"Shout" (O'Kelly, Ronald, and Rudolph Isley) 2:55 |
Released as Decca F11884. 1964. Charts 14 May 1964. UK #7. |
Lulu and the Luvvers: Lulu with session musicians "Big Jim" Sullivan (guitar), Clem Cattini (drums), and others including the Breakaways (backup singers including Margot Quantrell and Vickie Haseman, and Jean Hawker). |
Produced by Peter Sullivan. Recorded at Decca's West Hampstead studios. |
1991. The British Invasion: The History of British Rock [5:9]. Santa Monica: Rhino Records Inc. [Rhino R2 70323]. |
Notes and Quotes |
Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
Intro | 0:00 | Lulu begins by giving a bluesy flourish on the word "well." | a | ||
A | Verse 1 | 0:08 | Exclamations between statements by the Breakaways. | b | |
A | Verse 1 | 0:21 | Lulu establishes a new responsorial line. | c | |
A' | Verse 1 | 0:34 | Repeats the same pattern with new words. Stops the band. | d | |
B | Verse 2 | 0:47 | Shifts to storytelling mode in which Lulu is supported by the Breakaways, rather than responding between their exclamations. | e | |
C | Verse 3 | 1:14 | The meter and rhythm shift from a duple driving beat to a relaxed shuffle. The text moves to offering thanks. | f | |
A | Verse 1 | 1:43 | Lulu returns to the opening fast, duple mode of responsorial exchanges with the Breakaways. | g | |
A | Verse 1 | 2:06 | Text reduces to responsorial vocables. Males join the Breakaways. | h | |
A | Verse 1 | 2:19 | Lulu builds the intensity, with "Shout" repeated on every beat. | i | |
Coda | 2:40 | end | j |
Text | |
Well.... You know you make me wanna... | a |
Shout.
Look my hands jumpin'. (Shout!) Look my heart's bumpin'. (Shout!) Throw my head back. (Shout!) Come on now. (Shout!) Don't forget to say you will. (Shout!) Yeh, don't forget to shout, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. |
b |
Say
you will. Throw your head back baby. (Say you will.) A come on, a come
on. (Say you will.) Throw your head back, ooooo! (Say you will.) Come on now. |
c |
Say
that you love me. (Say) Say that you'll need me. (Say) Say that you want
me. (Say) Ain't gonna leave me. A come on now (say). A come on now (say). A come on now (say). |
d |
I
still remember (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah) when I used to be nine years
old. (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah) How I was in love for you (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah) from the bottom of my soul (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah) Now that he's old enough (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah), enough to know (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah) You wanna meet me (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah), you wanna love me so (sho-be-do-wah, wah, wah). |
e |
I
want you to know. (Yeh) I said i want you to know right now (Yeh). |
f |
You
know you make me wanna shout, Oooooo! Shout! Oooooo! Shout! Oooooo! Shout!
Oooooo! All right (Shout!), all right (Shout!), all right (Shout!). Take it easy! (Shout!) Take it easy! (Shout!) Take it easy! (Shout!) All right (Shout!), all right (Shout!), all right (Shout!). |
g |
Ae-ae-ae-ae.
(Ae-ae-ae-ae.) Ae-ae-ae-ae. (Ae-ae-ae-ae.) Ae-ae-ae-ae-ae-ae. (Ae-ae-ae-ae-ae-ae.) Ae-ae-ae-ae-ae-ae. (Ae-ae-ae-ae-ae-ae.) |
h |
Shout
now! Jump up and shout now! Everybody shout now! Everybody shout now! Everybody Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Everybody Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! (etc.) |
i |
Well I feel al-right! | j |
Northerners | Outline | Lulu and the Luvvers |
15-Feb-2012 |