Right or Wrong

Who Was Best?

  • Bob Wills

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  • Willie Nelson

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Someone else please post

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  • Total voters
    4

Jim_S

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Right or Wrong is a jazz ballad from 1921. Composed by Arthur Sizemore and Paul Biese, with words by Haven Gillespie, it is described by the original sheet music as "a beautiful fox-trot ballad." The lyrics tell of the loss of a paramour. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:

“Right or wrong, I'll always love you
Tho' you're gone, I can't forget
Right or wrong, I'll keep on dreaming
Tho' I wake with that same old regret”

It was recorded by many early jazz and swing orchestras. The recording with the longest lasting influence was performed by Emmett Miller and the Georgia Crackers. Miller's version was picked up by Bob Wills and became a standard Western swing dance tune.

The biggest hit for "Right or Wrong" came on April 28, 1984, when George Strait recorded the old Bob Wills song for his best-selling album of the same name. The single from that album reached #1, staying on the charts for 12 weeks. George Strait's success led to the songwriter, Haven Gillespie, receiving an ASCAP award in 1985 for writing the song.

Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys - 1937​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpEuOTv6dtg[/ame]

George Strait - 1984​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcpFXdUXUZs[/ame]

Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel - 2009​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zui2vgtHN8Q[/ame]

Bonus

George Strait and The Texas Playboys​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0AZZ_JJHts[/ame]
 

Jim_S

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I like all three. George Strait is best. Only thing I like the slower tempo in his performance with The Texas Playboys better.
 
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