Shakermaker

Shakermaker is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. First appearing on Oasis' groundbreaking debuet Definitely Maybe, 1994 it was released as a single later that year, peaking at number 11 in the United Kingdom Charts on 13 June.

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British - Oasis - Noel Gallagher - Definitely Maybe - 1994 - 13 June

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The song, much like its predecessor - Supersonic - is a fine example of how Noel Gallagher is able to couple nonsensical lyrics with a catchy tune and create a popular song. Noel admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a Shaker maker was a popular toy in the 70s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured Cockney Rebel's song "Mr Soft" and the entire last verse - Mr Sifter sold me songs/When I was just 16/Now he stops at traffic lights/But only when they're green - was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song. Apparently Liam Gallagher was pestering Noel to finish the song. At this point, the taxi stopped at the traffic lights outside 'Sifter's"' (a record shop in Burnage, Manchester). Noel penned the lyric and it became part of the song.

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Supersonic - 70s - Cockney Rebel - Liam Gallagher

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However, the song also displays some of Noel's less admirable songwriting tactics as the tune for the verse was originally stolen from "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" (the song made famous from its use on Coca Cola adverts in the 70s) by Roger Cook, Roger Greenway, Bill Backer and Billy Davis. This led to Oasis being successfully sued for the unlicensed use by The New Seekers and they had to pay out $A500,000 (Australian dollars).

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I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - Coca Cola - 70s - Roger Cook - Roger Greenway - Bill Backer - Billy Davis - The New Seekers

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