Shakermaker
CD - CRESCD 182
01: Shakermaker
02: D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
03: Alive (8 Track Demo)
04: Bring It On Down (Live)
7" - CRE 182
01: Shakermaker
02: D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
12" - CRE 182T
01: Shakermaker
02: D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
03: Alive (8 Track Demo)
Cassette - CRECS 182
01: Shakermaker
02: D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
Release Date: June 20th 1994
Highest UK Singles Chart Position: 11
Shakermaker is a song by Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. First appearing as a single, released on June 20th 1994, which peaked at number eleven in the UK Singles Chart. It was later released on Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe.
It was the first song performed by the band on Top Of The Pops.
Noel Gallagher admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a Shaker Maker was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured Cockney Rebel's song Mr Soft. Mr. Clean is a song by The Jam, one of Gallagher's favourite bands, Mr Benn is a British children's cartoon 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.
Noel used to frequent the store to buy music before Oasis started releasing albums and Mr Sifter refers to the owner of the record store.
Music Video
Part of the video was shot in Bonehead's garden outside of their house.
The field they are playing football in is Didsbury Toc H rugby field in Ford Lane (Didsbury South Manchester) near Fletcher Moss.
The album Liam shows to the camera in the tracks music video is Paul McCartney's Red Rose Speedway from 1973.