Wings Upon Your Horns
Loretta Lynn
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Before you first made love to me You called me, your wife-to-be And after that, I saw the devil in your eyes With your sweet smooth talkin' ways You turned a flame into a blaze The night I let you hang my wings upon your horns Don't tell me that I'm no saint I'm the first to know I ain't There's a little thing called love And that's what changed me )From an innocent country girl To a woman of the world The night I let you hang my wings upon your horns You hung my wings upon your horns And turned my halo into thorns And turned me into a woman I can't stand You're the first to ever make me Fall in love and then not take me The night I let you hang my wings upon your horns You hung my wings upon your horns And turned my halo into thorns And turned me into a woman I can't stand You're the first to ever make me Fall in love and then not take me The night I let you hang my wings upon your horns
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Wings Upon Your Horns" was released by Country music legend Loretta Lynn in 1970.
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Chart PerformanceThe song topped in the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart becoming Lynn's fifth number one on the chart. It also crossed over to the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart, peaking at number 74.
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Song Theme"Wings Upon Your Horns" is one of Loretta Lynn's most iconic feminist songs. The lyrics reveal a woman asserting her independence and taking control of her own life after an encounter with a cheating lover.
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Album"Wings Upon Your Horns" is the title track of Loretta Lynn's album released in the same year.
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SongwritingLike many of her other hits, Lynn co-wrote "Wings Upon Your Horns" with her longtime collaborator and songwriting partner, Lorene Allen.
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RecognitionDue to its success and impact, "Wings Upon Your Horns" is often cited as one of the greatest country songs of all time.
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Social Impact"Wings Upon Your Horns" played a significant role in challenging stereotypes of women in country music, contributing to Lynn's reputation as a pioneering female artist in the genre.
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Musical StyleStylistically, the song combines elements of traditional country with a more modern, pop-influenced sound, indicative of the direction country music was headed in the early 1970s.
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Lyrics InterpretationThe song's title, "Wings Upon Your Horns", represents innocence lost, a recurring theme in Lynn's work drawn from personal experience.
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Record Label and ProductionThe song was released under the Decca Records and was produced by renowned producer Owen Bradley.
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