Episode 102: “Twist and Shout” by the Isley Brothers
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Isley's Trying to Jump on the Latest Bandwagon
With Burns still producing, the Isley's moved over to United Artists records. With an a year of Twist and Shout, they were reduced to remaking it as Surf and Shout with lyrics referencing another Janine Dean hit, Surf City. Oddly, while they were doing this, Burns was producing them on much more interesting material for album tracks. Even when they were writing songs that would become hits, they were having no success.
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