Would You Catch A Falling Star

Album: I Just Came Home To Count The Memories (1982)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is a song about a music star who hits a peak and is on his way down. The magic is over and there is nothing left but memories of the good old days. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Joel - La Ronge, Canada
  • This was written by veteran country songwriter Bobby Braddock ("Golden Ring," "He Stopped Loving Her Today). In his 2015 memoir, Bobby Braddock: A Life On Nashville's Music Row, the songwriter said this tune was inspired by a "lovable but washed up country singer" who was dating a friend of Braddock's girlfriend.
  • This peaked at #6 on the Country chart.

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  • Jen K. from Atlantis, FlThis is my all time favorite John Anderson song.
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