‘To Shake Your Rump is’ — David Byrne Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.” David Byrne wrote this in 1989, in his liner-note essay for the compilation Brazil Classics 2: O Samba, arguing that samba’s floating downbeat puts the dancing body into a conversation with the ground beneath it. To move with the rhythm is, in his reading, a small act of respect for the earth you stand on. Joy and awareness can be the same gesture — sometimes paying real attention to the world looks a lot like dancing in it.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).