Bill Haley & The Comets – Shake Rattle & Roll

About The Song

“Shake, Rattle and Roll” is a song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone (usually credited as “Charles Calhoun“, his songwriting name) and first recorded that year by Big Joe Turner, whose version ranked No. 127 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The early days of rock and roll brought many iconic hits, such as the track you are hearing, ‘Shake, Rattle, and Roll’ by Bill Haley and His Comets. After its release in August 1954, Haley’s recording skyrocketed to the top of the charts, reaching #7 on the Billboard pop chart, and spending twenty seven weeks in the Top 40.

Around this decade, it was common for white artists to cover songs recorded by black artists, such as what Haley did with Turner. Covers normally drew more success than the original, which, from a racial standpoint, could be viewed negatively. In this case, Haley’s version helped popularize Turner’s and draw more attention to his name.

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 Get out in that kitchen
And rattle those pots and pans
Get out in that kitchen
And rattle those pots and pans
Well, roll my breakfast
‘Cause I’m a hungry man

I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
Well, you’ll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul

Wearing those dresses
Your hair done up so nice
Wearing those dresses
Your hair done up so nice
You look so warm
But your heart is cold as ice

I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
Well, you’ll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul

Go
Go
Go
Go

I’m like a one-eyed cat
Peeping in a seafood store
I’m like a one-eyed cat
Peeping in a seafood store
I can look at you
‘Till you don’t love me no more

I believe you’re doing me wrong
And now I know
I believe you’re doing me wrong
And now I know
The more I work
The faster my money goes

I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, shake, rattle and roll
Well, you’ll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul

Shake, rattle and roll