Comments on: RIP Phil Everly

By: Bol

Bol — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:04:49 +0000

I am indeed saddened by the passing of Phil. Just like for ABBA I always had this hope for some great comeback. I don’t think music can be squeezed into periods of “my time/your time” when it is true art.Refer to Morzat, Beethoven from centuries ago and to traditional song from eons past.
BUT unfortunately music like every good thing of this world nowadays is being fast degraded by vanity. “Artists” are producing dog shit by the ship load.
The Everly Brothers represent an era of greater genuineness- GOLD. RIP Phil, unto heaven.

By: Former Marine's Mom

Former Marine's Mom — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:15:23 +0000

Ah, the good old days when the music (the voices, the song, the instruments) was enough for the video. No nudity or pornographic images needed.

By: rickl

rickl — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:23:13 +0000

I don't know how I missed this post. The Everly Brothers were a little before my time, but they were great. I understand that their harmonies had a big influence on the Beatles. Yesterday I linked their version of "Love Hurts" in an Ace of Spades thread. That song was a big hit when I was a teenager in the mid-70s by a group called Nazareth. I never cared much for it, but there was no escaping it at the time. It wasn't until about 15 years later that I learned that the Everly Brothers had recorded it in 1960. Needless to say, I like their version much better. Love Hurts

By: Richard Aubrey

Richard Aubrey — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:27:37 +0000

Didn’t care much for the Everly Brothers. For close harmony, I liked The Lettermen. For close dancing.
Everlys were too personal–the singer’s angst–while The Lettermen allowed you to imagine your own stuff.
Turns out they wanted to be a doo-wop group, but a Detroit DJ, J. P. McCarthy, played the B side of their first release, which was slow close harmony. It was such a hit that it turned their career in a new direction.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:24:37 +0000

Thanks for the post. Like many of you the Everly Brothers were one of my childhood favorites. They were, to me, very special, though, and in ways I can’t really explain. Their voices, in harmony, seemed almost magical to me. Makes me feel sad now to know that the spell is now broken. RIP.

By: expat

expat — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 10:06:35 +0000

What strikes me about their music was their ability to confess to having a broken heart and then showing a manly way of dealing wth it. Does any of today’s music do this? Are today’s pop stars capable of showing intimacy and vulnerability? I’m glad I experienced this music before feminism and victimology took over the world.

By: FOAF

FOAF — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 06:46:38 +0000

And let’s not forget “Let It Be Me”. It was not original to them and has been covered by many others, including a popular version by soul singers Jerry Butler and Betty Everett. But the Everlys’ version is at or near the top of the list.

By: Mac

Mac — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 03:29:46 +0000

“Cathy’s Clown” was always one of my favorites. I only recently heard their version of “Love Hurts,” which is one of the all-time great songs when sung by any minimally competent person, and really great when sung by them.

By: parker

parker — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 02:28:49 +0000

There are so many great Everly recordings to choose from, one of my top 5 is Walk Right Back.

http://tinyurl.com/6cehfqo

By: sbruce45

sbruce45 — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 01:55:17 +0000

I found the more recent version of Dream so beautiful. Thanks for including the newer ones for comparison.