When my granddad died 'Make the World Go Away' was being played all the time on the radio. I remember being in the hospital and hearing the song on the radio. My grandddad, who was in absolute misery from leukemia, made everyone hush whenever the song came on. I took it to mean that he wanted the world to go away...to die. I was just a kid but I still remember that and it was years before I could hear that song without tearing up.
RIP Eddy Arnold. the Tennessee Plow boy was the real deal. I sttill love his music.
A very touching story. Thanks for sharing.
Bless you. I loved my Grandpa so much. He was my best advocate and I have missed him greatly. He had a little old stereo radio he would sit in a chair and listen to while he smoked his Hav-A-Tampa cigars. LOL He loved Eddy Arnold, Hee Haw, Red Skelton, Florida, and the USA!
Oh ...and he also loved his granddaughter a whole lot!