“ Shout ” ( Rus. Cry ) is a popular and influential song written and first recorded by members of The Isley Brothers . The song was released in September 1959 on a double-sided single, which reached only 47th position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [1] , but nevertheless became the group's first gold single due to its continued popularity. Due to the fact that the composition was too long to be placed on one side of the single, it is divided into two parts (the first part ends with the words of the vocalist “Wait a minute”). The song is an unusual combination of features of rock and roll and elements of the gospel , while the lyrics are emphasized secular [1] .
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| Single The Isley Brothers from the album Shout! | ||||
| Side “A” | Shout - Part 1 | |||
| Side B | Shout - Part 2 | |||
| Released | September 21, 1959 | |||
| Format | 7 ” | |||
| Recorded by | August 5, 1959 | |||
| Genre | rock'n'roll | |||
| Duration | 2:15 (part 1) 2:10 (part 2) | |||
| Songwriter | Rudolph Aisley, Ronald Aisley, O'Kelly Aisley Jr. | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| The Isley Brothers Singles Timeline | ||||
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| R s | Position # 119 in the list 500 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine |
Shout quickly became the object of numerous cover versions . In 1999, the song was honored with entry into [2] . She also occupies 119th position in the list of 500 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine [3] .
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Known cover versions
- The first cover version of the song sounded a month after the release of the original single: Australian singer Johnny O'Keefe recorded his version for the Australian television show Six O'Clock Rock , this version reached the third position on the country's charts. In 1964, he recorded another cover version of the song, but it no longer became a noticeable hit.
- A version of the American pop group , recorded in 1962, reached number six on the American charts.
- The version of the Scottish singer Lulu reached the seventh position in the UK charts in 1964 (the performer is listed as Lulu & The Luvvers) [4] , her version recorded in 1986 reached the sixth position [4] . The popularity of this performance in the UK was so high that the song is perceived in the country more as a Lulu song, rather than The Isley Brothers [1] .
- The American group The Shangri-Las included a cover version of this song in their debut studio album Leader of the Pack (1965).
- A cover version of the American band The Kingsmen was included in their albums The Kingsmen Volume 3 (1965) and The Kingsmen 15 Great Hits (1966).
- The American group Tommy James & the Shondells included a cover version of this song in their album I Think We're Alone Now (1967) [5] .
- The Beatles recorded this song for the television program Around The Beatles . The recording took place on April 19, 1964 at the IBC Studios (London); Television material was shot on April 28, and the program itself aired on May 6; screams and squeals from the audience were added to the phonogram of the recording [6] . This song performed by The Beatles is notable for the fact that the vocal parts are performed by all four members of the group [6] (and they are all equally main vocalists). In 1996, a studio recording of the song (without the noise of the audience) was published as part of the compilation album Anthology 1 ; for unknown reasons, the version released on this album was reduced by 30 seconds [6] , but the full version is in use on bootlegs .
- The song sounds in the concert album Bullet in a Bible (2005) of the American band Green Day , immediately after the song “King for a Day”, although it is not indicated by a separate number on the track list [7] .
- Robbie Williams performed the song as part of a medley (along with Reet Petite and Hit the Road Jack ) during a 2014 tour in support of Swings Both Ways .
In popular culture
- In the United States, a song is sometimes used for a dance-game: as the song becomes quieter, participants must lean lower and lower to the floor.
- The song plays an important role in the film “Menagerie” (1978), where it is performed by the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights.
- Various variations and revisions of the song “Shout” are sometimes used as sports chants; in particular, a similar chant is used among fans of the Buffalo Bills team [8] .
- A fragment of the song (with slight changes to the text) is used in singing doll toys representing the character of Elmo . Instead of saying “ be like Elmo and shout, shake your fur out and shout ” to individual customers, “ beat up Elmo and shout, rip his fur out and shout ” was heard Elmo and scream, break his fur and scream ”), which even led to the suspension of sales of these dolls [9] [10] .
- The song sounds in one of the episodes of the series “ Chorus ” (episode “Girls (and Boys) On Film”, fourth season, 2013) performed by Blaine Anderson and Brittany Pierce; this song became the five hundred of those performed in the series [11] .
Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 Richie Unterberger. Shout - The Isley Brothers - Overview . allmusic.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ GRAMMY Hall Of Fame . grammy.org. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - The Isley Brothers, 'Shout (Parts 1 and 2)' . rollingstone.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 UK Top 40 Hit Database . EveryHit.com. Date accessed July 2, 2014. Enter Lulu in the Name of artist field and Shout in the Title of song field, and then click the Search button .
- ↑ Tommy James & the Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now . allmusic.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 The Beatles Bible - Shout . beatlesbible.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ Green Day - Bullet in a Bible . allmusic.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ Maria Mooshil . 10 more things to know about Bears fight song , Chicago Tribune (December 1, 2006). Date accessed July 2, 2014. “Some teams have songs that modify lyrics to popular tunes. The Buffalo Bills, for instance, use the song "Shout" with lines such as "The Bills make me wanna Shout!" And "Shout! The Bills are happenin 'now “”.
- ↑ Sandy Maple. Elmo doll sings violent lyrics . parentdish.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014.
- ↑ Dan Boniface. Woman shocked by singing Elmo's vocabulary (inaccessible link) . 9news.com. Date of treatment July 2, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014.
- ↑ Amanda Kondolojy. 90-Minute 'American Idol' and Special 'Glee' 500th Musical Performance to Air on an Extended Primetime Thursday, March 7 on FOX . zap2it.com. Date of treatment February 12, 2013.
Links
- Lyrics (Retrieved July 2, 2014)
- Studio version soundtrack by The Isley Brothers (Retrieved July 2, 2014)
- Video of the song by The Isley Brothers , Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show , November 10, 1959 (Retrieved July 2, 2014)
- The Beatles Video ( Anthology 1 Album) (Retrieved July 2, 2014)
- A fragment of a TV show with the Beatles performing this song (Retrieved July 2, 2014)
- Video recording performed by Lulu (song version from 1964) (Retrieved July 2, 2014)