THE MOONLIGHTERS - STREETS OF BALTIMORE - Live from The Saxon Pub

The Moonlighters performing the Gram Parsons classic

"Streets of Baltimore" is a heavily covered country song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard in 1966.
Although Glaser co-wrote the song, his group, Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers, were not the first to record the song. Bobby Bare released his Chet Atkins-produced version in June 1966; the Glasers recorded theirs only in September 1966.
The singer tells us he broke up from his home to take his wife to where she wanted to be - Baltimore. After working hard and trying to make a home, he finds out his wife loves Baltimore more than she loves him, so he returns to his Tennessee farm without her.
Gram Parsons' version of the song has been featured on the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, which is set in Baltimore.

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