Who knew Sir Ian McKellen was a Taylor Swift fan?

While promoting his new film, “Mr. Holmes,” the 76-year-old actor lent his voice and incredible acting chops to the folks at Yahoo! for what might be the best dramatic-reading video of all time.

In the clip, Gandolph McKellen sits down to share “some of my favorite lyrics” — Swift’s “Bad Blood” and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” — and the results are amazing. Instead of just singing the catchy tunes (like we all do in front of our mirrors while alone in our rooms), the Hollywood legend took them to a very serious place. Watch as the actor turns these songs into dramatic monologues in a performance worthy of an Oscar.

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