"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally titled "Shake It Up, Baby" and recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers. It was covered by The Beatles with John Lennon on the lead vocals and originally released on their first album Please Please Me. The song was covered by The Mamas & the Papas (in the style of a ballad) in 1967 on their album Deliver, and on a film soundtrack by Cliff Richard. It was also covered by The Tremeloes. Most recently Chaka Demus and Pliers (featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang) reached No. 1 on the UK charts with their version in January 1994. The Who performed it throughout their career, most notably on Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and 1982's Who's Last.
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"): "Shake It Up, Babe." 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 Russell felt Spector had ruined the song, and went out to show Spector how the song should be done.
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of the Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), he has been described by Guinness World Records as "The Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All Time", with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and with Lennon formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After leaving the Beatles, he began a solo career and later formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine.
According to the BBC, his Beatles song "Yesterday" has been covered by over 2,200 artists—more than any other song. Wings' 1977 release, "Mull of Kintyre", became one of the best-selling singles ever in the UK, and he is "the most successful songwriter" in UK chart history, according to Guinness. As a songwriter or co-writer, he is included on thirty-one number one titles on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2012 he has sold over 15.5 million RIAA certified units in the United States.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
Alright,
Say yea (yea) ...
Shake it up, baby (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know you're lookin' so good (look so good)
You know you look so fine (look so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine (know you're mine)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby (shake it up, baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby (shake it up, baby)
Ah ...
Baby (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know you look so good (look so good)
You know you look so fine (look so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby (shake it up, baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby (shake it up, baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
Everybody say yea (yea) ...
Well, shake it, shake it, baby (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know you work it on out (work it on out)
You know you look so good (look so good)
You know you got me going (got me going)
Just like I knew that you would (knew you would)
Shake it up, baby (shake it up, baby)
Well, shake it, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby (shake it up, baby)
Shake it, shake it, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
(Ascending "ah!"s, adding harmonies...)
Well, shake it up baby, now!
(Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout!
(Twist and shout)
Well, come on baby now
(Come on, baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out - ooooh! )
Well, work it on out!
(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 I knew you would
(Like I knew you would - ooooh! )
- Lead break -
(Ascending "ah!"s again)
Shake it up baby, now!
(Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout!
(Twist and shout)
Come on baby now
(Come on, baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out - ooooh! )
You know you're a twistin' little girl
(Twistin' little girl)
You know you twist so fine
(Twist so fine)
C'mon and twist a little closer now
(Twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine
(Let me know you're mine)
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)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby)
Come and work it all out (work it all out)
Well, you work it all out, now (work it all out)
You know, you look so good (look so good)
You know, you got me going, now (got me going)
Just like I 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 on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby)
Come and work it all out (work it all out)
Well, 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 (let me know you're mine)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby)
Come and work it all out (work it all out)
Well, 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 (let me know you're mine)
Well shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on come on come on come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you look so good
You know you look so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on come on come on come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you look so good
You know you look so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on come on come on come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you twist a little girl
You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on come on come on come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you look so good
You know you look so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on come on come on come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you look so good
You know you look so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on come on come on come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you twist a little girl
You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it up baby
[etc...]
Shake it up, baby;
Now twist and shout.
Shake it, shake it up, baby;
C'mon and work it on out .
You know you move real good, girl;
(Shake it up baby, now...)
You know you move real fine.
(Twist and shout...)
C'mon and move a little closer;
(Shake it up baby, now...)
Show the world that you're mine
(Now work it on out...)
You know you got me going
(You know you got me going...)
Like I knew you would
You really really got me going, yeah,
Just like I knew you could.
(Like I knew you could...)
C'mon, baby, (c'mon baby)
Twist and shout (c'mon baby).
Shake it up baby;
(C'mon and) work it on out.
You know you move real good;
You know you move real fine.
C'mon and move a little closer, girl;
And let 'em know you're mine
(Shake)
You know you got me going girl,
Like I knew you would.
You really got me going yeah,
Like I knew you could---
Like I knew you would.
Shake it up, baby;
Shake it, baby, c'mon
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 and 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', now (You known you got me goin')
Just like I knew you would. (Just like I knew you would)
Shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (You know you twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Come on and 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 you that you're mine (Come on and show me you’re mine)
[Music]
Ahhhhhhhhhh (low) [count of 4]
Ahhhhhhhhhh (a bit higher) [count of 4]
Ahhhhhhhhhh (a lot higher) [count of 4]
Ahhhhhhhhhhh (even higher) [count of 4]
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (really high) [count of 6]
Shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Shake it up, baby, now (A twist and shout)
Shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Come on and work it on out (A twist and shout)
Come on baby, shake it shake it shake it (Oh come on baby)
Shake it shake it baby, now (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)
Shake it, shake it, baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it, shake it, baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it, shake it, Woo! (Shake it up baby)
Brrrrrrrr shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
well shake it up baby now
twist and shout
come on baby now
c'mon work it on out
c'mon work it on out
honey you look so good
c'mon you got me going now
You`ve got a lot of
Tings to say about the
Big world and the
High skies so you
Walk a little in a
Long mile to be
Sure your eyes can see the
Right sights
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile
You`ve got a little
Way to go before you
Find the knowledge that you`re
Searching for so you`ll
Turn the big world
Upside down
To find the things that you
Never wanted
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I need a
Pink smile on a
Dark night from the
Right girl to be
Sure it`s right
You`ve got three million things to get mad about
Another hundred things to get glad about
Junk food
The whole world over`s good as standing round
So baby twist and shout baby
Find out baby
Find out baby
Find out baby
So it`s April and the
Tings you say don`t
Seem as certain as on
Hogmanay when we
Kissed at midnight and a
Wee wee Bells had
Gave me courage for my
My heart to tell
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I need a
Pink smile on a
Dark night from the
Right girl to be
Sure it`s right
CHORUS
Twist and shout
Come on come on baby
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, 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 I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)
You know you twist your 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 (Let me know you're mine)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)
You know you twist your 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)
Aand let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)
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)
Who's That Lady?
The Isley Brothers
Who's that lady (who's that lady)
Beautiful lady (who's that lady)
Lovely lady (who's that lady)
Real fine lady (who's that lady)
Hear me callin' out to you
'Cause it's all that I can do
Your eyes tell me to pursue
But you say look yeah, but don't touch, baby
nah, nah, nah don't touch
Who's that lady (who's that lady)
Sexy lady (who's that lady)
Beautiful lady (who's that lady)
Real fine lady (who's that lady)
I would dance upon a string
Any gift she'd wanna bring
I would give her anything
If she would just do what I say
Come 'round my way, baby
Shine my way
Who's that lady (who's that lady)
Beautiful lady (who's that lady)
Lovely lady (who's that lady)
Real fine lady (who's that lady)
I would love to take her home
But her heart is made of stone
I would keep on keepin' on
If I don't she'll do me wrong
Do me wrong, yeah
From: "Tony Wike"
Shake it up, baby;
Now twist and shout.
Shake it, shake it up, baby;
C'mon and work it on out .
You know you move real good, girl;
(Shake it up baby, now...)
You know you move real fine.
(Twist and shout...)
C'mon and move a little closer;
(Shake it up baby, now...)
Show the world that you're mine
(Now work it on out...)
You know you got me goin'
(You know you got me goin'...)
Like I knew you would
You really really got me goin', yeah,
Just like I knew you could.
(Like I knew you could...)
C抦on, baby, (c抦on baby)
Twist and shout (c抦on baby).
Shake it up baby;
(C抦on and) work it on out.
You know you move real good;
You know you move real fine.
C抦on and move a little closer, girl;
And let 'em know you're mine
(Shake)
You know you got me goin? girl,
Like I knew you would.
You really got me goin? yeah,
Like I knew you could---
Like I knew you would.
Shake it up, baby;
Shake it, baby, c'mon
Move a little closer...
You`ve got a lot of
Tings to say about the
Big world and the
High skies so you
Walk a little in a
Long mile to be
Sure your eyes can see the
Right sights
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile
You`ve got a little
Way to go before you
Find the knowledge that you`re
Searching for so you`ll
Turn the big world
Upside down
To find the things that you
Never wanted
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I need a
Pink smile on a
Dark night from the
Right girl to be
Sure it`s right
You`ve got three million things to get mad about
Another hundred things to get glad about
Junk food
The whole world over`s good as standing round
So baby twist and shout baby
Find out baby
Find out baby
Find out baby
So it`s April and the
Tings you say don`t
Seem as certain as on
Hogmanay when we
Kissed at midnight and a
Wee wee Bells had
Gave me courage for my
My heart to tell
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I need a
Pink smile on a
Dark night from the
Right girl to be
Sure it`s right
I see a
Pale girl in a
Blue room with a
Pink dress and a
Wide smile I need a
Pink smile on a
Dark night from the
Right girl to be
Sure it`s right
You need the right girl
Hmmm
You need the right girl
Come on come on come on come baby
You need the right girl
I`m working on a
You need the right girl
Twist and shout
Yo, Salt, your mic
Yo, Pepa, your mic
Yo, Spin, you hype
We're def, you're right
The bass shakin', dancin' all night
Booties shakin' from left to right
Salt and Pepa rockin' the mic
So that you might
Shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
You gotta twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby)
Go ahead, and work it on out (Work it on out)
Oooo, work it on out now, baby (Work it on out now)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You really got me going now, boy (Got me going)
Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
Oooo, hey baby, listen, I think they're playin' our song
What up? You gonna get up? Well shut up and come on
I wanna feel your body close to me, lovin' and holdin' me
Tight like a vice grip squeezin' all over me
Yeah, that's the way, hey, don't get carried away
The other boy, do what the record say
And shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
You make me twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby)
Work it, work it on out (Work it on out)
Work that bootie on out now, baby, ha (Work it on out now)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You really got me going now (Got me going)
Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
Yeah, gimme gimme gimme all you got boyfriend, you should be enjoyin'
A sexy girl might ease that antedote to poison
Boys in the jam ask me to dance, but I say no chance
I want a man who's advanced in the art of dance
So when we get on a floor, he can take me on a tour
And we can do it till the fluid or sweat starts to pour
Down like the rain and the thunderstorm hard and strong
Boy, come on, don't wait too long
You better shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby)
Go ahead, and work it on out (Work it on out)
Yeah, work it on out now, boyfriend (Work it on out now)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You really got me going now with that stuff (Got me going)
Like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
Oooo, (Ah) get higher, baby
(Ah) Higher, baby
(Ah) Oooo, get higher, baby
(Ow) Yeah, now break it down
One good twist deserves a better one, a deffer one
We're Salt and Pepa, together we'll have lots of fun
Do it again, babe, for the hit parade
Cuz Spinderella does a hell of a job keepin' the record playin'
Shout like ya just sold your soul to rock 'n roll
You lost control, go hit the floor
And shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Come on, twist and shout (Twist and shout)
Go 'head, go 'head, go 'head, go 'head, baby, now (Come on, baby)
Go ahead, and work it on out (Work it on out)
Oooo, work it on out now, baby (Work it on out now)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You really got me going now, boy (Got me going)
Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
Shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Come on, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Sh-sh-sh-sh-shake it, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Shake, shake, shake, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Why don't you shake it up, baby, now? (Shake it up, baby)
Oooooooh, baby gimme sex
Gimme some lust
Gimme some disdain
Gimme your anger
Gimme disgust
Gimme your Prit-tay
I'll buy you everything, but give me your word
You'll throw in this pain for FREE
What's happening to me?
I'm crazier now then I've ever been
CHORUS
What's holding you down, HEY
What's keeping you on the ground?
I'm floating away, HEY HEY
uh, You make me Twist and Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shouuuut
Twist and shout x3
You've got the sickness, and I'm diseased
Let's get jigg-ay
It's hot hot hot in the summer of blood
So you're on fire
Sharpen my fangs, seekin' some game in this cit-ay
Well don't walk that walk unless you talk that talk
I don't give a fucckk man
Fame is like a gun without a name
I'm crazier now then I've ever been
Well, shake it up baby now
Twist an shout
Come on, come on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
Well work it on out, honey
You know you look so good
You know you got me goin' now
Just like I know you would Well, shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on, come on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you twist, little girl
You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine, woo Ah, ah, ah, ah, Yeah, shak it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on, come, on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you twist, little girl
You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
(Ahahaha)
I've had a song trapped in my head all day
I can't shake it, it won't go away
I start to sing it, but managed to stop
I cover it up with a little cough, ha ha
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something popped and it just slipped out
I can't keep it inside me
My fingers tap out a melody
Oh no! Here it comes!
All I can hear is bass and drums
I've had a song trapped in my head all day
I can't shake it, it won't go away
I start to sing it, but managed to stop
I cover it up with a little cough, ha ha
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to (?)
Something popped and it just slipped out
I need to keep my lips tight shut
To sing now would be inappropriate
I need to keep my lips tight shut
To sing now would be inappropriate
I need to keep my lips tight shut
To sing now would be inappropriate
La la la la la la la la la!
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something popped and it just slipped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out