"The Curly Shuffle" is a 1984 novelty song by Columbia Pictures and written by singer Peter Quinn as an homage to The Three Stooges film comedy team. It was initially recorded by Quinn's group Jump 'N the Saddle Band, and first released in late 1984. The timing of the recording nearly coincided with The Three Stooges receiving their star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on August 30, 1984. This recording made #15 on the US Billboard charts in early 1984. The song had the band's lead vocalist Peter Quinn mimicking many of Curly Howard's catchphrases. Issued independently in mid-1984, "The Curly Shuffle" was picked up by Atlantic Records in November, and was distinctive enough to climb to number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984. The group never managed to produce another hit, issuing only one further single "It Should've Been Me" before splitting up. Moe and Larry appears in "The Curly Shuffle" with Curly, but Shemp, Joe, and Joe Derita only appears in 1 scene of "The Curly Shuffle".
Lyrics[]
When me and my friends go out on the town
We can't sit still, we can't sit down
We don't like to fight and we don't like to scuffle
But we dance all night doing the Curly Shuffle
Hey Moe, hey Moe (Hey Moe, hey Moe)
Well, a nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk (Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk)
La da dee la da dee (La da dee la da dee)
Woo woo woo woo (Woo woo woo woo)
Well, we never miss a chance
We get up and dance and do the Curly Shuffle
Well, me and my friends love Larry and Moe
We love Curly's brother Shemp and his fat clone Joe
It's such a delight to boogie and hustle
Dancing all night doing the Curly Shuffle
Hey Moe, hey Moe (Hey Moe, hey Moe)
Well, a nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk (Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk)
We dee dee dee we dee dee dee (Wee dee dee dee we dee dee dee)
Oh, wise guy (Oh, wise guy)
Well, we never miss a chance
We get up and dance and do the Curly Shuffle
That's right!
Well, me and my friends, we all love to see
Comedy classics on late night TV
Those knuckleheads always get in a scuffle
A push and a shove doing the Curly Shuffle
Hey Moe, hey Moe (Hey Moe, hey Moe)
Well, a nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk (Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk)
Look at the grouse, look at the grouse (Look at the grouse, look at the grouse)
Ruff, ruff (Ruff, ruff)
Well, we never miss a chance
We get up and dance and do the Curly Shuffle
That's right
We do the Curly Shuffle (What'd ya say?)
We do the Curly Shuffle (That's what I thought you said!)
We do the Curly Shuffle
We do the Curly Shuffle (Soitenly!)
Well, we never miss a chance
We get up and dance and do the Curly Shuffle
Three Stooges Clip episodes in "The Curly Shuffle"[]
"An Ache in Every Stake" (1941), "A Bird in the Head" (1946), "Calling All Curs" (1939), "Cash and Carry" (1937), "Disorder in the Court" (1936), "Dizzy Detectives" (1943), "Dizzy Pilots" (1943), "Dopey Dicks" (1950) (Shemp only), "Dutiful But Dumb" (1941), "The Ghost Talks" (1949) (Shemp only), "Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb" (1938), "Micro-Phonies" (1945), "No Census, No Feeling" (1940), "Pardon My Scotch" (1935), "A Plumbing We Will Go" (1940), "Pop Goes the Easel" (1935), "Punch Drunks" (1934), "Some More of Samoa" (1941), "Studio Stoops" (1950) (Shemp only), "Tassels in the Air" (1938), "Three Little Beers" (1935), "Three Little Pigskins" (1934), "Three Missing Links" (1938), "Three Sappy People" (1939), "Uncivil Warriors" (1935), "Violent Is the Word for Curly" (1938), "Movie Maniacs" (1936), and "Woman Haters" (1934).
Cast[]
Curly Howard (archive footage), Moe Howard (archive footage), Larry Fine (archive footage), Shemp Howard (archive footage), Joe Besser (archive footage), and Joe DeRita (archive footage).
External links[]
- The Curly Shuffle on Wikipedia
- The Curly Shuffle on LyricWiki
- The Curly Shuffle on Amazon
- The Curly Shuffle on Apple Music
- The Curly Shuffle on Spotify
Video[]
The Curly Shuffle