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50 years ago this was the number 1 song on Billboard.
"Honey", also known as "Honey (I Miss You)", is a song written by Bobby Russell. He first produced it with former Kingston Trio member Bob Shane. Then he gave it to American singer Bobby Goldsboro, who recorded it for his 1968 album of the same name, originally titled Pledge of Love.
The song's narrator mourns his deceased lover, beginning with him looking at a tree in their garden, remembering how "it was just a twig" on the day she planted it (with his disapproval). This single about the loss of a loved one hit No. 1 the week after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Further, the Hot 100 top 10 run of "Honey" began the week of the King assassination and ended the week of the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and no other Hot 100 entry had a top 10 run that spanned that same time interval.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_(Bobby_Goldsboro_song)
Bobby Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop and country singer-songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over one million copies in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Goldsboro
"Honey", also known as "Honey (I Miss You)", is a song written by Bobby Russell. He first produced it with former Kingston Trio member Bob Shane. Then he gave it to American singer Bobby Goldsboro, who recorded it for his 1968 album of the same name, originally titled Pledge of Love.
The song's narrator mourns his deceased lover, beginning with him looking at a tree in their garden, remembering how "it was just a twig" on the day she planted it (with his disapproval). This single about the loss of a loved one hit No. 1 the week after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Further, the Hot 100 top 10 run of "Honey" began the week of the King assassination and ended the week of the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and no other Hot 100 entry had a top 10 run that spanned that same time interval.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_(Bobby_Goldsboro_song)
Bobby Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop and country singer-songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over one million copies in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Goldsboro
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SPC Margaret Higgins
SGT John " Mac " McConnell - Thanks again, my friend. Enjoy your Sunday, John; and, the rest of your weekend.
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Sorry, SGT John " Mac " McConnell, this is one vocalist whose work I find difficult to enjoy. Many of his tunes are simpering and schmaltzy, not unlike Honey (ugh)! The best thing I can say about ole Bobby was that he attended Auburn University (my alma mater) for a little over a year! I gave you a thumbs up anyway! :)
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
Thanks LTC Stephen C. . I can't believe it was #1 during April of 1968 ! I am with you. UGHHHHHH !
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