Hippy Hippy Shake
"Hippy Hippy Shake" | |
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Single by Chan Romero | |
Released | 1959 |
Genre | Rock and roll |
Length | 1:43 |
Label | Del-Fi |
Songwriter(s) | Chan Romero |
"Hippy Hippy Shake" is a song written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959.[1][2] That same year, it reached No. 3 in Australia. Romero was 17 years old when he wrote the song.
Personnel
- Chan Romero – guitar, vocals
- Barney Kessel – rhythm guitar
- Irving Ashby – upright bass
- Rene Hall – Danelectro bass guitar[3]
- Earl Palmer – drums[4]
The Beatles version
"The Hippy Hippy Shake" | |
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Song by The Beatles | |
from the album Live at the BBC and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 | |
Released | 30 November 1994 (Live at the BBC) 11 November 2013 (On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2) |
Recorded | 10 July 1963 (Live at the BBC) 10 September 1963 (On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2) |
Genre | Rock and roll |
Length | 1:50 (Live at the BBC) 1:46 (On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2) |
Songwriter(s) | Chan Romero |
Producer(s) | Terry Henebery |
A live version of "Hippy Hippy Shake" can be found on
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
- John Lennon – rhythm guitar
- George Harrison – lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums[5]
Other cover versions
- A cover version by Italian rocker Little Tony appeared in the same year and found moderate success in the UK and Italy.
"Hippy Hippy Shake" | ||||
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Single by The Swinging Blue Jeans | ||||
B-side | "Now I Must Go" | |||
Released | 6 December 1963[6] | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Label | HMV Pop 1242 (UK) Imperial (U.S.) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chan Romero | |||
The Swinging Blue Jeans singles chronology | ||||
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- A version by UK-based band UK Singles Chart and Canada's CHUM Chart[7], and No. 24 in the US charts in early 1964. The song became their biggest hit in both the UK and North America. With this song the Swinging Blue Jeans became one of the earliest British acts to chart in the US during the British Invasion, following The Beatles,[8] Dusty Springfield,[8] and The Dave Clark Five,[8] and debuting the same week as The Searchers.[8]
- The song was covered by the glam rock band Mud in 1974, being released on their album Mud Rock which reached No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart.[9]
- British garage rock musician The Milkshakesalso recorded a cover on their 1984 album 20 Rock And Roll Hits of the 50s and 60s.
- The song was also covered by Davy Jones in 1987 as the B-side of his single "After Your Heart".
- The song was also covered by the band Mainstream Rock Chart (No. 13), and No. 46 in Canada[10].
In popular culture
The song was included in the films The Men Who Stare at Goats, X-Men: First Class, Uncle Buck, Angels in the Outfield and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. The cover version by The Georgia Satellites is featured in the films Cocktail, and It Takes Two as well as an episode of The Simpsons.[citation needed]
In 1979
In the
References
- ISBN 978-0-313-33210-4. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ "Chan Romero Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ Ritchie Valens, Ritchie Valens in Come On. Let’s Go, Del-Fi Records, liner notes
- ^ "Hippy Hippy Shake by Chan Romero | 731867125123 | CD | Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ a b "The Hippy Hippy Shake | The Beatles Bible". Beatlesbible.com. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "45cat - The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake / Now I Must Go - His Master's Voice - UK - POP 1242". Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - April 27, 1964".
- ^ a b c d "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p. 699
- ^ "RPM Magazine - December 17, 1988, page 6" (PDF).