It's about a man who's getting older and clinging to his youth, but is realizing that his threesomes with very young women and fast lifestyle are leaving him spiritually empty. Babylon is a reference to evil or errant ways and when the background singers belt out "Shake It! they're telling him to shake off his errant ways before it's too late and his bridges are all burned. I always think of Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita when I hear this song. The character dies a "spiritual" death in the end.
It's about a man who's getting older and clinging to his youth, but is realizing that his threesomes with very young women and fast lifestyle are leaving him spiritually empty. Babylon is a reference to evil or errant ways and when the background singers belt out "Shake It! they're telling him to shake off his errant ways before it's too late and his bridges are all burned. I always think of Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita when I hear this song. The character dies a "spiritual" death in the end.