1962
TWIST AND SHOUT * THE ISLEY BROTHERS * WAND 124 * USA
First recorded by The Top Notes on Atlantic, Twist and Shout was one of those landmark recordings that seem to belong to not just a particular time but, like Respect by Otis Redding, belong to a whole decade. It's just pure hedonistic dance music, the lyrics, what there are of them, are almost irrelevant it's the constant smooth forcefulness and certainty of the music along with the intensity, confidence and distinct vocal relationship (they are all from the same family so share the same basic voice structures) of the singing that all combine to make Twist And Shout representative of a time; oh that and it was recorded by the Beatles.
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| I Hear A Symphony | Take Me In Your Arms | Tango | Shout Part 1 |