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James Corden performs a skit with Julianne Moore and John Stamos on "The Late Late Show with James Corden", on The CBS Television Network, Oct. 5, 2015. Sonja Flemming—CBS by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 6, 2015 12:30 PM UTC _Late Late Show_ host James Corden took the drama of Taylor Swift’s songs to another level on Monday when he and guests John Stamos and Julianne Moore acted out a soap opera using only her lyrics. The trio cobbled together lines from newer T. Swift hits like “Shake it Off,” “Blank Space” and “I Knew You Were Trouble,” along with some throwback Swift songs like “I’m Only Me When I’m With You,” to make for one epic scene in the fictional show, _The Bold and the Lyrical_. At one point, Moore and Corden went back and forth with lyrics from “You Belong with Me.” “She wears short skirts,” Corden says. “I wear T-Shirts,” Moore retorts. 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