The Rolling Stones

Released: May 12, 1972

Songwriter: Slim Harpo

Producer: Jimmy Miller

I wanna tell you 'bout a dance
That's going around
Everybody's doing it
From the grownups down

Don't move your head
Don't move your hands
Don't move your lips
Just shake your hips

Do the hip shake, babe
Do the hip shake, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Shake your hip, babe

Well if you don't know
Don't be afraid
Just listen to me
And do what I say

Don't move your head
Don't move your hands
Don't move your lips
Just shake your hips

Do the hip shake, babe
Do the hip shake, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Shake your hip, babe

Now ain't that easy?

Well, I met a little girl
In a country town
She said, What do you know
There's Slim Harpo!

Didn't move her head
Didn't move her hands
Didn't move her lips
Just shake your hips

Do the hip shake, babe
Do the hip shake, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Shake your hip, babe

Well ain't that easy?

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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