"We’ve been fielding a lot of calls in the welcome center."
-- Jennifer Adams, director of tourism for Destin-Fort Walton Beach
For six weeks in a row, Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” has dominated the top spot on the Billboard 200. And across TikTok and Instagram Reels, its song “Florida!!!” continues to serve as the soundtrack for montages of our state’s beaches, theme parks and fantasy.
The track, co-starring singer Florence Welch, serves as Swift’s anthem to escapism (Read our full review here). Social media videos set to the “Florida!!!” feature locals showing off their corner of the state. Others feature tourists hopping on planes and lip-synching on vacation.
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