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Pieces of My Life
Words & Music:
Troy SealsA water glass full of whiskey
And women that I never knew too well
Lord, the things I've seen and done
Most of which I'd be ashamed to tell
I don't know how it started
But that's what makes a man a man, I guess
Now I'm holdin' on to nothing'
Tryin' to forget the rest
I'm lookin' back on my life
To see if I can find the pieces
I know that some were stolen
And some just blew away
Well, I found the bad parts
Found all the sad parts
But I guess I threw the best part away
Lord, the pieces of my life,
They're everywhere, they're everywhere
And the one I think I miss most of all
Is you and you know who Recorded:
1975/03/12, first released on
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One off his most moving songs and therefore one off his best.
A song that we can all identify with to varying degrees, so not always the best one to play when in a vulnerable mood.
Wonderfully sung by Elvis, seeming to feel every word. it is just magnificent.
This is easily one of my most favorite songs that Elvis ever recorded and Elvis has the best renditions of it by far. Elvis' only concert performance of this song occurred on July 24, 1975 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Although not one of my favorite songs, everytime I hear it I get very emotional. It's depressing & a cry for help. I think that's why Elvis sang it & there is no way you cannot pick up on the emotion he put into this song. To me, it is one of his worst performances, yet one of his best.
Good song, lyrics could have been better in some spots, but a nice song off of one of my fav albums, the other being raised on rock, yes i said raised on rock! lol
Certainly one of my fave Elvis songs, you can hear the emotion and regret in the lyrics. TCB xxx
This is a latter day classic from Elvis. Just awesome. Great lyrics and ultra sincere performance. How can anyone not dig this ??
This is one of my favorite Elvis ballads too. Love the "Today" album, not only for the material but for the mix as well. Heavy drums (especially on this song and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E") that you don't hear on any other Elvis album. Very underrated album too, if you ask me.
Pieces of My Life, it's, unfortunately, a typical Elvis ballad from the late 70's, made in a pre-depressive mood that would caught him one year and a half latter in the Jungle Room Sessions. It’s too overproduced for me, and doesn’t ring my bell at all.
for years this song has been my number 1 Elvissong, and maybe it still is, but it has to share its first place with a few others now. This song is so autobiographic for Elvis and he knew it and we feel it. One of the reasons why it's such a masterpiece.
I really like the Today album and this ballad and Elvis' performance have both stood the test of time over 30years on.
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