TEACH ME HOW TO SHIMMY

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TEACH ME HOW TO SHIMMY

1984 - Produced by Lionel Herrmani - Length: 1'55"
Discography: A bride abattue - Les Calamités - C'est complet

Teach Me How To Shimmy is a song by Leiber and Stoller, recorded by the Isley Brothers in 1961 and by the Coasters in 1962. It has been covered many times since then, either by other Rhythm'n'Blues bands or by vocally talented singers. It has been a hit again for some years as a number in the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe

(see picture).
Just like with You Can't Sit Down, the Calamités made a tremendous dancing piece out of this tune. It's hard not to jump on the dancing floor as soon as you hear the introductory drum roll!
They sort of danced it out when they interpreted this song. Even though they didn't actually shimmy, as few people are still capable of shaking their bodies up and down in rhythm like genuine shimmy would require...
In 1987, three years after the Calamités, this song was covered by another band from the New Rose label: Soucoupes violentes . And from March 2002 on it has been interpreted by Curlee Wurlee.

Teach me How To Shimmy

Lyrics/Music: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Publishers: Jerry Leiber Music / Mike Stoller Music
As interpreted by Les Calamités

Mama you taught me how to do the bop
You taught me how to boogie real slow - yeah
You taught me how to twist and you taught me how to slop
Mama teach me one thing more

Come on and teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

Mama there's gonna be a dance tonight
You gotta teach me the ball creep - yeah
And Mama if I can't do it right
You know Gerry's gonna steal my guy

Come on and teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

I can hully gully good as Gerry can
But Mama hully gully ain't win it
My little boy he loves that we gonna cheat
And there's only one thing - gonna get it now

And teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

Shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh
So I can shimmy too