Taylor Swift is not an exception to the rule that many accusations of plagiarism follow a huge hit.
Swift recently replied to a 2017 lawsuit brought by Nathan Butler and Sean Hall. “Playas Gon’ Play,” a song by Hall and Butler, was written for 3LW. Swift is accused by both men of stealing the song’s lyrics for her 2014 hit, “Shake It Off.”
Swift said in a statement dated August 6 that “The words to ‘Shake It Off’ were written wholly by me,” according to court records acquired by E! News.
I have never heard the song “Playas Gon’ Play” or the band 3LW until learning about Plaintiffs’ allegation in 2017,” Swift said.
LeAnn Rimes, Billy Gilman, and Melissa Etheridge were the only country and folk rock artists whose performances she attended. I was not allowed to watch TRL until I was about 13 years old since my parents placed restrictions on what I could watch and listen to.
Swift stated that while attending school in Pennsylvania and Tennessee, her classmates “uttered numerous times” the sayings “haters going to hate” and “players going to play.” She also mentioned “The Outsiders” by Eric Church. Church sings the line “the player’s going to play and a hater’s going to hate” in the song.
Swift said, “None of the CDs I listened to as a kid, or after that, were by 3LW. “The song Playas Gon’ Play has never been played on the radio, on television, or in a movie. After this assertion was made, I first heard the song “. According to Swift, the lyrics were chosen “to communicate the concept that one can or should shrug off criticism” as she explained the motivation for the song.
When she started working on “Shake It Off” with Max Martin and Shellback in the studio, she recalled these sayings. The words “players play” and “haters hate” are included in “Shake It Off” because they promote independence and “shaking off” by expressing resistance to criticism.
The song “Shake It Off” is about “independence and’shaking off’ unwanted personal criticism via music and dancing,” according to the woman.
“When composing the lyrics, I relied on events in my life, in particular, relentless public scrutiny of my private life, ‘clickbait’ reporting, public manipulation, and other sorts of harsh personal criticism which I learnt I simply needed to brush off and concentrate on my music,” she stated.
The lead song from Taylor Swift’s successful album “1989” was called “Shake It Off.” Following the release of her re-recordings of the albums “Fearless” and “Red,” speculation is rife that “1989” will be her next release.