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Clara Bow's family have praised Taylor Swift for her 'hauntingly beautiful' new song about the late silent film queen.
One of the reigning movie stars of the 1920s, Clara is perhaps best known for her 1927 movie It, which popularized the term 'It Girl.'
However in the 1930s, she became a lightning rod for scandal, hounded by allegations that she was a drunken, gambling man-eater.
Taylor's new song Clara Bow is part of her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department, which she dropped to a ravenous fan response at midnight Friday.
Now Clara's great-granddaughters Nicole Sisneros and Brittany Grace Bell have told People they 'love' the song - but added that they have been unable to 'successfully connect' with Taylor's team to communicate their feelings to her directly.
Clara Bow's descendants have praised Taylor Swift (left) for her 'hauntingly beautiful' new song about the late silent film queen (right)
However in the 1930s, she became a lightning rod for scandal, hounded by allegations that she was a drunken, gambling man-eater
The lyrics include Hollywood 'suits' telling a young aspiring starlet that she looks like various showbiz icons such as Clara, Stevie Nicks - and Taylor herself.
Nicole said she got 'chills' when she listened to the song and heard the way it 'poetically draws parallels between Clara Bow and Taylor.'
She praised Taylor and Clara as 'raw and amazingly talented artists' and gushed that 'My family and I love the song and are thankful for Taylor connecting with Clara’s legacy through her songwriting.'
Brittany meanwhile picked out specific lyrics from Taylor's song and drew connections to her great-grandmother's life and legacy.
The opening lines of the song are: 'You look like Clara Bow in this light - remarkable. All your life, did you know you'd be picked like a rose?'
Brittany explained: 'Clara was a "rose" that was picked by the men of Hollywood who capitalized on her fame and talent. I think it perfectly encapsulates how she would feel as the "It" girl of Hollywood.'
She also focused on the line: 'This town is fake but you're the real thing,' which she interpreted as a reference to 'how Clara Bow was unapologetically herself despite the media noise in Hollywood and societal
