Eddie Cochran - Three Steps to Heaven

[bluemechin]

my mind brought me here

[jeanmariebasset]

peut ètre le plus grand;pour moi son my way dépasse tout

[geromemaintenance]

very good  music to make shake aleg january 01.2012

[gmartinz01]

David Bowie uses the recognizable chord progression for "Queen Bitch" from the album Hunky Dory

[CommonSenseMan1]

@gmartinz01 Also, Pete Townshend in Go To The Mirror from Tommy.

[Flashaman1845]

The Original Punk !!! Qulity Ed!!

[Russ442100]

What a great singer he was ..

[davidamurdoch]

just follow steps 1 2 and 3

[trabnero]

best time in my life

[tony671]

the song writer from that era with buddy holly

[Reddirtgirl55Again]

I like step 3 ! Great song!

[moonliteshadowau]

The best :-)

[rockinandblonde]

3 steps 2 heaven:

1. read this

2. listen 2 rockabilly music

3. die naturally :P

[TeddyxxBoy]

1...2...3 Still Crying about what ahppened up North in Oslo. 1 <3 Erik ::-((

[titi661966]

eddie ont t'aime.

[lilmissgeorgiie]

this song was released after he died

[lilmissgeorgiie]

love this song my favorite

[gazuaman]

This is strange... he had the hability to change his ton of voice.

[pattayalob]

@gazuaman Similar to the way that you have to misspell your words? Obviously, English is not your first language.

[gazuaman]

@pattayalob yes, it was a mess. But could you be youtube's english teacher? Be my guest! Obviously, irony is not your best quality...

[pattayalob]

@gazuaman I'm sorry, I get a bit grumpy in the early morning. Please accept my apologies for being rude.

[gazuaman]

@pattayalob that's ok... Music is what it matters, anyway... cheers.

[pattayalob]

@gazuaman - Cheers to you too for being munificent in your reply.

[johnbarry1965]

LOVE YOU EDDIE FOREVER!!!!!!!

[crabapple43]

im so glad i got to see him just one month before he was gone! i will never forget him!god bless him .

[psadpoiafsdf]

queen bitch from david bowie sent me here

[TeddyxxBoy]

Eddie wishes us all Happy Sunday. :-)

[thereeldeel07]

words cannot describe the happiness I feel when I listen to this song :D

[Clarice20081]

one of his best songs, wonderful, I see you in heaven

[Atomicflash500]

he copied Elvis singing style when ever he could.

[Stephanjnj]

Pete Townshend made use of this song's main riff for Tommy's "Go to the Mirror" and "Overture".

[TheMoabiter]

Ich mag das sehr!

Diese Stimme und dieser schöne, "einfache" Text.

Danke!

[omarskats3000]

i love him! he did leave too soon :(

[brianmac1984]

if buddy richie eddie lived longer elvis would never be called king of rock in roll eddie 21 buddy 21 richie 17 died young they had a good carear in such a short time

[brianmac1984]

if eddie buddy richie lived longer elvis would never be king of rock in roll today look how long they lived richie 17 buddy 21 eddie 21

[redmk6]

R.IP EDDIE,51 YEARS AGO TODAY HE WAS TAKEN.....

[orlymg1958]

"A 3 PASOS DEL CIELO" : SI EXISTE CIELO

ALLI FUE EDDIE CON TODA SEGURIDAD

TEMA PREMONITORIO POR DONDE NO PASA EL TIEMPO

I REPEAT : There are few true evergreens - but this is one.

[TheBlueoverthemoon]

Only 3 dickheads on this one! God bless Eddie --a true star!

[themusicfella]

He died the week this single was released.. so tragic... Such a loss of a great talent to music..

[jchmeunier]

Mon préféré, c'était le K9 dans le juke Box du tennis de Knokke Le zoute

[orpheusinundergrowth]

miss you sooo much mum.XxX

[Daphneamber]

Whoehoeee :D

[chrisperry42]

the country has become so shallow since 1980. :-((

[lonesomerider1]

There are few true evergreens - but this is one.

[1944Floppy]

a good voice, a good accoustic guitar, a bas& drums and good backingvocals melted with a

good composition was all they need to make a hit in those days. Mostly on a 4-track

Swiss recorder. (Sun Studio/Memphis)

[joeb810]

One of the saddest times in my life when Eddie's life ended. He was the first "star" I had met. I went on to record at Chess. Go figure.

[MISSEDHERSIR]

David Bowie, Queen Bitch! Eddie influenced everyone. Amazing.

[chelle74100]

cochran, elvis, buddy, beatles all brilliant and all in their own way, why argue over it, why not just sit back n enjoy the brilliant music they made x

[plonssie]

prachtige song uit het verleden,sweet memorys,in die tijd een veel gedraaide plaat.

[steve57ish]

elvis had a good voice till emi changed it

[steve57ish]

if it aint rocknroll it aint music

[aclamo]

Please stop comparing Elvis and Eddie. Are you comparing the Fuji yama and the Kilimanjaro?

Macchu Picchu and Mont Saint Michel? Sunset and sunrise? In all cases these are wonders. Let us be grateful to have had not one but two giants.

[MrCockSlut]

@aclamo they aint that different its more like comparing table salt to sea salt

[gallivant1234]

@Weidenberg. Furthermore, if what you implied is that had he lived, he would have been bigger than Presley, in the UK, then you are also immersing yourself into wishful thinking. The UK market, as was the rest of the world´s, was gearing towards other types of music and, of all the early rockers (as a result of his demographics, and who his influences were), Presley was certainly the most ecclectic. Could eddie do something like "It´s now or Never", Surrender", in 1961? Hardly.

[gallivant1234]

@Weidenberg. Of course Eddie could do "It´s now or never". Eddie had the voice for it. But could he "deliver" a vocal to the tune of selling 1,250,000 copies in the UK and, in the process, make Churchill a fan? You think I´m kidding, right? But go to Blenheim Palace, and the only picture larger than any of Churchill´s is Elvis´, put on display there because Churchill believed Presley´s Army stint, together with his singing, made him THE american Icon. It isn´t easy to be bigger than Elvis

[prescient8]

@gallivant1234 - He could, and no doubt his record label were in the process of trying to turn him into another Elvis but Eddie was doing things that Elvis, for all his greatness, couldn't, he was writing and performing brilliant and influential songs.

[pulmon66]

@prescient8 .......writing and performing brilliant and infuential songs indeed, but if other solo artists who did the same, before, during and after Presley´s take-over (1956), couldn´t be "bigger" than Elvis, why would Cochrane be different?. He could play brilliant guitar? So did Berry, for starters. Pertorm brilliantly his own songs? So did Orbison and Charles. What Cochrane lacked, that Presley had, was historical significance.

[TheChase66]

@pulmon66 Perhaps but you have to give recognition to the fact that Cochrane wrote alot of work where as Elvis didn`t which was something Elvis lacked!!!!

[gallivant1234]

I love this song, the first big ballad by Eddie where his voice is HIS and HIS alone.

[theglastonburygirl]

memories x

[BenandJerryRig]

Wow , love Eddie's guitar work!

[Diogenes1360]

Always since I was a Boy, Eddie is and always be my "HERO"

[nightrider836]

Man you didnt live long enough Eddie. You would have gone on to greatness.

[BboyGino89]

the only guy ever close to eddie was brian setzer by a mile

[thereeldeel07]

Revolutionary guitar strum at opening and at other breaks. Pete Townsend a notable descendant of this style

[xIIJono]

the best

[56riazali]

i have this song in gramophone record stereo bell recorded in 1975

[truthoutmedia]

this man was Talent with a Capital T

[nylon700]

Forever True Was Edie

[burnley5960]

Absolute class great to see him pictured with are very own Billy Fury tow of the very best Rock and Roll singers

[GaryEverett68]

3 steps is one of the classics. Well said JiS01. He should of and could of been huge.

[buffalosaint]

Eddie Ray you were taken far too soon. I can only imagine how huge you would have been had you lived! RIP.

[sperdie123]

Eddie war für mich der Größte.Rip

[57mychevy]

Elvis was well ... Buddy was better ... and eddie is the king of rock

[Sandnes10]

@57mychevy I agree with you. hi would have been great.

[KoukiKid]

@57mychevy agreed, but john lee hooker was also a great artist

[JUNCLEEO]

one of my favourite songs of all time many artistes have covered this number but only the raw sound of Eddie's voice and that wonderful Gretsch guitar sound . UNBEATABLE!

[andygrahamme]

One of the greatest pop songs ever, sheer simplicity and yet every time I hear the opening chords I get goose bumps!!! Cochran was a giant, what a tragedy his life was so short!!!!

[lonesomerider1]

Forever young!!!

[bankmartin089]

love it...buddy forever

[chyckberru]

Un grand musicien disparu trop tôt. Superbe voix et très bon guitariste.

[cousinneal]

i see where PETE TOWNSEND got some chords for TOMMY!!! LOL

[teresachristina]

I was just a teenager when he died,... but I still remember the `goose bumps' when he sang.... what a terrible loss..

[Josie54458]

The song, 'Three Steps To Heaven' will always bring to mind a love I had when I was 22yrs with a medical student of the same age in Dunedin in 1960. He a medical student, I a nurse. I will .never forget him, or the evocative music. Josie.

[anomaly189]

Composed before his death...

[ZackCells]

@anomaly189 duh :D

[boxey24]

Bought an Eddie Cochran vinyl LP for this track alone, loned it out, never got it back.

Many thanks for a great post.

[zapspace]

His last single, a bit ironic ...

[WOODBINEXX]

Eddie is a rock n roll god

too young to die,too talented to live

[eldorado62]

Eddie Cochran was one of the greatest rock & rollers of the 1950's. As a guitar player, he was way ahead of the rest. Eddie had great technique by using the sway bar when he played. Take a listen to 'Eddie's Blues', for instance. He was also a studio pioneer, using techniques to fatten up his guitar sound. He was much loved in England, where he was bigger than Elvis! It is saddening that Eddie never enjoyed the popularity in his own country like he did in England.



[gallivant1234]

@eldorado62 Bigger than Elvis for you, and about 100,000 others, but not for the majority. Or are you suggesting that sales of both singles and albums do not constitute what it is certainly the major variable when making a statement about being "big". OK, He drew 100,000 people to concerts in his 4 months in the UK, and was seen by about 50,000 people in his 4 TV appearances there, but 500,000 Brits saw Elvis´ first four films. No, Presley was the biggest in the UK until the Beatles.

[beastyclarke]

@gallivant1234 Don't forget the unmatchable Roy Orbison, he too was an icon, shared top billing with the Beatles, he should have been top billing on his own in my opinion. We were so lucky to be young in that era of Elvis, Roy and the likes, but apart from that I love this song thx for the posting rockdoowoop xxx Glenda-Marie

[sooner1944]

Eddie, along with Buddy, will always be remembered as one of the all time greats in 50s' & 60s' Rock n Roll circles.....Keep Rockin' and Ravin' Guys.

[jmen4ever]

Its good to see that he hasnt been forgotten, even 50 years after his passing.He was right up there,with buddy Holly.

[rbound827]

@jmen4ever as the saying goes "Never to be forgotten". He may be under appreciated, but he won't be forgotten.

[TheJimfraser]

still a great song 50 years on rip eddie

[Babarundi]

50 years never forgotten.

[alsdouble]

Everyone remembers today. He was one of the great rock singers of the time. Boy that fifty years sure passed quickly.

[Grifiki]

"This was one of his biggi's in 1960. At least for all the guys in my billet."

[wookeyspookey]

All that talent, and died so young..

its 50 years ago since the music industry

lost this great talent..do you

think we will be listning to simon cowells

manufactured plastic pop in 50 years?...i think not..

[creekxx13]

ps. I love this song ♥

[Sarriesguy]

an amazing artist died to long.

[4gabbiano]

Questa canzone ha avuto un modesto successo da noi è carina ma non eccezionale

[prescient8]

fantastic performer, wonderful song, just the sound of those opening chords sends chills every time.

[Anneberg1979]

Good song !!

[panlemans]

only the good die young :-(

[ngamahanga]

thats so true we will live forever because were assholes lol hehehehehe

[englishsandy]

What an aptly titeled song to be your last;wonder if he knew something?

[kustomflex]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eddie was the man!

[demobboy]

Fave song from my Uncle Phill from Blackpool.

[shawndesmann]

Favourite song from my father

[AARONSNAPNECK]

one of the greatest songs ever written.

[panlemans]

I can't play this song just once. I must play it dozens of times. Fabulous!

[aliceotimi]

Tumeke Eddie Lots a luv

[ooSicknesSoo]

niceee, verry verry nice...

[rockdoowop5060]

one of eddie's best

[delta46yankee]

@rockdoowop5060

Certainly !!

[old65rocker]

I am sitting here in 2010 listening to this great song, and thinking to myself it could have been recorded yesterday, so refreshing. What does any one else think?

[ericdavidcarpenter]

I couldn't agree more. I suggest you look a fella by the name of Monte Warden, who in fact records songs quite similiar to Eddie and Buddy Holly. He has recorded 3 solo albums, but got his start in a band called "The Wagoneers" who also recorded a couple of albums back in the late '80s and early '90s. Enjoy!

[WinLose777]

@old65rocker

I agree

seem to remember it was rereleased in the 70s

[punkyinthebrain]

@old65rocker SPOT ON!!! In these stupid and shallow times what perfect and simple lyrics....

[old65rocker]

@punkyinthebrain Thanks for that I think Eddie would have still have been around today, probably as a great producer of dare I say modern music!!! He was a great inovator. He had a feel for where music was going even in the late 50s. A 50s Dylan.

[bigjoe1759]

you cant beat a classic like this

[Jim4979]

I agree. Eddie was a great writer on everyday life, too!

[rocktenniscat]

"Queen Bitch" by Bowie anybody? Check it out!

[Stephanjnj]

Pete Townshend also mined this lick. "Go To The Mirror Boy" and "Overture" (from "Tommy").

[ultimate175gm]

totally! I was thinking the same thing. I couldn't think of the bowie track but I knew it was familiar.

[overlookNW237]

just and answer to the guy that said not as good as elvis

eddie cochran was as famous as elvis when he died, IF he was alive till today i think we would have 2 kings of rock n roll

[welshboy118]

yes with out a doubt, im only 17 but i love 50s and eddie is my fav,, just need to live longer and he would of been king,, but in my and i belive your eyes he already is KING

[jbcranberry]

I would even say that in some moments better than Elvis. Less pretentious, more original.

[Spuddle16]

Could be.

Wrote most of his own songs and was an innovative guitarist who was much copied by later "greats"

[rbound827]

@overlookNW237- Cochran was great no doubt, far ahead of his time as a guitarist and songwriter- but he wasn't as famous as Elvis. In terms of popularity, there wasn't any other artist in the 50s especially who was as famous as Presley. Cochran and Vincent had to go to England, where they were much more popular there then they were in the States, and still are today.

[mjraffe]

@rbound827 Cochran and buddy hollys music were indeed so far of its time it was scary.Somethin else and cmon everybody sound so fresh and rockin as they could have been recorded twenty or thirty years later.just think how much those guys would have been worth had they lived.

[SuperElvis60]

Wo war das Video ?

[flammasherman]

One of the first five 45's I bought in 1960,it took 3 weeks of pocket money,my mum made up the 8d still required !.A masterpiece, my late Dad thought it was wonderful too !.

[medemblick]

one of the most beautiful songs i know

[bloodywild]

Sting did a great version as tribute

[lindawaterski]

of course, not as good as Elvis who had the ability to be an opera singer

This song reminds me of dancing at Butlin's in the 50's

[gittahfiend]

Butlin's Holiday camp?

[lindawaterski]

Yes, the holiday camps in the days before people knew where Spain was

[leiannw1971]

My mum always loved him & used to play his music to me when I was small....still love his stuff now. Will let my little ones hear his beautiful voice whenever I get the chance!

[chlore2004]

he recorded this just a week before the car crash that killed him

[gangerollo]

NO hed did not! Recorded January 8, 1960, Goldstar, CA (both mono & stereo) Producer, Snuff Garrret. Also rec "Cherised Memories" and "Cut Across Shorty". But his last recording session before leaving for UK.

[welshboy118]

wow i would love to play this do anyone know the chords please,, ^^??????????? !!! eddie cochran, is the best,, THE REAL KING !!!!!11

[shawndesmann]

one of the favourite songs from my father

*never forget you *

[nzoneaffe]

his voice is so powerful that my soundsystem can't play it without clipping^^

[386due]

Eddie sure could capture life in his music lyrics forever! Every time I listen to Eddie's songs I think of something new positive in life*****

[JiS01]

RIP!

Too young too depart! He would've been as great as Elvis if he lived longer, of even bigger!!

[Weidenberg]

@JiS01

Eddie could have overpassed Elvis on the road to success! Unluckily he already died in 1960. We miss you so badly!

[gallivant1234]

@Weidenberg Many musicians are credited with being able to become bigger than Presley. But it wasn´t a matter of virtuosity. In Eddie´s case, timing was a problem. Let us imagine that Presley was someone influenced by Cochrane. OK, in this scenario, Cochrane was the one who drew 60 million at Sullivan´s Show, the one who two years earlier (1954), fused R&B and C&W, bla, bla. Now, imagine Presley trying to catch up. I don´t see Presley making it. Now, let´s come back to reality.

[SH67]

@JiS01 Well, in a way he was (and will always be) already way ahead: he did his own songs.

[grabar20]

@JiS01 stop being a tit,you tit.......

[spacepatrolman]

@JiS01 YEA ELVIS DIDNT WRITE ANYTHING this is a british song he did when he went to england heinz burt did a good version too

[gangerollo]

@spacepatrolman Not really. The venue was Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA. The occasion was Ed's last ever record date, 8th January 1960. Musicians were Sonny Curtis (gtr), Jerry Allison (dms) and Connie 'Guybo' Smith (el. bs). Producer: Snuff Garrett. According to Sharon Sheeley, if one can believe her, she was sitting on a stool in front of Ed during the recording of 'Three Steps To Heaven.' The other 2 songs recorded were 'Cherished Memories' and 'Cut Across Shorty.'

[lakelover11]

@JiS01 

[lakelover11]

@JiS01

I saw him in London shortly before he died. Amazing performer !

[michal672]

great song

[weirdkid124]

a classic, all that need saying

[wayneypayney]

anyone can have a great voice thin or fat lol

[13tiptop13]

great to listen again !!!!!!!!!!!!

[klarolivia]

I wrote The Beatles and this came up, a little bit down the page :) I wonder why ...

[danbus180]

this song was one of my mums favs she passed away in july this year love yer mum xxx

[warlocj]

I first heard this song being lyp-synched by Mel Gibson. Haha. It starred Robert D, Jr. called The Singing Detective. They both do it.

[Fredi1950By]

Die Besten sterben jung.........

- leider -

[putufluu]

Gran version la que hizo Silvio Fernandez, rockero sevillano

[kengk1234]

Great, Eddie was and is superb

[mrbiggles48]

Amazing track.

[aronstonebridge]

eddie you are the best

[wandervogel42]

hallo Boxertante.

vielen dank für deinen tollen kommentar

[PiedPiperzz]

Thanks, My very favourite Eddie Cohran song. In my opinion the definitive song of the 50s!

[ump1951]

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