Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the home of the University of Oklahoma Sooners and learned to play several instruments, including banjo and guitar before he started high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School. After he graduated, he played in a number of bluegrass bands. He debuted on the national scene with the country-rock band Pure Prairie League in 1979, appearing on that band's album Can't Hold Back. Gill is the lead singer on their hit song, "Let Me Love You Tonight" (1980), which he was still performing in concert years later - thus, he said, confusing many fans who knew him only from his subsequent solo work. Gill appeared on two subsequent albums along with his then-wife Janis Oliver.
Departing Pure Prairie League in 1981, Gill joined Rodney Crowell’s backing band The Notorious Cherry Bombs, where he met and worked with Tony Brown and Emory Gordy Jr., both of whom would later produce many of his future solo albums.
Signing as a solo artist with RCA Records in 1983, he first charted while on that label. In 1989 he switched to MCA Records where he recorded his breakthrough hit "When I Call Your Name." His 1998 album The Key received great critical acclaim. His other albums include Next Big Thing (2003) and Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye (2000). The Guitar Slinger Songfacts says that Gill released his twelfth studio album, Guitar Slinger, on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. It was his manager, Larry Fitzgerald, who came up with the title, as he felt there was something different the way Gill was playing the guitar on the record.
Gill hosted the CMA Awards every year from 1992 to 2003. In 2004 he received a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. In 1997, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He married country singer Janis Oliver (of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame) in 1980. The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born 5 May 1982. Vince and Janis separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998. Vince later began dating and eventually married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March of 2000. They have one daughter, Corrina Grant Gill born 12 March 2001.
Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler was a fan of Gill's, and had asked Gill to join the band full time. Gill turned down the invitation but did sing backup on one song ("The Bug") from Dire Straits' album On Every Street.
Gill has also sung duets with numerous artists, including Dolly Parton ("I Will Always Love You"), Reba McEntire ("Oklahoma Swing," "The Heart Won't Lie," "It Just Has to Be That Way"), Amy Grant ("House of Love"), and Barbra Streisand ("If You Ever Leave Me"); his other credits as a backup vocalist have included "Girls With Guitars" by Wynonna Judd (written by Mary-Chapin Carpenter, who, coincidentally, had a country hit with her cover of "The Bug") and "Nothing Left Behind Us" by Richard Marx.
Tryin' to Get Over You
Vince Gill Lyrics
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But it wouldn't change a thing
You said it all when you said goodbye
And you took off your wedding ring
I've been tryin' to get over you
I've been spending time alone
I've been tryin' to get over youBut it'll take dyin' to get it done
All my friends keep tryin' to fix me up
They say I need somebody new
When it comes to love, I've all but given up
'Cause life don't mean nothin' without you
I've been tryin' to get over you
I've been spending time alone
I've been tryin' to get over you
But it'll take dyin' to get it done
Vince Gill's "Tryin' To Get Over You" recounts the story of a man struggling to move on from a broken relationship. The song's haunting lyrics reveal the depth of his despair and the extent to which he still longs for his old love. The opening verse sees him admitting that his former partner has left him without any clear reason, other than the fact that she's no longer wearing her wedding ring. Her departure has taken him completely by surprise, and he's left reeling, racked with pain and uncertainty.
Throughout the course of the song, Gill's protagonist wrestles with his inner demons, bravely attempting to put the pieces of his shattered heart back together. He tries to occupy himself with other things — spending time alone and trying to get over his ex — but he's unable to fully lift himself out of his depression. His friends try to help by setting him up on dates, but he can't imagine being with anyone else. The last line of the song reveals the true extent of his heartbreak, expressing the belief that he'll never be able to move on fully from his lost love, that he'll carry the pain of the breakup with him for the rest of his life.
Line by Line Meaning
You could have given me a million reasons why
Even though you could have explained why you ended things with me, it wouldn't have made a difference.
But it wouldn't change a thing
Regardless of your reasons, the outcome remains the same.
You said it all when you said goodbye
Your goodbye was the final word and explanation for why we had to end.
And you took off your wedding ring
Removing your wedding ring was a symbolic gesture of the finality and seriousness of the situation.
I've been tryin' to get over you
I have been making an effort to move on from you emotionally.
I've been spending time alone
I have been intentionally isolating myself to process my feelings and heal.
But it'll take dyin' to get it done
Despite my efforts, it feels impossible to fully let you go and move on from our relationship.
All my friends keep tryin' to fix me up
My friends are trying to help me move on by setting me up with other people.
They say I need somebody new
My friends believe that finding someone new is the best way for me to move on.
When it comes to love, I've all but given up
I have lost hope and no longer believe in the possibility of finding love again.
'Cause life don't mean nothin' without you
To me, life does not have the same value or joy without you in it.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Vincent Grant Gill
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@louiserawle8999
One of the saddest and hauntingly beautiful songs ever written.Vince has a glorious voice.
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@@stephen.j6508 Why???
@louiserawle8999
If you have to ask that ...duh!!!
@johnvetere
My first wife said we need to talk and I was a OTR truck driver just home and to hours later she was gone.
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@@johnvetere
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@thebeautifulnamibian
It’s 2024, I’m 40 yrs old and have been aware of Vince Gill since my childhood. Music I grew up with. Nothing compares to golden classics like this. #OldGenerationRocks
@StephanieHolmes-j8g
I loveeeeeeeeeee Vince Gill. He has the most prettiest voice in the world
@RichardHall-ss2ws
Hello beautiful nice to meet you here beautiful
@insel8131
@@RichardHall-ss2ws ....eeewwww why you hitting randomly on women you dont even know...like a creepy old dirty man😂😂😂😂😂😂😂