Tall Dark Stranger

Buck Owens

About Tall Dark Stranger

"Tall Dark Stranger" is a 1969 single written and recorded by Buck Owens. "Tall Dark Stranger" was Buck Owens' twentieth number one on the country chart, spending a single week at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the charts. A video for the song was taped for the TV series Hee Haw, on which Owens was a co-host. The video is set in a wild west town, and during the musical bridge the song's main theme – a handsome stranger, tall and dressed in black clothing, stealing the heart of a young man's girlfriend and the woman riding off with him – is played out, said incident happening as Owens (cast as the protagonist) and the woman are walking out of a saloon. The video has since aired on Great American Country and CMT. 


Year:
1992
2:58
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(Chorus)
Beware of a tall dark stranger
If he comes ridin' into your town
A tall dark stranger is danger (danger)
So don't let no stranger hang around
For he can capture the heart of a woman
With one glance from his flashing brown eyes
Like a bolt from the blue he can steal her from you
Then jump up on his pony and ride ride ride
(Repeat Chorus)
They say a tall dark stranger is a demon
And that a devil rides closely by his side
With no warning he can strike like the thief in the night
Then jump up on his pony and ride ride ride
(Repeat Chorus)

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Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos. They pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound—a reference to Bakersfield, California, the city Owens called home and from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call American music. more »

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Written by: BUCK OWENS

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11 facts about this song

BACKGROUND FACT
"Tall Dark Stranger" is a song by American country music artist Buck Owens.
SUCCESS FACT
Released in August 1969 as the first single from his album called "Tall Dark Stranger", the song reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles, staying there for three weeks.
WRITING FACT
Buck Owens co-wrote the song with Red Simpson.
MUSIC FACT
The song follows a major musical characteristic of Buck Owens' music, the "Bakersfield sound" - a gritty brand of country music that emerged from the pubs and clubs of Bakersfield, California.
CHART FACT
"Tall Dark Stranger" wasn’t just a smash on the country charts, it also managed to cross over into mainstream success, peaking at number 112 on the Billboard Hot 100.
CAREER FACT
It was one of more than 20 number one singles in Buck Owens' illustrious career.
IMPACT FACT
The success of the song helped reinforce Buck Owens' reputation as one of the leading figures in country music during the 1960s and 1970s.
GENRE FACT
"Tall Dark Stranger" is true to Owens’ signature style, representative of the honky-tonk subgenre of country music.
LYRIC FACT
The lyrics of the song talk about a man warning another about a dangerous woman, using a unique metaphor of the 'tall dark stranger'.
ALBUM FACT
The entire "Tall Dark Stranger" album stayed at #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Albums for eight weeks.
LEGACY FACT
Despite the decades since its release, "Tall Dark Stranger" continues to be recognized as one of the most iconic songs of Buck Owens.

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