The Shape I'm In (The Band song) The Shape I'm In (The Band song) "The Shape I'm In" is a song by The Band, first released on their 1970 album "Stage Fright". It was written by Robbie Robertson, who did little to disguise the fact that the song's sense of dread and dissolution was about Richard Manuel, the song's principal singer. It became a regular feature in their concert repertoire, appearing on their live albums "Rock of Ages", "Before the Flood", and "The Last Waltz". Author Neil Minturn described the song as "straightforward rock." Along with "The Weight," it is one of the Band's songs most performed
Last of the American Girls with the band, following "21 Guns", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Working Class Hero". Last of the American Girls "Last of the American Girls" is a song written and recorded by the American punk rock band Green Day and is the fifth and last single from their eighth studio album "21st Century Breakdown". It peaked at number 26 on the US alternative rock chart. The song impacted radio on May 11, 2010. In its album review, "Rolling Stone" wrote: "'Last of the American Girls' comes on as a fabulous left-wing love song to a rebel girl — when