Kelly Clarkson Turns Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Into Soulful Church Song

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Just in time for Taylor Swift's Oct. 27 release of 1989, Kelly Clarkson is giving the album some promo with a cover of "Shake It Off."

The original American Idol winner transformed the beginning of Swift's haters-gonna-hate hit into a self-described "church version" that's reminiscent of Clarkson's soulful Thankful days.

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"Seriously, everybody gives Taylor Swift a hard time, but she can write a hook, I'm just saying, that's a good song" Clarkson, who won Idol in 2002 and has since earned three Grammys, told the crowd in Buffalo this week. Read more...

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