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"Twist at the End" was a song that was performed at EMI Recording Studios on 11 February 1963.

It was performed by the Fifteenth Doctor, Ruby Sunday, the Beatles and Cilla Black. They performed it as a wide musical number with various dancers within the recording studio as a celebration of their victory over Maestro. Given the Maestro's powers still lingered, the performance stretched from the recording studios, to the canteen, a large music hall and even the corridors, where it rained indoors. Even after the musical number, the powers of Maestro lingered, with the Doctor and Ruby able to play the zebra crossing of the Abbey Road street like a piano by standing on them. Maestro's child Henry Arbinger was the only one not partaking in the song, instead choosing to watch from the sidelines. Even the Doctor's TARDIS joined in the rendition, closing the song with an autonomous slam of its doors. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 14 (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).)

Lyrics[]

There's always a twist,
There's always a twist,
There's always a twist at the end!

There's always a twist,
There's always a twist,
There's always a twist at the end!

My friend, depend,
Press send, let's bend,
'Cause there's always, hey!
There's always,
Yes, there's always a twist at the end!

Hey!
Hey, hey!

We got the bop and the rock and the lindy hop.
We got the jive, beehive and the Stayin' Alive.
We got the conga and the salsa and the mighty Big Bopper,
The waltz and the schmaltz and no penalties for faults!

There's always a twist,
There's always a twist,
There's always a twist at the end!

There's always a twist,
There's always a twist,
There's always a twist at the end!

Pretend, descend,
Land's End, make do and mend
'Cause there's always,
There's always,
Yes, there's always a twist at the end!

Wooo!

There's always a twist at the end,
(Ah-ah-ah)
There's always a twist at the end,
(Ah-ah-ah)
We ain't no fools from Liverpool,
'Cause there's always a twist at the end.

I always said that it ends with a twist,
That's one good thing that can't be missed.
Have a smashing little dance 'cause we know what's best,
'Cause we're the smart girls from the northwest!
(There's always, there's always, there's always a twist!)

[Instrumental]

Sing along if you've got a twist!
Sing along if you kiss the mist,
There's a special little dance,
You'll run the risk.
There's always, always,
Always a twist!
(There's always, there's always, there's always a twist!)

La-la la la la-la-la
La la-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la la la
La-la la la

There's always a twist at the end!
I said, there's always a twist at the end!
What you intend, I can't defend,
I think this song will never end,
'Cause there's always,
Always,
Always,
A twist at the end!

(TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 14 (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).)