Once a week or so, probably for about a year — or as long as I can stand it — I'll be posting a new cover this song. I'm not sure why I love this song so much. It could be it's just the right combination of British invasion, surf, blues, go-go, and whatever else was going on in 1960. It could also be that each time I hear a new version of it, it's brought back to life for me. I've heard dozens of covers of Shakin' All Over, some radically different from the original. There are many songs that get covered over and over, redefined in genres not created until years after it was written. It isn't that Shakin' All Over is better than those songs, it's just that this one is my favourite.
I'm starting you off with the original, by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.
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