Jackson was still in high school when country singer Hank Thompson heard her sing on an Oklahoma City radio show and asked her to record with his band in 1954. She dated Elvis Presley, who encouraged her to step away from the country-tinged gospel she had been performing since childhood and try her hand at rock and roll. She developed her own distinctive voice and performed in a variety of styles, from folksy traditional tunes to country twang and high yodels to throaty, suggestive ballads. She was a prolific singer of songs with wry lyrics such as "Fujiyama Mama," which contained many references to the World War II bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; ironically, it became a #1 hit in Japan. Her biggest hit was 1959's "Let's Have a Party."
Jackson achieved great and continuing success throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia, but has never found the same level of fame in her native United States. She toured with rock and roll pioneers such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. She has been nominated for two Grammys, and has been awarded the Oklahoma Native Daughter Award. She has been inducted into the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the International Hall of Fame, the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and the German Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2009 was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence.
A born-again Christian, Jackson and her husband/manager Wendell Goodman abandoned rock and roll in 1971 and spent the next 25 years performing gospel in churches.
In 1996, Jackson was invited by alt-country singer Rosie Flores to duet with her on an upcoming album. The two were so pleased with the results that Jackson joined Flores on a handful of promotional club dates which were soon extended into a five-week North American tour. Jackson, plesantly surprised to discover that she and her songs were known by a generation of rockabilly fans her grandchildren's age, soon assembled her own band and returned to clubs and festivals, where she continues to perform.
In recent years Jackson has recorded with such artists as The Cramps, Lee Rocker, Dave Alvin, and Elvis Costello. 2006 saw the release of a new Jackson album, I Remember Elvis.
In 2009, it was announced that Jackson would start work on new recordings with Jack White. The resulting album, The Party Ain't Over, was released on January 25, 2011. It included a cover of the Bob Dylan rockabilly song, "Thunder on the Mountain" and the Amy Winehouse song "You Know I'm No Good". On January 20, 2011, she performed with Jack White on The Late Show With David Letterman and again on January 25, 2011, on Conan.
Lost Weekend
Wanda Jackson Lyrics
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Every day since my baby said goodbye
Every day is a lost weekend
I feel just like crawling off somewhere to die
Just like a clown, I played around
Too many times I was untrue
I still remember, your parting words were
If you need me, I'll call you
Every day since my baby said goodbye
Just like a clown, I played around
Too many times I was untrue
I still remember, your parting words were
If you need me, I'll call you
Every day is a lost weekend
Every day since my baby said goodbye
Well, I'm choking, choking on heartaches
I feel just like crawling off somewhere to die
I feel just like crawling off somewhere to die
The lyrics of Wanda Jackson's song Lost Weekend convey an emotion of pure and utter despair, heartbreak, and loss that hits the singer hard. The repeated line "Every day is a lost weekend" delivers an image of unending heartache and a feeling of being lost, without direction or purpose, which is felt every single day after the singer's love leaves her. The sorrow in the singer's voice and the lyrics paint a picture of a person who has been wrong and is heartbroken, crawling off somewhere to die, feeling the weight of misery, and choking on heartaches.
The singer uses a clown metaphor to describe how she played around and was untrue too many times, resulting in her lover's departure. She remembers the words that her lover left her with: "If you need me, I'll call you," reflecting the somewhat dismissive nature of the relationship from her lover's side or demonstrating how little faith he had in their future together. She is left with immense sorrow and an unresolved longing that will never be fulfilled as she is now forever mourning a love now long gone, heralding the arrival of the "lost weekend."
Overall, "Lost Weekend" is a tale of sorrow and desolation, a depiction of a person far beyond the mood of simply feeling sad. It provides us with a look at a heartbreak that leaves a person feeling lost, abandoned, and without purpose, which is something that many people may have gone through at some point in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Every day is a lost weekend
Every day feels like a wasted weekend since my partner left me.
Every day since my baby said goodbye
Every day has been the same since my loved one left me.
I feel just like crawling off somewhere to die
I am so heartbroken that I feel like giving up on life and disappearing somewhere.
Just like a clown, I played around
I acted foolishly and played games with my partner, like a clown performing for an audience.
Too many times I was untrue
I was unfaithful and disloyal to my partner many times.
I still remember, your parting words were
I cannot forget the last words my loved one said to me before leaving.
If you need me, I'll call you
My loved one offered to stay in touch if I needed them, but they did not seem to really mean it.
Well, I'm choking, choking on heartaches
I am overwhelmed and suffocated by the pain and sorrow of heartbreak.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: WALKER
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