The Wrong People · 1986 · Stiff Records
Shake Like Judy Says
Written by Jim Irvin, Tim Whelan, Hamilton Lee
Published by Copyright Control
Shake like Judy says to a potent melody Shake off and forget on her anniversary And so things don't return to hurt you anymore Shake like Judy does and you don't shake anymore Do as Judy does and you won't go short of fun Things won't look so bad when you're friends with everyone Does it hurt as if your heart is clean in two Well do like Judy says, and you'll feel as good as new Everything, everything will appear to gang up on you It's hard to keep your balance when the past is on parole Anything, anything will take your mind of those useless troubles So organise a bunch of mindless tonics for your soul Do do do like Judy does When all that lies ahead's another dismal day Speak out, speak out loud until your lungs give way Show them all the way, to your wedding day And I run like Judy does from that distant memory Find out it's yourself, that's the perfect company Do like Judy does when sorrow's cutting deep You either do these things or cry yourself to sleep Cry yourself to sleep, cry yourself to sleep Shake a little, shake like Judy does Like she does, Like she does so well Like she does, I cry myself to sleep Put my head in my hands and I weep to that distant memory She's out on the balcony, Staring out to sea And she never thinks about me I shake, shake like Judy does, shake shake shake Shake like Judy does, shake shake shake And then I cry myself to sleep
Commentary
The lyric for this cropped up while walking down West End Lane on route to West Hampstead tube station and a rehearsal. It was raining. That's pretty much how I remember Furniture: rehearsals and rain. We loved the way this turned out, hence it's opening slot on the album. The session trumpet player, Martin Drover, cut the solo one-handed; he had a cup of tea in the other.
Jim Irvin — Band commentary, 2010 Cherry Red reissue booklet (compiled by Jim, Tim and Hami)