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by Gary E. Andrews - 09/21/26 04:03 PM
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Soft Loft
by Gary E. Andrews - 09/21/26 11:52 AM
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Sam,
Funny you mention that song. I was just doing an email to my friend and co-writer Larry Butler, who played piano on that song and produced most of those hits from the 70's and 80's. He won a Grammy for "The Gambler" (which is always fun to pick up and pretend you are accepting yours.
Larry and I would talk about this a good bit, about how so many of those big hits of that era, like "Grand Tour" and "Yard Sale Prices on those "Golden Memories" used to work well but don't now. Public attitudes have changed.
You could see it in other songs as well. Can you imagine Carrie Underwood, or Taylor Swift (or any woman now) singing "Stand By Your Man"? Not a chance. If you look through books of the time, (just got one yesterday in a used bookstore) "Billboards number One Country hits" by Tom Roland, you can see how songs, titles and subject matter have changed.
There are many reasons for it. And many reasons that languages change. Makes for an interesting study.
MAB
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