The Wall Street Shuffle
The Wall Street Shuffle is a song by the rock band 10cc, which was published in 1974. The song was first released on the album Sheet Music and released as the second single. The song reached # 10 in the UK charts.
Background
The song is a classic rock song with a catchy guitar riff. The lyrics are from Wall Street and noted industrialists and bankers such as Getty, the Rothschilds and Howard Hughes. On the origin of the song Eric Stewart said in an interview:
"We were crossing Wall Street in New York in a stretch limo, celebrating the factthat we'd got in the charts with Rubber Bullets, and we'd gone across the big financial district of America there, and just as we were going across the street, Lol said ' Wall Street! The Wall Street Shuffle! ' And I said ' Do the Wall Street Shuffle, ' the melody, I had the melody in my head. But what it Lol, Lol 's words. Wall Street Shuffle. "
" We drove over to Wall Street in New York in a stretch limo, celebrating the fact that we were in the charts with Rubber Bullets, and we were in the big financial district of America, and just as we walk across the street, said Lol: "Wall Street!! The Wall Street Shuffle " And I said, ' Do the Wall Street Shuffle", the melody, I had the melody in my head But it was Lol, lols words Wall Street Shuffle ". ..
Reception
Dave Thompson wrote in Allmusic:
" 10cc 's sixth British single, and the opening cut on 1974 's epochal Sheet Music album, the stridently riff -heavy Wall Street Shuffle is one of the band 's most distinctive numbers, and at early indication of the sheer strength of the Eric Stewart / Graham Gouldman songwriting team. "
" 10cc 's sixth British single, and the first piece on the epochal 1974 album Sheet Music, the vocal riff -heavy Wall Street Shuffle is one of the most striking pieces of tape and an early indication of the sheer power of Eric Stewart / Graham Gouldman songwriter teams. "
Cover versions
The Abba singer Anni -Frid Lyngstad released the song in Swedish on her solo album Frida ensam.