You know what they say. Once a teenie bopper, always a teenie bopper.
Which is why I pretty much flipped out yesterday over this video by Taylor Swift, after she announced her new album release, 1989.
It's been a long time coming, but I guess she has finally made the jump from country to pop. I like Taylor for various reasons, and her genre of choice is the least of those. To be such a young star in the spotlight—going on 10 years now, calculating that the start of her fame came around the age of 15 or 16—she seems incredibly grounded and (er, dare I say?) normal.
This new song "Shake It Off" isn't just catchy and fun—although it definitely is both of those things, too. It's a message to girls that life isn't easy, growing up with the naysayers and heartbreakers is a reality. There will always be those around you that try to bring you down. But what is she suggesting in return? Shake it off. And I like that message, especially from a millennial.
She got my $12.99 for pre-order of this album. And I'm not ashamed to say it.