Twelfth Night

Uncle Jerry quotes the opening line of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in response to Angela's observation that Taylor and John Mayer were both musicians who wrote songs about each other. The quote arrives as a wry observation about music as a medium for romantic exchange, then Uncle Jerry notes that Shakespeare 'got it wrong' since music is not always the food of love. This is a host-invoked cultural reference rather than a Taylor allusion, but the quote connects to the song's broader theme of music as both weapon and catharsis in a relationship between two songwriters.