“Everybody Loves Somebody” is a song written in 1947 by Sam Coslow, Irving Taylor and Ken Lane. By 1964, the song had already been recorded by several artists (including Frank Sinatra), but without much success. In that year that Lane was playing piano for Dean Martin on his Dream With Dean LP sessions, and with an hour or so of studio time left and one song short, Lane suggested that Martin take a run at his tune. Dean was agreeable, and the small combo of piano, guitar, drums and bass performed a relatively quiet, laid back jazz version of the song. Martin had sung the tune on Bob Hope’s radio show in 1948. Almost immediately thereafter, Martin re-recorded the tune for his next album, this time with an orchestra and chorus. His label, Reprise Records, was so enthusiastic about the hit potential of this version, they even titled the LP Everybody Loves Somebody to capitalize on it. Although still a major recording artist, Martin had not had a Top 40 hit since 1958. And with the British Invasion ruling the U.S. charts, few had hopes that a middle aged Italian crooner would sway many teenagers. And yet, defying the odds, Everybody Loves Somebody shot straight up to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The song also topped the Billboard “easy listening” chart for eight weeks. It ultimately replaced “That’s Amore” as Martin’s signature song, and he sang it as the theme of his weekly television variety show from 1965 until 1974. The song has become so identified with Dean Martin, that later cover versions are invariably compared to his hit take on the tune. Martin resented rock n’ roll, and his attitude created conflict at home with his 14-year-old son Dean Paul Martin, who like many teenagers in the Western world, worshipped The Beatles. He told his son, “I’m gonna’ knock your pallies off the charts,”[1] and in August 15, 1964 he did just that: Everybody Loves Somebody knocked the Beatles off the number one slot on Billboard.
By Dean Martin
Lyrics
Everybody loves somebody sometimes
Everybody falls in love somehow
Something in your kiss
Just told me
My sometimes is now
Everybody finds somebody someplace
There’s no tellin’ where love may appear
Something in my heart
Keeps saying
My someplace is here
If I had it in my power
I’d arrange for every girl
To have your charm
Then every minute, every hour
Every boy would find
What I found in your arms
Everybody loves somebody sometimes
And I vow my dream was over you
Your love made it well
Worth waiting
For someone like you
If I had it in my power
I would arrange for every girl
To have your charm
Then every minute, every hour
Every boy would find
What I found in your arms
Everybody loves somebody sometimes
And I vow my dream was over you
Your love made it well
Worth waiting
For someone like you
Everybody loves somebody sometimes