Claudette
The Everly Brothers Lyrics

She's the greatest little girl that I've ever met
I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get
From Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette

Well, I'm a lucky man my baby treats me right
She's gonna let me hug and kiss and hold her tight
When the date is over and we're at her front door
When I kiss her good night I'll holler more more more

Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Never makes me wait, Claudette
She's the greatest little girl that I've ever met
I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get
From Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette

When me an my new baby have a date or three
I'm gonna ask my baby if she'll marry me
I'm gonna be so happy for the rest of my life
When my brand new baby is my brand new wife

Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Never makes me wait, Claudette
She's the greatest little girl that I've ever met
I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get
From Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette
Mmh mmh, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette
Mmh mmh, Claudette

Lyrics © Roy Orbison Music Company, Barbara Orbison Music Company
Written by: ROY ORBISON

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The Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 – January 3, 2014), the duo was raised in a musical family, first appearing on radio singing along with their father Ike Everly and mother Margaret Everly as "The Everly Family" in the 1940s. Read Full BioThe Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 – January 3, 2014), the duo was raised in a musical family, first appearing on radio singing along with their father Ike Everly and mother Margaret Everly as "The Everly Family" in the 1940s. When the brothers were still in high school, they gained the attention of prominent Nashville musicians like Chet Atkins, who began to promote them for national attention.

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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Ray Romero

1y↑2

Oh oh, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette

I got a brand new baby and I feel so good
She loves me even better than I thought she would
I'm on my way to her house an I'm plumb outta breath
A-when I see her tonight I'm gonna squeeze her to death

Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Never makes me wait, Claudette
She's the greatest little girl that I've ever met
I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get
From Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette

Well, I'm a lucky man my baby treats me right
She's gonna let me hug and kiss and hold her tight
When the date is over and we're at her front door
When I kiss her good night I'll holler more more more

Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Never makes me wait, Claudette
She's the greatest little girl that I've ever met
I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get
From Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette

When me an my new baby have a date or three
I'm gonna ask my baby if she'll marry me
I'm gonna be so happy for the rest of my life
When my brand new baby is my brand new wife

Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Never makes me wait, Claudette
She's the greatest little girl that I've ever met
I get the best lovin' that I'll ever get
From Claudette, pretty little babe, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette
Mmh mmh, Claudette
Oh oh, Claudette
Mmh mmh, Claudette

All comments from YouTube:

AnthonysDen

1y↑7

A great flip side to ‘All I Have to Do Is Dream’, this song (written by Roy Orbison) also reached #1 in 1958! In loving memory of Don Everly (February 1, 1937 - August 21, 2021). 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Claudette Caron

2y↑22

Remember getting teased about this song as a little girl. Love it!

Mike England

22w

You got the last laugh... Brilliant song!

Claudette Janus

38w

Same name 🤭

Daniel Russell

I’ve always liked the name! Always been a massive fan of this song one of the best and in my view I prefer to the Roy Orbison version and he wrote it! Claudette you have a fab name ignore negative comments

Stephen Breeze

ulucky girl

steve matz

1y↑1

Did Your Parents Name You after Hearing The Song? One of My Favorite Songs....

Luanne Schaller

8y↑6

I smile when I hear this tune as I remember their '83 reunion at Albert Hall.....Phil looked like he was enjoying this tune so much.....He was definitely having a grand time....Thank you for all you shared with us, your fans....Forever devoted to you, Don and Phil (RIP)

paprikash

18w↑1

I saw them perform Aug. 2001 and they souded just like this record. They were the best selling recording artist of the 1960's !!!!!!!!!!!!1

Johnny Intrieri

5y↑2

What a moving beat! Always loved it!!

radar blip

6y↑4

Ooooh, Ooooh was I young when this one came out. My player only played 78s, wore it out......Love it!

pfzt

17w↑1

Status Quo did a really great cover of this.

steve matz

1y↑5

First Heard This Song around 1959; Liked it better than A Side "All I have to do id Dream" ... Can't believe Both are Gone Now. They were the Best ! R.I.P. Don & Phil

ronald tooke

37w

Roy Orbison's wife is what song is about

L.Russell Brown

2y↑5

I always loved the Roy Orbison tune

sauquoit13456

8y↑19

A sad day, for on this day in 1966 {June 6th} Claudette Orbison, age 25, was killed when a truck collided with the motorbike on which she was a passenger, her husband Roy was the bike's operator...
Exactly eight years earlier on June 6th, 1958 the Everly Brothers' "Claudette"* was at #80 on Billboard's Top 100 chart; eventually it would peak at #30 and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks...
Roy Orbison, who composed the song, recorded it himself for his 1965 MGM Records album, 'There Is Only One Roy Orbison'...
* "Claudette’s” A-side was "All I Have to Do Is Dream", which peaked at #1 {for 3 weeks} on the Top 100 on May 4th, 1958...

Daniel Russell

1y↑1

@Annette Moyle yes that’s what I heard

Annette Moyle

2y↑2

Claudette was on her own bike, behind Roy, he went through the junction first. When he realised she wasn't there, he turned round to go and look for her

Claudette Jones

2y↑2

@Steve Yes Roy Orbison wrote this song for his wife while This version became a hit. It was a very sad tragedy indeed.

Steve

8y↑1

@sauquoit13456 I didn't know that. Thanks. http://www.jmeshel.com/tag/roy-orbison/

David Law UK 1

3y↑6

In nineteen hundred and frozen to death, my girlfriend gave me a 78 rpm single of this to add to my collection. I've still got it but have nothing to play it on. Not to worry though, I've still got the girlfriend (Wife.), fifty six years later. She still plays OK. 😁😁😁 DL Staffordshire, U.K

David Law UK 1

@Steve He sure did and all his hits. "Here she comes with that look in her eye. She plays around with every guy that goes by. "Thanks for subscribing, I'm working on something new at the moment.

Steve

@David Law UK 1 Did he do Little Town Flirt? One of my favs :)

David Law UK 1

@Steve Thanks Steve, one can but try. The interesting thing I read about Del Shannon's Runaway, is that after the take, the producer decided that the tempo was too slow. He adjusted it with the technology of the day by simply speeding up the tape. This seemed preposterous, so I recorded Runaway then reduced the speed by 15%. The result: still sounds great but Del's voice seems more natural including the falsetto sections. So it could be true? Regards Dave.

Steve

@David Law UK 1 Good work Dave.

David Law UK 1

3y↑1

@Steve Hi Steve, had a quick look at your other channel and will return to it for a thorough look later, it looks great. I spent some time time seeking out original artist recordings of songs that were subsequently hits for someone else and committing them to CDs. Lots of surprises! You recall that I have my Elvis "One Night" 45 framed. (Original record cost six shillings.)The Smiley Lewis "Sin." version is noted there along with the fact that the Elvis "Sin" version was not released on moral grounds until 1983. The standard hit version was recorded in Los Angeles on 23rd February 1957. It reached number one in the UK on 30th January 1959. My Birthday co-incidentally.
I have also noted that Elvis's One Night was the 1000th Number One in the UK (On CD.) In January 2008.
At the top of your list before scrolling appeared Del Shannon. I along with my wife Val I was privileged to see him live in concert locally as part of his UK tour. (Runaway is one of my all time favourite records. I read an interesting fact about that recording that I won't bore you with here.) We also saw a magical concert by Roy Orbison at the same venue that I will never forget.
Now Steve, it is obvious that you are addicted to to music and songs from a past age. But don't worry, you can be cured. Go here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgmzihjf7HU and you will find the cure. You might like to check the rest of the channel. If you like a laugh, listen to my version of "Mad Passionate Love." There is some sensible stuff there too. The channel is only three weeks old, so bear with it. Kind regards, Dave.

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Ray Romero

1y↑2

Stephen Breeze

1y↑1

top shop dad n daughter great duet respect

William Harper

2y↑2

Great single

Steve

10y↑2

Orbison came from the Country genre, he was quick to learn how to "cross-over". Thx, senorito!! ;)

ildibildi53

10y↑1

This is not to be missed. I rest later then....hahahaha... My legs are moving now. Fantastic sound... :-)))

ginny white

2y↑3

probably the late Hark Garland on guitar

Steve

2y↑2

All these old guys are always late!!!

Linda Favuzza

1y↑1

Agreed!

Steve

10y

Don't break a hip, iko!!! ;)

장순국

2y↑2

조회수 34,591회... 잘 들었습니다.

장순국

24w↑2

View 52,410... Thank you for the song.

ronald tooke

31w↑1

All about Roy Orbison's wife

Condy Love

2y↑1

That's my Moms name

Steve

10y

;)))))

Phil Stall

45w↑1

I DATED A CHICK THAT NAME

kevin strode.

That'll do

Steve

10y

Which country????

RJ Text Stories

Empire bay, 1951

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