Twist and Shout
“Well, shake it up, baby, now”
The Beatles' final cut for Please Please Me, taped in one take after a 12-hour session with Lennon's throat already shredded. The Isley Brothers cover became the album closer and a US #2 single – Lennon's most celebrated rock-and-roll scream. The recording featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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This song is the earliest Beatles song to use Vocal effect, which goes on to appear on 8 in all.
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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