#28 "SHOUT"
THE ISLEY BROTHERS, 1959

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The all time party favorite, only the most comatose of guests can resist the urge to jump high in to the air during this song.  One of the better call and response tunes of all time, this Isley Brothers classic didn't even crack the Top 40 when it was first released (according to allmusic.com).  There's two very cool parts in the song, first of which being the "little bit softer now...." section where Ronald Isley quiets things down and then frantically brings it back up again to a maddening tempo, but the best part is his inimitable interruption where he screams like a preacher, "Now waiiiiiiiit a minute!"  Anyone who hears it can't ignore his call and stops whatever they're doing to listen.  That is, of course, until it's time to SHOUT again!

-Robert Berry

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