Patricia Lynn Yearwood was born in Monticello, Georgia to Jack and Gwen Yearwood, and developed her musical talent in Nashville, Tennessee, where she interned as a receptionist for the local company MTM Records.
Garth Brooks and Yearwood first met in October 1987 recording demos for songwriter Kent Blazy. The two immediately hit it off as friends, and pledged whoever made it big first would help the other out. When Garth landed a major tour in 1991, he brought Trisha along to open all of his shows. Even when they became two of the biggest country stars of the 1990s, they remained close friends.
Yearwood's self-titled debut album was released in 1991, and the lead single, "She's in Love with the Boy," went to the top of the country charts, making her an instant star. Yearwood secured similar success with the 1992 release of "Hearts in Armor", which featured the hit singles “Wrong Side of Memphis,” and “Woman Walk the Line”.
The title track of 1993's "The Song Remembers When" went to number two, and she followed it with a Christmas album, "The Sweetest Gift", in 1994; that year, she also won her first Grammy award. In 1995, Yearwood released her fourth studio album, "Thinkin' About You". The lead single, "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, her first #1 since her debut single, followed by her third #1 single, "Thinkin' About You". Yearwood performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In 1997, Yearwood issued her first compilation, "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits", which became her first album to top the country charts and also reached the pop Top Five. She won a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for “How Do I Live”. Yearwood's two additional new singles from her Songbook album were major hits, "Perfect Love", which peaked at #1, and a duet with Brooks, "In Another's Eyes". Yearwood was also named "Top Female Vocalist" in 1997 by the Academy of Country Music and won the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award from the Country Music Association in 1997 and 1998.
In 1998, Yearwood won her third Grammy and released her next all-new album, "Where Your Road Leads". Yearwood was inducted into the famed and historic Grand Ole Opry in 1999, cementing her status as a true icon in country music. 2000's "Real Live Woman" was a more personal outing that reflected some of her heartbreak and turmoil caused by her divorce from her husband at the time. She released her eighth studio album in 2001, "Inside Out". The lead single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway" became a Top 5 Country hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Country Chart in 2001 and became her first Top 10 since 1999, and her last single to reach the Top 10 to date. Yearwood also played Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter on the TV show JAG as a Navy coroner and forensic pathologist who aids JAG on several cases (seasons 3-7, 7 episodes).
After a three year hiatus from recording albums, Yearwood released her ninth studio album "Jasper County" in 2005. The album was a return to a more country sound than her last several studio recordings. The first single, "Georgia Rain," set the tone for the album, with Yearwood altering the lyrics to pay homage to her home, singing about "the Georgia rain on the Jasper County clay."
In late 2006, Yearwood announced she was parting ways with MCA Records. MCA then released a "Greatest Hits" CD on September 11, 2007. The album features two new songs, plus fifteen other tracks covering her career from 1991-2001. MCA also released "Love Songs" on January 15, 2008; an album made up of previously released tracks from her prior MCA albums. Yearwood's tenth album, "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love", was released by independent Nashville label Big Machine Records in November 2007, and spawned 3 singles, with the title track peaking at #19 on the Billboard Country Chart.
Yearwood has won three Grammy Awards among several nominations. She has also won the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Best Female Performer (CMA: 1997, 1998; ACM: 1997).
She married her first husband, Christopher Latham, in 1987 but the two divorced in 1991. Trisha married Robert Reynolds, the bass player for The Mavericks, on May 21, 1994, and they divorced in 1999.
On May 25, 2005, Yearwood became engaged to fellow country superstar and longtime friend Garth Brooks in front of 7,000 fans. On December 10, 2005, they were married in a private ceremony at the couple's home in Owasso, Oklahoma. It was Brooks' second marriage and Yearwood's third. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage--Taylor, August, and Allie.
Trisha hit the country charts in 2006 with a duet with her husband called "Love Will Always Win". It was the fifth duet the couple has recorded; the others were "In Another's Eyes," "Where Your Road Leads," "Wild as the Wind," and "Squeeze Me In."
Yearwood lives on a ranch in Owasso, Oklahoma with husband Brooks and his three daughters. When she's not touring, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and reading. In April 2008, she released a cookbook entitled "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen".
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Who Invented The Wheel
Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
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Tell me who discovered steel.
It was the wheel and the steel that caused this pain,
That made the car that took him away.
I wanna know, who invented the wheel.
I wanna know, who found the rock.
Tell me who made the black top.
And made the road for the car, that took him away.
Somebody give me a name.
Cause I just need someone to blame.
For all of this heartache,
And pain I've been feelin' since he had to go,
I wanna know.
I wanna know who invented the time.
Out in this spand when he was mine.
It was all that time I didn't take,
It was the rock and the black top that made the highway,
For the wheel and the steel for the car, that took him away.
Somebody give me a name.
Cause I just need someone to blame.
For all of this heartache,
And pain I've been feelin' since he had to go,
I wanna know.
I wanna know.
I wanna know who invented the wheel.
Trisha Yearwood's song "Who Invented The Wheel" is a powerful ballad written by Tom Douglas and Billy Kirsch. The song reflects on the pain caused by the invention of the wheel and steel, which ultimately led to the creation of vehicles that took loved ones away. The song is an exploration of the emotions that arise when we look back on lost love and feel the need to find someone or something to blame.
The lyrics "I wanna know, who invented the wheel. Tell me who discovered steel." are a call for someone to take responsibility for the pain and heartache that the singer has experienced. They want to know who to blame for the invention of vehicles that took their loved one away. The singer's anguish is palpable, and their desire for answers is understandable. The refrain of "Somebody give me a name, 'cause I just need someone to blame" encapsulates this sentiment perfectly.
The later verses, "I wanna know who invented the time. Out in this span when he was mine. It was all that time I didn't take, it was the rock and the black top that made the highway" suggest that ultimately it was the singer's own inability to make the most of the time that they had with their loved one that caused the pain they now feel. The song ends with the final plea, "I wanna know who invented the wheel", signifying that even though the singer has come to understand their role in the heartache they feel, they still can't help but wonder who is ultimately responsible for the events that led to their loss.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna know, who invented the wheel.
The singer is expressing a desire to know the person who originally created the wheel, which has caused pain by making it possible for a car to take someone away.
Tell me who discovered steel.
The singer is asking for the identity of the person who first discovered or created the metal material called steel.
It was the wheel and the steel that caused this pain, That made the car that took him away.
The singer is attributing the source of their pain to the development and use of the wheel and steel, which made it possible for a car to take someone away from them.
I wanna know, who found the rock. Tell me who made the black top.
The artist is asking for information about the people responsible for discovering rock and creating the material known as blacktop, which have also contributed to their pain by enabling the construction of roads for cars.
And made the road for the car, that took him away.
The artist is acknowledging that the creation of roads using rock and blacktop paved the way for the car that caused their pain by taking someone away.
Somebody give me a name. Cause I just need someone to blame. For all of this heartache, And pain I've been feelin' since he had to go, I wanna know.
The singer is seeking someone to blame for their pain and heartache since the person they loved left, and they want to know the identity of the individuals responsible for developing the technologies that made this loss possible.
I wanna know who invented the time. Out in this spand when he was mine.
The singer is expressing a desire to know who invented the concept of time and how it led to their relationship with the person they loved during a specific period of time.
It was all that time I didn't take, It was the rock and the black top that made the highway, For the wheel and the steel for the car, that took him away.
The artist attributes their pain to the time they didn't spend with the person they loved, as well as the development of rock and blacktop to create the highway infrastructure that allowed for the construction of cars that could transport someone away.
I wanna know.
The artist continues to express a strong desire to know the individual(s) who played a role in causing their pain and heartache.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BOBBY TERRY, CRAIG MICHAEL WISEMAN, R. ANTHONY SMITH
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