Tennessee Waltz & Changing Partners

 

 

 

Tennessee Waltz

&

Changing Partners

 

Patti Page

 

The 1984 Canadian film Isaac Littlefeathers opened with a recording of the 

Tennessee Waltz 

followed by a recording of "Changing Partners".

 

 

Tennessee Waltz/Patti Page

(1950)

"Tennessee Waltz" is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as "The Tennessee Waltz" – by Patti Page

All versions of the lyrics narrate a situation in which the persona has introduced his or her sweetheart to a friend who then waltzes away with her or him. The lyrics are altered for pronoun gender on the basis of the gender of the singer.

The popularity of "Tennessee Waltz" also made it the fourth official song of the state of Tennessee in 1965.

 

 

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me

I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me

I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz

 

 

 Changing Partners/PATTI PAGE

( 1953 )

"Changing Partners" is a pop song with music by Larry Coleman and lyrics by Joe Darion,

published in 1953. The best-known recording was made by Patti Page.

It was also recorded the same year by Dinah Shore, Kay Starr and Bing Crosby.

 

 

We were waltzing together to a dreamy melody

When they called out "Change partners"
And you waltzed away from me
Now my arms feel so empty as I gaze around the floor
And I'll keep on changing partners
Till I hold you once more

Though we danced for one moment and too soon we had to part
In that wonderful moment something happened to my heart
So I'll keep changing partners till you're in my arms and then
Oh, my darling I will never change partners again

Though we danced for one moment and too soon we had to part
In that wonderful moment something happened to my heart
So I'll keep changing partners till you're in my arms and then
Oh, my darling I will never change partners again  

 

Patti Page - "Changing Partners" (1950s)

 

 

We were waltzing together to a dreamy melody When they called out "Change partners"

And you waltzed away from me Now my arms feel so empty

 

 

Patti Page

Clara Ann Fowler (born November 8, 1927), known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records. Her nickname is The Singin' Rage (a phrase commonly followed by "Miss Patti Page").

 

 

Tennessee River