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Snowbird

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(MacLellan)

Information:
Snowbird was written by Gene MacLellan and recorded by Anne Murray in 1970. Her recording (Capitol 2738) reached #8 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and sold over a million copies. Murray is the first Canadian female to have a million-seller. Murray's Gold Record was presented to her on November 10, 1970, on The Merv Griffin Show. In 1971 Chet Atkins won a Grammy Award for his instrumental version of Snowbird. That same year, composer MacLellan recorded his own song (Capitol 2959).

Elvis recorded Snowbird on September 22, 1970, at RCA's Nashville studios. The guitar solo was performed by Harold Bradley. Elvis sang Snowbird in Las Vegas on February 19, 1971.

Lyrics:

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings a song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring

When I was young my heart was young then too
Anything that it would tell me that's the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within

For the thing that I want most in life is the thing I can't win

1. Spread your tiny wings and fly away and take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would fly away with you

The breeze along the river seems to say
That she'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay
So little snowbird take me with you when you go
To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow

1. (repeat)

Yeah, if I could you know that I would fly away with you

Where it was released:

Released for the fist time on Elvis Country »

LPs/CDs:

- Elvis Country (1971) »

– Elvis - A Canadian Tribute (1978) »

- Country Memories (1978) »

- The Legendary Recordings of Elvis (1979) »

– Elvis Country (1981) »

- Walk a Mile in My Shoes – The Essential 70’s Masters (1995)

- More Romantics (1997)

- A Canadian Tribute (1999)

- The Country Side of Elvis (1999)

- Country Collection (2001) – Time Life

- The Nashville Marathon (2002) – FTD »

- Today Tomorrow and Forever (2002)

- The Impossible Dream (2004) - FTD »

- Elvis Country (2006)

- Elvis Country (2008) - FTD »

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