Anderson charted 12 No. 1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association (CMA), Anderson won a Grammy Award (earning seven nominations), People's Choice Award and an American Music Award (AMA). She was named Billboard's Female Artist of the Decade (1970–1980).
Anderson was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award (in 1974), as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year.
Anderson debuted in 1966, at the age of 19, and had her first hit with Ride, Ride, Ride. After a series of Top 10 hit singles on the country charts during the late 1960s, Anderson signed with Columbia Records in 1970. Under Columbia, she had her most successful string of hits. Her signature song, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", remains one of the biggest selling country crossover hits of all time. In addition, the song also went to No. 3 on the Billboard Pop Chart and reached the top of the charts in several countries, an unprecedented achievement at the time. CMT ranks "Rose Garden" at No. 83 on its list of the "100 Greatest Songs in Country Music History". Anderson continued to record and remained a popular concert attraction until her death, regularly headlining major casino showrooms, performing arts centers and theaters.
She grew up in Sacramento, California with her mother, acclaimed singer-songwriter Liz Anderson who wrote "The Fugitive" and "(All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers", both Merle Haggard hits, among others. She began her solo career in 1966 with "In Person", followed by a hit with her mother's "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)".
In 1968 she married Glenn Sutton, a future Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, with whom she had a daughter, Lisa. (They divorced in 1977.)
Consistent hits followed, and she was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show during the 1967-68 season. In 1969 Anderson signed to Columbia where her work veered a bit more toward a polished, pop sound. She released her signature song, "Rose Garden" in late 1970. The song, written by Joe South, won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance reached number 1 on the U.S. country charts, and also hit number 3 on the pop charts, as well as being a hit in fifteen countries. Anderson also received Grammy nominations for her recordings "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1968), "That's a No No" (1969), and "How Can I Unlove You" (1971)> Anderson's other hits during this period included "You're My Man", "Listen to a Country Song", "Top of the World" (a number 1 country record for Anderson before becoming a pop hit for The Carpenters), "Cry", "Keep Me in Mind", "What a Man My Man Is" and "Smile For Me". In 1971, she was voted Top Female Vocalist of the year by both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. Anderson charted eight no.one singles, 18 Top-Tens and earned a total of 17 international Gold records. She was perhaps the most in-demand country female vocalist on network television throughout the 1970's but after 1975 her records usually peaked in the top 20 as opposed to her earlier top ten success.
Anderson married a Louisiana businessman in 1978. The second marriage produced two more children, and she was divorced in 1982.
Anderson remained one of the top female country singers into the 1980's. Her last top ten record was 1984s "You're Welcome to Tonight". During the late 1980's and early 1990s, she received much press for her disputes with her now-divorced second husband. After spending time on her ranch, raising horses and participating in equestrian events, she began recording again in 1992.
"The Bluegrass Sessions", released in 2004, earned Anderson her first Grammy nomination in over 30 years.
That same year Anderson was arrested in Denton, Texas, for drunk driving.
The American Rose Society created and named in her honor a white and raspberry hybrid tea rose.
Anderson released a new CD of original songs entitled "Cowgirl" in 2006, all of the songs penned by her mother, the acclaimed songwriter Liz Anderson.
Fool Me
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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Don't it kinda get you down you treat me worse than before
But I keep comin' back for more
'Cause you're a deceiver and I'm a believer it's just a game I know
But I can't seem to let go
So fool me fool me one more time you can fake just for old time's sake
Look in my eyes tell me those lies and just fool me fool me one more time
Do you really think I'm that naive
Don't it make you sad I'm actin' like I got it made even though it's just a masquerade
'Cause you're a deceiver and I'm a believer it's just a game I know
But I can't seem to let go
So fool me fool me one more time...
Fool me fool me one more time...
Come on fool me one more time fool me one more time
Honey fool me one more time fool me one more time
In Lynn Anderson's song "Fool Me", the lyrics describe the feelings of someone who knows that they are being deceived by their partner. The song touches on the idea that despite knowing that their partner is untrustworthy and has hurt them before, they still come back for more in the hopes that things will change or that they will be able to overlook their partner's flaws.
The lyrics "Ain't it kinda funny they say a fool never learns play with fire and it always burns" alludes to the idea that the singer knows they are making a mistake by continuing to be with their partner, but they cannot help themselves. This is reinforced in the line "But I can't seem to let go".
The chorus further illustrates this point with the repeated phrase "fool me one more time". The singer is essentially asking their partner to keep deceiving them because they are more comfortable with the lies and the deception than they are with the idea of being alone.
In conclusion, the lyrics of "Fool Me" are a poignant representation of the human experience of dealing with a deceitful partner. It is a song about the struggle to let go of a love that has turned sour, and the desire to continue to be deceived rather than facing the harsh reality of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't it kinda funny they say a fool never learns play with fire and it always burns
It's ironic how people say that a person who keeps making the same mistake is a fool and that playing with danger always leads to negative consequences.
Don't it kinda get you down you treat me worse than before
Doesn't it bring you down that you treat me with even less respect and kindness than before?
But I keep comin' back for more
Despite being treated poorly, I still return for more of the same treatment.
'Cause you're a deceiver and I'm a believer it's just a game I know
I know that you're lying to me, but I choose to believe you because it's like a game to me.
But I can't seem to let go
Even though I know I should let go of this situation, I can't seem to do so.
So fool me fool me one more time you can fake just for old time's sake
Go ahead and deceive me one more time, even if it's just for the sake of keeping this game going.
Look in my eyes tell me those lies and just fool me fool me one more time
Look me in the eye, lie to me, and deceive me one more time.
Don't it make you wonder why I keep playing make believe
Doesn't it strike you as odd that I keep pretending that this game is real?
Do you really think I'm that naive
Do you honestly believe that I'm so gullible and innocent?
Don't it make you sad I'm actin' like I got it made even though it's just a masquerade
Doesn't it make you feel empathy for me that I'm pretending like everything is perfect even though it's just a facade?
'Cause you're a deceiver and I'm a believer it's just a game I know
I know deep down that you're lying to me, but I still choose to believe you because it's fun for me.
But I can't seem to let go
Despite knowing that I should walk away from this, I can't seem to do so.
Come on fool me one more time fool me one more time
Encourage me to keep playing this game by deceiving me one more time.
Honey fool me one more time fool me one more time
Addressing the deceiver in a mocking or endearing way, asking them to deceive one more time.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BURT F BACHARACH, JACK WOLF, JACKIE DE SHANNON, JIMMY HOLIDAY
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C S
I can't get enough of this song , I play it over and over in my truck , it takes me back with so many memories .....
sauquoit13456
On this day in 1972 {May 2nd} Lynn Anderson appeared as a guest on the Philadelphia-based syndicated television program 'The Mike Douglas Show'...
Nowhere on the internet can I find it she performed a song on the show; but during the calendar year of 1972 she had three huge hits on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; "Cry" {at #3}, "Listen to a Country Song" {at #4}, and "Fool Me" {at #4}...
Between 1966 and 1991 she had sixty records on the Hot Country Singles chart; seventeen made the Top 10 with five* reaching #1; "Rose Garden" {1970}, "You're My Man" {1971}, "How Can I Unlove You" {1971}, "Keep Me In Mind" {1973}, and "What A Man My Man Is" {1974}...
Lynn Rene Anderson passed away at the young age of 67 on July 30th, 2015...
May she R.I.P.
* She just missed having a sixth #1 record when "That's A No No" peaked at #2 in 1969...
Denis Haley
Came along at the same time as some of the best women country singers. Loretta, Patsy, Dolly, Kitty, Wanda, and Tammy. Some of the best songs for any generation from these ladies.
Daniel Burns
this song went to #4 on the country charts in 1972!!!
StaceyDMify
one of my favorites by her
J.W. Gauntt
appreciate the listen
Megaphone
Back when music was, well, music!
Marco Hofschneider
I always thought it was strange that this song did not make it onto her very premature "Greatest Hits" album from 1972, which featured at least three tracks that were not released as singles but were just album filler. "Fool Me" had been on the "Listen To A Country Song" album but did make it onto the "Greatest Hits" album while "Listen To A Country Song" did....what an oversight on Columbia's part! "Fool Me" was one of Anderson's hits that she rarely performed live for whatever reason even though it had been a hit with heavy radio play at the time. I still feel that "Fool Me" was one of her best songs after "Rose Garden".
Okee Konokee
Good point. I agree.
Marryann Lamb
Thanks jack this is another awesome song