Anthony Albanese presents himself as a ‘Swiftie’ and admits he knows the music of pop star ‘All Too Well’ – revealing the one song that gets him pumped up
- Premier Albanian is a fan of Taylor Swift
The Prime Minister has candidly admitted that Taylor Swift’s hit ‘Shake It Off’ is one of his ‘go-to’ jams.
Anthony Albanese invited Nova Perth Breakfast hosts Nathan Morris, Nat Locke and Shaun McManus for dinner on Tuesday evening at the Lodge in Canberra.
The hosts then discussed the evening as they invited Mr Albanese to their radio show on Wednesday morning.
“I asked a question, I said, ‘Do you have a particular artist on vinyl?’ And you said, “Yes, I do.” What was that artist, Anthony Albanese?’ Morris said.
But even before that, Mr. Albanese had expressed his appreciation for that song in particular, dancing with schoolchildren at Annandale Public School to Swift in 2016
Swift is currently touring the United States and is about to announce Australian dates – for the first time since her Reputation stadium tour
Mr Albanese admitted to having a vinyl recorded by Swift, or ‘Tay Tay’, proudly revealing himself to be a ‘Swiftie’ – a term used to describe fans of the pop singer.
“I love her,” he said. “She empowers young women.”
By selecting her 2014 hit ‘Shake It Off’, a track from her fifth studio album 1989, Mr. Albanian encouraged people to ‘really listen’ to the song.
“The lyrics are fantastic. I think it’s… I quite enjoy her.’
Albanese said the song inspired him during his 2022 election campaign, in which he endured a difficult first week before rising to dominance.
‘That’s exactly what you should do. You just have to shake it off,” he said.
“I actually did that at one of the press conferences during the campaign, where I was harassed with ‘are you sorry’.
“I can’t even remember what the problem was [but] I was like ”you know, you just have to shake it off”.
Swift is currently touring the United States and is about to announce Australian dates – the first since her Reputation stadium tour.
Although Mr Albanese cannot recall what prompted his ‘Swiftie’ response, they were made in reference to a blunder in which he incorrectly stated the country’s unemployment and cash rates.
The mistake was seized upon by the government of the day.
Mr Albanese said the song inspired him during his election campaign in which he endured a difficult first week before rising to dominance
Just a day later, Mr. Albanese said, ‘Yesterday I made a mistake and guess what? I’ve admitted it and you probably make a mistake from time to time.
“My approach is that I’ve conceded, taken responsibility, that’s what I’m going to do. If I make a mistake from time to time, I will acknowledge it and accept responsibility.
“But as I quoted, the comments from day one of the campaign… so here’s a comment from Taylor Swift for you – my theory is ‘shake it off.'”
Prior to the error, then Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a famous blunder when asked about the cost of milk, bread and petrol.
But even before that, Mr. Albanese had expressed his appreciation for that song in particular, dancing with schoolchildren at Annandale Public School to Swift in 2016.