DICKEY LEE - I SAW LINDA YESTERDAY

I SAW LINDA YESTERDAY

DICKEY LEE

WRITTEN BY DICKEY LEE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ÁLBUM: NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE

GRAVADORA: RCA VICTOR

GÊNERO: COUNTRY

ANO: 1963

 

       Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee(sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)". He also has a number of hit songs on the country charts in the 1970s, including "Rocky" and "9,999,999 Tears", and has written or co-written songs recorded by other singers, such as "She Thinks I Still Care", "The Door Is Always Open" and "The Keeper of the Stars".

        Lee formed a country trio while he was still at school at the age of 16, performing at his school and local functions. In 1957–58, Lee made his first two recordings, "Dream Boy" and "Stay True Baby", in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa Records, later released two songs for Sun Records in, although the song were only regional hits. He moved to Texas, and achieved his first chart success in 1962, when his composition "She Thinks I Still Care" was a hit for George Jones (later recorded by Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, Leon Russell, and later Anne Murray as "He Thinks I Still Care"). Glen Campbell also recorded the song for his final album, Adios. Later that year, "Patches", written by Barry Mann and Larry Kobler and recorded by Lee for Smash Records, rose to Nº 6. The song tells in waltz-time the story of teenage lovers of different social classes whose parents forbid their love. The girl drowns herself in the "dirty old river". The singer concludes: "It may not be right, but I'll join you tonight/ Patches I'm coming to you." Because of the teen suicide theme, the song was banned by a number of radio stations. However, it sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. It is in this period that he changed his named legally from Royden Dickey Lipscomb to Dickey Lee after a man of similar name attempted to sue him for using his name.

(Hey, hey, hey, hey-ay, hey, hey, hey, hey-ay)

Nights didn't seem so long no more,

Ain't one man like it was before --

Just when I thought I was really okay,

I saw Linda yesterday.

My heart went up, down,

Like a merry-go-round and ‘round,

Like a forest fire, Down, down,

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...

Looked like I'd found peace of mind,

Looked like I was gonna make it this time --

Just when I thought I was really okay,

I saw Linda yesterday.

Oh, she smiled that same old smile,

My heart was runnin' wild --

My love for her is reelin'

As I go off the ceilin',

(Hey, hey, dumb de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie-do,

dumb-diddly, dumb-diddly, dumb-dumb-dum...)

Go straight to a lonely guy,

Sit around and watch me cry --

People ask what's wrong, I say,

"I saw Linda yesterday."

My heart went up, down,

Like a merry-go-round and ‘round,

Like a forest fire, Down, down,

Oh, oh, oh, dumb-didly, dumb-didly, dumb-dumb-dum...

Hey, hey, dumb de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie,

Hip, hip, dumb de dodie-dodie-do,

dumb-diddly, dumb-diddly, dumb-dum...