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Coffee Break: Shake shake shake

Wilson Miles - The Golden Handshake EP
Wilson Miles - The Golden Handshake EPalbum art

by Anna Reed

June 29, 2017

It's the last Thursday of June which means it's National Handshake Day - a day celebrating one of our oldest forms of greeting each other.

Whether you're a germaphobe and can't stand the thought of touching your hand to someone else's, or you have elaborate secret handshakes with everyone you know, see if you can take the time to meet someone new today.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "shake" somewhere in the lyrics?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Replacements - All Shook Down
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Shake and Bake and I helped! (clip)
Ray Charles - Shake Your Tailfeather
Gene Summers - Alabama Shake
Valerie June - Shakedown
L'Assassins - Haji Shake
Muddy Waters - You Shook Me
Talladega Nights - It's Shake and Bake Time (clip)
Jack White - I'm Shakin'
Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Shakin' All Over