Added to this, the song also features a brief instrumental section of violin in the middle, as well some pizzicatos after each chorus.Īt that time I was into new wave philosophies about working on yourself, meditation and that sort of stuff. The distinctive instrument played after each chorus is the eighteen-string Chinese zither known as a guzheng. Producer David Lord subsequently added the big arrangement and strings. Related to this, lead singer and bassist James Warren has said that the song took only 10 or 15 minutes to write, literally singing the first thing to come into his mind, as he played both the chords and melodies on the piano. The song also is notable for its simple and sparse lyrics, but with a direct message.

'Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime' features a distinctive synthesizer line as primary sound, based on a prominent keyboards arrangement played by Phil Harrison. It has subsequently been covered by numerous other artists. ' Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime' is a 1980 single written by James Warren and first performed by British pop band the Korgis Warren was lead singer in the band. 'If It's Alright With You Baby' / 'Love Ain't Too Far Away'

Everybody's gotta learn sometime piano