Shake It Off (Commentary)

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 from 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