Taylor Swift has taken over the world between her chart topping hits to America’s sweetheart personality, there is not this music megastar can’t accomplish and it comes as no surprise that her army of devoted fans love to cover her hits by the thousands.
In 2006 Swift released her first self-titled album Taylor Swift and ever since has been leaving her mark on the music industry. Now with 1989 breaking records and showcasing Swift in a new music direction, it proved that her fans will follow her anywhere and they still love to show support and cover the “22” superstar. Swift is also known for giving back to her fans, she has often support their covers on social media and even given certain videos a shout out, making those fans overnight celebrities.
In honor of all things Swift, TheCelebrityCafe.com is counting down the top ten covers of Swift singles. From hard/punk rock bands taking on Swift to YouTube sensations that have rose to fame covering her songs, this countdown has it covered. Did your favorite Swift cover not make the list? Add your favorite and join the conversation below.
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Thirdstory-Style
Thirdstory has released their own cover of “Style” which is featured on 1989 and is the current single off of the record. They add their own unique rock sound to the track and slow it down in tempo. It’s fun to see how Swift’s lyrics translate into musical genres outside of the pop/country industry.
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Alex Groot-22
Alex Groot is a YouTube superstar in his own right and it was entertaining to see him and his friends get together to do an upbeat and fun cover of “22.” These YouTube covers bring out the personalities of Swift’s fans and shows how musically talented they are.
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TwentyFourSeven-I Knew You Were Trouble
TwentyFourSeven rose to fame on YouTube by covering popular songs that are currently on the charts. The song has a more rock infused take and shows that Swift can take her songs and make them feel different and modern with new instrumentals. The hard hitting rock sound helps to frame the intense lyrics in “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
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Imagine Dragons-Blank Space
Covering Taylor Swift is not only for her fans; a few mainstream musicians are even up to the challenge. “Radioactive” rock ‘n’ rollers, Imagine Dragons, took on Swift’s hit “Blank Space.” The result is rock ‘n’ roll perfection mixed with a touch of pop.
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I Prevail-Blank Space
I Prevail took Swift and turned her into a punk rock princess with their cover of "Blank Space." It might take a little getting used to because of the hard hitting elements but it is impressive that this pop hint translates into the punk/rock realm.
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Meghan Trainor-Shake It Off
Meghan Trainor is also one of the current chart-topping artists who are willing to take on Queen Swift. During a recent visit to SiriusXM studios the “All About That Bass” singer took on “Shake It Off” and knocked it out of the park. Her cover had high energy, was fun and left the question looming, could a Trainor Swift debut be possible in the future?
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Anthem Lights-Out of the Woods
Anthem Lights have become known on YouTube for their mashups of the biggest songs of the year but they also post individual covers. They took on Swift’s dark fairy tale inspired “Out of the Woods” and put their own unique spin on it.
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Boyce Avenue- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Boyce Avenue is one of the early adaptors who started to become famous from posting covers on YouTube and they have been known for their Swift covers. From her early years to now, the band always pays tribute to Swift. This cover of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” makes the song feel brand new even though it was played on the radio airwaves thousands of times.
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Louisa Wendorff- Blank Space/Style
This cover received a personal shout out from Taylor herself and the video instantly became a successful overnight. It is interesting to hear how these two songs come together and compliment each other effortlessly. It is a haunting yet sincere cover that really showcases the vocal talent of both in the video.
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Tyler Ward-Blank Space
Tyler Ward has become a musician in his own right because of his YouTube channel but it is this cover of “Blank Space” that stands apart from the rest. Ward took this song and made it his own. It has the heart that Swift put into but feels like a completely new and brilliant song.