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The Cars — Shake It Up
Album: Shake It Up
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Released: 1981
Length: 3:27
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Uh well, dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothin' get in the way
Dance all night, keep the beat
Don't you worry 'bout two left feet

Shake it up
Shake it up, oo yeah
Shake it up
Shake it up

Dance all night and get real loose
You don't need no bad excuse
Dance all night with anyone
Don't let nobody pick your fun

Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, yeah yeah
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up

That's right, I said
Dance all night
Go go go
Dance all night
Get real low
Go all night
Get real hot
Well, shake it up now, all you've got, woo

Dance
Oo dance

Uh well, dance all night and whirl your hair
Make the night cats stop and stare
Dance all night, go to work
Do the move with a quirky jerk

Just shake it up, oo oo
Shake it up, oo yeah
Shake it up
Shake it up

Uh well, dance all night
Go go go
Get so light
Get real low
Dance all night
Get real hot
Shake it up, with all you've got, woo

Shake it up, make a scene
Let them know what you really mean
And dance all night, keep the beat
And don't you worry 'bout two left feet

Just shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, oo oo, yeah
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, oh, yeah

Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo

Shake it up, shake it up, yeah yeah, shake it up
Oo oo, shake it up
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
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 lily34 wrote:
i always thought it was "don't let nobody pick your bum." which is very weird.

i love the cars so much!  


sure sounds like that !  Bidet anyone ?
Posted 6 months ago by robnathans    [ Reply ]
Posted 9 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
The Best!!
Posted 1 year ago by ParadiseBikes    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:
i always thought it was "don't let nobody pick your bum." which is very weird.

i love the cars so much!  



LOL! Too funny!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
i always thought it was "don't let nobody pick your bum." which is very weird.

i love the cars so much!  
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
between a brune and a blond    perhaps :)    désolé i'm français :)
Posted 2 years ago by Breizharmor    [ Reply ]
Another that makes me 
Posted 2 years ago by kAmpesinx    [ Reply ]
ohhhhh, I thought the 'quirky jerk' was a person.

I'm not saying I've been called that before or anything, just one of those misheard lyrics.
Posted 2 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
For eight summers in a row, there was nothing better than putting the latest from The Cars in the tape deck, cranking it up, and celebrating! What a cool, fun band!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Bacon & cheese burger category!
Posted 2 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
GOOD TUNE!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Elliot Easton!  Killer guitar solo. 

Fellow Berklee alumnus.
Posted 4 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
Wasn't a whole 'thing' with the Cars about how they supposedly made these songs with a wink? Like 'we want to be a Serious Band but here's a goofy number guaranteed to be a pop hit'? 
Posted 4 years ago by Mackmoney3000    [ Reply ]
Hope your quirky jerk doesn't mind doing the moves with you? 


 
Alleggs wrote:
The good thing about home office and self-isolation is that you can start dancing wildly and "do the move with a quirky jerk"
 
Posted 4 years ago by LoudshirtsBand    [ Reply ]
The good thing about home office and self-isolation is that you can start dancing wildly and "do the move with a quirky jerk"
Posted 4 years ago by Alleggs    [ Reply ]
read that Ocasek would get his mix listening through car speakers. 
Posted 4 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
A classic groove, thanks Bill. If there was to be a theme for this musical comment on Pop culture, this track should be followed by the B52's "Planet Claire" and then Outkast's "Hey ya". Cheers.
Posted 4 years ago by tazmondpembroke    [ Reply ]
Dammit, Ric, why you gotta go and die? :(
Posted 5 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
And we lose another one. RIP Ric - thanks for fun tunes and great memories.
Posted 5 years ago by memoryboxer    [ Reply ]
This takes me back to spending summer days by the swimming pool with pals and the local rock station blaring.
Posted 5 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
The Cars are classic, as is this simple little song. Deal with it people! 
Posted 5 years ago by mosi    [ Reply ]
Ugh. The mixing on that guitar.
Posted 7 years ago by murrayn    [ Reply ]
Most of the Cars material is thin, vapid, trite, and wretched. This doesn't even rise to that.
Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
pme wrote:
I see what you did there Bill.. Songs about planets and space -> Songs about the earth -> the earth moving -> moving and shaking. Someone's feeling clever.
This is why we listen to RP, no?
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
I see what you did there Bill.. Songs about planets and space -> Songs about the earth -> the earth moving -> moving and shaking. Someone's feeling clever.
Posted 17 years ago by pme    [ Reply ]
Shake it up, alright.
Posted 17 years ago by h_in_bristol    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by folkalta    [ Reply ]
superfido wrote:
Looks like Bill's dustin off the playlist from 2005. This song is and always has been cheezy but for some reason its ok to listen to every once in awhile, in my not-so-important opinion anyway.
Its Fun, Fun, Fun - nice break from how serious things have become these days.
Posted 17 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
i never liked the cars tunes where ric ocasek sings lead.
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
My daughter loved this song when she was 2. She would sit in her carseat and go "Sake it up!" It was cute.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Lonestar wrote:
Sounds like a reject from the Revenge of the Nerds soundtrack. Retch..
That was an awesome film!! Ogre! Ogre! Ogre! Ogre!
Posted 17 years ago by electronicshaman    [ Reply ]
RobK wrote:
I find all these positive comments about the Cars terribly unsettling, not to mention the fact that they are part of the RP playlist to begin with.
Posted 17 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]
This fits snugly within the category of Songs that Fly in the Face of Criticism. You know, seeing as how it reminds me of jr. high and has some unavoidable associations with it. Good ones, to boot. Jr. high school! Good connotations! Yeah, I can't believe it, either. For that miracle alone, the song should rate a 10.
Posted 17 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a reject from the Revenge of the Nerds soundtrack. Retch..
Posted 17 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
noyou wrote:
I gave it an 8, but I'm not the first to do so, as the rating scale already showed an 8. Candy-O is by far my favorite Cars album . Most of the tracks on it would get either 9's or 10's out of me. Definately one of my top ten trapped on an island disks. A couple others would be Def Leppard - High And Dry, and Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
I would have automatically given it an 8, but since it followed that oh-so-annoying Chemical Bros Shake song, The Cars bumped up to a 9.
Posted 17 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
Looks like Bill's dustin off the playlist from 2005. This song is and always has been cheezy but for some reason its ok to listen to every once in awhile, in my not-so-important opinion anyway.
Posted 17 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Wow, this is so... high school. Bit o'the way'back machine there.
Posted 17 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
You guys have an earthquake out there? Interesting long theme.
Posted 17 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
bill, i really like the mood you are putting out with this set...
Posted 17 years ago by araujokrl    [ Reply ]
dumb-ass Bimbo rock, gotta love it!
Posted 19 years ago by trompetilla    [ Reply ]
Cars=OK, this song=overplayed by commercial radio...NOT OK..
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
The "Shake it Up" tour of the Cars (1981) was my first rock concert! I absolutely loved this song and it will always remind me of Freshman year in high school.
Posted 19 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
can't go wrong with a lil Cars
Posted 19 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
Wow... now this song brings back some memories. I loved this song in grade school. I always wanted to be one of the girls in the video.
Posted 19 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
pseudafred wrote:
Let's have a post by the retro who gave it an 8. Candy-O anyone??
I gave it an 8, but I'm not the first to do so, as the rating scale already showed an 8. Candy-O is by far my favorite Cars album . Most of the tracks on it would get either 9's or 10's out of me. Definately one of my top ten trapped on an island disks. A couple others would be Def Leppard - High And Dry, and Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
Posted 20 years ago by noyou    [ Reply ]
Ah, fond memories of this morning's breakfast.
Posted 20 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
Let's have a post by the retro who gave it an 8. Candy-O anyone??
Posted 20 years ago by pseudafred    [ Reply ]
not a fan
Posted 20 years ago by jaymusicfan    [ Reply ]
Blech.
Posted 20 years ago by farleym    [ Reply ]