Let's Shake Hands

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'''"Let's Shake Hands"''' is a song by [[The White Stripes]].
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==Releases==
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* ''[[Let's Shake Hands (single)|Let's Shake Hands]]'' (1998)
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* ''[[The White Stripes (album)|The White Stripes]]'' (1999) (Japanese edition)
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* ''[[Under Great White Northern Lights]]'' (2010)
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* ''[[Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night]]'' (2011)
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==Other Appearances==
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==Credits==
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===Performers===
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* [[Jack White]]: electric guitar, lead vocals
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* [[Meg White]]: drums
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===Production===
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* Originally performed by [[The White Stripes]].
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* Written by [[Jack White]] and [[Meg White]].
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* Produced by [[Dave Italy]].
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* Recorded by Jeff Meier.
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* Recorded in 1997 at [[Third Man Records]], [[Detroit, Michigan]].
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==Meaning==
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* Among other interpretations:
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** Having to put things aside with someone you hate
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** The evolution of a relationship from being lovers to being friends
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** Sex
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==Band Quotes==
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==Trivia==
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==Lyrics==
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Oh, let's shake hands! Oh, baby, let's shake hands.<br>
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Well, there's something here in the air.<br>
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Jump up and let me know when you're there.<br>
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Baby, let's shake hands.<br>
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It is also the name of the band's debut 7" single. It was released in March 1998, and marks their first recording. A live recording of the song is featured on ''[[Under Blackpool Lights]]'', The White Stripes' only officially released DVD.
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Oh, let's be friends! Oh, baby, let's be friends.<br>
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I can't come up with a better plan.<br>
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"Let's Shake Hands" showcases the early garage punk sound of the band in its infancy. The single is backed with a cover of "Look Me Over Closely," a song written for Marlene Dietrich by folk musician Terry Gilkyson.
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Put your fingers in my hand.<br>
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Baby, let's be friends.<br>
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==Facts==
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* The first edition was 1,000 copies on clear red vinyl. In 2002 the single was repressed in an edition of 1,000 copies on black vinyl. There was a "secret" third pressing in 2007 with slightly reworked cover art. It is not known how many of these were pressed. Highly coveted among diehard fans, this 7" remains one of the rarest and priciest items in The White Stripes' entire discography.
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==Lyrics==
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<pre>
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Yeah, oh... let's shake hands!
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Oh, baby, let's shake hands.
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Well, there's something here in the air,
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Jump up and let me know when you're there,
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Baby, let's shake hands.
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Oh... let's be friends.
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Oh, say my name! Oh, baby, say my name.<br>
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Oh, baby, let's be friends.
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Well, you can do what you want to do.<br>
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I can't come up with a better plan,
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Throw it in the garbage can,<br>
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Put your fingers in my hand, baby, let's be friends.
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But just say my name!<br>
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Yeah...
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==External Links==
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Oh, say my name!
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[[Category:Songs]]
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Oh, baby, say my name.
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Well, you can do what you want to do,
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Throw it in the garbage can, but just say my name!
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Yeah... yeah...
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</nowiki>
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</pre>
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Revision as of 02:16, 12 August 2011

Contents

Releases

Other Appearances

Credits

Performers

Production

Meaning

  • Among other interpretations:
    • Having to put things aside with someone you hate
    • The evolution of a relationship from being lovers to being friends
    • Sex

Band Quotes

Trivia

Lyrics

Oh, let's shake hands! Oh, baby, let's shake hands.
Well, there's something here in the air.
Jump up and let me know when you're there.
Baby, let's shake hands.

Oh, let's be friends! Oh, baby, let's be friends.
I can't come up with a better plan.
Put your fingers in my hand.
Baby, let's be friends.

Oh, say my name! Oh, baby, say my name.
Well, you can do what you want to do.
Throw it in the garbage can,
But just say my name!

External Links

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