Hippy Hippy Shake (song)
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| Single by Chan Romero | ||
| Released | 1959 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Writer(s) | Chan Romero | |
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| Single by The Swinging Blue Jeans | |||||
| B-side | "Now I Must Go" | ||||
| Released | December 1963 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1963 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | HMV Pop 1242 (UK) ... (U.S.) |
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| Writer(s) | Chan Romero | ||||
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"Hippy Hippy Shake" is a song written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959.[1] [2][3] That same year, the song reached number three in Australia and charted in the United States but below the Top 40.
A cover version by Italian rocker Little Tony appeared in the same year and found moderate success in the United Kingdom and Italy.
A version by UK-based band The Swinging Blue Jeans was released in December 1963. This single made the Top 10 on the United States charts in early 1964, increasing the popularity of the Little Tony release.
A well known version of "Hippy Hippy Shake" can be found on the Beatles album Live at the BBC. This version was recorded in July 1963 almost certainly pre-dating the Swinging Blue Jeans recording.
The song was also covered by the band The Georgia Satellites in 1988 and featured in the movie Cocktail.
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