Evie (song)
"Evie" is a rock song performed by Australian singer and former frontman of the Easybeats, Stevie Wright. It was written by Harry Vanda and George Young and released as a single in 1974. It has been suggested that it is the first 11-minute song to chart at #1 anywhere in the world.
| "Evie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Stevie Wright | |
| from the album Hard Road | |
| A-side | "Evie" (part 1) |
| B-side | "Evie" (part 2 and 3) |
| Released | 1974 |
| Recorded | 1973 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 11:11 |
| Label | Albert |
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young |
| Producer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young |
The song features three parts—Part 1, "Let your hair hang down"; Part 2, "Evie"; and Part 3, "I'm losing you"—and some critics consider it as one of the most perfect rock n' roll songs ever.
Part One (when they meet) is a guitar driven, hard rocking and bluesy, swaggering and swayful song. Part Two (the marriage) is more piano and string based, a much softer emotional ballad style. Part Three (the death of Evie in childbirth) is more of a disco-rock style, being quicker, relatively urgent and guitar driven track with a strong vocal.
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Evie" was ranked number 17.