Twist and Shout
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Twist and Shout by The Isley Brothers
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The Isley BrothersProduced by
Bert BernsWrited by
Bert Berns & Phil MedleyAbout
“Twist and Shout” is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell (stage name for Bert Berns). It was originally titled “Shake It Up, Baby” and recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers.
Russell had been very unhappy with the producing done by Phil Spector on the version of...
Twist and Shout Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Shake it up baby now (Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (Come on and twist and shout)
Come on baby now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Come on work it on out)
Well work it on out, honey (Work it on out)
Yeah, you look so good (You know you look so fine)
Child, you know you got me goin'
(You know you got me goin')
Just like I knew you would (Just like I knew you would)
Woooo
(Woooo)
[Verse 2]
Shake it up baby (Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (Come on and twist and shout)
Come on come on come on baby now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Come on work it on out)
Well, listen little girl (Listen little girl)
You know you twist so fine (You know you twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer
(Come on and twist a little closer)
Come on and show me that you're mine
(Come on and show me you're mine)
Yeah!
(Wooooo)
Yeah!
[Horns breakdown]
[Bridge]
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
[Verse 3]
Shake it up baby now (Shake it up baby)
Shake it up baby (Come on and twist and shout)
Shake it up baby (Shake it up baby)
Come on and work it on out (Oh twist and shout)
Come on baby shake it shake it shake it (Oh come on baby)
Shake it shake it shake it baby (Oh twist and shout)
Shake it shake it shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Work it on out (Come on and work it on out)
(Wooooooo)
[Outro]
Shake it shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it shake it certainly! (Shake it up baby)
Prrrrrr shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Prrrrrr (woooooo) prrrrrrr prrrrrrr (Shake it up baby)
Prrrrrrrrrrr prrrrrrr prrrrrrr
Prrrrrrrrrrr
Twist and Shout Q&A
Who wrote Twist and Shout's ?
Twist and Shout was written by Bert Berns & Phil Medley.
Who produced Twist and Shout's ?
Twist and Shout was produced by Bert Berns.
When did The Isley Brothers release Twist and Shout?
The Isley Brothers released Twist and Shout on Sat Jun 16 1962.
What did the Beatles say about this song?
It’s good that the Isleys should have the hit. Personally, I think that “Twist and Shout” is fab, and before long, it should become a standard here too.
— Paul McCartney, Disc, 1963
What did The Isley Brothers say about "Twist and Shout"?
We were in the studio, and were supposed to be recording a song from Burt Bacharach. We did one take on “Twist and Shout,” and we never heard it back until it came out. The people said, “The session is over now.” The band had packed up everything, and we said, “Well, we don’t even know how it sounds...