Let's now make this fully clear: Taylor Swift is officially a pop artist. And you know what? I couldn't be happier. Honestly, she's got way more of a pop personality than a country personality.
When people point to country music becoming more pop, they're usually pointing their fingers at T-Swift. And I definitely see where they're coming from. Her songs never seemed all that country-oriented to me, and I think being labeled as country kind of hindered her personality a bit. It's like she didn't know where to go for the first bit of her career other than "cutesy".
Then, in came the new wave of pop music.
Suddenly, female pop stars were in your face, and edgy, and... well, old T-Swift probably couldn't cut it anymore. So then she started writing more vindictive songs. She still had the odd sweet song here and there, but it was starting to become clear that Taylor Swift's style was changing. And then she released this. God, I really hated Red. It's like Taylor Swift was trying to hold on to her country roots and drastically failing.
So it's good to see Swift finally admitting she's a pop star in this new album, 1989. Now granted, this song isn't that great. While it's insanely catchy and probably the most honest Taylor Swift's been in her career, it is also a little grating upon re-listen. But hey, that's modern pop music for you. Gotta shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake... well, you get the idea. So, final verdict: Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" is not too bad.
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