Story Behind The Song
I am a fan of country music. In that genre, there are songs that deal with the absolutely insanity that unrequited love can bring. It goes way back, but Dwight Yoakum is the current king of such songs. I love Dwight!
Song Description
This song is about the INSANITY of love when your baby has walked out for good. Up for days and nights. Howling in madness on the floor. And in your hallucinations you see her. It's more than you can bear. She's wearing that sweater of PINK CASHMERE!
| Song Length |
3:17 |
Genre |
Rock - Psychedelic, Country - Rockabilly |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Frantic, Enraged |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Sanity/Insanity |
| Similar Artists |
The Stray Cats, Jerry Lee Lewis |
| |
Lyrics
I call Miss Judy
On the telephone
I tell her about Trudy
And how she left me alone
And then I call the doctor
And say Sawbones please
Prescribe me a pill
'Cause I'm sinkin' down on my knees
Wallowin' in sadness
And I'm tired to the bone
Howlin' in madness
On the floor by the phone
In my head it's ringin'
Yeah, I can hear it clear
And I see her walkin' by
In that sweater made of pink cashmere
Try to warn me - cut the bullshit, man
'Cause I'm bound to be her little poodle-dog if I can
Try to stop me - got as much chance man
To stop the water runnin' through that tall Grand Coolie dam
So I call Miss Judy
On the telephone
She says-a-little-Trudy
Won't be comin' back home
And if I could only stand up
And strike me a match
Burn this house down around me
Just my way of takin' out the trash
And when the fire is roarin'
I'm gonna have no fear
'Cause she'll be dancin' with the flames
In that sweater made of pink cashmere
Yeah, I'll see her walkin' by
In that sweater made of pink cashmere