Rest in Peace, Brother Everly

One of my favorite versions of the classic Everly Brothers' "Bird Dog."

Originally written by Bordleaux Bryant, the song almost had a spoken-word section done in the voice of a then well-known dog puppet. The Everlys overruled their producer and gained their third  no.1 country chart hit with it in 1958. "Bird Dog" was a no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Although today, if "Johnny kissed the teacher," she would probably be arrested or become the subject of an hourlong Nancy Grace special. Especially since his action made "him the teacher's pet now" and allowed him to have influence over classroom discipline to the point that "he even made the teacher let him sit next to my baby."

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Phil Everly died Friday at 74.