1950s/138: “Walkin’ After Midnight” (Patsy Cline)

“Walkin’ After Midnight”, Patsy Cline, 1957, Alan Block and Don Hecht. #2 Country, #16 Billboard Hot 100.

I had to refresh my memory about this one. Just listened to it now. Singer takes long walks after midnight, missing her guy, old-school country, very good… And then she elevated her voice a bit to sing about the weeping willow and I was like, oh, right, that’s this one! That’s what makes it work right there. And then toward the end she puts some growl into her voice, just for a second? Stop selling when you get to “yes”, Patsy.

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