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She Shook Me Cold

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Wikipedia article




"'She Shook Me Cold'" is a song written by David Bowie in 1970 for the album 'The Man Who Sold the World'. Mick Ronson's solo guitar is influenced by hard rock as played by Cream, Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck. Although solely credited to Bowie, this and other songs from the album were constructed around jams by all of the musicians. Tony Visconti, who played bass on the track in addition to producing the entire album, was quoted as saying, "The songs were written by all four of us. We'd jam in a basement, and Bowie would just say whether he liked them or not."Peter Doggett, 'The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s'. HarperCollins, 2012, , pp. 9798

Song details



The working title of this track was "Suck".Peter Doggett, 'The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s,' (as above) Its title bears a resemblance to the Muddy Waters song "You Shook Me," which was recorded by Jeff Beck for the then recent album 'Truth.'

The lyrics are from the perspective of a man recounting a sexual encounter with a woman, with frequent references to oral sex. The band was deliberately recorded to sound as "fat" as possible, to be able to play the song live without disappointing.

Reviewing 'The Man Who Sold the World' in 2016, 'Rolling Stone's Douglas Wolk described "She Shook Me Cold" as "straight-up heavy-metal".

Cover versions



*Skin Yard 'Skin Yard' (1986)

*Pain Teens 'Born in Blood' (1990)

Personnel



*David Bowie: lead vocals

*Mick Ronson: electric guitar

*Tony Visconti: bass

*Woody Woodmansey: drums

Notes



References



Pegg, Nicholas, 'The Complete David Bowie', Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000,

Category:David Bowie songs

Category:1970 songs

Category:Songs written by David Bowie

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