In the mid-\u201900s,\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0was little more than a burgeoning country artist who got a slot performing her debut single at the Academy of Country Music Awards. A young Swift not only had the honor of performing at the prestigious event, she got to do it in front of one of her idols: Tim McGraw.<\/p>\n
Swift\u2019s debut single was the namesake of the \u201cI Like It, I Love It\u201d singer. Though it\u2019s not really about McGraw, she uses his music as an avenue to connect with a former lover.\u00a0But when you think Tim McGraw \/ I hope you think my favorite song<\/em>, she sings.<\/p>\n He said the way my blue eyes shined Shortly after \u201cTim McGraw\u201d was released, Swift took to the ACMs to perform it. She looks like a far cry from what we know of Swift now. Instead of glittering body suits and a stadium full of people singing back to her, she\u2019s standing on stage alone, timidly singing the ballad.<\/p>\n But when you think Tim McGraw Toward the end of performing the song, Swift spots the real Tim McGraw in the audience. She left the stage and walked right in front of McGraw. At the end of the performance, she charmingly introduces herself to the country icon.<\/p>\n \u201cHi, I\u2019m Taylor,\u201d Swift said with an outstretched hand. And thus, country had a new star on its hands. Revisit the moment, below.<\/p>\n WATCH FULL VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nPut those Georgia stars to shame that night
\nI said, \u201cThat\u2019s a lie\u201d
\nJust a boy in a Chevy truck<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI hope you think my favorite song
\nThe one we danced to all night long
\nThe moon like a spotlight on the lake
\nWhen you think happiness
\nI hope you think that little black dress<\/em><\/p>\n