Metro Station - 'Shake It'
I don't claim to be massively up to date with the very latest of developments in that young person's teen-speak you hear so much about these days. It would probably be a bit wrong if I was, plus most slang is localised, so that a phrase which is already old hat in Wakefield won't have made it as far as Aviemore. That said, I am fairly sure that this song is not about shaking something. Or at least, nothing wholesome.
I'm not sure what first gave it away, the breathy delivery, the bits of the lyrics which are clearly describing the tail end of a date, where Trace Cyrus is wondering how to make the last kiss last a little bit longer than is seemly, or the enormous randy whiff that comes off the whole thing.
(No video. )
Either way, by the time you get to the chorus - a chorus which, by the way, could be used as a stimulant for long-distance lorry drivers, such is its super-caffienated jitter-power - and the "shake-shake shake-shake a-shake it!" refrain, it's clear that the Metros do not have cocktails on their mind. It's like an episode of Skins, or those late-night Hollyoakses they do, in pop song form.
And while it's curious to be thinking of any extension of Brand Cyrus as being less than 100% squeaky-clean, and downright strange to credit a Hannah Montana-affiliated musical endeavour with thoughts of a sexual nature, the sauce is impossible to miss. They, the tattooed rude boys, want to do stuff with you, a hot girl.
Just goes to show, even plastic robo-pop-rock can get dirty, given the the right, y'know, stimulation.
*blushes*
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CD Released: March 23rd
(Fraser McAlpine)
Comment number 1.
At 20th Mar 2009, fluffyfinches wrote:I find this song rather annoying, but I sort of liked it until I saw the video. I didn't enjoy the experience of all four of metro station bearing down on me from the screen of our huge tv. Perhaps it would be better if they had any redeeming physical features at all... in any case, it's totally spoiled for me.
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At 20th Mar 2009, pinkparadox wrote:I dunno, Trace is pretty cute :)
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At 20th Mar 2009, spirit wrote:This song is catchy and has commercial potential........... I am predicting a top 30 hit.
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At 21st Mar 2009, softchews01 wrote:aaaw. YouTube in a huff. Anyone got a lolly? That might make it feel better. The poor thing! (Makes little baby noises)
I hope that youtube gets over itself soon and google descides it CAN afford a bit more to pay the PRS (If you don't know what I'm saying, look at the link where YouTube normally is). It's still making more money a day then I make in a year!
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At 21st Mar 2009, alemoine85 wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 22nd Mar 2009, fluffyfinches wrote:Speaking of youtube, I really hate it when it says "this video isn't available in your country". That's kind of racist. And it defeats the point of the internet! It's meant to cross barriers, not create them...
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At 22nd Mar 2009, spirit wrote:HEY THIS SONG IS NOW NUMBER 22 !!!!
WELL DONE METRO STATION !
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At 23rd Mar 2009, Kim-ley wrote:This song was out, I believe, last summer here in the States and it did well because that's the kind of song it is: the turn it up and shout out the words even if you don't know them. It's the kind of song that you dance around looking silly because you don't care what people think.
And, I don't know, I think that one guy is kind of cute, the one who's picture is up at the top (and I don't know his name--is that the Cyrus brother?).
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At 29th Mar 2009, spirit wrote:WOAH THIS SONG IS NOW NUMBER 9 !!!!
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At 5th Apr 2009, spirit wrote:shake it is now number 6 !!!!
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At 12th May 2009, AbzDee wrote:i think metro station are amazing i love all there songs on there album :)
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