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\nAnderson Cooper dissolved in a fit of giggles on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live special while reading the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s “Wood”The song of Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl album have thinly veiled references to her fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce’s manhoodCooper said he was not familiar with the song prior to reading out the lyrics live on air<\/p>\n
Anderson Cooper<\/a> got ah-matized on New Year\u2019s Eve.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The 58-year-old CNN journalist had some holiday fun live on the air with his pal Andy Cohen<\/a> while co-hosting their annual CNN\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve Live special.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n As Cohen, 57,\u00a0 sipped his drink and grinned at the camera, Cooper read out the lyrics to Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s innuendo-heavy song \u201cWood,<\/a>\u201d which was released on her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, in October.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re probably familiar with this song, I was not,\u201d Cooper said between giggles.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Cohen looked at his friend, teasing, \u201cSweetie, yeah.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Anderson Cooper breaks down laughing while reading Taylor Swift lyrics on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n CNN\/Instagram<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The Anderson Cooper 360 host burst out laughing multiple times while reading out the lyrics which include \u201cRedwood tree his love was the key that opened my thighs\u201d and \u201cNew Heights of manhood.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n As Cooper continued to giggle uncontrollably on air, Cohen teased him leaning in close and declaring, \u201cOh yeah, oh yeah, knock on wood, baby!\u201d\n<\/p>\n Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper co-host ‘CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live.’.<\/p>\n Craig T Fruchtman\/Getty<\/p>\n The song features obvious nods to Swift\u2019s now-fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce<\/a>, who has spoken about its viral lyrics <\/a>on his own New Heights podcast.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s a great song,” Travis said in the October episode when his older brother, Jason Kelce<\/a>, specifically asked him for his thoughts on “Wood.”\n<\/p>\n And when Jason tried to get Travis to elaborate, he played dumb, saying, \u201cI love that girl, so what do you mean? Any song that she would reference me in that way\u2026\u201d later continuing the bit, saying, “I think you’re not understanding the song.”\n<\/p>\n