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The Monkees Ripped Off The Beatles' 'Twist and Shout'

The Monkees were widely accused of ripping off The Beatles. "Ripping-off" was usually too strong a word for the inspiration that the Prefab Four took from the Fab Four, but the word applied well to a ...
Consequence

Billy Idol Joins The Warning for “La Bamba” and “Twist and Shout” at Grammy Celebration of Latin Music: Watch

Billy Idol and longtime guitarist Steve Stevens appeared alongside The Warning for a two-song performance on CBS' Latin Music ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1986, ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Helped This Beatles Hit Re-Enter the Charts After a 25-Year Absence

The iconic dance hit “Twist and Shout” has been through a few iterations. R&B vocal group The Top Notes originally recorded the song, written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns, in February 1961. After ...
NBC New York

Twist and shout! Mets to honor 60th anniversary of Beatles' Shea Stadium concert

Get ready to twist and shout like it’s 1965. The 60 th anniversary of the Beatles’ iconic concert at Shea Stadium will be celebrated by the New York Mets when they host the Seattle Mariners at Citi ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Monkees Ripped Off The Beatles’ ‘Twist and Shout’

The Monkees were widely accused of ripping off The Beatles. “Ripping-off” was usually too strong a word for the inspiration that the Prefab Four took from the Fab Four, but the word applied well to a ...