Now we all know the violin plays sweetly
And the steel guitar thrills all the world completely
But for all around good fun there's really only one
And it's round and firm and fully packed and puts the blues on the run
And you just can't play a sad song on the banjo
A banjo tune will have to make you smile
And when you're feeling low and melancholy just pick up the ol' banjo by golly
Cause you just can't play a sad song on the banjo
[ guitar ]
Now bad news just won't hang around the banjo
Old dismal gloom will have to disappear
A sad song can't be played so please don't be afraid
Cause you just can't play a sad song on the banjo
The lyrics YOU JUST CAN'T PLAY A SAD SONG ON A BANJO of WILLIE NELSON is also present in the album Moonlight becomes you (1994)
Willie Hugh Nelson (Abbott, Texas, 29 aprile 1933) è un leggendario cantautore, chitarrista, attore, scrittore e attivista statunitense. Considerato uno dei pilastri della musica country moderna, Nelson ha attraversato decenni di successo con una carriera che abbraccia il folk, il blues, la musica western e persino l'elettronica. La sua chitarra iconica, Trigger, è diventata un simbolo del suo stile unico e riconoscibile. ?? Nelson ha pubblicato oltre 70 album in studio, vendendo milioni di copie in tutto il mondo. Tra i suoi brani più famosi figurano "On the Road Again", "Always on My Mind", "Crazy" e "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". Nel corso della sua carriera ha collaborato con artisti come Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson e Johnny Cash, formando la leggendaria band outlaw country. Nel 1985 ha fondato Farm Aid, un'organizzazione benefica dedicata a sostenere gli agricoltori americani in difficoltà. Oltre alla musica, Nelson è anche un apprezzato attore cinematografico e televisivo, con ruoli in film come "Stagecoach" e serie TV come "The Simpsons". Nel 2018 ha ricevuto la Presidential Medal of Freedom, il più alto riconoscimento civile negli Stati Uniti.
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