The Hippy Shake (To Earn Your Love) (Edit)

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"The title is inspired by Hippy Hippy Shake, originally written by Chan Romero, later covered by many different artists during the 1960’s – The Beatles being one of them. The original is about dancing: “I can’t stand still / with the hippy hippy shakes / Ooh, get my thrills now / with the hippy hippy shake”. Our song, on the other hand, is about anxiety. “I’m trying my best / not to shake / the hippy hippy shake / I’m trying my best / not to let / my head eat me up”. It’s about feeling unworthy of love. It’s about the demons that prevent you from being the person you want to be."

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I'm trying my best, not to shake, the hippy hippy shake
I'm trying my best, not to let, my head eat me up
I'm trying my best, not to lie, but I lie all the time
I'm trying my best to earn your love, earn your love, earn your love

I dreamed I had, a house, that burned down to the ground
I dreamed I was, younger, younger than now
I dreamed I had brothers, a mother and a father
I dreamed I lived, lived, really lived

I'm trying my best, not to shake, the hippy hippy shake
I'm trying my best, not to let my head, eat me up
I'm trying my best, not to lie, but I lie all the time
I'm trying my best to earn your love, earn your love, earn your love

To earn your love, to earn your love
(It's all in here, on the dance floor, it's a party that never ends)

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from The Hippy Shake, released May 5, 2022

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MFMB Malmö, Sweden

It all started in 2005 in Bollnäs, a town situated roughly in the middle of Sweden, when the members of MF/MB/ were just 17. Bored and angry at small-town narrow-mindedness they buried themselves in their music. At first, they played mostly cover songs, members came and went and turbulence prevailed. But then one day everything came together. ... more

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