♫: the everly brothers - cathy's clown (1960)

so i have to give props to my roommate on this one. the everly brothers were never really on my radar. acoustic guitar driven pop from the late 50's was never really my cup of tea i guess. and then one day i'm walking around the apartment thinking sean's put on some phil spector album (those drums are straight up phil spector) and the vocals kick in...the cascading harmonies on this song are perfect. the way they draw out notes matches up perfectly with the bitter melancholy of the lyrics. it gives you that sinking feeling in your stomach. i die each time i hear this sound, indeed.



fun fact: the everly brothers, in particular this very song, were heavily influential on an early beatles. you can hear it in their similar use of harmony and tempo from their first albums.