Originally released in 1952, Hank Thompson's The Wild Side of Life became one of the most popular recordings in country music history, spending 15 weeks at No. 1 Billboard country charts, solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells. I think it may be the best answer song ever.It became the first Billboard #1 Country song by a solo female performer and made Wells a country music superstar.
The melody probably sounds familiar.It is a traditional folk song was used in the Carter Family's "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (1929)and Roy Acuff's "Great Speckled Bird" (1936).
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