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

Aw man. RIP Phil.

http://lat.ms/JzCm9F

Aw man.

:(

bummer

An ILX thread + a Facebook post and I clue in. I put them on a plane with Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly--personally, they're my favourites after Berry.

harmonies of the gods

My mother supposedly grew up down the street from them and never tired of telling me about it. Some truly timeless and perfect songs. rip.

RIP Phil Everly
The #1 here, would have been mine as well.

I saw them 10 or 15 years ago at the last big arena show I went to. Simon & Garfunkel brought them out, and they all got together for a a couple of EB songs, and I think Phil and Don might have done a couple on their own. I don't think it was a surprise, but it was pretty great.

Phil's Diner album from the 70s worth tracking down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMiLdvRBx3I

An ILX thread + a Facebook post and I clue in. I put them on a plane with Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly--personally, they're my favourites after Berry.

― clemenza, Saturday, 4 January 2014 03:06 (40 minutes ago) Permalink

I don't think anyone should be put on the same plane as buddy holly but that's just me.

R.I.P. the sweetest high harmony in rock'n'roll.

Wikipedia: "In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the 2000 U.S. presidential election, then-Governor George W. Bush named 'Wake Up Little Susie' as his favorite song.[4] 'Wake Up Little Susie' was the first single filmmaker David Lynch bought.[5]"

I'm taking Don off that plane.

Everything about the Everlys recordings is super basic and sweetly simple, and at the same time they're absolutely magical. I know that sounds like a lame platitude, but those harmonies put me in a trance.

truth

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70F7N_Wd5g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70F7N_Wd5g

There's another Music Scene clip (not on youtube) that has them doing an absolutely smoking medley of "The Price of Love" along with several then-new songs (including "The End", "Games People Play", even "Aquarius"!).

oops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt0aNPs9gBg

If you want to read a good account of the boys' high school days in Knoxville: http://monkeyfire.com/mpol/dir_suncity/dir_music/dir_bands/everly_bros.html.

I remember this getting a lot of airplay at the time. The production hasn't aged particularly well, but goddammit if this isn't the most beautiful thing McCartney wrote in the 80s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnpFJsRYz2A

Wow at Felice and Boudleaux Bryant full names.

xp
The whole EB 84 album that's on is worth checking out (esp. Don's songs), but yeah, def. got the scent of Lynne about it.

Great memories and story from Brian May

http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssbjan14a.html#04

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?

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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