{"id":96,"date":"2021-09-08T22:54:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T02:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/?p=96"},"modified":"2021-12-25T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T21:14:34","slug":"amarillo-by-morning-by-george-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/2021\/09\/08\/amarillo-by-morning-by-george-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Amarillo By Morning&#8221; By George Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amarillo By Morning\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FbVISS-lEAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmarillo By Morning\u201d is a country song that was originally released by Terry Stafford in 1973 as a B-Side for the single \u201cSay, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose.\u201d The song has been covered a multitude of times, by the likes of Chris LeDoux in 1975, Asleep at the Wheel in 2003, and Ronnie Dunn in 2020. However, one of the most popular versions of the song was the cover done by George Strait in 1982. George Strait recorded his version of the song for his second studio album, <em>Strait from the Heart<\/em>. He recorded at the Music City Music Hall studio in Nashville, Tennessee under the label MCA Records. Strait\u2019s version of the song was a major hit and reached number 4 on the billboard chart for hot country singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Terry Stafford ~ Amarillo By Morning\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/la6ixqpAJUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is about a rodeo cowboy who is traveling to Amarillo, Texas from other cities in Texas. Cities like Houston and San Antonio, which are all over the map of Texas. While on his journey to Amarillo, he recalls different hardships that he has faced all throughout Texas. The hardships he talks about include how he has suffered in poverty, being a victim of theft, breaking a leg, and not only losing a girlfriend, but a wife as well. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas identity of cowboys and bucking is a key idea of the song. This because that is what the singer does for a living and is singing about when they\u2019ll be able to do it again. Language that is unfamiliar to someone that does not know much about bronc riding is when the singer says, \u201cWell I\u2019ll be looking for eight when they pull that gate.\u201d What this means is when the gate opens, the rider is required to stay on the horse for 8 seconds without touching the horse and a free hand to register a score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of freedom is shown with the line \u201c\u2026I ain\u2019t rich, but Lord I\u2019m free.\u201d While the cowboy singing is very poor and has had an incredibly challenging life, he doesn\u2019t care about that because he loves where he lives and would not want to live anywhere else. This is the way a lot of other Texans feel about Texas. They would rather be poor or dead in Texas, then alive and well somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrumentation of the song sounds like it comes from Texas. The instruments used include vocals, acoustic guitars, fiddle, keyboards, bass, and drum set. The fiddle is what emphasizes the \u201cTexaness\u201d of the song and differentiates itself from other genres that use the other instruments used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After never diving deep into country music and hearing this song multiple times, I can understand why this song is very popular among country music fans. It is very simple, catchy and tells a story about someone living a life many Texans had lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amarillo by mornin&#8217;<br>Up from San Antone<br>Everything that I got<br>Is just what I&#8217;ve got on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When that Sun is high<br>In that Texas sky<br>I&#8217;ll be buckin&#8217; at the county fair<br>Amarillo by mornin&#8217;<br>Amarillo I&#8217;ll be there<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They took my saddle in Houston<br>Broke my leg in Santa Fe<br>Lost my wife and a girlfriend<br>Somewhere along the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I&#8217;ll be lookin&#8217; for eight<br>When they pull that gate<br>And I hope that<br>Judge ain&#8217;t blind<br>Amarillo by mornin&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amarillo&#8217;s on my mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amarillo by mornin&#8217;<br>Up from San Antone<br>Everything that I got<br>Is just what I&#8217;ve got on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I ain&#8217;t got a dime<br>But what I&#8217;ve got is mine<br>I ain&#8217;t rich<br>But Lord, I&#8217;m free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amarillo by mornin&#8217;<br>Amarillo&#8217;s where I&#8217;ll be<br>Amarillo by mornin&#8217;<br>Amarillo&#8217;s where I&#8217;ll be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmarillo by Morning.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, YouTube, 3 Nov. 2018, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FbVISS-lEAc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore George STRAIT, Meet the Man Behind \u2018AMARILLO By Morning.\u2019\u201d <em>Country Thang Daily<\/em>, 5 July 2021, https:\/\/www.countrythangdaily.com\/terry-stafford-amarillo-by-morning\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraser, Paul, and Terry Stafford. \u201cAmarillo by Morning.\u201d <em>Second Hand Songs &#8211; A Cover Songs Database<\/em>, https:\/\/secondhandsongs.com\/performance\/941543.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GeorgeStraitVEVO. \u201cGeorge Strait &#8211; Amarillo by Morning.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, YouTube, 5 June 2013, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wtVeDaZxAXo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStrait from the Heart.\u201d <em>Wikipedia<\/em>, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Feb. 2021, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strait_from_the_Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell I&#8217;ll Be Looking for Eight When They Pull That Gate.\u201d <em>Genius<\/em>, https:\/\/genius.com\/4462381.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAmarillo By Morning\u201d is a country song that was originally released by Terry Stafford in 1973 as a B-Side for the single \u201cSay, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose.\u201d The song has been covered a multitude of times, by &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[44,42,41,43,17],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-songs-of-texas","tag-amarillo","tag-country","tag-george-strait","tag-terry-stafford","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-fall-2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}