There is a great story behind this song. The garden was MSG. And the party was a oldies concert he got boo’d at because he tried singing some new songs. All they wanted was “ hello mary lou” he was disgusted with singing the same songs every night. The man was real, the man was really a golden person .
I wish I had his hair. And of course his talent. He was a good actor as well obviously.
All they wanted was “ hello mary lou”
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A truly great song, great arrangement and an iconic lead by James Burton. Who wouldn’t want to hear it?
Burton played some incredible leads on Nelson’s songs, taking many of them into another dimension.
Nelson, like a lot of performers, though they may tire of singing/performing the same songs, need to realize those songs are what got them to where they were in life.