The Poor Top Ten: A Poor Mans Roses (Or a Rich Mans Gold) (#7)

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Yesterday I got my glasses fixed. It was later in the day and I didn’t want to get stuck in traffic going to the gym, so I walked near the optical shop that made the glasses. As cold as it was, I think that should count as double the exercise! Today I continue on with another song with “poor” in the title, and a person that “everybody” knows….about. #7: A Poor Man’s Roses (Or a Rich Man’s Gold) - Patsy Cline I’ve got a head full of feeling higher And an earful of Patsy Cline There is just no one who can touch her Hell, I’ll hang on every line (Jimmy Buffett, “Miss You So Badly”) See ya tomorrow. You know, the historians argue about whether “Gone” by Ferlin Husky or “Four Walls” by Jim Reeves started the “Nashville Sound.” This song, although nowhere near as popular as either of those songs, should be in the mix. If you listen to this, today (never mind 1957), you’ll agree there’s not a dang thing “country” about it. Patsy Cline, today, is considered one of the superstars of the Nashville Sound. If that dramatic shift in country music hadn’t come along when it did I don’t know how successful she would have been. (Consider Charline Arthur, who predated Patsy by 4-5 years, with a similar voice and style, is one of those people who came along at the wrong time to be successful.) But it’s all conjecture. It was the Nashville Sound era, and Patsy was there, and the rest is wonderful history. A Poor Man’s Roses (Or a Rich Man’s Gold) Written by Bob Hilliard and Milton DeLugg Recorded by Patsy Cline Released as a single, 1957 He’s callous and cold: