Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
“Your Cheatin’ Heart” is one of the most famous and enduring country music songs of all time, written and performed by Hank Williams. Here are some interesting facts about the song:
- “Your Cheatin’ Heart” was written in 1952, during a troubled time in Hank Williams’ personal life. He was going through a divorce and struggling with alcoholism and health problems.
- Williams reportedly wrote the song in just 20 minutes while traveling in the back seat of a car on the way to a show in Ohio.
- The song was originally intended to be the title track for a movie that Williams was starring in. However, the movie was never made.
- “Your Cheatin’ Heart” was released as a single after Williams’ death in 1953 and became a posthumous hit, reaching number one on the country charts.
- The song has since been covered by numerous artists, including Ray Charles, Patsy Cline, and Elvis Presley.
- In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked “Your Cheatin’ Heart” number 217 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
- The song’s opening lines, “Your cheatin’ heart will make you weep / You’ll cry and cry and try to sleep,” are often quoted in popular culture and have become synonymous with the idea of heartbreak and betrayal.
Overall, “Your Cheatin’ Heart” remains one of Hank Williams’ most iconic and enduring songs, and a classic in the country music genre.
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August 13, 2023 @ 1:42 pm
Yes, he wrote that when I was a Freshman in High School and I remember listening to it over and over on
a record and many, many more times on the A M radio station. (This was before F. M. came to our little Eastern
Kentucky home.) It was one of the first songs I song and played on our Sears and Roebuck guitar. Great
memories of 70+ years ago. Precious Memories, how they linger. How they ever flood my soul.