The Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler, and originally recorded by Solomon Burke under the production of Bert Berns at Atlantic Records in 1964. Burke's version charted in 1964, but missed the US top 40, peaking at #58.

Wilson Pickett covered the song in 1966, and his version (which explicitly mentions Solomon Burke in the opening section) made it to #29 pop, and #19 R&B in early 1967. Other notable versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" were recorded by The Rolling Stones and The Blues Brothers.


The song is ranked #429 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"Everybody Needs Someone To Love"

Everybody needs somebody

Everybody needs somebody to love (someone to love)

Sweetheart to miss (sweetheart to miss)

Sugar to kiss (sugar to kiss)

I need you you you

I need you you you

I need you you you In the morning

I need you you you When my soul's on fire

Sometimes I feel

I feel a little sad inside

When my baby mistreats me

I never never never have a place to hide

I need you

Sometimes I feel

I feel a little sad inside

When my baby mistreats me

I never never never have a place to hide

I need you you you

I need you you you

I need you you you

I need you you you

I need you

You know people when you do find that somebody

Hold that woman, hold that man

Love him, please him, squeeze her, please her,

Hold, squeeze and please that person, give 'em all your love

Signify your feelings with every gentle caress

Because it's so important to have that special somebody

to hold, kiss, miss, squeeze and please

Everybody needs somebody

Everybody needs somebody to love

Someone to love

Sweetheart to miss

Sugar to kiss

I need you you you

I need you you you

I need you you you...