Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador 14 August 1941, in Elkhart, Indian… Read Full Bio ↴Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador 14 August 1941, in Elkhart, Indiana) is an American country music singer. She is best known for her 1964 hit song "Once a Day", which spent 8 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Country music charts, the longest of any female country music artist in history. This was Smith's only single to reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.
In less than a year, Connie Smith moved from being a small-town Ohio housewife to country stardom with a number one single to her credit. Perhaps overly compared to and identified with Patsy Cline, Smith is still considered by many to be one of the best and most underrated vocalists in country history. Her lonely desperation came straight from the heart, also: Her father was abusive when she was a child, causing Smith to suffer a mental breakdown while she was in her teens. [1]
"Once a Day" launched Connie Smith straight to the top of the country music industry and, for a brief period, she was one of the top female stars of the genre during the mid 1960s. Although she never achieved the level of commercial success as some of her contemporaries, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Lynn Anderson and Dolly Parton, she is often hailed by music critics as one of the finest voices in country music, voted in 2001 by fellow artists and members of the Country Music industry as #9 of the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music of all time (CMT).Biography & career
[edit] Early life & rise to fame
Smith was born Constance June Meador in 1941 in Elkhart, Indiana. Although she was born in Indiana, she spent much of her early years in West Virginia and later in Ohio. Both of Smith's parents were from West Virginia. Her father was abusive when she was a child, causing Smith to suffer a mental breakdown while she was in her teens. [2] In West Virginia, she began to start singing locally. She was soon married and became a housewife and had children. By the early 1960s, Smith had already become a married woman with a four-month old son, living in Marietta, Ohio. During this time, Smith started singing locally again and appeared on local TV shows around her hometown area. While singing near Columbus, Ohio in August 1963, she was discovered by country singer Bill Anderson after winning a talent show contest. He recognized Smith's talents and offered his help into getting Smith a recording contract, Smith accepted his offer. A few months later, she was signed onto RCA Records, where she worked with legendary RCA producer Chet Atkins.
[edit] The success of "Once a Day" & the peak of her career in the 60s
At RCA, Smith recorded her signature song, "Once a Day" during one of her first sessions at the studio. The song, written by Bill Anderson took him over two years to write. He finally finished the song after hearing Smith needed songs for her recording sessions. "Once a Day", was released as a single in September and hit the top of the country charts, reigning as number one for eight weeks. [3]
To date, "Once a Day" is still the longest song in Country music history to stay at the No. 1 spot on the Country charts. The only other frmale singer who has recently came close to Smith's long-standing record was Carrie Underwood, who's 2006's "Jesus Take the Wheel" spent six weeks at the No. 1 spot. "Once a Day" is Smith's only No. 1 Country hit to date.
Image:Connie Smith-Opry.jpg
Connie Smith performing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in June 2004.Smith's follow-up, "Then and Only Then," hit number four (even the flip side reached the Top 25), and her Top Ten streak continued until late 1968, including the big hits "If I Talk to Him," "Ain't Had No Lovin'," and "The Hurtin's All Over." [4] Between 1965 and 1966 Smith had three No. 1 Billboard Country albums, Connie Smith, Cute 'n' Country, and Born to Sing. At this time, Smith was one of the most successful female vocalists of the genre, having the similar success Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette would later have. During this time, Smith had been twice nominated for Grammy Awards, one for "Once a Day" in 1965 and another for "Ain't Had No Lovin'" in 1967.
Meanwhile, her success began to take a toll; constant appearances on the road, in films, and on The Lawrence Welk Show pushed Smith to the brink of suicide in 1968. She credits her Christian faith with saving her from killing herself. [5] In 1969, Smith did a cover version of Marty Robbins' 1965 No. 1 hit "Ribbon Of Darkness," that made it to No. 13 on the Country singles chart. That same year, she recorded a duet album with Nat Stuckey entitled Young Love. A single also called "Young Love", which was originally a hit for Sonny James in 1956, only made it to No. 20 for Smith. Connie and Nat also did a gospel album in 1970 called Sunday Morning With Connie and Nat -- later re-released in 2001 under the title God Will.
She was a top draw in country music concert venues and even branched into minor movie stardom, appearing in such films as Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) with Ferlin Husky and Jayne Mansfield, and "Hell's Angels on Wheels" (1967) with Marty Robbins. Nevertheless, Smith did not give her career 100 percent like many of her contemporaries, touring considerably less, stating her main priority was being a wife and mother.
[edit] Career slows down in the 1970s
After Smith recovered from the pressure of being a female country star, she began to balance chart success with a lighter schedule. Though her country hits were rarer than in her mid-'60s heyday, she was a better performer — and person — for it. Smith still managed the Top Tens "You and Your Sweet Love" in 1969, "I Never Once Stopped Loving You" the following year, and "Just One Time" in 1971. Her most successful year during the '70s was 1972. She recorded three big hits: the number five "Just What I Am," the number seven "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)," and the number eight "Love Is the Look You're Looking For." [6] Smith continued to cut a lot of hits by Bill Anderson, but also cut a lot by Dallas Frazier, including, "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)".
By 1972, Smith began to incorporate more Gospel into her act. With the help of her third husband, Evangelist Marshall Haynes, she turned her live show into a traveling gospel road show and signed with Columbia, which permitted her to record more straight gospel songs. Though the material didn't score as well on the charts as her secular singles had, she managed to stay in the Top 20 during much of the '70s. [7] Smith recorded more Gospel albums under Columbia, including 1974's God Is Abundant, and was nominated for Grammy for Best Gospel Performance for her song, "All the Praises". Smith's Country career, didn't remain as successful, her hits rarely hit the Top 10. Her last Top 10 came in 1976 with "('Til) I Kissed You", which peaked at No. 10, the very top of the top 10.
Image:Connie Smith-Newer.jpg
Connie Smith later photo.When Smith was signed to Monument, she broke away from recording too much Gospel. Instead, Smith's Country music got more Pop-sounding, as Smith was keeping up with the times, during a the time when Country music was becoming more Pop-sounding. This type of sound was evident in some of her biggest hits from the late 70s, including the Top 10, "(Till) I Kissed You" and "I Don't Want to Talk It Over Anymore".
After she signed with Monument in 1977, most of her singles dropped out of the Top 40. [8] Her 1978 single "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was Smith's last significant hit on the country music charts, making it to No. 14. The single was originally a hit for Barry Gibb, who formed the popular Pop group The Bee Gees. Smith's version has been said to be the only notable cover version because it sounds like the original. As for her other singles released between 1978 and 1979 (most notably, "Smooth Sailin'" and "Ten Thousand and One"), they failed to become hits, and peaked outside the Country Top 40. Although these songs were updated to fit the time period, Smith was not one hundred percent focused on touring, performing and promotiing, focusing more of her time on family and later raising her children, which is one of the reasons for why she later temporarily left the business.
Smith was nominated three times for the Country Music Association "Female Vocalist of the Year" award and earned 10 various Grammy nominations but has won neither. Smith has also occasionally dabbled in songwriting, penning over 30 songs and earning a Broadcast Music Incorporated award for her 1967 hit "I'll Come Running." Another Smith-penned hit "You've Got Me Right Where You Want Me" was later recorded by Reba McEntire.
[edit] Later career & life today
Smith left Monument records in 1979, and officially left recording and touring for awhile for Smith to raise her children. However, in 1985, Smith returned on the Epic Records label to record one single titled, "A Far Cry From You", which peaked at only at No. 71. No album was ever released from the label. Smith did not release any studio albums in the 1980s.
In 1992, she released her first album in many years called The Wayward Wind. The following year, Smith did a live album entitled Live In Branson, Missouri, USA. Since 1997, she has been married to 90s Neo-Traditionalist Country star Marty Stuart, 17 years her junior. Connie and Marty actually met back in the 60's when as a kid he went to see her in concert. On the way home he reportedly told his mother "One day I'll marry her!" The two met again while Stuart was producing Smith's 1998 comeback album, Connie Smith. Although the album didn't gain any attention, Smith co-wrote nine of the ten tracks on the album. The album was released on Stuart's label, Warner Brothers. In 2003, Connie Smith released a Christian album with Barbara Fairchild and Sharon White (from the country group The Whites) entitled Love Never Fails.
In 2002, Smith was voted at No. 9 on CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music, one of the highest honors of her career. George Jones also credits Smith as his favorite female country music singer in his book I Lived To Tell It All.
Dolly Parton has also credited Smith by once saying, "There’s only three real female singers: Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending." The quote was put on Smith's 1995 comnpilation album by RCA, The Essential Connie Smith.
Most recently country singer Martina McBride recorded a cover version of Smith's signature tune "Once a Day" and was put in McBride's 2005 album, Timeless. Smith continues to be a regular member of the Grand Ole Opry, and when not on the Opry, she does occasional dates with her husband. As a solo artist, Smith continues to tour on her own. In May 2007, she sang "A World of Our Own", a hit for Sonny James, at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Medallion Ceremony honoring James' induction into the Hall of Fame. In 2007, Smith joined her husband on his album, Compadres for a duet.
[edit] Personal life
Smith has been through many marriages. Now Smith is married to Stuart. Smith has five children and five grandchildren. One of children lives overseas in Norway. Smith is a devout Christian, and has made pilgrimages to Israel in the past, including one with Waylon Jennings and his wife, Country singer Jessi Colter.
[edit] Awards & Nominations
Year Award Program Award Result
1964 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Once a Day" Nominated
1964 Grammy Awards Best New Country Artist Nominated
1964 Grammy Awards Best Country & Western Single, "Once A Day" Nominated
1966 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Ain't Had No Lovin'" Nominated
1966 Grammy Awards Best Sacred Recording, "Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs" Nominated
1967 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Cincinnati, Ohio" Nominated
1967 CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1969 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Ribbon Of Darkness" Nominated
1969 Grammy Awards Best Sacred Performance, "Whispering Hope" with Nat Stuckey Nominated
1970 CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1972 CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1972 Music City News Top Female Vocalist Nominated
1973 Grammy Awards Best Inspirational Performance, "All the Praises" Nominated
1974 Music City News Top Female Vocalist Nominated
1975 Music City News Top Female Vocalist Nominated
1975 Grammy Awards Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel), "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel" Nominated
1979 Music City News Gospel Group/Act of the Year Won
[edit] Discography
Main article: Connie Smith discography
[edit] DVD Releases featuring Connie Smith
1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (performs "Once a Day"). Time Life, 2006. See review of the movie on this URL: In the Balcony - Latest DVD Views.
1966 The Las Vegas Hillbillys (performs "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)"). VCI Home Video, 2000. URL: VCI Entertainment
1967 Road to Nashville (performs "I'll Never Get Over Loving You", "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)"). Rhino, 2000. URL:Rhino.
1967 Hell on Wheels (performs 2 songs). Rhino, 2000.
[edit] References
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith biography at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
Cooper, Daniel. (1998). "Connie Smith". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 490-1.
[edit] External links
Connie Smith at CMT.com
Connie Smith at Opry.com
Connie Smith at All Music Guide
Connie Smith Brief Biography & Annotated discography
Connie Smith at LP Discography to the left: scroll down to 'S' and to 'SMITH Connie' (this discography is quite complete w/ original picture sleeves, chart positions and lyrics)
In less than a year, Connie Smith moved from being a small-town Ohio housewife to country stardom with a number one single to her credit. Perhaps overly compared to and identified with Patsy Cline, Smith is still considered by many to be one of the best and most underrated vocalists in country history. Her lonely desperation came straight from the heart, also: Her father was abusive when she was a child, causing Smith to suffer a mental breakdown while she was in her teens. [1]
"Once a Day" launched Connie Smith straight to the top of the country music industry and, for a brief period, she was one of the top female stars of the genre during the mid 1960s. Although she never achieved the level of commercial success as some of her contemporaries, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Lynn Anderson and Dolly Parton, she is often hailed by music critics as one of the finest voices in country music, voted in 2001 by fellow artists and members of the Country Music industry as #9 of the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music of all time (CMT).Biography & career
[edit] Early life & rise to fame
Smith was born Constance June Meador in 1941 in Elkhart, Indiana. Although she was born in Indiana, she spent much of her early years in West Virginia and later in Ohio. Both of Smith's parents were from West Virginia. Her father was abusive when she was a child, causing Smith to suffer a mental breakdown while she was in her teens. [2] In West Virginia, she began to start singing locally. She was soon married and became a housewife and had children. By the early 1960s, Smith had already become a married woman with a four-month old son, living in Marietta, Ohio. During this time, Smith started singing locally again and appeared on local TV shows around her hometown area. While singing near Columbus, Ohio in August 1963, she was discovered by country singer Bill Anderson after winning a talent show contest. He recognized Smith's talents and offered his help into getting Smith a recording contract, Smith accepted his offer. A few months later, she was signed onto RCA Records, where she worked with legendary RCA producer Chet Atkins.
[edit] The success of "Once a Day" & the peak of her career in the 60s
At RCA, Smith recorded her signature song, "Once a Day" during one of her first sessions at the studio. The song, written by Bill Anderson took him over two years to write. He finally finished the song after hearing Smith needed songs for her recording sessions. "Once a Day", was released as a single in September and hit the top of the country charts, reigning as number one for eight weeks. [3]
To date, "Once a Day" is still the longest song in Country music history to stay at the No. 1 spot on the Country charts. The only other frmale singer who has recently came close to Smith's long-standing record was Carrie Underwood, who's 2006's "Jesus Take the Wheel" spent six weeks at the No. 1 spot. "Once a Day" is Smith's only No. 1 Country hit to date.
Image:Connie Smith-Opry.jpg
Connie Smith performing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in June 2004.Smith's follow-up, "Then and Only Then," hit number four (even the flip side reached the Top 25), and her Top Ten streak continued until late 1968, including the big hits "If I Talk to Him," "Ain't Had No Lovin'," and "The Hurtin's All Over." [4] Between 1965 and 1966 Smith had three No. 1 Billboard Country albums, Connie Smith, Cute 'n' Country, and Born to Sing. At this time, Smith was one of the most successful female vocalists of the genre, having the similar success Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette would later have. During this time, Smith had been twice nominated for Grammy Awards, one for "Once a Day" in 1965 and another for "Ain't Had No Lovin'" in 1967.
Meanwhile, her success began to take a toll; constant appearances on the road, in films, and on The Lawrence Welk Show pushed Smith to the brink of suicide in 1968. She credits her Christian faith with saving her from killing herself. [5] In 1969, Smith did a cover version of Marty Robbins' 1965 No. 1 hit "Ribbon Of Darkness," that made it to No. 13 on the Country singles chart. That same year, she recorded a duet album with Nat Stuckey entitled Young Love. A single also called "Young Love", which was originally a hit for Sonny James in 1956, only made it to No. 20 for Smith. Connie and Nat also did a gospel album in 1970 called Sunday Morning With Connie and Nat -- later re-released in 2001 under the title God Will.
She was a top draw in country music concert venues and even branched into minor movie stardom, appearing in such films as Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) with Ferlin Husky and Jayne Mansfield, and "Hell's Angels on Wheels" (1967) with Marty Robbins. Nevertheless, Smith did not give her career 100 percent like many of her contemporaries, touring considerably less, stating her main priority was being a wife and mother.
[edit] Career slows down in the 1970s
After Smith recovered from the pressure of being a female country star, she began to balance chart success with a lighter schedule. Though her country hits were rarer than in her mid-'60s heyday, she was a better performer — and person — for it. Smith still managed the Top Tens "You and Your Sweet Love" in 1969, "I Never Once Stopped Loving You" the following year, and "Just One Time" in 1971. Her most successful year during the '70s was 1972. She recorded three big hits: the number five "Just What I Am," the number seven "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)," and the number eight "Love Is the Look You're Looking For." [6] Smith continued to cut a lot of hits by Bill Anderson, but also cut a lot by Dallas Frazier, including, "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)".
By 1972, Smith began to incorporate more Gospel into her act. With the help of her third husband, Evangelist Marshall Haynes, she turned her live show into a traveling gospel road show and signed with Columbia, which permitted her to record more straight gospel songs. Though the material didn't score as well on the charts as her secular singles had, she managed to stay in the Top 20 during much of the '70s. [7] Smith recorded more Gospel albums under Columbia, including 1974's God Is Abundant, and was nominated for Grammy for Best Gospel Performance for her song, "All the Praises". Smith's Country career, didn't remain as successful, her hits rarely hit the Top 10. Her last Top 10 came in 1976 with "('Til) I Kissed You", which peaked at No. 10, the very top of the top 10.
Image:Connie Smith-Newer.jpg
Connie Smith later photo.When Smith was signed to Monument, she broke away from recording too much Gospel. Instead, Smith's Country music got more Pop-sounding, as Smith was keeping up with the times, during a the time when Country music was becoming more Pop-sounding. This type of sound was evident in some of her biggest hits from the late 70s, including the Top 10, "(Till) I Kissed You" and "I Don't Want to Talk It Over Anymore".
After she signed with Monument in 1977, most of her singles dropped out of the Top 40. [8] Her 1978 single "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was Smith's last significant hit on the country music charts, making it to No. 14. The single was originally a hit for Barry Gibb, who formed the popular Pop group The Bee Gees. Smith's version has been said to be the only notable cover version because it sounds like the original. As for her other singles released between 1978 and 1979 (most notably, "Smooth Sailin'" and "Ten Thousand and One"), they failed to become hits, and peaked outside the Country Top 40. Although these songs were updated to fit the time period, Smith was not one hundred percent focused on touring, performing and promotiing, focusing more of her time on family and later raising her children, which is one of the reasons for why she later temporarily left the business.
Smith was nominated three times for the Country Music Association "Female Vocalist of the Year" award and earned 10 various Grammy nominations but has won neither. Smith has also occasionally dabbled in songwriting, penning over 30 songs and earning a Broadcast Music Incorporated award for her 1967 hit "I'll Come Running." Another Smith-penned hit "You've Got Me Right Where You Want Me" was later recorded by Reba McEntire.
[edit] Later career & life today
Smith left Monument records in 1979, and officially left recording and touring for awhile for Smith to raise her children. However, in 1985, Smith returned on the Epic Records label to record one single titled, "A Far Cry From You", which peaked at only at No. 71. No album was ever released from the label. Smith did not release any studio albums in the 1980s.
In 1992, she released her first album in many years called The Wayward Wind. The following year, Smith did a live album entitled Live In Branson, Missouri, USA. Since 1997, she has been married to 90s Neo-Traditionalist Country star Marty Stuart, 17 years her junior. Connie and Marty actually met back in the 60's when as a kid he went to see her in concert. On the way home he reportedly told his mother "One day I'll marry her!" The two met again while Stuart was producing Smith's 1998 comeback album, Connie Smith. Although the album didn't gain any attention, Smith co-wrote nine of the ten tracks on the album. The album was released on Stuart's label, Warner Brothers. In 2003, Connie Smith released a Christian album with Barbara Fairchild and Sharon White (from the country group The Whites) entitled Love Never Fails.
In 2002, Smith was voted at No. 9 on CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music, one of the highest honors of her career. George Jones also credits Smith as his favorite female country music singer in his book I Lived To Tell It All.
Dolly Parton has also credited Smith by once saying, "There’s only three real female singers: Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending." The quote was put on Smith's 1995 comnpilation album by RCA, The Essential Connie Smith.
Most recently country singer Martina McBride recorded a cover version of Smith's signature tune "Once a Day" and was put in McBride's 2005 album, Timeless. Smith continues to be a regular member of the Grand Ole Opry, and when not on the Opry, she does occasional dates with her husband. As a solo artist, Smith continues to tour on her own. In May 2007, she sang "A World of Our Own", a hit for Sonny James, at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Medallion Ceremony honoring James' induction into the Hall of Fame. In 2007, Smith joined her husband on his album, Compadres for a duet.
[edit] Personal life
Smith has been through many marriages. Now Smith is married to Stuart. Smith has five children and five grandchildren. One of children lives overseas in Norway. Smith is a devout Christian, and has made pilgrimages to Israel in the past, including one with Waylon Jennings and his wife, Country singer Jessi Colter.
[edit] Awards & Nominations
Year Award Program Award Result
1964 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Once a Day" Nominated
1964 Grammy Awards Best New Country Artist Nominated
1964 Grammy Awards Best Country & Western Single, "Once A Day" Nominated
1966 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Ain't Had No Lovin'" Nominated
1966 Grammy Awards Best Sacred Recording, "Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs" Nominated
1967 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Cincinnati, Ohio" Nominated
1967 CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1969 Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal, "Ribbon Of Darkness" Nominated
1969 Grammy Awards Best Sacred Performance, "Whispering Hope" with Nat Stuckey Nominated
1970 CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1972 CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1972 Music City News Top Female Vocalist Nominated
1973 Grammy Awards Best Inspirational Performance, "All the Praises" Nominated
1974 Music City News Top Female Vocalist Nominated
1975 Music City News Top Female Vocalist Nominated
1975 Grammy Awards Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel), "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel" Nominated
1979 Music City News Gospel Group/Act of the Year Won
[edit] Discography
Main article: Connie Smith discography
[edit] DVD Releases featuring Connie Smith
1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (performs "Once a Day"). Time Life, 2006. See review of the movie on this URL: In the Balcony - Latest DVD Views.
1966 The Las Vegas Hillbillys (performs "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)"). VCI Home Video, 2000. URL: VCI Entertainment
1967 Road to Nashville (performs "I'll Never Get Over Loving You", "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)"). Rhino, 2000. URL:Rhino.
1967 Hell on Wheels (performs 2 songs). Rhino, 2000.
[edit] References
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith biography at All Music Guide
^ Connie Smith at All Music Guide
Cooper, Daniel. (1998). "Connie Smith". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 490-1.
[edit] External links
Connie Smith at CMT.com
Connie Smith at Opry.com
Connie Smith at All Music Guide
Connie Smith Brief Biography & Annotated discography
Connie Smith at LP Discography to the left: scroll down to 'S' and to 'SMITH Connie' (this discography is quite complete w/ original picture sleeves, chart positions and lyrics)
Easy Come Easy Go
Connie Smith Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
There's a cold wind
Blowing round your heart
There's a cool, cool breeze
Well you chilled me from the start
I used to pretend the fire inside
Would begin to burn
But oh no, it wasn't to be darling
I had a lot to learn
I believe the only thing to do
Is turn it around
And listen to the voice inside
That's never gonna let me down
Easy come and easy go
Well that's the way that it is
Easy come and easy go
I won't make no promises
There's a dull kind of ache
Where caring used to be
And I think my heart may break
Oh darling can't you see
It's time to put it all aside
And make a fresh start
The first cut is the deepest darling
That is the hardest part
I believe the only thing to do
Is turn it around
And listen to the voice inside
That's never let me down
Easy come and easy go
That's the way that it is
Easy come and easy go
I won't make no promises
Easy come and easy go
That's the way that it is
Easy come and easy go
I won't make no promises
Blowing round your heart
There's a cool, cool breeze
Well you chilled me from the start
I used to pretend the fire inside
Would begin to burn
But oh no, it wasn't to be darling
I believe the only thing to do
Is turn it around
And listen to the voice inside
That's never gonna let me down
Easy come and easy go
Well that's the way that it is
Easy come and easy go
I won't make no promises
There's a dull kind of ache
Where caring used to be
And I think my heart may break
Oh darling can't you see
It's time to put it all aside
And make a fresh start
The first cut is the deepest darling
That is the hardest part
I believe the only thing to do
Is turn it around
And listen to the voice inside
That's never let me down
Easy come and easy go
That's the way that it is
Easy come and easy go
I won't make no promises
Easy come and easy go
That's the way that it is
Easy come and easy go
I won't make no promises
In Connie Smith's song "Easy Come Easy Go," the singer reflects on a failed relationship that has left her feeling cold and distant. As she confronts the reality of her heartache, she recognizes that the only thing she can do is let go of the promises and expectations she had for the relationship and start anew. The lyrics reflect the singer's struggle to reconcile her past with her future, acknowledging the pain and heartache that comes with letting go of someone she cared for deeply.
At the beginning of the song, the singer describes the overpowering feeling of emotional distance that has overrun her heart. She recognizes that her partner's coldness and indifference are responsible for her fractured emotions, and admits that she had hoped to rekindle the passion that once existed between them. However, she realizes that the flames of the relationship are no longer capable of igniting, and she must listen to the voice inside her that tells her it's time to move on.
The chorus of "Easy Come Easy Go," acts as a reminder that life is unpredictable and change is inevitable. Relationships, like all things in life, may come and go without warning. The singer recognizes that in life the only thing that's certain is that nothing is ever certain. Therefore she refuses to make any more promises about what the future may hold and accepts that she must be prepared for whatever comes her way.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a cold wind
You seem distant and uninterested.
Blowing round your heart
You're emotionally unavailable.
There's a cool, cool breeze
You gave me chills from the beginning.
Well you chilled me from the start
Your indifference hurt me right away.
I used to pretend the fire inside
I used to believe you had feelings for me.
Would begin to burn
I thought you might start to care.
But oh no, it wasn't to be darling
Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
I had a lot to learn
I've come to the realization that I was mistaken.
I believe the only thing to do
I think the best course of action is to:
Is turn it around
Change my perspective
And listen to the voice inside
Trust my intuition
That's never gonna let me down
Which has never steered me wrong.
Easy come and easy go
You didn't invest much effort in this relationship, and neither will I.
Well that's the way that it is
That's just how things go sometimes.
I won't make no promises
I'm not going to make any commitments.
There's a dull kind of ache
I don't feel the same level of caring from you anymore.
Where caring used to be
You've lost interest and stopped showing affection.
And I think my heart may break
This realization has caused me emotional pain.
Oh darling can't you see
I wish you could understand how I feel.
It's time to put it all aside
It's time for us to let go of our relationship.
And make a fresh start
And move on separately.
The first cut is the deepest darling
The initial heartache is always the hardest to deal with.
That is the hardest part
It's difficult to accept and move on.
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JennysCountryMusicChannel
Great song! I love her songs! Thanks for sharing, Jack! :-)
J.W. Gauntt
JennysCountryChannel you're very welcome Jenny , thanks a million for listening
jo luttringer
Perfect song...with Connie-s voice. Great ! Thanks for sharing (never heard before), dear jack. Best wishes. JO
J.W. Gauntt
jo luttringer you're very welcome JO, best wishes to you , have a great weekend
Károlyné Szépvölgyi
Kedves Jack!
Csodálatos ez a dal, nagyon tetszett.
Köszönöm ezt a szép élményt.
J.W. Gauntt
Károlyné Szépvölgyi you're welcome Clare, i appreciate you listening
latokatn506
Thanks Jack
J.W. Gauntt
latokatn506 you're very welcome LT's, appreciate you listening my Friend
Charles Kuehn
Love Connie Smith. Hadn't heard of this one, howver. Nice, brief snippet of Lloyd Green early on; after that, nothing but overproduced string orchestration. Disappointing.
Silas Hamilton Steel Guitar
@Estufarian Your right. Weldon played on every Connie record until 1976. Exception of Dicky Overbey on a few in the early 70’s. Lloyd played on 3 of her songs, and they were slow. The 16th notes fast blocked is actually a signature Weldon thing lol.