2:26
single, 1953
Written by Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, and Autry Greisham
In this honky-tonk hit (twelve weeks at number one), the narrator needs a drink to forget someone who's gone. "There stands the glass / That will ease all my pain / That will settle my brain." Then the not-so-funny punchline: "It's my first one today." Pierce's voice, high, nasal, and full of twang, cuts through the mix with a sharp, almost crying quality. The steel guitar provides a solid country shuffle, but Pierce's plaintive vocals are doubtless what made this song a hit.
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