Twist and Shout

As I dug through my itunes library I stumbled across one of my favorite songs recorded by The Beatles. That is "Twist and Shout" recorded in 1963. However, this song originated a year before then in 1962 by the Isley Brothers. This song was originally called "Shout."

Beatles Cover:

Original:

Twist and Shout was one biggest hit of it's time when the Beatles released it in 1963. The original was forgotten quickly as Beatlesmania swept across the nation. The Beatles covered the song because they loved that song at the time. Their version of the song ended up being much more popular than the original and they made it their own. The original and the cover have the same lyrics, however, the sound is completely different. I enjoy the Beatles version much more.