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
There Goes My Everything
Faron Young Lyrics
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As they gently walk across the lonely floor
And a voice is softly saying
Darling, this will be goodbye for evermore!
There goes my reason for living!
There goes the one of my dreams!
There goes my only possession!
As my memories turn back the pages
I can see the happy years we've had before.
How the love that kept this old heart beating
Has been shattered by the closing of a door!
There goes my reason for living!
There goes the one of my dreams!
There goes my only possession!
There goes my everything!
The lyrics of Faron Young's song "There Goes My Everything" describe the feeling of loss and heartbreak experienced after a significant relationship has ended. The song opens with the sound of footsteps, perhaps representing the singer's sense of impending doom as they approach the moment of parting from their loved one. The voice is "softly saying" goodbye, suggesting that despite the pain of separation, both parties have accepted that this is the end of their relationship.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, as the singer laments the loss of everything that was important to them. The repetition of the phrase "there goes" emphasizes the finality of what has happened, and the sense that the singer's world has been irreparably shattered. The following verse takes us on a journey through the singer's memories, emphasizing the significance of the relationship that has ended. The reference to a "closing door" suggests that the separation was sudden and unexpected, and that the singer is struggling to come to terms with what has happened.
Overall, "There Goes My Everything" is a powerful depiction of the emotional pain that accompanies the end of a relationship, and the sense of loss that can pervade every aspect of our lives when someone we love is gone.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear footsteps slowly walking
I can hear someone walking slowly towards me.
As they gently walk across the lonely floor
I can hear their footsteps on the quiet floor.
And a voice is softly saying
Someone is speaking to me in a gentle voice.
Darling, this will be goodbye for evermore!
They are saying goodbye to me forever.
There goes my reason for living!
The person who gave my life meaning is leaving.
There goes the one of my dreams!
The person who was the focus of my dreams and desires is leaving.
There goes my only possession!
The only thing I truly possessed was this person, and now they are leaving.
There goes my everything!
This person was everything to me, and now I have lost it all.
As my memories turn back the pages
I am remembering the past, and how happy we were together.
I can see the happy years we’ve had before.
I remember the joyful, loving times we shared in the past.
How the love that kept this old heart beating
I am reflecting on how the love we shared was what gave my life meaning.
Has been shattered by the closing of a door!
But now that love has been destroyed, and the door to our relationship has closed forever.
Writer(s): DALLAS FRAZIER
Contributed by Samantha F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.