The over-the-top spectacle of bloopers is so intense, in fact, that it makes it feel almost as if featured artist Nicki Minaj swoops in to save Perry from herself.
The visual takes the form of a blunder-filled basketball game, in which everything seems to go awry for the singer and her ill-prepared squad. The message of Perry's 'Swish Swish' video has nothing to do with Swift and may, in fact, be a lot deeper than expected. While that idea has yet to be confirmed by the 'Chained to the Rhythm' singer, it appears that Perry's decided to take a totally different route. After its release, there was speculation that the lyrics were pointed directly at Swift and their longstanding bad blood with one another. Fans on both sides of the Perry/Swift squabble have been insanely curious about 'Swish Swish' and its meaning since the single drooped back in May of this year. After weeks of teasing, on Thursday morning, Katy Perry released the 'Swish Swish' video, but, to the surprise of many, the video actually has nothing to do with Taylor Swift at all.