It’s short. It’s simple… even if deciphering the lyrics is a bit of a challenge. And it continues to resonate around the globe since becoming 1965’s record of the year
Author: Mitchell Cohen
Mitchell Cohen
Mitchell Cohen began writing about music and film for various publications in the mid-’70s, and was a senior A&R executive at Arista, Columbia and Verve Records. He’s compiled and/or annotated numerous reissues (including Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, The Monkees), and was nominated for a Grammy Award as one of the producers of Sony Music’s centennial multi-CD set. He also writes the pop music/pop culture blog Lost In A Fool’s Paradise: http://emscee.com/foolsparadise/
“The greatest untold story of rock ‘n’ roll.” The Rock Hall inductee co-wrote “Twist and Shout” and “Piece of My Heart” and produced “Brown Eyed Girl”
Capitol Records wanted a new LP for the ’65 holiday shopping season. Brian was busy with Pet Sounds. So they recorded plenty of their contemporaries’ songs