Shake It Off (Commentary) - Taylor Swift

Lyrics by：Taylor Swift/Becca Walls

Composed by：Taylor Swift/Becca Walls

We are celebrating the many milestones of Taylor Swift

And right now we're looking at her album 1989

Which is celebrating its fourth year of release

And I remember when she released the first single of this album

"Shake It Off"

People went nuts

It was so different for Taylor and yet it was such an amazing song

And the video I mean let's talk about that video

So fun so hilarious I loved her in the ballerina outfit

And Taylor explains what "Shake It Off" is all about to her

"Shake It Off" is a song that I wrote about

Having to deal with on an everyday basis

Just kind of how human beings treat each other

It's not just me who has to deal with it

It's everybody out there living their lives

You know the feeling of humiliation is the same when

A girl has a rumor spread around about her at school that isn't true

It's the same feeling I feel when I am checking out at the grocery store

And I read some crazy headline about me

And I think that

The way we have to deal with those issues is the same

You have to learn to have a sense of humor about things after a while

Or else you're just living in an endless sea of resentment and bitterness

And why are people doing this to me?

And rather than writing a song that was victimized in nature

I wanted to write a song that was joyful

And gives people a way to cope with

Whatever amount of ridiculousness life is doling out to them

But also makes them wanna dance

Yeah this song definitely makes you wanna dance

It's "Shake It Off" of 1989 on Big Machine Radio