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Song Lyric Sunday – “The Great Pretender” by The Platters
With Tony Williams on lead vocals, “The Great Pretender”, written by Buck Ram in about 20 minutes in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada became the groups first national #1 hit. He was needing a follow up song to “Only You”. Ram was the manager and producer of The Platters and had been a successful songwriter before making the move into management and production.
Song Lyric Sunday – “I Melt” by Rascal Flatts
One night DeMarcus & LeVox were working in a Printer’s Alley nightclub when their part-time guitarist couldn’t make it one night. DeMarcus invited Rooney to join them. A bond was instantly formed!
Song Lyric Sunday – “My Maria” by Brooks & Dunn
I had the honor of meeting Brooks & Dunn in 1993 after my first husband won front-row tickets with “Meet & Greet” backstage passes.
Song Lyric Sunday – “One Tin Soldier”
“One Tin Soldier” came out during the Vietnam War when there were anti-war protests spreading peace and love. The lyrics tell the story of two neighboring tribes, the warlike Valley People & the peaceful Mountain Kingdom.
SLS – “Big Iron” By Marty Robbins
Let’s see if this inspires you to get up and dance! I’ll be exercising with my hula hoop shortly and “Peppermint Twist” is on my playlist.
“Sideways” by Dierks Bentley
This week for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has prompted us with songs pertaining to Around/Down/Sideways/Up. Sticking to my roots & the country theme, I chose “Sideways” by Dierks Bentley. Bentley co-wrote this song with Jim Beavers. “Sideways” was released on March 2, 2009…
Oct. 27 – “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” – Tracy Lawrence
On the “For the Love” album, Tracy featured two versions of “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”.
“Stand by Your Man” by Tammy Wynette
This week for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has prompted us with Lean/Sit/Stand Songs. In 1968, when I was only 3 years old, Tammy Wynette released Stand by Your Man which went to #1 on the country music charts where it stayed for 3…
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