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He'll Have to Go
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Joe Allison/ Audrey AllisonPut your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Just pretend that we're together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
You can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
You can't say the words I want to hear
When your with another man
If you love me, answer yes or no
Darling I will understand
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Just pretend that we're together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
You can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
You can't say the words I want to hear
When your with another man
If you love me, answer yes or no
Darling I will understand
Just put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Just pretend that we're together all alone
Tell the man to turn the juke box way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go
Yes you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go Recorded:
1976/10/30, first released on
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I prefer the Ry Cooder version, but the song is so good, it's hard to spoil it.
Another very solid rendition of a country standard that was made popular by Jim Reeves in 1959-60. Of the two version, Jim's is the one that drags, but his record was very good. Elvis put quite a bit into his version, but not near as much emotion as he put into most of the "Jungle Room" tracks. Elvis' version does have a little bit of a soul in it and brings back fond memories of his classic renderings of "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "There Goes My Everything". I will call it a draw between "Gentleman Jim" and Elvis. Noteworthy as the last song Elvis ever recorded (not counting concert recordings).
Cant touch the Jim Reeves classic which is a country/pop standard. Too draggy.
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