Quite an interesting re-imagining of the song, I think; it was a big hit in England, where the EBs remained Top of the Pops, even though they had been rendered suddenly un-hip in the States by (ironically) the very British Invasion they had helped inspire.
In any case, a lot of the Everlys' mid-Sixties albums are due for critical re-assessment; I'm talking about (in particular) the great "Two Yanks in England", where most of the songs they essayed were provided to them courtesy of The Hollies Clarke-Hicks-Nash songwriting triumvirate.
EBs - used to hear them on the radio in my virginia childhood - and saw them live and in person at Simon & Garfunkel whatturnedouttobefarewell tour - spouse and self were guests, had done no reading about the tour, and so we were among what i am sure was a minority of people there who were absolutely surprised, as well as delighted, when don and phil strode on the stage
ReplyDeleteearlier in the show i had been disquieted when art spent not a couple of sentences, but it seemed like three paragraphs, praising paul - oh well, all things must pass
You got to see the Everly's live? I hate you. 😎
ReplyDeletesaw open up for The Beach Boys no Brian but with Carl at Missouri State fair for their reunion tour dacndaday
DeleteCritical re-assessment? No need for critical re-assessment! Their 1960's albums are really, really wonderful! They was robbed!
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Capt. Al is correct. They belong in the pantheon. Blueprint for sibling and duet harmonies. Everly's are the best.
ReplyDeleteSibling harmony is a very real thing. The Proclaimers, The Cowsills, Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Jonas Brothers, The Roaches, and more.
ReplyDeleteI love the EB84 album - it's hard to believe how seamless the voices are when at that point they hadn't spoken in ten years!
ReplyDeletePre-fame Warren Zevon toured with them as a keyboard player and musical director.
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