"Bread and Butter" was the group's first hit. Written by Larry Parks and Jay Turnbow, the 12-bar blues reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It sold over one million copies in the U.S.[3][1] Three more singles followed in 1964 and 1965. "Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" reached as high as number 12 that fall, but it was the trio's penultimate chart entry, although they remained with Hickory until 1972.[4] Brief stints at Buddah and Playboy followed before the Newbeats dissolved in 1974
Everything's Alright
The Newbeats Lyrics
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Whose been buggin' you and hangin' around
And calling you on the phone and talkin' real smart
Ev'ry brand new him that calls is one of them
They're trying to mess us up and make us part
They're gangin' up on my baby, comin' on strong
Tryin' to turn you against me and take you home
Everything's alright
Ain't gettin' you, baby, without a fight
Oh baby, hold me tight
Everything's alright
This bunch of alley cats oughta be chasin' rats
Instead of a little mouse's ear like you
But they're out doing their best, tryin' their best
To mess up a love that's honest and true
They're gangin' up on my baby, comin' on strong
Tryin' to turn you against me and take you home
But baby, don't listen, baby
Everything's alright
Ain't gettin' you, baby, without a fight
Oh baby, hold me tight
Everything's alright, everything's alright
The Newbeats's song "Everything's Alright" is a classic love song about jealousy and the lengths some people will go to, to break up two lovers. The song describes a girl who is being pursued by multiple guys who are "Bug[g]in' you and hangin' around" and "calling you on the phone and talkin' real smart." Every new suitor is just "trying to mess us up and make us part." The singer of the song, however, doesn't give up on the love between them, even as these outside forces try to tear them apart. He assures the girl that "everything's alright," despite the gang of guys trying to come between them. He pleads with her, telling her not to listen to those guys, and reminds her that he will fight to keep their love alive.
The song speaks to a universal feeling of jealousy and the fear of losing someone we love to someone else. It eloquently expresses the desire to protect one's love and the willingness to stand up against the forces that threaten to tear two people apart. The lyrics are simple yet poignant, and the melody complements them perfectly, making it a memorable and timeless classic.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a bunch of guys in town
There are a lot of guys in town
Whose been buggin' you and hangin' around
They have been bothering you and not leaving
And calling you on the phone and talkin' real smart
They are calling you and speaking intelligently
Ev'ry brand new him that calls is one of them
Whenever a new guy calls, it is one of them
They're trying to mess us up and make us part
They are trying to interfere with our relationship and break us up
They're gangin' up on my baby, comin' on strong
They are attacking my partner together, coming on too strong
Tryin' to turn you against me and take you home
They are attempting to turn you against me and take you away
But baby, don't listen, baby
Don't listen to them, baby
Everything's alright
Everything is okay
Ain't gettin' you, baby, without a fight
I won't let them take you easily
Oh baby, hold me tight
Hold me tightly, baby
Everything's alright
Everything is okay
This bunch of alley cats oughta be chasin' rats
These guys should focus on more appropriate things
Instead of a little mouse's ear like you
Rather than someone insignificant like you
But they're out doing their best, tryin' their best
But they are trying their hardest
To mess up a love that's honest and true
To ruin a loving and honest relationship
Ain't gettin' you, baby, without a fight
I won't let them take you easily
Oh baby, hold me tight
Hold me tightly, baby
Everything's alright
Everything is okay
Everything's alright
Everything is okay
Contributed by Natalie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
sauquoit13456
On this day in 1964 {October 3rd} the Newbeats performed "Everything's Alright" on the ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'...
Three weeks later "Everything's Alright" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart position #90, seven weeks later it would peak at #16 {for 1 week} and it spent nine weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #6 on the Canadian RPM Singles chart...
And on the same 'Bandstand' show the trio also performed "Bread and Butter", at the time it was at #3 on the Top 100, two weeks earlier it had peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks}, the two records that kept it out of the top spot were "The House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals and "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison...
Between 1964 and 1969 the Shreveport, Louisiana trio had seven records on the Top 100, one made the Top 10, the above "Bread And Butter"...
Member Larry Henley, falsetto singer, passed away at the age of 77 on December 18th, 2014...
May he R.I.P.
Eric Stuart
It reached the Top 10 on the WLS Silver Dollar Survey.
Eric Stuart
This should have made the top 10.
Muffs 55mercury
The one singing falsetto really adds spice to their songs.
Bob
I don't remember this one very well, (good one though) and I loved some of their stuff, I just found it in a book on Shindig! They played it on Shindig! on December 15th 1964
Kerry Schlegel
When this song first came out I went nuts! haha
64JBran
Another GREAT John D. Loudermilk tune!!
Soul Much Musik
Awesome
EastonFaith&Wars
I just went from Tuvan Throat singing to Larry Henley. Impossible?
Kurt Miller
there the oldbeats now