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Thread #171532 Message #4150628
Posted By: gillymor
19-Aug-22 - 07:54 AM
Thread Name: Pop songs I did not know were covers
Subject: RE: Pop songs I did not know were covers
I was playing "Walk on Boy" this morning that I'd first learned off an excellent Doc Watson recording and I remembered being surprised to learn that it was actually written by country star Mel Tillis who recorded it with a big "Nashville Sound" treatment in 1960, completely with strings and ooo waa backup singers. Doc's version is bluesier and more earthy and has sort of become a Bluegrass standard but I always sing a verse that I think Doc ommitted, "Rich man makes all the money, Poor man makes all the dirt, Rich man lives off the money, Poor man lives off the dirt."