The Everly Brothers - On The Wings Of A Nightingale - Platengala 1984 - 13-10-1984 • TopPop

'On the Wings of a Nightingale' is a single by The Everly Brothers written by Paul McCartney. This was the opening song of the Everly Brothers' reunion album EB '84. It was written by Paul McCartney specifically for this album. The production is by Dave Edmunds. This single was the brothers' last hit.
This performance was recorded on 13 October 1984. Exactly on that day 'On The Wings Of A Nightingale' reached #4 in the Dutch Top 40, the highest chart position anywhere.
The Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (born February 1, 1937) and Phillip "Phil" Jason Everly (January 19, 1939 - January 3, 2014), the duo was raised in a musical family, first appearing on radio singing along with their father Ike Everly and mother Margaret Everly as "The Everly Family" in the 1940s. When the brothers were still in high school, they gained the attention of prominent Nashville musicians like Chet Atkins, who began to groom them for national attention.
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 number 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.
In October 1984 the Everly Brothers visited the Netherlands to headline the annual Dutch television show 'AVRO's Platengala'. Their single 'On The Wings Of A Nightingale' reached its highest position of #4 in the in the Dutch Top 10 on that very day, 13 October 1984. Their album 'EB'84' was on its way to the 6th position in the Album top 100 and achieved the gold status.
This performance was taped at the Platen Gala, 13 October 1984 recorded in the Ahoy Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Broadcast date: 13/10/1984
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[@petrabrendler4426]

Everly brothers - the sound of my life, who else is listening to this masterpiece in 2023?

[@RuudSmulders-rr5wt]

I do. Brilliant close harmony.

[@BonemanNL]

Waiting for the ads to finish, and then I’ll join you as a 2023 listener :). Just learned this song on my 🎸

[@doriswilliams6422]

Me

[@josephineparker5226]

Me too!

[@johnpriestley2217]

Only got to 41in UK charts its brilliant song

[@peggybernett9545]

Always Fresh and New!! Listening in 2024

[@usuk9316]

There will never be another Everly Brothers. The harmonies were amazing. RIP Phil and Don.

[@hummelne7041]

Iiebevolles agieren, betrachten, miteinander. Hier entstand perfekte Harmonie. Niemand konnte das besser. Ein Geschenk an uns. Danke fürs teilen

[@carolelinda6476]

A light went out forever when the Brothers were lost to the world. What a treasure they were.

[@USA24541]

Nobody, and I mean nobody ever sang better two-part harmony than Don & Phil.

[@hippie3347]

I can't believe how this beautiful song couldn't be a number one hit.

[@gailcromie4476]

Reunited yesterday in Heaven.. Rest in Peace Phil and Don. 💖💖

[@MinnesotaAnn]

I didn't even know this song was sung by them!!! I ❤ The Everly Brothers! They had the most perfect voices and I'm so glad I grew up listening to these guys because my mom loved them. Even cooler this was written by Paul McCartney! Don's voice really shines in this song. They are missed.

[@xtraa]

This is music history at its finest. It will last as long as there are human beings around to listen to music.

[@eddriver7815]

it just made me bawl ...

[@cak8132]

I love this performance. It exudes so much energy and they both looked and sounded fabulous. Thank you, Paul McCartney, for writing such a great song for the brothers. What a musical legacy Don and Phil have left behind them.

[@hippie3347]

Wonderful song. And wonderful performance. Only Paul could write such a great song.

[@xtraa]

And it's born out of pure love as a present for gratitude. This is so unique.

[@stephenjones3816]

ALso thank the amazing Dave Edmunds who produced it :)

[@philhume7500]

Paul,Don and Phil,without doubt this is your crowning glory..

[@TheTrwebster]

I grew up listening to this duo and was really happy when they reunited for this album and tour. This is one of Paul's best, as far as I'm concerned. RIP gentlemen- your voices are missed, greatly.

[@ruthpartridge4061]

McCartney gave this song to them because he was a huge fan. He knew their harmonies would be perfect and they are. Well done all.

[@MelodyFox]

Don Everly, taken from this universe... 😔😥 Rest in paradise, soaring up high, on the *wings of a nightingale*... LPM💙☮️🎵

[@sunshinekittykisser]

BRILLIANT to the core!!! RIP precious Don and Phil. We love you and miss you dearly!!! 💚💙💜❤💛

[@thomasdurdella1347]

Don died on the date of my wedding anniversary,what a day of rememberance,loved their music from the time of their first hit,rest in peace,God bless!!!!!

[@Doug4422]

Rest easy, Don, your music, and the legend you and your brother forged will live forever.

[@Triggerzombie677]

Right on. Everly Brothers FOREVER!!

[@cak8132]

Amen to that.

[@manfredplanteur9680]

Leider sind beide Everly-Brüder nicht mehr unter uns aber ihre tollen Songs leben weiter....👌

[@lebe220]

Dieses Lied hat Paul McCartney geschrieben

[@lionheartroar3104]

Rest In Peace Don Everly. 8-22-21

[@Stavros.777]

Thanks for the music. Rest in Peace Don

[@yuriribeiro9620]

GODSPEED DON! Please tell Phil we are all missing you!

[@MrTRFord]

Takes me back to early September 1984, about to turn 23. Take me back to that time😊

[@michaelsamuel8716]

A great way to thank you from Paul McCartney who wrote this song just for them . Class act .

[@eddesjarlais2306]

This song did crack the billboard top40, so you can say it was a minor hit, i was 21 when this song came out, and i loved it, bought the album, but then again i was an oldies but goodies types of guy, besides being a total 80's dude

[@v-g-z3689]

A wonderful song... this got a lot of airplay on german radio stations back in the 80´s, and it is still the most played song from the Everly Brothers over here.

[@desireezuidhof5822]

R.I.P. Don Everly!

[@JoseVargas-yr6om]

Pissed off they are gone but their music lives on. RIP on the Wings of Angels.

[@lindakane2477]

Miss the Everly Brothers so very much. True Legends

[@susanslater64]

Soooo love this song, sooo love the everly brothers, they are sooo missed , ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁😁😱😱😱😱

[@Pyltje03]

Rip both of you now.

[@connieweaver8948]

Can you imagine walking up to a mic and sounding like this?? What special talent......

[@BlueSaphire70]

Absolutely beautiful! Perfect melody, perfect harmony!

[@imisstoronto3121]

Why wasn’t this a bigger hit? It’s fabulous.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

mysticmaverick1, they never sang it until their reunion European tour. It was written by Paul McCartney.

[@roypalfrey5694]

I suspect their more mature core audience, having heard the single, were more likely to go buy the album/CD. It has always been the way. There were "singles chart acts" and those who sell many albums over a longer time.

[@scottbruns5142]

I wondered if EB84 was a test. It had some great music. Maybe they needed a test to see if they could work together.

[@deborahkissinger2260]

I totally agree..one of my favorite songs of all time

[@dmitrymedvedd]

In 1984 it couldn't become a hit

[@ianwillis-bentley2086]

RIP Don, the music lives on

[@Triggerzombie677]

Yes it will ALWAYS. Everly Brothers FOREVER!

[@usuk9316]

And Phil.

[@MikeJMcCormack]

I was still in the military...bought the album immediately

[@zoiyarcole6999]

Brilliant song and Dons voice is out of this world

[@caroldevitt1156]

Their voices together were other worldly.

[@user-ib4gl5ll3t]

das war noch richtige Musik, die ich immer noch gut hören kann

[@flybob63]

Thank God for KZbin. So sad they’ve both passed and we’ll never see another duo like them.

[@stewartsnape2936]

My favourite song by the everlys , Paul sure knew what he was doing when he wrote this for them because it suits them to a t, the instrumentation the great chorus vocals by Don , everything is so well done in great Everly Brothers style

[@HarryWebb46]

Yes Paul tailor made the song for their unique style.

[@adianders7496]

R.I.P. - Don Everly.

[@billrobinson9260]

We all gotta go.....but hey WE HAVE PAUL...the SOUL OF THE SIXTIES !!!!! THANK GOD

[@lecopianna6885]

RIP Don 💙

[@dmitrymedvedd]

Paul Mccartney is great

[@ameliacullen389]

this was written by one of the Beatles, but the Everly brothers make it a fabulous song.

[@DifferentSaturner]

RIP. Goodbye! Will always remember you bros. (Sun 22 Aug 2021 21h34)

[@yeljopm]

Beautiful song, when music was music

[@rolandkietzmann3135]

Wunderschöne Musik es erinnert mich an so viele schöne Abende in meiner Jugend

[@sandragibbs9140]

never get tired of listening to these guys LIVE and of course awesome LOVE IT

[@ronmccown7406]

Written for them by Paul McCartney. Another winner.

[@xtraa]

In the beginning of The Beatles, Paul and John even named themselves after The Everly Brothers, they were their idols.

[@jangerarduskroes4350]

Fantastic and beautiful song. Yes the Everly Brothers were a great duo. The harmony of singing this song in one word... Fabulous

[@ingeburg4865]

Ein tolles Team,einfach Super,schade dass alles für immer vorbei ist.daber die Musik bleibt für immer.

[@wannawinabear]

Nice to see our very own Albert Lee In this great performance

[@gertrudhorn391]

Ich höre sehr gerne diese Songs eine tolle Band

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

Great tune that you never hear on the radio.

[@ansschippers635]

In Holland they play it many times on the radio!!

[@kayreay2049]

Terry Wigan used to play it all the time, often using it to open his show. Their talent us off the wall.

[@ladyjilomat]

Trop triste du décé de Don Everly qui a rejoint son frère Phil. R.I.P.

[@jolandaschippers1539]

I was there in AHOY ROTTERDAM 😮with my parents, brother and sister and her husband. My parents were fan of the Everly Brothers and so we grew up with the music and great songs of those legends.

[@avengernemesis7990]

Just perfect... Australia 😘 🇦🇺

[@stellaaga8700]

I love their singing! They are Awesome!

[@maurooctavioaxel9033]

I miss these guys, with a great talent and beautiful voices and their particular Harmony👏👏👏

[@theunrealtimemm]

RIP Don, 8/21/21.

[@lutzpippinger6884]

Einfach nur schön . Meine Jugend .

[@chelebelle2223]

Wow! They still sound like they did when they were teeny boppers!

[@robertouwehand6710]

Great song

[@rickysteinicke1807]

2023 ❤ und ich bin erst 29 Jahre alt bestes Lied

[@christopherruddick3524]

Totally amazing - everything a good song should have - plus the sublime Albert Lee on guitar.❤ Thanks for uploading x

[@roelissuPer-321]

I love those voices together. Linda i choose this song for us. I love you forever.💛💙❤💘🌹😘

[@timgrant6646]

RIP DON

[@sandymuddy5766]

I Love both these men❣️

[@patrickpafarnis5798]

Unfortunately it is over with both.

[@eileenhaselden9970]

Superb such joy

[@sanketha_007]

Ohhh I can feel something happening...Ohhh I can feel something happening... Ohhh I can feel something happening to me when listening to this song ❤️

[@peteiswriteingnow]

Probable not as well known as some of there great songs, but this was always my favorite, they were so good.

[@bobbyjay75]

This song really showed there vocal abilities. Love it.

[@martypaxton7668]

you can hear macca esp end vocal pushing them to show off their skills , but how happy could he have been to write for 2 of his idols of influence for him .the great Everly Brothers Phil and Don , , what magic their voices are together ..so good

[@Siamcat-rh1sy]

Sublime. Such incomparable harmonies.

[@HerbLee-qd6jq]

That's real music

[@HarryWebb46]

Written by Paul McCartney who was HUGELY influenced by the Everley Brothers growing up!

[@eamonngaynor5762]

BOTH DON AND PHIL EVERLY WERE THE EPÌTOME OF THE BROTHERĹY GŔOUPS FROM THAT ERA THEY MADE EXCELLENT MUSIC THEIR PARTING WAS ACRIMONIOUS BUT THEY CAME BACK LATER THAÑK ĢOD THEY LEFT A LEGACY OF GREAT MUSIC

[@naomijohnson394]

Perfection.

[@Katsem]

I loved this whole concert, and think this was the first time I heard this great song.

[@michaelnotigan7796]

EB84, such a great, great album. So happy to know the Dutch people loved it and the boys, as well. Produced by Dave Edmunds, who, along with Nick Lowe (Rockpile), dearly loved and were influenced greatly by Don and Phil. Almost forgot to mention, Jeff Lynne offered up his help on this album. Every track, a winner. The Everly's do a remake of Dylan's Lay Lady Lay which is unforgettably beautiful....

[@Triggerzombie677]

Michael Notigan -Great album. Like your comment. This EB 84 album NEVER gets enough attention & appreciation.

[@williamcole9040]

One of the best on KZbin. Thanks fellas and Macca for this gem.

[@stellaaga8700]

Great and Beautiful Song!!

[@elisabethweiler8046]

Super Song, one of my most favorite oldies

[@marthamartha6409]

RIP..

[@dorothywoodman936]

Love this song ❤it reminds me of my teenage years 😊

[@georgewebb6617]

Pure heaven.

[@susanterry4698]

I ❤Love Phil’s Harmony… Never to be Surpassed… ❤❤❤

[@dennisbean7336]

Absolutely fantastic loved these brothers so much ❤❤

[@mrb4886]

I love them both. 2020.

[@jolanda6697]

Beautifull 😍

[@michaelreimer2139]

Alle Ihre Lieder werden immer weiter leben weil die Musik von ihnen sind Zeit los

[@patriciaphilbrick4771]

This is my favorite rendition of the evenly brothers doing this song where don hits the high note on Oh I can feel something happening

[@johanj34]

Sadly the maker puted the recordtrack under the video...

[@johanj34]

Under this link the original sound...

[@teresamc521]

I love it!!

[@deannapotter5777]

one of there greatest songs

[@tricarb01]

I bought this single. Love it.

[@jacquismith3277]

I bought the album having seen them at Hammersmith Odeon, London in what must have been the mid eighties. Love them.

[@lj9610]

Sweet sweet sweet song!!! Just when I needed something to make me smile 🥰

[@elliotgoldberg5657]

The best post Beatles song Paul McCartney wrote...

[@anjasmolders2013]

Thanks brothers for this beautiful song Rip

[@Kagey56]

Simply beautiful and inspiring!

[@lordburlap4514]

Written by Paul McCartney….beautiful….