and others remember her dying a cat key lime green.
Show your love for Taylor Swift's folklore album and "The Last Great American Dynasty" with this adorable vinyl sticker. This sticker features a cute dog dyed a vibrant key lime green, inspired by the iconic lyric.