The Beatles - Twist and Shout (live)

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In 1961, a year after Phil Spector became a staff producer at Atlantic records, he was asked to produce a single by an up-and-coming vocal group, the Top Notes (sometimes named "Topnotes"): "Twist and Shout." This was before Spector perfected his "Wall of Sound" technique, and the recording lacked all of the energy the group exhibited in its live performances. Songwriter Bert Berns felt Spector had ruined the song, and went out to show Spector how the song should be done.

When the Isley Brothers decided to record the song in 1962, Berns opted to produce, and thus demonstrate to Spector what he had intended to be the "sound" of the record. The resulting recording captured the verve of an Isley Brothers performance, and became the trio's first record to reach a Top 20 position in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The Isley Brothers' version, with Ronald Isley on lead vocals, was the first major hit recording of the song, peaking at No. 17 on the U.S. pop top 40 charts, and No. 2 on the US R&B charts. The song quickly became a frequently covered R&B tune in the early 1960s. According to Ronald, the song was supposed to be the b-side to the Burt Bacharach standard, "Make It Easy On Yourself", which had been a hit for Jerry Butler. When the Isleys recorded "Twist and Shout", the brothers didn't think the song would do well, as they hadn't had a hit in the three years since "Shout" established them. To their surprise, the song became their first Top 40 hit on both the pop and R&B charts, and for a time established the group's reputation for producing fast-paced songs during their earlier career.

Personnel * Ronald Isley -- lead vocals * O'Kelly Isley, Jr. -- backing vocals * Rudolph Isley -- backing vocals * Bert Berns -- production

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[walrus909]

...and never again were the public allowed to be so close to the Beatles.

[razzia94]

Worst audience ever!!!

[nachosaprissa]

nose cuantos latinos lean esto pero si yo estubiera en la audiencia me pondria a bailar por estar frente a los beatles

[gaizka1140]

Yes i agree with all of you COLD COLD AUDIENCE, but anyway can you imagine the feel of the other musicians ? They were watching the beatles,s performance and I am sure , they were wandering , What is the deal with this guys and this simple music and We can,t understand what,s going on with this girls ? INCREDIBLE THE BEATLES live in live incredible

[TheLalala1797]

they are just clapping!!!!!x_x

[TheLalala1797]

man!! that audience never had imaginee that the beatles was going to be the best band ever!!

i feel sorry for them!!

[Coolhector101]

For Beiber fans, You should watch more of the beatels! :3

[TheEvilbodega]

For this Bieber Generation, I would suggest you watch The Beatles Anthology just so you won't sound stupid discussing about the band.

[London007Girl]

love it when paul shakes it lol

[butlerbulldogs05]

@Andrea47JB that really doesn't say anything at all

[Andrea47JB]

@butlerbulldogs05 he was in one of the greatest bands in history, so I think he was pretty damn good.