Mike Portnoy, Taylor Swift and Shake It Off

Mike Portnoy Drums His Way Through Taylor Swift's ‘Shake It Off'
Dream Theater‘s Mike Portnoy recently ventured into unexpected territory by reimagining the drumming on Taylor Swift's chart-topping pop anthem "Shake It Off." As part of Drumeo's popular First Time series,
“I’m sorry I ruined your song!”: Mike Portnoy hears Taylor Swift's Shake It Off for the first time and plays along... with surprising results
Nevertheless that’s the intriguing premise for a new video from drum tuition master Drumeo, which invited Portnoy to show his worth on one of Swift’s most famous tracks. Portn
Mike Portnoy Covers Taylor Swift on Drums, Swears He’s Never Heard It Before
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Drummer Mike Portnoy Performs Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” as He Hears It for First Time: Watch
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy was tasked with playing along to Taylor Swift's hit "Shake It Off" as he heard it for the first time. Watch.
See MIKE PORTNOY cover TAYLOR SWIFT's "Shake It Off" for Drumeo
Though Mike Portnoy is all primed to promote Parasomnia – his first album with Dream Theater since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings – the progressive drum great recently side-stepped his usual duties to deliver a Taylor Swift cover. Specifically, he hit the pop star’s 2014 hit single “Shake it Off” for the good folks at Drumeo.
Presenting Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off (Mike Portnoy’s Version)’
Mike Portnoy gets down to this sick beat on a drum cover of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off."The Dream Theater drummer is featured in the latest edition of the You
Watch MIKE PORTNOY Learn To Play TAYLOR SWIFT's "Shake It Off," Hearing It For The First Time
The first thing that happens when Portnoy is listening to a drumless version of the song, is the prog-metal version of Taylor Swift you never knew you'd get: he turns the pop-infused simplicity of the song into an odd-time signatures drumming fest.
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