[edit] Biography
Watson was born in Palestine, Texas, in 1943 and began his music career in the early 1970s, performing in local clubs at night while working in a Houston auto body shop during the day. He only recorded for a few small, regional record labels until 1974, when Capitol Records picked up his album Love in the Hot Afternoon and released it nationally. The title track, a mid-tempo ballad in 3/4 time, was released in June 1975 and it quickly reached Number 3 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.
Watson's national success continued throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, as he recorded several Billboard top-40 hits, including "Where Love Begins," "Paper Rosie," "Should I Go Home (or Should I Go Crazy)," "Nothing Sure Looked Good on You." and "Farewell Party" which was released in 1979 and quickly became Watson's signature song and soon allowed Watson to name his band after the tragic ballad.
In 1982, after switching to the MCA label, he recorded the only number-one hit of his career, "Fourteen Carat Mind." He followed up with several more hits in the early 1980s, including "Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart)," "You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without" and "Got No Reason Now for Going Home." By the mid-1980s, he was recording for Epic Records, where his most notable hit was 1985's "Memories to Burn."
Watson never gave up his classical country style, even as he continued to record music throughout the 1980s. He signed with Warner Bros. and released two new albums in 1989 and 1991. He recorded his last album, From the Heart, under the Row Music Group label in 2001.
In 2005, Watson released his latest album, "Then & Now."
In May 2007, Gene Watson signed with the independent Shanachie Records & began work on his first album for the label, which will include new material, along with at least 3 covers of some of Gene's favourite classic country tunes including Merle Haggard's classic "Today I started Loving You Again". The new album, 'In a Perfect World', will be officially released on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
It was also in May 2007 (Saturday 5 May 2007) that the (all new) Gene Watson Site went 'live'. The site, which is owned & maintained by Sean Brady, is based in the Republic of Ireland & receives full support from Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Nashville (Gene Watson's management team) & Gene Watson himself.
In September 2007 "In A Perfect World" was released to the public. The album was received by the country music industry as being one of the best recordings of the year.
[edit] External links
The Official Gene Watson Site
Gene Watson Site Based in Ireland
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Watson"
Categories: 1943 births | American country singers | American male singers | Living people | People from Anderson County, Texas | People from Houston, Texas
Though he can sing honky-tonk, Gene Watson built a reputation for soulful ballads in the classical country tradition. Born one of seven children in Palestine, TX, Watson married early and was working as an auto-body man when he began frequenting the clubs in Houston. He recorded for a few small-time regional labels during the early '70s like Wide World and Stoneway. Watson finally had success in 1974, when a steamy single for Resco "Love in the Hot Afternoon" was picked up for national distribution by Capitol Records, igniting a firestorm of national hits: "Where Love Begins," "Paper Rosie," "Farewell Party," "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)," and "Nothing Sure Looked Good on You." In 1982, shortly after moving to MCA, Watson recorded his only chart-topper, "Fourteen Carat Mind." A parade of Top Ten entries followed during the early '80s, including "Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart)" and "You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without." Watson is a vocal stylist of considerable talent, and still owns his own body shop.
Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home
Gene Watson Lyrics
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Got no reason now for go-in' home
All my rea-son's now she is gone
Got no one there to talk to talk to and e-ven though I know
I ought to got no rea-son now for go-in' home
[VERSE 1:]
Once I had every rea-son a man could want
So I end up in here each night sit-tin' and a-think-in'
Miss-in' her, hurt-in' so and drink-in'
REPEAT CHORUS:
[VERSE 2:]
It's so hard now just know-in' there's an-oth-er
That she's out with him know-in' that I love her
So I end up in here each night sit-tin' and a-think-in'
Miss-in' her, hati-n' him and drink-in'
REPEAT CHORUS:
The lyrics of Gene Watson's song "Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home" describe a man who has lost the love of his life and feels lost without her. The chorus repeats the sentiment that he has no reason to go home as all his reasons for doing so were tied to his relationship with her. He laments that he has no one to talk to anymore and feels the weight of loneliness. In the first verse, the singer reflects on how he used to have all the reasons for going home but now has none with his love gone. He spends his nights thinking about her and trying to ease the pain with drinking. In the second verse, he highlights how difficult it is to know that she's with someone else and expresses hatred towards the man she's with.
The song's lyrics are relatable to anyone who has ever experienced heartbreak and the feeling of being lost without someone they loved. The singer's loneliness is palpable and the use of repetition in the chorus drives home his loss. The use of drinking as a coping mechanism is also a common theme in country music and adds to the singer's desperate state.
Line by Line Meaning
Got no reason now for go-in' home
I have no incentive to return to my home
All my rea-son's now she is gone
The only reason I had to go home was her, and now she's gone
Got no one there to talk to talk to and e-ven though I know
I have no one to talk to, and even though I understand the importance of leaving this place, I am still unmotivated
I ought to got no rea-son now for go-in' home
I should leave, but without her, I lack motivation to do so
Once I had every rea-son a man could want
I used to have every reason a man could desire, but now I am lacking them all
For go-in' home and mak-in' love, but now I don't
I had a reason to go home and be intimate with her, but now that's gone
So I end up in here each night sit-tin' and a-think-in'
Therefore, I find myself sitting and contemplating every night
Miss-in' her, hurt-in' so and drink-in'
I miss her terribly, I'm in pain, and I'm drinking to cope with the loss
It's so hard now just know-in' there's an-oth-er
It's difficult to accept that she's with someone else now
That she's out with him know-in' that I love her
The knowledge that she's spending time with someone else while I still love her is painful
Miss-in' her, hati-n' him and drink-in'
I miss her, I hate him for having what I lost, and I'm drinking to numb the pain
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHNNY RUSSELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
barrygioportmorien1
Gene has one of the all time best voices of Country Music...
Michael Apple
I'll agree to that
Jeff Martin
Nobody compares to him.
michlmarx
Eddie rabbit I love a rainy night
Breda Cooke Cooke
I never get tired of listening to this man thanks 😊😀
kcope001
Missing her, hating him, ...... and drinking. One of my favorite lyrics in all of country music.
J F.
Same. It gives me chills every damn time because we've all been there.
Michael Apple
Yes, I've thought that same thing
Ranwolfe
How many can relate to this
Curtis Alan
And he still sings as well as ever today!! Had the honor of opening several shows for Gene! he is awesome!