Shake Me Down (track)
by Cage The Elephant
Year: 2011
From the album Thank You Happy Birthday (track #4)
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Shake Me Down appears on the following album(s) by Cage The Elephant:
- Thank You Happy Birthday (track #4) (this album) (2011)
- Unpeeled (track #8) (2017)
- Live From The Vic In Chicago (track #16) (2012)
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| ! | 06/05/2025 17:03 |  nitomano | 27,454 | 73/100 |
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Man I wish they'd change that "even on a cloudy day" part somehow... Sounds so... corny.
Apart from that it's a wonderful song, love the guitar work. That 15 second segment between 2:15 in the video (which is also great) and before "even on a cloudy day" (ugh..) is something made in heaven
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/01/2011 16:40 | #19812
Best single of 2011 so far. I adore this song. It sounds like it belongs on a Neutral Milk Hotel album.
Great track, one of my favs along with Always something and Flow.
One of my all-time favorite songs!
