1963 Monster Hit Named Greatest Cover Song in History - and Rock Legends Sent It Soaring
Twist and Shout has been named the greatest cover song in music history. The energetic song was covered by The Beatles , rock legends who sent it soaring up the charts. In fact, the song has come to so define the legendary Beatles that many people forget it was ever a cover song at all. Still, The Beatles put their own stamp on the song. But it was actually a cover song of a cover song. According to Classical Music , Twist and Shout became "one of The Beatles’ most identifiable sounds," and it was "a cover quite unlike the original. In fact, it wasn’t even a cover of the original." How big was the song? A monster hit. "For their debut album, John (Lennon) recorded his vocal in one take at the end of a marathon recording session on February 11th 1963," The Beatles' website says. In July 1963, Twist And Shout "became the title track of the band’s first EP to be released in the UK. According to the advert on the front of New Musical Express, it...
