Shakin' All Over
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Shakin' All Over is a famous rock and roll song originally performed by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. It was first written by frontman Johnny Kidd and reached #1 in the United Kingdom in August 1960. It later gained fame in North America after The Guess Who covered it in 1965. Johnny Kidd is quoted as saying:
"When I was going round with a bunch of lads and we happened to see a girl who was a real sizzler we used to say that she gave us ‘quivers down the membranes’. It was a standard saying with us referring to any attractive girl…..I can honestly say that it was this more than anything that inspired me to write ‘Shakin’ All Over’."
The song has been performed many times by The Who, perhaps most famously on Live at Leeds in 1970.
The song has had numerous references in pop culture including being covered by Iggy Pop. The Guess Who version has also been included in the Battlefield Vietnam soundtrack. It is also the name of a CBC Television documentary on Canadian rock music in the 1950s and 1960s.
The song was also covered by Rose Hill Drive for the soundtrack of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse.
Also recorded by The British Invasion All-Stars with original Pirates guitarist Mick Green on lead guitar. Appears on The Yardbirds Family Tree album. Mooreland St Records, 2006 http://www.yardbirds.us
| Preceded by "Please Don't Tease" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
UK number one single "Shakin' All Over" August 4, 1960 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Please Don't Tease" (re-entry) by Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
