Time Changes Everything (song)

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writer=Tommy Duncan
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language=English
form=Western swing
original_artist=Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
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"Time Changes Everything" is a Western swing standard written by Tommy Duncan, the long-time vocalist with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Written as a ballad, the lyrics tell of a failed romance and of the hurt that has healed. Each verse ends with::"... time changes everything."

The Texas Playboys first recorded "Time Changes Everything" in 1940 (OKeh 05753). It became on of the top singles that year. Artists ranging from Roy Rogers (Decca 5908, 1940, with Spade Cooley on fiddle) [White, "King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West", p. 248.] to Woody Herman and His Orchestra (Decca 3751, 1941) [Kriebel, "Blue Flame", p. 38: "The arrival of Ram Rubinwitch and Herbie Haymer gave the sax section a new look for the band's April 4 session at Decca, where they recorded the ballads 'You Call It Madness,' 'Intermezzo (A Love Story),' Time Changes Everything,' and 'My Mom,' all starring Herman as singer, and 'Lady Rhapsody'."] soon brought out competing records.

It has been recorded numerous times since, including on tribute albums by George Jones ("George Jones Sings Bob Wills") and Merle Haggard ("A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or My Salute to Bob Wills)").

References

Bibliography

*Kriebel, Robert C. "Blue Flame: Woody Herman's Life in Music". Purdue University Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55753-073-4
*White, Raymond E. "King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans". Popular Press, 2006. ISBN 0-299-21004-9