Bowling Green (song)

"Bowling Green" is a 1967 single by The Everly Brothers and was written by Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel;[1] Slater was the duo's bass player. .

"Bowling Green"
Single by The Everly Brothers
Released1967
RecordedMarch 22, 1967
Songwriter(s)Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel
Producer(s)Dick Glasser

Background

The song is about Bowling Green, Kentucky, a city approximately 60 miles (100 km) from the Everly Brothers' hometown of Brownie, now part of Central City, Kentucky. It is BMI Work #144111. The song features a wind ensemble, and this recording, The Everly Brothers imitate the sounds of country guitars by singing "Ching" repeatedly.

This is not the traditional song "I Wish I Was In Bowling Green", also known as "Bowling Green", recorded by Cousin Emmy, The Weavers, the Kossoy Sisters and others.[2]

Chart performance

The song peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 8, 1967.[3] Outside the US, "Bowling Green" reached No. 1 on the Canadian charts. It was the last time The Everly Brothers cracked the Hot 100 until 1984

Cover versions

The song has also been recorded by:

  • Glen Campbell
  • The Gosdin Brothers
  • Jesse Winchester
  • Neko Case
  • Sarah Brightman
  • "We IV or We Four."
  • On the final concert before their temporary split, Norwegian band a-ha played this song on December 4, 2010, in an acoustic version in the encore. The band mentioned that Terry Slater was in attendance and they thanked them for helping them starting their career.

Notes and references
  1. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. "I Wish I Was In Bowling Green", with disambiguation notes on "Bowling Green" Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine by Arnold Rypens at The Originals, retrieved February 16, 2014
  3. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1967-07-08
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