“Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” is a song written by Jack Keller (music) and Howard Greenfield (lyrics) which was a #1 hit for Connie Francis in mid 1960.
Although “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was written as a bluesy ballad, Francis envisioned the song as polka style number feeling that as such it would fare well in the West German market and producer Arnold Maxin followed Francis’ advisement in the 7 April 1960 session at Olmstead Studios (NYC) when Francis cut the song with the Joe Sherman Orchestra.
In the US, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was intended to serve as the B-side for the track “Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia)”, which like Francis’ precedent A-side hit “Mama” was a ballad of Italian origin; however, most American radio stations preferred to play “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” and – while “Jealous of You” did reach #19 – “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 27 June 1960 and remained there the following week. The first of Francis’ three US #1’s, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was also ranked on the R&B chart at #2 and was the only one of Francis’ major hits to cross over to the C&W charts where it peaked at #24.
A #5 hit in the UK, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was #1 in Australia for three weeks in July 1960 and in South Africa ranked as the #15 hit for that year.
Francis’ instincts re the West German hit potential of “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” proved correct: rendered as “Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel” became the best-selling single of 1960 in West Germany where the original English version of the song also reached #25 in West Germany. “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was also #1 in Norway for eight weeks. Translated versions of the song include those made by Celly Campello (in Portuguese as “Alguém é bobo de alguém”), Marketta Joutsi (in Finnish as “Pajunköyttä”) and Siw Malmkvist (in Swedish as “Tunna skivor”). Subsequent to “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool”, Francis herself began to cut versions of all her single releases in several different languages.
“Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” was remade in 1979 by Debby Boone who had previously had Top 20 C&W hits with her Connie Francis hit remakes “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own” and “Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart”; however, Boone’s version of “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” only reached #48 C&W. The song has also been an album cut for Lynn Anderson, Pat Boone, Ann Breen, Sierra Hull, Margo, Jody Miller, Marie Osmond, Sandy Posey and Bobby Vee.
The song originally recorded by Connie Francis entitled “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” is often confused with an earlier song of the same title written by Ace Adams and Lionel Hampton which has been recorded by LaVern Baker, Michael Jackson, Etta James, the Heartbeats (#78/ 1957), Clyde McPhatter, Little Jimmy Scott, Kay Starr, Dakota Staton and Dinah Washington.
The arrangement performed by Connie Francis is noted for its organ introduction.
By Connie Francis
Lyrics
| Everybody’s somebody’s fool The tears I cried for you could fill an ocean But you don’t care how many years I cry And though you only lead me on and hurt me I couldn’t bring myself to say goodbye Cause everybody’s somebody’s fool Everybody’s somebody’s plaything And there are no exceptions to the rule Yes, everybody’s somebody’s fool I told myself it’s best that I’ll forget you Though I’m a fool, at least I know the score Yet darling I’d be twice as blue without you It hurts, but I’d come running back for more Cause everybody’s somebody’s fool Everybody’s somebody’s plaything And there are no exceptions to the rule Yes, everybody’s somebody’s fool Someday you’ll find some one you really care for And if her love should prove to be untrue You’ll know how much this heart of mine is breaking You’ll cry for her the way I cried for You Yes everybody’s somebody’s fool Everybody’s somebody’s plaything And there are no exceptions to the rule Yes, everybody’s somebody’s fool |
每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 我為你流過的眼淚足以填滿海洋 但是你根本不在意我多年的哭泣 而且你只是讓我誤信並傷害我 我無法對你說再見 因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 每個人都是其他人的玩物 而且規則中並無例外 是的，因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 我告訴自己最好的方式是忘記你 雖然我很傻，至少我知道結果 但是親愛的沒有你我會再度鬱卒 是的，因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 每個人都是其他人的玩物 而且規則中並無例外 是的，因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 有朝一日，你會找到你真正在乎的人 如果將來証明她並未真正愛你 你將會知道我心碎的嚴重程度 你將會為她流淚，如同我為你哭泣 是的，因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 每個人都是其他人的玩物 而且規則中並無例外 是的，因為每個人都認為其他人是傻瓜 |