All I Have to Do Is POLL: The EVERLY BROTHERS Singles

Always so moved by that song "Man with Money" after first hearing the Who's cover version. What adventurous songwriting, and yet it's all wrapped up in 2:21.

Have you seen Iggy Pop's message?

Michael Sicinski‏@msicism13h

Billy Joel met McCartney, gushed abt his influence. "Don't worry," Paul said, "when I said this to Phil Everly I felt like an asshole too."

Too bad Whisperin' Edd doesn't post here any more. I would love to hear what he had to say.

James Redd, I saw the Iggy message - thank you.

Has Don made any statement yet?

Taking this opportunity to recommend the Paul McCartney produced documentary The Real Buddy Holly Story which is on youtube. Both Phil and Don are in it, particularly right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZwWxgW_H9w&list=PL58F217029BEB41C7 and it really provides a first hand view, via the Crickets, among others, of those early days of rock and roll.

Also recommending the memoir of Phil's predecessor Charlie Louvin's Satan is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers which is an incredible evocation of the country music milieu they came out of, as discussed here: RIP Charlie Louvin

Finally here is a picture of Charlie and Phil. RIP, fellas.
http://images2.mtv.com/uri/mgid:file:docroot:cmt.com:/sitewide/assets/img/news/2009/05_09/hall_of_fame_induction/hall_of_fame_3188-x600.jpg?enlarge=false&matte=true&matteColor=black&quality=0.85
http://www.cmt.com/artists/charlie-louvin/photos/3882320/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTtLbXHN8E

Muskrat is an awesome song but it got 0 votes.

Don: "Our love was and will always be deeper than any earthly differences we might have had."

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20772391,00.html?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl7|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D426792

Wrote on "When Will I Be Loved" and "Man with Money":

http://thisiheard.blogspot.com/

probably would have voted for "Bye Bye Love" in this poll

1962, but crying in the rain is a kinda-perfect, weirdly-obsessive, noir-ish little 50s pop song.

this song didn't count for the poll? it was first-released on a 1960 everly brothers' album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0

i guess, on second look, it wasn't a single. but what an iconic song. and their version is terrific.

Gram & Emmylou > Everlys > Nazareth >>>>>>>>>>>> Bob Pollard & Kim Deal

depends on whether you like your rock songs delicate, slightly spooky, or bombastic. for me, depends on mood. but who can argue the greatness of the orbison version?

I've probably heard the Orbison version, but the ones I ranked are the four versions I'm most familiar with.

voilà -- the orbison version

i just cried, on the train, listening to their version of love is strange

Poor Tracer.

<3

My mom told me today one of her favourite songs is Ebony Eyes. Listened to it tonight and felt like breaking down

Walk Right Back (1961)

Number one when I was born.

Let It Be Me