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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Girls
The Everly Brothers Lyrics
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You wouldn't believe what comes into view
Your big brown eyes, your tasty lips,
Your tender sighs, my my my, your shapely hips
You'd be surprised what I visualize
I really tell the world you're somethin' else
And you're my girl
When I lay myself a-down to sleep
I count your charms and steal the sheep
The way you walk, your swingin' sway
The way you talk, hey hey hey, the things you say
I can't believe you belong to me
I really tell the world you're somethin' else
And you're my girl
The Everly Brothers’ song “Girls” is a love song that expresses the singer’s admiration and affection for the girl he loves. The song expresses how the singer thinks of his girl with longing passion, even when he closes his eyes. The girl’s physical attributes, such as her big brown eyes, tasty lips, and shapely hips, are just a few examples of the things that the singer admires about her. He also mentions her tender sighs and the way she talks, which emphasizes how captivating she is to him.
The song's chorus emphasizes the singer’s admiration for his girl by stating that he wants to tell the world that “she’s somethin’ else” and that she's “his girl.” This emphasizes the singer's possessiveness and deep love for his girl. Additionally, he counts her "charms" when he lays down to sleep, showing that she is constantly on his mind even when he is trying to rest.
Overall, the song shows how love can make someone be mesmerized by the one they love, even when they aren't physically present. The lyrics’ vivid descriptions paint a picture of how the singer sees his girl in his mind, conveying to the listener how beautiful and captivating she is to him.
Line by Line Meaning
When I close my eyes and I think of you
When I imagine you in my mind
You wouldn't believe what comes into view
There are too many wonderful things about you
Your big brown eyes, your tasty lips,
I admire your beautiful eyes and attractive lips
Your tender sighs, my my my, your shapely hips
I appreciate your soft moans and curvy body
You'd be surprised what I visualize
I have many fantasies about you that would surprise you
I really tell the world you're somethin' else
I boast to everyone about how wonderful you are
And you're my girl
I am proud to call you mine
When I lay myself a-down to sleep
When I go to bed at night
I count your charms and steal the sheep
I think about your attractive qualities and easily fall asleep
The way you walk, your swingin' sway
I love the confidence in your walk and the way you move
The way you talk, hey hey hey, the things you say
Your words and voice are incredibly attractive to me
I can't believe you belong to me
I feel incredibly lucky to be with someone as amazing as you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Don Everly, Phil Everly
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Garbo630
I was 10 years old in the US when this song was popular, it was 50 years later when I discovered the Claude Francois video on you tube with the original lyrics Belle Belle Belle. Francois was so talented. I watched a French movie (eng. subtitles) re his life. The youtube vid of Belle Belle Belle is a must see, so playful and so much youth!
@vrinda5303
The Everly Brothers' version was the original one.
@davidmaslow399
We're probably the same age. I'm 71 and was young when this came out!
@davidmaslow399
Love this!
@egbertsouce3895
Don't recall ever hearing this (or any cover version) until today (9-9-16) on the radio KAAM-770 DFW.
@fanchette122
La version originale de Belle Belle Belle de Claude François, pour ma part j'aime la VO des Everly Brothers
@edgarpauli9988
The song calls``Made to love``
@rubenmedina1186
MI TESORO JUVENIL
@davidmaslow399
The Original!
@papasyutube
Phil Everly wrote this song.