"Ebony Eyes" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk, recorded in 1961 by The Everly Brothers, and released as a single together with " Walk Right Back", which reached No. 8 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The lyrics tell a young man's tragic story of losing his beloved fiancée in an airplane crash in dark, stormy weather conditions, which remind him of his fiancée's "ebony eyes". The single, a

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in the UK, reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart on 2 March 1961 for 3 weeks and was the ninth best-selling single of the calendar year 1961 in the U.K. "Ebony Eyes" was initially banned by the BBC from airplay in the U.K. as its lyrics were considered too upsetting to play on the radio.

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UK Singles Chart number-one singles The Everly Brothers songs Songs written by John D. Loudermilk Teenage tragedy songs 1961 singles Male vocal duets 1961 songs Warner Records singles Songs banned by the BBC {{1960s-single-stub