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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It's All Over
The Everly Brothers Lyrics
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I just stop living when you said goodbye
It's all over, can't feel a thing
I just stop living; couldn't stand the pain
There are no light leaves in September
Lips as fresh as spring
Love that warms like summer sun
It's all over, didn't even cry
I just stop living when you said goodbye
It's all over (it's all over)
The song "It's All Over" by The Everly Brothers is a song of heartbreak and despair. The first two lines of the song, "It's all over, didn't even cry, I just stop living when you said goodbye" indicate that the singer is feeling numb and defeated. The pain of losing the person they loved has left them feeling as though they can no longer continue living.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "It's all over" which emphasizes the finality of the relationship's end. The singer can't feel anything anymore, they have become so numb that even the pain can't touch them. The lyrics suggest that the love they shared was like the warmth of the summer sun and the freshness of spring but now that winter has come, that love has died.
The lines “There are no light leaves in September” is about how autumn is a time of change, but the singer can't find any beauty in it, everything feels empty now that the relationship is over. The Everly Brothers deliver the lyrics in their signature close harmony which adds to the emotional depth of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
It's all over, didn't even cry
I am so hurt that I am unable to express it through tears.
I just stop living when you said goodbye
My life without you feels like it has come to an end.
It's all over, can't feel a thing
I am so numb from the pain that I am unable to feel anything.
I just stop living; couldn't stand the pain
The pain of losing you was too much for me to bear and has left me feeling lifeless.
There are no light leaves in September
The once beautiful and vibrant season of autumn now feels dark and lifeless without you.
Lips as fresh as spring
Your lips were once so youthful and vibrant, like the beginning of a new season.
Love that warms like summer sun
Our love used to bring me warmth and happiness, like the bright rays of the summer sun.
Shouldn't die when winter comes
Our love should have been strong enough to survive even the coldest and darkest of times, but it wasn't.
It's all over (it's all over)
The painful reality of our relationship being over is repeated, emphasizing the finality of it all.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARK ANTHONY MYRIE, WYCLIFFE JOHNSON, CLEVELAND CONSTANTINE BROWNE, Donald Everly
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