She Thinks I Still Care
Story and Song written by Dickey Lee
I used to tell a story to the audience when I played this song live. I would say, "This song is about the first girl I really fell in love with, and she really messed me up. But things worked out okay because George Jones had a #1 record with it. Then Anne Murray had a big hit with it, and then Elvis had a big hit with it."
I had an apartment in Memphis in 1962 and I was going to Memphis State. I met a girl there who I really liked, but it wasn't reciprocated. Her name was Beverly Meyer. We're actually still friends today. I don't see her regularly, but we keep in contact. The funny thing about that song was that I wasn't thinking about writing a hit at all. I was just writing a song about her.
The first guy I pitched it to was Elvis. I gave it someone who knew Elvis and he said he would make sure he heard it. I didn't hear anything else about it, so I just forgot about it. Years later, I was talking to Elvis and he was saying how much he liked it and that he wanted to record it one day. I said, "Well, you're the first guy I sent it to."
He said, "What are you talking about?"
I said, "Well, I gave it to so-and-so to play for you," and Elvis said, "He never let me hear it." Elvis eventually did cut it, but it was on his last album. He put it out on the Moody Blue album.
George Jones got a copy of it, though, and cut it in 1963. Anne Murray cut it in the 1970s as "He Thinks I Still Care," and it works just as well.
Years ago, I was told that this had been covered over 500 times and it's hard to say how many more since then. James Taylor covered it on a live album he did back in the 1990s.
I think all songwriters have had their hearts broken at least once. But it sure helps when a broken heart can make you that much money.
|
Rebecca Lin 2011 Summer In USA |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royden Dickey Lipscomb(born 21 September 1936, Memphis, Tennessee), known professionally as Dickey Lee, is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie."
George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931) is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette. Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved."
Youtube: George Jones---She Thinks I still Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8S983GlrQ
Morna Anne Murray is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles."Snowbird" (1970) is her signature song.
Elvis Aaron Presleya (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues.
Youtube: Elvis Presley---She Thinks I Still Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHmYGemfooc
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Taylor achieved his major breakthrough in 1970 with the #3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first #1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song.
Youtube: James Taylor---She Thinks I Still Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai3eWolpLBQ