Crazy Arms – Song Lyric Sunday – Crazy 
https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2019/12/28/aint-it-crazy/
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This is the last SLS of 2019, and our host, Jim Adams, of A Unique Title For Me, has given us the prompt word ‘crazy’. Thanks so much Jim for taking on the hosting duties of this most fun musical challenge.
To join in, and also see and hear lots more music, just click the above link.
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 2020!
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From the Wiki article:
“Crazy Arms” is an American country song which was a career-making hit for Ray Price. The song, released in May 1956, went on to become a number 1 country hit that year, establishing Price’s sound, and redefining honky-tonk music. It was Price’s first No. 1 hit.
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“Crazy Arms”, by Ray Price was released as a single in 1956. It was written by Ralph Mooney and Charles Seals, and is on the Columbia label.
However … there was a controversy mentioned in the Wiki article that said another songwriter, Paul Gilley, actually wrote the song, but sold the lyrics to Ralph Mooney, who then took credit for them.
Some notables that have covered this song are:
Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, Marie Osmond, and Chris Isaak among many others.
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Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel And the storm's brewing in this heart of mine This ain't no crazy dream I know that it's real You're someone else's love now you're not mine Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new While my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed And that's why I'm lonely all the time So please take the treasured dreams I have for you and me And take all the love I thought was mine Someday my crazy arms may hold somebody new But now I'm so lonely all the time Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new While my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed And that's why I'm lonely all the time *** Thanks for visiting! Peace ☮️ © 2019 BS
A great heartbreak song, thanks for sharing it Barbara.
You’re welcome, Jim! It’s a good oldies one. Glad you liked it.
Wishing you a Happy New Year! 🙂
Ray Price has a really good voice and this song is a timeless classic. Great choice for the prompt, Barbara.
Thanks Li!
I like it a lot, and remember it well. It was either this one of his or another, can’t remember, but I wrote down all the lyrics in shorthand one time way back when. 🙂
Ah the good old shorthand days…
Department of Natural Resources, which I think has both national and federal levels. In Africa where I heard about it, they probably call it something else.
I really enjoy Ray Price. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome! Quite a bit different from the c/w songs we hear these days, and as some would say this song is from the ‘real’ c/w days. 🙂
It’s classic! 😊
🙂 🙂
Sorry Barbara that DNR thing was supposed to go somewhere else lol
Oh, okay! It was a bit confusing. haha! No problem, Li. 🙂
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oh, nice, that’s a classic we grew up on.
Thanks! Yes a classic for sure. It has that ‘old-fashioned’ sound to it that is missing from most of the country type music of today. 🙂
An absolute classic. Excellent choice.
Thanks, Violet!
One of the greats of country music in Ray Price. Glad you enjoyed this one. 🙂