Listening to The End of the World, you probably would have thought that it would only be a country hit. The artist was Skeeter Davis. This lady considered herself to be a country artist and was pretty surprised when WABC in New York City (a legendary rock station) began playing her song heavily and sent it shooting up the top 40 charts. Skeeter (real name Mary) was given the nickname by her granddad who thought she spent a lot of time flitting around like a mosquito when she was a youngster.
This song is a kick back to simpler times. Ladies, you will love the hair and the fashion attire. This heartbreaker was a monster in March 1963, but this TV show was aired a couple years later.
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Steven L. Smith
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Steven, I actually enjoyed it very much. Reminded me of when I was a very young boy and my mother would sing songs like that in the house. Thank you.
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Steven, Cool post! Skeeter lives here in Brentwood not too far from me...
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Good video and good song, Steven. I remember the song but not who did it. She was a bit devoid of personality, wasn't she. Fashion? What about that guy's shirt at the beginning. Bet you guys liked it. LOL
Michael,
You are one Tennessee coonskin wearing old boy who knows of all these people. I guess that is being close to Music City.
Steven, thanks for posting this classic tune from the days of crinolines and bobby sox. I was like 5 but I remember my sister playing this on our record player over and over. Thanks for the memory. Wow.
Deborah,
I am glad that you found it to be fun.
Oh my, I've never seen that video, she definitely could have used some coaching. The recording was much more wistful, as I remember. I believe when that song came out I had just been dumped and that was the perfect song to cry to!
Terry,
I played that for years on the radio. Skeeter's performance, in this day and age is, shall we say, dated.