Once I realized "Getaway Car" was shared, I was curious how many other examples there were. By searching scryfall.com for any Taylor Swift names that sounded plausible, I got this list (minus Wildest Dreams which @audrey found after I missed it):
"Last Kiss" from TS's Speak Now (Oct. 2010) and MTG's Rise of the Eldrazi (Apr. 2010)
"Starlight" from TS's Red (2012) and MTG's Portal (1997)
"Wildest Dreams" from TS's 1989 (2014) and MTG's Kaladesh (2016)
"Exile" from TS's folklore (2020) and MTG's Alliances (1996)
"Getaway Car" from TS's reputation (2017) and MTG's Streets of New Capenna (2022)
"Karma" from TS's Midnights (2022) and MTG's Limited Edition Alpha (1993)
The first example includes the song and card releasing in the same year! And the last two examples are both new to 2022.
Capitalization doesn't matter for this market. Neither do parentheticals like "feat. Bon Iver." Titles do matter though, so Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief is distinct from the song "ivy". Spacing also matters.
With bigger corpora than ever, the breakneck speed of MTG releases these days as well as Taylor's Versions and a new album (/Arnav1312/will-taylor-swift-release-a-new-alb) on the horizon, will there be another name shared by a Taylor Swift song and a Magic: The Gathering card by end of 2024? (It must be a new example, not just one I missed that already existed.)
See also /Conflux/will-the-next-taylor-swift-songmagi
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@AndrewJewell I'm seriously shocked that it's exactly the one I predicted lmao. I s2g I do not work at wizards xD
this is a great list. I'm going to listen to these and look up the cards, and make a combined rating for how much I like each one.
Last Kiss: Not my style of music, but I recognize the effort and talent in it. I do like life steal in Magic, but this one seems a bit overcosted. I'll give Last Kiss a 6/10.
Starlight: A little better, the chorus isn't bad. Despite living in Tennessee (where Swift grew up), I just don't really like the southern sounding music and country style that she used to do. The card could be good as a sideboard, but I don't think I would use it. In larger groups it could be alright, since someone might have black cards. But the people I've played with recently mostly have blue, green, and red. I don't think I would use it. I'll give Starlight a 6/10.
Wildest Dreams: Again, not really my kind of music. It feels like it takes itself a little too seriously given the lyrics. Returning cards from your graveyard is fun though. I'll give Wildest Dreams a 5/10.
Exile: I'm more into this song. I like the piano, and I feel like I can see Swift's past history at being good at poetry in the lyrics here. The card seems dope too - Instant speed, exiling almost any creature, and gaining a decent amount of life most likely. I'll give Exile a 9/10.
Getaway Car: This is catchy! I like it. It has a good buildup, and I really like her singing style in this one. The chorus is fire. And I like the card too. You attack with it and use it as a getaway car to bounce a crew member. Great flavor and looks fun to use. I'll give Getaway Car a 10/10.
Karma: This one seemed catchy at first, but I got a little tired of it after a minute or two. Ice Spice wasn't bad though, and the song wasn't either. The card seems very good against black decks that play a lot of swamps, but useless otherwise, which is a lot of sideboard cards I guess. I'll give Karma a 5/10.
@horse Ooh, solid card-by-card analysis! I was surprised White Horse wasn't a Magic card, it seems pretty plausible
@Conflux Ohh, I see. I was kinda tripped up by "a sixth if I were more confident I hadn't missed one" and thought that it meant the ones that you missed would count towards the market