TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD - “Give Me Your Word”
(11th March 1955)
The history books record it as the first ‘country record’ to top the British charts, but even Shania in full-on sitars-and-bongos mode would blush at claiming this one for Nashville. Tennessee’s chucklesome hick baritone is the only remotely downhome signifier here; everything else is slathering strings and dewy-eyed sentiment which could have been happily placed with Frankie Laine or David Whitfield. Maybe the plodding march-time rhythm is meant to be countrified, too - it makes for a dreary listen whatever. 3
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pauline on July 27th, 2007
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pauline on July 27th, 2007
looking for a sertain song
pauline on July 27th, 2007
dont no what you mean add a comment not had a look yet