Thursday, March 5, 2009

Crazy

Yesterday's crazy weather had me humming Crazy, the old Willie Nelson song.

In the early 60s, Crazy didn't appeal to many Nashville producers, who thought the song was too off-beat and not country enough. Several artists passed on the song.

Patsy Cline wasn't interested in recording Crazy - she wanted "Funny How Time Slips Away," but that Nelson song was snatched up by Billy Walker. Cline's producer convinced her to give Crazy a shot, and she was the first of many lucky artists to lend their voices to that tune.

Read the whole story at American Songwriter website.

Enjoy Patsy Cline's magnificent rendition:



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