First Time Hearing The Beatles - Twist & Shout Reaction - THE BEATLES CRAZE WAS REAL & JUSTIFIED! 

As a 16 year old who saw John, Paul, George and Pete play live in the Cavern many many times they used to do this song at the end of their set, sweat pouring down their faces, our faces and the walls......i can still smell the stale odour in the Cavern cellar to this day. Now at nearly 79, everytime i hear this song, memories come flooding back and im 16 again and back there watching a band that weren't the even the most popular band in Liverpool at the time, but we all knew they were going to be something. They were ours......but then they conquered the world. I love them more today than ever before. The world will never see a phenomenon like them again ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

As a 69 year old man who was 10 years old when we saw them on the Ed Sullivan show, and there is no way that later generations can understand what an experience this was. We never saw anything like this! They changed everything. I became an avid, obsessive fan then, and still today. My older brother changed his whole life and went into rock music as his life choice. A brief history on this song: the Beatles recorded their first album in one day. They could do this because they were playing songs that they did so often live. No studio gimmicks, just set up the mics and let them play. “Twist and Shout” was the last song, and George Martin, their producer knew that it had to be done in one take. The way John attacked the song with his heavy rasp had turned his voice to mush by the end of the song He had no more left, and when you hear the album version you can hear how shredded his voice was, but it made the song great.

You have no idea how nuts Beatlemania was! The girls just didn't go nuts seeing them live. I went to see their movie "A Hard Days Night" when it first came out - I was 11! You couldn't hear the movie at all. The theater was packed and the girls were all screaming and carrying on just as if they were seeing them live. It was insane. It's hard for people to understand how crazy things were but the Beatles were something we weren't familiar with. They were pioneers and many of the great bands were influenced by the Beatles - not just their music and songwriting but the musical innovations they came up with. And they evolved! They changed the music world and then broke up before they were even 30 years old! Just amazing.

I watched this on TV, already a 'Beatlemaniac', and I will never forget that experience. Remember, in those days most people got only 4 channels - ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS. Watching Ed on Sunday night was a ritual for the entire family; not only would you see singers of the day but you'd see things like the Russian ballet, juggling acts, trained animals, dramatic readings, just about everything you can think of. When Ed brought the Beatles on it was the first major TV show to showcase a rock band, and pretty much every second on their time in the US, and every word they said, was written about and argued over. They were long-haired (yes, that hair cut was considered long!), irreverent, funny, talented, and while our parents shook their heads and wondered what the world was coming to, my generation pretty much lost their minds over them. They not only changed music, they changed everything! Pretty much the whole USA was watching that show.

"Twist & Shout" was written in 1961 by Phil Medley & Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes but it didn't become a hit until it was recorded by the Isley Brothers in 1962. The Beatles version in 1963 is probably the most famous.

When listening to the Beatles, one must understand the context. When they hit, there was NOTHING on the radio that sounded like them. Context.

Don't forget, this was the first time most American's saw them. It was their first trip and TV appearance in the States! They had landed in America only two days before this performance! Paul McCartney said that the Beatles had made up their minds that they wouldn't come here until they had the number one record in the country. And that's just what happened with "I Want To Hold Your Hand." Within only a few short months, the Beatles owned the top five spots on the Billboard Top 100! A feat that has never happened again!

The Beatles... They opened the way to everybody else... They changed (western, at least) society forever... It was, really, a (great) twist and shout!!!

This is a great early Beatles song. I love Ringo sitting in the back being all chill while singing and beating the drums. He and George were my favorites.

The band that became the spokesmen for an entire generation. Their innovations in recording techniques , their endless curiosity about music led them to experiment and create sounds that had never been heard before. Their influence on popular music and musicians cannot be overestimated. At one point in April 1964 they occupied the top 5 spots on the Billboard charts simultaneously - a feat that will likely never be re-produced. At the same time they had an additional 7 songs in the top 100

If you weren't alive at this time, or old enough to remember, it's tough to explain to younger people today what an earth-shattering experience this was. As you said...there was only radio and TV (along with newspapers and magazines). This was very early in their exposure to Americans. Their songs had only hit the radio airwaves the summer before (1963). Their 2nd album, "Meet the Beatles" had just been released in the US a few weeks before and their 1st album, "Please, Please Me" was released about 1 year earlier (March 1963). This was the era of crew cuts and very short hair on men and boys, and the boots! the Beatle boots were so cool!! This was also a new sound that had never been heard before. When you create a new sound and look that is both extraordinarily great and cool you will set the world on fire...and boy did they ever. No one has come close to approaching what The Beatles did to change both music and culture in this country...and beyond!

This is from their first performance on the Ed Sullivan show, which had an audience that night of approximately 73 million people. Coincidentally, tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of the debut of the Ed Sullivan show, a Sunday night institution for more than two decades. Originally, it was called "Toast of the Town"

As another 69-year-old man who was 10 years old when we saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show, there is no way that later generations can understand what an experience this was. All 12 songs on this Album were completed in 24 hours. South East London:)

I saw them in Cleveland in 1964. I could hardly hear them because of the screaming, but I was at their press conference and standing no more the a couple feet from them. They were very clever and humorous.

The Beatles were more than the greatest band of all time (which they were). It's almost impossible to put it into words. I guess it's a "you had to be there" kind of thing.

Always loved the Beatles version of Twist and Shout❤! Still holds the same excitement for me today as it did when I was 14 years old!

The Beatles were such a drastic change from Elvis and rock & roll from the 50's. You had to be there to understand their influence on the music of the day.

It takes talent to both Twist and Shout simultaneously. 😂😆

I saw them on the Ed Sullivan in 64'. If i remember it was the most watched show up to that time. The girls were screaming..some get physically sick. What it meant to me was we were witnessing an unprecedented transition in music. This was a new sound and it was just the start. They paved the way for the Stones, Gerry and The Pace Makers, Herman's Hermits, etc Te British invasion. It was the best decade in my life and a new musical Era

No matter how many words we old people write, today's generation can't fully "get" how the Beatles truly changed both the world and especially music. In just 7 years their music grew from "basic rock n roll" like Twist and Shout to the "16 minute Abbey Road medley". The went from "clean cut boys to hippie rebels" and showed the world that was okay.

I am 67 and was 8 years old when I watched this. It set me on my life path of being a musician. I've seen a few comments by some my age about how younger generations will never understand how revolutionary the Beatles were and this may be true. But may I suggest that to get an idea, just listen to a compilation of the hit songs from 1962 and you might get a better idea of just how different the Beatles were in 1963. In everything they did for the next 6 years most everybody else was playing catch up. BTW, the movie I think you're looking for is Ferris Bueller's Day Off - the parade scene.

The next The Beatles TV performance the both of you should react to, is their 1963 performance of their song, “I Saw Her Standing There” on the Swedish TV music show, “Drop In”. It was the final time the band played for an audience in an intimate studio setting. Highly recommended. Five stars.

The movie you're referencing with everyone singing and dancing to "Twist and Shout" was "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". It would be cool to see you guys react to the live rooftop performance of the song "Don't Let Me Down", the live version of "Hey Jude", and the studio recording of "Let it Be" . Peace

Not in Dirty Dancing, but it was definitely in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

The Beatles at Shea Stadium August 1965 was utterly wild and insane apparently.

The Beatles were all really gifted songwriters for sure, but you can't underestimate how the fact that they all can sing was really central to their sound. I remember being a kid and having a garage band with my friends, and how covering most Beatles songs was a pain in the ass because only our lead singer could sing and the rest of us could either just passably sing or couldn't sing at all, so most of these guys' songs didn't sound like they should.

These songs never get old ! 👍👍👍🇸🇪💕😎

As yet another 69-year-old (but I'm a Brit), I can remember that particular performance when it was on TV. I think I was 9 or 10 at the time. Apparently John had a sore throat and that was why his voice was gravelly/raspy, but he and the other Beatles accepted that it sounded really good.

Great band and brilliant live. Should try 'Don't Let Me Down' live on the rooftop, 'Revolution' and 'Hey Jude' live on David Frost Show, 'Get Back' live on the rooftop etc. etc.

71 years old and I STILL got goosebumps as those three voices climbed the notes together!

This was also featured in "Ferris Buellers day off" movie. 😃

You can't imagine how VERY different this was than any other music, not to mention their appearance. This was a time when crew cuts were pretty standard, long hair on men just wasn't done.......until the Beatles came along.

the video where they perform this live in front of the Queen....is fantastic. John literally singing his lungs out...with his smarky comments, too. RIP, John Lennon.

I was 6, Sis was 12. On Saturday we would run downtown in our little CA town to the record store to buy the latest Beatles single. All the neighborhood kids would come to our garage and we'd all dance to our little record player. Ah the 60s. So simple, so fun!

I was 12 when all of these fantastic songs came out by The Beatles and all those other 60s bands and i LOVED it and I still LOVE it all. And, to re-create all of those Beatles sounds and feelings , I often go and watch The Fab Four performing those classics and still enjoy them SO much today, all over again.

I am 63 and still remember watching this performance on the Ed Sullivan Show! Ed Sullivan was the most popular Variety show on TV. There were only 3 National TV networks and a few local tv stations in each city, so EVERYONE tuned in to watch The Beatles make their American debut. They did a few years of massively successful U.S. tour dates, but by 1966 they gave up touring live because they couldn't hear themselves play over all of the screaming and didn't enjoy it. The next time they played live was the last time, on the roof of their Apple Records business office building in London. It was totally unannounced. They went up on the roof and just started playing a mini-concert. You should listen to that! The greatest band ever!!!! Amazing to think how many incredible songs and albums they put out in such a short period of time.

The Beatles, the greatest 'boy band' EVER.. And by the end of the decade they became THE greatest band EVER..

The Beatles performances on Ed Sullivan were some of the most iconic events during the mid 1960's. I was a teenager at the time, and I can still remember the excitement these performances generated. The Beatles went on to have a profound influence on music and culture during the 60's and early 70's. I would recommend reacting to their rooftop live performance of Don't Let Me down. It was quite a contrast to the 1964 television concerts. The video and sound quality are very good.

Speaking of Johns voice on the studio version With “Baby It’s You” in the can, the clock in Studio 2 showed 10 p.m. The Beatles had been recording for twelve hours and time was officially up. George Martin, though, needed one more number-something to send the album out with a bang. Accordingly he and his team retired with the group to the Abbey Road canteen for a last cup of coffee (or, in Lennon’s case, warm milk for his ragged throat). They knew what they had to do-the wildest thing in The Beatles’ act: “Twist and Shout,” their cover of a 1962 U.S. hit by black Cincinnati family act The Isley Brothers. An out-and-out screamer, it was always demanding. That night it was a very tall order indeed. Back in Studio 2, the group knew they had at most two chances to get this arduous song on tape before Lennon lost his voice. At around 10:30 p.m., with him stripped to the waist and the others ‘hyping’ themselves by treating the control room staff as their audience, they went for it. The eruptive performance that ensued stunned the listening technicians and exhilarated the group (as can be heard in McCartney’s triumphant “Hey!” at the end). Trying for a second take, Lennon found he had nothing left and the session stopped there and then-but the atmosphere was still crackling. Nothing of this intensity had ever been recorded in a British pop studio.

The Beatles landed in NYC on my 8th birthday, in 1964. 2 days later, Feb 9th, is when they made their 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan

There will never be a musical and cultural phenomena like The Beatles ..They were uniquely talented and their intelligence on social matters made them more than just a band they were something beyond the 60's eternally timeless

How any of them came through it sane is a miracle.

I remember watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964 at age 4. Oh there has never been a musical act or group as big as the Beatles. They are the Mozart’s of our era and will surely be listened to hundreds of years from now.

There's some live footage of them doing their hit Long Tall Sally from early on, I know it's in black and white. But they used to play that when they were in Hamburg Germany for a while as the house band at this place and that's actually where they got super super tight. But the manager there even wrote it out of their contract but they can't play that song as their finale because every time they do, the audience through stuff through the air and glass got broken and people got into fights. But in the end, the audience was always yelling for them to play it as an encore and then they always did, laugh. I think that's so funny, and really the club owner couldn't do anything about it because they were such a big draw and making him so much money. So at some point he even nailed the legs of the wooden stools into the wooden floor to try to keep them from being thrown around the room when the Beatles played Long Tall Sally. So by the time you see that video of it, this is a couple years later I think. Or maybe a year-and-a-half but still you get the idea.

This particular show was in Miami where the Beatles went after their first appearance on the Ed sullivan show and their first US concert in washington DC. To get the full impact of Beatlemania, check out their concert at Shea Stadium, New York 1965.

This song tore John's throat up and they always did it last in their concerts because after singing this John had no voice left. The studio version was done in one take - LIVE!

The Beatles stopped touring in 1966. Only 4 years after their creation. The Beatlemania insanity while on tour just was too much. They became a studio only band for their last 4 years. That's why their rooftop concert on top of Abbey Road studios was such a huge deal.

The Ed Sullivan Show was THE show to watch every Sunday night throughout the U.S. and Canada. 73 million people were watching what you are watching. As a result, crime rates in major cities dropped dramatically during this show featuring The Beatles.

It's been mentioned several times before, but here's another one. I'm 72, and I was 13 when the Beatles came to the U.S. and did the Ed Sullivan Show. As has been said, you cannot imagine what a difference they, and other "British Invasion" groups, made to the world of music. There were American groups who were making strides in the same direction, like Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys, the Motown artists, and others. But no one was like the Beatles...hit after hit after hit. You saw the screaming volume notch up by several levels when they did the "oooooooo" in falsetto at certain times. That was a huge thing! Little Richard always claimed that he suggested it to them, and that's certainly possible. He used it in his music, too, before they did. But in any case, they were game changers.

Great to see a reaction to this. I have a real soft spot for it as it is sung as a chant by fans of West Ham United a football (soccer) team from London. One loud guy does the Lennon part and the rest join in with the responses. Word is that it started many years ago when we were being well beaten away at Liverpool!

You need to understand the historic significance of this LIVE television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in NYC 1964. The Beatles started releasing songs via singles and LPs in 1962. But they had been a playing band in England and playing around Europe (especially Germany), since 1958 or so. So they toiled in grimy pubs and small music clubs for YEARS playing covers of other people's songs, honing their skills. By 1963 they were stars in England and their music started being played on the radio in the US. But they hadn't yet played in the US. By 1964 when this show occurred, they were known all over the world, but doing the Ed Sullivan show in NYC, the premier entertainment and live performance show in the US, in the biggest city in America was a HUGE event. So this was much anticipated, people had only seen pictures of them and some news clips, and teen girls especially were going crazy over this band like never before. This was the first of 3 Ed Sullivan shows they did over 3 weeks. They played 3 songs at each live appearance. When they landed at the airport in NYC, they were greeted by thousands and thousands of young screaming fans. Everywhere they went in NYC they were mobbed. Radio stations were playing Beatles songs nonstop on the radio. It was a frenzy. It was AN EVENT. It changed what music would sound like from that point forward. And unlike many music/variety shows on TV at that time, The Ed Sullivan Show was done live, no lip syncing. So yes, those are their actual live vocals in their first appearance in the US. THIS TV APPEARANCE WAS THE START OF BEATLEMANIA IN THE US AND NORTH AMERICA.

The Ed Sullivan Show was a variety entertainment show. Ed had a lot of up and coming musical artists or groups on his show. But there were many other types of acts besides music including comedians, vetriloquists, even jugglers. It was a treat to sit down with your family in front of the TV after dinner on Sunday and watch Ed Sullivan. In case you weren't aware, the "Twist" was a very popular dance in the 60's. It started with Chubby Checker"s dance song "The Twist" in 1960 which he performed on TV and stage..

Great reaction to our (UK) greatest musical export and when I told my father a year earlier they will be the next big thing he said quote 'not with haircuts like that' unquote. I believe at their US peak they had the top 5 singles on the Billboard top 100 chart and 27 entries in total in the top 100. I used to go to pubs where bands played their music, unbelievable exciting times.

I'm in my 70s and I'm still twisting and shouting, much to the chagrin of many. HA! I even did The Twist with a gal onstage as Chubby Checker sang that tune. The 1960s were boss! Thanks, Bars and Barbells.

Nobody had seen three guitars up front, the hair was longer, they way they dressed and spoke and of course they had magic songs that can still thrill today. They announced a new world that was about to be born.

73 million people tuned in to watch Ed Sullivan on the first week that The Beatles appeared. It really was an amazing and life changing event. Little did we know that 60 years later, we would be able to watch these performances at will. Back then you watched a program twice...once when it premiered, then one rerun, then never see it again. So to be able to watch these video's is amazing. Also if you want to experience the next best thing to a live Beatles concert, get tickets to a show called "1964 The Tribute". It like watching The Beatles live and a lot of fun. we go see it practically every year. Enjoy.

At the tender age of FOUR(!) I was driving my mother mad singing Beatles songs! The Beatles were never precious - they saw themselves as entertainers alongside their mates, who included the likes of Cilla Black and Jimmy Tarbuck. They thought they'd have a couple of years singing pop songs and then move on. how wrong they were! One of my earliest memories is seeing them live on the children's TV programme, 'Crackerjack', singing, 'Michelle'. I couldn't haven been any older than five but it entranced me. Many years later, I remember playing with cousins when 'Strawberry Fields Forever' came on my aunt's radio. I froze. Even at the tender age of seven (or thereabouts) I knew the Beatles had changed popular music forever. I feel blessed to have experienced a childhood with a soundtrack comprising The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and so many other legends. Today's generation can't possibly understand what it meant to me when I heard a new, innovative pop track instead of the Dean Martin, Acker Bilk and Jim Reeves standards that my parents listened to.

They brought it all to a new level! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

If you want to see Beatlemania at it’s craziest go check out when The Beatles arrived in Australia. That was the hugest crowd that ever appeared just to greet them upon their arrival there. Over 300,000 kids turned out to watch them from their hotel balcony.

The movie that used this song is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. You might want to compare this with the version (they didn’t write it) by the Isley Brothers (1962). The Beatles did a bunch of covers as they got famous. You should watch their first movie, A Hard Day’s Night, to get a real feel for what they were about. Plus, it’s funny. Very 1964.

I was 9 when I first heard of & saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964, & I've been a huge fan ever since!! Love watching new listeners discover the magic they created. But don't concentrate on live performances. Basically non-stop-screaming from the girls in the audience make the live footage a whole lot less enjoyable. That's a big reason the band stopped touring after their '66 American tour. Their records, best heard chronologically to fully appreciate the growth & maturity in the music & the men, are a wonderful experience you'll be so happy you gave yourself. Some live stuff is better than others (rooftop concert in '69 is excellent!!), but the records are what Beatles' fans know & love the most!

My parents saw the Beatles at the Cavern Club (Liverpool). They were the 1st boy band 😊Up to the early to mid-50's it was mostly crooners, then came Elvis, The Beatles, Bill Haley & the Comets,Tom Jones etc, the 1st time teenagers had music that was more for them than before. To see fans check out some of the Beatles video when they played the Shea stadium in the US - apparently they couldn't hear themselves sing & neither could anyone else over the screaming. Also check out live version (& I think last live performance in 1969) - they snuck onto a London rooftop & played a small 'concert', my fav is 'Don't Let Me Down'.

I saw them live in the Cavern club in 1962, it was an amazing unforgettable experience.

BEATLEMANIA to this day ❤😊

There's a famous crowd, street scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off movie where this song is the focal point. It's epic! There will never be anything to match Beatlemania.

I'm 72 and english. You'd to be young when they came along to realuse the immensity of them. They changed everything for my generation.

I love watching the live performances 😊

Love the Beatles!! Just do more, please!! Like was previously said, due to the screaming girls in the audience, there really aren't many good "live" videos. Just start going through their catalog.

Twist and Shout is straight rock and roll 1950s style. I assume the Beatles started out that way and branched out to different styles later. .o

2023 - 59 years on and Paula and Ringo have HUGELY successful solo careers in their 80's . The Beatles catalogue is staggering in it's variety , influence , originality and sheer number of songs. Peter Jackson's " let it Be " is a six hour , 3 part documentary of the making of the Album of the same name in late 69 into 1970 and includes their last public appearence on the roof of Apple Studios in London.

Follow them chronologically. From this performance until they finished as a band was six years. Their journey musically and the reciprocal growth between them and the new pop culture, their effect...it's one of a kind.

can you imagine how crazy it had to be at the ed sullivan theater,with people waiting to get in? i'll bet it was flooded even with people unable to get inside...

I actually remember where I was when I saw this performance on TV. My dad was a cop and we were over his partners house in Newark NJ. my sister was a BIG Beatles fan. She HAD to watch this performance or she wouldn’t go. So abt 20 people gathered around a 15in black&white TV and the world changed!

I remember in '64 hearing the Beatles on the radio and I was all in. When i first heard them it was like an electric shock ran up my spine. I had heard that they were going to be on Ed Sullivan that Sunday night. Unfortunately, I had a 9 o'clock bedtime and no matter how much I pleaded with my dad to stay up so I could watch it he wouldn't let me. So I went towards the bedroom and sneaked into my parents bedroom and watched them on their TV.

another 69 year old here. I can proudly say that The Beatles were my first concert. I was so far back that they looked like ants, and i couldnt hear them at all over the screams! But I was there! One girl in front of me fainted and had to be carried away!

I was 6 years old and this was my introduction to the Fab 4. Became a fan from that moment on. Someone said that the screams were so loud the Beatles couldn’t hear themselves sing. The audience didn’t care what they sounded like 😆

I was 8 when this came out in the UK .. Maybe if you did number one hits of the 60s you may then just start to get a glimmer of how music changed because of them … and not just music but hair styles and clothes .. I remember my 2 brothers going to the barbers and asking for a Beatles haircut … and a few months later my older brother going to buy a Beatles collarless suit

As you know in the Now and Then John Lennon was dancing at the conductors platform looking over orchestra, he was doing that dance, that dance was called the ‘Twist’.

After this performance, the next time there a Cub Scout "Pack" meeting, every single group did a Beatles skit. It was like eight in a row. I was in 3rd grade.

Ferris Bueller was the movie, in the 1980s. I was 8 in 1964, saw the Beatles in person in 1966, the Beatlemania was utter, real, daily and literally every day had Beatles in it all through my childhood into my teens. That is what underscored my growing up and those times are unmatched.

I was 5 when The Beatles came about. I had every 45 for my record player. Fan for 61 years. John was my first crush at 5.😂😂 God I'm ancient.😮

I remember when i was eight years old seeing the Beatles on the news arriving at the airport in Indianapolis for their concert here. I reminded my mother of it years later and she said that i almost got a butt whipping from my dad because i raised such hell because he wouldn't take me to see the Beatles.

As others have noted, this was a cover of the Isley Brothers hit from 1963, but of course the Beatles' version became a much bigger hit. The Beatles' early music reflected their love for American rock & roll that preceeded them.

John made the most astute comment I've ever heard about Beatlemania, the fans and the whole Beatles phenomenon. It was a personal aside to the other three, but a presshound heard it and shared it with the world. Hear they came running off the stage (which was usually strewn with an impressive lot of panties), and Lennon hollered, "Not a dry seat in the house!" Young female Beatles worshipers, aware of this Special Truth treasured it forever.

"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers in 1962. The song has been covered by several artists, including the Beatles, Salt-N-Pepa, and Chaka Demus & Pliers, who experienced chart success with their versions.

Twist And Shout was played in the famous parade scene in Ferris Buehler’s Day Off. I always laugh ou loud at the chick at the back of the float, playing the accordion while standing on an amplifier!

The raspiness was there from the studio version; it's yelled more than sung. They were in the studio having nearly completed an album (their first one if memory serves) and were toying with the idea of doing one more. Lennon's throat was sore and raw but he took his shirt off and just went for it. They did it in one take. They started to try a second take but Lennon's voice was gone. So that's what's on the studio recording, done live in one take. The screaming craziness by the way is basically the *release* from the constricted 1950s.

I was only seven years old in 1964 but i remembered sitting in front of the tv with my parents watching the Ed Sullivan show at the time. 😅👍

I will never forget that Sunday ~ our family gathered in the livingroom to watch The Ed Sullivan Show ~ because it was one of a handful of shows my Father qllowed us to watch Never did he nor any of his older generation imagine that When 4 Longhaired Lads from Liverpool were about to change everything ~ it became the biggest television audience in history ~

This performance and teen girls going nuts inspired millions of young boys to play the guitar.

❤😊 I remember them when they 1st came over..bands started forming to compete with them in the 60's etc😊 (Class of 71)

This song is one of my earliest memories. I was 3 when it came out. But "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" was my favorite.

This is the best cover of a Isley Brothers classic. It's a song that John Lennon didn't like to sing ( so the story goes). Great reaction, folks.

I saw the Beatles live in '63. I didn't hear them, though. Just wall to wall screaming from before they came on stage to twenty minutes after they left. Quite an experience!

When I saw the Beatles in 65 in Mpls. the ticket was $5.50. Fortunately, we were right in front of a PA speaker so we actually heard them sing over the thousands of screaming girls. We were on Paul's side of the stage and when he would wave hundreds of girls would fall over and faint. It was like an out-of-body experience!

Fun fact, the Beatles pushed this song into the stratosphere with popularity but it had been previously covered by the Isley Brothers in 1962 to give it some success but the year prior, 1961 is when it was originally written and recorded by The Top Notes.

Man I'm really getting old, I vaguely remember watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show back in the sixties. 😂

You younger folks have to realise that back in the sixties there were no music videos, which is why most of the live songs in that era come from TV shows. One of the very first, if not first "Videos" was Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' and after that the "video" market just took off.

I was in the 5th grade when the Beatles came to America. Big beach boys fan. Both bands were incredible!

Twist and Shout by The Beatles, it was originally done in 1961 by The Top Notes. The Beatles did quite a few covers of American tracks, as did all of the other British bands.