--- title: Taylor Swift 1989: Shake It Off Cover With Ukeleles, Kazoos, Shakers description: We can't stop, won't stop grooving to this canonical: https://time.com/3559324/taylor-swift-shake-it-off/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-05T21:01:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:14:23.962Z og:title: Hear Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Played With Ukeleles, Shakers and Kazoos og:description: We can't stop, won't stop grooving to this og:url: https://time.com/3559324/taylor-swift-shake-it-off/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d80e3c96a7c1db/69876451e20a8716daa82d61/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-3-05-32-pm.png?branch=production&width=788&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 788 og:image:height: 443 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 3.05.32 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hear Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Played With Ukeleles, Shakers and Kazoos twitter:description: We can't stop, won't stop grooving to this twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d80e3c96a7c1db/69876451e20a8716daa82d61/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-3-05-32-pm.png?branch=production&width=788&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hear Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Played With Ukeleles, Shakers and Kazoos > Sponsored content. 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This isn’t the first time Walk off the Earth has taken on a Tay-Tay song. 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