Hippy Hippy Shake
The Beatles · Live At The Star Club In Hamburg [1962]
I've got the hippy hippy shake.
I've got the shake,
oh the hippy hippy shake.
Oo I can't keep still
with the hippy hippy shake.
I get my fill
with that hippy hippy shake.
Oo my babe,
auw the hippy hippy shake.
Well now you shake it to the left,
you shake it to the right.
Do the hippy shake shake
with all of your might.
And you shake.
Oh you shake.
Oo my babe.
Auw the hippy hippy shake.
Well now you shake it to the left,
you shake it to the right.
Do the hippy shake shake
with all of your might.
And you shake.
Yes you shake.
Oo my babe.
Auw the hippy hippy shake.
Au the hippy hippy shake.
Yeah the hippy hippy shake.
Oh yeah.
Hippy Hippy Shake - The Beatles
This track appears on The Beatles' 1962 live recording, Live At The Star Club In Hamburg, capturing the band's energetic early development in the German club circuit. The song exemplifies the group's roots in rock and roll and skiffle, characterized by a driving rhythm and call-and-response vocals that defined their initial sound. While often associated with American rock and roll, The Beatles' performance here demonstrates their unique ability to adapt and expand upon existing styles, laying the groundwork for their later innovations. The recording serves as a historical document of their transition from a local act to a major international force, showcasing the raw power and improvisational spirit that would soon define the British Invasion.