Perhaps best known for his distinct yodelling, he charted more than seventy singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980, including the Number One hits 'I'm Movin' On' and 'I Don't Hurt Anymore'. Performing in lavish and colourful sequin-studded suits, Snow had a career covering six decades during which he sold more than 80 million albums, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979.
THERE IS A HANK SNOW MUSEUM CLOSE TO BROOKLYN IN LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, APPROPRIATELY, IT IS HOUSED IN AN ABANDONED TRAIN STATION. VERY WELL DONE
I reckon Hank Snow was better known for his distinctive self taught guitar style. Hank was influenced by the famous Rail road blues singer Jimmie Rodgers and though Hank did copy Rodgers style in his early days, including the "blue yodel" he later abandoned this and developed his own gritty style of singing. His guitar playing was so good he once cut a duet album of guitar music with the late Chet Atkins, master country Guitarist and music producer for RCA Victor. Hank was with RCA Victor label for almost 50 years and towards the end of his waning career RCA dropped him, just before he would have celebrated his half century with that label-always thought that was a bit mean of them.. Hank Snow and his Rainbow ranch boys, with Chubby Hayes on fiddle gave really great live concerts and the singing and playing they did was superlative and sounded as good as, if not equal to their recorded works.
Honey
Hank Snow Lyrics
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It wasn't big
I laughed at her and she got mad the first day that she planted it
Was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die
Came running in all excited slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed till I cried
And I loved her so
I surprised her with a puppy kept me up all Christmas Eve
Two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late
Cause I would know
That she'd been sitting there and crying
Over some sad and silly late late show
And honey I miss you and I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
She wrecked the car and she was sad so afraid that I'd be mad
But what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be guess you could say she saw through me
And hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly and found her crying needlessly
In the middle of the day
And it was in the early spring when flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away
And honey I miss you and I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
Yes one day while I wasn't home while she was there and all alone
The angels came
Now all I have is memories of honey and I wake up nights
And call her name
Now my life's an empty stage where honey lived and honey played
And love grew up
A small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed
Where honey loved
And honey I miss you and I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
Hank Snow’s classic song “Honey” is a touching ballad that tells a story of love, loss, and memories through the eyes of a bereaved husband. The song begins with the reminisces of an old tree. The tree, which has grown over the years, serves as a reminder of the love that once existed between two people. The singer recounts a time when his partner planted the seedling, and he laughed at her; he finds himself dwelling on the memory of a time long gone, yet still close to his heart, a memory that continues to grow stronger as he ages.
The singer’s memories then turn to a time when he gave his wife a puppy, a gift that brought her so much joy but also kept him up all Christmas Eve. And, as the story unfolds, he remembers the times when he would come home to find his wife crying over sad TV shows or when he discovered her tears in the middle of a sunny spring day. The song then takes on an eerie and haunting quality, with the singer confessing to his beloved that he misses her so much and wishes he could be with her.
The final verses of the song are bittersweet, melancholic celebrations of life, love, and death. The singer sadly remembers the day his wife passed away and how much he misses her. He admits that his life feels empty and the only comfort he can find is that the “angels” came to take her away from this world. The song’s final image is that of a small cloud crying over the flower bed where the singer and his wife used to spend time together, yet he still remembers her in his heart.
Line by Line Meaning
See the tree how big it's grown but friends it hasn't been too long
The tree has grown tall, but it doesn't seem long ago when it was just a sapling.
I laughed at her and she got mad the first day that she planted it
I laughed at her when she planted the tree, which caused her to get angry.
Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away so it wouldn't die
She was worried about the tree dying in the snow, so she hurried out to brush the snow away.
Came running in all excited slipped and almost hurt herself and I laughed till I cried
She slipped and almost hurt herself, but I found it funny and laughed a lot.
She was always young at heart kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so
She had a youthful spirit, a mix of intelligence and foolishness, and I loved her deeply.
I surprised her with a puppy kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
I gave her a puppy as a surprise, and we stayed up together all night on Christmas Eve.
And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late cause I would know that she'd been sitting there and crying over some sad and silly late late show
She would be embarrassed that I knew she had been watching a sad and silly show and crying when I came home late from work.
And honey I miss you and I'm being good and I'd love to be with you if only I could
I miss her and I'm trying to stay good, and if it were possible, I would give anything to be with her.
She wrecked the car and she was sad so afraid that I'd be mad but what the heck
She was upset after a car accident, afraid that I would be angry, but I wasn't too upset about it.
Though I pretended hard to be guess you could say she saw through me and hugged my neck
I was trying to act strong, but she could see that I was really upset, so she comforted me by hugging me.
I came home unexpectedly and found her crying needlessly in the middle of the day
I came home unexpectedly and found her crying for no apparent reason in the middle of the day.
And it was in the early spring when flowers bloom and robins sing she went away
It was in the early spring, when everything was blooming and birds were singing, that she passed away.
Yes one day while I wasn't home while she was there and all alone The angels came
She passed away while I was away and she was home alone.
Now all I have is memories of honey and I wake up nights And call her name
All I have left are memories of her, and sometimes at night, I wake up and call her name.
Now my life's an empty stage where honey lived and honey played And love grew up
My life feels empty now that she's gone, but she brought so much love and light into my life while she was here.
A small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed Where honey loved
Sometimes it feels like even the sky is mourning her passing by shedding a tear on the spot where she loved to tend to the garden.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Bobby Russell
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Brasilian Rose
Very good version by Hank Snow thumbs up tho a very sad song Hank does a Good Job on it Thank You,Keith
Brasilian Rose
Youre welcome John Cheers,Keith
John wesson
Your welcome Keith and yes this is a good version of this Bobby Goldsborough hit, Thanks for listening Keith it's much appreciated------John
daryl camino
Thanks for this, another different version done very nicely
John wesson
+daryl camino Your welcome daryl thanks for listening
Tai
This was always my dad's favorite version of this song. He much preferred this over the original. He wore out his 8 track - 'Hits Covered by Snow'.
John wesson
+Tai Thanks for listening Tai this is a good version by Hank Snow no doubt about it thanks again.
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