Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) https://www.csi-net.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1068370 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:22:31 GMT Thu, 29 Jan 2015 02:34:12 GMT Copyright © 2015 Chi Sigma Iota Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) https://www.csi-net.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1068370 https://www.csi-net.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1068370 Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)

Music Being Reviewed:
Swift, T. (2014). Shake it off. On 1989 [CD]. Nashville, Tennessee: Big Machine Records.

Reviewers:
Susanne Preston-Josey & Rachael Walling

Genre:
Popular/Top Hits

Suggested Age Range:
Everyone

Subject Headings:
Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Family dynamics, Grief & loss, Relationships

Review:
In upbeat and empowering lyrics, the writer details experiences of her resolve to keep moving forward, despite negative things other people are saying about her and not always seeing the good in her. She describes the positive self-talk she uses to do this. She expresses that she cannot change other people, so she is going to let go of it all, or "shake it off”. She describes standing on her own two feet, and figuring it out as she goes along. The song ends with a point about all the time she wasted worrying about other people when she could have been having fun, instead.


This song could be used with clients who have depression, due to its messages about positive self-talk and moving forward. It could be used with clients experiencing or leaving toxic/abusive relationships due to its messages about moving forward, our inability to change others, the need to let go of things, that people will not always see the good in us, and the need to let go of the bad things other people say about us. The song’s messages that people won’t always see the good in us and that we need to let go of the bad things other people say about us also make this useful for clients who are being bullied or who have low self-esteem. Last, the song may be helpful to clients struggling with finding their independence due to its messages about the importance of standing on your own two feet.

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