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The Beatles Lyrics, album "Twist and Shout"
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JOHN 1963: 'I always hate singing the song, 'Twist And Shout' when there's a colored artist on the bill with us. It doesn't seem right, you know. I feel sort of embarrassed… It makes me curl up. I always feel they could do the song much better than me.'JOHN 1971: 'The more interesting songs to me were the black ones because they were more simple. They sort of said shake-your-arse, or your prick, which was an innovation really. The blacks were singing directly and immediately about their pain, and also about sex, which is why I like it.'JOHN 1976: 'The last song nearly killed me. My voice wasn't the same for a long time after – everytime I swallowed it was like sandpaper. I was always bitterly ashamed of it because I could sing it better than that, but now it doesn't bother me. You can hear I'm just a frantic guy doing his best.'PAUL 1988: 'There's a power in John's voice there that certainly hasn't been equaled since. And I know exactly why – It's because he worked his bollocks off that day. We left 'Twist And Shout' until the very last thing because we knew there was one take.'RINGO 1994: 'We started (recording the album) about noon and finished it at midnight, with John being really hoarse by 'Twist And Shout.'' Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (Twist and shout) C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby) Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)Well, work it on out, honey (Work it on out) You know you look so good (Look so good) You know you got me goin' now (Got me goin') Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (Twist and shout) C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby) Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)Well, you twist, you little girl (Twist, little girl) You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine) Come on and twist a little closer now (Twist a little closer) And let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (Twist and shout) C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on, baby) Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)Well, you twist, you little girl (Twist, little girl) You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine) Come on and twist a little closer now (Twist a little closer) And let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby) Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby) Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby) A taste of honey Tasting much sweeter than wineI dream of your first kiss And then I feel upon my lips againA taste of honey Tasting much sweeter than wineI will return, yes I will return I'll come back for the honey and youYours was the kiss that awoke my heart There lingers still, though we're far apartThat taste of honey Tasting much sweeter than wineOh I will return, yes I will return I'll come back (He'll come back) for the honey (For the honey) and you JOHN 1980: 'Well, I can't say I wrote it 'for' George. My mother was always… she was a good comedienne and a singer. Not professional, but she used to get up in pubs and things like that. She had a good voice. She could do Kay Starr. She used to do this little tune when I was one or two years old… she was still living with me then. The tune was from a Disney movie: (sings) 'Do you want to know a secret? Promise not to tell? You are standing by a wishing well.' So, I had this sort of thing in my head, and I wrote it and just gave it to George to sing. I thought it would be a good for him, because it had only three notes and he wasn't the best singer in the world. He has improved a lot since then; but in those days, his ability was very poor.'PAUL 1984: 'A song we really wrote for George to sing. Before he wrote his own stuff, John and I wrote things for him and Ringo to do.'GEORGE 1994: ''Do You Want To Know A Secret' was my song on the album. I didn't like the vocal on it. I didn't know how to sing.' You'll never know how much I really love you You'll never know how much I really careListen Do you want to know a secret Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser Let me whisper in your ear Say the words you long to hear I'm in love with youListen Do you want to know a secret Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser Let me whisper in your ear Say the words you long to hear I'm in love with youI've known the secret for a week or two Nobody knows, just we twoListen Do you want to know a secret Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser Let me whisper in your ear Say the words you long to hear I'm in love with you JOHN 1980: ''There's a Place' was my attempt at a sort of Motown, black thing. It says the usual Lennon things: 'In my mind there's no sorrow…' It's all in your mind.' There is a place Where I can go When I feel low When I feel blue And it's my mind And there's no time when I'm aloneI think of you And things you do Go 'round my head The things you said Like "I love only you"In my mind there's no sorrow Don't you know that it's so There'll be no sad tomorrow Don't you know that it's soThere is a place Where I can go When I feel low When I feel blue And it's my mind And there's no time when I'm aloneThere's a place... |
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