“Shaking Hell” is the fourth song on Sonic Youth’s first full-length album, Confusion is Sex.
The song was written on commission for conceptual artist (and close friend of Kim Gordon) Dan Graham. Graham was splicing together a documentary titled Rock My Religion, which posited a deep similarity bet...
[Chorus 1]
She's finally discovered she's a
He told her so
She's finally discovered she's a
He told her so
She's finally discovered she's a
He told her so
[Bridge]
Come closer and I'll tell you
Come closer and I'll tell you
Come closer and I'll take off your dress
I'll take off your dress
I'll shake off your flesh
I'll shake off your flesh
[Chorus 2]
I'll shake off your flesh
Shake off your flesh
Shake off your flesh
[Bridge]
Turn around
Turn around
Turn around
[Chorus 3]
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
Shake
[Chorus 2]
Shake off your flesh
Shake off your flesh
Shake off your flesh
Shake off your flesh
[Chorus 3]
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
Shake, shake
[Outro]
Shake
Shaking Hell was written by Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo & Kim Gordon.
Shaking Hell was produced by John Erskine & Wharton Tiers & Sonic Youth.