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Get outta that bed, wash your face and hands
Get outta that bed, wash your face and hands
Get into that kitchen, make some noise with the pots and pans
I said shake, rattle, and roll
Shake, rattle and roll
Shake, rattle and roll
Shake, rattle and roll
Well, you won't do right -- to save your doggone soul...
Written in 1954 by Jesse Stone, the song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" was recorded by Big Joe Turner in New York City and released as a single in April of that year. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard R & B chart, and number 22 on the Billboard singles chart.
It is included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
When I read about those crazy pot-banging protests going on in France, I was reminded of this song.
If you go on You Tube you can play it -- the best recordings of it are --
+ the one by Big Joe Turner, and
+ the one by Bill Haley and The Comets.
(Dancing necessary.)
Listening to different videos of this song, I noticed the lyrics are changed sometimes. In one version, Turner sings, "you make me roll my eyes and grit my teeth!" (LOL)
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