Lovesick Blues
Rex Griffin
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I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a girl, That's what's the matter with me I'm in love, I'm in love, with a beautiful girl, But she don't give a darn about me to make her love me I tried, How I sighed and I cried But she just refused And ever since she's gone away, I've got those lovesick blues Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's," since my sweetie said "Good Bye" Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo" All day long I sit and cry That last long day we spent alone I'm yearning for it yet She thrilled me, filled me, with a kind of lovin', I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy" Twas just a beautiful dream I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems I got so used to her somehow But I'm no body's baby Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's," since my sweetie said "Good Bye" Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo" All day long I sit and cry That last long day we spent alone I'm yearning for it yet She thrilled me, filled me, with a kind of lovin', I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy Twas just a beautiful dream I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems i got so used to her somehow But I'm no body's baby Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
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Written by: Cliff Friend, Irving Mills
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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6 facts about this song
Creation and Performing Artists"Lovesick Blues" was originally published by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills in 1922.
- The song was first recorded by Emmett Miller in 1925 and later made popular by country music singer Hank Williams in 1949.
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Emmett Miller's VersionEmmett Miller was an American minstrel show performer, known for his falsetto, yodel-like voice.
- He recorded "Lovesick Blues" in 1928, but his version did not gain much popularity at the time.
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Hank William's VersionHank Williams recorded and performed the song in 1949.
- His version became his signature song, and his performance at the Grand Ole Opry famously earned him six encores.
- Williams' rendition of "Lovesick Blues" topped Billboard's Top Country & Western Singles chart for 16 weeks.
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Frank Ifield's VersionEnglish-born Australian easy listening and country music singer Frank Ifield recorded "Lovesick Blues" in 1962.
- Ifield's version went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for five weeks.
- He was the first artist in the UK to have two consecutive chart-topping singles.
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Rex Griffin's CoverRex Griffin was a country singer and songwriter whose most popular song was "The Last Letter," yet his recording of "Lovesick Blues" also received attention.
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Cultural Impact and RecognitionWilliam's version of "Lovesick Blues" has been deemed a classic of country music.
- It was inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2004.
- The song was once performed by Mason Ramsey, a young boy in a Walmart store, causing the video to go viral and earning Ramsey considerable internet fame in 2018.
- It is recognized to have influenced the development of pop-country and honky-tonk music.
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