Do you remember these lyrics? "Everybody needs somebody, everybody needs somebody to love, someone to love, sweetheart to miss, sugar to kiss, I need you, in the morning, when my soul's on fire, sometimes I feel a little sad inside, when my baby mistreats me, I never, never have a place to hide, I need you". Where do they come from? Read more to know the answer:
The song written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler, was originally recorded by Solomon Burke in 1964 and later appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers as you can see in the following video:
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We're so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight and we would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois law enforcement community who have chosen to join us here in the Palace Hotel ballroom at this time. We do sincerely hope you'll all enjoy the show and please remember people, that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and survive, there're still some things that make us all the same. You, me, them, everybody, everybody. Everybody needs somebody Everybody needs somebody to love, someone to love (Someone to love) Sweetheart to miss (Sweetheart to miss) Sugar to kiss (Sugar to kiss) I need you, you, you (You, you, you) I need you, you, you (You, you, you) I need you, you, you (You, you, you) in the morning (I need) (You, you, you) When my soul's on fire (I need) (You, you, 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