Clean Up Your Own Backyard
Elvis Presley
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Back porch preacher preaching at me Acting like he wrote the golden rules Shaking his fist and speeching at me Shouting from his soap box like a fool Come Sunday morning he's lying in bed With his eye all red, with the wine in his head Wishing he was dead when he oughta be Heading for Sunday school Clean up your own backyard Oh don't you hand me none of your lines Clean up your own backyard You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine Drugstore cowboy criticizing Acting like he's better than you and me Standing on the sidewalk supervising Telling everybody how they ought to be Come closing time 'most every night He locks up tight and out go the lights And he ducks out of sight and he cheats on his wife With his employee Clean up your own backyard Oh don't you hand me none of your lines Clean up your own backyard You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine Armchair quarterback's always moanin' Second guessing people all day long Pushing, fooling and hanging on in Always messing where they don't belong When you get right down to the nitty-gritty Isn't it a pity that in this big city Not a one a'little bitty man'll admit He could have been a little bit wrong Clean up your own backyard Oh don't you hand me, don't you hand me none of your lines Clean up your own backyard You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine Clean up your own backyard You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine
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Written by: BILLY STRANGE, MAC DAVIS
Lyrics © BUDDE MUSIC FRANCE, RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Clean Up Your Own Backyard" was released in 1969 by RCA Records.
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Movie DebutThe track was originally featured in the film "The Trouble with Girls," which starred Elvis Presley himself.
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Chart SuccessThe song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Song's MessageThe lyrics of "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" urge people to rectify their own mistakes and problems before criticising others — a message that still resonates today.
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Co-WritersThe song was co-written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis, both of whom are notable figures in the music industry. Mac Davis, in particular, is known for writing a number of other hits for Presley, including "In The Ghetto" and "Don't Cry Daddy."
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GenreThe song is classified in the genre of 'pop', showing the versatility of Elvis Presley's music.
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Special EditionsThe song was featured in many later compilations of Elvis' music, including "Elvis in the '60s" and "Elvis: 2nd to None", due to its popularity.
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B-SideThe B-side of the record featured the song "The Fair's Moving On".
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Diversity in LyricsUnlike many of Elvis' other songs, "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" had a more direct, social message infused in its lyrics.
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Last Active YearThe song was released during one of the last active years of Elvis' career, before his health seriously declined, leading to his untimely death in 1977.
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