A performance of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' was captured on camera at the weekend, and many people are claiming that it's better than the original.

No, it's not by Ryan Adams - but it appears that the pop star's hit has the ability to cross genres, as guitarist Joel Cross discovered.

Cross gave the song a smooth soul-pop vibe on amplified acoustic guitar when playing at the Botanical Gardens in Dallas, Texas at the weekend, and the resulting video has been viewed over half a million times in the last two days.

Watch it below and decide for yourself - better or worse than Swift's own version?

 

In related news, Swift and Ryan Adams have made US chart history by being the first artists to share an identical album in the Top 10, with '1989'.