Come On Baby Let's Do the Twist
What was born in Baltimore back in 1960?
Became popular in New York's 45th Street Peppermint Lounge?
And got the likes of Marilyn Monroe, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Noel Coward, Conway Twitty, Norman Mailer, and even Dick Clark to gyrate their hips?
The Twist, of course, and we're all still doing it today.
The dance called the Twist has become a party staple and a must-have at all weddings and large celebrations. Twisting is so easy. Anyone can do it and it always inspires a good time.
Take a look through The Twist Video Showcase to find old (and new) Twist videos, Twist Lyrics, Twist links, Twist DVD's, CD's, The history of the Twist, proper twisting instructions, Twist iTunes, a little tribute to the movie Hairspray, and a whole lot more.
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Do You Remember When Things Were Really Hummin' ?
Let's Twist Again
The Twist is so much more than a dance fad that swept the nation. The Twist shook this country up and led it through its awkward transitional stage from the somewhat subdued 1950's into the wilder, crazier era of free love in the 60's.Although Chubby Checker is responsible for popularizing the Twist, it was actually Hank Ballard who recorded it first after watching black teenagers grooving on the dance floor of the Buddy Deane Show in Baltimore, back in 1960. The Buddy Deane show is represented as the Corny Collins Show in the movie, Hairspray.
Chubby Checker re-recorded The Twist and then performed it on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, creating a new dance sensation that brought respectibility to the idea that shaking-your-booty was now okay within the caucasian sector.
American teenagers picked it up immediately and were followed quickly by many adults who liked the easy dance steps that required no formal instruction. Once the socialites discovered it, The Twist rapidly took on a life of its own.
And the world of dancing was forever changed.
The Twist Video
Watch and Learn How to Twist
The Twist Song Lyrics
The Twist By Chubby Checker
Come on baby let's do the twistCome on baby let's do the twist
Take me by my little hand and go like this
Ee-oh twist baby baby twist
Oooh-yeah just like this
Come on little miss and do the twist
My daddy is sleepin' and mama ain't around
Yeah daddy is sleepin' and mama ain't around
We're gonna twisty twisty twisty
'Til we turn the house down
Come on and twist yeah baby twist
Oooh-yeah just like this
Come on little miss and do the twist
Yeah you should see my little Sis
You should see my my little Sis
She really knows how to rock
She knows how to twist
Come on and twist yeah baby twist
Oooh-yeah just like this
Come on little miss and do the twist
Yeah rock on now
Yeah twist on now
Twist.
Well They've Got a New Dance and it Goes Like This
How to Do the Twist
"It goes round and round, up and downRound and round, up and down
Round and round and a up and down
And a one two three kick, one two three jump"
A member of the Chubby Checker entourage came up with this explanation when asked how to do the Twist.
"It's like putting out a cigarette with both feet, and wiping your bottom with a towel, to the beat of the music."
Basically, there is no hard and fast rule on how to correctly do the twist. That's what makes it so much fun. No matter how hard you try, you just can't get it wrong!
Chubby Checker and The Fat Boys The Twist YouTube video
Let's Twist Again
Chubby Checker
Let's Twist Again Song Lyrics
Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker
Come on everybody!Clap your hands!
All you looking good!
I`m gonna sing my song
It won`t take long!
We`re gonna do the twist
and it goes like this:
Come on let`s twist again,
like we did last summer!
Yeaaah,let`s twist again,
like we did last year!
Do you remember when,
things were really hummin`,
Yeaaaah,let`s twist again,
twistin` time is here!
Heeee,and round and round and up and down
we go again!
Oh,baby,make me know you love me sooooo,
and then:
Twist again,
like we did last summer,
Come on,let`s twist again,
like we did last year!
TWIST!YO!
Who`s that, flyin up there?
Is it a bird? Noooooo
Is it a plane? Noooooooo
Is it the twister? YEAAAAAAAHH!
Twist again, like we did last summer,
Come on, Let`s twist again,
like we did last year!!
Do you remember when, things were really hummin',
Come on, let`s twist again,
twistin`time is here
Heeee, and round and round and up and down we go again!
Oh,baby make me know,you love me sooooo! And then:
Come on, twist again,like we did last summer,
let`s twist again, like we did last year!
Come on, let`s twist again,
twistin`time is heeeere!
It's Okay All Day
Buy the The Twist Here
The Twist Cd
Let's Twist Again
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K-Tel Greatest Hits
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Let's Twist
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Yeah the name of the dance is Peppermint Twist
Peppermint Twist Videos
Peppermint Twist Song Lyrics
Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee and the Starlighters
Well they've got a new dance and it goes like this(Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op)
Yeah the name of the dance is Peppermint Twist
(Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op)
Well you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist
It goes round and round, up and down
Round and round, up and down
Round and round and a up and down
And a one two three kick, one two three jump
Well meet me baby down at 45th street
Where the Peppermint Twisters meet
And you'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist
It's alright, all night, it's alright
It's okay, all day, it's okay
You'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist
Yeah, yeah
Twist The Movie Trailer (1992)
Twist the Movie Video
Twist (1992) Trailer
Trailer for the essential 1992 documentray on the Twist dance craze. If you love anything 60s or dancing this documentary will blow your mind. Directed by Ron Mann and featuring Chubby Checker, Hank Ballard and many more. The film aslo features footage from the temple of the twist The Peppermint Lounge as well as vintage footage from the Whiskey A Go-Go.
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The Twist Documentary
Buy the Twist Documentary Here
Twist
Award winning director Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential) takes the viewer on another hilarious, hip-swinging journey into pop history. More than just 'the dance craze that swept the nation', the twist symbolized an era of transition between Eisenhower's 50s and the counter-culture's 60s - from innocent youths to socially conscious hippies. A superb orchestration of archival footage, performances and interviews, Twist is as much fun as it is culturally intriguing. Home Vision Entertainment is proud to present this award-winning documentary on DVD for the first time.
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
Hairspray YouTube videos
A Take on The Birthplace of the Twist
Hairspray - The Movie DVD and Soundtrack at Amazon
Take it home, and own it forever!
Hairspray (Two-Disc Shake & Shimmy Edition)
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Hairspray (Full-Screen Edition)
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Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture)
1. "GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE" - Nikki Blonsky
2. "THE NICEST KIDS IN TOWN" - James Marsden
3. "IT TAKES TWO" - Zac Efron
4. "(THE LEGEND OF) MISS BALTIMORE CRABS" - Michelle Pfeiffer
5. "I CAN HEAR THE BELLS" - Nikki Blonsky
6. "LADIES' CHOICE" - Zac Efron
7. "THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN" - Brittany Snow
8. "WELCOME TO THE 60's" - Nikki Blonsky & John Travolta
9. "RUN AND TELL THAT" - Elijah Kelley
10. "BIG, BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL" - Queen Latifah
11. "BIG, BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL reprise" - John Travolta & Michelle Pfeiffer
12. "(YOU'RE) TIMELESS TO ME" - John Travolta & Christopher Walken
13. "I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN" - Queen Latifah
14. "WITHOUT LOVE" - Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley & Amanda Bynes
15. "(IT'S) HAIRSPRAY" - James Marsden
16. "YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT" - Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes,
17. "COME SO FAR (GOT SO FAR TO GO)" - Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac
18. "COOTIES" - Aimee Allen
19. "MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW" - Nikki Blonsky, Marissa Jaret Winokur & Rikki Lake
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
Pulp Fiction Dancing (The Twist)
John Travolta Dances the Twist in Pulp Fiction
Chubby Checker and the Twist Link List
- Chubby Checker - AOL Music
- Chubby Checker official AOL Music site for Chubby Checker music videos, Chubby Checker songs, Chubby Checker photos, Chubby Checker live performances and more information on Chubby Checker.
- ChubbyChecker.com
- Visit Chubby Checker Online
- Chubby Checker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Chubby Checker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Chubby (Ernest Evans) Checker Biography - Biography.com
- Learn about the life of Chubby (Ernest Evans) Checker at Biography.com. Read Biographies, watch interviews and videos.
- The Twist & 60's Fad Dances
- All about The Twist
- Twist history
- Twist Dance. History of dance - twist
- Joey Dee and the Starliters
- Joey Dee and the Starlighters- Peppermint Twist
Don't Knock the Twist - Twist Around the Clock on DVD
Double Feature
Don't Knock the Twist / Twist Around the Clock
Twist Around The Clock and Don't Knock The Twist, both starring Chubby Checker and filmed in the early 1960s, when the Twist was the world's biggest dance craze, causing whole clubs to be built to accommodate the dance and its many frenzied fans. Both films feature a whole lot of twistin' combined with decent plots and Twist Around The Clock serves as a showcase for Dion and two of his hit songs, "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer."
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
The Beatles Twist and Shout YouTube video
The History of The Twist
Wikipedia Article
The Twist was a dance in the 1960s, inspired by rock and roll music. It became a worldwide craze, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from critics who felt it was too provocative. It was the first international rock and roll dance of its kind. It inspired dances such as the Mashed Potato, the Monkey and the Funky chicken, although none were as popular. The dance was inspired by ?The Twist,? B-side of Hank Ballard's single ?Teardrops on your letter? in 1959.
Twisting Time is Here
The Twist Video Showcase Reader Feedback
Come on, fess up, I know you have one. Please share your favorite Twist memory here.
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- poutine poutine Oct 5, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
- Loved the twist then, but I don't think I could do this now.
It would be hard on my hips and knees.
Great len.s
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- ClassyGals ClassyGals Oct 4, 2009 @ 1:31 pm
- I remember my aunts and uncles doing the twist! Great lens, Robin. I loved the videos, especially John Travolta doing the twist in Pulp Fiction. Five big ones! *****
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Oct 3, 2009 @ 9:07 am
- I've always loved the twist as it seemed anybody young and old could do that dance! Plus it helps with midriff bulge.
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Oct 2, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
- Well done, Robin & blessed.
(I twist in my gym class but have to say it is NOT my favorite thing to do!)
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- andreaberrios andreaberrios Oct 2, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
- I love the oldies, my father used to play all the good oldies songs at home when I was child. I just love it! It's such a great era! 5*
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