Comments on: Twist And Shout

By: Mark Cartier

Mark Cartier — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:50:42 +0000

I never knew that Lennon was sick when they recorded T and S. I always why John was lisping and slurring his words. He barely gets the last phrase out and “shake it, shake it, shake it”, sounds more like “take it, take it, take it”, LOL!

By: MikeP

MikeP — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:17:46 +0000

Yes, it sounds EXACTLY like Ringo. All studio documentation and THOSE WHO WERE THERE say so.

In addition, exactly where do you even hear a drum “roll” in this song? (And Ringo could do them. That’s him at the start of “All You Need Is Love”.)

By: MikeP

MikeP — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:13:01 +0000

Sorry to inform you, but without McCartney OR Lennon, we’d never have heard of the Beatles. Both were vital to their success.
“George was closest to Lennon artistically…” . SMH.

By: John Hathaway

John Hathaway — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 05:11:21 +0000

Of course everyone knows it was Bernard Purdie on the drums…

It is 100% Ringo. Listen to the bass drum, particularly coming out of the middle 8. Ringo is kicking the band in the ass, driving the beat as a drummer should. Listen to other later recordings like London Palladium or the Command Performance and you will hear the exact same thing. It is clearly Ringo playing on this track.

Even Andy White, who claims to have played on the song Please Please Me, never claimed to have played on this track.

By: Chris Woods

Chris Woods — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:27:13 +0000

Doesn’t sound like Ringo on drums. Probably Andy White. Ringo could never do a drum roll.

By: manteau

manteau — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:22:10 +0000

I bow to you, paulK, you are right, it was written in 61 and released in 62, sometimes I’m wrong, I hate to admit it, but you’re absolutely right !

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 13:17:17 +0000

“The Beatles recorded Twist And Shout nine times in total for the BBC, none of which appeared on the Live At The BBC collection.”

But it WAS on Volume 2. 🙂

By: Dagfinn Moe

Dagfinn Moe — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 07:30:17 +0000

This recording that evening has everything. The desire, the joy of music and rock and roll, high performance quality and some madness. Together this performance is a moment of a lifetime. I use this performance in my work as a neuroscientist to tell people about how the brain is working during such an ultimate performance. You have to search in your life for situations where you can play twist and shout like this.

By: william hunter

william hunter — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:32:48 +0000

Has the second recording of Twist And Shout that was recorded that day ever been released?

By: galano solang

galano solang — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:44:01 +0000

nice opinion on the Beatles and on Lennon,..sometimes i mistake him with Lenin

By: SaxonMothersSon

SaxonMothersSon — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 02:12:31 +0000

The greatest rock parentheses I ever experienced: The Beatles opened their show on Sept. 13, 1964 with Twist & Shout by John and closed the show with Long Tall Sally by Paul. As I believe George said: “A good little rock n roll band!” They kicked butt!

By: Dan L

Dan L — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:04:33 +0000

For its raw, passionate, searing power, I’ve always considered John’s singing on Twist and Shout to be the greatest rock n’ roll vocal of all time. (Runners-up might include Presley’s Jailhouse Rock, Little Richard’s Tutti Frutti, Paul’s Long Tall Sally….other candidates?)

Had the Beatles never recorded again, this performance alone would have immortalized them.

By: PaulK

PaulK — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:34:28 +0000

That, ‘Twist And Shout’ and ‘Long Tall Sally’ – all one-take performances!

By: PaulK

PaulK — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:33:02 +0000

They didn’t, as they only signed to Wand Records (the US label that ‘T&S’ was issued on) in 1962 – the original recording (by the Top Notes) was only issued the year before, so 1960 doesn’t even come into it…

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:41:01 +0000

Just on Lennon’s rave ups. I forgot to mention the brilliant “Rock and Roll Music” off “Beatles For Sale”. But then the list goes on……

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:17:27 +0000

One of the great covers. First heard this in the 70’s when I was a kid and always loved it. Got my copy of album ” Please Pleas Me” in early 1980 and also now have this on 45 as a single and on the original British E.P. John Lennon’s vocal is amazing. What a great way to finish the marathon session that produced the first Beatles album. I love Lennon’s rave ups. ” Money” that ends ” With the Beatles” is brilliant and I love ” Bad Boy ” and ” Dizzy Miss Lizzy “.

By: manteau

manteau — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:11:01 +0000

The Isley brothers released “twist and shout” in 1960, not 61 nor 62

By: Utamia

Utamia — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:05:21 +0000

If you search youtube for “Please Please me mini documentary” at the end paul says hastily “Thats it, its a master.” Hence they were only able to take two takes of twist and shout johns voice was going and they all knew that. Paul had defended john to say that that was the end of it telling the producers its a master so they dont kill john. The reason I know that this is a small snippet of take two of twist and shout is because if you listen at the very beginning of that snippet at the instrument tone, and you raise the right channel of twist and shout take 1 stereo, the vocal track, at the very very end where its nearly all faded out, if you raise the volume you can hear the same tone, just keep replaying the please please me mini documentary ending and the twist and shout richt channel ending amplification.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:06:43 +0000

I agree. I was just listening on an old vinyl and it’s very clearly there as well. I was heard ‘cor’ He’s basically like… holy moley.

By: Kim Polomka

Kim Polomka — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:48:53 +0000

Lennon created this group…He invented the name..He was street smart enough to know that it was politically astute to have no leader, but everyone including Eppy and Martin knew who the leader was, this also added to the charm for the public, it was their branding so to speak. This had never been done before. He was also the first to divorce from the group before Paul made his statement. He was the only real rock and roll devotee in the group. Once Lennon was removed from the Beatle Brand by death, the Beatles ceased. He was the first to question the Beatle myth, that there was more to life…Macca on the other hand lives this myth via Wings and current tours, as does Ringo. George was the closest to Lennon artistically. The cake has gone only the icing remains.