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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The Everly Brothers Lyrics
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I want to tell you all about my troubles
What you've been doin' since your man's been gone
Show me how you feel since your man's back home
Hey doll baby, listen to me
Hey doll baby, there's a coat hangin' in my closet
Can't you remember when I bought it?
Don't want to take it no other way
Hey doll baby, listen to me
Well I was the man that made you
That's why I'll never dread you
You walk around nude, lookin' so fine
Just about makes me lose my mind
Hey doll baby, make up your mind for love's sake
and we've got no time for mystics
I'm gonna roll back the rug and let up the door
Ain't gonna leave you never no more
Hey doll baby, listen to me
Hey doll baby, hey doll baby
Hey doll baby, listen to me
The Everly Brothers' song, Hey Doll Baby!, is a classic rock n' roll track from the late 1950s. The song is a plea to a woman to listen to the singer and to have a heart-to-heart conversation, during which he wants to tell her about his troubles, and he wants her to tell him everything that she has been doing while he was gone. The lyrics speak to the fragility of relationships, and the difficulties of communication.
The singer of the song, a man, is back from being gone, and he wants to reconnect with his woman. He notices that there is a coat in his closet that he doesn't recognize, and he asks her about it. He also wants to know if her brother has been around. He is worried that she may have cheated on him while he was gone, and he is trying to figure out what has been going on.
The chorus of the song repeats as he begs her to listen to him. He tells her that he was the one who made her, therefore he will never dread her. The song's bridge is about his attraction to her, as she walks around nude and looking so fine, which almost drives him crazy. He asks her to make up her mind for love's sake, and states that they have no time for mystics. Finally, he declares that he will never leave her again.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey doll baby, can we have a little talk together
Asking for a conversation to discuss issues
I want to tell you all about my troubles
Requesting to share a difficult life situation
What you've been doin' since your man's been gone
Asking to be informed about one's actions while away
Show me how you feel since your man's back home
Requesting to express one's emotions after coming back home
Hey doll baby, listen to me
Asking for full attention and active listening
Hey doll baby, there's a coat hangin' in my closet
Mentioning a specific item as a point of focus
Can't you remember when I bought it?
Asking for confirmation of a shared memory
Tell me that your brother was here today
Asking for information to confirm a story
Don't want to take it no other way
Expressing a preference for clear communication
Well I was the man that made you
Asserting personal significance in a relationship
That's why I'll never dread you
Reassurance of loyalty and commitment
You walk around nude, lookin' so fine
Commenting on physical appearance and attraction
Just about makes me lose my mind
Expressing strong emotions of desire
Hey doll baby, make up your mind for love's sake
Asking for a decision on the nature of the relationship
and we've got no time for mystics
Rejecting any unnecessary complications or uncertainties
I'm gonna roll back the rug and let up the door
Preparing for an intimate moment together
Ain't gonna leave you never no more
Affirming faithfulness and commitment
Hey doll baby, listen to me
Repeating request for attention and active listening
Hey doll baby, hey doll baby
Playful address to one's romantic partner
Hey doll baby, listen to me
Final request for full engagement and attention
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TITUS TURNER
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