Story Behind The Song
Children often come up to me after a concert to show off their shoes: light-up sneakers, red glitter shoes with buckles, clunky rubber sandals?I?ve seen them all. I enjoy shoes, too. I have a pair of shiny black patent leather shoes that remind me of party shoes I had when I was a child, and they were the original inspiration for this song.
Song Description
An ode to the feeling of Brand New Shiny Shoes. Describes in terms everyone can understand the joy of having people admire the singer's Shiny New Shoes.
| Song Length |
2:15 |
Genre |
Jazz - General, Jazz - Bebop |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Delighted |
Subject |
Shoes, Clothes |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I?m wearing shiny new shoes, sleek and black and snappy
Boy, they make me happy when I look down at my feet
I?m wearing shiny new shoes, bows right at the tiptoes
Only heaven knows what others say about my feet!
When we go walking, walking on the street along Broadway
Up and down the avenues, strutting night and day
People stop and stare and point, but I don?t really care
My shoes deserve the looks they get; they cannot be compared.
There?s quite a buzz in my neighborhood surrounding my new shoes
I wouldn?t be surprised to find them on the evening news
To see them in a front page spread would add to my delight
To keep them in my closet in their box would not be right.
I can wear ?em to a party or to school or to a play
I can wear ?em with my pjs if?n mom says it?s okay
I can wear ?em with lace anklets or with skirts both short and long
I can wear ?em here on stage and dance a long to this nice song!