This was one of a number of Zeppelin songs written by someone else. In this case, credit was given where due, to blues songwriter Willie Dixon. Another Dixon song, “You Need Love” was not so fairly treated when used on Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”, until a lawsuit fixed that up.
But there is stil...
[Verse 1]
You know you shook me
You shook me all night long
You know you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
You shook me so hard, baby
Baby, baby, please come home
[Verse 2]
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing
I have a bird that whistles
And I have birds that sing
(Hahahaha)
I have a bird, won't do nothing
Oh-oh, oh-woah, buy a diamond ring, yeah
[Instrumental Break 02:04-04:55]
[Organ Solo]
[Harmonica Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
You know you shook me, babe
You shook me all night long
I know you really, really did, babe
I said you shook me, baby
You shook me all night long
You shook me so hard, baby
[Outro]
Babe!
Ah-ah!
Ah-ah!
Ah-ah!
Ah-ah!
Ah, ra-ra!
Ah, ra-ra!
You shook me all-all-all-all-all-all-all-all night long
You Shook Me was written by Willie Dixon & J.B. Lenoir.
You Shook Me was produced by Jimmy Page.
Led Zeppelin released You Shook Me on Sun Jan 12 1969.
Jimmy page spoke to Guitar World Magazine about the backward echo effect used on the song.
I told the engineer, Glyn Johns, that I wanted to use backwards echo on the end. He said, ‘Jimmy, it can’t be done.’ I said ‘Yes, it can. I’ve already done it.’ Then he began arguing, so I said, ‘Look, I’m th...