Born in Glendale, Arizona, Robbins taught himself guitar while serving in the United States Navy during World War II, and subsequently drew fame performing in clubs in and around his hometown. In 1956, he released his first No. 1 country song, "Singing the Blues" and one year later, released two more No. 1 hits, "A White Sport Coat" and "The Story of My Life". In 1959, Robbins released his signature song, "El Paso", for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. Later releases that drew critical acclaim include "Don't Worry", "Big Iron" and "Honkytonk Man", the last for which the 1982 Clint Eastwood film is named, and in which Robbins made his final appearance before death.
Over the course of his career, Robbins recorded more than 500 songs and 60 albums, and won two Grammy Awards, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was named the 1960s Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music. Robbins was a commercial success in both the country and pop genres, and his songs were covered by many other famous artists, including Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead and Elvis Presley. His music continues to have an influence in pop culture today, having recently appeared in several contemporary pop culture features, including the video game Fallout: New Vegas, and the series finale of AMC's Breaking Bad.
Robbins was born in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. His mother was mostly of Paiute Indian heritage. Robbins grew up in a difficult family situation. His father took odd jobs to support the family of 10 children; however, his hard drinking led to divorce in 1937. Among his warmer memories of his childhood, Robbins recalled having listened to stories of the American West told by his maternal grandfather, Texas Bob Heckle, who was a local medicine man. At 17, Robbins left his troubled home to serve in the United States Navy as an LCT coxswain during World War II. He was stationed in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. To pass the time during the war, he learned to play the guitar, started writing songs, and came to love Hawaiian music.
Robbins' discography consists of 52 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, and 100 singles. In his career, Robbins charted 17 Number One singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as 82 Top 40 singles.
Robbins' highest charting album is 1959's Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. It charted to #6 on the all-genre Billboard 200, and was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's first single, "El Paso", became a hit on both the country and pop charts, charting to Number One on the Hot Country Songs as well as the Billboard Hot 100. While that would be his only pop Number One, in 1957, "A White Sport Coat" charted to #2, and in 1961, "Don't Worry" charted to #3.
His final Top 10 single was "Honkytonk Man" from the 1982 eponymous film in which Robbins had a role. He died shortly before its release. Since his death, four posthumous studio albums have been released, but they made no impact on the charts.
Robbins married Marizona "Mari" Baldwin on September 27, 1948. They had two children, Ronny and Janet, and were married 34 years until his death.
Sixty-Two's Most Promising Fool
Marty Robbins Lyrics
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Can't erase your sweet face from my mind
It's true, so true I'm still in love with only you
Wonder if I ever cross your mind
Every day is Blue Monday to live without you
And the bittersweet memories keep me feelin' blue
Should your world start to tumble and your castle should fall
(spoken)
Ya know it's been a long time now, honey, since I last saw ya.
And I guess by now you've gone a long way toward forgettin' we
Ever met.But it's still the same with me, I guess even if I wanted
To I couldn't forget. I think a lot about the night ya told me ya
Loved me. I wonder if you were just acting. And if you were then
You deserve some kind of an award for being able to act so mean
And so cruel. And if that's true then don't you think I should
Be nominated as 1962's most promising fool?
I remember the night we called it quits. I knew that our breakup
Was away overdue. But have you ever found something that ya
Really wanted, even though you knew you couldn't keep it? Ya
Hated to let go of it. Well that's the way I felt about you.
At the time everything seemed so right but now I know that
It was all wrong. I know that you'll manage to get by without
Me. As for me, well, I guess I'll get along.
(sing)
Should your world start to tumble and your castle should fall
Reach for me I won't be far at all
The Marty Robbins song, "Sixty-Two's Most Promising Fool," is a lamentation of lost love. The main protagonist of the song is still in love with their former lover and is unable to get rid of the memories of them. The song reflects on how every day now seems like a blue Monday and memories of their love keep the singer in a state of sadness. Robbins creates vivid imagery with the lyrics "Should your world start to tumble and your castle should fall, reach for me I won't be far at all," conveying the message that the singer is still willing to be there for their lover even after everything that has happened.
The song's spoken words convey a sense of regret and bitterness while the singing voice conveys both hope and despair. The spoken words discuss how the singer is still thinking about their past lover and wondering whether they truly loved them or were just leading them on. The singer is also aware that they were probably being used, but they cannot let go of their feelings for their former love. The singing voice is more melancholic and laments about the emptiness and sadness in the singer's life since the break-up.
Overall, the song is a testament to how love can leave scars that never fully heal, and the singer is still grappling with their feelings even after a long time has passed.
Line by Line Meaning
Day in, day out you're the one I think about
You are always on my mind, no matter what happens each day.
Can't erase your sweet face from my mind
Your image is permanently etched in my memory, and I can't forget you.
It's true, so true I'm still in love with only you
I haven't moved on from my love for you and still love only you.
Wonder if I ever cross your mind
I often think about whether or not you think about me.
Every day is Blue Monday to live without you
Every day feels sad and depressing when I have to be without you.
And the bittersweet memories keep me feelin' blue
Thoughts of both the happy and painful experiences we shared keep me feeling sad.
Should your world start to tumble and your castle should fall
If anything goes wrong in your life and you need someone to turn to, I'll be there for you.
Ya know it's been a long time now, honey, since I last saw ya.
It has been a while since I last saw you and things have changed, but my feelings for you have remained the same.
And I guess by now you've gone a long way toward forgettin' we Ever met.
I assume that you have probably moved on and forgotten all about me.
But it's still the same with me, I guess even if I wanted To I couldn't forget.
I still feel the same way about you and I don't think I can ever forget about you.
I think a lot about the night ya told me ya Loved me.
I often reminisce about the night you confessed your love to me.
I wonder if you were just acting.
I sometimes wonder if your feelings for me were genuine or if it was just an act.
And if you were then You deserve some kind of an award for being able to act so mean And so cruel.
If it was an act, you deserve recognition for being able to pretend and hurt me so much.
And if that's true then don't you think I should Be nominated as 1962's most promising fool?
If you were pretending, then I should be considered the biggest fool for falling for it.
I remember the night we called it quits.
I can still recall the moment we broke up.
I knew that our breakup Was away overdue.
I knew that we should have broken up a while ago, as it wasn't a healthy relationship.
But have you ever found something that ya Really wanted, even though you knew you couldn't keep it?
Have you ever experienced wanting something so badly, even if you knew it wasn't meant to be?
Ya Hated to let go of it.
It was difficult for you to give up something you wanted so much.
Well that's the way I felt about you.
That's the exact way I felt about our relationship.
At the time everything seemed so right but now I know that It was all wrong.
At that time, I thought our relationship was perfect, but now I realize that it was all a mistake.
I know that you'll manage to get by without Me.
I am aware that you'll manage to carry on with your life without me.
As for me, well, I guess I'll get along.
As for me, I will find a way to live my life without you.
Reach for me I won't be far at all
If you ever need me for anything, I will always be there for you and won't be very far away.
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RJ Thompson
Beautiful talking voice as well as singing. I just love this precious man
RJ Thompson
So beautiful.. I have always loved that man so much.
Primrose Haran
fabulous great song from the terrific marty thanks
Brett Commons
This is called 'Reach For Me'
Tom Page
It's an alternate version of 'Reach For Me' (with recitation) as stated in the description.
Brett Commons
@Tom Page That's my fault, I realized that