Shout and Shimmy

Critic Douglas Wolk described the song as "a truly shameless ripoff of The Isley Brothers' 1959 hit "Shout"... basically the fast parts of "Shout" with the gospel inflections removed and the word 'shimmy' added."Wolk, Douglas. (2004). Live at the Apollo, 30-31. New York: Continuum Books. Wolk argues that Brown and The Famous Flames probably performed "Shout and Shimmy" during the October 24, 1962 concerts where Live at the Apollo was recorded, but that it was omitted from the album to avoid sales competition with the studio version. Evidence to support this contention includes the fact that Brown customarily began his concerts with his latest hit (which "Shout and Shimmy" was at the time), and the presence of "Shout and Shimmy"'s a cappella opening ("You know I feel all right...") immediately before the first song on the album, "I'll Go Crazy". James and The Famous Flames performed this song on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, during a June 11, 1962 telecast .{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/american-bandstand/ab-1276-james-brown-and-the-famous-flames-258140/|title=American Bandstand - Season 5, Episode 201: AB-1276: James Brown & The Famous Flames|author=TV.com|date=June 11, 1962|website=TV.com|access-date=September 26, 2016}} A performance of "Shout and Shimmy" was the first track on Brown & The Flames' next live album, 1964's Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal, featuring a comedy skit between Brown and Famous Flame Bobby Bennett.

{{Infobox song

| name = Shout and Shimmy

| type = single

| artist = the Who

| A-side = My Generation

| released = October 29, 1965

| recorded = April 12–14, 1965

| studio = IBC Studios, London

| genre = Rhythm and blues, beat

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=20}}

| label = Brunswick

| writer = James Brown

| producer = Shel Talmy

| chronology = The Who UK

| title = My Generation

| title2 = Shout and Shimmy

| prev_title = Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

| prev_year = 1965

| next_title = Substitute

| next_year = 1966

}}

In two days during 12 to 14 April 1965, British rock group the Who recorded "Shout and Shimmy" as the B-side to their fourth single (third single under the name 'the Who') "My Generation", which was released on October 29, 1965.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/dossier/the-who-my-generation-track-of-the-day-1.23428447|title=The Who - "My Generation" (Track of the Day)|last=Goodman|first=John|date=September 12, 2018|website=North Shore News|access-date=November 6, 2019}} The A-side reached number 2 in the United Kingdom,{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11649/who/|title=The Who {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=November 6, 2019}}{{Cite book|title=The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998.|last=Atkins|first=John|publisher=MacFarland|year=2000|isbn=9781476606576|location=Jefferson, USA|pages=52|oclc=911054981}} but only reached number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 99 in Cashbox magazine.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|title=Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 6, 2019}}{{Cite book|title=The Cash Box singles charts, 1950-1981|last1=Hoffmann|first1=Frank W.|last2=Hoffmann|first2=Lee Ann|date=1983|publisher=Scarecrow Press|others=Hoffmann, Lee Ann.|isbn=0810815958|location=Metuchen, N.J.|oclc=8846764}} The song was part of the Who's repertoire from late 1964, along with several other rhythm and blues covers, including other songs by James Brown. It was ultimately dropped in 1966 once the group had written enough original material.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.net/discography/songs/ShoutandShimmy.html|title=The Hypertext Who › Shout and Shimmy|website=www.thewho.net|access-date=November 6, 2019}} Several other songs were recorded during the same session as "Shout and Shimmy", including "I'm a Man", "Leaving Here", "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" and two other songs written by Brown: "Please, Please, Please" and "I Don't Mind".{{Cite book|title=The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998.|last=Atkins|first=John|publisher=MacFarland|year=2000|isbn=9781476606576|location=Jefferson, USA|pages=54|oclc=911054981}}

Their version is undisputedly greatly derived from "Shout", a song by the Isley Brothers made famous by Lulu and the Luvvers, including call- and-response lyrics throughout, similar to other songs by the group at the time, including "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere".{{Cite book|title=The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998.|last=Atkins|first=John|publisher=MacFarland|year=2000|isbn=9781476606576|location=Jefferson, USA|pages=53|oclc=911054981}} In the US however, "Shout and Shimmy" was not released as the B-side of "My Generation", and was instead substituted by "Out in the Street", which later appeared on their debut album My Generation.{{Cite book|title=The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998.|last=Atkins|first=John|publisher=MacFarland|year=2000|isbn=9781476606576|location=Jefferson, USA|pages=55|oclc=911054981}} On this release the song is dubbed "Out in the Street (You're Going to Know Me)."{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=23&discography_tag=singles|title=The Who - My Generation - discography|date=2008|website=The Who|publisher=Wayback Machine|url-status=live|archive-date=March 14, 2009|access-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314000954/http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=23&discography_tag=singles}} "Shout and Shimmy" became a rare collectible in the US, since it wasn't included on the equivalent version of My Generation released in America, The Who Sings My Generation, and instead would remain unissued until it was belatedly released as the opening song to Who's Missing, a collection of rare tracks by the Who was released in 1985.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whos-missing-mw0000651575|title=The Who - Who's Missing - AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.com/music/whos-missing/|title=Who's Missing|website=The Who|access-date=November 6, 2019}}

An archival live performance was eventually released in the 1979 film The Kids Are Alright, but it was not included in the soundtrack album for that movie. It has since been included on reissues and remasters of the album My Generation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/whos-new-generation-box-set-comes-previously-unreleased-tracks-97074|title=The Who's new My Generation box set comes with previously unreleased tracks|date=October 13, 2016|website=Uncut|language=en-US|access-date=November 6, 2019}} Ultimate Classic Rock ranked it 130 on their list of All 245 Who Songs Ranked Worst to Best in 2018, stating "A party record that captures an element of how frenetic these James Brown covers must have sounded at early Who gigs. A whole mess of fun.{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/who-songs-ranked/|title=All 245 Who Songs Ranked Worst to Best|last=Wawzenek|first=Bryan|date=October 10, 2018|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|access-date=November 6, 2019}}

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