Love this version. It explodes after brief intro. Restrained mayhem lurks beneath the surface. At the end the singer seems to fall to the floor from sexual frustration--HEY! he shouts. No words are left and he descends into gibberish. It is strong emotion restrained that makes songs like this still listenable.
@PurplePaintball Simple answer...this is a super classic, bitchin original verson of this song. WAAAY better than the Beatles version. The lead singer on this can actually sing. Unfortunately, as great as The Beatles were, John Lennon couldn't sing worth a shit. And I like the Beatles.
This was my favorite all time dance song with La Bama a close second.. I bought this 45 record maybe 1962 with the babysitting money I made. I got paid 25 cents a hr for babysitting 7 boys under the age of 11. Then I would buy my next favorite songs and play them all day till I drove my mom nuts !!! I now have 18 grandchildren but can still dance. Yes I am White !! Actually I won a few dance contest back in my teens and then I won one on my 60th B- Day At 4th street Live , Louisville, Ky.
Playing your favorite oldie on an old record player is fun!.....I found this little RCA player for 25 bucks at a yard sale....the records are a dime a dozen in yard sales....nothing like playing songs you love on the record player...they just sound better!!!!
@IrishAmerican1234 were you even alive back then? This was a big hit. Who do you think bought the fecking 45? The beatles could have recorded 'i want that doggie in the window' and had a huge hit. Who'd remember patti page's original? The beatles caused bizarre reactions in baby-boomer girls. totally irrational, like your comment.
I can't believe people even Credit the Beatles with Twist and shout. I love the fab four but I think that was the least crowning achievement in their career... It is like giving elvis credit for Blue Suede shoes... Props to the writers of these great songs...
@jiveafro If people would just look at the back of The Beatles' album where Twist and Shout is on they'd see that they do give credit to the Isley Bros
At least the Beatles credited them though. They were technically the first ones to have the guts to tell everyone that they covered a black musician's song.
When the Beatles did a cover version they always did it their way and always improved it, even on Chuck Berry songs.
Twist and Shout was first record by the Top Notes produced by Phil Spector. The Isley Bros version is a cover version as is the more famous Beatles version.
@NearAbbeyRoad The Isley arrangement has been the most popular version covered. Nobody has used Top Note arrangement. John Lennon imitated Ronald Isley's gospel drenched vocals on this classic . The writer, Bert Berns (co-writer Bill Medley), hated the Phil Spector production so he had the Isleys do it over. Beatles did not improve on Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Motown or any other r&b classic they covered. They were much better with their own material.
@NearAbbeyRoad I do realize the first version done by the Top Notes, but it is the Isley arrangement of the song that has been duplicated by the Beatles and many others. As I said I have not heard a cover based on the Top Note version. Everybody from John Lennon on has attempted to duplicate Ronald Isley's gospel whoops.
@ruben1million this is not the original either. isley brothers covered the song by the top notes and then the beatles covered the song in the style of isley brothers. so get your facts straight white ass
Great version. So is the Beatles' version. They do different things - this is more like there's a party going on and we're invited, the Beatles version is more like a full-on sonic assault. I like them both and I don't think that either is better than the other.
@RandomnessDude100 - The original version of this song was actually by The Top Notes in 1961, but I've never heard it. The Isley Brothers did theirs in 1962 and the Beatles did theirs in 1963.
@il927 - The Beatles were presumably performing the song since they heard the Isley Brothers version, but they didn't record it until the 11th February 1963 session on which they did most of their first album. They did record 'Twist and Shout' for the BBC radio show 'The Talent Spot' on 27 November 62, but that version has never been officially released and I'm not even sure if it's been bootlegged. (Sorry. I'm a Beatles scholar.)
@titanuser567 No, the Top Notes wrote the original song which was totally different, but kept very similar lyrics. The Beatles currently hold the "most updated" version, which has a much faster beat/tempo and more of the highly recognized high notes and John Lennon's actual shouting throughout.
Higher notes?! Isley had far more range than Lennon. The song was actually taken down a few keys for Lennon. Lennon copied Isleys "shouting" & "woos" throughout the Beatles version.
The Beatles made this song really famous. It's kind of You REally Got Me. The kinds wrote and recorded it and had a huge hit with it in 1964, but Van Halen's version is what made it everlasting.
None of the artists that perfromed this song actually wrote it. They all covered it, so to speak. The Isley Brothers included. I think the horns in the middle of this version make it sound like some Tijuana cantina.
@kelberts Their cover of that song is quite good IMO. If you get a chance listen to the Beatles Live at the BBC, it has that on it and more a bit like it.
Nothing against the Isley Brothers but the Beatles made this into a rock classic. Not were the Beatles great songwriters but they were a great cover band.
@dmorrell2253 TWIST & SHOUT was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russel. The TOPNOTES had their hands on this song before the ISLEY BROTHERS did. Both bands failed to make it popular. THE BEATLES recorded it next and John Lennon sang his fucking heart on it. Not slamming you or anything but it's not the ISLEY BROTHERS, TOPNOTES, or BEATLES song. It's Phil Medley and Bert Russels. THE BEATLES made it popular. No other band since has ever compared to Lennon's vocals.Isley Brothers are cool too!
@dubbly1 It was a hit for the Isley Bros., #17 pop, #2 r&b. So it was not some obscure little song. John Lennon attempts to copy Ronald Isley note for note. He copied each "whooo"! Lennon comes nowhere close to having Ronald Isley's vocal ability. Beatles and everyone else uses the Isley arrangement. Nobody has made a covered using the original Top Note arrangement.
@luvureally You're right about that. John Lennon said he struggled to sing it right and always thought it was more appropriete for a black man to sing it. the Beatles made it popular though.
Twist and Shout Is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was recorded originally by Top Sense in 1961 and afterwards versionada by The Isley Brothers in 1962, afterwards were the Beatles those that recorded his proper version in 1963 inspiring more by the version of The Isley Brothers
In my modest understand, i think that the version of The Isley Brothers and therefore the one of the Beatles are very alike to the song The Bamba of Ritchie Valens, which to his time is a traditional song of the state of Veracruz, Mexico
Hi gang! Hey!!! this aint a contest of who has the better version....This is just one of the great rock & roll records thats supposed to make you feel good and make ya wanna dance. If you are comparing songs, you are missing the reason why you should be listening...RULE #1- HAVE FUN!
It's a great song and you have a cool collection and nice vintage equipment. But I don't understand why people just hold the camera up to the record player. There are very simple ways to run the sound from the turntable directly into the video. Oh well, thanks for sharing anyway.
I prefer this version than the one from The Beatles. I always thought The Beatles are bad for American covers and that they are way better at writing their own stuff.
The Beatles nor Elvis ever stole anyones record. A song belongs to all who hear it. Another artist is always welcome to cover it. Payment goes to the owner of the rights. The Beatles didn't know or care anymore about The Isley's than they do me. They loved a song and covered it. The recording you hear them do is a one take live performance done in the studio after 10 hours of recording. Lennon nailed it to the wall. They played the instruments and did the bkgrnd vocals - ONE TAKE! Masterpiece
No offense but Motown artists were covering Beatles songs in droves. They all covered Beatles songs the Supremes, the Four Tops and Smokey Robinson all covered Beatles songs. They didn't steal this song they covered it and made this into a rock classic.
Hey... no matter to the songwriter... matter of fact ... songwriters love for the whole world to sing and record their songs... it's pay day no matter who makes the song a hit... we love the Isley brothers... much better... lol
Saw Beatles 4xs in concert, George Harrison individually 3xs w/Clapton and John Lee Hooker. The Stones blow them away as a band dude! Saw the Stones 18 xs, as recently as 2 years. Much prefer the R & B tinted music to the straight up Liverpool sound. No offense, as the Beatles were very good.
The Beatles pretty much replicated this arrangement, though taking it down a couple of keys to allow for John's limited vocal range. So many of what were to become Beatles vocal trademarks were lifted from this amazing performance by the Isleys.
When I was 12, I went to see the BEATLES at Shea Stadium. The first song they performed was TWIST & SHOUT. To watch 55,000 people TWIST...and...SHOUT....I sure got a feeling that TWIST & SHOUT was a callout to TWIST (like dancing) and SHOUT cause I felt so darn good!...either way.....TWIST BABY TWIST!
Sometimes I listen with this record player, don't matter if I'm outside or in, upstairs or down. The music works!...sometimes I put a chair a few feet in front of the jukebox and kick back and listen to the warmth of the ol' vinyl, the songs ya like, you grew up with, there's nothing like it. Then sometimes I hear it in Stereo and that blows me away. Now with all the outtakes, your part of discovery, and can't wait till they find that special thing. After time, if its great EVERYONE covers it!
It's great to see one of these still working. David Sarnoff might have been a prick, but he was quite the promoter, stamping those things out quickly and selling them so cheaply that you couldn't help but want a pile of '45s to justify your $15 investment. When I was in nursery school, they had a console that had one of these and a full sized turntable for 10" and 12" records, adding the '45-only one was probably the cheapest way to support both.
That said, I'm hoping to see a directly fed, stereo version of this on YouTube. Maybe I'll add one myself someday. This version, in stereo, on a sound system with decent bass, blows the Beatles version off the face of the earth, and it had better sound quality than you could ever hear though a 5" spkr. The Beatles sang as if they really enjoyed it; a lot of effort but not much soul. The Isleys sang as if they really meant it, with incredible guitar riffs and drumming to re-enforce their message.
PS: Please don't take that as a slap at the Beatles; I was only referring to their version of Twist and Shout (and for that matter, most of their early covers). They did their own material with plenty of conviction and genius.
You're absolutely right. This version is the best. The lead vocal is classic. No one can touch Isley's vocal. Have no idea why it's buried under the beatle's cover. Similar to James Brown. His last good year vocally was 1967. His early songs were classics. I'll mention my favorite,"I don't mind." But when he died all they played were his later anthem songs that cannot compare musically with his early work. Plus he had the flames.
"The Beatles could sing the phone book and it would be a number one hit. "
John Lennon would have loved to have had Ronald Isley's vocal ability. That is why he tried so hard to match Isley note for note, though as saturnspider said they had to take it down a few keys to compensate for Lennon's limited range. Listen to Isley classics like "This Old Heart of Mine", "Work To Do", "Harvest For The World", "For The Love Of You", "Its Your Thang", etc., clearly shows vocally, Lennon no match.
Yeah, that is exactly why Lennon did his best to emulate Isley's vocals to the best of his limited ability. Lennon would have died for the vocal range of Ronald. Why did they use the Isley arrangement instead of the original Top Note version?
Dumb ass, they are not as famous as your beloved Beatles, but they are in the R&R Hall of Fame, have sold millions of records, multiple platinum & gold records, have influenced many musicians, including your beloved Lennon. There first hit was "Shout" in 1959, there last gold album was in 2003, a successful stretch not many can match. So dingle berry learn a little history before running off at the mouth.
if they used the top-notes version it would have sounded bloddy mexican so they decided to make the definitive version instead and make the isley bros version sound like a beatles covers.
And thats what happened, today most people think of the isley bros version as a copy of the beatles version
Not to be prurient, but this song sounds like a three minute sex act.....and a good one at that! After all, what is three minutes of twisting and shouting?
i like the beatles version better
jerys573 2 months ago
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beatles is more hardcore
funcooldrew2 4 months ago
Love this version. It explodes after brief intro. Restrained mayhem lurks beneath the surface. At the end the singer seems to fall to the floor from sexual frustration--HEY! he shouts. No words are left and he descends into gibberish. It is strong emotion restrained that makes songs like this still listenable.
shangpush 5 months ago 12
Maybe more comments for this because "Twist and Shout" by the Isley Brothers sounds a hell of a lot better than "Lucy in the Sky . . . "
photodocmark 5 months ago 7
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Thelomew 5 months ago
How the heck does this video have 65 thousand comments and my Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds vidio on the apple record, have only 16 views!?!?!?
PurplePaintball 8 months ago
@PurplePaintball Give it time!, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a CLASSIC!!!, people will find it!...
dmorrell2253 8 months ago
@dmorrell2253 Thanks for the encouragement!
PurplePaintball 8 months ago
@PurplePaintball Simple answer...this is a super classic, bitchin original verson of this song. WAAAY better than the Beatles version. The lead singer on this can actually sing. Unfortunately, as great as The Beatles were, John Lennon couldn't sing worth a shit. And I like the Beatles.
Mrsawyer46 5 months ago 14
@Mrsawyer46 I also thought John Lennon couldn't sing but I wasn't sure if anyone else noticed lol.
ProudtobeaCanuck 5 months ago 13
@Mrsawyer46 thats ur opinion, i perfer the beatles version but thats just me
PurplePaintball 5 months ago
@PurplePaintball it has 165 comments not 65 thousand big difference
rancorx 1 week ago
@rancorx i acually ment to write 65 thousand views, but now it grew to 80 thousand :)
PurplePaintball 1 week ago
@PurplePaintball Fair enough xs
rancorx 1 week ago
This was my favorite all time dance song with La Bama a close second.. I bought this 45 record maybe 1962 with the babysitting money I made. I got paid 25 cents a hr for babysitting 7 boys under the age of 11. Then I would buy my next favorite songs and play them all day till I drove my mom nuts !!! I now have 18 grandchildren but can still dance. Yes I am White !! Actually I won a few dance contest back in my teens and then I won one on my 60th B- Day At 4th street Live , Louisville, Ky.
lorraineted 9 months ago
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OrlanKruegler561 1 year ago
I like this version because there's a dirty dancing feel to like you're in hot, sweaty club and there's a hot looking woman dancing to this.
ebf1957 1 year ago 8
@ebf1957 -THAT'S IT!!!!!, YOU GOT IT!!!!!
dmorrell2253 1 year ago
Anyone got some bourbon? :D
VWman100 1 year ago
Playing your favorite oldie on an old record player is fun!.....I found this little RCA player for 25 bucks at a yard sale....the records are a dime a dozen in yard sales....nothing like playing songs you love on the record player...they just sound better!!!!
dmorrell2253 1 year ago 2
These guys are great! But i believe the Beatles version is better! They always knew how to take songs to the next level!!!
Emanallstar53 1 year ago
The Top Notes were first and were great but the Isleys brought it home.
RossM3838 1 year ago
THE BEST VERSION HERE..CASE CLOSED...I HATE REMAKES...GOTTA LUV THE ISLEYS...
XXXXLOWRIDERXXXX 1 year ago
@XXXXLOWRIDERXXXX well this is actually a cover as well ...
boysdontcry95 1 year ago
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IrishAmerican1234 1 year ago
@IrishAmerican1234 were you even alive back then? This was a big hit. Who do you think bought the fecking 45? The beatles could have recorded 'i want that doggie in the window' and had a huge hit. Who'd remember patti page's original? The beatles caused bizarre reactions in baby-boomer girls. totally irrational, like your comment.
ChingaChe 1 year ago 3
great record player :)
lieckenske 1 year ago
I can't believe people even Credit the Beatles with Twist and shout. I love the fab four but I think that was the least crowning achievement in their career... It is like giving elvis credit for Blue Suede shoes... Props to the writers of these great songs...
jiveafro 1 year ago
@jiveafro If people would just look at the back of The Beatles' album where Twist and Shout is on they'd see that they do give credit to the Isley Bros
seajayjoonyo 1 year ago
@seajayjoonyo You know people can't read...
jiveafro 1 year ago
@jiveafro
At least the Beatles credited them though. They were technically the first ones to have the guts to tell everyone that they covered a black musician's song.
scartissue94 1 year ago 2
lol the original sounds kinda silly and funny, comedic and yet groovy at the same time
owned1778 1 year ago
the Beatles cover had more definitely has more energy but I love this one more cause its just so much more soulful :)
andrysb24 1 year ago
@andrysb24
When the Beatles did a cover version they always did it their way and always improved it, even on Chuck Berry songs.
Twist and Shout was first record by the Top Notes produced by Phil Spector. The Isley Bros version is a cover version as is the more famous Beatles version.
NearAbbeyRoad 1 year ago
@NearAbbeyRoad The Isley arrangement has been the most popular version covered. Nobody has used Top Note arrangement. John Lennon imitated Ronald Isley's gospel drenched vocals on this classic . The writer, Bert Berns (co-writer Bill Medley), hated the Phil Spector production so he had the Isleys do it over. Beatles did not improve on Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Motown or any other r&b classic they covered. They were much better with their own material.
luvureally 1 year ago 22
@luvureally
Irrespective, the first version was not done by the Isley Bros.
NearAbbeyRoad 1 year ago
@NearAbbeyRoad I do realize the first version done by the Top Notes, but it is the Isley arrangement of the song that has been duplicated by the Beatles and many others. As I said I have not heard a cover based on the Top Note version. Everybody from John Lennon on has attempted to duplicate Ronald Isley's gospel whoops.
luvureally 1 year ago 26
This version is groovier than the Beatles one.
pmalone4 1 year ago 2
no conocia a los isley brothers, magnifica cancion
BeanyJefaproductions 1 year ago
Original vinyl recording :-) magical
RememberToday4ever 1 year ago
The original and the best. Better than the white-a** version.
ruben1million 1 year ago
@ruben1million this is not the original either. isley brothers covered the song by the top notes and then the beatles covered the song in the style of isley brothers. so get your facts straight white ass
EvilDeadHateCrew 1 year ago
@ruben1million ...erm, you do realize that this song was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns, don't you?. Both of them are white.
16026211 1 year ago
@ruben1million not the orginal :P originally recorded by the top notes
BestWaffles 1 year ago
beatles is much better
prey2333 1 year ago
@prey2333 aint that the truth. its the same with every cover they did. kicks the originals ass.
imagine5454 1 year ago
god! i sure do prefere John Lennons voice...
Linnung 1 year ago
the beatles were so good at covers that when they do it no one even cares about the original, not saying this version sucks but its the truth.
GThrasher128 1 year ago
Great version. So is the Beatles' version. They do different things - this is more like there's a party going on and we're invited, the Beatles version is more like a full-on sonic assault. I like them both and I don't think that either is better than the other.
lexo30 1 year ago
this is the original versoin
RandomnessDude100 1 year ago
@RandomnessDude100 - The original version of this song was actually by The Top Notes in 1961, but I've never heard it. The Isley Brothers did theirs in 1962 and the Beatles did theirs in 1963.
lexo30 1 year ago
@lexo30 the beatles did theirs in 62 as well
il927 1 year ago
@il927 - The Beatles were presumably performing the song since they heard the Isley Brothers version, but they didn't record it until the 11th February 1963 session on which they did most of their first album. They did record 'Twist and Shout' for the BBC radio show 'The Talent Spot' on 27 November 62, but that version has never been officially released and I'm not even sure if it's been bootlegged. (Sorry. I'm a Beatles scholar.)
lexo30 1 year ago
@lexo30
Sorry I was thinking about Love Me go
il927 1 year ago
@lexo30 I was thinking about Love me do, sorry lol
il927 1 year ago
This used to bring everyone out onto the dance floor, Timeless.
Robkat3751 1 year ago
sorry dude but the beatles did not do this one justice, just my opinion
cowwmann2001 1 year ago
THE BEATLES VERSION IS WAY BETTER!
NuggyPie123 2 years ago
@NuggyPie123 thanks captain obvious......
Stuka1494 2 years ago
I live by the principle of respecting the original version of anything, but I can't deny how right you are!
Weerwoefski 2 years ago
@NuggyPie123 your opinion, not fact!
asdodge1 1 year ago
YOUR OPINION. NOT MINE!! I don't think the Beatles thought that.
oaklandonthecomeup 1 year ago
~just letting some people know, i studied music in college and the isley brothers for sure wrote this song~
titanuser567 2 years ago
"ur mom goes to college"
This song was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell , you tube dork.
What music school is that for the hearing inpaired. loose moron
Where did you go to grad school Bedlam insane asylum
PsychoAnaslyst 2 years ago
titan ~ L M A O ~ anyone too lazy to even google the thing before making an ass out of himself never gets through college
CuddlyBadger 2 years ago
@titanuser567 No, the Top Notes wrote the original song which was totally different, but kept very similar lyrics. The Beatles currently hold the "most updated" version, which has a much faster beat/tempo and more of the highly recognized high notes and John Lennon's actual shouting throughout.
lilgreg1 1 year ago
Higher notes?! Isley had far more range than Lennon. The song was actually taken down a few keys for Lennon. Lennon copied Isleys "shouting" & "woos" throughout the Beatles version.
luvureally 1 year ago 2
@titanuser567 it was Phil Medley and Burt Russell
il927 1 year ago
The horns sound like they're slightly late on the beat. It's from the opening and closing of the mutes with each note, giving them a wha-wha tone.
schaferatsprynet 2 years ago
I should put this on for a dance for my school and get rid of today;s godawful music. It really does want to make me want to twist and shout.
I dig the record too. Really groovy.
Shancus32796 2 years ago 3
The Beatles made this song really famous. It's kind of You REally Got Me. The kinds wrote and recorded it and had a huge hit with it in 1964, but Van Halen's version is what made it everlasting.
rrhynes 2 years ago
C'mon, everybody. The Isleys had the original of the song. Where do you think the "Shout" part of the title came from?
The Beatles covered a lot of Motown artists - eg "You Really Got a Hold On Me" (Smokey Robinson)
kelberts 2 years ago
None of the artists that perfromed this song actually wrote it. They all covered it, so to speak. The Isley Brothers included. I think the horns in the middle of this version make it sound like some Tijuana cantina.
rrhynes 2 years ago
Actually just the lyrics. La Bamba is the original melody and chords. This song is just La Bamba switched up a little and with different lyrics.
SevenRiderAirForce 2 years ago
the thing you say about Twist and Shout being La Bamba with other lyrics? - so true, thanks for reminding people of that!
iarmandob 2 years ago
@kelberts Their cover of that song is quite good IMO. If you get a chance listen to the Beatles Live at the BBC, it has that on it and more a bit like it.
sammyboi269a 2 years ago
this is actually a lot better than the beatles version. the guys voice is gorgeous & the harmonies are great
rpetriniful 2 years ago 2
This is probably the version the Beatles covered... the original Top Notes version sounds completely different.
hhJACK92 2 years ago 3
Nothing against the Isley Brothers but the Beatles made this into a rock classic. Not were the Beatles great songwriters but they were a great cover band.
Matildamothers 2 years ago
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The Beatles version is pathetic compared to this original.
sl7293 2 years ago
I love this stuff...it takes me back. vinyl . Great stuff
deborahshuster 2 years ago 2
The record player is a slight fraction running slow
Fisher7591 2 years ago
The Isley Bros recorded TWIST & SHOUT before the BEATLES.
dmorrell2253 2 years ago 42
@dmorrell2253 but the top notes recorded it first
taytelay 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 TWIST & SHOUT was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russel. The TOPNOTES had their hands on this song before the ISLEY BROTHERS did. Both bands failed to make it popular. THE BEATLES recorded it next and John Lennon sang his fucking heart on it. Not slamming you or anything but it's not the ISLEY BROTHERS, TOPNOTES, or BEATLES song. It's Phil Medley and Bert Russels. THE BEATLES made it popular. No other band since has ever compared to Lennon's vocals.Isley Brothers are cool too!
dubbly1 1 year ago
@dubbly1 It was a hit for the Isley Bros., #17 pop, #2 r&b. So it was not some obscure little song. John Lennon attempts to copy Ronald Isley note for note. He copied each "whooo"! Lennon comes nowhere close to having Ronald Isley's vocal ability. Beatles and everyone else uses the Isley arrangement. Nobody has made a covered using the original Top Note arrangement.
luvureally 1 year ago
@luvureally You're right about that. John Lennon said he struggled to sing it right and always thought it was more appropriete for a black man to sing it. the Beatles made it popular though.
dubbly1 1 year ago
@dubbly1
Um, Bert Russell's name is an aka for '60s r&b/rock writer/producer Bert Berns. Just FYI for anyone who didn't know.
mndean01 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 actually, the first ones where "Top notes"
less9spark12 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 no duh
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duhhh187 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 and the top notes recorded twist and shout before the isley brothers :)
music2man88 1 year ago
@music2man88 They most certainly did...;-)
Numanoid1963 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 a group called The Top Notes recorded it even before the Isleys. The Isleys had the hit however.
RossM3838 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 We know....
starfoxstarwolf5423 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 but did they write it? i think other ppl wrote the song before them?(isleys)
thunderheart226 1 year ago
@dmorrell2253 the top notes recorded it before the isley bros. fyi
Mobbedmafia9665 1 year ago
who made it first isley bros or teh beatles
BeBop2012 2 years ago
@BeBop2012 The Isleys
GUSTAV1CC 2 years ago 5
Twist and Shout Is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was recorded originally by Top Sense in 1961 and afterwards versionada by The Isley Brothers in 1962, afterwards were the Beatles those that recorded his proper version in 1963 inspiring more by the version of The Isley Brothers
fulanomenganosultano 2 years ago
In my modest understand, i think that the version of The Isley Brothers and therefore the one of the Beatles are very alike to the song The Bamba of Ritchie Valens, which to his time is a traditional song of the state of Veracruz, Mexico
fulanomenganosultano 2 years ago
God, of all the versions i've heard, none of them are FAST! It couldve had so much more life, but all of them blew it. Its a great song, but still...
brainysod 2 years ago
This is one of those get down and get dirty songs.
ebf1957 2 years ago
Hi gang! Hey!!! this aint a contest of who has the better version....This is just one of the great rock & roll records thats supposed to make you feel good and make ya wanna dance. If you are comparing songs, you are missing the reason why you should be listening...RULE #1- HAVE FUN!
dmorrell2253 2 years ago 13
this is the best version , the beatles version is rubbish
DSilius 2 years ago
It's a great song and you have a cool collection and nice vintage equipment. But I don't understand why people just hold the camera up to the record player. There are very simple ways to run the sound from the turntable directly into the video. Oh well, thanks for sharing anyway.
rockdontrun 2 years ago
best version dance to it at school 1963 or 1964 oh no am l that old
MrBoyle88 2 years ago 19
6th grade for me - so it was earlier than that. More like 61/62
MusicalLyrica 2 years ago
best version dance to it at school in 1963or 1964 oh no am l that old
MrBoyle88 2 years ago 2
best version love it dance to it at school in 1963 or 1964 oh no am l that old
MrBoyle88 2 years ago 2
The best version EVER.
Kerpunk909 2 years ago 14
You are all very silly. It is a cover by Isley Bros., Beatles did a great version, they are both very cool.
pjacobswayze 2 years ago
I prefer this version than the one from The Beatles. I always thought The Beatles are bad for American covers and that they are way better at writing their own stuff.
sinning1966 2 years ago 6
come on everyone and let's twist and shout!
I'm dancing naked.
pyskute 2 years ago
AMEN! Best COMMENT I HAVE EVER READ!...PEACE & LOVE TO YOU.
dmorrell2253 2 years ago
The Beatles nor Elvis ever stole anyones record. A song belongs to all who hear it. Another artist is always welcome to cover it. Payment goes to the owner of the rights. The Beatles didn't know or care anymore about The Isley's than they do me. They loved a song and covered it. The recording you hear them do is a one take live performance done in the studio after 10 hours of recording. Lennon nailed it to the wall. They played the instruments and did the bkgrnd vocals - ONE TAKE! Masterpiece
Presentyouth 2 years ago
No offense but the Beatles and Elvis stole many songs from other artist. Ask Little Richard, Elvis stole several of his songs.
alienspikes2 2 years ago
No offense but Motown artists were covering Beatles songs in droves. They all covered Beatles songs the Supremes, the Four Tops and Smokey Robinson all covered Beatles songs. They didn't steal this song they covered it and made this into a rock classic.
Matildamothers 2 years ago
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ihateturtles34 2 years ago
I always liked this: it's sort of Caribbean and Shout. I can almost hear the steel drums.
trhummer1 2 years ago
Hey... no matter to the songwriter... matter of fact ... songwriters love for the whole world to sing and record their songs... it's pay day no matter who makes the song a hit... we love the Isley brothers... much better... lol
Sharonbrownispeciali 2 years ago
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the beatle version is much better than this one even though it was done later
mhiggins6 2 years ago
John Lennon did his best to copy Ronald Isley note for note, right down to the oohs & ahhs.
Carameldevine 2 years ago 8
The Isley brothers are the best to T & S. Would have liked to see them in Ferris Buellers Day Off!
pitifulslim 2 years ago 4
The Beatles had no clue. I saw them do this in person, if you like R & B, this is it!!
pitifulslim 2 years ago 5
no clue? are you retarded? the beatles are the best band ever... you dont know music
CRonaldo9387 2 years ago
Saw Beatles 4xs in concert, George Harrison individually 3xs w/Clapton and John Lee Hooker. The Stones blow them away as a band dude! Saw the Stones 18 xs, as recently as 2 years. Much prefer the R & B tinted music to the straight up Liverpool sound. No offense, as the Beatles were very good.
pitifulslim 2 years ago 3
BTW happened to see you play in Madrid, w/KAKA against Rosenberg last month. 4-0 if I recall. Ole! Real Madrid!
pitifulslim 2 years ago
ya i wish that was me lol
CRonaldo9387 2 years ago
Minute 0:21, similar Ian Gillian vocals
jumpinjackflash1968 2 years ago
The Beatles pretty much replicated this arrangement, though taking it down a couple of keys to allow for John's limited vocal range. So many of what were to become Beatles vocal trademarks were lifted from this amazing performance by the Isleys.
saturnaspider 2 years ago 7
IMO the beatle version is the best
ILANDTOWER 2 years ago
The original and still the best...
jimwalsh2001 2 years ago 4
Not the original. The Top Notes were the first to record and release this song in 1961. The Isleys covered it in 1962.
johnbailiol 2 years ago 2
Acctually, jimwalsh, the song was first recorded by the Top Notes.
FetaCheese222 2 years ago
I have both version of Twist & Shout, I prefer the Isley Bros version, It's way better!
roge69charger 2 years ago 8
didn't know that about Jimi!....thanks for the great heads up!
dmorrell2253 2 years ago
Hendrix recorded that guitars
rajuas 2 years ago
When I was 12, I went to see the BEATLES at Shea Stadium. The first song they performed was TWIST & SHOUT. To watch 55,000 people TWIST...and...SHOUT....I sure got a feeling that TWIST & SHOUT was a callout to TWIST (like dancing) and SHOUT cause I felt so darn good!...either way.....TWIST BABY TWIST!
dmorrell2253 2 years ago
Flip side is "Spanish Twist" which is just "Twist and Shout" with no vocals.
ronaldt491 2 years ago
Sometimes I listen with this record player, don't matter if I'm outside or in, upstairs or down. The music works!...sometimes I put a chair a few feet in front of the jukebox and kick back and listen to the warmth of the ol' vinyl, the songs ya like, you grew up with, there's nothing like it. Then sometimes I hear it in Stereo and that blows me away. Now with all the outtakes, your part of discovery, and can't wait till they find that special thing. After time, if its great EVERYONE covers it!
dmorrell2253 2 years ago
It's great to see one of these still working. David Sarnoff might have been a prick, but he was quite the promoter, stamping those things out quickly and selling them so cheaply that you couldn't help but want a pile of '45s to justify your $15 investment. When I was in nursery school, they had a console that had one of these and a full sized turntable for 10" and 12" records, adding the '45-only one was probably the cheapest way to support both.
Thanks for posting this!
lrd9999 2 years ago
That said, I'm hoping to see a directly fed, stereo version of this on YouTube. Maybe I'll add one myself someday. This version, in stereo, on a sound system with decent bass, blows the Beatles version off the face of the earth, and it had better sound quality than you could ever hear though a 5" spkr. The Beatles sang as if they really enjoyed it; a lot of effort but not much soul. The Isleys sang as if they really meant it, with incredible guitar riffs and drumming to re-enforce their message.
lrd9999 2 years ago 4
PS: Please don't take that as a slap at the Beatles; I was only referring to their version of Twist and Shout (and for that matter, most of their early covers). They did their own material with plenty of conviction and genius.
lrd9999 2 years ago 3
You're absolutely right. This version is the best. The lead vocal is classic. No one can touch Isley's vocal. Have no idea why it's buried under the beatle's cover. Similar to James Brown. His last good year vocally was 1967. His early songs were classics. I'll mention my favorite,"I don't mind." But when he died all they played were his later anthem songs that cannot compare musically with his early work. Plus he had the flames.
ChingaChe 2 years ago 8
take a huge guess why there version is burried clearly it's better then the beatles
NijyuShogunateSan 2 years ago 9
Because, ChingaChe, The Beatles changed the world. It was the time and place.
GoldenGhettoFilms 2 years ago
This version is great, but the Beatles are the Beatles. The Beatles could sing the phone book and it would be a number one hit.
philip0460 2 years ago 4
"The Beatles could sing the phone book and it would be a number one hit. "
John Lennon would have loved to have had Ronald Isley's vocal ability. That is why he tried so hard to match Isley note for note, though as saturnspider said they had to take it down a few keys to compensate for Lennon's limited range. Listen to Isley classics like "This Old Heart of Mine", "Work To Do", "Harvest For The World", "For The Love Of You", "Its Your Thang", etc., clearly shows vocally, Lennon no match.
luvureally 2 years ago 4
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lennon runs circles around this guy
CRonaldo9387 2 years ago
Lennon wished he had the vocal chops of Ronald Isley, that is why he tried to sound exactly like Isley, but his limited range didn't allow it.
luvureally 2 years ago 6
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i dont know what you are hearing but this is nothing compared to lennon... lennon redoes it and makes it better... ten times better
this sounds awful im sorry it doesnt compare
CRonaldo9387 2 years ago
Yeah, that is exactly why Lennon did his best to emulate Isley's vocals to the best of his limited ability. Lennon would have died for the vocal range of Ronald. Why did they use the Isley arrangement instead of the original Top Note version?
luvureally 2 years ago 6
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just shut the fuck up... youre annoying me now
CRonaldo9387 2 years ago
wheres isley now? where is his fame? is he anything like john lennon?! no... hes not... so shut the fuck up
CRonaldo9387 2 years ago
Dumb ass, they are not as famous as your beloved Beatles, but they are in the R&R Hall of Fame, have sold millions of records, multiple platinum & gold records, have influenced many musicians, including your beloved Lennon. There first hit was "Shout" in 1959, there last gold album was in 2003, a successful stretch not many can match. So dingle berry learn a little history before running off at the mouth.
luvureally 2 years ago 7
john lennon is dead
svenssoncorps 2 years ago
if they used the top-notes version it would have sounded bloddy mexican so they decided to make the definitive version instead and make the isley bros version sound like a beatles covers.
And thats what happened, today most people think of the isley bros version as a copy of the beatles version
26highstreet 2 years ago 2
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26highstreet 2 years ago
Both versions are good. But however since I am a Beatles fan I am forced to be bias in this situation and like the Beatles version better. :P
0MountainGoat0 2 years ago
You can't hear this without shaking your booty. I never feel that way about the Beatles version...
exackerly 3 years ago 7
not to be mean but i like the beatles version better
hokky12345 3 years ago
Me too. Nothing against this version, but the Beatles' version packed a little extra punch.
MLMusicBox 2 years ago
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This is very good, but I do like the Beatles version better (only a little) because of his voice :P
FluffiFish 2 years ago
omg yes i love how its like kinda yelled and has like that somewhat rough sound in the vocals. love it by the beatles
69changes 2 years ago
Not to be prurient, but this song sounds like a three minute sex act.....and a good one at that! After all, what is three minutes of twisting and shouting?
ChingaChe 2 years ago 3
best w/o a doubt.
KhemuLuxons 3 years ago 4