THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

337-Willie Nelson-Funny How Time Slips Away.

1961-Has never charted in the UK.

Best Bit-At 0.48. …and the older you get, the quicker it slips.Willie Hugh Nelson was born on April 29th, 1933, in Abbott, Texas, United States. Nelson had thought for much of his life that his birthday was April 30th, but he discovered late in life from an elderly relative that he was actually born just before midnight on the 29th, as the doctor hadn’t recorded his time of birth accurately, now Willie celebrates both days.

The discography of Willie Nelson consists of 95 studio Albums, 51 compilation Albums, and 13 live Albums released between 1962-2021. He has also released 130 singles between 1957-2020, with nine of them charting on the Billboard Hot 100, while in the UK his only charting single to date is his 1984 collaboration with Julio Iglesias on the Number 17 hit ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before.’ Much of Willie Nelson’s early success came as a songwriter, with two of his most famous compositions being ‘Crazy’ a song which since recorded by Patsy Cline (1932-1963) in 1961, has gone on to become one of the most played songs in Country Music, and ‘Pretty Paper’ which when recorded by Roy Orbison (1936-1988) (see also best songs 657) reached Number 6 in the UK in 1963.

Willie Nelson is considered one of the most important figures in American music, in the genres of Country Music, Country Rock, and Outlaw Country, which is a sub genre of American Country Music, of which Nelson is considered one of it’s originators. Along with other artists including Waylon Jennings (1937-2002) and Kris Kristofferson (see also best songs 341) Nelson recorded Country Music with more of a ‘Rock’ orientated slant, as opposed to the slick production style, of the ‘Nashville Sound,’ developed by record producers such as Chet Atkins (1924-2001.) Willie Nelson has also appeared in numerous films since making his acting debut in ‘The Electric Horseman’ in 1979, other acting highlights include appearing in ‘Barbarosa’ in 1982, and the film version of his 1975 Album ‘Red Headed Stranger,’ in 1986.

‘Funny How Time Slips Away’ was written by Willie Nelson in 1961, with the first recorded version being by the American Country Music singer Billy Walker (1929-2006.) The most successful version of the song was by Jimmy Elledge (1943-2012) who took his recording to Number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961, and has since gone on to sell in excess of one million copies. In 2017 Willie Nelson recorded a duet of the song with Glen Campbell (1936-2017) which appeared on Campbell’s final Album ‘Adios.’

‘Funny How Time Slips Away. is a song of bitterness. The narrator bumps in to his ex girlfriend, and he tells her that he is doing fine. He says that he has heard that she has told her new love that she will be with him until the end of time, the same thing she once said to him. He hints to her that one day she may also get dumped the way he was by her. With the passing of time the narrator has got over his broken heart, hence the songs title,’Funny How Time Slips Away.’

‘I gotta’ go now, guess I’ll see you hanging around. Don’t know though, oh no, never know when I’ll be back in town. But I remember what I told you, that in time your gonna pay.’