There is a reason The Beatles are so highly rated by many, many folks, including me. It is performances like this. So much energy, so much talent coming through, with a lot of passion and charisma too boot. Saw them at five or six years old on The Ed Sullivan Show, my Mom made my Dad get a new TV for the occasion, she was a BIG Beatles fan. Thanks Mom.
This was performed live in front of the Queen at the annual Royal concert at the Royal Albert hall. Before they start, John speeches to the audience...." the people from the cheaper seats can clap. The rich ones just shake your jewellery ". How bold was that? With only one album realesed? Thankfully he put the audience laughing and "Twist and Shout " took the theater by storm. There's images on film of the Queens feet accompanying the beat. Irresistible 😊
I heard that in concerts, the Beatles made that their last song twist and shout, because after the song John's voice was toast. Because he almost screamed his way through the song
I was 13 when The Beatles came to America. My little sister gave me their first album for Christmas! My parents were absolutely shocked by the length of their hair 😂💙👵🏼☮️
My all time favorite version of this song. John was always my favorite Beatle and we would all scream just like the girls in the audience. So many great memories involve the Beatles. Great song and pick. Blessings all.
Had to laugh at … “ I want to hear that again! “. That was it, exactly. Me & my friends, at their house with the 45 they’d just brought home- we played it again, and again, and again… jumping on the beds, jumping around the room, singing and wailing with it. I was age 10. Friends were brothers, aged 10, 8, and 6. A very special memory for me.
Love the whole reaction Shawn...just fantastic. Nothing but the best from The Beatles. Showed that they could go from a rockin' tune to something soft such as "Hey Jude". As always just a Fab Four they were...🎤🎸👍
They recorded mosf of the songs on this album in one 11 hour session with this song as the last one. John had a cold this day abd he knew that his voice would be destroyed doing this song. They really gave their all here.
I’m in my 70s, but I still listen to the music of my youth. We had the best music in the 60s and 70s. This was a cover of the Isley Brothers and the Beatles did a fantastic job. I still have my original Beatles albums and all my albums from Motown, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, etc. Thanks for the great reaction. 👏👏🥰
First time I've heard this wearing headphones! Think the last time before today was in 1964/5 on my friend's portable record player with the album being mono. Still was crazy over Twist & Shout....and of course, The Beatles!
♥♥♥ Sometime you really need to see the parade scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," the movie which put this version of this song back on the charts in 1986. Seeing it in a theater was a memorable experience.
My nieces husband happened to be in Chicago the day they filmed that scene. He is in that parade somewhere as they were grabbing people off the street to fill in the crowd.
"Twist & Shout" was written in 1961 by Phil Medley & Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes but it didn't become a hit until it was recorded by the Isley Brothers in 1962. The Beatles version in 1963 is probably the most famous.
Supposedly, John had a cold during the recording of Twist and Shout. Phil Spector also worked with The Beatles. I know Spector was involved with the song The Long and Winding Road, among others. I first became a fan of them back in 1964, when I was 9, going on 10. They were a huge part of my and millions of others' lives for over 7 years.... Thanks for reacting to this great song! xo 💖🎇✨
Yes, although Phil Spector's involvement was much later in the Beatles career when he was asked if he could do something with the collection of unresolved songs and oddments they'd pretty much given up on, that became the Let It Be album - the final Beatles album to be released, although not the last to be recorded (that was Abbey Road). That's how what many people feel was Spector's overblown production got attached to Paul's lovely LAWR song, much to its author's displeasure, when he found out - he hadn't been consulted, or so the story goes, and didn't like it at all. After the band split, Spector worked with John directly on some of his solo work, since John was the one (IIRC) who liked him and had suggested(?) or invited him to try and pull the LIB album together.
Another Beatles-On-Sullivan baby, 13 going on 14 in a few months. Older brother younger sister watching with Mom and Dad. Recall we had never seen anything like that in-our-lives. And the screaming. Parents had seen it with Sinatra but still a shock I'm sure. Thanks man!
Don't forget the incredible steady heavy beat by Ringo Starr. John's voice cracking gives it a savage taste,George guitar raw strumming and chorus but the beat....😊
Phil Spector went on to produce the Beatles LET IT BE album, as well as ALL THINGS MUST PASS by George, and yhe solo IMAGINE album by John. He also worked with John later in the 1970s.
If you check out a live version, when they sing "ah" in stacked ascending notes, ending in screams, girls in the audience would go crazy and even faint.
They recorded this song in hour 14 of the studio that day. They recorded 14 songs that day. All 14 songs were on the top 40 at the same time, including the top 5 spots for many weeks. This song was the top of John's screaming range, so it was always last in the set, so he could lose his voice at the end.
The great cover by the GOAT. This was the last song recorded on the album. The reason according to George Martin is that Lennon’s voice would just be gone after this song.
Twist and Shout was the very first 45rpm record I ever bought when I was 12 yo in 1964. On Capital records the 'B' side was There's A Place and I still have it. All worn out though. There is a video of the Beatles doing this live from the Ed Sullivan Show here on youtube if you want to check out how they looked and sounded live. The Beatles sound was described as The Mersey Beat named after the Mersey River that flowed through Liverpool, England where the Fab Four were from.
Small point - it was known as the Mersey Beat which has a softer 's' sound. There's a song called 'Ferry Crossed the Mersey' that was famous for the Mersey Beat sound.
@@lauraallen55yes I'm aware of all you said. Gerry and the Pacemakers did Ferry Cross the Mersey which I also have the single of so I'm well aware of that song. I suppose the Mersey Beat moniker could be attributed to that song but the Beatles weren't all R&R and did some softer songs to. The British invasion all took place within a year of Beatlemania so I go with the Beatles creating all of it. Oh and thanks for the 👍 love, love.
@@plantfeeder6677 I didn't know HH did that song. cool! I just know the original by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Yes, the Beatles were the start of it all, weren't they? What a time that must have been to be alive. :) Kindness is underrated these days.
@@lauraallen55Herman's Hermits didn't. I relied on my '60s memory and when I pulled the single I went whoops😂. The only reason I said what I said about a 👍, was because whenever I leave a comment I always leave a 👍 so the op will see it and know that there's a comment. I saw your comment when I went back to change the spelling of mercy to mersey. I swear I really did growup in that era. It just seems like a lifetime ago now and the memory is hit and miss sometimes😊
@@plantfeeder6677 Ahaha! I know how memories are. I believe you that you were there. I also think that Herman's Hermits may have done a cover of that song, so you're partly right lol! I get it about leaving a like. I like to leave one for that reason, and also just to let the person know I liked their comment at the same time. :)
They smartly saved this song for last during the marathon because it destroyed John's throat singing it this way. Edit...u read down the thread and see i was far from the first ine to comment on that lol.
imo one of the Beatles best songs. After hearing a Beatles song, I usually go and see how The Fab Four tribute band performed it, I am seldom disappointed.
Another great cover that I actually prefer the earlier cover of, by the Isely Brothers. Maybe partly because I was dancing to it at Saturday night dances two years before the Beatles version was released. It was one of two songs I would request ever week. The other was my slow dance request, "Try Me" by James Brown (might be a good one for a reaction!).
The day they recorded it, they had recorded all day long, and he had a cold, so was eating cough lozenges all day, along with chain smoking, and drinking milk. It was the last song of the 12 or 14 hour day of recording music. They did it in one take as he couldn't do it a second time.
John Lennon said he always had to perform this song last at concerts because the singing was so intense on his vocal chords that he couldn't sing any more songs after Twist and Shout.
I believe the original version you mentioned wasn't a hit. The hit version was by the Isley Brothers and covered by the Beatles a year later. The Beatles version was one of the few covers I liked better. Good analysis and reaction Shawn.
They did it in one take, actually. They recorded many songs that day, and his voice was shot at the end of the day. They also had colds, and he was chain smoking and eating throat lozenges all day long. So, it was the cold, the smoking, the singing all day that literally made him hoarse.
You should listen to Tina Turner singing river deep, mountain high. Phil spector produced that recording. He only wanted Tina and it caused a lot of problems with her husband. IKE. He was very jealous.
There is a reason The Beatles are so highly rated by many, many folks, including me. It is performances like this. So much energy, so much talent coming through, with a lot of passion and charisma too boot. Saw them at five or six years old on The Ed Sullivan Show, my Mom made my Dad get a new TV for the occasion, she was a BIG Beatles fan. Thanks Mom.
I still remember watching it.
I was 5 when I saw them on Sullivan. Been a fan since
John’s amazing vocals shredded his vocal cords for a while. Let’s not forget to give Paul kudos for his scream!
John's vocals are incredible on this one 👏
This was performed live in front of the Queen at the annual Royal concert at the Royal Albert hall. Before they start, John speeches to the audience...." the people from the cheaper seats can clap. The rich ones just shake your jewellery ". How bold was that? With only one album realesed? Thankfully he put the audience laughing and "Twist and Shout " took the theater by storm. There's images on film of the Queens feet accompanying the beat. Irresistible 😊
This song live on Ed Sullivan had the girls going crazy! I was 11 watching it on tv❤️❤️❤️❤️
I heard that in concerts, the Beatles made that their last song twist and shout, because after the song John's voice was toast. Because he almost screamed his way through the song
Heard the same thing!
I was 13 when The Beatles came to America. My little sister gave me their first album for Christmas! My parents were absolutely shocked by the length of their hair 😂💙👵🏼☮️
lol!
Crazy Beatles screaming is Paul with Oh Darling
Yep, the great rock and roll voice there, and the whole thing was just impeccable and so fun.
My all time favorite version of this song. John was always my favorite Beatle and we would all scream just like the girls in the audience. So many great memories involve the Beatles. Great song and pick. Blessings all.
Both John and Paul could scream with the best of em! John had such a great rock n roll voice! 🌺✌️
Yea man, this rocks hard, and John did an outstanding job on vocals. He was my favorite...
One Take, and completing an entire allbum in one day - times have changed. No autotune, just four young guys having fun. Thanks Shawn.
Had to laugh at … “ I want to hear that again! “. That was it, exactly. Me & my friends, at their house with the 45 they’d just brought home- we played it again, and again, and again… jumping on the beds, jumping around the room, singing and wailing with it. I was age 10. Friends were brothers, aged 10, 8, and 6. A very special memory for me.
Aww! Absolutely beautiful memory!
“Please Mr Postman” is another great early Beatles song. ✌️
I always get goose skin from this song! I love the beatles so much
Great memory!!!!!
Love the whole reaction Shawn...just fantastic. Nothing but the best from The Beatles. Showed that they could go from a rockin' tune to something soft such as "Hey Jude". As always just a Fab Four they were...🎤🎸👍
I heard this song back in 1961 when I was 12, it was a big hit, everybody doing the Twist, fun times. I liked The Beatles singing it too.🎵🥁🎷🎸🎹🎺🎶💜💜
They recorded mosf of the songs on this album in one 11 hour session with this song as the last one.
John had a cold this day abd he knew that his voice would be destroyed doing this song.
They really gave their all here.
My favorite Beatles song. Thank you!
Music of my early teens! I always bought their new albums whenever they came out!
If you haven't heard this before then you obviously haven't seen the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
I’m in my 70s, but I still listen to the music of my youth. We had the best music in the 60s and 70s. This was a cover of the Isley Brothers and the Beatles did a fantastic job. I still have my original Beatles albums and all my albums from Motown, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, etc. Thanks for the great reaction. 👏👏🥰
First time I've heard this wearing headphones! Think the last time before today was in 1964/5 on my friend's portable record player with the album being mono. Still was crazy over Twist & Shout....and of course, The Beatles!
♥♥♥ Sometime you really need to see the parade scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," the movie which put this version of this song back on the charts in 1986. Seeing it in a theater was a memorable experience.
That's what I came here to say. Thanx for getting it down !!! That movie was phenomenal and this song makes the best scene in it, the best !!!
Yes! this scene just emulates what happens to everyone around you when this song is played! love it.
My nieces husband happened to be in Chicago the day they filmed that scene. He is in that parade somewhere as they were grabbing people off the street to fill in the crowd.
Love love love the vocals from John anyway, but this one is so good!
"Twist & Shout" was written in 1961 by Phil Medley & Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes but it didn't become a hit until it was recorded by the Isley Brothers in 1962. The Beatles version in 1963 is probably the most famous.
Supposedly, John had a cold during the recording of Twist and Shout. Phil Spector also worked with The Beatles. I know Spector was involved with the song The Long and Winding Road, among others. I first became a fan of them back in 1964, when I was 9, going on 10. They were a huge part of my and millions of others' lives for over 7 years.... Thanks for reacting to this great song! xo 💖🎇✨
Yes, although Phil Spector's involvement was much later in the Beatles career when he was asked if he could do something with the collection of unresolved songs and oddments they'd pretty much given up on, that became the Let It Be album - the final Beatles album to be released, although not the last to be recorded (that was Abbey Road). That's how what many people feel was Spector's overblown production got attached to Paul's lovely LAWR song, much to its author's displeasure, when he found out - he hadn't been consulted, or so the story goes, and didn't like it at all. After the band split, Spector worked with John directly on some of his solo work, since John was the one (IIRC) who liked him and had suggested(?) or invited him to try and pull the LIB album together.
Another Beatles-On-Sullivan baby, 13 going on 14 in a few months. Older brother younger sister watching with Mom and Dad. Recall we had never seen anything like that in-our-lives. And the screaming. Parents had seen it with Sinatra but still a shock I'm sure. Thanks man!
Don't forget the incredible steady heavy beat by Ringo Starr. John's voice cracking gives it a savage taste,George guitar raw strumming and chorus but the beat....😊
Ferris Bueller's Day Off featured this song!
Phil Spector went on to produce the Beatles LET IT BE album, as well as ALL THINGS MUST PASS by George, and yhe solo IMAGINE album by John. He also worked with John later in the 1970s.
If you check out a live version, when they sing "ah" in stacked ascending notes, ending in screams, girls in the audience would go crazy and even faint.
They recorded this song in hour 14 of the studio that day. They recorded 14 songs that day. All 14 songs were on the top 40 at the same time, including the top 5 spots for many weeks. This song was the top of John's screaming range, so it was always last in the set, so he could lose his voice at the end.
Oh, and John had a cold that day.......he could only record the 14 songs in 14 hours.
@@mikefetterman6782 They all had colds, I believe. John was smoking and eating cough lozenges, and drinking milk all day.
I was 11 years old when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. It's like it was Yesterday. Get it?
The great cover by the GOAT. This was the last song recorded on the album. The reason according to George Martin is that Lennon’s voice would just be gone after this song.
Twist and Shout was the very first 45rpm record I ever bought when I was 12 yo in 1964. On Capital records the 'B' side was There's A Place and I still have it. All worn out though.
There is a video of the Beatles doing this live from the Ed Sullivan Show here on youtube if you want to check out how they looked and sounded live.
The Beatles sound was described as The Mersey Beat named after the Mersey River that flowed through Liverpool, England where the Fab Four were from.
Small point - it was known as the Mersey Beat which has a softer 's' sound. There's a song called 'Ferry Crossed the Mersey' that was famous for the Mersey Beat sound.
@@lauraallen55yes I'm aware of all you said. Gerry and the Pacemakers did Ferry Cross the Mersey which I also have the single of so I'm well aware of that song. I suppose the Mersey Beat moniker could be attributed to that song but the Beatles weren't all R&R and did some softer songs to. The British invasion all took place within a year of Beatlemania so I go with the Beatles creating all of it.
Oh and thanks for the 👍 love, love.
@@plantfeeder6677 I didn't know HH did that song. cool! I just know the original by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Yes, the Beatles were the start of it all, weren't they? What a time that must have been to be alive. :)
Kindness is underrated these days.
@@lauraallen55Herman's Hermits didn't. I relied on my '60s memory and when I pulled the single I went whoops😂.
The only reason I said what I said about a 👍, was because whenever I leave a comment I always leave a 👍 so the op will see it and know that there's a comment. I saw your comment when I went back to change the spelling of mercy to mersey.
I swear I really did growup in that era. It just seems like a lifetime ago now and the memory is hit and miss sometimes😊
@@plantfeeder6677 Ahaha! I know how memories are. I believe you that you were there. I also think that Herman's Hermits may have done a cover of that song, so you're partly right lol!
I get it about leaving a like. I like to leave one for that reason, and also just to let the person know I liked their comment at the same time. :)
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Ohhh man this was so excellent ❤
Never missed them ❤when they were on Ed Sullivan. Fan 61 years. John was my favorite.
Great review!
John Lennon made himself hoarse recording the vocals here.
Man, what incredible vocals by John Lennon. Word is he sounded raspy because he had the FLU!
They smartly saved this song for last during the marathon because it destroyed John's throat singing it this way.
Edit...u read down the thread and see i was far from the first ine to comment on that lol.
imo one of the Beatles best songs. After hearing a Beatles song, I usually go and see how The Fab Four tribute band performed it, I am seldom disappointed.
Another great cover that I actually prefer the earlier cover of, by the Isely Brothers. Maybe partly because I was dancing to it at Saturday night dances two years before the Beatles version was released. It was one of two songs I would request ever week. The other was my slow dance request, "Try Me" by James Brown (might be a good one for a reaction!).
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Parade scene.
'Nuff said.
Lennon, my fav kick ass rock n roll voice ever
John would eat cough drops all day when he had to sing this. It would strain his vocal cords so bad
The day they recorded it, they had recorded all day long, and he had a cold, so was eating cough lozenges all day, along with chain smoking, and drinking milk. It was the last song of the 12 or 14 hour day of recording music. They did it in one take as he couldn't do it a second time.
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John Lennon said he always had to perform this song last at concerts because the singing was so intense on his vocal chords that he couldn't sing any more songs after Twist and Shout.
What happens to young people who play instruments instead of video games. They were all self taught. None of them could read or write music.
This song was always last on any set. It shredded Lennon's voice.
That is how they closed it out- because it was absolutely terrible for John Lennon’s vocal cords and harsh on Paul McCartney’s even for the scream.
It was good enough for Ferris.
The Mamas and the Papas did a great version of twist and shout,also Salt n Pepa did a great version.
I would think with this song, you would want to react to the original vinyl album, not a 2006 digital remix.
Originally performed by The Isley Brothers
I think the Top Notes recorded and released it first
I believe the original version you mentioned wasn't a hit. The hit version was by the Isley Brothers and covered by the Beatles a year later. The Beatles version was one of the few covers I liked better. Good analysis and reaction Shawn.
You should listen to a cover version of Anna(go to him) by Mick Hucknall. Well worth a listen
Watch the video😊❤️👍
From what I remember, the story is they did this so many times John literally made himself hoarse.
They did it in one take, actually. They recorded many songs that day, and his voice was shot at the end of the day. They also had colds, and he was chain smoking and eating throat lozenges all day long. So, it was the cold, the smoking, the singing all day that literally made him hoarse.
You should listen to Tina Turner singing river deep, mountain high. Phil spector produced that recording. He only wanted Tina and it caused a lot of problems with her husband. IKE. He was very jealous.
This is a great version but I do prefer The Isley Brothers
The Beatles were inspired by The Isley Brothers version, The Top Notes version being rather forgettable.