Don Gibson is nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because his songs often deal with heartbreak and loneliness. These are universal themes that cross genres and make it impossible to get the "Country" label to stick to him. There's no better example than this monster:
Don's version
I can't stop loving you So I've made up my mind To live in memory Of such an old lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you It's useless to say So I'll just live my life In dreams of yesterday.
Those happy hours That we once knew Though long ago, They still make me blue
They say that time Heals a broken heart But time has stood still Since we've been apart
Neil Young has only recorded a few songs that aren't his own. It's telling that Young and other singer-songwriters have chosen to record some of Don Gibson's songs. That's serious respect.
Don's version
Everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for staying home and having none I can't get over how she set set me free oh lonesome me
A bad mistake I'm making by just hanging round I know that I should have some fun and paint the town I thought of everything from A to Z oh lonesome me
I'll bet she's not like me she's out and fancy free Flirtin' with the boys with all her charms But I still love her so and brother don't you know I'd welcome her right back here in my arms
Well there must be some way I can lose these lonesome blues Forget about the past and find somebody new I thought of everything from A to Z oh lonesome me oh lonesome me
OMG, I was so sick in my head when I started this topic. Thanks to all who stuck with me through it
Won't you let me walk you home from school?
Won't you let me meet you at the pool?
Maybe Friday I can
Get tickets for the dance
And I'll take you, ooh ooh
Won't you tell your dad get off my back?
Tell him what we said 'bout Paint It Black
Rock and roll is here to stay
Come inside where it's okay
And I'll shake you, ooh ooh
(some gorgeous guitar)
Won't you tell me what you're thinking of?
Would you be an outlaw for my love?
If it's so, well let me know
If it's no, well I can go
I won't make you, ooh ooh
The cloud continues and the spot diminishes Without even the hint of a glow Is glowing a continuous process Or does the spot find its
Way out where it needs to be? Way out where it needs to be? Way out where it needs to be? Way out where
Spot the rot, spot the rot, spot the rot we say Spot the rot, they tell the tot while feeding him some say Spot the rot, oh spot the rot and then you'll be okay Spot the rot, oh spot the rot but still you'd better pray
Spot the rot, spot the rot, spot the rot we say Spot the rot, they tell the tot while feeding him some say Spot the rot, oh spot the rot and then you'll be okay Spot the rot, oh spot the rot but still you'd better pray
When, when Edweena made me mushrooms She, she ate the grate and ground the groom, no no My mother made me eat boysenberries But my gracious sakes just ate me first
Call, calling cards and polling wards are just too many, see? Calling cards and winking bards are just a way to see Calling cards and winking bards are just the way to be?
Falling guards and winking bards are just a need today Falling guards and winking bards are just my needs, okay? 'Kay? Okay? Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay
"To show or to be shown?" is a question never Even not known by many to exist "To show or to be shown?" A question never Never known not even by many to exist "To show or to be shown?" A question never Never known not even by many to exist "To show or to be shown?" A question never Never known not even by many to exist "To show or to be shown?" A question never Never known not even by many to exist "To show or to be shown?" Is a question never Never known not even by many to exist
My 22 yr old son got a job offer as a sysadmin in Berlin. Soooooo excited for him! Please give positive thoughts for his salary negotiations.
Such an adorable email to him with quaint English as a second language:
"we checked your code and we like."
payscale.com shows €40,857/yr glassdoor.com shows €55,495/yr (edited to remark,several years old)
I hope he asks for €65K or €70K since he's got the exact skills they want, Perl & Gentoo Linux Perfect fit Skype interview started with emojis, he's so psyched
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Don's version
I can't stop loving you
So I've made up my mind
To live in memory
Of such an old lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday.
Those happy hours
That we once knew
Though long ago,
They still make me blue
They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
Since we've been apart
I Can't Stop Loving You - Don Gibson (songwriter)
Don's version
Everybody's going out and having fun
I'm just a fool for staying home and having none
I can't get over how she set set me free oh lonesome me
A bad mistake I'm making by just hanging round
I know that I should have some fun and paint the town
I thought of everything from A to Z oh lonesome me
I'll bet she's not like me she's out and fancy free
Flirtin' with the boys with all her charms
But I still love her so and brother don't you know
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms
Well there must be some way I can lose these lonesome blues
Forget about the past and find somebody new
I thought of everything from A to Z oh lonesome me oh lonesome me
Well I'll bet she's not like me...
Oh lonesome me
Don Gibson - Oh, Lonesome Me
Mutex, thanks for posting links to the music.
And for letting us know how your dad passed on his love of music to you.
Thanks to all who stuck with me through it
Won't you let me walk you home from school?
Won't you let me meet you at the pool?
Maybe Friday I can
Get tickets for the dance
And I'll take you, ooh ooh
Won't you tell your dad get off my back?
Tell him what we said 'bout Paint It Black
Rock and roll is here to stay
Come inside where it's okay
And I'll shake you, ooh ooh
(some gorgeous guitar)
Won't you tell me what you're thinking of?
Would you be an outlaw for my love?
If it's so, well let me know
If it's no, well I can go
I won't make you, ooh ooh
Big Star, Thirteen
The Residents - Never Known Questions
The cloud continues and the spot diminishes
Without even the hint of a glow
Is glowing a continuous process
Or does the spot find its
Way out where it needs to be?
Way out where it needs to be?
Way out where it needs to be?
Way out where
Spot the rot, spot the rot, spot the rot we say
Spot the rot, they tell the tot while feeding him some say
Spot the rot, oh spot the rot and then you'll be okay
Spot the rot, oh spot the rot but still you'd better pray
Spot the rot, spot the rot, spot the rot we say
Spot the rot, they tell the tot while feeding him some say
Spot the rot, oh spot the rot and then you'll be okay
Spot the rot, oh spot the rot but still you'd better pray
When, when Edweena made me mushrooms
She, she ate the grate and ground the groom, no no
My mother made me eat boysenberries
But my gracious sakes just ate me first
Call, calling cards and polling wards are just too many, see?
Calling cards and winking bards are just a way to see
Calling cards and winking bards are just the way to be?
Falling guards and winking bards are just a need today
Falling guards and winking bards are just my needs, okay? 'Kay? Okay?
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay
"To show or to be shown?" is a question never
Even not known by many to exist
"To show or to be shown?" A question never
Never known not even by many to exist
"To show or to be shown?" A question never
Never known not even by many to exist
"To show or to be shown?" A question never
Never known not even by many to exist
"To show or to be shown?" A question never
Never known not even by many to exist
"To show or to be shown?" Is a question never
Never known not even by many to exist
To exist, to exist
Not even by many to exist
Tuxedomoon - In a Manner of Speaking
In a Manner of speaking
I just want to say
That I could never forget the way
You told me everything
By saying nothing
In a manner of speaking
I don't understand
How love in silence becomes reprimand
But the way that i feel about you
Is beyond words
O give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
O give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything
In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do
In this life that we live we live we only make do
And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrified
So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That just like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
That tell me nothingBy saying nothing.
O give me the words
Give me the words
O give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words
My 22 yr old son got a job offer as a sysadmin in Berlin. Soooooo excited for him!
Please give positive thoughts for his salary negotiations.
Such an adorable email to him with quaint English as a second language:
"we checked your code and we like."
payscale.com shows €40,857/yr
glassdoor.com shows €55,495/yr
(edited to remark,several years old)
I hope he asks for €65K or €70K since he's got the exact skills they want, Perl & Gentoo Linux
Perfect fit
Skype interview started with emojis, he's so psyched