--- description: Taylor Swift talks to sheep and calls them rude title: Watch Taylor Swift Try to Have an Entirely Rational Conversation With Sheep image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Taylor Swift Try to Have an Entirely Rational Conversation With Sheep  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 28, 2015 4:52 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 28, 2015 4:52 PM CUT Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter … shepherdess? Not so fast. On Monday, the pop star posted a video on Instagram of herself talking to some sheep with the caption “1) Sheep are impossible to reason with. 2) Sheep are rude.” The animals seem to be more interested in whether she brought food for them than listening to whatever the seven-time Grammy winner has to say. And they do not look a bit sheepish about interrupting her either. Maybe they just want her autograph? Regardless, she is turned off by their dismissiveness. Talk about [bahhh-d blood](http://taylorswift.com/releases#/release/12453 "undefined"). ### Behind the Scenes With Taylor Swift  Taylor Swift sits backstage during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 26, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor Swift performs during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 23, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor Swift performs during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 23, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor Swift performs during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 23, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor Swift performs during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 23, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift backstage performs her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit MI Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor Swift performs during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 23, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift backstage performs her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit MI Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor Swift performs during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit, Mich. on March 23, 2010. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift backstage during her Fearless tour in Auburn Hills outside Detroit MI Christopher Morris—VII for TIME ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3838321/taylor-swift-sheep-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3838321/taylor-swift-sheep-instagram/"},"headline":"Watch Taylor Swift Try to Have an Entirely Rational Conversation With Sheep","datePublished":"2015-04-28T16:52:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:41.493Z","description":"See the look of shear frustration on her face","url":"https://time.com/3838321/taylor-swift-sheep-instagram/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3838321/taylor-swift-sheep-instagram/","name":"Watch Taylor Swift Try to Have an Entirely Rational Conversation With Sheep"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"25 Iconic Taylor Swift Instagrams in 25 Seconds","description":"25 Iconic Taylor Swift Instagrams in 25 Seconds","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/I8WlXTNY/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-12-11T16:58:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/I8WlXTNY.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3838321/taylor-swift-sheep-instagram/","duration":"PT35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3838321/taylor-swift-sheep-instagram/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```