The Beatles - Twist And Shout Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"Twist And Shout"
(originally by The Top Notes)

Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)

Well, work it on out, honey (Work it on out)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You know you got me goin' now (Got me goin')
Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)

Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)

Well, you twist, you little girl (Twist, little girl)
You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now (Twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)

Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)

Well, you twist, you little girl (Twist, little girl)
You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now (Twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)

Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby)

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Writer(s): Phil Medley, Bert Russell

This song was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns and originally recorded by the band The Top Notes in 1960. The covers were made by The Beatles in 1963 and by Brian Poole and the Tremeloes four months later. The interesting fact is that The Beatles and The Tremeloes were both auditioned on the same day by Decca label, but the former were rejected by the label with a note that "guitar groups are on the way out".

John Lennon had a cold on the day of recording, and it took him much effort to finish the day-long session with "Twist And Shout" being the last song to record. He said later, "That song nearly killed me. My voice wasn't the same for a long time after; every time I swallowed, it was like sandpaper."

The Beatles chose this song to open their Shea Stadium performance on the 15th of August 1965. It was the first rock concert held in a stadium.

This song was featured in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). The film "Back to School", released two days later, coincidentally featured this song as well. That let the song re-enter charts reaching number 23 in Billboard Hot 100 that year.

album: "Please Please Me" (1963)

The Beatles - Please Please Me album cover

I Saw Her Standing There

Do You Want To Know A Secret

A Taste Of Honey

There's A Place

Twist And Shout

compilation: "Anthology 1" (1995)

The Beatles - Anthology 1 compilation cover

Free As A Bird

That'll Be The Day

In Spite Of All The Danger

Hallelujah, I Love Her So

I Saw Her Standing There

From Me To You

Money (That's What I Want)

You Really Got A Hold On Me

I Want To Hold Your Hand

Leave My Kitten Alone

Eight Days A Week

Medley: Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey

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