Taylor swiftly takes control
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In her latest single, “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift sings about how she won’t let public criticism and scrutiny get her down. She’s happy living her life in her own way.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT
Name: Taylor Alison Swift
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Albums: Red (2012), Speak Now (2010), Fearless (2008), Taylor Swift (2006)
Label: Big Machine
In Brief: This 24-year-old American singer-songwriter began singing in competitions at the age of 10. When her self-titled debut album was released in 2006, Taylor was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the Grammy Awards. Taylor’s second album, Fearless, reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album won a Grammy for Album of the Year and has sold more than 8 million copies. Since then, Taylor has continued to release a string of hits including “Teardrops on My Guitar,” “Fearless,” “You Belong With Me,” “The Story of Us,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “22.” Her new single, “Shake It Off,” was released in August this year. Her upcoming album, 1989, is due to be released in late October.
If you like Taylor Swift, check out: Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain and Lady Antebellum
Website: www.taylorswift.com
“Shake It Off”
By Taylor Swift
I stay out too late
Got nothing in my brain
That’s what people say
That’s what people say
I go on too many dates
But I can’t make them stay
At least that’s what people say
That’s what people say
But I keep cruising
Can’t stop, won’t stop moving
It’s like I got this music
In my mind
Saying it’s gonna be alright
Chorus
‘Cause the players gonna play
And the haters gonna hate
Baby, I’m just gonna shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break
And the fakers gonna fake
Baby, I’m just gonna shake
Shake it off, I shake it off
I never miss a beat
I’m lightning on my feet
And that’s what they don’t see
That’s what they don’t see
I’m dancing on my own
I make the moves up as I go
And that’s what they don’t know
That’s what they don’t know
(Chorus)
Hey, hey, hey
Just think while you’ve been getting down
And out about the liars
And the dirty, dirty cheats of the world
You could’ve been getting down
To this sick beat
My ex-man brought his new girlfriend
She’s like, oh my god
But I’m just gonna shake
And to the fella over there
With the hella good hair
Won’t you come on over, baby
We can shake
(Chorus)
Exercises
Find words used in the lyrics that are synonyms of the following words.
1. filthy ………………
2. vibrate ………………
3. witness ………………
4. globe ………………
Vocabulary
- cruise (v): to travel at a steady speed
sick (slang): impressive, cool, fashionable, etc.
scrutiny (n): careful and thorough examination
nominate (v): to formally suggest that somebody should be chosen for an important role, prize, etc.
