C'mon Everybody Explained

C'mon Everybody
Cover:	Eddie_Cochran_Cmon_Everybody_Liberty_F-55166.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Eddie Cochran
B-Side:	Don't Ever Let Me Go
Released:	October 1958
Recorded:	October 10, 1958
Genre:	Rock and roll rockabilly
Length:	1:53
Label:	Liberty 55166 (US) London HLU 8792 (UK)
Producer:	Eddie Cochran

"C'mon Everybody" is a 1958 song by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart, originally released as a B-side.^{[1] [2]}

Background

When Cochran recorded his lead vocal for the song, he also created an alternate version of the song called "Let's Get Together". The only change to the lyrics was exactly that: the phrase "Let's get together" in place of "C'mon everybody". This alternate version was eventually released on a compilation album in the 1960s.

Personnel

• Eddie Cochranvocal, guitar, guitar and drum overdub
• Connie 'Guybo' Smithelectric bass
• Earl Palmerdrums
• Ray Johnsonpiano
• Jerry Capeharttambourine

Chart performance

In 1959 it peaked in the UK (where Cochran had major success and where he died in 1960) at number six in the singles chart, and, thirty years later, in 1988, the track was re-issued there and became a number 14 hit.^[3] In the United States the song got to number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (1958/59)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	39
Flanders Singles Chart^[4]	20
UK Singles Chart	6

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	7
UK Singles Chart	14

Legacy

Sex Pistols (with Sid Vicious, not John Lydon on vocals) covered the song for their soundtrack The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle in 1979. The song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500. "C'mon Everybody" is ranked number 403 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also used by Levi Strauss & Co. to promote their 501 jeans line in 1988. The song was re-released as a promotional single that year. The Hershey Company used Cochran's version in a 2021 promotional advertisement for Hershey's chocolate.^[5]

English rock band Humble Pie covered the song for their 1972 album Smokin', which had a heavier distorted tone and featured original guitar licks and a guitar solo incorporated by the band. Led Zeppelin regularly played the song live, though did not record it on any album. ^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eddie Cochran - Don't Ever Let Me Go / C'mon Everybody. Discogs.
2. This is an earlier and different song from the similarly titled but unrelated song performed by Elvis Presley in the 1964 film Viva Las Vegas. This song is credited to songwriter Joy Byers, although in recent years Byers's husband and songwriting partner Bob Johnston has disputed this. Johnston wrote a number of songs for Elvis in the 1960s including "It Hurts Me" and "Let Yourself Go," both of which were performed by Elvis in the 1968 "Comeback Special."
3. Web site: Eddie Cochran. Official Charts. January 26, 2021.
4. Web site: Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody. Ultratop.be. 26 April 2021.
5. Web site: Hershey's S'mores Commercial. iSpot.tv. 29 July 2021.
6. Web site: Milano . Brett . 2022-03-30 . 'Smokin: Humble Pie's Acclaimed 1972 Album Is Still Hot . 2023-02-09 . uDiscover Music . en-US.