They began writing and recording their own music in 1956, and their first hit song came in 1957, with "Bye Bye Love", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The song hit No. 1 in the spring of 1957, and additional hits would follow through 1958, many of them written by the Bryants, including "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Problems". In 1960, they signed with the major label Warner Bros. Records and recorded "Cathy's Clown", written by the brothers themselves, which was their biggest selling single. The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961, and their output dropped off, though additional hit singles continued through 1962, with "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" being their last top-10 hit.
Long-simmering disputes with Wesley Rose, the CEO of Acuff-Rose Music, which managed the group, a growing drug usage in the 1960s, as well as changing tastes in popular music, led to the group's decline in popularity in its native U.S., though the brothers continued to release hit singles in the U.K. and Canada, and had many highly successful tours throughout the 1960s. In the early 1970s, the brothers began releasing solo recordings, and in 1973 they officially broke up. Starting in 1983, the brothers got back together, and would continue to perform periodically until Phil's death in 2014. Don died seven years later.
The group was highly influential on the music of the generation that followed it. Many of the top acts of the 1960s were heavily influenced by the close-harmony singing and acoustic guitar playing of the Everly Brothers, including the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, and Simon & Garfunkel. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked the Everly Brothers No. 1 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class of 1986, and into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Don was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019, earning the organization's first Iconic Riff Award for his distinctive rhythm guitar intro to the Everlys' massive 1957 hit "Wake Up Little Susie".
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A Change of Heart
The Everly Brothers Lyrics
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You don't treat me like you used to at the start
Your campaign of love was quite a work of art
But I guess you must have had a change of heart
Guess I took too much for granted anyway
But it's just cause I'd believe the things you'd say
Not so long ago you'd swore we'd never part
Well goodbye to all those castles in the air
And goodbye to all the dreams we used to share
They were fragments of a dream that fell apart
Now they're gone because you've had a change of heart
The Everly Brothers’ song, “A Change of Heart,” is a bittersweet and melancholic song about a failed relationship. The singer seems to be coming to terms with the fact that the love they thought was once true, has now faded away. The opening line, “Well I guess you must have had a change of heart,” suggests that the other person in the relationship has decided to end things. With the lines, “You don't treat me like you used to at the start. Your campaign of love was quite a work of art,” it is clear that there was a time when things were good and that the other person had put a lot of effort into making it work. But with the line, “But I guess you must have had a change of heart,” the singer is resigned to the fact that it’s over.
The second verse, “Guess I took too much for granted anyway/ But it's just cause I'd believe the things you'd say/ Not so long ago you'd swore we'd never part/ But I guess you must have had a change of heart,” suggests that the singer was perhaps a bit complacent and didn’t realize how good they had it. They bought into the other person telling them sweet nothings, but now those promises are broken. The final verse, “And goodbye to all the dreams we used to share/ They were fragments of a dream that fell apart/ Now they're gone because you've had a change of heart,” is a sad reflection on the loss of love and the realization that the dreams they shared will never come to fruition.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I guess you must have had a change of heart
I believe you have changed your feelings towards me
You don't treat me like you used to at the start
Your behavior towards me has changed since the beginning of our relationship
Your campaign of love was quite a work of art
Your previous efforts to show love to me were impressive
But I guess you must have had a change of heart
However, it seems that you no longer feel the same towards me
Guess I took too much for granted anyway
I realize that I may have assumed too much without appreciating your efforts
But it's just cause I'd believe the things you'd say
My trust in you made me believe what you told me
Not so long ago you'd swore we'd never part
I remember you promising that we would always be together
But I guess you must have had a change of heart
But now it appears that you've changed your mind
Well goodbye to all those castles in the air
We need to say farewell to all the hopes and dreams we had
And goodbye to all the dreams we used to share
We must let go of the aspirations that we held together
They were fragments of a dream that fell apart
Those dreams were just pieces of an illusion that shattered
Now they're gone because you've had a change of heart
Now that your feelings towards me have changed, our dreams must go too
Lyrics © HOUSE OF BRYANT PUBLICATIONS
Written by: JAMES HARRIS III, JAMES SAMUEL III HARRIS, TERRY LEWIS
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Alice Johnston Johnston
Love all the every brother "s songs! Beautiful lyrics! & lovely harmonies!
kevinjconroy
"a change of heart" is now one of my favorite felice and boudleaux bryant songs. growing up with the everly brothers, I love all their well known songs. it's only in the last few years, through the computer, I have discovered "new" songs, the b sides and album tracks that are not the famous hits, but songs like this that are so beautiful.
Terry Shoemaker
Every songs included in their 1960 Warner albums could have been number ones ! What about sleepless nights harmonies ?
Martha Cantrell
I discovered many like that, also.
Marina Schamehorn
Beauiful best harmony singers in the whole world.. Everly brothers there will be no other that can harmonize like them...
Lorraine Hand
Never had a change of heart, always been a devoted fan, their harmony is just so smooth and absolutel beautiful.
Mary Bonnell
I also bought this many years ago, but I still love to hear it. Their harmony is so beautiful. Thank you.
Chiselnyc
Why we don't hear more of these lesser known songs on sound tracks, I'll never know.
Estrellita Ordonio
Nice blending of the Everly Brothers with their angelic voice I love it
Jeannie Lapointe
Chet Atkins on the guitar with a tremolo on it. Very recognizable with the Everlys.