The Wall Street Shuffle

The Wall Street Shuffle is a song by the rock band 10cc that was released on June 15, 1974. The song was first released on the album Sheet Music and released as a second single. The piece reached number 10 on the UK charts.

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The song is a classic rock song with a catchy guitar riff. The text is about Wall Street and mentions industrialists and bankers such as J. Paul Getty , the Rothschilds and Howard Hughes . Eric Stewart said in an interview about the genesis of the song :

“We were crossing Wall Street in New York in a stretch limousine, celebrating the fact that 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 it was Lol, Lol's words. Wall Street Shuffle. "

"We drove down Wall Street in New York in a stretch limo, celebrating the fact that we were on the charts with Rubber Bullets , and we were in the big financial district of America, and just as we cross 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, Lol's words. Wall Street Shuffle. "

reception

Dave Thompson wrote on 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 an early indication of the sheer strength of the Eric Stewart / Graham Gouldman songwriting team. "

“10cc's sixth British single, and the first track on the epoch-making 1974 album Sheet Music, the vociferous riff-heavy Wall Street Shuffle , is one of the band's most iconic pieces and an early indication of the sheer power of the Eric Stewart / Graham Gouldman songwriting team. "

Cover versions

The Abba singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad released the song in Swedish on her solo album Frida ensam .

Chart positions

Chart (1974)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	10
Dutch Top 40	2
German singles charts	43
Irish Singles Charts	9

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UK charts. Retrieved February 22, 2015 . 
2. ^ The Wall Street Shuffle at Songfacts.com (English), accessed February 22, 2013.
3. ↑ Review of the song at allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2013 .