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7 unusual facts about Twist and Shout


Doyle Holly

During the Carnegie Hall concert, the Buckaroos returned a favor to The Beatles and played "Twist and Shout" while wearing Beatles wigs.

From Me to You

The song's first appearance on an LP was on the Canadian album Twist and Shout in 1964.

Killer Joe Piro

Songs include "The Girl from Ipanema," "What'd I Say?", "Twist and Shout" and "Hang on Sloopy" as well as the main theme, "Killer Joe," by the Rocky Fellers.

Mikie

The game's soundtrack features The Beatles songs A Hard Day's Night, and Twist and Shout (permission of JASRAC has been taken in Japan, there is a license displayed on the instruction card and board).

Shu-bi-dua

They have produced many hits in Denmark like Vuffeli-vov, Hvalen Hvalborg, Står på en Alpetop, Stærk Tobak (to the music from the Phil Medley and Bert Russell song Twist and Shout), Familien kom til Kaffe, Sex Chikane, We wanna be free, and many more.

The Orchestra

The album contains The Orchestra's best known non-ELO song, "Over London Skies", a loving homage to the classic ELO sound in "Jewel & Johnny" and a cover of "Twist and Shout" which begins in a slow, plaintive minor key with arpeggiated chords before building to the familiar, rocking major progression.

Videomatch

Among the most remembered opening themes are songs like: "Ritmo de la noche" (by The Sacados), Amigos, Gomazo, Bobby Goma, "Twist and Shout" (by The Beatles), 19-2000 (by Gorillaz), "Vicio" (by Los Ratones Paranoicos), Pink (by Aerosmith) and more.


Everytime You Sleep

The CD single 2 contains live versions of "Twist and Shout" and "Cover from the Sky", both recorded at the BBC Radio Theater in November, 1999.

Jimmy Bondoc

Bondoc became a resident juror on the Philippine adaptation of the Sing If You Can franchise, Twist and Shout.

Jonny Martinez

In January 1990, Martinez won the All campus Southwest Texas State Talent show as a Sigma Nu by singing his rendition of "La Bamba" and "Twist and Shout".

Live in Memphis

Including previously unreleased live performances from her multi-platinum album Falling into You, this 17 song concert-length program also features a rare performance of "The Power of the Dream" written exclusively for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and The Isley Brothers song "Twist and Shout."


see also

El Prodigio

His American music interpretations include "Mountain Dance" (originally performed by Dave Grusin) and "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles.