London pub The Black Dog namechecked by Taylor Swift becomes bigger attraction ... trends now
A London pub called The Black Dog, which was namechecked by Taylor Swift on her new album The Tortured Poets Department, has overtaken Big Ben and the London Eye as the most popular attraction in the city.
The American singer's new album sparked a wave of interest in a range of London pubs which were mentioned in its lyrics.
One of these is The Black Dog, which is both a pub in Vauxhall but also track 17 of the songstress' 31-song double-album.
Lyrics 'You forgot to turn it [your location] off / And so I watch as you walk into some bar called The Black Dog,' have led 'Swifties' to believe that it could be somewhere that the 34-year-old's former 'London Boy' partner of six years, Joe Alwyn, snuck off to.
And now it has been revealed that the local pub has taken over landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge in terms of Google Searches.
The Black Dog pub in Vauxhall, London, was one of many watering holes name-dropped by Taylor Swift in her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department
It is a typical London corner pub in a listed building with old-fashioned indoor decor and furniture, as well as a small beer garden out back
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Lyrics in The Black Dog such as 'You forgot to turn it [your location] off / And so I watch as you walk into some bar called The Black Dog' have led fans of the singer to suspect her ex Joe Alwyn snuck off their during their six-year romance
New analysis from restaurant furniture manufacturer Affordable Seating found that, on April 19th, worldwide searches for 'The Black Dog' overtook those for many British landmarks.
People around the world searched for 'The Black Dog' 909% more than the iconic Big Ben. They were also 1,250% more interested in finding out more about the bar Taylor Swift mentions in
