Randoms by Rach

Twist & Shout

Twist & Shout
Album: Please Please Me, 1963
Lead vocalist: John




Lyrics ▼

Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come, come on, 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 you knew you would (like I knew you would)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come, come on, baby, now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know 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, woo
Ah-ah-ah-ah, wow
Baby, now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come, come on, baby, now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know you twist, 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 (know you're mine ooh)
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)
Ah-ah-ah-ah

This song wasn’t written by The Beatles; it is an Isely Brothers song. But the Beatles really made this their own. John’s vocals on the album recording of this song are, possibly, the sexiest, raunchiest vocals I’ve ever heard from any singer ever. Oh, my word. His voice sounds raw and rugged and, well ... so darn sexy. I heard an interview where they said that this song was the last one the boys recorded at the end of a twelve-hour recording session in which they recorded the entirety of ‘Please Please Me.’ They knew that this song ripped John’s voice to shreds, so they had to leave it until the end of the session and record it in one take. John had been sucking throat sweets all day to try to make sure he could sing it, and the result is one heck of a fine piece of singing. And the “Oohs” from Paul and George add to the incredibly upbeat, fun-filled song.

So, come on. Twist and shake your stuff!