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Blur
Sunday Sunday - Single
Shimmer

TRACK

Shimmer

Release date: 4th October 1993

From Sunday Sunday - Single

About This Track

"Shimmer" is a track by Blur, from the album Sunday Sunday - Single, released 4th October 1993. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Blur.

About the Artist

Blur

Blur

Lyrics

Shimmer

[Verse 1]

Round and round and round I go

Round and round and round I go

Spin me 'round until I fall

'Cause round and round and round I go

[Verse 2]

Take me to the big big wheel

Put me on a big big wheel

Spin me 'round until I'm ill

I'm on a big big wheel

[Chorus]

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Shimmer

[Verse 1]

Round and round and round I go

Round and round and round I go

Spin me 'round until I fall

'Cause round and round and round I go

[Verse 2]

Take me to the big big wheel

Put me on a big big wheel

Spin me 'round until I'm ill

I'm on a big big wheel

[Chorus]

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Shimmer

[Bridge]

Round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round and round

[Chorus]

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Shimmer

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Track details

From Sunday Sunday - Single

1993

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Sunday Sunday - Single

Release year

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