Watch Charli XCX cover Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' (Obama, too)

Charlie XCX covers Taylor Swift — (Image credit: BBC Radio 1)

Players gonna play, haters gonna hate, and people are gonna cover Taylor Swift's hit "Shake It Off." Charlie XCX's version, recorded with her band at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, is stripped down and harder-driving than Swift's original, but it retains all sass.

And if a British punk-pop version isn't your cup of tea, here's President Obama covering "Shake It Off"... well, sort of. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.