A hit song for the Isley Brothers in 1962. “A raver with a scorching lead vocal from Lennon, ‘Twist and Shout’ was the Beatles’ concert closer until 1964, when McCartney’s rendition of ‘Long Tall Sally’ would usurp that honor. From that point on, a truncated version of ‘Twist and Shout’…would often open the show. Thus there are many more live recordings of Beatle performances of ‘Twist and Shout’ than of any other song”
“In records to come, [recording manager George] Martin would have a much more obvious role than he does in Please Please Me. However, it is for this album that he makes his greatest contribution as their producer. For he let the Beatles have their own way. Instead of handing them certain ready-made hits, he allowed them to develop more deeply by recording their own material” (Walter Everett, The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul, 2001)
The Beatles “Twist and Shout”
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