36-539: The Korgis are a British pop band known mainly for their hit single " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime " in 1980. The band was originally composed of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Andy Davis (born Andrew Cresswell-Davis 10 August 1949) and singer/bassist James Warren (born 25 August 1951), both former members of 1970s band Stackridge , along with violinist Stuart Gordon and keyboardist Phil Harrison. The Korgis released their first single " Young 'n' Russian " in February 1979 on
72-483: A Korgis Live show that ultimately failed to materialise; leading the band to dissolve and Warren to go solo in 1982. The single " Don't Look Back ", originally a demo from the Sticky George sessions, was produced by Trevor Horn , known for his work with The Buggles , Frankie Goes to Hollywood , Dollar and Yes , and issued by London Records in the summer of 1982. A follow-up single with Horn, "Endangered Species",
108-554: A Sunny Day" and "Lines" have also charted. In early 2022, the Korgis were asked to release an album for the Japanese market. This is called Kool Hits, Kuriosities & Kollaborations and features some unreleased songs and the single "Always a Sunny Day" co-written and performed by the Korgis & Joe Matera . It also features re-recorded versions of the classic hits, plus some alternative mixes of some tracks from 'Kartoon World'. This album
144-542: A film shoot for DVD/compilation album Kollection , and recorded the fourteen-track album Unplugged , which was released on the Angel Air record label the following year. In 2006, the Korgis released their first single in thirteen years, "Something About the Beatles". This song acknowledges the influences of John Lennon in particular, which was very strong on "If I Had You" and "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" which capture
180-407: A prominent keyboards arrangement played by Phil Harrison. The song also is notable for its simple, sparse lyrics, but with a direct message. Related to that, lead singer and bassist James Warren has said that the song took only 10 or 15 minutes to write, after he sang the first thing to come into his mind while he played both the chords and melody on the piano. Producer David Lord subsequently added
216-550: A recording of the farewell concert was released as The Final Bow . In 2017, Warren, encouraged by guitarist/arranger Al Steele, played some dates as James Warren and Friends. This included a Korgis set, and has led on to the first ever touring version of the Korgis - featuring James Warren. The first gig was at the Sunshine Festival in August 2018, and saw the return of John Baker plus Glenn Tommie from Stackridge (who also played on
252-470: A romantic song at all. For me it was all about an individual changing and being a different sort of person – trying to find out the root of your inner confusion, dealing with it and becoming a better person. So it was literally a philosophical lyric. The song, from the group's second album, Dumb Waiters , was released on 11 April 1980, and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 on
288-426: Is a compilation / studio album by English pop band The Korgis . It was released in 2005. The album contains some of the band's best known songs such as " If I Had You ", "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime", "All The Love In The World", material from album This World's For Everyone , four new recordings as well as rarities previously unreleased on CD. Kollection was originally only available for members of
324-626: The Cantamus Girls Choir (2005). NRG covered the song on their 1991 release The Real Hardcore . In 1997, a cappella group the King's Singers recorded the track with lead vocals by James Warren. In 2000, German music duo Marc et Claude sampled the song for their track "I Need Your Lovin' (Like the Sunshine)". In 2003, Erasure recorded the song on their cover album Other People's Songs . In September 2004, Zucchero and Vanessa Carlton entered
360-476: The 2007 shows in Bath, England . Keyboardist Glenn Tommey and drummer Andy Marsden, both one-time backing musicians for The Korgis, were part of that incarnation of Stackridge. Upon its release, Simon Ludgate of Record Mirror commented, "Soft music for soft minds but don't let that worry you, as this is a hit if ever I heard one. Well-timed for early summer airplay." Jim Whiteford of The Kilmarnock Standard noted
396-670: The French charts with their version of the song. That same year, Beck also covered the song for the Michel Gondry film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . In May 2005, Zucchero and Lara Fabian performed and recorded a live version of the song with a full orchestra for the Symphonic Show on French television. In 2008, Glasgow indie band Glasvegas covered the song on the B-side of
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#1733106981641432-478: The French charts , with their cover version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" and had some success. That same year, Beck also covered the song for the Michel Gondry film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . In 2003 it was included on Erasure 's cover album Other People's Songs . Other cover versions of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" also took the song back into the UK Singles Chart over
468-583: The Korgis fan club and issued in 2004, but was commercially released the following year along with a DVD by the same name, Kollection . The album was followed by single "Something About The Beatles", recorded and produced in April 2006 by James Warren and Glenn Tommey. In 2009, the 2006 version of the Kollection album, including the track "Something About The Beatles", and the Kollection DVD were re-released as
504-485: The Korgis had followed their hit " If I Had You " with "another sweet melody which tends to stay close to you... rather like aftershave". He added, "The strong title hookline must take it chartwards and make a few more quid for the two ex-Stackridge men." The Korgis British electronic music group Baby D recorded a successful cover of the song, released as " (Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving " on 22 May 1995 by Production House Records , as
540-895: The US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song topped the singles charts in France, was also number one in Spain. It charted at number five in Ireland, number six in Switzerland, number 11 in the Netherlands, number 11 in Australia, number 12 in New Zealand, and number 14 in Belgium. That represented the peak of the Korgis' chart success. The original 1980 version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" appears on
576-479: The album This World's For Everyone in 1992, having some success in Continental Europe and Japan, before breaking up again in 1993. 1999 saw the three original Korgis albums being re-issued by Edsel Records, followed by the two-disc anthology Don't Look Back – The Very Best of The Korgis in 2003, issued by Sanctuary Records / Castle Communications . In 2005, Warren, Davis, and Baker reunited again for
612-463: The bigger arrangement and strings. The distinctive instrument played after each chorus is the guzheng , an eighteen-string Chinese zither . The song also features a brief violin section in the middle, as well some pizzicato after each chorus. About the meaning of the song, Warren said: At that time I was into new wave [sic] philosophies about working on yourself, meditation and that sort of stuff. The whole lyric comes out of that. It wasn’t
648-412: The end of 1980, Gordon and Harrison had also departed the band; subsequently the band was augmented by the arrival of guitarist John Baker, drummer Roy Dodds, and keyboardist Maggie Stewart. This line-up went on to promote "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" and subsequent singles on European TV and promotional appearances. The following year the band was joined by flautist Steve Buck and was contemplating
684-579: The ethereal sounds of Lennon's early 1970s output. The band acknowledged John Lennon's influence in interviews at the time, shortly before his murder. Former member Stuart Gordon died on 28 August 2014 from lung cancer, aged 63. When Stackridge took a break from touring in 2014, Warren and Davis organised a tour of the UK in 2015 under the name of the Korgis, using exactly the same five-piece line-up as Stackridge. The re-formed Stackridge usually included some Korgis songs in their live set. Stackridge retired in 2017, and
720-465: The fifth single from their only album, Deliverance (1996). It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and was also a top 20 hit in Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Scotland. A partially black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single. Taylor Parkes from Melody Maker praised the song's "spectral saintliness". Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "A female voice in
756-541: The following compilation albums and CDs: In 1990, Warren and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Cresswell-Davis ( a.k.a. Andy Davis) reformed the Korgis to re-record "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" for a charity album in support of the International Hostage Release Foundation. That version of the song appears on the compilation CD and DVD Kollection (2005). The Korgis also recorded a live, acoustic version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" in
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#1733106981641792-430: The hiatus of pop band Girls Aloud . Everybody%27s Got to Learn Sometime " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime " is a 1980 single written by James Warren and first performed by British pop band the Korgis , with Warren as the lead singer. It has subsequently been covered by numerous other artists. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" features a distinctive synthesizer line as primary sound, based on
828-724: The idea of a 'concept album'. In December 2021 the band played the new album in its entirety firstly in Abbotskerswell and then at the Rondo Theatre in Bath. Since then they have performed a string of dates combining old and new material. Reception of the album was unanimously positive with some parties calling it a "career high". In 2021, the single "Bringing Back the Spirit of Love" reached No1 in Mike Read 's Heritage Chart. Subsequent singles, "Always
864-401: The intro is the first variation on the Korgis ' 1980 hit, then dub techniques and electronic percussion are used to take it to the jungle grand finale." Red Rose Rock FM /Preston/Blackpool head of music Andy Roberts said, "It kind of takes you by surprise, as it starts as a ballad and then becomes jungle, which is a very original way of updating an old hit. Now it's charted it proves that
900-552: The label Rialto Records, owned by their managers Nick Heath and Tim Heath. Joined briefly by drummer Bill Birks; their next single " If I Had You ," was released soon after and moved up to number 13 on the UK Singles Chart , featuring on Top of the Pops and prompting the release of an eponymous debut album, The Korgis , in July 1979. The follow-up singles a re-release of "Young 'n' Russian" and "I Just Can't Help It" failed to chart. However
936-589: The next single, from their second album Dumb Waiters (1980) was " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime " (1980), a number one hit in three countries, France. Spain and Switzerland, peaking at number 5 in the UK, 18 in the US and 11 in Australia . It was also a top ten in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. The album reached number 40 in the UK in 1980 and was followed by the singles " If It's Alright with You Baby " and "Rovers Return". The commercial breakthrough that accompanied
972-550: The original of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"), and Al Steele from the 1990s touring band. During 2019, the band have played in Leeds, Shoreham, Bristol, and the 100 Club in London. During the Covid lockdown in 2020, the Korgis began recording their first new album in close to 30 years. It was entitled Kartoon World and was released in 2021. The album had a common thread and was a return to
1008-583: The past." In his weekly dance column in Record Mirror , James Hamilton , named it a "sure-fire smash hit attractively warbled junglistic remake". Shipments figures based on certification alone. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" has been covered many other times over the years, including several versions that reached the UK Singles Chart, including those by the Dream Academy (1987), Brian Davis (1991), Yazz (1994), Army of Lovers (2001) and
1044-414: The popularity of jungle is no longer restricted to London ." A reviewer from Music Week described it as "jungle pop which is right on track with this revamped version", remarking that "an impressive and melodic vocal complements the jungle beat." Jake Barnes from Muzik viewed it as "jungle-lite". The Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as "another catchy pop dance track that borrows from
1080-462: The release of their second album and the resulting singles was not enough to keep them together, however, and Davis departed the band prior to the recording of their third album, Sticky George , despite having a number of songwriting credits on the album. The lead single from Sticky George , "That Was My Big Mistake", was released under the name 'James Warren & the Korgis' to denote the fact that Davis and Warren had now gone their separate ways. By
1116-453: The second 7-inch of Geraldine . Richard Thompson covered the song as part of his 1000 Years of Popular Music tour in 2009. On March 7, 2008, Dutch pop rock band Krezip covered the song for the film Love Is All . In 2020, G-Eazy covered the song for his compilation album Everything's Strange Here . Yazz Marc et Claude Zucchero and Vanessa Carlton Cantamus Girls Choir Krezip Kollection Kollection
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1152-481: The song as its closing track, taking the number of variants of the song on the double-CD compilation to three. When Warren and Davis reformed their first band, Stackridge , in 2007, they incorporated "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" into their set, with Warren introducing it as a song he wrote for the Korgis. A live version by Stackridge was included in both the CD and DVD versions of The Forbidden City , recorded at one of
1188-615: The summer of 2005, which was intended for release on Kollection , but which eventually made its appearance in 2006 on the Unplugged CD. An alternate version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", with a different second verse, was included as a bonus track on the 1999 CD re-issue of 1980 album Dumb Waiters . That alternate version also appears on the compilations Klassics – The Best of The Korgis (2001) and Don't Look Back – The Very Best of The Korgis (CD2) (2 CD) (2003), which also includes an uptempo, 3-minute 51-second, version of
1224-438: The years, including those by The Dream Academy (1987), Yazz (1994), Baby D (1995) and Army of Lovers (1995). Tracey Ullman and Rod Stewart have also covered "If I Had You". In 2010, Sharon Corr , of The Corrs , released a version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" on her solo album Dream of You . In 2011, Nicola Roberts included a version of the song on her debut album Cinderella's Eyes , released during
1260-475: Was planned but never materialised. Warren went on to issue a solo LP entitled Burning Questions in 1987. Some of the singles during that era were released as "the Korgis", essentially a one-man band consisting solely of Warren, and co-produced by Andy Davis. Davis released his own solo LP, Clevedon Pier , in 1989. The band reunited in 1990 to re-record "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime". The re-formed group, consisting of Warren, Davis, and Baker, released
1296-417: Was released in the UK later in the year. In April 2023 the band launched a new show titled 'The Korgis Time Machine' which incorporated some cover songs that had been influences to the writers. This also saw a new streamlined line-up where John Baker took on the role of keyboards and backing vocal group Born to Win were replaced by Danielle Nicholls. In September 2004, Zucchero and Vanessa Carlton entered
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