Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Jewish Parody Reaches 1.6 Million YouTube Views

Singer Taylor Swift poses at the 15th annual Warner Bros. and InStyle after party, after the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 12, 2014. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

A Jewish parody of Taylor Swift’s "Shake It Off” was published on Dec. 11, 2014 has gained 1.6 million views after a month. Titled “Six13 - Chanukah (Shake It Off),” the four-minute clip features Swift’s hit song was rewritten for the Jewish festival of light.

The "Shake It Off” Jewish parody a group of males was performed by a New York City-based all-male Jewish a cappella group called Six13. One of the group’s lead vocalists Mordy Weinstein told Newsweek they decided to give “Shake it Off” a Jewish twist because listeners "can’t not sing along and can’t not start moving with it.”

Weinstein added that he cannot even think of another song that is as catchy as “Shake It Off,” which is currently at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Another hit song from Swift “Blank Space” previously dominated the list but is now at number two after Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” featuring Bruno Mars snagged the top spot in the second week of 2015.

“Shake It Off” and “Blank Space” are among the 13 tracks on Swift’s fifth studio album titled “1989.” Watch the Swift’s “Shake It Off” Jewish parody music video titled “Six13 - Chanukah (Shake It Off)” here: