"Twist and Shout” became one of the Beatles’ big hits when it was released in March 1964 at the outset of Beatlemania. The song was a cover of the Top 20 hit two years earlier by the Isley Brothers.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, the demand for Civil Rights and an end to the Vietnam War roiled the nation. In response, the Isley Brothers released “Fight the Power,” a №1 R&B hit in 1975. The song was primarily written by Ernie Isley and the band’s keyboardist Chris Jasper.