Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. DXLIV--Eddie Cochran: C'mon Everybody

 Somehow, almost a week late seems a lot better than almost two weeks late....

Somewhat sheepishly, I have to admit that, to the best of my knowledge, my introduction to this week's tune was a Hershey's commercial released in 2021.  It would have upped my coolness quotient (well, probably not) a bit if I'd said I'd heard Springsteen talk about it and checked it out from his thoughts on the song.  Alas, I heard it in the background as I was working at this computer, and thought, "That song sounds great.  Wonder who did it?"  Thanks to a quick check online I found it...and after numerous listens fell in love with it....

I wrote about Eddie Cochran in Jukebox, Vol. CXLIII, and as he's, sadly, been dead for sixty-five years now, there really isn't anything I can add to that previous bio paragraph.  I will say, though, that after hearing this week's tune in addition to the song from the earlier post, the world really lost a great talent, and it would have been interesting to see what his musical future would have held.

"C'mon Everybody" was released as a single in 1958, and it went to #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It reached #6 in the U.K. (where Cochran had a great deal of success).  After his death, it was included on The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album .

Fun Fact:  Cochran has never had an album chart in the United States.  That means he's probably the only member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without an album that hit the charts in America.

I have no idea who was the first guitarist to play a jangly guitar riff, but Eddie Cochran had to have been one of the first.  His guitar playing on this one fills in all the holes and perfectly captures the groove of the song.  The bass drum (I think--not exactly a drum aficionado) is also incredible--it sounds as if it's echoing (it might mimic the rhythm of the guitar?) and it plays well with the jangly guitar.  Cochran's vocals capture perfectly the joy of the song's story--his folks are out of town, and he wants to have a party for everybody at his house.  I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the "Hooo!" before he sings "C'mon everybody"--it's one of those small moments that make a song that much better.  For whatever reason, over the past few months I've been listening to a lot of music from this era--it's incredible how much great music came from the late fifties, and "C'mon Everybody" is just one more stellar single from a stellar era.

Lyric Sheet:   "Well, when you hear that music you can't sit still/ If your brother won't rock then your sister will/Hooo! C'mon everybody!"

Enjoy:

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emaycee