Of course we all know about the Bryants' (Felice + husband Bourdleaux) great hits they penned for the Everly Brothers, but I had never realized they were also responsible for "Rocky Top", the Tennessee state song - that's one of those tunes you just assume is traditional. When you can write songs that sound like they've been around forever - well, you can really write some songs, and this team definitely could and did. "They don't write 'em like that anymore!"
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How about "Love Hurts" by Gram Parsons, Nazareth, and how many others for a great song? I knew about the Everly Bros, Roy Orbison, David Lindley, Leo Kottke and Byrds spin-offs (Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Bros, Chris Hillman) but holy cr*p, look who covered their songs!:http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=1:39:09|PM&sql=R60411#SONGSAPPEAR (17 screens worth!) Of course, when you write 3,000 songs... |
BTW Tweakgeek, I just noticed you said "greatest American songwriting team of all time", full stop. Rodgers and Hart/Hammerstein? George and Ira Gershwin? Holland/Dozier/Holland? Lieber and Stoller? Wilson/Christian? Bachrach and David? Any of the legendary Brill Building pairings? C'mon, no need to proclaim 'greatests' here... |