Weird Al Yankovic Drops 'Perfect' Nod to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce

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Weird Al Yankovic Drops 'Perfect' Nod to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce originally appeared on Parade.

Weird Al Yankovic left Swifties and Chiefs fans alike absolutely gagged after his Kansas City show late last week, where he slipped the "perfect" nod to the couple that often draws comparisons to American Royalty into his concert.

In a video uploaded to TikTok by one fan in attendance, the parody performer stood front and center on stage in an eclectic pair of lime green patterned pants while he played the accordion and sang Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" as the music video played in the background.

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The song, which notably garnered no lyric changes from the singer, was part of a polka medley that he performs regularly, but there was one key design element that appears to have been unique to the Kansas City Chiefs' home turf.

As the song drew to an end, the music video shifted to a cartoonized version that first showed Yankovic dressed in Swift's many costumes, before a character depicting tight end Travis Kelce dressed in one of Swift's Eras Tour bodysuits slid into frame with the superstar perched on his shoulder in what looked to be a Game Day outfit. The illustrated versions of Swift, Kelce and Yankovic then played off the end of the song on a variety of instruments, with Kelce changed into a red pair of lederhosen.

Some fans unfamiliar with this particular part of Yankovic's game were thrilled with the cover, with one gushing, "I am so happy to see Weird Al is a swiftie! This made my week."

"You know the song is perfect because Al doesn’t change the lyrics he’s just singing it," another fawned.

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"He was absolutely fire we saw him at red rocks and I’m beyond impressed. Love him!" somebody else praised, while others latched onto the special appearance from the NFL legend.

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"the travis cartoon being added is perfect," one commenter wrote, while another agreed, "His nod to her [and] Trav was adorable."

"love the addition of travey," someone else quipped, while another summed it up perfectly: "Oh this is so good."

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Weird Al Yankovic Drops 'Perfect' Nod to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce first appeared on Parade on Jul 1, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.