Pat Boone - moody river with lyrics

[fntime]

She comitted suicide because 'that guy was just a friend'.

Am I missing something. I love the song, but I don't quite

understand what the offense was?

Can anyone explain, I very slow, no, I'm stupid!

[laredoland]

@fntime she was unfaithful. she lied about his being ' just a friend '.

[fntime]

@laredoland Funny, when I heard the song in '61

I thought the same thing.

But suicide? HHhhhmmmm.

I never had a woman who would commit suicide

for me, but I drove a few crazy! (lol)

Thank you for your reply. If you like 1961 music

I have a good playlist on my channel.

I have 40 playlists for each year from 1950 to

1990/

[jinxkies]

this is the worst song i ever heard

[billboardnumber1]

@jinxkies stop being negative. that's a SIN

[JackBuck44]

You can't just walk up and hit somebody, you've gotta say something cool first. Like if you hit him with a surfboard you'd say...SURF'S UP, PAL.

[Budsmokerhaha]

love this song

[OzzInter]

"Vainest Knife"...

Interesting concept and poetic misuse of the adjective "vain".

Thanks for showing the lyrics.

[11sd220]

Last boy scout - Great film "and then some".

[dbow4life666]

last boy scout.

[davidried317]

Its old and by Boone but I love this melody

[dbow4life666]

i love this song from Last Boy Scout

[bhoykevYs]

be prepared son be prepared

[victorspell1]

Bruce: I hate that funk shit. May have to charge you extra.

Halle: What did you expect?

Bruce: The Four Freshmen......Pat Boone.

[LondonPride25]

"I seem to have dropped my cigarette. May I have another? Touch me again and I'll kill ya." - Joe Hallenbeck, moments before driving impertinent hoodlum Chet's nose bone through his brain.

[ChargerHemi29]

@LondonPride25 "Pablo take Chet corpse away and fix Mr. Hallenbeck a drink".

"Make that two"

[DVDfeverGames]

Milo: "I want to make you scream.... in pain."

Joe: "Play some rap music."

[DVDfeverGames]

@hope11ification The end credits.

[GoldenSwan24]

For anyone whose confused about who died. Its the guy's girlfriend who killed herself because she was unfaithful to him. Hopefully that clears up a bit of the confusion.

[thepill01]

@GoldenSwan24 stupid broad could've said she was sorry... that was at least a try. great song tho

[57250tr]

Great song but I'm kind of confused by the lyrics, there's too many boyfriends and broken hearts, who died exactly?

[vonmazur1]

On ancient Am Radio, with the horrible speakers; it sounded like "Moody RIver mordently than the veinous knife...."

You young people do not know what it was like, trying to figure out this song on AM, as they did not have FM rock in those ancient days!!! Led to many spirited discussions for sure!

Dale in AL

[gypsydances]

I also got the words to this song wrong, lol. Think I have already been here and thanked you for putting this up, but if not here is a huge THANKS. I always have loved this song.

[11sd220]

Haha, from the last boy scout, great film!

[The7legacy]

@11sd220

The sky is blue, water is wet, women have secrets.

[sbrucejetlee]

the last boy scout , so nicee

[johnnycharco]

It's such a pleasant melody considering what the song is really about. Thanks for posting.

[ImDavidGurney]

Pat is the middle man of three generations of No.1 songs:His father-in-law,Red Foley and daughter Debby complete the trifecta.

[SuspiciousHunter]

GREAT SONG BY PAT!!

[timminsmeet]

what a tune thanks reminds me of my Kapuskasing days

[flungingpictures]

Of all the songs out there, Pat Boone for a movie like "The Last Boy Scout"!!! What discrepancies.

[flungingpictures]

@flungingpictures - Why do I think that this was a song from another movie with Marilyn Monroe?

[hadaravo]

wonderfull, i remember my 15 yers.

[soterios11]

=,(

[ErinLindsay13]

OMG!! I cannot stop listening to this song.

[RDK860]

Charted 5/1/61 on Billboards hot 100 list, stayed there for 15 weeks and 1 week at no.1. Not bad for the guy who won "Ted Macks Original Amateur Hour" back in '57, beating Ann Margaret

[bonocusack]

Thank God! I couldn't remember enough of the lyrics to look it up and started searching for old crooners. Now I know why I associate that melody with Bruce Willis. It is strange how my mind works.

[aolanihct]

watch watch?v=R02tbrZSO3I

[JackBuck44]

Be prepaired son, thats my moto...Be prepaired.

[elamite66]

indeed he did sing white songs like a white boy and did make them sound dull and souless like Love Letters In the Sand but I still liked it white boy singing and all it's no crime after all at least in a legal or moral sense yes?the truth is there are still quite a few white boys left and some of them not only sing like white boys but act like them too, chumps and marks they may be but true to the white boy genre of popular white culture maybe sad, embarresing and insipid but not yet a crime no?

[elamite66]

me gucho mucho la recorda Rapido Gonzales Pat de donde Mexico es verdad

[elamite66]

@Tarn1968 just cause Pat was a white boy and sang like a white boy even if he made bad versions of songs originally recorded and/or written by black artists does not a racist make nor a racist song for that matter I've heard black opera singers are they racist for singing classic white music? I don't think so, lets be reasonable now please?

[elamite66]

@Tarn1968 no es verdad me gucho mucho la recorda Rapido Gonzales!!!!

[MrGerry298]

you know what the best thing is about this song? It's a great jive! You can really dance nice and easy to it----who cares about the words? when I was a youngster the words never meant so much-----you could either dance to it or you couldn't.

[ingalambert]

@Tarn1968 Person who tries to stir things up for a reason only known to him (perhaps)

[ismokecones]

OMFG I HAD TO READ THIS WHILE DOING MY PERFORMANCE. YOUR LYRICS ARENT IN TIME WITH THE SONG YOU FUCKED ME OVER SOMETHING BAD. Thanks =]

[liberatordude1988]

9 dislikes from fascist idiots

[pinnacle271]

This is probably the only Pat Boone song I ever liked. But it is one of my favorites ever. This and Rick Nelson's Travelin Man/Hello Mary Lou were summer of 61's best.

[MrBamBam191]

lol the first time i heard this i thought he was saying Booty River, LawL!!

[ianseniormorrison]

great song, pat.You are an immortal!

[MrStarzky]

@MisterBond95 and what in the hell does that mean? Talk english!

[MisterBond95]

@MrStarzky The song is in the movie "Last Boy Scout". Some extracts are "Greeting from wave" or "Is this a fabriction mistake"!

Better?

[MrStarzky]

@MisterBond95 yes

[carnagecorp]

i trust youve come alone? no, i brought the vienna boy choir with me, is everyone stupid here?

[youpornguy112]

the first version i heard of this was john fogerty's wich is amazing but this is good to

[909Dwayne]

Moody river, more deadly, than the vainest knife, moody river your muddy waters took my brothers life

[melancholymarie]

A good twist on this song would have been for him to look across the river and see the other man in the same situation... Holding her other glove with a note. Totally Twilight Zone... sigh.

[tetris11boy]

Hey man I've looked everywhere for this song, and you seem to be the only one with a decent version of it.

Is there any chance you could email me the file? (please,please,please?)

[totalronnie]

Great song that Pat Boone wonderfully has sung . A "must" for good music lovers.

[edwardjimjunior]

Nobody likes you, everybody hates you, you´re gonna lose...Smile, you fuck.

[DDAY44j]

Where do you want it... head or gut?

[DDAY44j]

I've been a fan of this song ever since I saw The Last Boy Scout... in the theater back in 92... damn that was a while ago...

[tidouthebest]

i love it

[TurtlesRuleX3]

IT'S THE HAPPY SUICIDE SONG! :D

[ErinLindsay13]

@TurtlesRuleX3 Haha! I was thinking the same thing. =)

[jzarr1999]

@TurtlesRuleX3 =(

[qwagget]

The last boy scout <3

[JimsBBQShack]

pat boone was a class act. this was a big hit on the radio when i was a kid. today i can't even turn on the radio for 5 seconds without puking my fucking guts out.

[tetris11boy]

@JimsBBQShack Yeah my generation has a habit of mass producing truly horrendous songs. Haven't listened to the radio in ages.

[therickynelson1]

A timeless favorite. I could listen to songs like this forever. Thanks YOU TUBE. Sgt. Ronald J Campbell, USA Ret.

[fingersification]

the gotta see movie the man bruce willis the last boy scot

[quebecgold4]

@diecastdeluxe its from the last boy scout

[floydpink30]

thanks for the upload; finally found out the 'vainest knife' lyrics....

[pantherproof]

I had a lot of trouble with the words. I always thought it was "Moody River thwarted me."

[MrStarzky]

@pantherproof heheheh

[HudsonAO8TQ1]

"She's 13, and if you even look at her funny I'm gonna shove an umbrella up your ass and open it. "

fuck yeah hallenbeck

[MisterBond95]

Gruß an die Welle

oder war das ein Fabrikationsfehler ?

Greeting to all American from Good Old Germany !?!?!?!?!

[biskitlee]

Pat is a very underrated singer..very smooth voice........

[szewei85]

what a great classic coming from the classic bruce willis movie :D

[zaaritha]

Great oldie!

[richardmcboingboing]

wasn't he always a right wing nut? changing "ain't that a shame" to isn't that a shame"? i could see john aschroft doing that

[AliceMarr]

true but at least he has a bit of a sense of humor. He did do a heavy metal record and sang the Crazy Train theme on The Osbournes. What other right wing nut would do that?

[Tytteli25]

Thanks from this great song !

[KaptKan1]

Man, this is an OLD song! Pat Boone was still young and sane back then. Now he's neither.

[busterblakeney]

COUNT IT! Just watche it last night.

[ivycompton]

What is the hell is a "vain knife"? Much less "the vainest knife"? I love this song but that image simply makes no sense.

[movieguy4477]

at the end of the last boy scout he says it, whilst talking to daymon waynes

[1pattaya]

Great song, Love it!

[movieguy4477]

You can't just hit someone with a surfboard, you gotta say somethin cool like "Surfs up, Pal!"

[MrStarzky]

haha okay? what do you mean by that?

[movieguy4477]

@MrStarzky its another quote - right at the very end of the movie when he's talking to daymon waynes.

[8bitFaction]

@MrStarzky last boy scout

[MrStarzky]

@8bitFaction No shit, like the rest of the comments.

[darrenscotchbrook]

@movieguy4477 im thinking about smoking some cigerettes

[zoohead1]

@movieguy4477

go ahead, bust me in the chops. You don't think an old guy like me could hurt you do you Jimmy?

[PrimeTimeJokesta]

@movieguy4477 LOL! I loved that movie and this song! "You're nobody." "Shh, don't tell anyone."

[Gobbiman]

be prepared, that's my motto, be prepared

[MrStarzky]

hehe, good one ;)

[overwatever]

this is Joe Hallenback's favorite song! (Joe Hallenback is Bruce Willis character in The Last Boy Scout)

[MrStarzky]

Yeah, i know :P

[Cedlor2]

This song is good, my dad plays it on his radio sometimes. :p

[MrStarzky]

Great dad ;)

[YATES001]

excellent thank you!

[MrStarzky]

@YATES001 Thank YOU!! ;)

[llttmm2]

Is not, More dead leaves, than the faintest night.., maybe guy, did it, maybe he also wanted to be expected woefully.

[MrStarzky]

@llttmm2 maybe

[enchantedwoodman]

Of all things, John Fogerty--formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival--has just recorded this on his new CD with the Blue Ridge Rangers, his current band. It's a damn decent version....

[MsNTK]

I'd love to hear John Fogerty's rendition of this old song.

[MrStarzky]

@MsNTK Yeah, he is a great artist to!

[MrStarzky]

@enchantedwoodman Alright;) Will check that out :D

[Hendo56]

I always thought this song was kind of, well, depressing. Pat sings very well, of course, but a song about a suicide is, well, not going to bring a smile to one's face.

[MrStarzky]

@Hendo56 Well, you're right, but when i feel bad, i've just start the old Jukebox ;)

[blkshepherd]

@Hendo56 it makes me wanna cry when I remember the 60s and all the folks gone since this song. my moms included. but it was my favorite by Pat Boone. and only he could sing it. I was only 5yrs old when this song played on the radio..my how times has changed.

[y00sta]

sounds like another deliverence movie lolo

[Soundtrack1000]

The Last Boy Scout:)

[MrStarzky]

@Soundtrack1000 Yes

[RodneyYzerman]

Exactly :)

[rhinohio]

The piano work is by Floyd Cramer. He was signed to a label that wouldn't allow him to be credited for hi studio sessions... but that didn't stop from recording on a multitude of labels without any recognition. Check out "On The Rebound" on YouTube... killer stuff.

[MrStarzky]

@rhinohio Will do :)

[mrcountry215]

It would be nice if the dumb jerks would stay away and go listen to some rap crap and not post here.

[Torq64]

Ahhhh Im even dumber than I previously thought that i was-- I just couldn't tell you that guy was just a friend"... because he wasn't just a friend- says it all- One last question lol- what happened to the guy who did the dirty deed? I wonder? A very Spicey and strange song indeed. It has more curves in it than Formula 1 Race track... Thanks everyone!!!!!!!

[68hummingbird]

waldcast is right. This is a simple traditional (or like-traditional; don't know when it was written) American folk song. She killed herself because she couldn't live with her infidelity, guilt and shame, and because she couldn't bring herself to lie about it to her committed lover ("I just couldn't tell you that guy was just a friend"... because he wasn't just a friend; she had been untrue with him.) The narrator stands looking at his (lonely) reflection in the river as he mourns his lost love

[gooshala]

Thanks for the clarification. That last verse kind of threw me but you explained it well. Good song. Pat was one of the greats when there was a lot of competition around. He made his mark.

[Torq64]

Ok I got it now! She drowned herself Because she Depressed because the Friend Was ONLY a friend to her and not Her new Lover in her Hearts Wishes? So she coud not tell Pat because she was a Very Honest Woman and Plus Did not even want PAt? So after she was Jilted! She jumped into the Moody River as it were because she was in a strong mood of hplessness in her life. And spending another day with Pat would have just been to much to bare- That I can definetley Understand!!!!

[waldcast]

I appreciate Pat's fans and interest in this but, boy! do you guys know how to complicate this.

She killed herself for the one obvious reason of infidelity and two--for having to lie to him about it.

[grillo1985]

perchè il cielo è sempre più blu l'acqua è sempre più bagnata e i predatori sono sempre in agguato e sempre più forti ma il nostro motto è:" sii sempre pronto!

[gih2nedlaw]

Still playing this with the band after 45 years. Thanks for posting.

[MrStarzky]

thanks!

[lovius240]

excellent piano riff superb

[Torq64]

Ok hmmm Who died now ? a man or a woman ? is Pat speaking in the first person or as a narative voice of what happened- lol - sorry this song is good- great quality voice etc- but i must admit it has Maxed out my minds ability for rational thought, Im sure it must be me -but can anyone give me a 1- da d a ad-2- dadada- 3dadad ahppened? I swear for me its like solving a crime scene from when i was 6 Love Yas and thanks :))))

[waldcast]

Its a woman who drowns herself after being unfaithful to her man

[surfside48]

The girl took her life, because "that guy was just A friend." And he(Pat) didn't know that the guy was just A friend. Does that make any sense? I heard this song when it first came out and it took A while to figure out what happened. Listen A few more times. This was Pat's 6th #1 hit song on the Billboard's top 40 charts, and his last #1 song.

[jewettjim]

This song take me back to 1961 in Plattsburg, NY on a date with a girl I will never forget...

[Guilleramos]

this song is simply great, so I wish today they could do songs like this.

bye from Spain.

[CERCARIA]

pat,I've been thinking about this and I don't think she's in the muddy water.I think the fox took off with "that guy".

[83Brokenwings]

I'm in my 20s and I love this song!!! It's so sad and melodic........

[leopard72]

Anyone who came up with and plays the piano riff? That is the best part of the song.

[rhinohio]

Sure sounds like Floyd cramer to me, but I can't confirm that.

[fjbutch]

wonderful sound

[YippeeKiYayE]

great song!

[footballgeorgiebest]

I wonder if Bruce Willis likes this song as I always think of him when I hear it.

[stevensancho]

I was just watching the Last Boyscout the other day and was reminded of two things. First, that movie is hilarious. Willis is toug as hell, too. Second, this song is fantastic

[BandSpread]

Great song from the past. what are we going to leave this world to be remembered....?

Thanks for posting the Lyrics

(Pat Boone) Moody River

[MrStarzky]

no problem ;D I just love this song =)

[coolddp]

good song

[MrStarzky]

sure is=)

[Jawblues]

Nice lyrics!

[rigaudien]

First time I understand that he sung "vainest KNIFE", not "vainest NIGHT". His best to me ! Thanks for posting it ! (not to mention the lyrics !)

[MrStarzky]

Thanx man :D i really appreciate it =D

[indioallen]

last nº 1 hit of pat boone, in 1961. cool song

[MrStarzky]

it sure is=)

[budisetiawati]

I love this song forever

[MrStarzky]

me2

[13er1967]

Wundeschönes Lied ! Danke für diesen Beitrag

[MrStarzky]

i think that means: Wonderful Song! Thanks for put it on Youtube =)

[ngord]

love this song

[MrStarzky]

who doesn't? XD

[MarijanMikulic]

I love this song and the movie LSAT BOY SCOUT!!!

[MrStarzky]

hehe, many of the viewers found this song just because of the last boy scout! =)

[TopTellyFan]

Add me to that number. I've had this song knocking around my head for the last 18 years because of that excellent film. Love it!

[belliose]

Right on! Love Last Boy Scout, especially the final scene.

[KillerInstinct2006]

homosexuality is an arbitration of nature.

[cymbali]

Did you know Santa Clause was a racist ? He left more presents to white kids..Oh my !!!!..I'm checking on pee wee herman...

[oldiesfan52]

He also, while preaching the virtues of abstinence to his four daughters (and anyone else who would listen), was running around on his wife BY HIS OWN ADMISSION. Such a hypocritical schmuck.

[MrStarzky]

What? OMG!

But at the same time i understand him, (NOT THAT IM A RACIST!!!) when he was young, back in the 40-50-60s the US was very homophobic and many af thes humans was racists.....

thanks for the info though....

[51alandee]

you may be shocked at how many racist there are from that era .... I have never heard that before about Pat Boone and I hope it's not so....but if it is he has to live with it .....

[teepts]

moody river is an all time classic!

[MrStarzky]

It sure is ;)

[frezzecube]

this song is amazing! i love the last boy scout :)

[MrStarzky]

yeah, pretty funny movie ;D