
Toby Creswell writing in 1001 Songs notes that the song had parallels to Neil's later life-like the hero of Midnight Cowboy, he looked "for fame to match his talents, discover that success in his profession isn't all its cracked up to be" and wanted to retreat.

"Everybody's Talkin '", recorded in one take, was the result. Manager Herb Cohen promised that if Neil wrote and recorded a final track, he could go. It was composed towards the end of the session, after Neil had become anxious to wrap the album so he could return to his home in Miami, Florida. It does not store any personal data.The song was first released on Neil's second album, the eponymous Fred Neil, released in late 1966. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".

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