“Kansas City Shuffle” ( Russian. Shuffle Kansas City ) - a song performed in 1926 by jazz pianist Benny Moten . She was recorded in Chicago and released on Victor Records .
In 2005, the film “ Lucky Number Slevin ” was released, the name of which is associated with the so-called “ confidence game ”, when a person is forced to believe that he does not have a place. This neologism is used as a plot leitmotif .
Jay Ralph recorded a cover version of the song in 2005 during his stay in Montreal on the set of the film. His friend, Jason Smilovik (screenwriter for The Lucky Number of Slevin), wanted this song to play at the end of the film. And so that the name of this song is pronounced by Good Cat (the hero of actor Bruce Willis ) throughout the film.
“What is Kansas city shuffle?” This is when everyone looks to the right, and you go to the left. ”
Lyrics
It's an blindfold kick back type of a game
called the Kansas City Shuffle
Whereas you look left, they fall right
into the Kansas City Shuffle
It's a "they think - you think - you don't know"
type of Kansas City Hustle
Where you take your time
Wait your turn and hang them up
out to dry
Chorus.
I look left not right
I look left not right
___
I look left not right
It's a shake down, switch, arrive in town
type of Kansas City Shuffle
gotta play both sides and let it ride
on the Kansas City Shuffle
Now the tables turned, the lesson's learned
you gotta earn yourself some trouble
revenge like this, never sweet
you got yourself a long ride home
Chorus.
Other references
The term is also used to refer to the Kansas City Chiefs defensive combination during their appearances in the American Football League , which later teamed up with the National Football League . This combination consists in suppressing the reception of “reverse protection” and was later banned.