The Twist
Joe Loss & His Orchestra Lyrics
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Like you did last summer
Yeah, let's twist again
Like you did last year
Do you remember when
Things were really hummin'
Yeah let's twist agin
Well, around and round and up and down
We go again
Come on baby make me know you love me so
Let's twist again
Like you did last summer
Yeah, let's twist again
Like you did last year
Well, around and round and up and down
We go again
Come on baby make me know you love me so
Let's twist again
Like you did last summer
Yeah, let's twist again
Like you did last year
Oh come on and let's twist again
Like you did last year
The song "The Twist" by Joe Loss & His Orchestra is an upbeat and festive tune that encourages listeners to dance and have fun. The lyrics begin by urging the listener to participate in the dance called The Twist, just as they did the previous summer and year. The song then asks if the listener remembers how exciting and lively the dance was when it was popular, and encourages them to step back onto the dance floor again.
The chorus repeats the invitation to twist again, promising that the time is right for it. The lyrics vividly depict the twisting dance, urging listeners to move around excitedly and energetically, with partners moving "around and round and up and down." The song emphasizes the idea of mutual enjoyment and feeling loved by the partner, so it is not just any dance but an expression of love through movement that the lyrics call the listener to embark on.
Overall, "The Twist" is a celebratory song that seeks to bring the listener back to a time of lively, upbeat energy and positivity. It encourages listeners to find joy in movement and togetherness on the dance floor and promises that the experience is worth repeating.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on let's twist again
Let us dance the twist once more
Like you did last summer
In the way you danced in the previous summer
Yeah, let's twist again
Yes, let us dance the twist once more
Like you did last year
As you did the year before
Do you remember when
Do you recall the past time
Things were really hummin'
The atmosphere was truly lively
Yeah let's twist again
Indeed, let us dance the twist again
Twist the time is here
The time for dancing the twist is now
Well, around and round and up and down
Moving in circular and varied motions
We go again
We dance once more
Come on baby make me know you love me so
Express your affection for me through your dance
Let's twist again
Let us dance the twist once more
Like you did last summer
In the way you danced in the previous summer
Yeah, let's twist again
Yes, let us dance the twist once more
Like you did last year
As you did the year before
Oh come on and let's twist again
Oh, please let us dance the twist once more
Like you did last year
In the way you danced the year before
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
Written by: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ray Kerwin
Great version I also heard a great Dixieland version of 'Steptoe and Son' many years ago on Melbourne television, which was at least as good as this if not better. Haven't heard it since.
Harold
Great Remix of a Great Theme from a Great Show
SHΔRΩÎ
That fantastic Jukebox wow 👌👌👌
John H
Couldn't resist having to get a copy of this on Vinyl, I don't know of any copies on any other media. Had to play it on my Radio Show as well. Awesome tune and arrangement.
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Julie Dee
I have this on vinyl but is it available on CD?
Liam Clarke
That's the one they played when they were on the royal performance of 1963
Raves0From0The0Grave
@dawnbreaks - It was "Phase Four" - which I THINK was used as the intro music for a radio programme of the time. Since EMI didn't notify which were their A and B sides, you have to look at the recording numbers. Usually the A side is FIRST. But sometimes - as in THIS case - they are NOT consecutive. Phase Four was recorded a little while LATER - thus it MAY have been designated as the A side - but not necessarily! Sometimes they held an A side over until they could record a B side (studio time!)
Londonfogey
'I've got medals in that drawer, 'arold. Medals for valour.' 'Oh gawd. That war ended fifty-five years ago and you're still going on about it!'
mashibinbin
is this anywhere on cd?
Ian Harrison
I can do the modern stuff too. After I do the twist with them old biddies down the Darby & Joan Club their corsets end up back to front.