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Informations sur la chanson
- Crédits : Bobby Pierce
- Durée : 2:23
- Producteur : Peter Drake
Les paroles de la chanson
THERES A HONKY TONK IN THIS TOWN,
THEY CALL THE LOSERS LOUNGE,
AND I GUESS IM A CHARTER MEMBER, YOU COULD SAY.
SINCE LOVE HAS TURNED ME DOWN,
NOTHING TO DO BUT HANG AROUND
AND LISTEN TO ALL THE FOOLS WHO COME TO SAY.
THAT LIFE IS FULL OF HEARTACHES FOR A POOR BOY,
CAUSE A BANK ROLL CAN TURN HIS WOMANS HEAD AROUND.
AINT NO USE TO TRY AND RUN AWAY OR MOVE TO ANOTHER TOWN,
CAUSE ANY WHERE A POOR BOY GOES THERES A LOSERS LOUNGE.
HAD A REAL GOOD FRIEND NAMED SAM,
SAID HE JUST COULDNT UNDERSTAND
WHY IN THE WORLD HIS SWEET LOVE LET HIM DOWN.
BUT A RICH MAN CAUGHT HER EYE,
HE HAD THE MONEY FOR THINGS TO BUY.
NOW THERES A BRAND NEW MEMBER DOWN AT THE LOSERS LOUNGE.
LIFE IS FULL OF HEARTACHES FOR A POOR BOY,
CAUSE A BANK ROLL CAN TURN HIS WOMANS HEAD AROUND.
AINT NO USE TO TRY AND RUN AWAY OR MOVE TO ANOTHER TOWN,
CAUSE ANY WHERE A POOR BOY GOES THERES A LOSERS LOUNGE.
Musiciens ayant participé à l’enregistrement
Ringo Starr, Charlie Daniels, Chuck Howard, Sorrells Pickard, Jerry Reed,Dave Kirby, Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Shook, Pete Drake, Ben Keith, Charlie McCoy, Roy Huskey Jr., Buddy Harman , George Richey, Grover Lavender, Jim Buchanan , D.J. Fontana,Jeannie Kendal, The Four Jordanaires.
L’enregistrement de la chanson
30 juin – 1er juillet 1970 : Nashville, Tennessee