An unexpectedly raunchy Taylor Swift lyric from ‘Wood’ became one of the most talked-about moments of CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage, leaving Anderson Cooper struggling to keep it together live on air.

Anderson Cooper, the notable CNN host, recently performed a “dramatic reading” of Taylor Swift’s song, “Wood,” which appears to make several references to the anatomy of Travis Kelce, her fiancé.

There are great songs throughout the history of pop music, including Bob Dylan’s “Visions of Johanna” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” where the imagery is so rich and dense that fans and critics ...