My dad's name was Norman, and during that song's run on the charts it was probably the only time he was sexy. (Just kidding, dad).
I should add that I'm mostly posting the song because a certain anti-semite hick nitwit from Maine I'm fond of making justifiable fun of commented on it recently in a way that made it clear he doesn't know the difference between counting eighth notes or remembering the lyrics accurately.
I should also add that the song itself was written by the great John D. Loudermilk, who would deserve to be immortal if he had penned nothing more than "Tobacco Road."
Have a great weekend, everybody!!!
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"Paper Tiger", also written by Loudermilk, is my favorite of Sue's major hits from the 1960s. And I do wish that some enterprising CD reissue company would put together a comp of people doing Loudermilk's songs, as well as telling his story.
I’d buy that if it came out.
I'm hoping that Ace Records in the U.K., which has a whole series of CDs on songwriters, will do a package on Loudermilk at some point.
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