Singer’s passionate live performance becomes Internet meme, amuses terribly

Jan 27, 2014 12:20 GMT  ·  By
Taylor Swift whipped her hair back and forth during Grammys 2014 performance
   Taylor Swift whipped her hair back and forth during Grammys 2014 performance

Taylor Swift had a blast last night at the 2014 Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and airing live on CBS: she didn’t win any awards, but she danced all night, laughed, and hung out with friends, but also put on a passionate performance that’s now the talk of all town.

During said performance, of “All Too Well,” Taylor did her own version of headbanging and it’s already gone viral.

Seated at a piano and looking like a true princess, at one point during the song, Taylor got so heated that she headbanged a few times. Then, she did it again. And again. And then once more, on the side.

All that is captured in the GIFs below, which have already taken over online, providing fans and non-fans alike with moments of true hilarity.

That’s not to say that there was anything funny about Taylor’s performance: on the contrary, it was a touching moment, as she sang her heart out on a topic she often explores in her music, that of heartbreak and disappointment in love.

Her performance is available here but, as emotional as it might have been, we should definitely take a moment to appreciate our new mistress of headbanging.