The Shake - The Elms

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When the week is done, and the evening sun is sinking back into the hills,
Well the neon lights start flickerin' on and the roadhouse starts to fill.
You can bet your ass by ten o'clock it'll be all that you can take
To squeeze inside with the girls and guys who come out to do the shake. Shake it 'til you can't shake it out no more!
Do it 'til your feet come off the floor.
Put a little shake in your rattle and roll.
Shake it 'til you can't shake it out no more!
The air is thick with the sweat and smoke comin' off everybody's skin,
And the rhythm grows in people's bones like it's coming from within.
Don't come out here lookin' just to chill or to sit down and take a break.
The only thing to try 'round here tonight is get up - and do the shake!
We're all the same when we come out here, don't matter who your daddy is.
What side of the street that you grew up on don't count for anything.
Come down alone, or with a friend in tow, just get down here for God's sake.
Bring folding money and a pack of smokes, and get down here and shake!

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The Elms were an American Rock And Roll band from Seymour, Indiana active from 2000-2010 under Sparrow/EMI Records and later Universal Records South. They were known for their breed of midwestern, rootsy rock, with the essence of the music of the 60's and 70's.

Musically, the band has been compared by critics to The Black Crowes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Cream for their blues-tinged, instrumentally sparse arrangements. Lyrically, The Elms continue to gravitate towards writing songs revolving around observations of their small-town upbringing and the struggles facing many middle-Americans.

The Elms were known for their raucous, energetic live performances, and were for some time considered by many to be one of the top new live rock bands in America. The band's U.S. touring in 2006-2008 saw them perform with Goo Goo Dolls, Cracker, Shooter Jennings, Buddy Guy, Los Lonely Boys, Will Hoge, Gin Blossoms, and rock legend Peter Frampton among others.

On June 1, 2010, the band announced via their website that they were amicably parting ways after ten years together. They simultaneously released a digital-only boxed set of unreleased and live material called "STOPPIN' ON A DIME" to clear out the vaults and give fans a parting gift.
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Band members are: Owen Thomas (vocals, guitar), Christopher D. Thomas (drums, vocals), Thomas Daugherty (guitar, vocals), and Nathan W. Bennett (bass guitar, vocals). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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