Hippy Hippy Shake
| "Hippy Hippy Shake" | |
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| Single by Chan Romero | |
| Released | 1959 |
| Format | 7" |
| Genre | Rock & roll |
| Length | 1:43 |
| Label | Del-Fi |
| Writer(s) | Chan Romero |
| "The Hippy Hippy Shake" | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Length | 1:50 (Live at the BBC) 1:46 (On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2) |
| Writer(s) | Chan Romero |
| Producer(s) | Terry Henebery |
| "Hippy Hippy Shake" | ||||
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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 & roll | |||
| Label |
HMV Pop 1242 (UK) Imperial (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. That same year, it reached #3 in Australia. Romero was just 17 when he wrote the song.
A live 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 Beatles also played this song in their early days when they performed in small clubs. Another version, recorded on 10 September 1963 for "Pop Go The Beatles" can be found on On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2.
A cover version by Italian rocker Little Tony appeared in the same year and found moderate success in the UK and Italy.
A version by UK-based band The Swinging Blue Jeans was released in December 1963. This single reached the Top 5 (#2) in the UK and made the Top 30 (#24) in the US charts in early 1964. The song became their biggest hit in both the UK and the US.
The song was covered by the glam rock band Mud in 1974, being released on their album Mud Rock which reached #8 in the British album charts.
British garage rock musician Billy Childish and his band The Milkshakes also recorded a cover on their 1984 album '20 Rock And Roll Hits of the 50's and 60's'.
The song was also covered by Davy Jones in 1987 as the B-side of his single "After Your Heart".
The band Jesse and the Rippers performed this song live at Walt Disney World in the Full House episode "The House Meets the Mouse". In 2013, Jesse and the Rippers again performed this song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as part of their one night only reunion.
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