Written by Spyrides/Scannell/Casey/Cottrell/Gleeson
Produced by Joe Scannell & Charlie Recent
Recorded at Kazimi Studios 28/05/1998

Chris Spyrides - Vocals
Mark Cottrell - Guitars
Joe Scannell - Keyboards
Pete Casey - Bass
John Gleeson - Drums



Don’t Shake Me

Moments are lost when I have you
Pains are soothed but not rubbed out
Foresight knew no bigger brother
You make me want to shout

But maybe then
Maybe then I’ll just sit back in my seat
Maybe then
Maybe then I’ll just sit back in my seat

Day to day
We fly away
Or lie beneath the golden rays

Twenteen, you're a has been, you're a sunken dream
Let me crash, let me crash
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me

Daydream maker mix one for me
That makes me think I’ve seen everything ever seen
It’ll satisfy me for a while
Might make me want to run a mile

Maybe then
Maybe then I’ll sit back in my seat
'Cause maybe then
Maybe then I’ll just sit back in my seat

Day to day
We fly away
Or lie beneath... (lay me down)
...the golden rays

Twenteen, you're a has been, a sunken dream
Let me crash, let me crash
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me

Crashing burning falling turning churning burning
Crashing burning falling burning

Clogged and charred and bored and drained
Seems such a burden to be enlightened
Foresight knew no bigger brother
I say I’m gonna be
Like no other

Maybe then
Maybe then I’ll just sit back in my seat
Maybe then
Maybe then I’ll just sit back in my seat

Let me crash, let me crash
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me
Let me crash, let me crash
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me
Let me crash, let me crash
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me
Let me crash, let me crash
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me

Don’t shake me, don’t shake me
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me
Don’t shake me, don’t shake me

Rock ‘n’ Roll... Rock ‘n’ Roll...
It’s dead easy!
It’s dead easy!
Rock ‘n’ Roll... Rock ‘n’ Roll...
It’s dead easy!
It’s dead easy!

It’s dead easy!
It’s dead easy!
It’s dead easy!
It’s dead easy!

It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)
It’s dead easy! (It’s dead easy)

Wormhole - Don't Shake Me (2017 Remaster)

Hi,

My collaborations are still at the following pages: 
https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens-and-ko 
https://soundcloud.com/ns-hugo
https://soundcloud.com/spidersapiens

But most of them end up being reposted here anyway...

Apart from these, I sometimes repost stuff from others that I've particularly liked but I only do so for 24 hours so as not to clog my own stream too much (nostalgic sigh for old SC...).

And who am I exactly, then? Well, my name's Yann Vienne and I'm a French teacher of English living in Alsace, near Germany. My hobby is to write and perform simple little songs in French and English and since discovering Soundcloud to post them for everyone to hear and my ego to inflate. My wife and some friends appear on certain tracks. 

Please don't hesitate to leave a comment, be it positive or negative. And for regular updates you can visit my Facebook page (and "like" it if you please) at : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Non-Sapiens/231217246890785?sk=wall

Bonjour,

Je m'appelle Yann Vienne, je suis prof d'anglais et je vis en Alsace. Mon hobby ? Composer de petites chansons sans prétention, les enregistrer avec les moyens du bord et poster ces petits brouillons sur Soundcloud. Et depuis quelques mois j'ai un VRAI groupe que vous pouvez écouter ici : https://soundcloud.com/nonsapienslive

All of the stuff below was written a decade ago so none of it is really relevant any more.
~Bob (2023)

Geek. Miserable so-and-so. Square peg in a round hole with daydreams of living happily ever after by the sea.

After almost a decade as songwriter, bassplayer and singer with the band Betamax, with all it's highs and lows, I found myself suffering a severe case of writers block. All Things Bob is my attempt to find a cure with an ongoing and growing collection of musical experiments. All music, instrumentation, lyrics, recording and production is done by me. My techniques, both from a song-writing and production point of view, are constantly evolving and improving. I started with a four-track iPhone app and an acoustic guitar in March 2012. 

Hopefully, you'll like like what you hear on my page, and enjoy listening to my journey from just a year ago when I was genuinely unsure if I would ever be able to write another song....

Follow me for more Bob type stuff :)
http://www.facebook.com/AllThingsBob

Oh and it should go without saying, but just to be clear - All songs are written, performed and produced by me (unless otherwise stated).

Below are some reviews of my work to date:

"(All Things Bob) is now trying his hand at a solo career and with his new single ‘Home‘, he proves he’s on to a winner.

Having already reached the summit of the MRU charts, this infectiously catchy, up tempo electronically-generated tune has all the makings of a great pop song that could very well take the charts by storm, particularly with summer approaching. With an interesting fusion of musical styles based around a standard guitar/drum/keyboard backing section it is brilliantly enhanced with a deliciously bubblegum pop electronic melody. ‘Home‘ has echoes of recently successful indie-pop acts such as Yeasayer, Cut Copy or Miike Snow, and will no doubt generate similar levels of appeal.

The song’s technological age-inspired lyrics are ironically geeky, adding a bit of tongue-in-cheek charm to proceedings, while the memorable chorus hook together with Bob's David Byrne-esque vocal delivery both add to the like-ability factor. Perfectly timed, perfectly weighted and without an irritating over-reliance on electronic after effects, it is very difficult not to like a song like ‘Home.

This single will almost certainly be a massive hit and a great springboard for his All Things Bob solo-project."
~James Glynn, Music Review Unsigned

"Former Bass player and songwriter of Betamax, All Things Bob offers some catchy melodies that are fused with some enjoyable electronic undertones."
~ Outskirt Noise

"Writing, playing, singing and recording everything himself, his music ranges from classic British guitar-pop to bedroom-electro oddness and grungy guitar rage, mixing it all into an astonishingly accomplished and melodic pure pop whole"
~ Rich Morris, Soundblab.com

"...the New Wave genre is blown wide apart by his streamlined Power-Pop and Punk diversity" 
~ Andy Woodcraft, Mojophenia

"There's no sign of a struggle for material; these tracks sound fully-formed and well though out. Most recent track 'Drone (Happiness Awaits You)' could have graced a Graham Coxon album, in fact many songs here have a touch of Blur about them. The sound is still punky (see 'Turn The Tide' or 'Another Life') but includes a few sonic experiments in the background. As far as highlights go then 'Unselected' stands out, sounding at points like it could be the work of Bob Mould; when he does slow things down for 'Seasons' the standard is the same, proving this is no one-trick pony. With the writers block banished (are we reassured of this on the excellent 'I'm Fine Now'?) we can surely now look forward to more things Bob."
~ soundofconfusion.co.uk

"....split up new wave with punk, and a bit of pop, it would sound like this"
Aaron Phillips, Amazing Radio

"...a really versatile artist"
Dana McKeon, Explosive Unsigned Radio

Wormhole - Don't Shake Me (2017 Remaster)

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