The Beatles – Twist And Shout

“Twist and Shout” – Single by the Top Notes A-side: “Always Late (Why Lead Me On)”.

Written by: Medley-Russell
Recorded: 11 February 1963
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 22 March 1963 (UK), 10 January 1964 (US)

The Beatles’ rendition of “Twist and Shout” was released on their first UK album Please Please Me, inspired by the Isley Brothers’ version.

Twist And Shout’ was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes in 1961, although a version by The Isley Brothers released the following year became more popular.

It entered The Beatles’ live repertoire in 1962 – a live version from Hamburg’s Star-Club in December that year is available on bootleg recordings. The earliest known version, however, was recorded for the BBC’s Talent Spot radio show on 27 November 1962 at the corporation’s Paris Studio, London.

Unfortunately the recording has since been lost. The Beatles recorded ‘Twist And Shout’ ten times in total for BBC radio shows, none of which appeared on the Live At The BBC collection.

The best-known version, of course, was recorded for the Please Please Me album. The session took place on 11 February 1963, when it was the last of 10 songs recorded for the album that day.

‘Twist And Shout’ continued to be part of The Beatles’ live set following the album’s release. It was the final song at their Sunday Night at the London Palladium performance on 13 October 1963, widely held to signal the start of Beatlemania.

‘Twist And Shout’ was recorded on 11 February 1963 after 10pm, the time the Please Please Me album session was scheduled to have ended. Producer George Martin wanted a show-stopper with which to close the album, and he had just one song in mind.
Courtesy The Beatles Bible

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The Beatles - Twist And Shout (Come To Town, ABC Cinema, Manchester, United Kingdom)01:24

“Twist and Shout” is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as “Bert Russell”). It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers in 1962.

În seara zilei de 4 Noiembrie 1963, Beatles au avut un concert la Prince of Wales Theatre în London, la cererea reginei – Royal Command Performance.  În audiență au fost regina mamă și Prințesa Margareta.

Au cântat 4 melodii, From Me To You, She Loves You, Till There Was You, și ultima melodie, Twist and Shout.

Înaintea acestei melodii, John Lennon a făcut anunțul care a fost pe prima pagină a ziarelor, în ziua următoare:

“For our last number I’d like to ask your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewelry. We’d like to sing a song called Twist And Shout.”

“Pentru ultimul nostru număr, aș vrea să vă cer ajutorul. Cei care stați pe locurile ieftine, bateți din palme. Pentru restul, doar  zdrăngăniți-vă bijuteriile. Vom cânta o melodie care se numește, “Twist and Shout”.

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