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Phoebe Snow — Shakey Ground
Album: It Looks Like Snow
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Released: 1976
Length: 4:05
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Lady Luck and Four Leaf Clovers
won't ease this hurt I feel all
over.
My life was one special occasion
'til your leavin' dampened the situation.
I'm Standing On Shakey Ground
ever since you put me down.
Standinf On Shakey Ground
ever since you put me down.
My car got reposessed this morning.
Harder times I haven't seen in years.
You'd better thorw me a life
preserver
'cause I'm about to drown
in my own tears.
I'm Standing On Shakey Ground
ever since you put me down.
Standing On Shakey Ground
ever since you put me down.
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I love that growly bass.
Posted 3 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
Sorry, does not work for me. Try Delbert McClinton (for a cover). Otherwise, Temptation baby.
Posted 6 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:

But. . . but. . but this is as funky as a very funky thing. 

Dispairs. . . 
 
The beginning reminded me of Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" . Phoebe should be hollerin', though, not enunciating. 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
GODDESS!!!

SOOOO PHUNKIE 
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
She was a singer!  She and Val are together again, finally. 
 
Never knew anything about Phoebe's struggles. This, from Roger Friedman at Fox News in March, 2007:

"Valerie Rose Laub died on Sunday. She was an astonishing 31 years old. You don’t know who Valerie was, but I’ll tell you: she was Phoebe Snow’s daughter. Valerie was born with such a confluence of injuries in 1975 that no one knew what was wrong. Truthfully, I don’t think to this day anyone ever did figure it out. No matter how Phoebe Snow operated in the music business, it was never her priority. That was always Valerie. It’s hard to imagine someone giving up a career like that today, and sacrificing themselves for their child. That’s what Phoebe Snow did for her daughter. I don’t know what she will do now that Valerie is gone. Three decades of love and service are over. But I hope somewhere along the line, no matter what’s happened to her in the business (where her terrible reputation is never far away), Phoebe Snow gets to sing again. She’ll do it for Valerie, and for a whole generation that got cheated out of knowing Phoebe Snow as a star the way her daughter did."

Interesting.
 
Posted 11 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
She was a singer!  She and Val are together again, finally.
 
Posted 11 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
{#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Wow, that was wretched. Takes a lot to get a 1 from me, but that sure did it.
Posted 11 years ago by grogg    [ Reply ]
 Crash_Davis wrote:
to this day, every good bar band plays this song and It's Your Thing to the delight of the dancin' audience — you just have to enjoy dancing for 10-15 minutes solid, the sweat rolling off you, blending with the sweat of your partner — heaven
 

Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Now you're talkin'!  Love this tune.
Posted 11 years ago by Kimbolini    [ Reply ]
The Isley's "It's Your Thing" followed by this.

Further proof that music was better in the 70s. 
Posted 11 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
The highlight here was the the very short Lead Guitar Bridge and the consistant base line. Brass is always a negative for me.
Posted 12 years ago by Jackson_Feelgood    [ Reply ]

  Goodbye Phoebe, your creativity was amazing. I hope you and Valerie are together again. You are missed.
Posted 12 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
Phoebe  Snow
 
OK- Let me guess. The (unen)lightened letters stand for "Silly Wabbit"

Posted 12 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
 bronorb wrote:
Saw Phoebe with the New York Rock and Soul Revue (Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, etc.) a few years back. She blew my socks off. She has not lost a thing, her voice may even be better than ever. She sang this song.
Go Phoebe!

 
Saw that one, too, and this brings back fond memories. She has some pipes, as they say. The album is great and the"driftin blues" cut from Charles Brown is sublime.
Posted 12 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
RIP, Phoebe. 8^(
Posted 12 years ago by teadye    [ Reply ]

Sounds like Phoebe is sitting in on vocals for Stevie Wonder.


Posted 12 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
You can finally get some rest, Phoebe.  We'll miss you
Posted 12 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Phoebe  Snow


Posted 13 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 tipper wrote:
Dont know why this hasn't got more votes.
 
I can't figure why the rating is so low!
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
love. this.
Posted 13 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 tipper wrote:
Dont know why this hasn't got more votes.

 

Me neither...I'll give it a 10 because Phoebe Snow is fabulous.
Posted 13 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
Dont know why this hasn't got more votes.

Posted 13 years ago by tipper    [ Reply ]
She's singing my song!
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
Bill is putting the ''fun'' back into ''funky.''
 
he's standing on funky ground.

Black snow is beautiful.

Posted 13 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
I think I had forgotten completely about Phoebe...  not anymore.
{#Bananajam}

Posted 13 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
Bill is putting the ''fun'' back into ''funky.''
Posted 13 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
The funk is great, the vocals not so much... {#Silenced}
Posted 13 years ago by lsfeder    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:

But. . . but. . but this is as funky as a very funky thing. 

Dispairs. . . 
 
Well i'd say its as funky as my armpits but its not funky as a skunk.
Posted 13 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:
But. . . but. . but this is as funky as a very funky thing. 
 
This is indeed the case, now shake that rump!
An easy 8.

(insert the famous bill nodhead video)
Posted 13 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
 eprokopowicz wrote:
awful awful song. have to turn off the speakers.
 
But. . . but. . but this is as funky as a very funky thing. 

Dispairs. . . 

Posted 14 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Old timey 70's goodness
Posted 14 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


Love that funk...  we be dancing...




 
Oh yeaaaaa!  {#Bananajam}{#Bananasplit}  Funk-alicious!!

Posted 14 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
awful awful song. have to turn off the speakers.
Posted 14 years ago by eprokopowicz    [ Reply ]
annoying...really annoying.
Posted 14 years ago by rumblekg    [ Reply ]
Awesome, awesome, awesome! Love me some Snow.
Posted 14 years ago by denbear    [ Reply ]
Hope Phoebe Snow is doing better soon. Just read that she had a brain hemorrhage on Jan. 19, 2010.
Posted 14 years ago by KahunaMatata    [ Reply ]
Doesn't do anything for me.
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 juliamak wrote:
this song is making me want to punch something.
 

You could punch yourself and save us all the effort!  {#Ass}
Posted 14 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Saw Phoebe with the New York Rock and Soul Revue (Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, etc.) a few years back. She blew my socks off. She has not lost a thing, her voice may even be better than ever. She sang this song.
Go Phoebe!

Posted 14 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
There are several Phoebe cuts here on RP, but most of them have never been played.  That's a shame, and one that needs to be rectified.
Posted 14 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
This is a fabulous cut, but IMHO it doesn't even begin to do justice to her extraordinary voice.
Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Yess! Now give us some Betty Davis and we are steamin!
Posted 14 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
If Outta Space came after this it would make my monday morning.
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
crap.
 
Posted 14 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
this song is making me want to punch something.
Posted 14 years ago by juliamak    [ Reply ]
Wish you would play more Phoebe.................this tune does not do her voice justice.............
Posted 14 years ago by stevenv58    [ Reply ]
Funky! Funky! Funky!  Phoebe Snow could definitely funk it up considering how mellow her song "Poetry Man" was.

Posted 14 years ago by chedak    [ Reply ]
Puh!
Posted 14 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
i used to sing this at the top of my lungs with my best friend from HS c1980, in my candy red '64 VW
Posted 14 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
we can all use a little funky Monday...! 
Posted 14 years ago by sfearll    [ Reply ]
Very funky, very unique - I like it!
Posted 14 years ago by eltom    [ Reply ]

Phoebe was one of he first concerts I went to in the late 70s- Capitol theater in Passaic nj - awesome stuff!


Posted 14 years ago by braindrain    [ Reply ]
Wow!! Great bass line! {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by Saliby_Br    [ Reply ]
 ugly wrote:
I went to see her in concert shortly after her baby was born. I went by myself because no one I knew was into her. Thanks for playing this... it makes me really feel like part of  the community here.
 
I'm an old Phoebe fan too. She was touring recently and came near here but I was unable to attend. Anyone catch her? She's back after her daughter Valerie, who was brain-injured, passed away two years ago at the age of 31.


Posted 14 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
Great song, but prefer original version better.BTW, who was that?
Posted 14 years ago by digger    [ Reply ]
Her voice is marginal but the music is da bomb!
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Good call on Phoebe! Desk dancing! {#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by akmegan    [ Reply ]
Whoa, between the bass and keyboards I thought this was the Commodores until she sang!
Posted 14 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I also gotta know.  Who da bass player?  He a sick man.
Posted 14 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
I went to see her in concert shortly after her baby was born. I went by myself because no one I knew was into her. Thanks for playing this... it makes me really feel like part of  the community here.
Posted 14 years ago by ugly    [ Reply ]
Funky tune!
Posted 14 years ago by Jdanzi    [ Reply ]
Phunk-o-licious. 
Posted 14 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
I dig the Snow-white soul!  Funk me upside the head!   (Or some pithy funky phrase like that.)
Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
All Funk welcome ALL the time.  Kill it Bill!

Isley Bros - 10
Phoebe Snow - 9
Posted 15 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananapiano}
Posted 15 years ago by gofishbish    [ Reply ]
dang - Bill is feelin' FUN-kay... ("It's your thing" and now this?)  Help me!  I can't stop movin'.... must be that shakey ground
Posted 15 years ago by gofishbish    [ Reply ]
 -relayer- wrote:
Nice groove to this one, but even amateur singers know not to sing the R at the end of a word. She's going out of her way to emphasize them. {#Stop}
 
{#Stupid}  So in your estimation Phoebe Snow is less than an amateur vocalist?    {#Roflol}


 Get a grip dude.

Posted 15 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Nice groove to this one, but even amateur singers know not to sing the R at the end of a word. She's going out of her way to emphasize them. {#Stop}
Posted 15 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
More bottom! More bottom!
Posted 15 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]
 kazuma wrote:

Yeah, me too, but I'll take all the funk I can get!
 
I'll take all I can stand.

That'd be, well, none. 

Yuck.

Posted 15 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
{#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
MORE FUNK!!
Posted 15 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
thats a damn funky baseline!
Posted 15 years ago by tobstar    [ Reply ]
OK Phoebe! She be standing on shakey ground? Naw, naw naw .. I be on shakey ground just hearing her voice ... oh yeah baby gurl ... Uh Huh! Yeah! Fo-get dat repossed old clunkin' ride .. Her be da keys to a brand new spanink Bently Continental ... Yeah Baby ... Now come on over to my crib .. you know, you know .... Uh Huh! -- Oh, we do get carried away ... seems to be the first time I met Ms Snow was around 1976 in D.C. -- playing at the "One Step Down" in Georgetown ... Fine, mighty fine .. you know she sings opera?
Posted 15 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Bumpin set this evening, Bill
Posted 15 years ago by manzanitafire    [ Reply ]
raggamuffin wrote:
I think I like the Delbert McClinton version much better
Yeah, me too, but I'll take all the funk I can get!
Posted 16 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Hells yeah!!!
Posted 16 years ago by saltysanford    [ Reply ]
GChevy410 wrote:
Agreed, more funk everywhere
----------We want the Funk ----------We gotta have the Funk Play than funky music white boy!
Posted 16 years ago by Toti    [ Reply ]
Alafia wrote:
MORE FUNK ON RP!!!
If we're gonna do funk, why don't we go to the source and play some George Clinton and the P Funk Allstars!?
Posted 16 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
where's the funky chiken emoticon?
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Alafia wrote:
MORE FUNK ON RP!!!
Agreed, more funk everywhere
Posted 16 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
MORE FUNK ON RP!!!
Posted 16 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah, it's a funky set....It's Your Thing and Shakey Ground...I'm doin' the funky dance in my office chair. Who says office work is sedentary?
Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
It so sounds like Sly and the Family Stone.
Posted 16 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
She does a great live version on the NY Rock N Soul Review CD. For my tastes I think the Delbert McClinton version is the best.
Posted 16 years ago by oufason    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
She did the commercials to pay the bills even though it must have torn a hole in her artistic heart. Quite the quality individual.Pure of heart and spirit. EDIT-- Sadly I just saw on Wiki that her daughter died last month.She was 31 and her name was Valerie. They both get my "agnostics prayer" tonight.If you can make the weary eyes of a hard ass bastard like me tear up you deserve it.
You're pretty incredible, Bokey.
Posted 16 years ago by LizDeines    [ Reply ]
Now here's one artist we definitely don't hear enough of on RP! Great song and great singer -- let's get more!
Posted 16 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Boogie on baby! Who da bass player, he sure is cookin!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
dixiedeb wrote:
What happened to her? Never hear her anymore.
I believe she had a handicapped child and dropped out of mainstream music to be a caretaker. She did the commercials to pay the bills even though it must have torn a hole in her artistic heart. EDIT-- Sadly I just saw on Wiki that her daughter died last month. She was 31 and her name was Valerie. They both get my "agnostics prayer" tonight. If you can make the weary eyes of a hard ass bastard like me tear up you deserve it.
Posted 16 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
After not hearing for years I heard her on the radio, then RP! On the radio she was doing Lover's Question with Lou Rawls - a great rendition. Must say I liked that better than this.
Posted 16 years ago by folkalta    [ Reply ]
I think I like the Delbert McClinton version much better
Posted 16 years ago by raggamuffin    [ Reply ]
I don't care for this as much as some of her stuff but I always loves me some Phoebe.
Posted 16 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Phantastic
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Thanks for reminding us what a great vocalist Phoebe Snow was before she sold out and started making jingles for commercials!
Posted 17 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
What happened to her? Never hear her anymore.
Posted 17 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]
Love the music - the vocals are a bit annoying.
Posted 17 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
70's reflective set here. Someone feeling introspective?
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
What a funky bassline!
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Okay - we DID have a 3.0 shaker over in the Lexington area today.. so I guess this set is RIGHT ON.
Posted 17 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]
McGroovy wrote:
Love this song! I thought the Temptations did the original? Anyway, this one's good, Fishbone does a terrific version also.
As well as Delbert McClinton, Junior Wells, Etta James, etc. But you're right: The Temps, first and best.
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
Jacksonstat wrote:
I Feel The Earth Move, Shakey Ground... Bill, are you having an earthquake out there in California?
Just little stuff, 1s, 2, and 3s, at the moment.
Posted 17 years ago by Fnords    [ Reply ]
I Feel The Earth Move, Shakey Ground... Bill, are you having an earthquake out there in California?
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Wow, the similarities between this and The Commodores' I Feel Sanctified are insane! This is damn near plaigarism at times.
Posted 17 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I've always loved Phoebe, why she wasn't a superstar I'll never know.
Posted 17 years ago by LizDeines    [ Reply ]
I like! I like very-very!
Posted 17 years ago by dexev    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
Wow! I haven't heard this song for about 25 years. This song is off of Pheobe's first album. Still sounds great!
That's what I was thinkin'. Also, it seems to me that she paved the way for people like Tracy Chapman.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Mmmm............Shakey's
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Phoebe Snow. Well I never. Hot damn.
Posted 19 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
I like some Phoebe but IMHO this tune does not fit in with everything else I hear on RP. Short of starting a flame war, there are other places on the 'Net to hear this style of music.
Where ? I love this stuff !!
Posted 19 years ago by HotMahony    [ Reply ]
McGroovy wrote:
Love this song! I thought the Temptations did the original? Anyway, this one's good, Fishbone does a terrific version also.
The Temptations did the original, with the Funk Brothers at their funkiest. A great tune to hear in the original.
Posted 19 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
Love this song! I thought the Temptations did the original? Anyway, this one's good, Fishbone does a terrific version also.
Posted 19 years ago by McGroovy    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
I like some Phoebe but IMHO this tune does not fit in with everything else I hear on RP. Short of starting a flame war, there are other places on the 'Net to hear this style of music.
Ditto
Posted 19 years ago by TheBob    [ Reply ]
jeremyleo wrote:
Love this tune. The New York Rock and Soul Review album (a Donald Fagan project) has Phoebe doing this live. Equally good IMHO.
Definitely! And that entire disc is great fun;quite a line-up of musicians.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Wow! I haven't heard this song for about 25 years. This song is off of Pheobe's first album. Still sounds great!
Posted 19 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
yuck :-&
Posted 19 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
I like some Phoebe but IMHO this tune does not fit in with everything else I hear on RP. Short of starting a flame war, there are other places on the 'Net to hear this style of music.
Posted 19 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Isn't this bass line a straight ripoff from a Commodores song? I am drawing a blank on which one though...
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]