Comments on: Porter Wagoner – “Committed To Parkview”

By: Xtina

Xtina — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:55:20 +0000

I’ve got a confession to make. Porter Wagoner had a weekly show, I think it was called the “Porter Wagoner Hour”, and I was a shit and always changed the channel. I had to get much older in order to appreciate him, and I feel bad about that. One day I watched “Hee Haw” – I forced myself not to change the channel, and I heard Roy Clark and Buck Owen do a version of “Ruby” that brought tears to my eyes. Absolutely lovely. I liked Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys and Hank Snow and those older performers long before I came to like these guys, and I realize I missed something good because of my cultural bias. Sure beats Shania Twain with her little pop ditties and S&M outfits.

By: Xtina

Xtina — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:49:04 +0000

Ha ha, an old man telling a story. Let’s raise hands now, every one of us whose been in rehab, or locked up? C’mon now…. Yes, Jim? What was that, we couldn’t relate?

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:47:21 +0000

My main problem with this song is that I don’t think it translates well to those who are not already big fans of Wagoner. Whereas “Hurt” reminded the younger generation that Cash was a badass, and spoke to them in contemporary language, this song sounds like (oh boy, am I gonna catch it for this comment…) an old man telling a story that I’m not sure most people really care about.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:08:20 +0000

I think the songs sounds pretty good on The Highwaymen album, but Porter Wagoner completely owns his version. Just listening to him sing it sounds somewhat haunting and then when I watched the video he looks so frail and almost ghost-like.