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The song "Twist and Shout" has an interesting story, in that the band who originally recorded it are seldom remembered, while not one, but two bands afterward were credited in history.

Long before "Twist and Shout" appeared in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, before it was made famous by The Beatles in 1963, and even before The Isley Brothers in 1962, it was recorded by a band called The Top Notes, a new and rising Philadelphia R & B band in 1961 on Atlantic Records.

This was produced at the time by up-coming staff producer Phil Spector, who was previously known prior as a singer with the group "The Teddy Bears" and their smash hit of 1958 "To Know Him Is To Love Him". However, when songwriter Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell) heard the final mix from The Top Notes, he told Spector that he had "messed up the song" and predicted a quick demise for the single.

The Beatles were mostly inspired by the Isley Brothers cover done a year later in 1962 (which was produced by Bert Berns himself as revenge to Spector's butchered version). Despite the three iterations, it is interesting to hear how the original differs from the Isley Brothers and then the famous Beatles version in the genesis, evolution and final iteration which gained worldwide fame.

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Twist and Shout was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell.

It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, and has been covered by bands such as The Isley Brothers, The Beatles, The Mamas & The Papas, and others.

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The Beatles, more specifically John Lennon

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Basically,means get down the floor,twist and shout,and then kiss me. More of an love and dance song. Written by the Isley Brothers and covered by the Beatles.

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John Lennon sang "Twist and Shout" with George and Paul on backing vocals.

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"Twist and Shout" was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell.

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