It's been a real long time (probably about 15 years ago), but I remember reading an interview with Harlan Howard where he said that when he first started writing country songs, he didn't know anything about love (or maybe he said women). I thought of that quote a couple of weeks back when I listened to Charley Pride's version of "Image of Me". While the psychological realism is a tad lacking, the male melodrama in the song is undeniably appealing. I'd try to find a quote to give a better description of Harlan Howard's songwriting genius, but I have some other stuff I have to get to, so the second volume of my tribute to HH will have to do.
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| Heartaches By The Number | Dwight Yoakam |
| I've Got A Tiger By The Tail | Ray Charles |
| Busted | Duane Eddy |
| Sally Was a Good Old Girl | Waylon Jennings |
| Why Not Me ? | The Judds |
| Don't Call Me From A Honky Tonk | Johnny & Jonie Mosby |
| The Sound Of Laughter | Johnny Cash |
| The One You Slip Around With | Skeeter Davis |
| Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right) | George Jones |
| The Keys In the Mailbox | Tony Booth |
| Odds and Ends | Justin Trevino |
| Heartbreak U.S.A. | Kitty Wells |
| The Image Of Me | Charley Pride |
| I Fall To Pieces | Carla Thomas |
| A Thief in the Night | Jean Shepard |
| He Called Me Baby | Ella Washington |
| I'll Catch You When You Fall | Buck Owens |
| Above & Beyond (The Call Of Love) | Wynn Stewart |
2 comments:
Click on my name to hear another great Harlan Howard song, by a somewhat unlikely performer.
Paul,
Love it! I must have missed that one while scouring for Harlan Howard covers.
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