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There's probably a book to be written about this, or at least a couple chapters in Nashville Babylon. Statistically speaking there would have to be at least a few closeted country stars over the years. Maybe some unlikely figure like say Porter Wagonner will turn out to be the Rock Hudson of country music. I don't THINK there's been a Liberace of country music though. (KD Lang was never uh embraced by Nashville when she was a nominal country singer.)
You can read all sorts of gay innuendo into classic country cheating songs of course, from "The Wild Side of Life" on down.
― m coleman (lovebug starski), Monday, 23 May 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link
that's just the (regrettable) twist in the final verse -
Bill walked me to my door last night
And he said, 'Before I go
There's something about our love affair
That I have a right to know
I said, "Let's not stand out here like this
What would the neighbors think
Why don't we just...step inside
And I'll fix us both a drink"
My girl, Bill
My, my, girl, Bill
Can't say enough about the way I feel
About my girl
(My girl, my girl)
My girl, Bill
William's hands were shaking
As he took his glass of wine
And I could see we both felt the same
When his eyes met mine
I said, "'Who we love and why we love
It's hard to understand
So let's just sit here on the couch
And face this, man to man"
My girl, Bill
My, my, girl, Bill
Can't say enough about the way I feel
About my girl
(My girl, my girl)
My girl Bill
Bill, you know we just left her place
And we both know what she said
She doesn't want to see your face
And she wishes you were dead
Now, I know we both love her
And I guess we always will
But you're gonna have to find another
'Cause she's my girl...Bill
My girl, Bill
My, my, girl, Bill
Can't say enough about the way I feel
About my girl
(My girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my little girl
My girl Bill
My girl, Bill
My, my, girl, Bill
Can't say enough about the way I feel
About my girl
(My girl, my girl)
My girl, Bill
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 02:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Yeah, I read the lyrics before I posted my thoughts just to be sure, and I still translate it as a double entendre. Maybe it's just me. Either way, the song certainly gave listeners something to talk / think about - and it received lots of airplay back in the day.
― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 03:05 (eighteen years ago) link
**two great queer country hits from 1974: peter grudzien - "white trash hillbilly trick", jim stafford - "my girl bill" **
FWIW according to Joel Whitburn & Billboard:
"My Girl Bill" hit #12 in the pop charts and #64 in country.
"White Trash Hillbilly Trick" didn't make the country chart at all.
― m coleman (lovebug starski), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 08:50 (eighteen years ago) link
>Maybe some unlikely figure like say Porter Wagonner will turn out to be the Rock Hudson of country music.<
Well, for now I'm not repeating the story about him and James Brown taking photos.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 12:33 (eighteen years ago) link