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The Guess Who — Shakin' All Over
Album: Anthology
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Released: 1965
Length: 2:37
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When you move in right up close to me
That's when I get the chills all over me

Quivers down my backbone
I got the shakes in my thigh bone
I got the shivers in my knee bone
Shakin' all over

Just the way you say goodnight to me
Brings the feelin' on inside of me

Quivers down my backbone
I got the shakes in my thigh bone
I got the shivers in my knee bone
Shakin' all over

Quivers down my backbone
I got the shakes in my thigh bone
I got the shivers in my knee bone
Shakin' all over

Well, you make me shake and I like it, baby
You make me shake and I like it, baby
Well, shake, shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake, shake
Shake, shake, shake
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Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, surely. This is a cover and lacks balls.
Posted 2 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
The comments are amusing, because in Canada, this song isn't a remotely deep track.
Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
something about this sounds like that FrankZappa "RAP" song
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:

I can't believe these eyes -- this song had me laughing! Nice to hear a true deep track. 



Sounds like you need to listen to other versions.   Check out the Who "Live at Leeds" album.  

Posted 2 years ago by OhCanada67    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:

Might I suggest that the term "deep tracks" be relegated to Sirius and other more mainstream/commercial sites than Radio Paradise? This term only really has any meaning in reference to radio/music sites that play the same stuff that every  other station plays, then act as if they're different by playing pieces outside the mainstream. I realize this will have no impact, but when I chance to hear this term elsewhere, I am not impressed. This site does impress, in part because the play list is genuinely curated by one or two knowledgable folks who don't need to advertise how out of the current they are.


Amen to that, i have given up on commercial radio where i hear the same crap day after day, give the current out of Minnesota, kexp out of seattle, wfmu out of Jersey city, you will hear a lot of stuff off the beaten path, ckua out of alberta is another one.
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Might I suggest that the term "deep tracks" be relegated to Sirius and other more mainstream/commercial sites than Radio Paradise? This term only really has any meaning in reference to radio/music sites that play the same stuff that every  other station plays, then act as if they're different by playing pieces outside the mainstream. I realize this will have no impact, but when I chance to hear this term elsewhere, I am not impressed. This site does impress, in part because the play list is genuinely curated by one or two knowledgable folks who don't need to advertise how out of the current they are.
Posted 3 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:

I can't believe these eyes -- this song had me laughing! Nice to hear a true deep track. 



I get your inferences Zep. 
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
The great Winnipeg sound. ... the sixties through the nineties was a great music epoch for the locals
Posted 4 years ago by Ingenity    [ Reply ]
I can't believe these eyes -- this song had me laughing! Nice to hear a true deep track. 
Posted 4 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Ah, yes. The song that inspired the main riff in Back In Black. Classic.
Posted 4 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
My favourite band for rock trivia: "Hey, guess who this is?"....
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
not heard in a while - a good song {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 5 years ago by peter.gerzner    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Who?! What?! Why've I never heard this?! Yikes.

 
Dunno, born too late maybe? It was played quite a lot on UK pirate radio and Luxembourg back in the day.
Posted 6 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
This is ok but what we really need is MORE GARAGE
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Who?! What?! Why've I never heard this?! Yikes.
Posted 6 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
 Windowman wrote:
Wowsers! That took me back 50 years. The Guess Who actually came to a little Northern Ontario town and played the Curling Rink. Little did we know how big they'd get. Dues were definitely paid.
 
The McIntyre Arena, per chance?
Posted 6 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
Chad Allan, founding member of the Guess Who, suffered a serious stroke August 29 2017.... Music fans in Canada and around the world hope for a full recovery. 

https://www.torontosun.com/2017/08/29/chad-allan-guess-who-founding-member-hospitalized-after-suffering-stroke

Guess Who was one of Canada's first and all-time best rock music exports.

Posted 7 years ago by geodesmo    [ Reply ]
 meinthecorner wrote:
 maxjboxer wrote:
Pre Burton Cummings
 Well, no. I don't think so. Quite sure that's him on the step, left side.And that's definitely his (younger, though it may be!) voice.
 
maxjboxer was right.
This song is from 1965 and featured Chad Allen on vocals.
Burton joined the band in 1966 and Chad Allen left shortly thereafter.
It's not surprising that they would use a Burton-era photo for the Anthology album, as he wrote (or co-wrote) and sang virtually all their big hits (this song being a very rare exception).
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Andybob wrote:
Great version but I like the Johnny Kid & The Pirates version better.

  Another version, too. It's this of the German band: The Lords
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PCFoVqILU4

Posted 7 years ago by zunismyst    [ Reply ]
Great version but I like the Johnny Kid & The Pirates version better.
Posted 8 years ago by Andybob    [ Reply ]
Wowsers! That took me back 50 years. The Guess Who actually came to a little Northern Ontario town and played the Curling Rink. Little did we know how big they'd get. Dues were definitely paid.
Posted 8 years ago by Windowman    [ Reply ]
 maxjboxer wrote:
Pre Burton Cummings

 Well, no. I don't think so. Quite sure that's him on the step, left side.And that's definitely his (younger, though it may be!) voice.


Posted 8 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
Who would have guessed? 
later there stuff sort o sucked but this . . . I likey  
Posted 8 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
Pre Burton Cummings
Posted 8 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
Chad Allen & The Impressions channeling Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. Not too shabby.
Posted 8 years ago by Andybob    [ Reply ]
Ultra Hard Rock in its day..as an 8 year old I became quite excited while listening
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 DD gypsyman wrote:
fucking excellent!

 
those are the precise words I was searching for thank you gypsyman!!!
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 kylieh wrote:
Holy smokes - this hard core Canuck had no idea this was The Guess Who.

 
{#Iamwithstupid}{#Bananajam}lol
Posted 8 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Holy smokes - this hard core Canuck had no idea this was The Guess Who.
Posted 8 years ago by kylieh    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:

To some people it does.  And there's your answer.

 
Yeah, I guess you're right.  Oh well...
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
 I'm not sure why people are calling it "surf music" though.  Reverb and tremolo on the guitar does not make it "surf music".
 
To some people it does.  And there's your answer.
Posted 9 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Great version almost as good as the original Johnny Kidd and the Pirates ...
Posted 9 years ago by Gazza57    [ Reply ]
Among my all time favorites !  I can only imagine how she says goodnight to him.
Posted 9 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

Borderline yes.  Some might call it touched by Rockabilly.  In any case, it is a friggin' excellent tune!

 
Yes, this is a very good version.  I'm not sure why people are calling it "surf music" though.  Reverb and tremolo on the guitar does not make it "surf music".  At least there is no mention (yet) of Pulp Fiction/Tarantino.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Wow, that Wanda Jackson version on Letterman was Rippin' !!!
Posted 9 years ago by k-man    [ Reply ]
What a great soundtrack this would be to the awakening scene of the bride of frankenstein
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
Written by a Brit in 1960!

"Shakin' All Over" is a rhythm and blues song originally performed by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. The song was written by frontman Johnny Kidd, and his recording of it reached number one in the United Kingdom in August 1960.

Kidd's original recording was not a hit outside of Europe, and in other parts of the world "Shakin' All Over" is much better known in versions by other artists. A 1964 cover by The Guess Who reached #1 in Canada, and also top 40 in the US and Australia, while Normie Rowe's 1965 version was a #1 Australian hit and one of the biggest-selling Australian singles of the decade.

 

RIP Johnny {#Notworthy}


Posted 10 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]

Well it isn't "Runnin Back to Saskatoon" but it'll work (kidding)


Posted 10 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
This could easily be the Beatles at the Cavern Club in 1962 with Paul singing. 
Posted 10 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
 (Banned) wrote:
And I remember listening to a The Who version as well.  Live At Leeds
Yeah, The Who ripped it, all right.  It got me evicted as a kid. {#Lol} 



Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
And I remember listening to a The Who version as well.  Live At Leeds!
Posted 10 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
funny .. where the hell have I been?  I am Canadian, grew up in the 60's, 70's .. and NEVER KNEW this as the Guess Who.  As if .. lol
I thought this was a British song ...
good one ..  :-)
Posted 10 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
This was in a good movie.  Was it American Graffiti?  I remember the guitar riff.
Posted 10 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
 DD gypsyman wrote:
fucking excellent!

  {#Yes}


Posted 10 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:
Agreed.  

This ain't the Guess Who we Canucks grew up on.  And it is kinda surf music. :)

 
shayde wrote:
Wow this surprised me. I know the Guess Who from "These Eyes" and "Share the Land" (two of my faves) fame, but I would never have pegged this as their style.  I'm not a fan of borderline surf music, so I'll rate this as 'okay', but it's interesting hearing bands I put in one particular category playing things along a broader base.

 



 
Borderline yes.  Some might call it touched by Rockabilly.  In any case, it is a friggin' excellent tune!
Posted 10 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
fucking excellent!
Posted 10 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill...thanks for reminding me!....is good paired with The Seeds' "Pushing too Hard" or Eddie Money's "Shakin"
Posted 11 years ago by amprich    [ Reply ]
Agreed.  

This ain't the Guess Who we Canucks grew up on.  And it is kinda surf music. :)

 
shayde wrote:
Wow this surprised me. I know the Guess Who from "These Eyes" and "Share the Land" (two of my faves) fame, but I would never have pegged this as their style.  I'm not a fan of borderline surf music, so I'll rate this as 'okay', but it's interesting hearing bands I put in one particular category playing things along a broader base.

 


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 CamLwalk wrote:
Just Wiki'd this song.  Did you know AC/DC says the main riff of "Back in Black" was influenced by this song?  I didn't.
 
I can hear that. Variations on the same basic blues riff.
Posted 11 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 overlandrover wrote:
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates is still the original and best.

9/10 for the song.
6/10 for this version.   
 
got to agree
Posted 11 years ago by JHZ    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Wanda Jackson did a great version on David Letterman recently.
 
Yes! That's what I was hoping this was when I heard the intro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzDfYidKU5c
Posted 12 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
Always dug this song.  Then the Who did a different take on it which was really cool.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Wow this surprised me. I know the Guess Who from "These Eyes" and "Share the Land" (two of my faves) fame, but I would never have pegged this as their style.  I'm not a fan of borderline surf music, so I'll rate this as 'okay', but it's interesting hearing bands I put in one particular category playing things along a broader base.
Posted 12 years ago by shayde    [ Reply ]
So long ago.

So much I love now is descended from this....

Thanks to Chad Allen for launching the Guess Who
Posted 12 years ago by hoppin_bob    [ Reply ]
I'm ALL SHOOK UP!!!!!  Thanks Bill!{#Daisy}
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
Shakes me all over it!
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates is still the original and best.

9/10 for the song.
6/10 for this version.   
Posted 12 years ago by overlandrover    [ Reply ]
The repuglicans are FAKIN all over..................
Posted 12 years ago by HIGGS_BOSON    [ Reply ]
Their first hit. Gotta love the low-tech production.
Posted 12 years ago by cogbehaviour    [ Reply ]
The Guess Who - Shakin' All Over
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Los Lobos - Shakin' Shakin' Shakes

...and now the shake set, tho' "Hippy Hippy Shake" would have been fun.

Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
chair dancing
Posted 12 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
Me likey too! {#Wave}

Dahlia_Gumbo wrote:
Me likey this one.
 


Posted 12 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Me likey this one.
Posted 12 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
 mfcrowe wrote:
Check out Van's version on a Night in San Franscisco. Johnny Kidd, the Who and Van make the Guess Who sound a little lame...just one guy's thoughts...
 
Whoa!  Just sayin' to husband - go put on Van's much better version with Gloria (and John Lee) - when I scrolled down to see this.  Could not agree more

Posted 12 years ago by bairdc    [ Reply ]
 Canucker wrote:

No offense..but the only reason The Who ever played this song is because The Guess Who had an international hit with it, and fans begged them to play it at concerts.  You won't find it on any studio album.  Daltrey wasn't happy that fans thought it was them singing the Guess Who version.
 

This version stands up pretty well against the Who's "Live at Leeds" take. Actually, this might be my new favorite. 

Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
The Lords did it pretty good. I like their version better.
Posted 13 years ago by megaboogieman    [ Reply ]
A fun set of songs for the earthquake we felt well here in NC...!
Posted 13 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 thatch wrote:

Why doesn't that sound like Burton Cummings?

 
Because technically, this song was by Chad Allan & the Reflections with Chad Allen on lead vocals, Burton Cummings joined the band in 1966  the year after this song was a #1 hit in Canada. The record company tried to create a mystique around the band and credited it to "Guess Who?" to try and make people think there were some famous performers on the record (maybe even the Beatles) and then Chad Allen left the band and they just became The Guess Who



Posted 13 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
 Canucker wrote:

No offense..but the only reason The Who ever played this song is because The Guess Who had an international hit with it, and fans begged them to play it at concerts.  You won't find it on any studio album.  Daltrey wasn't happy that fans thought it was them singing the Guess Who version.
 
Why doesn't that sound like Burton Cummings?

Posted 13 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
Wanda Jackson did a great version on David Letterman recently.
Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 ronniegirl wrote:


You got that right.  How dare the Guess Who do a Who favorite?
 
No offense..but the only reason The Who ever played this song is because The Guess Who had an international hit with it, and fans begged them to play it at concerts.  You won't find it on any studio album.  Daltrey wasn't happy that fans thought it was them singing the Guess Who version.
Posted 13 years ago by Canucker    [ Reply ]
Check out Van's version on a Night in San Franscisco. Johnny Kidd, the Who and Van make the Guess Who sound a little lame...just one guy's thoughts...
Posted 13 years ago by mfcrowe    [ Reply ]
 hbs47 wrote:
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates version from 1960 yes kiddies that far back, or The Whos version, are better.
 

You got that right.  How dare the Guess Who do a Who favorite?
Posted 13 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Let's not leave out the best version by the Blue Hawaiians!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 SinisterDexter wrote:
He's not dead; he's pining for the fjords.
 


Posted 13 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates version from 1960 yes kiddies that far back, or The Whos version, are better.
Posted 14 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
Just Wiki'd this song.  Did you know AC/DC says the main riff of "Back in Black" was influenced by this song?  I didn't.
Posted 14 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
OK: we've heard the Ellen Jewell version (nice) and the Guess Who (hmmm) version - any chance of hearing the Johnnie Kydd original?

(Or even the Motorhead version?)

Posted 14 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
I don't know; I love all versions of this song: It might be one of my top favorite rock songs.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 MJMJ wrote:
Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave
 

He's not dead; he's pining for the fjords.
Posted 14 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
Way better than the 'Who' version, and that's coming from a 'Who' fan
Posted 14 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
I love this version {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Like this way better than the Eilen Jewell version
Posted 14 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
 tapatia1072 wrote:


  Agreed!!!
 


Immediately started wondering which brother has my Live at Leeds disk...
Posted 14 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
 MJMJ wrote:
Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave
 
{#Skull}
Posted 14 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
 MJMJ wrote:
Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave
 
OMIGoddess!  You mean Paul really is dead?


Posted 14 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
This is nice, but nothing - nothing - will ever compare to The Who's version from Live at Leeds . . .
 

you betcha.  The WHO rock.  The Guess Who?  No.
Posted 14 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
 spigolli wrote:
The time is ripe for a psychedelic resurgence.
 
Yikes. I'm going blind.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 MJMJ wrote:
Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave
More likeley he's having a nice cuppa tea.


Posted 14 years ago by Dillinquent    [ Reply ]
I always liked the Guess Who, but definitely not BTO. Guess Who were really good rock, but BTO always seemed like drunken bonehead music.
Posted 14 years ago by CaptTofu    [ Reply ]
The time is ripe for a psychedelic resurgence.


Posted 14 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
This is nice, but nothing - nothing - will ever compare to The Who's version from Live at Leeds . . .
  Or the Pirates' punked up version from the late 70s


Posted 14 years ago by Dillinquent    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
This is nice, but nothing - nothing - will ever compare to The Who's version from Live at Leeds . . .
 

  Agreed!!!
Posted 14 years ago by tapatia1072    [ Reply ]
 MJMJ wrote:
Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave
 
? ? ?

Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
What can I say?  This was my rockin' time.  Lots of recordings of this.

Posted 14 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
Doesn't stand up to the Flaming Groovies version either. But it's close!

Posted 14 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
Paul McCartney must be turning over in his grave
Posted 14 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
This is nice, but nothing - nothing - will ever compare to The Who's version from Live at Leeds . . .
Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]