"Shout!" was a very popular and influential record by The Isley Brothers when it was released in 1959. Written by the brothers themselves, it was a call-and-response answer to Jackie Wilson's seminal "Lonely Teardrops". While the song didn't reach higher than #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became their first gold single on the basis of its longevity and became a covered tune for them as British and American rock groups re-recorded the song including one hit cover by Dee Lite and the Starlighters in 1962. The Isley Brothers are a hugely popular African-American group of brothers from Cincinnati, Ohio. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jackie Wilson Jack Leroy Jackie Wilson (June 9, 1934–January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan, where he became active in the music business. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Scottish singer Lulu covered the song for her first single release in 1964 when she was only 15 years old. When it was released in the spring of 1964, it became a smash hit and launched LuLu on the road to stardom. 'Shout' went on to take the British Singles Chart by storm and finally reached No.7. Lulu can refer to: The pop music singer: see Lulu (singer). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

The ultimate tribute to the song, however, took place, in 1978 when during the frat party scene in Animal House, the cover band, Otis Day (played by DeWayne Jessie) & the Knights, performed "Shout" (dubbed using the voice of singer Lloyd Williams) where it was released and became a hit all over again. The song would go on to be the theme song for the commercial to a detergent also called "Shout!" A popular live-cover song for Green Day, which they perform exclusively at gigs. The song was also the basis for the ABC TV network jingles for 1989 and 1990 seasons. More recently the original version was remixed by Matter Music for a memorable sequence in the 2005 blockbuster film Wedding Crashers. Link title 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Deltas in front of their house Movie poster of Animal House National Lampoons Animal House (also called Animal House) is a 1978 comedy film in which a misfit group of Delta fraternity boys takes on the system at their college. ... Green Day is a California-based Pop punk/Punk rock band, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (born Michael Pritchard; bass, backing vocals), and Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III; drums, backing vocals). ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Wedding Crashers is a 2005 comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. ...