In which one fan attempts to blog about every song ever recorded & released by the rock band Wilco.
7/23/07
Shake It Off
SONG: Shake It Off ALBUM: Sky Blue Sky TRACK: 6
Two words, Glenn:
MORE COWBELL!
:)
Seriously, this one's just a novelty rocker full of odd meters and warm, distorted Pink-Floyd-like breakdowns. Love it! Just ain't got much to say about it...
I totally agree! Seriously, what's with this backlash? Shake It Off is a great rocking riffer with crazy gaps in the beat. I love the tight rhyme scheme of the first verse, too - vintage Tweedy. Keep the dream alive, Mike!
I was talking to a friend of mine who hates it, and come to find out, also hates the Pig Lib record. There's something about proggy, harmonized guitars that rub some people the wrong way I think.
I hate all of SBS except for "Either Way," which has grown on me (seeing them do the songs live didn't help, sadly). It's not for some well thought out reason or as a reaction to me liking earlier Wilco, it just rubs me the wrong way. Sorry?
To me this song is about going to bed all full of your favourite shit and feeling so bad and guilty. All that shit is there on your table next to your bed, and you say to yourself, "when I'm waiking up, I'm gonna shake it off".
This seems to be the most hated track on Sky Blue Sky for a lot of people. Not me though. Very Malkmus.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! Seriously, what's with this backlash? Shake It Off is a great rocking riffer with crazy gaps in the beat. I love the tight rhyme scheme of the first verse, too - vintage Tweedy. Keep the dream alive, Mike!
ReplyDeleteI was talking to a friend of mine who hates it, and come to find out, also hates the Pig Lib record. There's something about proggy, harmonized guitars that rub some people the wrong way I think.
ReplyDeleteI hate all of SBS except for "Either Way," which has grown on me (seeing them do the songs live didn't help, sadly). It's not for some well thought out reason or as a reaction to me liking earlier Wilco, it just rubs me the wrong way. Sorry?
ReplyDeleteTo me this song is about going to bed all full of your favourite shit and feeling so bad and guilty. All that shit is there on your table next to your bed, and you say to yourself, "when I'm waiking up, I'm gonna shake it off".
ReplyDeleteGreat drumming...