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2 unusual facts about Everybody Needs Somebody to Love


Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

Led Zeppelin was also known to cover it live as part of a medley in "Whole Lotta Love." the song also featured predominantly in 2point4 children, where Ben, Jenny and David performed the song at Jenny's school auditions.

Live Licks

Of the special guests taking part, Sheryl Crow appears on "Honky Tonk Women", while Solomon Burke sings on his own "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", which The Rolling Stones originally covered on The Rolling Stones No. 2 in 1965.


Whatcha Gonna Do About It

The songwriting duo of the group Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane already had the melody for the song, the inspiration coming from Solomon Burke's hit record "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", however they had no lyrics so Don Arden quickly brought in Ian Samwell to provide the words for the song.


see also

Best of The Blues Brothers

Along with tracks from the first three albums, Briefcase Full of Blues, The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack and Made in America, it includes unreleased live versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Rubber Biscuit" and "Expressway to Your Heart."