+ scroll down for versions of Evie by The Wrights and by Suzi Quatro
Single:
Evie entered the Australian singles chart* on 27 May 1974 and went to #1. The song was #4 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on Hard Road which entered the Australian albums chart* on 3 June 1974 and peaked at #2.
Songwriters:
Harry Vanda, George Young
Producers:
Harry Vanda, George Young
Record label of Australian release:
Albert Productions
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
LIVE VERSION
Stevie performing Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3 at 2SM’s Rocktober Concert of the Decade in 1979:
BONUS CLIPS BELOW: versions by Suzi Quatro and The Wrights featuring Bernard Fanning
Wikipedia:
The song features three parts and some critics consider it as one of the most perfect rock n’ roll songs ever, encapsulating the three basic themes of all love songs.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evie_(song)
Lyrics:
I got some money in my pocket, I got the car keys in my hand
I got myself a couple of tickets, to see a rock’n rollin’ band
Come on girl just get on your shoes, we’re gonna hear some sounds
Come on babe you know there ain’t no time to mess around-round-round…
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BONUS CLIP
Evie performed by The Wrights at Wave Aid, Sydney Cricket Ground, 2005
The Wrights were a one-off Australian rock supergroup consisting of Nic Cester (Jet), Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon), Kram (Spiderbait), Chris Cheney (The Living End), Davey Lane (You Am I & The Pictures), and Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane). They are named after former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright, the original performer of the song-trilogy Evie, which was the group’s feature song.
The profits from their Evie single were donated to Stevie Wright and the Salvation Army to improve drug and alcohol rehabilitation, as well as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement for the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrights_(Australian_band)
Version by Suzi Quatro from her album If You Knew Suzi…
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