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Shakermaker" is a song by English rock band
OasisOasis were an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
, written by their lead guitarist
Noel GallagherNoel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician, best known as the former principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist of British rock band Oasis...
. First appearing as a single, released on the 13th June 1994, which peaked at number 11 in the UK charts, it was later released on Oasis' groundbreaking debut album
Definitely MaybeDefinitely Maybe is the debut album by English rock band Oasis, released in 1994. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker", "Live Forever" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol"....
. It was also the first song performed by the band on
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.
Gallagher admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a
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was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured
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's song "Mr Soft", "Mr.
"
Shakermaker" is a song by English rock band
OasisOasis were an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
, written by their lead guitarist
Noel GallagherNoel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician, best known as the former principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist of British rock band Oasis...
. First appearing as a single, released on the 13th June 1994, which peaked at number 11 in the UK charts, it was later released on Oasis' groundbreaking debut album
Definitely MaybeDefinitely Maybe is the debut album by English rock band Oasis, released in 1994. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker", "Live Forever" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol"....
. It was also the first song performed by the band on
Top Of The PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. It was traditionally shown every Thursday evening on BBC1, before being moved to Fridays in 1996, and then moved to Sundays on BBC...
.
Gallagher admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a
Shaker MakerShaker Maker is a toy for making figures. Water and a powder must be mixed in a shaker and after turning the shaker the mixture flows into moulds inside the shaker. Because of fast polymerisation the consistency of the mixture becomes like pudding in seconds. After some days it hardens.Shaker Maker...
was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured
Cockney RebelSteve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
's song "Mr Soft", "Mr. Clean" is a song by
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, one of Gallagher's favourite bands, "
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" is a British children's cartoon and the entire last verse -
Mr Sifter sold me songs/When I was just 16/Now he stops at traffic lights/But only when they're green - was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song. Apparently,
Liam GallagherWilliam John Paul "Liam" Gallagher is an English musician and songwriter best known as the former lead singer, and occasional instrumentalist, of British rock band Oasis. One of the figureheads of the 1990s Britpop movement, Gallagher's erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style, and abrasive...
was pestering Noel to finish the song. At this point, the taxi stopped at the traffic lights outside 'Sifter's"' (a record shop in Burnage, Manchester). Noel penned the lyric and it became part of the song. Noel used to frequent the store to buy old records before Oasis started releasing albums and Mr Sifter refers to the owner of the record store. Sifter told Noel to mind his words if he ever got famous.
The song illustrates Noel Gallagher's habit of borrowing from the past: the chords are a simple twelve-bar blues progression and the melody for the verse was originally taken from "
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" (the song made famous from its use on Coca Cola adverts in the 1970s) by
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,
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, Bill Backer and
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. However, this led to Oasis being successfully sued for the unlicensed use by
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and they had to pay out $A500,000 (Australian dollars). When asked about the incident, Noel Gallagher said, "We drink
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now."
Personnel
- Liam Gallagher
William John Paul "Liam" Gallagher is an English musician and songwriter best known as the former lead singer, and occasional instrumentalist, of British rock band Oasis. One of the figureheads of the 1990s Britpop movement, Gallagher's erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style, and abrasive...
: Lead vocals
- Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician, best known as the former principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist of British rock band Oasis...
: Lead guitar and backing vocals
- Paul Arthurs
Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs is one of the founding members of English rock band Oasis and rhythm guitar player from 1991-1999....
: Rhythm guitar
- Paul McGuigan
Paul McGuigan is the name of:* Paul McGuigan , aka Guigsy, English musician, former bassist in the band Oasis* Paul McGuigan , Scottish filmmaker...
: Bass
- Tony McCarroll
Anthony "Tony" McCarroll was one of the founding members of English rock group Oasis, as their drummer from 1991 to April 1995....
: Drums
Track listings
- "Shakermaker" - 5:08
- "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
- "Alive (8 Track
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole. This is the most common method of recording popular music...
DemoA demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for musicians to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
)" - 3:56
- "Bring It On Down" (Live) - 4:17
- "Shakermaker" - 5:08
- "D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
- "Shakermaker" - 5:08
- "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
- "Alive (8 Track
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole. This is the most common method of recording popular music...
DemoA demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for musicians to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
)" - 3:56
- "Shakermaker" - 5:08
- "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
Music video
The video was shot in Manchester outside of their house.
The field they are playing football in is Didsbury Toc H rugby field in Ford lane (Didsbury South Manchester) near Fletcher moss.
The album Liam shows to the camera is Paul McCartney's
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from 1973.