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.
It's a Sin
Hank Snow Lyrics
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Because I know our love can never be
It's a sin to keep this memory of you
When silence proves that you've forgotten me
The dream I built for us has tumbled
Each promise broken like my heart
It's a sin, my darling, how I love you
It's a sin to hide behind this heartache
To make believe that I've found someone new
It's a sin to say that I don't miss you
When people know I'm still in love with you
I'm sure you're happy with another
Who shares the love I could not win
Why pretend that I can't live without you
When deep inside I know that it's a sin
In Hank Snow's song "It's a Sin", the singer expresses his deep love for someone who he knows can never be his. He acknowledges that their love can never be fulfilled due to circumstances beyond their control, such as the other person's forgetfulness or their relationship with someone else. Despite this, he cannot help but continue to love them and hold onto the memory of their love, even if he knows it is ultimately futile.
The lyrics convey the pain and heartache of unrequited love and the struggle of trying to move on while still holding onto feelings for someone. The singer admits to pretending that he has moved on and found someone new when in reality, he is still in love with the person he cannot have. The song ends with the knowledge that the person he loves is likely happy with someone else, but he cannot help but still feel the way he does.
Overall, the lyrics of "It's a Sin" are a poignant reminder of the power of love and the difficulties that come with it. The song captures the unrequited love experience and portrays it in a way that is both relatable and heartbreaking.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a sin, my darling, how I love you
My love for you is sinful as I know that we can never truly be together
Because I know our love can never be
Our love is doomed to fail and can never truly come to fruition
It's a sin to keep this memory of you
It's wrong for me to hold onto the memory of us when you have forgotten me
When silence proves that you've forgotten me
Your silence and lack of contact indicate that you have indeed moved on without me
The dream I built for us has tumbled
The future I had envisioned for us has crumbled and fallen apart
Each promise broken like my heart
Each promise you made and subsequently broke has caused immense pain and heartbreak for me
So much in love and yet so far apart
Despite how deeply I love you, we remain separated and unable to be together
It's a sin to hide behind this heartache
It's wrong for me to hide my sadness and pretend that I have moved on
To make believe that I've found someone new
It's dishonest for me to pretend that I have found a new love when it is not true
It's a sin to say that I don't miss you
It's wrong for me to deny that I still miss you deeply
When people know I'm still in love with you
Others are aware of my lingering love for you, despite my attempts to hide it
I'm sure you're happy with another
I'm certain that you have found happiness with someone else
Who shares the love I could not win
This person is able to reciprocate the love that I could not obtain from you
Why pretend that I can't live without you
It's pointless for me to pretend that I can move on and live without you
When deep inside I know that it's a sin
I acknowledge that my love for you is sinful and wrong, but it remains nonetheless
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FRED ROSE, ZEB TURNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ernest t Morris
Wonderful show perfect everybody at their best
Station Manager
I went to a Hank Snow Concert in New Zealand many years ago. Hank put on a great show. His music work is amazing. He was a little kurt with the audience at times I trhought
Keith Clark
Mel playing the wrong chords on his guitar.