The Beatles, John: 'Just Rattle Your Jewelry' Twist & Shout, Royal Performance 1963

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1963, Royal Variety Performance, Prince of Wales Theater, London...Their 3rd song of the set, ‘Till There Was You’, went down well with the crowd and the band were completely at ease.

Lennon, feeling in a typically cheeky mood, paused prior to their final song and addressed the crowd:

“For our last number I’d like to ask your help,” he began. “The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewellery. We’d like to sing a song called ‘Twist And Shout'”.

Following his comment, Lennon’s face turned to a cheeky smile and offered a thumbs up to the royal box, to which the Queen Mother responded by raising her hand and smiling back at the lead singer.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beatles-royal-variety-performance-1963-footage/

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1. Love that....

John's "cheeky" smile before the song is priceless!

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2. Only John could pull that off. A marvelous, unique artist, a

true character and huge talent.