My 100 Favorite Charted Country Songs: Paper Mansions
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (69135)
United States
October 30, 2024 9:40am CST
Howdy from the auto dealership! No, I’m not getting a new car, just getting the 100,000 mile work done on my car. That will cost 2-3 months’ worth of car payments, then I’m done (as opposed to 84 payments of $550-$600 
) The salesmen can blame Honda for building good cars. Before I walk down to Subway I’ll give you another song (this is song #57 out of 100, if you’re interested…or even if you aren’t! 
) from my list of all-time favorite country singles to have charted.
Paper Mansions - Dottie West
Back for her second and final appearance is the great Dottie West. This woman had a hard life, including being raped repeatedly by (and becoming pregnant by) her father as a youngster. To no surprise at all, she had a nervous breakdown later in her life.
Her survival to become one of the great singer/songwriters (never mind female singer-songwriters) of the Nashville Sound era is worthy of a hall of fame induction in itself. Her music put her in the Country Music Hall of Fame a few years ago, long after her tragic death from injuries in a car wreck. (She had directed the paramedics to tend to the driver of the car, an elderly man who’d offered her a ride to the Grand Ole Opry, thinking she wasn’t badly injured. Internal injuries were too severe to overcome by the time they were found.)
She sang it oh, so well. Anything and everything.
Paper Mansions
Written by Ted Harris
Recorded by Dottie West
From With All My Heart and Soul, 1967
Peak chart position: #8
Today’s rock song: “On and On”
You paint the nicest pictures:
) The salesmen can blame Honda for building good cars. Before I walk down to Subway I’ll give you another song (this is song #57 out of 100, if you’re interested…or even if you aren’t! ) from my list of all-time favorite country singles to have charted.
Paper Mansions - Dottie West
Back for her second and final appearance is the great Dottie West. This woman had a hard life, including being raped repeatedly by (and becoming pregnant by) her father as a youngster. To no surprise at all, she had a nervous breakdown later in her life.
Her survival to become one of the great singer/songwriters (never mind female singer-songwriters) of the Nashville Sound era is worthy of a hall of fame induction in itself. Her music put her in the Country Music Hall of Fame a few years ago, long after her tragic death from injuries in a car wreck. (She had directed the paramedics to tend to the driver of the car, an elderly man who’d offered her a ride to the Grand Ole Opry, thinking she wasn’t badly injured. Internal injuries were too severe to overcome by the time they were found.)
She sang it oh, so well. Anything and everything.
Paper Mansions
Written by Ted Harris
Recorded by Dottie West
From With All My Heart and Soul, 1967
Peak chart position: #8
Today’s rock song: “On and On”
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@Orson_Kart (6850)
• United Kingdom
31 Oct
100,000 miles on the clock? Wow! I’ve never kept a car long enough to do that many miles. When I had a company car, it used to get replaced every 2 or 3 years. I used to do up to 20,000 a year, so I think I ever only got up to 50,000 max. Now I don’t do so many miles, and the car I’ve got now might last me 10 years (I hope) but still won’t get anywhere near 100,000. My next car will probably be electric, but I am putting that off until they get the batteries and charging sorted out. Right now the range is poor and charging takes too long.
As for the song: it’s not my cup of tea, but it’s shocking to hear about her life story. 
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@Orson_Kart (6850)
• United Kingdom
1 Nov
@FourWalls The size of the country wouldn’t play a part in my car miles. Here, the hire companies don’t like you having too many miles on the clock as it affects the resale value. They pretty much force you to replace the car every 2 or 3 miles. I didn’t mind as I loved having a new car with all the bells and whistles. I think if I lived in the US I would use the train or take a flight for any long distances. I tend to fall asleep when on long journeys, which isn’t good when your the driver. Listening to music is a bonus, true, but doesn’t keep me awake. Safety first! 
Listening to music is a bonus, true, but doesn’t keep me awake. Safety first! 1 person likes this
@FourWalls (69135)
• United States
31 Oct
The UK isn’t as big as the US, so it’s a lot easier to put that many miles on a car. I’ll link a site that has the UK superimposed on the US, and it runs from about Milwaukee to Nashville. I’ve driven that a time or two.
And I understand about the song…and I totally agree about the pain in her life.
And I understand about the song…and I totally agree about the pain in her life.https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/united-kingdom
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@LindaOHio (182154)
• United States
31 Oct
What a terrible life. Love the hair though. Have a good day.
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@FourWalls (69135)
• United States
31 Oct
I should do a countdown of 60s country music wigs. 
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@LindaOHio (182154)
• United States
1 Nov
@FourWalls There isn't enough space for that countdown. Too much hair.
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@RasmaSandra (80884)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Oct
There are Dottie West songs I like but haven't heard this one before,
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@FourWalls (69135)
• United States
31 Oct
Most of her popularity later came from the Coke commercials and the duets with Kenny Rogers.
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@FourWalls (69135)
• United States
31 Oct
Definitely. Never knew it from her music.
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@FourWalls (69135)
• United States
30 Oct
Oh, come on, you know it, you love it, you can’t live without it! 
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