I saw him in concert when I was 10 years old back in 1987, we are both from Wales. He is still making music today having released an album just over a year ago. His biggest hit in the USA was "Cry just a little bit" which only got to number 67 in the billboard charts. His other hits include "Give me your heart tonight", "A love worth waiting for", "This Ole House", "Green Door" and "Breaking up my Heart".
he was massive, hes rock n roll, he played elvis in a stage show, the crowd are form a pop music show, but shakin stevens is a rocker, he was always alot fo fun on chat shows
Shaky was the UKs biggest selling singles artist of the 1980’s. Between 1980 - 1990, he notched up 33 top 30 hit singles, He was also very popular in other European countries too, where he also had many hit singles and albums!, Top Of the pops was a UK chart shows playing the top chart hits. Shaky was noted as one of the only artists to appear on the show over 50 times, This song - You Drive Me Crazy was released in April 1981 and peaked at number 2 in the UK, If you enjoy shaky’s music. I have a lot of his performances uploads on my channel, all remastered from Top Of The Pops, Thanks
Thanks for another blast from my past Sue. I have always enjoyed his revival of the 50's sound during the disco era of the 80's, probably why he wasn't big in the States. I was more inclined to dance to rock and roll than disco. Another popular song of his was "The Green Door".
@@playitagainsue I think this song got a lot of airplay when it was released, and I remember "this ole house" did too, so I reckon he was quite popular :)
Shakin' Stevens had a number of hits here in Oz, and a number of them came up regularly when I went out rock 'n' roll dancing .. They were pretty much basic feelgood pop / rockabilly tunes, and were mostly quite catchy .. My clear favourite of his is "Cry Just A Little Bit", a smooth romantic, upbeat number that'll surely have you tapping your feet along with it.
Hi Wayne, I will check that one out. Fun upbeat songs always have place in our lives for all of the good times. I bet he was fun to hear when dancing 🥰💜
Hi Sue, Shakin Stevens had a very long career in the UK, singing old style, fun, rock n roll records like this. He is still recording & performing.He did a great Elvis performance in a stage musical before he had hits.
Shaky (as he is called by his fans) was the first artist in Germany to have 4 hits in the charts at the same time, in Sweden he was the first foreign artist to receive a double platinum record. His records have been covered by many artists, even in the US. Barry Manilow had a US top 30 hit with Shaky's self penned "Oh Julie" in 1982. And country singer Eddy Raven scored a #1 hit in the country charts with "In A Letter To You" during the late 1980s. Shaky's success wasn't limited to the UK only. He had lots of success throughout Europe, even in the former East Block countries and toured there a number of times when it wasn't that common for western singers to perform there. His ballad "Because I Love You" was huge in Eastern Asia where it went to #1 in lots of countries and has loads and loads of cover versions. As for North America, he once received a golden disc for a compilation in Canada in the mid 1980s. And "I Cry Just A Little Bit" was a minor in the US, got to #63 or #67 in the Billboard charts in 1984.
Shaky was one of those artists that the critics and serious people dismissed .... but he just kept churning out hit after hit, the people loved him !....... 33 top 40 singles and his Merry Christmas Everyone is played loads every Christmas
Hey Mark, sometimes the critics just don't get what the people love about certain songs or artists and in the end, I guess artists make their music for the people not the critics 🤩💜
hi shakin stevens aka "Shaky"; born Michael Barrett and has made many hits such as Green Door", "Oh Julie", "This Ol' House" and "Merry Christmas Everyone and yes is elvis style over him and hits is made in 80s
HI Sue from UK. Shakin’Stevens played ELVIS in a musical in London not long after Elvis passed. Sue you MUST watch and react to SYDNIE CHRISTMAS from BGT 2024. Sydnie won. Mix Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Dame Shirley Bassey and Judy Garlandnd you’ve gotSYDNIE. Her first audition she sang TOMORROW, for semi final she sang MY WAY and for the final she sang OVER THE RAINBOW. Over 100 million views in four weeks!!!!astounding!
Took me a number of listens before I realised that the slightly strange way the word "crazy" sounded in this song, was because he is actually singing "cwazy' ! 🤣🤣
Omg, you are right, Wayne. I just listened again. I didn't realize it when I heard it the first time haha. He says it like he has a speech impediment 😜❤️
@@playitagainsue That's what I thought he had, Sue, when I first realised what he was singing .. But it doesn't happen in any other song, so I worked out he was just doing it to sound a bit different .. and it does.😄
@@JonHindley Are you just joking, or are you actually saying it is a Welsh thing ? .. I've heard a lot of Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Dave Edmunds, Bonnie Tyler, Mary Hopkin, etc, and can't recall coming across anything similar.
Not to be mean but ….. Shakin Stevens was consider a bit of a joke but racked hit after hit (. Over 30 of them ) he outsold everyone in UK in the 80s Sorta like Alvin Stardust ( check out My Coo Ca Choo ) Pretty lowbrow stuff but this the stuff you wanted when your out at night Im not sure if you ever watch the british version of The Office bit if you did you could imagine Rick Gervais character dancing to this
@@playitagainsue shakin was a very british phenomenon A staple on TOTP and almost always hit #1 because of his appeal across every generation Rockabilly always had a presence on UK charts not sure why
It’s kind of a contradiction to say the guy was a bit of a joke obviously not to a lot of people due to the amount of hit singles he had and the amount of records he sold. He was only considered a bit of a joke to critics and what did they know?
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Lindo maravilhoso, amo muito, obrigada por compartilhar conosco....
@@MariaIldaDaCunhaFerreira-kt9ss My pleasure, Maria 🤩
I saw him in concert when I was 10 years old back in 1987, we are both from Wales. He is still making music today having released an album just over a year ago. His biggest hit in the USA was "Cry just a little bit" which only got to number 67 in the billboard charts. His other hits include "Give me your heart tonight", "A love worth waiting for", "This Ole House", "Green Door" and "Breaking up my Heart".
@barrylavender7938 Thanks Barry, I bet that concert was so much fun for you back when you were 10...great memories 🤩
he was massive, hes rock n roll, he played elvis in a stage show, the crowd are form a pop music show, but shakin stevens is a rocker, he was always alot fo fun on chat shows
@@paulhadfield7909 Hey Paul, thanks for the backstory. I can totally see him playing Elvis. He was fun to watch 🤩
Shaky was the UKs biggest selling singles artist of the 1980’s. Between 1980 - 1990, he notched up 33 top 30 hit singles,
He was also very popular in other European countries too, where he also had many hit singles and albums!,
Top Of the pops was a UK chart shows playing the top chart hits. Shaky was noted as one of the only artists to appear on the show over 50 times,
This song - You Drive Me Crazy was released in April 1981 and peaked at number 2 in the UK,
If you enjoy shaky’s music. I have a lot of his performances uploads on my channel, all remastered from Top Of The Pops,
Thanks
@Pauls_Archive Hey Paul, that is amazing! That us quite the accomplishment. I will gladly check out your channel 🤩
What do you want to make those eyes at me for, is one of my fav shakys songs, green door, rockin good way with Bonnie Tyler
@isabellajones-hyde9194 thanks Isabella 🤩
Thanks for another blast from my past Sue. I have always enjoyed his revival of the 50's sound during the disco era of the 80's, probably why he wasn't big in the States. I was more inclined to dance to rock and roll than disco. Another popular song of his was "The Green Door".
Thanks Ausrocker. I will give that one a listen 🤗💙
Awww I remember this song so well....... it's so catchy and boppy!
So glad this one made you happy, Kim. Was he popular in Oz? I know he was in the Uk. He wasn't known in North America 😊
@@playitagainsue I think this song got a lot of airplay when it was released, and I remember "this ole house" did too, so I reckon he was quite popular :)
I remember pumping this out in the Sandman in 1979 , as a 17 yr old great memories one i had forgotten
So glad I could bring it back for you, David....fun song 😊
How did you manage that?, when this song wasn’t written and released until 1981
Typo got the Sandman in 79
Shakin' Stevens had a number of hits here in Oz, and a number of them came up regularly when I went out rock 'n' roll dancing .. They were pretty much basic feelgood pop / rockabilly tunes, and were mostly quite catchy .. My clear favourite of his is "Cry Just A Little Bit", a smooth romantic, upbeat number that'll surely have you tapping your feet along with it.
Hi Wayne, I will check that one out. Fun upbeat songs always have place in our lives for all of the good times. I bet he was fun to hear when dancing 🥰💜
Hi Sue, Shakin Stevens had a very long career in the UK, singing old style, fun, rock n roll records like this. He is still recording & performing.He did a great Elvis performance in a stage musical before he had hits.
Hi Dave, I can totally see him as Elvis in a musical. He was fun to watch 🤗
Shaky (as he is called by his fans) was the first artist in Germany to have 4 hits in the charts at the same time, in Sweden he was the first foreign artist to receive a double platinum record. His records have been covered by many artists, even in the US. Barry Manilow had a US top 30 hit with Shaky's self penned "Oh Julie" in 1982. And country singer Eddy Raven scored a #1 hit in the country charts with "In A Letter To You" during the late 1980s. Shaky's success wasn't limited to the UK only. He had lots of success throughout Europe, even in the former East Block countries and toured there a number of times when it wasn't that common for western singers to perform there. His ballad "Because I Love You" was huge in Eastern Asia where it went to #1 in lots of countries and has loads and loads of cover versions. As for North America, he once received a golden disc for a compilation in Canada in the mid 1980s. And "I Cry Just A Little Bit" was a minor in the US, got to #63 or #67 in the Billboard charts in 1984.
Wow Marco, he was clearly huge all over Europe. I love it . Thanks so much for your great message 🤩
Shaky was one of those artists that the critics and serious people dismissed .... but he just kept churning out hit after hit, the people loved him !....... 33 top 40 singles and his Merry Christmas Everyone is played loads every Christmas
Hey Mark, sometimes the critics just don't get what the people love about certain songs or artists and in the end, I guess artists make their music for the people not the critics 🤩💜
Julie greendoor merry Christmas everyone
hi shakin stevens aka "Shaky"; born Michael Barrett and has made many hits such as Green Door", "Oh Julie", "This Ol' House" and "Merry Christmas Everyone and yes is elvis style over him and hits is made in 80s
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@@playitagainsue can remember my mother playing oh julie with the shaken stevens many times when I was a young boy
@mrloverlover32 Hi He he, I will have to listen to mire if his stuff. I don't know any of it 🤩💗
HI Sue from UK. Shakin’Stevens played ELVIS in a musical in London not long after Elvis passed. Sue you MUST watch and react to SYDNIE CHRISTMAS from BGT 2024. Sydnie won. Mix Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Dame Shirley Bassey and Judy Garlandnd you’ve gotSYDNIE. Her first audition she sang TOMORROW, for semi final she sang MY WAY and for the final she sang OVER THE RAINBOW. Over 100 million views in four weeks!!!!astounding!
Ok, thanks David. I have not heard of her. I will look her up 🥰
Doo wop revival, nice throwback
I agree, Vintage. Great throwback sound 😀
Took me a number of listens before I realised that the slightly strange way the word "crazy" sounded in this song, was because he is actually singing "cwazy' ! 🤣🤣
Omg, you are right, Wayne. I just listened again. I didn't realize it when I heard it the first time haha. He says it like he has a speech impediment 😜❤️
@@playitagainsue That's what I thought he had, Sue, when I first realised what he was singing .. But it doesn't happen in any other song, so I worked out he was just doing it to sound a bit different .. and it does.😄
@wayne_twentyfive haha just adding some swag to the song 🎵 😀❤️
Welsh
@@JonHindley Are you just joking, or are you actually saying it is a Welsh thing ? .. I've heard a lot of Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Dave Edmunds, Bonnie Tyler, Mary Hopkin, etc, and can't recall coming across anything similar.
Not to be mean but …..
Shakin Stevens was consider a bit of a joke but racked hit after hit (. Over 30 of them ) he outsold everyone in UK in the 80s
Sorta like Alvin Stardust ( check out My Coo Ca Choo )
Pretty lowbrow stuff but this the stuff you wanted when your out at night
Im not sure if you ever watch the british version of The Office bit if you did you could imagine Rick Gervais character dancing to this
Hey Jesse, I never watched the Office but I know who Ricky is...funny guy. 🤩
@@playitagainsue shakin was a very british phenomenon
A staple on TOTP and almost always hit #1 because of his appeal across every generation
Rockabilly always had a presence on UK charts not sure why
@@jessem470 I guess he didn't translate in North America. I knew nothing about him 😎
It’s kind of a contradiction to say the guy was a bit of a joke obviously not to a lot of people due to the amount of hit singles he had and the amount of records he sold. He was only considered a bit of a joke to critics and what did they know?