Patsy Cline - Crazy (1961)

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Originally published at YouTube on January 29, 2015.

Crazy" is probably the most memorable hit people today associate with the late great Patsy Cline. The sad, moody, and reflective love ballad, written by country icon Willie Nelson, was released in October 1961 and soared to #9 on Billboard (#13 on Cash Box) for two weeks in late November and early December 1961 and to #2 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1962. Almost anyone today familiar with the song probably would wonder why it never made it to #1, I certainly feel it should have. It is listed as #85 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Had Patsy Cline not died at age 30 in a plane crash on March 5, 1963, she would have likely went on to be the greatest lady of country music. She would certainly have been tough competition for the likes of Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn.

This video is largely from a live television show aired in 1962. However, although the tempo is roughly the same as the original track of "Crazy," Patsy alternates her vocal, pausing in places, and singing some of the lyrics with shorter emphasis and some longer. As a result this was a tough video to synchronize with the original and required me to break it up into 17 sections, each section running at a different speed. Of course there are no transitions or the segments would not work together smoothly and seamlessly. Except for one very short spot at the opening of her vocal, the whole thing looks pretty convincing. On the original show there is only a very brief piano roll before she sings, not the somewhat longer piano intro on the recording. Thus, there is a film clip I put together at the beginning of the video for mood purposes while the intro plays. The TV clip ends rather abruptly as well, so there is an exit film clip and parting image to match the conclusion of the recording.

Without further discussion, here is a big favorite of mine, the immortal classic, "Crazy" by Patsy Cline.

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