During her Saturday night concert in New Orleans, Taylor Swift added an unexpected twist to her performance, delighting an audience of 65,000 fans. Dressed in a vibrant orange gown, Swift announced that she would be singing a track not from her own discography but from the catalog of her friend, Sabrina Carpenter. A Special Tribute “I think tonight I’m going to do something completely different, which is that I’m going to sing a song that’s not mine, but it’s somebody that I really love,” Swift told the enthusiastic crowd before strumming the opening chords of “Espresso” by Carpenter.
After a few lines, she paused, smiling at the audience. “So you really love that song as much as I do? I know I’m just going on a tangent because I love my friend and I’m just so proud of Sabrina and the year she’s had,” she added. A Phone Call Surprise The excitement in the Caesars Superdome reached a fever pitch when Swift pulled out her phone, asking a stagehand to connect her to Carpenter on speaker.
“I just wanted to call and tell you that I sang a little bit of ‘Espresso’ and they said every word so loud. And I just wanted to say we all love you so much. What are you doing? Why aren’t you here with us?” Swift said into the phone.
Carpenter responded from a loud venue of her own, humorously noting, “I’m somewhere where everyone is screaming so loud.” Swift then suggested, “Can you come down to the stadium real quick? Ball park how long would that .
