The Shimmie Shake!

The Shimmie Shake is a Wiggles song from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. In it, The Wiggles dress like The Beatles. In a 2013 live version, Greg, Murray and Jeff make cameos in it playing the bass, the guitar, and the keyboard. Lets Shake Our Shimmie Out

Music (2008 Version)

 * Rock

Music (2013 and 2016 Version)

 * Rock

Songwriting
John and Paul wrote this song about doing the Shimmie shake.

Writing Dialogue (2016 Version)
The Wiggles wrote the dialogue for the 2016 version of this song, in order to let Anthony talk.

Songwriting (2008 Version)
John wrote the music and lyrics along with Paul.

Songwriting (2016 Version)
The Wiggles wrote the dialogue.

Arranging (2013 and 2016 Version)
The Wiggles arranged the music for the 2013 and 2016 versions.

Recording (2008 Version)
Sam provides the lead vocals and Paul Field provides the backing vocals.

Recording (2013 Version)
Lachy provides the lead vocals, Emma and Simon provide the backing vocals, and Anthony provides the dialogue.

Recording (Seals, Boats, Cricket and Butter 2014 Version)
Lachy provides the lead vocals, Jeff, Emma and Simon provide the backing vocals and Anthony provides the dialogue

Recording (2016 Version)
Lachy provides the lead vocals, Emma and Simon provide the backing vocals, and Anthony provides the dialogue.

2008 Version

 * Music, Lyrics and Arrangement: John Field, Paul Field
 * Original Idea: John Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

2008 Instrumental

 * Music and Arrangement: John Field, Paul Field
 * Original Idea: John Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

2013 Version

 * Music and Lyrics: John Field, Paul Field
 * Music and Lyrics Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Original Idea: John Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

2016 Version

 * Music, Lyrics and Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, John Field, Paul Field
 * Original Idea: John Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

2008 Version

 * Lead Vocals - Sam Moran
 * Backing Vocals - Craig Abercrombie, Paul Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Anthony Field, John Field
 * Piano - Jeff Fatt
 * Organ - Dominic Lindsay
 * Drums - Steve Pace

2008 Instrumental

 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Anthony Field, John Field
 * Piano - Jeff Fatt
 * Organ - Dominic Lindsay
 * Drums - Steve Pace

Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show Version

 * Lead Vocals - Kelly Hamilton
 * Backing Vocals - Craig Abercrombie, Paul Field
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Anthony Field, John Field
 * Piano - Jeff Fatt
 * Organ - Dominic Lindsay
 * Drums - Steve Pace

2013 Version

 * Lead Vocals - Lachlan Gillespie
 * Backing Vocals - Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Bass - Alex Keller
 * Electric Guitar - Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar - Anthony Field
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt
 * Drums - Emma Watkins

2016 Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Backing Vocals - Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Drums - Jackie Barnes
 * Bass Guitar - Alex Keller
 * Acoustic Guitar - Anthony Field
 * Electric Guitar - Oliver Brian
 * Organ - Lachlan Gillespie

Lyrics (Sam's version)
Ooh ooh,

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, ooh ooh Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, ooh ooh.

Shimmie Shake.

Let's all do the Shimmie Shake.

Shaking all way down low,

Shaking all high.

[Chorus]

Shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie shimmie,

Shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie shimmie.

Hear the drum beat, hear the guitar,

When you dance this way, you do the Shimmie Shake.

Ooh ooh,

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, ooh ooh

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, ooh ooh

I can shake, I can do the Shimmie Shake.

I can shake way down low, I can shake high.

[Chourus]

Let's all shake (we can shake),

Let's all move our arms about (do the Shimmie shake).

Really move our arms around.

Shimmie shake shake.

[Chorus]

Twist and shake, let's all take a twisting break.

Really take a twisting break.

We're twisting wide!

[Chorus]

(Ooh ooh)

(Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, ooh ooh) Repeats 8x while bottom part is sang.

Oh yeah the Shimmy Shimmy Shake.

Oh yeah the Shimmy Shake

Oooohhh, The Shimmy Shake.

Come on, let's all do the Shimmy,

Shimmy, shimmy, shimmy, shimmy, shimmy, shimmy, shimmy shake.

Oh yeah the Shimmy shimmy shake.

Come on and do the Shimmy Shake.

Lyrics (New Gen version)
Shimmie Shake.

Let's all do the Shimmie Shake.

Shake it on way down low.

Shake it on high.

Shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie

Shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie.

Hear the drumbeat, hear the guitar.

When you dance this way, you do the Shimmie Shake

Twistin' break

Let's all take a twistin break.

Really take a twistin break.

We're twisting wide.

Shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie

Shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie, shimmie.

Hear the drumbeat, hear the guitar.

When you dance this way, you do the Shimmie Shake!

Episode Performances

 * The Shimmie Shake
 * A Lot Of Camelot!
 * Let's All Shake!
 * We Like Fruit
 * Slow Motion Anthony
 * A Juicy Story
 * Riding in the Big Red Car

Trivia

 * The 2008 CD version has a longer fade-out.
 * Only the 2013 DVD version was recorded live.
 * This song is included in the Just Dance Kids 2 video game by Ubisoft, which was released on October 25, 2011.