Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951.
He was drafted into the Army in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records. Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff," he had many hits including:
"Young Love"
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
"Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young"
"Sweet Dreams"
"Alone With You"
"Hello Walls" (written by Willie Nelson)
"It's Four in the Morning" (written by Jerry Chesnut).
"Here I Am In Dallas"
"I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night"
Young made several appearances during the late 1950s on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee.
His #1 country hit "It's Four in the Morning" was written at his request as he was recuperating from a serious automobile accident in which he suffered head injuries. His tongue had been partly severed in the accident, and it took him several months before he could regain normal speaking ability. He had particular trouble with the "s" sound in most words, so he asked for a song which largely avoided that sound as his comeback effort.
Faron Young's band, the Country Deputies, was one of country music's top bands, and toured with him for many years.
Young co-founded, with Preston Temple, the Nashville trade newspaper, The Music City News.
Young died at the age of sixty-four of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in failing health when he took his own life.
Legacy and influence
A performance video clip of "It's Four In The Morning" was the first video to air on CMT when it first launched on March 5, 1983.
In 1985, the country singer inspired homage from British rock group, Prefab Sprout, whose multimillion-selling album, "Steve McQueen" contains the song "Faron Young." The song has the refrain: You give me Faron Young four in the morning / Forgive me Faron Young four in the morning..."
In 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
In the comic strip Peanuts, Frieda's cat was named "Faron" after Faron Young, of whom Charles Schulz was a fan.
Worked with Webb Pierce on the Louisana Hayride in 1951. First recorded with Tillman Franks & his Rainbow boys in 1951. Went solo in 1952. Appeared in the 1956 movie "Hidden Guns" and got his nickame "The Young Sheriff", and his band name, "Country Deputies" from that movie. Also appeared in the movies, Stampede, Daniel Boone, Raiders Of Old California, and That's Country. Founder and one-time publisher of the Music City News in Nashville. First charted song "Going Steady went to #2 on the Country Charts in 1953. Put 79 songs into the top 40 of the country charts from 1953-1978. Had 5 #1s. Last # 1 was It's Four In the Morning in 1971. During the '90s, Young was stricken with a debilitating emphysema. Depressed by his poor health, he shot himself on December 9, 1996, and passed away the next day Source Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country
Don't Take Your Love From Me
Faron Young Lyrics
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Tear a petal from a rose and the rose weeps too
Take your heart away from mine and mine will surely break
My life is yours to make so please keep us hark awake
Would you take the wings from birds so they then can't fly
Would you take the oceans roar and leave just a sigh
All this your heart won't let you do this is what I beg of you
Don't take your love from me
Take your heart away from mine...
The lyrics of Faron Young's song "Don't Take Your Love from Me" are filled with metaphorical comparisons between different aspects of nature, all emphasizing the pain and devastation that comes from the loss of love. The opening lines suggest a sense of loss and sorrow that permeates the rest of the song: "Tear a star from the mounty sky and the sky feels blue / Tear a petal from a rose and the rose weeps too." The metaphorical language here suggests that even the natural world is affected by the loss of love.
The next lines make a direct plea to the person being addressed: "Take your heart away from mine and mine will surely break / My life is yours to make so please keep us hark awake." The singer is suggesting that they are entirely dependent on the other person for happiness and fulfillment, and that without their love, their life has no purpose. This idea is underscored by the repetitive use of "mine" and "yours," emphasizing a sense of possessiveness and ownership between the two people.
The final verse is perhaps the most poignant, asking the person not to take their love away by comparing it to other impossible, devastating acts of destruction: "Would you take the wings from birds so they then can't fly / Would you take the oceans roar and leave just a sigh / All this your heart won't let you do this is what I beg of you / Don't take your love from me." The plea here is desperate and raw, emphasizing the irreplaceable value of love and begging the person not to let it go.
Line by Line Meaning
Tear a star from mounty sky and the sky feels blue
If you take something important away from something else, it will suffer and feel incomplete.
Tear a petal from a rose and the rose weeps too
A small act can have a big impact and cause pain.
Take your heart away from mine and mine will surely break
Breaking up with me will leave me in a very sad and vulnerable state.
My life is yours to make so please keep us hark awake
My happiness depends on yours, so let's work together to make our relationship thrive.
Would you take the wings from birds so they then can't fly
Just as birds need wings to fly, people need love and affection to feel alive.
Would you take the oceans roar and leave just a sigh
The vastness of nature mirrors the depth of human emotion, so taking away love leaves only emptiness.
All this your heart won't let you do this is what I beg of you
I know you're a kind and loving person, so I hope you won't break my heart by leaving me.
Don't take your love from me
Please don't break up with me or take your affections away from me, as I need them to feel happy.
[ guitar ]
Instrumental break in the song.
Take your heart away from mine...
Repeated line from earlier in the song, emphasizing the importance of love in the singer's life.
Lyrics © INDANO MUSIC COMPANY, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Henry Nemo
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Marcell Lovas
Nice song.